Geographically, among the countries in the world, they can be roughly divided into coastal states, island states and landlocked countries, with both coastal and island countries having coastlines, while landlocked countries refer to countries that are surrounded by land borders and have no coastline at all. As of 2000, the number of island States was about forty, and the number of landlocked countries was about forty. Under the current technical conditions, one of the shortcomings of landlocked countries is obvious, that is, ships cannot sail to sea and cannot develop sea transport. In the modern total global trade in goods, 80% to 90% is still done by sea, as a landlocked country, with the help of other countries' ports for international trade, it is bound to increase additional costs, thereby affecting international competitiveness.
Bolivia
A look at Bolivia, the landlocked country of South America today, shows how eager they are to go to the sea as a landlocked country. After Bolivia's independence, bolivia originally had a coastline, and in 1879, Bolivia, Peru and Chile fought a saltpeter war, chile acquired all of Bolivia's coastline, and since then, Bolivia has become a landlocked country. However, Bolivia still stubbornly developed its navy, and there is also a naval festival, on which Bolivians solemnly swear their demands and desires for access to the sea.
coastline
Among the coastal states in the world, some countries have short coastlines, but some are better than none, and these countries with short coastlines are basically particularly cherished for their coastlines. Now take stock of the countries of the world with very short coastlines. Countries with a small coastline-to-country area ratio are particularly "suffocating".
Iraq and Kuwait
Take a look at the countries of Asia. Iraq's area is about 438,000 square kilometers, but its coastline is only 58 kilometers. But it is this little bit of coastline that is of great importance to Iraq, especially for Iraq's international trade and oil exports.
Baghdad
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Basra
Iraq's second largest city, Basra, is located at the southeastern tip of the country, on the west bank of the Shatai Shatt al-Shatt al-Shatt (the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers), which is Iraq's largest port and a hub connecting its domestic water system to the Persian Gulf. Faro, near the mouth of the Shatt al-Arab, is an important oil port in Iraq. In 1990, when Iraq launched the Kuwaiti War and invaded Kuwait, I personally felt that Iraq used this to expand the area of its sea access to the sea as a reason.
Jordan
Jordan has an area of about 89,000 square kilometers and a coastline of only 26 kilometers, located in the southernmost part of the country, connected to the Gulf of Aqaba at the northern tip of the Red Sea. Thanks to this stretch of coastline, Jordan became a coastal state, or it would have been held back. The port city of Aqaba, located here, is Jordan's only seaport and is a transit base for Jordan's import and export cargo. Don't look at the short coastline, which is of great economic and strategic importance to Jordan.
State of Palestine
The State of Palestine consists of two parts, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, which do not border each other and are separated into two pieces by Israel. At present, the Gaza Strip, which is effectively controlled by the State of Palestine, is small in size and has a coastline of about 40 kilometres. Although the Gaza Strip is close to the sea, since the Gaza Strip does not border the West Bank, I think this will not do much to the West Bank, which is still a landlocked area.
European Union
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Belgium
The land area of the European country of Belgium is about 30,000 square kilometers, and its coastline length is about 66.5 kilometers. The European country of Slovenia has an area of only about 20,000 square kilometers, and its coastline is about 47 kilometers long. In its coastal areas, there are port cities such as Koper and Port Rose. Koper is an important port city in Slovenia, and not only that, but many austrian and Hungarian cargoes are also "sailing to sea" through this port.
Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina) to the south of Slovenia is even more "miserable", with a coastline of about 24.5 km, but it is better than nothing, and its coastal city of Neum is located here. This coastline is also precious for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Monaco and Andorra location
Monaco
The Principality of Monaco in Europe covers an area of about 2 square kilometers, and the land can be described as small as a pocket. However, it is near the sea, and from this point of view, it is stronger than the small country of Andorra nearby. Located between France and Spain, the Principality of Andorra covers an area of about 468 square kilometers, which is a hundred times larger than Monaco, but Andorra is a proper landlocked country. A quarter of Monaco's land is still created by reclaiming land, which is really dependent on the mountains to eat the mountains and the sea to eat the sea. The coastline is about 4 kilometers long, and a walk back and forth along the coastline is basically equivalent to looking at the great rivers and mountains of The Country of Moldova (Monaco), a proper pocket country.
Gambia
Take a look at the countries of Africa. The gambia covers an area of more than 10,000 square kilometers, which can be described as a small country, its territory is basically the area on both sides of the Gambia River, this land looks a bit like a caterpillar country, and its coastline is about 48 kilometers long. For a country so small, with rivers and seas, I think it's okay. Its capital, Banjul, is the largest port in the country.
Togo
The African country of Togo is shaped a bit like a long strip or nail, its coastline is relatively short, about 56 kilometers long, its coastal area is togo's economically developed area, and togo's capital Lomé is a port city.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is about 2.3448 million square kilometers, but its coastline is only 37 kilometers, which is a little shorter, and if you look at the ratio of coastline to country area, the country is particularly "depressed". The Democratic Republic of the Congo has a well-developed water system and its inland shipping is well developed. This only coastal area not only makes the Democratic Republic of the Congo a coastal state, but more importantly, it connects the inland river (Congo River) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the outside sea.
Coastal area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
To sum up, these countries with very short coastlines attach great importance to their coastlines, and for these countries, their coastal areas have important psychological significance and practical role. What is not available is always in turmoil, and for landlocked countries, how much they long for an outlet to the sea. For the small island States of Nauru, Tuvalu and so on, their island areas are relatively small in themselves, and therefore their coastlines are relatively short, so they will no longer list small islands, but only these coastal States.