List of countries by number of neighbouring countries

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This is a list of countries and territories by number of Land neighbouring countries. It includes land borders associated with enclaves and overseas territories. Countries connected only by bridges or tunnels are not counted.

Country / Territory	Number of neighbouring countries	Neighbouring countries	Notes
People's Republic of China	14	Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam
Russia	14	Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, Mongolia, North Korea	Borders with Lithuania and Poland are in Kaliningrad exclave.
France	11	Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, Spain, Brazil, Suriname, Netherlands	Includes overseas departments of French Guyana and Saint-Martin. Border with Brazil and Suriname through French Guyana. Border with Netherlands at Saint-Martin with Netherlands Antilles
Brazil	10	Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, Colombia, Uruguay, Venezuela, Suriname, France, Guyana, Bolivia	Border with France through French Guyana
Democratic Republic of the Congo	9	Central African Republic, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia,Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania
Germany	9	Poland, Denmark, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic
Sudan	9	Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Chad, Libya
Serbia	8	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania
Austria	8	Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland
Tanzania	8	Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia
Turkey	8	Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Syria
Zambia	8	Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Algeria	7	Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia, Western Sahara	Western Sahara is mostly occupied by Morocco.
Hungary	7	Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Iran	7	Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan
Mali	7	Algeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mauritania, Niger, Guinea, Senegal
Niger	7	Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Nigeria
Poland	7	Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine	Border with Russia is at Kaliningrad Oblast
Saudi Arabia	7	Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Ukraine	7	Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia
Afghanistan	6	People's Republic of China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Burkina Faso	6	Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Togo
Cameroon	6	Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
Chad	6	Cameroon, Central African Republic, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan
Guinea	6	Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, Senegal
Iraq	6	Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey
Italy	6	France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Vatican City, San Marino.
Libya	6	Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia
Mozambique	6	Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
South Africa	6	Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
India	6	Bangladesh, Bhutan, the People's Republic of China, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan.
Argentina	5	Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia
Azerbaijan	5	Turkey, Iran, Georgia, Russia, Armenia
Belarus	5	Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine
Bolivia	5	Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay , Peru
Bulgaria	5	Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
Central African Republic	5	Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan
Colombia	5	Ecuador, Brazil, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
Côte d'Ivoire	5	Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali
Croatia	5	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia.
Ethiopia	5	Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan
Kazakhstan	5	the People's Republic of China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Kenya	5	Ethiopia, Tanzania, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda
Laos	5	Cambodia, the People's Republic of China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Macedonia	5	Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Serbia
Montenegro	5	Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Serbia
Myanmar	5	Bangladesh, the People's Republic of China, India, Laos, Thailand
Peru	5	Chile, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia
Romania	5	Bulgaria, Hungary, Republic of Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine
Senegal	5	Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Mali
Slovakia	5	Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine
Spain	5	Andorra, France, Portugal, Morocco, United Kingdom	Border with the UK is at Gibraltar
Switzerland	5	Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein
Syria	5	Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey
Uganda	5	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania
Uzbekistan	5	Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Albania	4	Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo
Armenia	4	Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Turkey	Also the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan
Belgium	4	France, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands
Benin	4	Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Togo
Republic of the Congo	5	Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon
Czech Republic	4	Austria, Germany, Poland, Slovakia
Georgia	4	Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey
Greece	4	Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Turkey
Guatemala	4	Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico
Israel	4	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
Jordan	4	Iraq , Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria
Kosovo	4	Serbia , Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia
Kyrgyzstan	4	China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Latvia	4	Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia
Lithuania	4	Belarus, Latvia, Poland, Russia	Border with Russia is at Kaliningrad Oblast
Mauritania	4	Algeria, Mali, Senegal, Western Sahara	Morocco occupies Western Sahara, which borders Mauritania
Namibia	4	Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia
Nigeria	4	Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger
Pakistan	4	India, the People's Republic of China, Afghanistan, Iran
Rwanda	4	Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Slovenia	4	Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy
Tajikistan	4	Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Thailand	4	Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar
Turkmenistan	4	Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Botswana	4	Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe	4	Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia
Chile	3	Argentina, Bolivia, Peru
Angola	4	DR Congo, Namibia, Zambia, Republic of the Congo
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia
Burundi	3	DR Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania
Cambodia	3	Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
Djibouti	3	Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia
Egypt	3	Israel, Libya, Sudan
Eritrea	3	Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan
Finland	3	Norway, Russia, Sweden
Gabon	3	Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea
Ghana	3	Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo
Guyana	3	Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela
Honduras	3	El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
Indonesia	3	East Timor, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea
Liberia	3	Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Sierra Leone
Luxembourg	3	Belgium, France, Germany
Malaysia	3	Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand
Malawi	3	Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia
Mexico	3	Belize, Guatemala, United States
Netherlands	3	Belgium, France, Germany	Border with France is at Saint Martin
North Korea	3	the People's Republic of China, Russia, South Korea
Norway	3	Finland, Russia, Sweden
Oman	3	United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Paraguay	3	Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina
Somalia	3	Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya
Suriname	3	Brazil, France, Guyana	Border with France through French Guyana
Togo	3	Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana
United Kingdom	3	Ireland, Spain, Cyprus	Border with Spain is at Gibraltar. Border with Cyprus at Sovereign Base Areas, a British overseas territory.
Venezuela	3	Colombia, Brazil, Guyana
Vietnam	3	Cambodia, People's Republic of China, Laos
Western Sahara	3	Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco
Andorra	2	France, Spain
Bangladesh	2	India, Myanmar
Belize	2	Guatemala, Mexico
Bhutan	2	People's Republic of China, India
Costa Rica	2	Nicaragua, Panama
Ecuador	2	Colombia, Peru
El Salvador	2	Guatemala, Honduras
Equatorial Guinea	2	Cameroon, Gabon
Estonia	2	Latvia, Russia
Guinea-Bissau	2	Guinea, Senegal
Kuwait	2	Iraq, Saudi Arabia
Lebanon	2	Israel, Syria
Liechtenstein	2	Austria, Switzerland
Moldova	2	Romania, Ukraine
Mongolia	2	the People's Republic of China, Russia
Morocco	2	Algeria, Spain	Border with Spain by virtue of the two Spanish enclaves on the African continent, Ceuta and Melilla. Note that Morocco also borders Western Sahara; were Morocco's claims to that land accepted, it would also border Mauritania
Nepal	2	the People's Republic of China, India
Nicaragua	2	Costa Rica, Honduras
Panama	2	Colombia, Costa Rica
Sierra Leone	2	Guinea, Liberia
Swaziland	2	South Africa, Mozambique
Sweden	2	Finland, Norway
Tunisia	2	Algeria, Libya
United Arab Emirates	2	Saudi Arabia, Oman
United States	2	Canada, Mexico
Uruguay	2	Argentina, Brazil
Yemen	2	Oman, Saudi Arabia
Brunei	1	Malaysia
Canada	1	United States
Denmark	1	Germany
Dominican Republic	1	Haiti
East Timor	1	Indonesia
Gambia	1	Senegal
Ireland	1	United Kingdom
Haiti	1	Dominican Republic
Lesotho	1	South Africa
Monaco	1	France
Papua New Guinea	1	Indonesia
Portugal	1	Spain
Qatar	1	Saudi Arabia
San Marino	1	Italy
South Korea	1	North Korea
Vatican City	1	Italy
Antigua and Barbuda	0
Australia	0
Bahamas	0
Bahrain	0
Barbados	0
Cape Verde	0
Republic of China (Taiwan)	0
Comoros	0
Cuba	0
Cyprus	0
Dominica	0
Federated States of Micronesia	0
Fiji	0
Grenada	0
Iceland	0
Jamaica	0
Japan	0
Kiribati	0
Madagascar	0
Maldives	0
Malta	0
Marshall Islands	0
Mauritius	0
Nauru	0
New Zealand	0
Palau	0
Philippines	0
Saint Kitts and Nevis	0
Saint Lucia	0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0
Samoa	0
São Tomé and Príncipe	0
Seychelles	0
Singapore	0
Solomon Islands	0
Sri Lanka	0
Tonga	0
Trinidad and Tobago	0
Tuvalu	0
Vanuatu	0

