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appendix f :: cross-reference list of geographic names |
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This appendix cross-references a wide variety of geographic names to the appropriate Factbook "country" entry. Additional information is included in parentheses.
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| A |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Abidjan (capital) | Cote d'Ivoire | 5 19 N | 4 02 W |
| Abkhazia (region) | Georgia | 43 00 N | 41 00 E |
| Abu Dhabi (capital) | United Arab Emirates | 24 28 N | 54 22 E |
| Abu Musa (island) | Iran | 25 52 N | 55 03 E |
| Abuja (capital) | Nigeria | 9 12 N | 7 11 E |
| Abyssinia (former name for Ethiopia) | Ethiopia | 8 00 N | 38 00 E |
| Acapulco (city) | Mexico | 16 51 N | 99 55 W |
| Accra (capital) | Ghana | 5 33 N | 0 13 W |
| Adamstown (capital) | Pitcairn Islands | 25 04 S | 130 05 W |
| Addis Ababa (capital) | Ethiopia | 9 02 N | 38 42 E |
| Adelie Land (claimed by France; also Terre Adelie) | Antarctica | 66 30 S | 139 00 E |
| Aden (city) | Yemen | 12 46 N | 45 01 E |
| Aden, Gulf of | Indian Ocean | 12 30 N | 48 00 E |
| Admiralty Island | United States (Alaska) | 57 44 N | 134 20 W |
| Admiralty Islands | Papua New Guinea | 2 10 S | 147 00 E |
| Adriatic Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 42 30 N | 16 00 E |
| Adygey (region) | Russia | 44 30 N | 40 10 E |
| Aegean Islands | Greece | 38 00 N | 25 00 E |
| Aegean Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 38 30 N | 25 00 E |
| Afars and Issas, French Territory of the (or FTAI; former name for Djibouti) | Djibouti | 11 30 N | 43 00 E |
| Afghanestan (local name for Afghanistan) | Afghanistan | 33 00 N | 65 00 E |
| Agalega Islands | Mauritius | 10 25 S | 56 40 E |
| Agana (city; former name for Hagatna) | Guam | 13 28 N | 144 45 E |
| Ajaccio (city) | France (Corsica) | 41 55 N | 8 44 E |
| Ajaria (region) | Georgia | 41 45 N | 42 10 E |
| Akmola (city; former name for Astana) | Kazakhstan | 51 10 N | 71 30 E |
| Aksai Chin (region) | China (de facto), India (claimed) | 35 00 N | 79 00 E |
| Al Arabiyah as Suudiyah (local name for Saudi Arabia) | Saudi Arabia | 25 00 N | 45 00 E |
| Al Bahrayn (local name for Bahrain) | Bahrain | 26 00 N | 50 33 E |
| Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah (local name for the United Arab Emirates) | United Arab Emirates | 24 00 N | 54 00 E |
| Al Iraq (local name for Iraq) | Iraq | 33 00 N | 44 00 E |
| Al Jaza'ir (local name for Algeria) | Algeria | 28 00 N | 3 00 E |
| Al Kuwayt (local name for Kuwait) | Kuwait | 29 30 N | 45 45 E |
| Al Maghrib (local name for Morocco) | Morocco | 32 00 N | 5 00 W |
| Al Urdun (local name for Jordan) | Jordan | 31 00 N | 36 00 E |
| Al Yaman (local name for Yemen) | Yemen | 15 00 N | 48 00 E |
| Aland Islands | Finland | 60 15 N | 20 00 E |
| Alaska (state) | United States | 65 00 N | 153 00 W |
| Alaska, Gulf of | Pacific Ocean | 58 00 N | 145 00 W |
| Alboran Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 36 00 N | 2 30 W |
| Aldabra Islands (Groupe d'Aldabra) | Seychelles | 9 25 S | 46 22 E |
