CIA - The World Factbook
CIA - The World Factbook
Field Listing :: Location
This entry identifies the country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
Afghanistan
Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
Akrotiri
Eastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
Albania
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north
Algeria
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia
American Samoa
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Andorra
Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
Angola
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Anguilla
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Antarctica
continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Arctic Ocean
body of water between Europe, Asia, and North America, mostly north of the Arctic Circle
Argentina
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
Armenia
Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
Aruba
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Atlantic Ocean
body of water between Africa, Europe, the Southern Ocean, and the Western Hemisphere
Australia
Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
Austria
Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
Azerbaijan
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range
Bahamas, The
Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
Bahrain
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
Bangladesh
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India
Barbados
Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Belarus
Eastern Europe, east of Poland
Belgium
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
Belize
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
Benin
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo
Bermuda
North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of South Carolina (US)
Bhutan
Southern Asia, between China and India
Bolivia
Central South America, southwest of Brazil
Botswana
Southern Africa, north of South Africa
Bouvet Island
island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Brazil
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Brunei
Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
Bulgaria
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey
Burma
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
Burundi
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cambodia
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
Cameroon
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
Canada
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
Cape Verde
Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
Cayman Islands
Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica
Chad
Central Africa, south of Libya
Chile
Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
China
Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
Christmas Island
Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia
Clipperton Island
Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka
Colombia
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
Comoros
Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
Cook Islands
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Costa Rica
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Cote d'Ivoire
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia
Croatia
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
Cuba
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida
Cyprus
Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey
Czech Republic
Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria
Denmark
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn)
Dhekelia
Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta
Djibouti
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
Dominica
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
Dominican Republic
Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
Ecuador
Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru
Egypt
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
El Salvador
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
Equatorial Guinea
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
Eritrea
Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan
Estonia
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia
Ethiopia
Eastern Africa, west of Somalia
European Union
Europe between the North Atlantic Ocean in the west and Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine to the east
Faroe Islands
Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Iceland and Norway
Fiji
Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Finland
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia
France
metropolitan France: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
French Guiana: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname
Guadeloupe: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico
Martinique: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Reunion: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
French Polynesia
Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean about half way between South America and Australia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
southeast and east of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, some near Madagascar and others about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"
Gabon
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
Gambia, The
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal
Gaza Strip
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel
Georgia
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia, with a sliver of land north of the Caucasus extending into Europe
Germany
Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
Ghana
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo
Gibraltar
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain
Greece
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
Greenland
Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
Grenada
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Guam
Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
Guatemala
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
Guernsey
Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Guinea
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
Guinea-Bissau
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
Guyana
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela
Haiti
Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic
Honduras
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Hong Kong
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Hungary
Central Europe, northwest of Romania
Iceland
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the United Kingdom
India
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan
Indian Ocean
body of water between Africa, the Southern Ocean, Asia, and Australia
Indonesia
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Iran
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan
Iraq
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait
Ireland
Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
Isle of Man
Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland
Israel
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
Italy
Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia
Jamaica
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba
Jan Mayen
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
Japan
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
Jersey
Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
Jordan
Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan
Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural (Zhayyq) River in eastern-most Europe
Kenya
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania
Kiribati
Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator; the capital Tarawa is about half way between Hawaii and Australia; note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its territory was in the same time zone as its Gilbert Islands group (UTC +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction were on the other side of the International Date Line
Korea, North
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Korea, South
Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
Kosovo
Southeast Europe, between Serbia and Macedonia
Kuwait
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
Laos
Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam
Latvia
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania
Lebanon
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria
Lesotho
Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
Liberia
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
Libya
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
Lithuania
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia
Luxembourg
Western Europe, between France and Germany
Macau
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Macedonia
Southeastern Europe, north of Greece
Madagascar
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
Malawi
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
Malaysia
Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam
Maldives
Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India
Mali
Western Africa, southwest of Algeria
Malta
Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy)
Marshall Islands
Oceania, two archipelagic island chains of 29 atolls, each made up of many small islets, and five single islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia
Mauritania
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
Mauritius
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Mayotte
Southern Indian Ocean, island in the Mozambique Channel, about half way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
Mexico
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the United States and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the United States
Moldova
Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
Monaco
Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy
Mongolia
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
Montenegro
Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia
Montserrat
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico
Morocco
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
Mozambique
Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
Namibia
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa
Nauru
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
Navassa Island
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 35 miles west of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti
Nepal
Southern Asia, between China and India
Netherlands
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany
Netherlands Antilles
Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea - composed of five islands, Curacao and Bonaire located off the coast of Venezuela, and Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius lie east of the US Virgin Islands
New Caledonia
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
New Zealand
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia
Nicaragua
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
Niger
Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
Nigeria
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
Niue
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga
Norfolk Island
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Northern Mariana Islands
Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
Norway
Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden
Oman
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE
Pacific Ocean
body of water between the Southern Ocean, Asia, Australia, and the Western Hemisphere
Pakistan
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north
Palau
Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines
Panama
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica
Papua New Guinea
Oceania, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia
Paracel Islands
Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines
Paraguay
Central South America, northeast of Argentina
Peru
Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador
Philippines
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Pitcairn Islands
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand
Poland
Central Europe, east of Germany
Portugal
Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
Puerto Rico
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
Qatar
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
Romania
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine
Russia
Northern Asia (the area west of the Urals is considered part of Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean
Rwanda
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa; Ascension Island lies 700 nm northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan da Cunha lies 2,300 nm southwest of Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Lucia
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Samoa
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
San Marino
Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
Sao Tome and Principe
Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
Saudi Arabia
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen
Senegal
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania
Serbia
Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary
Seychelles
archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
Sierra Leone
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia
Singapore
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Slovakia
Central Europe, south of Poland
Slovenia
Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia
Solomon Islands
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea
Somalia
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia
South Africa
Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
Southern Ocean
body of water between 60 degrees south latitude and Antarctica
Spain
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France
Spratly Islands
Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines
Sri Lanka
Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
Sudan
Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea
Suriname
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana
Svalbard
Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway
Swaziland
Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa
Sweden
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway
Switzerland
Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy
Syria
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey
Taiwan
Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China
Tanzania
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique
Thailand
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
Timor-Leste
Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco
Togo
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana
Tokelau
Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Tonga
Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Tunisia
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
Turkey
Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria
Turkmenistan
Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti
Tuvalu
Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
Uganda
Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
Ukraine
Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east
United Arab Emirates
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
United Kingdom
Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France
United States
North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
Oceania
Baker Island: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,830 nm (3,389 km) southwest of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and Australia
Howland Island: island in the North Pacific Ocean 1,815 nm (3,361 km) southwest of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and Australia
Jarvis Island: island in the South Pacific Ocean 1,305 nm (2,417 km) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and Cook Islands
Johnston Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 717 nm (1,328 km) southwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands
Kingman Reef: reef in the North Pacific Ocean 930 nm (1,722 km) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa
Midway Islands: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,260 nm (2,334 km) northwest of Honolulu near the end of the Hawaiian Archipelago, about one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo
Palmyra Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 960 nm (1,778 km) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa
Uruguay
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
Vanuatu
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia
Venezuela
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana
Vietnam
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia
Virgin Islands
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Wake Island
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Western Sahara
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco
Yemen
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Zambia
Southern Africa, east of Angola
Zimbabwe
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia