List of countries by length of coastline

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This article contains a list of countries by length of coastline, in kilometers. Though the coastline paradox stipulates that coastlines do not have a well-defined length, there are various methods in use to measure coastlines through ratios and other metrics. A coastline of zero indicates that the country is landlocked.

Overview

File:Britain-fractal-coastline-200km.png
File:Britain-fractal-coastline-50km.png
An example of the coastline paradox. If measured using an interval of 125 mi (200 km), the coast of Great Britain has a length of about 1,500 mi (2,400 km). Using an interval of 30 mi (50 km), the length is about 2,100 mi (3,400 km).

The coastline paradox states that a coastline does not have a well-defined length. Measurements of the length of a coastline behave like a fractal, being different at different scale intervals (distance between points on the coastline at which measurements are taken). The smaller the scale interval (meaning the more detailed the measurement), the longer the coastline will be.[Note 1] This "magnifying" effect is greater for convoluted coastlines than for relatively smooth ones.

  • Data marked The World Factbook or TWF covers 198 countries and 55 territories, from the book published by the Central Intelligence Agency. In addition to coastline lengths, this is the source of the land area used to calculate the "coast/area ratio" for both TWF and WRI (see below) coastline measurement. This ratio measures how many metres of coastline correspond to every square kilometer of land area. The ratio illustrates the ease of accessibility to the country's coast from every point in its interior. Therefore, an island country like Maldives, or a country carved by the sea like Greece, is more likely to have a high ratio, while a landlocked country will have a ratio of zero. Note that the scales at which The World Factbook figures were measured are not stated, nor is it known whether the figures are all reported using the same scale, thus the figures are not necessarily comparable across different countries.
  • Data marked World Resources Institute or WRI covers 182 independent countries and 13 dependencies, based on data calculated in 2000 from the World Vector Shoreline, United States Defense Mapping Agency, 1989. It may include territories whose status have changed. According to their technical notes, the "coastline length was derived from the World Vector Shoreline database at 1:250,000 scale. The estimates (...) were calculated using a Geographic Information System (GIS) and an underlying database consistent for the entire world. The methodology used to estimate length is based on the following: 1) A country's coastline is made up of individual lines, and an individual line has two or more vertices and/or nodes. 2) The length between two vertices is calculated on the surface of a sphere. 3) The sum of the lengths of the pairs of vertices is aggregated for each individual line, and 4) the sum of the lengths of individual lines was aggregated for a country. In general, the coastline length of islands that are part of a country, but are not overseas territories, are included in the coastline estimate for that country (e.g., Canary Islands are included in Spain). Coastline length for overseas territories and dependencies are listed separately. Disputed areas are not included in country or regional totals."[1]

List

Note: non-sovereign areas are listed in italics.

