Problems Faced by the Land Locked Countries

Problems Faced by the Landlocked Countries

Landlocked countries have no territorial access to the seas. Landlocked countries have very often lower average development levels than their neighbours. Those countries which are connected to or near to

seas and oceans have developed and progressed. But, landlocked countries not only face the challenge of distance but also, the challenges that result from a dependence on passage through a sovereign transit country. Due to their remoteness, landlocked countries are dependent on neighbouring transit countries for their external trades and suffer from high trade transaction costs. The sea is regarded as the storage of minerals and many precious substances. Landlocked countries are at a disadvantage compared with equally remote, island regions of large countries. Landlocked countries like Nepal lack such facilities and accesses. Some of the problems faced by Nepal are as follows:

• Transportation Problem
• Economic Problem
• Trade Problem
• Industrialization Problem
• Cultural Problem
• Political Problem

Sea is the sources of minerals. These minerals are raw materials for industries. Most of the countries near seas are rich. Tourism can be developed if there is sea shore. Moreover, sea beaches are good tourist destinations. Many European countries have easy access to waterways. But, landlocked countries like Nepal does not have such access. We have to invest a large amount of capital for roads and airways. Similarly, due to the weak international trade, a landlocked country has to suffer from a frequent price

hike. As it has to depend upon the higher amount of imported goods, it has to bear a trade deficit.

Due to the lack of direct access to the sea, landlocked countries are away from major trade-related networks and hardly benefit from trade opportunities .Land transportation costs many times higher than sea transport. This raises the transaction cost of almost all imports and exports. Therefore, a landlocked country is less advantageous to a development strategy based on foreign trade. Apart from Europe, there is not a single successful highly developed landlocked country when measured by the Human Development Index (HDI). A landlocked country bears high transit costs due to physical distance. They are isolated from the rest of the world. So, there may be less chance of cultural exchange, less opportunity to understand each others' culture and lifestyle. As it has to depend on upon the higher amount of imported goods, it has to bear trade deficit. A landlocked country may use a natural protection for its domestic industries, to overcome this condition.

Things to remember

• The countries which have less access to seas are backward in development.
• The main cause of delays and high transport costs are inefficient customs and transit transport procedures.
• As a landlocked mountainous country, Nepal has been experiencing problems in trade, transportation, and economic development.
• The landlocked developing countries have been facing constant challenges in the areas of trade, transit, and socio-economic development.

• 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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