| Alderney (island) | Guernsey | 49 43 N | 2 12 W |
| Aleutian Islands | United States (Alaska) | 52 00 N | 176 00 W |
| Alexander Archipelago (island group) | United States (Alaska) | 57 00 N | 134 00 W |
| Alexander Island | Antarctica | 71 00 S | 70 00 W |
| Alexandretta (region; former name for Iskenderun) | Turkey | 36 34 N | 36 08 E |
| Alexandria (city) | Egypt | 31 12 N | 29 54 E |
| Algiers (capital) | Algeria | 36 47 N | 2 03 E |
| Alhucemas, Penon de (island group) | Spain | 35 13 N | 3 53 W |
| Alma-Ata (city; former name for Almaty) | Kazakhstan | 43 15 N | 76 57 E |
| Almaty (former capital) | Kazakhstan | 43 15 N | 76 57 E |
| Alofi (capital) | Niue | 19 01 S | 169 55 W |
| Alphonse Island | Seychelles | 7 01 S | 52 45 E |
| Alsace (region) | France | 48 30 N | 7 20 E |
| Amami Strait | Pacific Ocean | 28 40 N | 129 30 E |
| Amindivi Islands (former name for Laccadive Islands) | India | 11 30 N | 72 30 E |
| Amirante Isles (island group; also Les Amirantes) | Seychelles | 6 00 S | 53 10 E |
| Amman (capital) | Jordan | 31 57 N | 35 56 E |
| Amsterdam (capital) | Netherlands | 52 23 N | 4 54 E |
| Amsterdam Island (Ile Amsterdam) | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 37 52 S | 77 32 E |
| Amundsen Sea | Southern Ocean | 72 30 S | 112 00 W |
| Amur River | China, Russia | 52 56 N | 141 10 E |
| Amurskiy Liman (strait) | Pacific Ocean | 53 00 N | 141 30 E |
| Anadyrskiy Zaliv (gulf) | Pacific Ocean | 64 00 N | 177 00 E |
| Anatolia (region) | Turkey | 39 00 N | 35 00 E |
| Andaman Islands | India | 12 00 N | 92 45 E |
| Andaman Sea | Indian Ocean | 10 00 N | 95 00 E |
| Andorra la Vella (capital) | Andorra | 42 30 N | 1 30 E |
| Andros (island) | Greece | 37 45 N | 24 42 E |
| Andros Island | The Bahamas | 24 26 N | 77 57 W |
| Anegada Passage | Atlantic Ocean | 18 30 N | 63 40 W |
| Angkor Wat (ruins) | Cambodia | 13 26 N | 103 50 E |
| Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (former name for Sudan) | Sudan | 15 00 N | 30 00 E |
| Anjouan (island) | Comoros | 12 15 S | 44 25 E |
| Ankara (capital) | Turkey | 39 56 N | 32 52 E |
| Annobon (island) | Equatorial Guinea | 1 25 S | 5 36 E |
| Antananarivo (capital) | Madagascar | 18 52 S | 47 30 E |
| Antigua (island) | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 34 N | 90 44 W |
| Antipodes Islands | New Zealand | 49 41 S | 178 43 E |
| Antwerp (city) | Belgium | 51 13 N | 4 25 E |
| Aomen (local Chinese short-form name for Macau) | Macau | 22 10 N | 113 33 E |
| Aozou Strip (region) | Chad | 22 00 N | 18 00 E |
| Apia (capital) | Samoa | 13 50 S | 171 44 W |
| Aqaba, Gulf of | Indian Ocean | 29 00 N | 34 30 E |
| Arab, Shatt al (river) | Iran, Iraq | 29 57 N | 48 34 E |
| Arabian Sea | Indian Ocean | 15 00 N | 65 00 E |
| Arafura Sea | Pacific Ocean | 9 00 S | 133 00 E |
| Aral Sea | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan | 45 00 N | 60 00 E |
| Argun River | China, Russia | 53 20 N | 121 28 E |
| Aru Sea | Pacific Ocean | 6 15 S | 135 00 E |
| As-Sudan (local name for Sudan) | Sudan | 15 00 N | 30 00 E |
| Ascension Island | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 7 57 S | 14 22 W |
