A landlocked country is a country that does not have direct access to the global ocean. The following is a map showing the 16 landlocked countries in Africa.
16 Landlocked countries in Africa (Alphabetical order)
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Central African Republic
- Chad (largest area)
- Ethiopia
- Eswatini (smallest area)
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Mali
- Niger
- Rwanda
- South Sudan
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Fun fact: Lesotho is the only enclave country in Africa. An enclave country is a country completely surrounded by another country. There are only 3 enclave countries in the world: Lesotho, San Marino, and Vatican City.
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