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A bicontinental country is a country whose contiguous continental territory (or in case an island state - its different islands) lie in two different continents. Non-contiguous parts of the countries are not considered (eg. extraterritorial posessions, dependencies and similar - like French Guiana). This article provides examples of countries meeting that definition and presents tables showing the calculated area and population of the country in each continent. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Transcontinental Nations are countries which belong to more than one continent. ...

Methodology of calculation

There are two main methods for non-scientific calculation of parts of the state area:

• The smaller part of the territory is divided into rectangles, which area can be easily calculated using simple distance tools. This method gives results with moderate errors and can be used only for area, but not for population.
• If the administrative divisions (sub-regions) of the state are going along the continents geographical border (or near it) then much more correct data (widely available area and population data for the regions) can be added up together.

The total area and population of countries is well known from various sources, so when there is data for the part of the country on one continent - then the other part (on the other continent) and the percentages can be easily calculated.

Countries in both Asia and Europe

green - Europe, pink/gray - Asia

See Europe page for more details about the geographical border between Europe and Asia.

• Azerbaijan and Georgia - according to definitions which consider the main watershed of the Caucasus as the boundary with Asia these countries lie in both Eastern Europe and SouthWestern Asia.
  
• Kazakhstan's European territory consists of a portion west of the Ural River (the Emba in other definitions) - it lies in both Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
  
• Those territories of Russia lying west of the Ural Mountains and those lying north of the main Caucasus watershed are considered as part of Europe. Respectively those territories lying east of the Ural river and Mountains are considered Northern Asian and those lying south of the Caucaus (tiny portion) - SouthWestern Asian.
  
• European Turkey comprises territory to the west and north of the Bosporus and the Dardanelles straits. Turkey lies in both Southern Europe and SouthWestern Asia
  
• Armenia and Cyprus are geographically in Asia (SouthWest), but considered part of Europe for cultural and historical reasons.

Statistics Download high resolution version (417x909, 26 KB)Geographical border between Europe and Asia based on Image:Europe_political_map. ... Download high resolution version (417x909, 26 KB)Geographical border between Europe and Asia based on Image:Europe_political_map. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... World map showing location of Asia A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ... This article is about the terrestrial mountain range. ... See: Ural Mountains Ural River IMZ-Ural Russian motorcycle Ural automobile This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about the terrestrial mountain range. ...

Countries are sorted according to percentage of European area.
Source: World Gazetteer, Statistics of administrative units, towns and cities [1] (http://www.world-gazetteer.com)
For methodologies of calculation see below.

Countries are sorted according to percentage of European population.
Source: World Gazetteer, Statistics of administrative units, towns and cities [2] (http://www.world-gazetteer.com)
For methodologies of calculation see below.
¹ Including the districts of Istanbul city that are lying in Asia. This article is about the city. ...

Azerbaijan

The north-eastern Azerbaijan regions' borders are going mostly along the main Caucasus watershed, so here the more correct method can be used. The Xisi region is almost equally divided on the two sides of the watershed, so area calculation is easily made. This article is about the terrestrial mountain range. ... Xizi is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ...

• Accuracy of area calculation: high (but better is possible)
• Accuracy of population calculation: high-to-medium

Georgia

Georgia regions' borders don't follow the main Caucasus watershed (a newer map is needed showing South Ossetia correctly and not divided between other regions—mostly the former Tsinkvalli region). The area is calculated by the rectangle method. The population is calculated using the population density (inhabitants/sq. km.) of Azerbaijan's European territory (because it is in the same region and is somewhat accurate). This article is about the terrestrial mountain range. ... The Republic of South Ossetia (in Russian Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya, Республика Южная Осетия; in Ossetian Respublikae Xussar Iryston, Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон) is a de facto independent republic within Georgia. ...

• Accuracy of area calculation: low
• Accuracy of population calculation: medium-to-low

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan regions' borders don't follow the Ural river. There are two regions that stretch in both Europe and Asia. It looks like the Asian territory of the northern (of these two) region is similar to the European territory of the southern. The northern has in total ~151,000 sq. km. A conservative figure of 150,000 is used, because using the rectangle method similar results are also obtained. Figures from both regions are used for the population data, taking into account which cities lie in Asia and which in Europe. World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... World map showing location of Asia A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ...

• Accuracy of area calculation: high-to-medium
• Accuracy of population calculation: medium

Russia

Russia regions' borders follow closely enough the Ural mountains and river. The deviations of the borders are such that if one mainly European region has a small part of its territory in Asia, then another mainly Asian region has a small part of its territory in Europe. Such cases are rare and nearly compensating one-another, so for such a rough calculation high accuracy can be claimed. There is also a very small (less than 300 sq. km.) Russian territory south of the main Caucasus watershed—in Asia. This is also a small deviation and it does not seriously affect the accuracy. This article is about the terrestrial mountain range. ...

