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DEFINITION:
The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY | NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 202,080 km | 2014 | |||
| 2 | Pacific Ocean | 135,663 km | 2011 | |||
| 3 | Atlantic Ocean | 111,866 km | 2011 | |||
| 4 | Indian Ocean | 66,526 km | 2011 | |||
| 5 | European Union | 65,992.9 km | 2011 | |||
| 6 | Indonesia | 54,716 km | 2014 | |||
| 7 | Arctic Ocean | 45,389 km | 2011 | |||
| 8 | Greenland | 44,087 km | 2014 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 39,657.14 km | 2011 | ||||
| 9 | Russia | 37,653 km | 2014 | |||
| 10 | Philippines | 36,289 km | 2014 | |||
| 11 | Japan | 29,751 km | 2014 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 26,036.73 km | 2005 | ||||
| 12 | Australia | 25,760 km | 2014 | |||
| 13 | Norway | 25,148 km | 2014 | |||
| 14 | United States | 19,924 km | 2014 | |||
| =15 | Antarctica | 17,968 km | 2014 | |||
| =15 | Southern Ocean | 17,968 km | 2011 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 15,238.23 km | 2011 | ||||
| 17 | New Zealand | 15,134 km | 2014 | |||
| 18 | China | 14,500 km | 2014 | |||
| 19 | Greece | 13,676 km | 2014 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 13,267.48 km | 2011 | ||||
| 20 | United Kingdom | 12,429 km | 2014 | |||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 10,312.37 km | 2005 | ||||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 9,600.3 km | 2005 | ||||
| 21 | Mexico | 9,330 km | 2014 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 8,914.42 km | 2011 | ||||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 8,413.48 km | 2011 | ||||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 7,639.23 km | 2011 | ||||
| 22 | Italy | 7,600 km | 2014 | |||
| 23 | Brazil | 7,491 km | 2014 | |||
| 24 | Denmark | 7,314 km | 2014 | |||
| 25 | Turkey | 7,200 km | 2014 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 7,085.65 km | 2011 | ||||
| 26 | India | 7,000 km | 2014 | |||
| 27 | Chile | 6,435 km | 2014 | |||
| 28 | Croatia | 6,268 km | 2014 | |||
| 29 | Federated States of Micronesia | 6,112 km | 2014 | |||
| 30 | Solomon Islands | 5,313 km | 2014 | |||
| 31 | Papua New Guinea | 5,152 km | 2014 | |||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 5,006.35 km | 2005 | ||||
| 32 | Argentina | 4,989 km | 2014 | |||
| 33 | Iceland | 4,970 km | 2014 | |||
| 34 | Spain | 4,964 km | 2014 | |||
| 35 | France | 4,853 km | 2014 | |||
| 36 | Madagascar | 4,828 km | 2014 | |||
| 37 | Malaysia | 4,675 km | 2014 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 4,263.58 km | 2011 | ||||
| 38 | Estonia | 3,794 km | 2014 | |||
| 39 | Cuba | 3,735 km | 2014 | |||
| 40 | Svalbard | 3,587 km | 2014 | |||
| 41 | The Bahamas | 3,542 km | 2014 | |||
| 42 | Vietnam | 3,444 km | 2014 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 3,344.89 km | 2005 | ||||
| 43 | Thailand | 3,219 km | 2014 | |||
| 44 | Sweden | 3,218 km | 2014 | |||
| 45 | Colombia | 3,208 km | 2014 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 3,137.08 km | 2011 | ||||
| 46 | Somalia | 3,025 km | 2014 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 3,008.47 km | 2005 | ||||
| 47 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 2,948.4 km | 2014 | |||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 2,922.86 km | 2005 | ||||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 2,825.15 km | 2005 | ||||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 2,816.53 km | 2011 | ||||
| 48 | Venezuela | 2,800 km | 2014 | |||
| 49 | South Africa | 2,798 km | 2014 | |||
| 50 | Ukraine | 2,782 km | 2014 | |||
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 2,640 km | 2014 | |||
| 52 | Vanuatu | 2,528 km | 2014 | |||
| 53 | French Polynesia | 2,525 km | 2014 | |||
| 54 | North Korea | 2,495 km | 2014 | |||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 2,491.49 km | 2011 | ||||
| 55 | Panama | 2,490 km | 2014 | |||
| 56 | Mozambique | 2,470 km | 2014 | |||
| 57 | Egypt | 2,450 km | 2014 | |||
| 58 | Iran | 2,440 km | 2014 | |||
| 59 | Peru | 2,414 km | 2014 | |||