| Ashgabat, Ashkhabad (capital) | Turkmenistan | 37 57 N | 58 23 E |
| Asmara, Asmera (capital) | Eritrea | 15 20 N | 38 53 E |
| Assumption Island | Seychelles | 9 46 S | 46 34 E |
| Astana (capital; formerly Akmola) | Kazakhstan | 51 10 N | 71 30 E |
| Asuncion (capital) | Paraguay | 25 16 S | 57 40 W |
| Asuncion Island | Northern Mariana Islands | 19 40 N | 145 24 E |
| Atacama (desert) | Chile | 23 00 S | 70 10 W |
| Atacama (region) | Chile | 24 30 S | 69 15 W |
| Athens (capital) | Greece | 37 59 N | 23 44 E |
| Attu Island | United States | 52 55 N | 172 57 E |
| Auckland (city) | New Zealand | 36 52 S | 174 46 E |
| Auckland Islands | New Zealand | 51 00 S | 166 30 E |
| Australes, Iles (island group; also Iles Tubuai) | French Polynesia | 23 20 S | 151 00 W |
| Avarua (capital) | Cook Islands | 21 12 S | 159 46 W |
| Axel Heiberg Island | Canada | 79 30 N | 90 00 W |
| Azad Kashmir (region) | Pakistan | 34 30 N | 74 00 E |
| Azarbaycan, Azerbaidzhan (local name for Azerbaijan) | Azerbaijan | 40 30 N | 47 30 E |
| Azores (islands) | Portugal | 38 30 N | 28 00 W |
| Azov, Sea of | Atlantic Ocean | 49 00 N | 36 00 E |
| B |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Bab el Mandeb (strait) | Indian Ocean | 12 40 N | 43 20 E |
| Babuyan Channel | Pacific Ocean | 18 44 N | 121 40 E |
| Babuyan Islands | Philippines | 19 10 N | 121 40 E |
| Baffin Bay | Arctic Ocean | 73 00 N | 66 00 W |
| Baffin Island | Canada | 68 00 N | 70 00 W |
| Baghdad (capital) | Iraq | 33 21 N | 44 25 E |
| Baku (capital; also Baki, Baky) | Azerbaijan | 40 23 N | 49 51 E |
| Balabac Strait | Pacific Ocean | 7 35 N | 117 00 E |
| Balearic Islands | Spain | 39 30 N | 3 00 E |
| Balearic Sea (Iberian Sea) | Atlantic Ocean (Mediterranean Sea) | 40 30 N | 2 00 E |
| Bali (island) | Indonesia | 8 20 S | 115 00 E |
| Bali Sea | Indian Ocean | 7 45 S | 115 30 E |
| Balintang Channel | Pacific Ocean | 19 49 N | 121 40 E |
| Balintang Islands | Philippines | 19 55 N | 122 10 E |
| Balkan Peninsula | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part) | 42 00 N | 23 00 E |
| Balleny Islands | Antarctica | 67 00 S | 163 00 E |
| Balochistan (region) | Pakistan | 28 00 N | 63 00 E |
| Baltic Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 57 00 N | 19 00 E |
| Bamako (capital) | Mali | 12 39 N | 8 00 W |
| Banaba (Ocean Island) | Kiribati | 0 52 S | 169 35 E |
| Banat (region) | Hungary, Romania, Serbia | 45 30 N | 21 00 E |
| Banda Sea | Pacific Ocean | 5 00 S | 128 00 E |
| Bandar Seri Begawan (capital) | Brunei | 4 53 N | 114 56 E |
| Bangka (island) | Indonesia | 2 30 S | 106 00 E |
| Bangkok (capital) | Thailand | 13 45 N | 100 31 E |
| Bangui (capital) | Central African Republic | 4 22 N | 18 35 E |
| Banjul (capital) | The Gambia | 13 28 N | 16 39 W |
| Banks Island | Canada | 75 15 N | 121 30 W |
| Banks Island | Australia | 10 12 S | 142 16 E |
| Banks Islands (Iles Banks) | Vanuatu | 14 00 S | 167 30 E |
| Barbuda (island) | Antigua and Barbuda | 17 38 N | 61 48 W |
| Barcelona (city) | Spain | 41 25 N | 2 13 E |
| Barents Sea | Arctic Ocean | 74 00 N | 36 00 E |
