The countries whose boundaries are completely surrounded by other countries are called landlocked countries. Third, for southbound exports from sahelian countries to the port destined for the world. The region hosts 12 of the worlds 31 landlocked developing countries, including four least developed countries afghanistan, bhutan, the lao. The more i think about it and this applies to all landlocked country quizzes the more silly it seems to class azerbaijan as landlocked when it fronts a body of water thats a salty, b called a sea, and c is 200 miles from the far shore. Introduction landlocked countries, by definition, are those that do not possess any seacoast. From a development perspective, understanding the cost of being landlocked and its economic impact is critical, since one country of four in the world is landlocked almost one out of three in subsaharan africa. A country which is landlocked by some other countries which itself is landlocked lets check below the list of landlocked countries by continents. A landlocked country is a country entirely enclosed by land, or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas. The world bank, united nations, landlocked and donor countries are working together to try to reduce barriers to trade, growth, and development faced by the least developed landlocked countries. Bolivia bolivia is a central south american country bordering 5 countries including argentina, brazil, chile, paraguay, and peru. The republic of rwanda is a relatively small, landlocked country in the great lakes region of eastern and central africa, bordered by uganda, brundi, the democratic republic of congo, and tanzania.
The vienna programme of action for landlocked developing countries for the decade 20142024, adopted at the second united nations conference on lldcs in vienna, austria in november 2014, constitutes a renewed forwardlooking. In west africa they include chad, burkina faso, mali and niger. The city of zurich, the most important economic center of switzerland is also one of the world. Facts about landlocked countries in the world the largest landlocked country is kazakhstan in central asia with a land area of over 2. Landlocked countries of the world 2008 printable worksheet. Within the united states, over half of the 50 states are landlocked with no direct access to the world s oceans. The world banks world development indicators dataset shows that landlocked african countries had an average growth in percapita gross domestic product gdp of 1.
Rwanda, for example, is to become a regional infrastructure and service hub in spite of being landlocked. North america has no landlocked countries, and australia is rather obviously not landlocked. Experts met early this month in new york to assess progress in the 10year almaty program, launched in almaty, kazakhstan, in 2003. However, being centrally positioned within a continent presents several opportunities too. Workshop on the world trade organisation agreement on trade facilitation. Constraints to landlocked developing countries participation in regional and global commodity value chains opportunities for lldcs participation in regional. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Chapter ii including landlocked developing countries. In southern africa they include zimbabwe, botswana.
Developing countries that are landlocked, many among the world s poorest countries, have even greater. Landlocked simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Improving trade and transport for landlocked developing. The impact of being landlocked is based on the idea of dependence over the transit state. By printig out this quiz and taking it with pen and paper creates for a good variation to only playing it online. They are also among the most disadvantaged and underachieving countries in the world. The lack of access to the sea is a major hindrance to development. Landlocked countries include those sovereign states in the world that are surrounded completely by land. Countries are mapped in terms of employment in area 1 traditional maritime sectors, area 2 coastal and searelated. Supply chain management challenges faced by landlocked. A market study with implications for landlocked countries. The challenge of export diversification for a landlocked. France is not landlocked because it has access to the mediterranean and the atlantic ocean. Trade facilitation potential of existing asian transit agreements28 introduction freedom of transit is an issue particularly relevant to the escap region.
The smallest landlocked country of world is vatican city which has area of 0. The vienna programme of action for landlocked developing countries for the decade 20142024, adopted at the second united nations conference on lldcs. Purple denotes the 2 doubly landlocked countries in the world. Infrastructure development in landlocked and transit developing countries. There are currently 49 landlocked countries, including 5 partially recognized states generally, being landlocked creates some political and economic handicaps that having access to international waters would avoid. Mali, marco dormino what is the vienna programme of action for landlocked developing countries for the decade 20142024. Employment in area 2 in landlocked countries is achieved in the cruise tourism sector employment in area 3 in landlocked countries is achieved in fish processing and aquaculture source. Climate change and migration in vulnerable countries a. A landlocked country or landlocked state is a sovereign state that does not have territory connected to an ocean or whose coastlines lie on endorheic basins. Landlocked countries an overview sciencedirect topics. A country is landlocked if it has no access to any oceans or seas. Switzerland, austria, kazakhstan, the czech republic, and hungary are some of the most affluent landlocked countries in the world. He states, if you are coastal, you serve the world.
The smallest landlocked country is the citystate of vatican city with an area of just 44 hectares 109 acres. There are many landlocked countries in all the continents except north america and australia. Approximately onefifth of the world s countries are landlocked, meaning they have no access to the oceans. Wco world customs organization wto world trade organization map of burkina faso. Natural resources logistics in landlocked countries in latin. The gfp welcomes feedbackadditionstools from practitioners, who either applied the gfp methodology or are using their own instruments. A landlocked state or country is a sovereign state entirely enclosed by land, or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas. A complete list of landlocked countries in the world. Ldcs face unstable governments, widespread poverty, lack of access to healthcare, and poor education. Green denotes the 42 landlocked countries located in the world. Landlocked developing countries lldcs are amongst the most vulnerable countries in the world. Andorra between france and spain bhutan between india and china eswatini between south africa and mozambique liechtenstein one of the doubly landlocked countries, between. Afghanistan, kazakhstan, kyrgyzstan, tajikistan, and turkmenistan.