Country The World Factbook[2] World Resources Institute[1] Land area
km2 (TWF)[3] 		Coast/area ratio (m/km2) Coast/area0.5 ratio
Rank km Rank km (TWF) (WRI) (TWF)
 World[Note 2] — 356,000 — 1,634,701 148,940,000 2.39 11.0 29.2
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1 202,080 1 265,523 9,093,507 22.2 29.2 67
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 2 83,281[Note 3] 7 53,199 304,282 274 175 151
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 3 54,716 4 95,181 1,811,569 30.2 52.5 40.7
File:Flag of Europe.svg European Union[Note 4] — 53,563 4,236,351 12.6 26
File:Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland[Note 5] — 44,087 2,166,086 20.4 30
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 4 37,653[Note 6] 3 110,310 16,377,742 2.30 6.74 9.3
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 5 36,289 8 33,900 298,170 122 114 66.5
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 6 29,751 12 29,020 364,485 81.6 79.6 49.3
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 7 25,760 6 66,530 7,682,300 3.35 8.66 9.29
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 8 19,924 2 133,312 9,147,593 2.18 14.6 6.59
File:Blank flag.svg Antarctica — 17,968 14,200,000 1.27 4.77
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 9 15,134 17 17,209 264,537 57.2 65.1 29.4
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 10 14,500 11 30,017 9,326,410 1.55 3.22 4.75
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 11 13,676[Note 3] 19 15,147 130,647 105 116 37.8
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 12 12,429 16 19,717 241,930 51.4 81.5 25.3
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 13 9,330 14 23,761 1,943,945 4.80 12.2 6.69
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 14 7,600 28 9,226 294,140 25.8 31.4 14
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 15 7,491 9 33,379 8,358,140 0.896 3.99 2.59
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 16 7,314 44 5,316 42,434 172 126 35.5
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 17 7,200 31 8,140 769,632 9.36 10.6 8.21
File:Flag of India.svg India 18 7,000 18 17,181 2,973,193 2.35 5.78 4.06
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 19 6,435 5 78,563 743,812 8.65 106 7.46
File:Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia, Federated States of 20 6,112 92 1,295 702 8,710 1,840 231
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 21 5,835[Note 3] 42 5,664 55,974 112 101 24.7
File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands 22 5,313 26 9,880 27,986 190 353 31.8
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 23 5,152 15 20,197 452,860 11.4 44.6 7.66
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 24 4,989 30 8,397 2,736,690 1.82 3.07 3.02
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 25 4,970 29 8,506 100,250 49.6 84.8 15.7
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain[Note 7] 26 4,964 34 7,268 498,980 9.95 14.6 7.03
File:Flag of France.svg France 27 4,853 33 7,330 640,427 7.58 11.4 6.06
File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar 28 4,828 25 9,935 581,540 8.30 17.1 6.33
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 29 4,675 27 9,323 328,657 14.2 28.4 8.15
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 30 3,794 61 2,956 42,388 89.5 69.7 18.4
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 31 3,735 21 14,519 109,820 34.0 132 11.3
File:Flag of Norway.svg Svalbard — 3,587 62,045 57.8 14.4
File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas, The 32 3,542 24 11,238 10,010 354 1,120 35.4
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 33 3,444[Note 8] 23 11,409 310,070 11.1 36.8 6.18
File:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia 34 3,333 50 3,898 627,337 4.82 6.21 4.21
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 35 3,219 35 7,066 510,890 6.30 13.8 4.5
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 36 3,218 13 26,384 410,335 7.84 64.3 5.02
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 37 3,208 41 5,875 1,038,700 3.09 5.66 3.15
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Coral Sea Islands — 3,095 <3 >1,000,000
File:Flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.svg French Southern and Antarctic Lands — 2,948.4[Note 9] 7,667.6 385 33.7
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 38 2,945 73 2,009 716,550 2.56 2.80 3.48
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 39 2,800 37 6,762 882,050 3.17 7.67 2.98
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 40 2,798 51 3,751 1,214,470 2.30 3.09 2.54
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 41 2,782 45 4,953 579,330 4.80 8.55 3.66
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 42 2,640 32 7,572 2,149,690 1.23 3.52 1.8
File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu 43 2,528 59 3,132 12,189 207 257 22.9
File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia — 2,525 — 5,830 3,827 660 1,520 40.8
File:Flag of North Korea.svg Korea, North 44 2,495 49 4,009 120,408 20.7 33.3 7.19
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 45 2,490 43 5,637 74,340 33.5 75.8 9.13
File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique 46 2,470 36 6,942 786,380 3.14 8.83 2.79
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 47 2,450 39 5,898 995,450 2.46 5.92 2.46
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 48 2,440[Note 10][Note 3] 40 5,891 1,531,595 1.59 3.85 1.97
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru 49 2,414 55 3,362 1,279,996 1.89 2.63 2.13
File:Flag of South Korea.svg Korea, South 50 2,413 22 12,478 96,920 24.9 129 7.75
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 51 2,389 52 3,624 348,672 6.85 10.4 4.05
File:Flags of New Caledonia.svg New Caledonia — 2,254 — 3,624 18,275 123 198 16.7