| Barranquilla (city) | Colombia | 10 59 N | 74 48 W |
| Bashi Channel | Pacific Ocean | 22 00 N | 121 00 E |
| Basilan Strait | Pacific Ocean | 6 49 N | 122 05 E |
| Basque Provinces | Spain | 43 00 N | 2 30 W |
| Bass Strait | Pacific Ocean | 39 20 S | 145 30 E |
| Bassas da India | Indian Ocean | 21 30 S | 39 50 E |
| Basse-Terre (capital) | France (Guadeloupe) | 16 00 N | 61 44 W |
| Basseterre (capital) | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17 18 N | 62 43 W |
| Bastia (city) | France (Corsica) | 42 42 N | 9 27 E |
| Basutoland (former name for Lesotho) | Lesotho | 29 30 S | 28 30 E |
| Batan Islands | Philippines | 20 30 N | 121 50 E |
| Bavaria (region; also Bayern) | Germany | 48 30 N | 11 30 E |
| Beagle Channel | Atlantic Ocean | 54 53 S | 68 10 W |
| Bear Island (see Bjornoya) | Svalbard | 74 26 N | 19 05 E |
| Beaufort Sea | Arctic Ocean | 73 00 N | 140 00 W |
| Bechuanaland (former name for Botswana) | Botswana | 22 00 S | 24 00 E |
| Beijing (capital) | China | 39 56 N | 116 24 E |
| Beirut (capital) | Lebanon | 33 53 N | 35 30 E |
| Bekaa Valley | Lebanon | 34 00 N | 36 05 E |
| Belau (Palau Islands) | Palau | 7 30 N | 134 30 E |
| Belep Islands (Iles Belep) | New Caledonia | 19 45 S | 163 40 E |
| Belfast (city) | United Kingdom | 54 36 N | 5 55 W |
| Belgian Congo (former name for Democratic Republic of the Congo) | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 00 N | 25 00 E |
| Belgie, Belgique (local name for Belgium) | Belgium | 50 50 N | 4 00 E |
| Belgrade (capital) | Serbia | 44 50 N | 20 30 E |
| Belize City | Belize | 17 30 N | 88 12 W |
| Belle Isle, Strait of | Atlantic Ocean | 51 35 N | 56 30 W |
| Bellingshausen Sea | Southern Ocean | 71 00 S | 85 00 W |
| Belmopan (capital) | Belize | 17 15 N | 88 46 W |
| Belorussia (former name for Belarus) | Belarus | 53 00 N | 28 00 E |
| Benadir (region; former name of Italian Somaliland) | Somalia | 4 00 N | 46 00 E |
| Bengal (region) | Bangladesh, India | 24 30 N | 88 15 E |
| Bengal, Bay of | Indian Ocean | 15 00 N | 90 00 E |
| Berau, Gulf of | Pacific Ocean | 2 30 S | 132 30 E |
| Bering Island | Russia | 55 00 N | 166 30 E |
| Bering Sea | Pacific Ocean | 60 00 N | 175 00 W |
| Bering Strait | Pacific Ocean | 65 30 N | 169 00 W |
| Berkner Island | Antarctica | 79 30 S | 49 30 W |
| Berlin (capital) | Germany | 52 31 N | 13 24 E |
| Berlin, East (former name for eastern sector of Berlin) | Germany | 52 30 N | 13 33 E |
| Berlin, West (former name for western sector of Berlin) | Germany | 52 30 N | 13 20 E |
| Bern (capital) | Switzerland | 46 57 N | 7 26 E |
| Bessarabia (region) | Moldova, Romania, Ukraine | 47 00 N | 28 30 E |
| Bharat (local name for India) | India | 20 00 N | 77 00 E |
| Bhopal (city) | India | 23 16 N | 77 24 E |
| Biafra (region) | Nigeria | 5 30 N | 7 30 E |
| Big Diomede Island | Russia | 65 46 N | 169 06 W |
| Bijagos, Arquipelago dos (island group) | Guinea-Bissau | 11 25 N | 16 20 W |
| Bikini Atoll | Marshall Islands | 11 35 N | 165 23 E |
| Bilbao (city) | Spain | 43 15 N | 2 58 W |
| Bioko (island) | Equatorial Guinea | 3 30 N | 8 42 E |
| Biscay, Bay of | Atlantic Ocean | 44 00 N | 4 00 W |
| Bishkek (capital) | Kyrgyzstan | 42 54 N | 74 36 E |
| Bishop Rock | United Kingdom | 49 52 N | 6 27 W |
| Bismarck Archipelago (island group) | Papua New Guinea | 5 00 S | 150 00 E |
| Bismarck Sea | Pacific Ocean | 4 00 S | 148 00 E |
| Bissau (capital) | Guinea-Bissau | 11 51 N | 15 35 W |
| Bjornoya (Bear Island) | Svalbard | 74 26 N | 19 05 E |
| Black Forest (region) | Germany | 48 00 N | 8 15 E |
| Black Rock (island) | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 53 39 S | 41 48 W |
| Black Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 43 00 N | 35 00 E |
| Bloemfontein (judicial capital) | South Africa | 29 12 S | 26 07 E |
| Bo Hai (gulf) | Pacific Ocean | 38 00 N | 120 00 E |
| Boa Vista (island) | Cape Verde | 16 05 N | 22 50 W |
| Bogota (capital) | Colombia | 4 36 N | 74 05 W |
| Bohemia (region) | Czech Republic | 50 00 N | 14 30 E |
| Bombay (city; see Mumbai) | India | 18 58 N | 72 50 E |
| Bonaire (island) | Netherlands | 12 10 N | 68 15 W |
| Bonifacio, Strait of | Atlantic Ocean (Mediterranean Sea) | 41 01 N | 14 00 E |
| Bonin Islands | Japan | 27 00 N | 142 10 E |
| Bonn (former capital) | Germany | 50 44 N | 7 05 E |
| Bophuthatswana (region; enclave) | South Africa | 26 30 S | 25 30 E |
| Bora-Bora (island) | French Polynesia | 16 30 S | 151 45 W |
| Bordeaux (city) | France | 44 50 N | 0 34 W |
| Borneo (island) | Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia | 0 30 N | 114 00 E |
| Bornholm (island) | Denmark | 55 10 N | 15 00 E |
| Bosna i Hercegovina (local name for Bosnia and Herzegovina) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44 00 N | 18 00 E |
| Bosnia (political region) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44 00 N | 18 00 E |
| Bosporus (strait) | Atlantic Ocean | 41 00 N | 29 00 E |
| Bothnia, Gulf of | Atlantic Ocean | 63 00 N | 20 00 E |
| Bougainville (island) | Papua New Guinea | 6 00 S | 155 00 E |
| Bougainville Strait | Pacific Ocean | 6 40 S | 156 10 E |
| Bounty Islands | New Zealand | 47 43 S | 174 00 E |
| Bourbon Island (former name of Reunion) | Reunion | 21 06 S | 55 36 E |
| Brasilia (capital) | Brazil | 15 47 S | 47 55 W |
| Bratislava (capital) | Slovakia | 48 09 N | 17 07 E |
| Brazzaville (capital) | Republic of the Congo | 4 16 S | 15 17 E |
| Bridgetown (capital) | Barbados | 13 06 N | 59 37 W |
| Brisbane (city) | Australia | 27 28 S | 153 02 E |
| Bristol Bay | Pacific Ocean | 57 00 N | 160 00 W |
| Bristol Channel | Atlantic Ocean | 51 18 N | 3 30 W |
| Britain (see Great Britain) | United Kingdom | 54 00 N | 2 00 W |
| British Bechuanaland (region; former name for northwest South Africa) | South Africa | 27 30 S | 23 30 E |
| British Central African Protectorate (former name of Nyasaland) | Malawi | 13 30 S | 34 00 E |
| British East Africa (former name for British possessions in eastern Africa) | Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda | 1 00 N | 38 00 E |
| British Guiana (former name for Guyana) | Guyana | 5 00 N | 59 00 W |
| British Honduras (former name for Belize) | Belize | 17 15 N | 88 45 W |
| British Solomon Islands (former name for Solomon Islands) | Solomon Islands | 8 00 S | 159 00 E |