• Accuracy of area calculation: high (but better is possible)
• Accuracy of population calculation: high (but better is possible)

Turkey

Turkey regions' are helpful for the calculation, but some things should be noted. The area that the mainly asian region of Çanakkale occupies in Europe is compensating the asian territory of the Istanbul region. The population calculation is more problematic, because it is not sure if the population density (inhabitants/sq. km.) of these two parts are equal and then there is the case with the city of Istanbul, which is lying on both Europe and Asia. Should the city be looked as one big 'dot', located in Europe, or should the population figures be divided? Currently the whole population of the city is added to the table. Also, precise data about the particular districts of Istanbul is missing. shows the Location of the Province Canakkale Çanakkale is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country. ...

• Accuracy of area calculation: high (but better is possible)
• Accuracy of population calculation: high-to-medium ¹

¹ (wrong if Istanbul statistics are to be divided)

Cyprus

Geographically entirely in Asia, so the accuracy of both area and population percentages is the highest possible. World map showing location of Asia A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ...

Armenia

Geographically entirely in Asia, so the accuracy of both area and population percentages is the highest possible. World map showing location of Asia A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ...

Countries in both Asia and Africa

green - Asia, pink/gray - Africa

See Geography of Africa and Asia pages for more details about the geographical border between Africa and Asia.

• The border between the two continents is considered to go along the Isthmus of Suez and the Suez Canal. This border lies in Egypt, so it is considered both North African and SouthWest Asian.
  

Statistics Download high resolution version (1276x833, 35 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Bicontinental country Categories: GFDL images ... Download high resolution version (1276x833, 35 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Bicontinental country Categories: GFDL images ... Africa is the name of a continent comprising 56 countries, representing the largest of the three great southward projections from the main mass of the earths surface. ... World map showing location of Asia A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ... 1881 drawing of the Suez Canal The Suez Canal ( Arabic, Qanā al-Suways), west of the Sinai Peninsula, forms a 163  km (118 miles) ship canal in Egypt between Port Said (Būr Saīd) on the Mediterranean Sea and Suez (al-Suways) on the Red Sea. ...

Source: World Gazetteer, Statistics of administrative units, towns and cities [3] (http://www.world-gazetteer.com)
For methodologies of calculation see below.

Source: World Gazetteer, Statistics of administrative units, towns and cities [4] (http://www.world-gazetteer.com)
For methodologies of calculation see below.

Egypt

Three of the Egypt regions lie entierly in Asia. One of the regions is nearly equally divided by the Suez Canal and another land has a small portion east of the Suez Canal. 1881 drawing of the Suez Canal The Suez Canal ( Arabic, Qanā al-Suways), west of the Sinai Peninsula, forms a 163  km (118 miles) ship canal in Egypt between Port Said (Būr Saīd) on the Mediterranean Sea and Suez (al-Suways) on the Red Sea. ... 1881 drawing of the Suez Canal The Suez Canal ( Arabic, Qanā al-Suways), west of the Sinai Peninsula, forms a 163  km (118 miles) ship canal in Egypt between Port Said (Būr Saīd) on the Mediterranean Sea and Suez (al-Suways) on the Red Sea. ...

• Accuracy of area calculation: high (but better is possible)
• Accuracy of population calculation: high-to-medium

Countries in both Asia and Oceania

green - Oceania, pink/gray - Asia

See Melanesia-region of Oceania and Asia pages for more details about the grouping of the islands between Oceania and Asia.

There is no exact geographical definition about which island should be included with Oceania and which with Asia. The best option is to use the most up-to-date Melanesia definition. Download high resolution version (1276x833, 47 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Bicontinental country Categories: GFDL images ... Download high resolution version (1276x833, 47 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Bicontinental country Categories: GFDL images ... Melanesia (from Greek black islands) is a region extending from the west Pacific to the Arafura Sea, north and north-east of Australia. ... Map of Oceania. ... World map showing location of Asia A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ...

• According to this definition some of the easternmost Indonesian islands should be considered oceanian. So Indonesia is both in SouthEast Asia and in Melanesian Oceania.
  
• According to this definition the whole of the state East Timor lies only in Oceania. Culturally it is also much closer to the Pacific people than to Asians. East Timor is considered as a part of Asia only for historical reasons - the past occupation by Indonesia, which is regarded mostly a SouthEast Asian state.

Statistics

Countries are sorted according to percentage of Oceanian area.
Source: World Gazetteer, Statistics of administrative units, towns and cities [5] (http://www.world-gazetteer.com)
For methodologies of calculation see below.