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 52 2,237 47 4,597 276,841 8.08 16.6 4.25
File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea 53 2,234[Note 3] 54 3,446 101,000 22.1 34.1 7.03
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 54 2,092 65 2,810 309,500 6.76 9.08 3.76
File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 55 1,930 20 14,708 653,508 2.95 22.5 2.39
File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 56 1,906 58 3,149 527,968 3.61 5.96 2.62
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 57 1,793 63 2,830 91,470 19.6 30.9 5.93
File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti 58 1,771 77 1,977 27,560 64.3 71.7 10.7
File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya 59 1,770 71 2,025 1,759,540 1.01 1.15 1.33
File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola 60 1,600 67 2,252 1,246,700 1.28 1.81 1.43
File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 61 1,572 84 1,754 823,290 1.91 2.13 1.73
File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China (Taiwan) 62 1,566.3 74 2,007 32,260 48.6 62.2 8.72
File:Flag of Palau.svg Palau 63 1,519 459 3,310 70.9
File:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands — 1,482 464 3,190 68.8
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 64 1,448 38 6,437 68,883 21.0 93.4 5.52
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 65 1,424 53 3,461 885,800 1.61 3.91 1.51
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 66 1,340 64 2,825 64,630 20.7 43.7 5.27
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 67 1,318 62 2,871 83,600 15.8 34.3 4.56
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 68 1,290 70 2,069 51,060 25.3 40.5 5.71
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 69 1,288 88 1,612 48,320 26.7 33.4 5.86
File:Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg Falkland Islands — 1,288 12,173 106 11.7
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 70 1,250 10 31,119 303,815 4.11 102 2.27
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 71 1,148 79 1,927 155,360 7.39 12.4 2.91
File:Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati 72 1,143 78 1,961 811 1,410 2,420 40.1
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 73 1,129 46 4,638 18,274 61.8 254 8.35
File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands — 1,117 1,393 802 29.9
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 74 1,046 66 2,599 770,875 1.36 3.37 1.19
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 75 1,022 102 895 10,831 94.4 82.6 9.82
File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 76 998 90 1,557 2,381,740 0.419 0.654 0.647
File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde 77 965 97 1,121 4,033 239 278 15.2
  Spratly Islands — 926 <5 >200,000
File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 78 910 80 1,915 119,990 7.58 16.0 2.63
File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon 79 885 72 2,019 257,667 3.43 7.84 1.74
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 80 853 60 3,122 910,768 0.937 3.43 0.894
File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan 80 853 68 2,245 1,731,671 0.493 1.30 0.648
File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras 82 832[Note 11] 82 1,878 111,890 7.44 16.8 2.49
File:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania 83 754 94 1,268 1,030,700 0.732 1.23 0.743
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong — 733 — 955 1,073 683 890 22.4
File:Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste 84 706 14,874 47.5 5.79
File:Flag of the Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg British Indian Ocean Territory — 698 60 11,600 90.1
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 85 660 98 1,096 175,015 3.77 6.26 1.58
File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 86 648 112 671 9,241 70.1 72.6 6.74
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives 87 644 75 2,002 298 2,160 6,720 37.3
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 88 580 56 3,306 148,470 4.46 25.4 1.61
File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia 89 579 104 842 96,320 6.01 8.74 1.87
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 90 563 100 909 11,586 48.6 78.5 5.23
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 91 539 106 758 227,533 2.37 3.33 1.13
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 92 536 89 1,586 569,140 0.942 2.79 0.71
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 93 531 91 1,327 192,530 2.76 6.89 1.21
  Paracel Islands — 518 7.75 66,800 186
File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 94 515 105 797 318,003 1.62 2.51 0.913
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico — 501 — 1,094 8,959 55.9 122 5.29
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 95 499 107 756 17,818 28.0 42.4 3.74
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 96 498 116 566 62,249 8.00 9.09 2
File:Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles 97 491 109 747 455 1,080 1,640 23
File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana 98 459 95 1,154 196,849 2.33 5.86 1.03
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 99 451[Note 12] 81 1,914 33,893 13.3 56.5 2.45
File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 100 443 96 1,127 176,515 2.51 6.38 1.05
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 101 440 99 1,032 304,255 1.45 3.39 0.798
File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga 102 419 101 909 717 584 1,270 15.6
File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 103 403 120 463 2,821 143 164 7.59
File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 104 402 83 1,799 472,710 0.850 3.81 0.585
File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone 104 402 86 1,677 71,620 5.61 23.4 1.5