| British Somaliland (former name for northern Somalia) | Somalia | 10 00 N | 49 00 E |
| Brussels (capital) | Belgium | 50 50 N | 4 20 E |
| Bubiyan (island) | Kuwait | 29 47 N | 48 10 E |
| Bucharest (capital) | Romania | 44 26 N | 26 06 E |
| Budapest (capital) | Hungary | 47 30 N | 19 05 E |
| Buenos Aires (capital) | Argentina | 34 36 S | 58 27 W |
| Bujumbura (capital) | Burundi | 3 23 S | 29 22 E |
| Bukovina (region) | Romania, Ukraine | 48 00 N | 26 00 E |
| Byelarus (local name for Belarus) | Belarus | 53 00 N | 28 00 E |
| Byelorussia (former name for Belarus) | Belarus | 53 00 N | 28 00 E |
| C |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
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| Cabinda (province) | Angola | 5 33 S | 12 12 E |
| Cabo Verde (local name for Cape Verde) | Cape Verde | 16 00 N | 24 00 W |
| Cabot Strait | Atlantic Ocean | 47 20 N | 59 30 W |
| Caicos Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands | 21 56 N | 71 58 W |
| Cairo (capital) | Egypt | 30 03 N | 31 15 E |
| Calcutta (city) | India | 22 32 N | 88 21 E |
| Calgary (city) | Canada | 51 02 N | 114 04 W |
| California, Gulf of | Pacific Ocean | 28 00 N | 112 00 W |
| Cameroun (local name for Cameroon) | Cameroon | 6 00 N | 12 00 E |
| Campbell Island | New Zealand | 52 33 S | 169 09 E |
| Campeche, Bay of | Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Mexico) | 20 00 N | 94 00 W |
| Canal Zone (former name for US possessions in Panama) | Panama | 9 00 N | 79 45 W |
| Canarias Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 28 00 N | 16 00 W |
| Canary Islands | Spain | 28 00 N | 15 30 W |
| Canberra (capital) | Australia | 35 17 S | 149 08 E |
| Cancun (city) | Mexico | 21 10 N | 86 50 W |
| Canton (city; now Guangzhou) | China | 23 06 N | 113 16 E |
| Canton Island (Kanton Island) | Kiribati | 2 49 S | 171 40 W |
| Cape Juby (region; former name for Southern Morocco) | Morocco | 27 53 N | 12 58 W |
| Cape Province (region; former name for Northern, Western, and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa) | South Africa | 31 30 S | 22 30 E |
| Cape Town (legislative capital) | South Africa | 33 57 S | 18 25 E |
| Cape of Good Hope (cape; also alternate name for Cape Province of South Africa) | South Africa | 34 15 S | 18 20 E |
| Caracas (capital) | Venezuela | 10 30 N | 66 56 W |
| Cargados Carajos Shoals | Mauritius | 16 25 S | 59 38 E |
| Caribbean Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 15 00 N | 73 00 W |
| Caroline Islands | Federated States of Micronesia, Palau | 7 30 N | 148 00 E |
| Carpatho-Ukraine (region; former name for Zakarpattya oblast') | Ukraine | 48 22 N | 23 32 E |
| Carpentaria, Gulf of | Pacific Ocean | 14 00 S | 139 00 E |
| Casablanca (city) | Morocco | 33 35 N | 7 34 W |
| Castries (capital) | Saint Lucia | 14 01 N | 61 00 W |
| Catalonia (region) | Spain | 42 00 N | 2 00 E |
| Cato Island | Australia | 23 15 S | 155 32 E |
| Caucasus (region) | Russia | 42 00 N | 45 00 E |
| Cayenne (capital) | French Guiana | 4 56 N | 52 20 W |
| Celebes (island) | Indonesia | 2 00 S | 121 00 E |