| 60 | South Korea | 2,413 km | 2014 | |||
| 61 | Germany | 2,389 km | 2014 | |||
| 62 | New Caledonia | 2,254 km | 2014 | |||
| 63 | Ecuador | 2,237 km | 2014 | |||
| 64 | Eritrea | 2,234 km | 2014 | |||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 2,112.57 km | 2005 | ||||
| 65 | Oman | 2,092 km | 2014 | |||
| 66 | Burma | 1,930 km | 2014 | |||
| 67 | Yemen | 1,906 km | 2014 | |||
| 68 | Morocco | 1,835 km | 2014 | |||
| 69 | Portugal | 1,793 km | 2014 | |||
| 70 | Haiti | 1,771 km | 2014 | |||
| 71 | Libya | 1,770 km | 2014 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 1,763.51 km | 2011 | ||||
| South Asia average (profile) | 1,725.2 km | 2005 | ||||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 1,624.48 km | 2005 | ||||
| 72 | Angola | 1,600 km | 2014 | |||
| 73 | Namibia | 1,572 km | 2014 | |||
| 74 | Taiwan | 1,566.3 km | 2014 | |||
| 75 | Palau | 1,519 km | 2014 | |||
| 76 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1,482 km | 2014 | |||
| 77 | Ireland | 1,448 km | 2014 | |||
| 78 | Tanzania | 1,424 km | 2014 | |||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 1,412.64 km | 2011 | ||||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 1,396.46 km | 2005 | ||||
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 1,340 km | 2014 | |||
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 1,318 km | 2014 | |||
| 81 | Costa Rica | 1,290 km | 2014 | |||
| =82 | Dominican Republic | 1,288 km | 2014 | |||
| =82 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 1,288 km | 2014 | |||
| 84 | Finland | 1,250 km | 2014 | |||
| 85 | Tunisia | 1,148 km | 2014 | |||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 1,144.17 km | 2011 | ||||
| 86 | Kiribati | 1,143 km | 2014 | |||
| 87 | Fiji | 1,129 km | 2014 | |||
| 88 | Faroe Islands | 1,117 km | 2014 | |||
| 89 | Western Sahara | 1,110 km | 2014 | |||
| 90 | Pakistan | 1,046 km | 2014 | |||
| 91 | Jamaica | 1,022 km | 2014 | |||
| 92 | Algeria | 998 km | 2014 | |||
| 93 | Cape Verde | 965 km | 2014 | |||
| 94 | Nicaragua | 910 km | 2014 | |||
| 95 | Gabon | 885 km | 2014 | |||
| =96 | Nigeria | 853 km | 2014 | |||
| =96 | Sudan | 853 km | 2014 | |||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 850.12 km | 2005 | ||||
| 98 | Honduras | 832 km | 2014 | |||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 816.15 km | 2005 | ||||
| 99 | Mauritania | 754 km | 2014 | |||
| 100 | Hong Kong | 733 km | 2014 | |||
| failed states average (profile) | 715.6 km | 2005 | ||||
| 101 | East Timor | 706 km | 2014 | |||
| 102 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 698 km | 2014 | |||
| 103 | Uruguay | 660 km | 2014 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 650.13 km | 2005 | ||||
| 104 | Cyprus | 648 km | 2014 | |||
| 105 | Maldives | 644 km | 2014 | |||
| 106 | Bangladesh | 580 km | 2014 | |||
| 107 | Liberia | 579 km | 2014 | |||
| 108 | Qatar | 563 km | 2014 | |||
| 109 | Ghana | 539 km | 2014 | |||
| 110 | Kenya | 536 km | 2014 | |||
| 111 | Senegal | 531 km | 2014 | |||
| 112 | Paracel Islands | 518 km | 2014 | |||
| 113 | Cote d'Ivoire | 515 km | 2014 | |||
| 114 | Puerto Rico | 501 km | 2014 | |||
| 115 | Kuwait | 499 km | 2014 | |||
| 116 | Latvia | 498 km | 2014 | |||
| 117 | Seychelles | 491 km | 2014 | |||
| 118 | Guyana | 459 km | 2014 | |||
| 119 | Netherlands | 451 km | 2014 | |||
| 120 | Cambodia | 443 km | 2014 | |||
| 121 | Poland | 440 km | 2014 | |||
| 122 | Tonga | 419 km | 2014 | |||
| 123 | Samoa | 403 km | 2014 | |||
| =124 | Sierra Leone | 402 km | 2014 | |||
| =124 | Cameroon | 402 km | 2014 | |||
| 126 | Guatemala | 400 km | 2014 | |||
| 127 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 389 km | 2014 | |||
| =128 | Suriname | 386 km | 2014 | |||
| =128 | Belize | 386 km | 2014 | |||
| 130 | French Guiana | 378 km | 2011 | |||
| 131 | Marshall Islands | 370.4 km | 2014 | |||
| =132 | Curacao | 364 km | 2014 | |||
| =132 | Netherlands Antilles | 364 km | 2011 | |||
| =134 | Albania | 362 km | 2014 | |||
| =134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 362 km | 2014 | |||