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 106 400 122 445 107,159 3.73 4.15 1.22
File:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands — 389 948 410 12.6
File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize 107 386 76 1,996 22,806 16.9 87.5 2.56
File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 107 386 114 620 156,000 2.47 3.97 0.977
File:Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands 109 370.4 69 2,106 181 2,050 11,600 27.5
File:Flag of Curaçao.svg Curaçao — 364 444 820 17.3
File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania 110 362 113 649 27,398 13.2 23.7 2.19
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 110 362 110 704 5,128 70.6 137 5.06
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 112 354 121 457 108,489 3.26 4.21 1.07
File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau 113 350 57 3,176 28,120 12.4 113 2.09
File:Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros 114 340 119 469 2,235 152 210 7.19
File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea 115 320 87 1,615 245,717 1.30 6.57 0.646
File:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti 116 314 123 443 23,180 13.5 19.1 2.06
File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 117 310 124 376 69,700 4.45 5.39 1.17
File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 118 307 108 756 20,721 14.8 36.5 2.13
File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea 119 296 115 603 28,051 10.6 21.5 1.77
File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 120 293.5 13,452 21.82 2.53
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 121 273[Note 13] 136 205 21,497 12.7 9.54 1.86
File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 122 252.8 137 198 316 800 627 14.2
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 123 225 125 294 10,230 22.0 28.7 2.22
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 123 225 111 696 229,891 0.979 3.03 0.469
File:Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe 125 209 128 269 964 217 279 6.73
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 126 193 129 268 709.2 272 378 7.25
File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria 126 193 134 212 185,887 1.04 1.14 0.448
File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands — 188 — 390 346 543 1,130 10.1
File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 128 177 118 496 2,030 87.2 244 3.93
File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo, Republic of the 129 169 135 205 341,500 0.495 0.600 0.289
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 130 161 132 255 760 212 336 5.84
File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 130 161 127 269 5,265 30.6 51.1 2.22
File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands — 160 264 606 9.85
File:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man — 160 572 280 6.69
File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia 132 158 139 166 606 261 274 6.42
File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda 133 153 126 289 442.6 346 653 7.27
File:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica 134 148 141 152 751 197 202 5.4
File:Flag of Christmas Island.svg Christmas Island — 138.9 135 1,030 12
File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis 135 135 261 517 8.36
File:Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg Wallis and Futuna — 129 142 908 10.8
File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam — 125.5 544 231 5.38
File:Flag of Norway.svg Jan Mayen — 124.1 377 329 6.39
File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin 136 121 140 153 110,622 1.09 1.38 0.364
File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada 136 121 133 252 344 352 733 6.52
File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands 138 120 236 508 7.81
File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg Saint Pierre and Miquelon — 120 242 496 7.71
File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa — 116 224 518 7.75
File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda — 103 — 180 54 1,910 3,330 14
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Heard Island and McDonald Islands — 101.9 412 247 5.02
File:Flag of Tokelau.svg Tokelau — 101 12 8,420 29.2
File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados 139 97 143 97 430 226 226 4.68
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha — 94[Note 14] 394 239 4.74
File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 140 90 131 258 62,680 1.44 4.12 0.359
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges[Note 15] — 85.7 22.41 3,820 18.1
File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 141 84 130 264 389 216 679 4.26
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Akrotiri and Dhekelia — 83.8 253.8[4] 330 5.26
File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands — 80 151 530 6.51
File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia 142 80 117 503 10,120 7.91 49.7 0.795
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashmore and Cartier Islands — 74.1 5 14,800 33.1
File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey — 70 116 603 6.5
File:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba — 68.5 — 107 180 381 594 5.11
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 143 66.5 144 76 30,278 2.20 2.51 0.382
File:Flag of Niue.svg Niue 144 64 260 246 3.97
File:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla — 61 91 670 6.39
File:Flag of France.svg Saint Martin — 58.9[Note 16] 54.4 1,080 7.99
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 145 58 142 105 437,367 0.133 0.240 0.0877
File:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo 146 56 145 53 54,385 1.03 0.975 0.24
File:Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg Pitcairn Islands — 51 47 1,090 7.44