| Celebes Sea | Pacific Ocean | 3 00 N | 122 00 E |
| Celtic Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 51 00 N | 6 30 W |
| Central African Empire (former name for Central African Republic) | Central African Republic | 7 00 N | 21 00 E |
| Ceram (Seram) Sea | Pacific Ocean | 2 30 S | 129 30 E |
| Ceska Republika (local name for Czech Republic) | Czech Republic | 49 45 N | 15 30 E |
| Ceskoslovensko (former local name for Czechoslovakia) | Czech Republic, Slovakia | 49 00 N | 17 30 E |
| Cetinje (capital city) | Montenegro | 42 24 N | 18 55 E |
| Ceuta (city) | Spain | 35 53 N | 5 19 W |
| Ceylon (former name for Sri Lanka) | Sri Lanka | 7 00 N | 81 00 E |
| Chafarinas, Islas (island) | Spain | 35 12 N | 2 26 W |
| Chagos Archipelago (Oil Islands) | British Indian Ocean Territory | 6 00 S | 71 30 E |
| Challenger Deep (Mariana Trench) | Pacific Ocean | 11 22 N | 142 36 E |
| Channel Islands | Guernsey, Jersey | 49 20 N | 2 20 W |
| Charlotte Amalie (capital) | Virgin Islands | 18 21 N | 64 56 W |
| Chatham Islands | New Zealand | 44 00 S | 176 30 W |
| Chechnya (region; also Chechnia) | Russia | 43 15 N | 45 40 E |
| Cheju Strait | Pacific Ocean | 34 00 N | 126 30 E |
| Cheju-do (island) | Korea, South | 33 20 N | 126 30 E |
| Chengdu (city) | China | 30 43 N | 104 04 E |
| Chennai (city; also Madras) | India | 13 04 N | 80 16 E |
| Chesterfield Islands (Iles Chesterfield) | New Caledonia | 19 52 S | 158 15 E |
| Chihli, Gulf of (see Bo Hai) | Pacific Ocean | 38 30 N | 120 00 E |
| Chiloe (island) | Chile | 42 50 S | 74 00 W |
| China, People's Republic of | China | 35 00 N | 105 00 E |
| China, Republic of | Taiwan | 23 30 N | 121 00 E |
| Chisinau (capital; also Kishinev) | Moldova | 47 00 N | 28 50 E |
| Choiseul (island) | Solomon Islands | 7 05 S | 121 00 E |
| Choson (local name for North Korea) | North Korea | 40 00 N | 127 00 E |
| Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) | Australia | 10 25 S | 105 39 E |
| Christmas Island (Pacific Ocean; also Kiritimati) | Kiribati | 1 52 N | 157 20 W |
| Chukchi Sea | Arctic Ocean | 69 00 N | 171 00 W |
| Chuuk Islands (Truk Islands) | Federated States of Micronesia | 7 25 N | 151 47 W |
| Cilicia (region) | Turkey | 36 50 N | 34 30 E |
| Ciskei (enclave) | South Africa | 33 00 S | 27 00 E |
| Citta del Vaticano (local name for Vatican City) | Holy See | 41 54 N | 12 27 E |
| Cochin China (region) | Vietnam | 11 00 N | 107 00 E |
| Coco, Isla del (island) | Costa Rica | 5 32 N | 87 04 W |
| Cocos Islands | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 12 30 S | 96 50 E |
| Colombo (capital) | Sri Lanka | 6 56 N | 79 51 E |
| Colon, Archipielago de (Galapagos Islands) | Ecuador | 0 00 N | 90 30 W |
| Commander Islands (Komandorskiye Ostrova) | Russia | 55 00 N | 167 00 E |
| Comores (local name for Comoros) | Comoros | 12 10 S | 44 15 E |
| Con Son (islands) | Vietnam | 8 43 N | 106 36 E |
| Conakry (capital) | Guinea | 9 31 N | 13 43 W |
| Confederatio Helvetica (local name for Switzerland) | Switzerland | 47 00 N | 8 00 E |
| Congo (Brazzaville) (former name for Republic of the Congo) | Republic of the Congo | 1 00 S | 15 00 E |