| 136 | Bulgaria | 354 km | 2014 | |||
| =137 | Guinea-Bissau | 350 km | 2014 | |||
| =137 | Martinique | 350 km | 2011 | |||
| 139 | Comoros | 340 km | 2014 | |||
| 140 | Guinea | 320 km | 2014 | |||
| 141 | Djibouti | 314 km | 2014 | |||
| 142 | Georgia | 310 km | 2014 | |||
| 143 | El Salvador | 307 km | 2014 | |||
| 144 | Guadeloupe | 306 km | 2011 | |||
| 145 | Equatorial Guinea | 296 km | 2014 | |||
| 146 | Montenegro | 293.5 km | 2014 | |||
| 147 | Israel | 273 km | 2014 | |||
| 148 | Malta | 252.81 km | 2014 | |||
| =149 | Romania | 225 km | 2014 | |||
| =149 | Lebanon | 225 km | 2014 | |||
| 151 | Reunion | 207 km | 2011 | |||
| =152 | Syria | 193 km | 2014 | |||
| =152 | Singapore | 193 km | 2014 | |||
| 154 | Mayotte | 185.2 km | 2011 | |||
| 155 | Mauritius | 177 km | 2014 | |||
| 156 | Congo, Republic of the | 169 km | 2014 | |||
| =157 | Brunei | 161 km | 2014 | |||
| =157 | Bahrain | 161 km | 2014 | |||
| =159 | Cayman Islands | 160 km | 2014 | |||
| =159 | Isle of Man | 160 km | 2014 | |||
| 161 | Saint Lucia | 158 km | 2014 | |||
| 162 | Antigua and Barbuda | 153 km | 2014 | |||
| 163 | Dominica | 148 km | 2014 | |||
| 164 | Christmas Island | 138.9 km | 2014 | |||
| 165 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 135 km | 2014 | |||
| 166 | Wallis and Futuna | 129 km | 2014 | |||
| 167 | Guam | 125.5 km | 2014 | |||
| 168 | Jan Mayen | 124.1 km | 2014 | |||
| =169 | Grenada | 121 km | 2014 | |||
| =169 | Benin | 121 km | 2014 | |||
| =171 | Cook Islands | 120 km | 2014 | |||
| =171 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 120 km | 2014 | |||
| 173 | American Samoa | 116 km | 2014 | |||
| 174 | Bermuda | 103 km | 2014 | |||
| 175 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 101.9 km | 2014 | |||
| 176 | Tokelau | 101 km | 2014 | |||
| 177 | Barbados | 97 km | 2014 | |||
| 178 | Lithuania | 90 km | 2014 | |||
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 84 km | 2014 | |||
| =180 | The Gambia | 80 km | 2014 | |||
| =180 | British Virgin Islands | 80 km | 2014 | |||
| 182 | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | 74.1 km | 2014 | |||
| 183 | Jersey | 70 km | 2014 | |||
| 184 | Aruba | 68.5 km | 2014 | |||
| 185 | Belgium | 66.5 km | 2014 | |||
| 186 | Niue | 64 km | 2014 | |||
| 187 | Anguilla | 61 km | 2014 | |||
| 188 | Saint Helena | 60 km | 2011 | |||
| 189 | Saint Martin | 58.9 km | 2014 | |||
| 190 | Iraq | 58 km | 2014 | |||
| 191 | Togo | 56 km | 2014 | |||
| 192 | Pitcairn Islands | 51 km | 2014 | |||
| 193 | Guernsey | 50 km | 2014 | |||
| 194 | Slovenia | 46.6 km | 2014 | |||
| 195 | Macau | 41 km | 2014 | |||
| =196 | Gaza Strip | 40 km | 2014 | |||
| =196 | Montserrat | 40 km | 2014 | |||
| 198 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 37 km | 2014 | |||
| =199 | Bassas da India | 35.2 km | 2011 | |||
| =199 | Glorioso Islands | 35.2 km | 2011 | |||
| 201 | Norfolk Island | 32 km | 2014 | |||
| 202 | Nauru | 30 km | 2014 | |||
| 203 | Bouvet Island | 29.6 km | 2014 | |||
| =204 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 26 km | 2014 | |||
| =204 | Jordan | 26 km | 2014 | |||
| 206 | Juan de Nova Island | 24.1 km | 2011 | |||
| 207 | Tuvalu | 24 km | 2014 | |||
| 208 | Europa Island | 22.2 km | 2011 | |||
| 209 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20 km | 2014 | |||
| 210 | Wake Island | 19.3 km | 2014 | |||
| 211 | Gibraltar | 12 km | 2014 | |||
| 212 | Clipperton Island | 11.1 km | 2014 | |||
| 213 | Navassa Island | 8 km | 2014 | |||
| 214 | Baker Island | 4.8 km | 2011 | |||
| 215 | Monaco | 4.1 km | 2014 | |||
| 216 | Tromelin Island | 3.7 km | 2011 | |||