File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey — 50 78 641 5.66
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 147 46.6 146 41 20,151 2.31 2.03 0.328
File:Flag of Macau.svg Macau — 41 — 36 28.2 1,450 1,280 7.72
File:Flag of Palestine.svg Gaza Strip (Palestine) 148 40 360 111 2.11
File:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat — 40 102 392 3.96
File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Congo, Democratic Republic of the 149 37 138 177 2,267,048 0.0163 0.0781 0.0246
File:Flag of Norfolk Island.svg Norfolk Island — 32 36 889 5.33
File:Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru 150 30 21 1,430 6.55
File:Flag of Norway.svg Bouvet Island — 29.6 49 604 4.23
File:Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.svg Cocos (Keeling) Islands — 26 14 1,860 6.95
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 151 26[Note 17] 147 27 88,802 0.293 0.304 0.0872
File:Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu 152 24 26 923 4.71
File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 153 20 148 23 51,187 0.391 0.449 0.0884
File:Flag of Wake Island.svg Wake Island — 19.3 6.5 2,970 7.57
File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar — 12 6.5 1,850 4.71
File:Flag of France.svg Clipperton Island — 11.1 6 1,850 4.53
File:Flag of the United States.svg Navassa Island — 8 5.4 1,480 3.44
File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco 154 4.1 2 2,050 2.9
File:Flag of Saint Barthélemy (Local).svg Saint Barthélemy — NA 25
File:Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten — NA[Note 18] 34 0.0147
File:Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.svg South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — NA 3,903 0.000128
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 155 0[Note 19] 48 4,528 2,699,700 0 1.68
File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan 155 0[Note 20] 93 1,289 469,930 0 2.74
File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 155 0[Note 21] 103 871 82,629 0 10.5
File:Flag of Palestine.svg West Bank (Palestine) 155 0[Note 22] 5,640 0
File:Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan 155 0 149 0 652,230 0 0
File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra 155 0 468 0
File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 155 0 149 0 28,203 0 0
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 155 0 149 0 82,445 0 0
File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 155 0 149 0 202,900 0 0
File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 155 0 149 0 38,394 0 0
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 155 0 149 0 1,083,301 0 0
File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana 155 0 149 0 566,730 0 0
File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso 155 0 149 0 273,800 0 0
File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi 155 0 149 0 25,680 0 0
File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic 155 0 149 0 622,984 0 0
File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad 155 0 149 0 1,259,200 0 0
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 155 0 149 0 77,247 0 0
File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 155 0 149 0 1,096,570 0 0
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 155 0 149 0 89,608 0 0
File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo 155 0 10,887 0
File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan 155 0 149 0 191,801 0 0
File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos 155 0 149 0 230,800 0 0
File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho 155 0 149 0 30,355 0 0
File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein 155 0 160 0
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 155 0 149 0 2,586 0 0
File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi 155 0 149 0 94,080 0 0
File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali 155 0 149 0 1,220,190 0 0
File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 155 0 149 0 32,891 0 0
File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 155 0 149 0 1,553,556 0 0
File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 155 0 149 0 143,351 0 0
File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger 155 0 149 0 1,266,700 0 0
File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia 155 0 149 0 25,433 0 0
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 155 0 149 0 397,302 0 0
File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 155 0 149 0 24,668 0 0
File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino 155 0 61 0
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 155 0 77,474 0
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 155 0 149 0 48,105 0 0
File:Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan 155 0 644,329[4] 0
File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland 155 0 149 0 17,204 0 0
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 155 0 149 0 39,997 0 0
File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan 155 0 149 0 141,510 0 0
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 155 0 149 0 197,100 0 0
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 155 0 85 1,707 425,400 0 4.01
File:Flag of Vatican City (2023–present).svg Vatican City 155 0 0.44 0
File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 155 0 149 0 743,398 0 0
File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 155 0 149 0 386,847 0 0
File:Flag of French Guiana.svg French Guiana — 763
File:Flag of Guadeloupe (local) variant.svg Guadeloupe — 581
File:Flag-of-Martinique.svg Martinique — 369
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caribbean Netherlands — 361
File:Proposed flag of Réunion (VAR).svg Réunion — 219

