Landlocked Countries

A landlocked country is one with no direct access to the ocean, entirely surrounded by other countries or, in the case of two nations, by a single one. There are 44 landlocked United Nations member states, plus Kosovo, a partially recognised state. Two are doubly landlocked, meaning every neighbour is also landlocked: Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan. The largest landlocked country is Kazakhstan.

45 countries States with no coastline: 44 UN members plus Kosovo. Two are doubly landlocked (Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan).

CountryCapitalCurrencyPopulation
Flag of AfghanistanAfghanistanKabulAFN ؋43,844,111
Flag of AndorraAndorraAndorra la VellaEUR82,904
Flag of ArmeniaArmeniaYerevanAMD ֏3,086,700
Flag of AustriaAustriaViennaEUR9,208,163
Flag of AzerbaijanAzerbaijanBakuAZN10,246,996
Flag of BelarusBelarusMinskBYN Br9,085,991
Flag of BhutanBhutanThimphuBTN Nu.796,682
Flag of BoliviaBoliviaSucreBOB Bs.12,581,843
Flag of BotswanaBotswanaGaboroneBWP P2,562,122
Flag of Burkina FasoBurkina FasoOuagadougouXOF Fr24,074,580
Flag of BurundiBurundiGitegaBIF Fr14,390,003
Flag of Central African RepublicCentral African RepublicBanguiXAF Fr5,513,282
Flag of ChadChadN'DjamenaXAF Fr21,003,705
Flag of CzechiaCzechiaPragueCZK10,886,878
Flag of EswatiniEswatiniLobambaSZL L1,256,174
Flag of EthiopiaEthiopiaAddis AbabaETB Br135,472,051
Flag of HungaryHungaryBudapestHUF Ft9,514,251
Flag of KazakhstanKazakhstanAstanaKZT20,843,754
Flag of KosovoKosovoPristinaEUR1,660,000
Flag of KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanBishkekKGS с7,343,064
Flag of LaosLaosVientianeLAK7,873,046
Flag of LesothoLesothoMaseruLSL L2,363,325
Flag of LiechtensteinLiechtensteinVaduzCHF Fr41,024
Flag of LuxembourgLuxembourgLuxembourgEUR686,970
Flag of MalawiMalawiLilongweMWK MK22,216,120
Flag of MaliMaliBamakoXOF Fr25,198,821
Flag of MoldovaMoldovaChișinăuMDL L2,360,527
Flag of MongoliaMongoliaUlan BatorMNT3,568,978
Flag of NepalNepalKathmanduNPR29,618,118
Flag of NigerNigerNiameyXOF Fr27,917,831
Flag of North MacedoniaNorth MacedoniaSkopjeMKD den1,820,909
Flag of ParaguayParaguayAsunciónPYG7,013,078
Flag of RwandaRwandaKigaliRWF Fr14,569,341
Flag of San MarinoSan MarinoCity of San MarinoEUR34,109
Flag of SerbiaSerbiaBelgradeRSD дин.6,549,143
Flag of SlovakiaSlovakiaBratislavaEUR5,413,813
Flag of South SudanSouth SudanJubaSSP £12,188,788
Flag of SwitzerlandSwitzerlandBernCHF Fr.9,092,436
Flag of TajikistanTajikistanDushanbeTJS ЅМ10,786,734
Flag of TurkmenistanTurkmenistanAshgabatTMT m7,618,847
Flag of UgandaUgandaKampalaUGX Sh51,384,894
Flag of UzbekistanUzbekistanTashkentUZS so'm37,053,428
Flag of Vatican CityVatican CityVatican CityEURn/a
Flag of ZambiaZambiaLusakaZMW ZK21,913,874
Flag of ZimbabweZimbabweHarareBWP P16,950,795

Frequently asked questions

How many landlocked countries are there?
There are 44 landlocked United Nations member states, plus Kosovo. Two of them, Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan, are doubly landlocked.

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Populations from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); other fields from open datasets. Sources and vintage on the data page. Membership of cultural regions can vary between sources; this list uses the definition described above.