Land Locked Countries

Landlocked Countries

A landlocked country is a state which is entirely surrounded by land. Nepal is a landlocked country. Nepal is situated between two big countries - India and China. It is separated by the Himalayas from China and eastern and western hills and rivers separate Nepal from India. If a country is landlocked, it is likely to

be poor due to lack of territorial access to the sea and therefore remoteness and isolation from world markets causing high transit and transportation costs. These countries are among the poorest of the developing countries. The nearest sea from Nepal is the Bay of Bengal. It is nearly 1126 km away from the eastern border of Nepal. Altogether, there are 44 landlocked countries at present. Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world. Landlocked countries that attempt to participate in the global economy must contend with the administrative burden of transporting goods through neighbouring countries.

There are the highest number of landlocked countries in the Europe. There are 32 developing landlocked countries and 12 developed landlocked countries in the world. Lesotho is the only one country which is locked in a single country (South Africa).

Here are some of the landlocked countries listed below:

Things to remember

• Nepal is a landlocked country.
• A country which is surrounded by land is called landlocked country.
• There are higher number of landlocked countries in Europe.
• If a country is landlocked, it is likely to be poor.

• It includes every relationship which established among the people.
• There can be more than one community in a society. Community smaller than society.
• It is a network of social relationships which cannot see or touched.
• common interests and common objectives are not necessary for society.

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