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The smaller the scale interval mathematically, the more detailed and the "greater the scale of the map", in common usage. See scale (map).
  2. ↑ World total includes countries not listed and coastline for disputed areas.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Includes coastline of outlying islands.
  4. ↑ The European Union is included because it has certain attributes associated with independent countries: its own flag, anthem, currency (for most members), parliament and other law-making abilities, as well as diplomatic representation and a common foreign and security policy when dealing with external partners. However, because the EU is not a federation in the strict sense, it does not receive a ranking in this list.
  5. ↑ Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
  6. ↑ Russia has an additional 850 km of coastline along the Caspian Sea, which is landlocked.
  7. ↑ Includes coastline length for the Canary Islands.
  8. ↑ Excludes minor outlying islands.
  9. ↑ Does not include Saint Paul Island and the Crozet Islands (data unavailable) or the Adélie Land claim to Antarctica.
  10. ↑ Iran has an additional 740 km of coastline along the Caspian Sea, which is landlocked.
  11. ↑ Includes coastline in the Gulf of Fonseca (163 km).
  12. ↑ In 1900, the Dutch coastline measured approximately 1400 km. It has significantly been reduced by the closing of the Zuiderzee by the Afsluitdijk in 1932 (250 km) and the closing of several sea arms by the Delta Works (700 km).
  13. ↑ Israel has an additional coastline along the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee (both landlocked), with a total length of 63 km.
  14. ↑ Excluding Ascension Island (data unavailable).
  15. ↑ Includes Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, and Palmyra Atoll.
  16. ↑ Figure represents the coastline of the entire island, including Sint Maarten (administered by the Netherlands).
  17. ↑ Jordan has an additional 50 km of coastline along the Dead Sea, which is landlocked.
  18. ↑ Coastline included in figure for Saint Martin (administered by France).
  19. ↑ Kazakhstan has a coastline with the Caspian Sea, which is landlocked, with a total length of 1,894 km.
  20. ↑ Turkmenistan has a coastline with the Caspian Sea, which is landlocked, with a total length of 1,768 km.
  21. ↑ Azerbaijan has a 713-km coastline along the Caspian Sea, which is landlocked.
  22. ↑ The West Bank has a 40-km coastline along the Dead Sea, which is landlocked.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Coastal and Marine Ecosystems — Marine Jurisdictions: Coastline length". World Resources Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Coastline - The World Factbook". www.cia.gov.
  3. ↑ "Field Listing :: Area — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". October 22, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Figure represents total area rather than land area.

Further reading

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