Countries are sorted according to percentage of Oceanian population.
Source: World Gazetteer, Statistics of administrative units, towns and cities [6] (http://www.world-gazetteer.com)
For methodologies of calculation see below.

East Timor

Geographically (and even culturaly) entirely in Oceania, so the accuracy of both area and population percentages is the highest possible. Map of Oceania. ...

Indonesia

Three of the Indonesia provinces lie entierly in Oceania. One of the regions is nearly equally divided between Oceania and Asia.

• Accuracy of area calculation: high (but better is possible)
• Accuracy of population calculation: high-to-medium

Countries both in North America and South America

green - South America, pink/gray - North America

See North America and South America pages for more details about the geographical border between the two Americas.

• The land border between the two continents is considered to go along the Isthmus of Panama and the Panama canal. This border lies in Panama, so it is considered both North American and South American.
  
• There is no exact geographical definition about which island should be included with North America and which with South America. Culturally and historically all Caribbean islands (and even some smaller continental countries) are very close together (both similar indigenous people and similar colonial past) and all of them can be considered part of North America.
  On the other hand the dependency Aruba and part of the Netherland Antilles (Bonaire and Curaçao islands) and the island of Trinidad (the larger island of the Trinidad and Tobago state) are geographically clearly part of South America. The Tobago island and the Grenada state can be considered geographically North American. The North-American parts of the Netherland Antilles are Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten.

Statistics Download high resolution version (1276x833, 40 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Bicontinental country Categories: GFDL images ... Download high resolution version (1276x833, 40 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Bicontinental country Categories: GFDL images ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The Isthmus of Panama is the narrow strip of land between the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean which links North America and South America. ... Panama Canal The Panama Canal is a large canal, 51 miles (82 kilometers) long, that cuts through the isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... Curaçao and Bonaire are two Caribbean islands Bonaire (pop. ... Curaçao and Bonaire are two Caribbean islands Curaçao [pronounced koo-rah-sow] (population 150,000) is an island in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea, one of the Windward Islands of the Netherlands Antilles, a self-governing part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. ... Trinidad (Spanish, Trinity) most commonly refers to the larger island of the nation Trinidad and Tobago, the subject of this article. ... Tobago is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, part of the nation of Trinidad and Tobago. ... View of Saba from the sea Iguana - Booby Hill Storm coming - view from Booby Hill Saba (pronounced SAY-ba) is a small (13 sq. ... Map showing location of Sint Eustatius relative to Saba and Sint Maarten/Saint Martin Sint Eustatius (also Saint Eustace and Statia), pop. ... St. ...

Countries are sorted according to percentage of South American area.
Source: World Gazetteer, Statistics of administrative units, towns and cities [7] (http://www.world-gazetteer.com)
For methodologies of calculation see below.
¹ Extraterritorial part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Countries are sorted according to percentage of South American population.
Source: World Gazetteer, Statistics of administrative units, towns and cities [8] (http://www.world-gazetteer.com)
For methodologies of calculation see below.
¹ Extraterritorial part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Trinidad and Tobago

One of the islands lies entirely in North America and the other - in South America, so the accuracy of both area and population percentages is the highest possible, but the division is disputable (maybe the whole country is geographically South American). World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

Netherland Antilles

Two of the islands groups lie entirely in South America and the other - in North America, so the accuracy of both area and population percentages is the highest possible. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ...

Panama

Five of the provinces lie entirely in South America. One of the regions is nearly equally divided between both Americas and another - unequally, nearly 1:4 ratio.

• Accuracy of area calculation: high-to-medium
• Accuracy of population calculation: medium

Uninhabited islands considered both in Antarctica and another continent

Countries on more than two continents (historical)

• Ottoman Empire (3) - Europe, Asia, Africa
• Roman Empire (3) - Europe, Asia, Africa
• Byzantine Empire (3) - Europe, Asia, Africa
• Empire of Alexander the Great (3) - Europe, Asia, Africa
• Umayyad Caliphate (3) - Europe, Asia, Africa

Colonial-Era Empires: The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul (Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ... Roman Empire between AD 60 and 400 with major cities. ... The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... Bust of Alexander III in the British Museum. ... The Umayyad Dynasty (Arabic الأمويون / بنو أمية umawiyy; in Turkish, Emevi) was the first dynasty of caliphs of the Prophet Muhammad who were not closely related to Muhammad himself, though they were of the same Meccan tribe, the Quraish. ...

• British Empire (6) - Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Oceania
• Spanish Empire (5) - Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America
• Portuguese Empire (5) - Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, Oceania
• French Empire (5) - Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America
• Russian Empire (3) - Europe, Asia and North America