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Geography	Area • Coastline • Coast/area ratio • Exclusive Economic Zone • Number of neighbouring countries • Highest point • Lowest point • Northernmost point • Southernmost point

Demographics	Population (graphical • by density) • Population growth • Life expectancy • Sex ratio • Fertility • Infant mortality • Birth rate • Death rate • Suicides (OECD) • Homicides • Firearm-related deaths • Gun ownership • HIV/AIDS • Undernourishment • Literacy • National IQ • Labour force • Employment • Unemployment • Income equality • Poverty • Immigrant population • Human Development Index

GDP	Nominal (per capita) • PPP (per capita • per hour) • Past (nominal • PPP) • Future (nominal • PPP • PPP per capita) • GNI per capita • Growth (real • real per capita) • Sector composition • Demographics comparison

Finances	Current account balance • Foreign exchange reserves • Foreign Direct Investment • Debt (External, Public) • Imports • Exports (per capita)

Energy Industry	Energy ( consumption • production • intensity) • Natural gas ( consumption • production • reserves • imports • exports) • Oil ( consumption • production • reserves • imports • exports) • Coal ( production • reserves) • Nuclear power • Uranium reserves • Renewable energy ( Hydropower) • Iron production • Steel production • Aluminium production • Zinc production • Automobile production • Industrial growth

Agriculture	Fishing • Milk production • Crops production ( Fruits • Sugar cane • Maize • Wheat • Rice • Potatoes • Sugar beet • Soybean • Barley )

Politics Society	Freedom • Press freedom • Privacy • Perception of corruption • Bribe paying • Property rights • Economic freedom • Ease of doing business • Economic competitiveness • Globalization • Democracy • Failed States • Date of formation • Student performance • School leaving age • Legal drinking age • Abortion law • Homosexuality laws • Euthanasia law • Death penalty • Quality-of-life

Sports	Olympics ( medals • hosts) • FIFA World Cup ( winners • hosts) • FIFA World Rankings • Ice Hockey World Championship

Military	Size of armed forces • Number of active troops • Military expenditures • Possession of nuclear weapons • Exports of arms • UN peacekeepers currently deployed • Global Peace Index

Communication	Telephone lines • Television sets • Mobile phones • Internet users ( Broadband) • E-readiness

Transport	Waterways • Merchant marine • Railways • Rail usage • Rapid transit systems • Roadways ( OECD) • Vehicles • Road fatalities • Airports • Pipelines

Tourism	Tourist visits • World Heritage Sites

Environment	Carbon dioxide emissions (per capita) • Greenhouse gas emissions per capita • GDP per emissions • Sustainability • Environmental Performance • Happy Planet Index

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