Partnerships key to taking landlocked countries out of. Here is an intriguing list of landlocked countries that never have witnessed the sea resource. Seven landlocked countries are surrounded by only two mutually bordering neighbours semienclaved countries. A landlocked country or landlocked state is a sovereign state that does not have territory. Landlocked developing countries struggle with high trade. The least developed countries ldcs, landlocked developing countries lldcs and small island developing states sids are among the most vulnerable groups of countries in the world. Official pdf, 2 pages world bank documents world bank group. Landlocked developing countries sustainable development. There are currently 49 landlocked countries, including 5 partially recognized states contents.
Challenges and opportunities facing landlocked countries. Lesotho is unusual in that it is landlocked by just one country south africa. Policy research based on ecotec 2006 employment trends in all sectors related to the sea or using searesources, bimcoisf 2005 manpower 2005. With an area of 26 338 square kilometers and a population of 8. Developing countries which struggle with an array of structural problems are particularly affected. Improving trade and transport for landlocked developing countries ix. Landlocked countries with a map worlds best quizzes.
Landlocked countries journal of economic integration. Landlocked country wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Chiraz mohamed baly, bradley boicourt and lizanne martinez provided statistical assistance. It is a doubly landlocked country surrounded by the following landlocked countries. Foreign aid, private investment and the transport cost of landlocked devloping countries pdf join the effort. North america has no landlocked countries, and australia is rather obviously not. Economic growth of landlocked countries springerlink. Landlocked countries are classified as some groups. How to improve transport in landlocked developing countries. Pdf economic development problems of landlocked countries. The development quandary of landlocked developing countries 3 chapter 1 the development quandary of landlocked developing countries i. This printable worksheet of landlocked countries of the world 2008 is tagged. These countries do not have direct access to the sea for trading and transportation.
There are currently 48 such countries, including four partially recognised states. Implications for landlocked developing countries june, 2014 report prepared in preparation for the second united nations conference on landlocked developing countries vienna, november 2014 united nations office of the high representative for. The 5 smallest landlocked countries of world in increasing order are vatican city 0. Connecting landlocked developing countries to markets. Landlocked developing countries to be held from 3 to 5 november 2014 in vienna, austria. Trade is more difficult because access to most international markets is more costly. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Everything you need to know about landlocked countries.
Public disclosure authorized public disclosure authorized. For asia and the pacific resourceswbitrainingunlandlocked. A sea is also landlocked if does not have access to an ocean. Landlocked developing countries lldcs are widely dispersed around the globe. They are disproportionately affected by the negative impacts of climate change due to their structural constraints and geographical disadvantage. Eritrea became independent in the year 1993, turning ethiopia into a landlocked country. Kazakhstan, mangolia, afghanistan, turkmenistan, uzbekistan, laos, kyrgyzstan, nepal, tajikistan, azerbaijan, bhutan, and armenia. It is an enclave within the city of rome, in italy. If a country is landlocked, it is likely to be poor. The least developed countries ldcs in the world have hdi scores in the low human development tiers with hdi scores below 0. They lack territorial access to the sea, and are hemmed in by. However, as economic divergence between rich and poor countries, as well as between middleincome and lowincome developing countries, has persisted pritchett 1997, it has again become acceptable to seek the causes of poor economic performance in natural factors. Two countries in the world are double landlocked, which means that they are surrounded only by other landlocked countries. Fdi in landlocked developing countries at a glance iv acknowledgements this booklet was prepared by masataka fujita, with major inputs from lilach nachum, masayo ishikawa and abraham negash.
The challenge of export diversification for a landlocked country diagnostic trade integration study. Consequently, when measuring the landlocked condition, a negative and statistically significant relationship has been shown on the economic growth, about 1. Our empirical evidence confirms the hypothesis that landlocked countries experience slower economic growth. Order at sea and landlocked countries in africa sipri. This is a free printable worksheet in pdf format and holds a printable version of the quiz landlocked countries of the world 2008. List of landlocked countries and territories in the world. There are 44 landlocked countries that do not have direct access to an ocean or oceanaccessible sea such as the mediterranean sea. Many states, however, do have water access to the oceans via the hudson bay, chesapeake bay, or mississippi river. List of landlocked countries in the world day today gk. Economic development problems of landlocked countries pdf. In fact, most countries that lack coastal access are among the world s least developed countries ldcs, and their inhabitants occupy the bottom billion tier of the world s population in terms of poverty.