Landlocked

A country is defined to be landlocked if it is entirely surrounded by land; alternatively, if it does not border any oceans or seas.^[1] Traditionally, landlocked countries are considered to be at an economic disadvantage. They have more limited trade routes^[2] as well as no access to ocean reasources such as fishing. A double landlocked country is one that's surrounded only by other landlocked countries. There are only two double landlocked countries in the world, Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan.^[3]

Examples of landlocked countries[edit]

• Botswana
• Vatican City
• Switzerland
• Bolivia
• Zimbabwe

References[edit]

1. ↑ http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/landlocked.html
2. ↑ Neighbors of a landlocked country can effectively embargo a country when they're in agreement [1]
3. ↑ http://www.wisegeek.com/what-countries-are-landlocked.htm