| =217 | Ethiopia | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Swaziland | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Burkina Faso | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Tajikistan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Afghanistan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Slovakia | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Malawi | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Central African Republic | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Liechtenstein | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Luxembourg | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Andorra | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Rwanda | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Moldova | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Uzbekistan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Nepal | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Zimbabwe | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Hungary | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Republic of Macedonia | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Serbia | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Paraguay | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Botswana | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Bolivia | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | West Bank | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Azerbaijan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Lesotho | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Czech Republic | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | San Marino | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Mongolia | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Laos | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Armenia | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Mali | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Chad | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Austria | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Uganda | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Niger | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Belarus | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Switzerland | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Burundi | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Bhutan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Zambia | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Kazakhstan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | South Sudan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| =217 | Turkmenistan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
| 262 | Palmyra Atoll | None | 2013 | 14.5 km | ||
| 263 | Jarvis Island | None | 2013 | 8 km | ||
| 264 | Midway Islands | None | 2013 | 15 km | ||
| 265 | Kosovo | None | 2013 | 0 km (landlocked) | ||
| 266 | Virgin Islands | None | 2013 | 188 km | ||
| 267 | Sao Tome and Principe | None | 2013 | 209 km | ||
| 268 | Dhekelia | None | 2013 | 27.5 km | ||
| 269 | Kingman Reef | None | 2013 | 3 km | ||
| 270 | Coral Sea Islands | None | 2013 | 3,095 km | ||
| 271 | Johnston Atoll | None | 2013 | 34 km | ||
| 272 | Akrotiri | None | 2013 | 56.3 km | ||
| 273 | Howland Island | None | 2013 | 6.4 km | ||
| 274 | Spratly Islands | None | 2013 | 926 km | ||
| 275 | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | None | 2013 | <strong>Saint Helena: </strong>60 km<br /><strong>Ascension Island:</strong> NA<br /><strong>Tristan da Cunha:</strong> 40 km | ||
| 276 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.0 | 2003 | |||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 0.0 | 2005 |
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Interesting observations about Geography > Coastline
- Indonesia ranked first for coastline amongst Hot countries in 2014.
- Canada ranked first for coastline globally in 2014.
- Russia ranked first for coastline amongst Europe in 2014.
- Mexico ranked first for coastline amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2014.
- Philippines ranked first for coastline amongst Catholic countries in 2014.
- Australia ranked second for coastline amongst Former British colonies in 2014.
- Greenland ranked second for coastline amongst Christian countries in 2014.
- Greece ranked first for coastline amongst European Union in 2014.
- Japan ranked second for coastline amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2014.
- Turkey ranked second for coastline amongst Muslim countries in 2014.