| Congo (Leopoldville) (former name for the Democratic Republic of the Congo) | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 00 N | 25 00 E |
| Constantinople (city; former name for Istanbul) | Turkey | 41 01 N | 28 58 E |
| Cook Strait | Pacific Ocean | 41 15 S | 174 30 E |
| Copenhagen (capital) | Denmark | 55 40 N | 12 35 E |
| Coral Sea | Pacific Ocean | 15 00 S | 150 00 E |
| Corfu (island) | Greece | 39 40 N | 19 45 E |
| Corinth (region) | Greece | 37 56 N | 22 56 E |
| Corisco (island) | Equatorial Guinea | 0 55 N | 9 19 E |
| Corn Islands (Islas del Maiz) | Nicaragua | 12 15 N | 83 00 W |
| Corocoro Island | Guyana, Venezuela | 3 38 N | 66 50 W |
| Corsica (island; also Corse) | France | 42 00 N | 9 00 E |
| Cosmoledo Group (island group; also Atoll de Cosmoledo) | Seychelles | 9 43 S | 47 35 E |
| Cotonou (former capital) | Benin | 6 21 N | 2 26 E |
| Cotopaxi (volcano) | Ecuador | 0 39 S | 78 26 W |
| Courantyne River | Guyana, Suriname | 5 57 N | 57 06 W |
| Cozumel (island) | Mexico | 20 30 N | 86 55 W |
| Crete (island) | Greece | 35 15 N | 24 45 E |
| Crimea (region) | Ukraine | 45 00 N | 34 00 E |
| Crimean Peninsula | Ukraine | 45 00 N | 34 00 E |
| Crooked Island Passage | Atlantic Ocean | 22 55 N | 74 35 W |
| Crozet Islands (Iles Crozet) | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 46 30 S | 51 00 E |
| Cyclades (island group) | Greece | 37 00 N | 25 10 E |
| Cyrenaica (region) | Libya | 31 00 N | 22 00 E |
| Czechoslovakia (former name for the entity that subsequently split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia) | Czech Republic, Slovakia | 49 00 N | 18 00 E |
| D |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| D'Entrecasteaux Islands | Papua New Guinea | 9 30 S | 150 40 E |
| Dagestan (region) | Russia | 43 00 N | 47 00 E |
| Dahomey (former name for Benin) | Benin | 9 30 N | 2 15 E |
| Daito Islands | Japan | 43 00 N | 17 00 E |
| Dakar (capital) | Senegal | 14 40 N | 17 26 W |
| Dalmatia (region) | Croatia | 43 00 N | 17 00 E |
| Daman (city; also Damao) | India | 20 10 N | 73 00 E |
| Damascus (capital) | Syria | 33 30 N | 36 18 E |
| Danger Islands (see Pukapuka Atoll) | Cook Islands | 10 53 S | 165 49 W |
| Danish Straits | Atlantic Ocean | 58 00 N | 11 00 E |
| Danish West Indies (former name for the Virgin Islands) | Virgin Islands | 18 20 N | 64 50 W |
| Danmark (local name) | Denmark | 56 00 N | 10 00 E |
| Danzig (city; former name for Gdansk) | Poland | 54 23 N | 18 40 E |
| Dao Bach Long Vi (island) | Vietnam | 20 08 N | 107 44 E |
| Dar es Salaam (capital) | Tanzania | 6 48 S | 39 17 E |
| Dardanelles (strait) | Atlantic Ocean | 40 15 N | 26 25 E |
| Davis Strait | Atlantic Ocean | 67 00 N | 57 00 W |
| Dead Sea | Israel, Jordan, West Bank | 32 30 N | 35 30 E |
| Deception Island | Antarctica | 62 56 S | 60 34 W |
| Denmark Strait | Atlantic Ocean | 67 00 N | 24 00 W |
| Desolation Islands (Isles Kerguelen) | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 49 30 S | 69 30 E |
| Deutschland (local name for Germany) | Germany | 51 00 N | 9 00 E |
| Devils Island (Ile du Diable) | French Guiana | 5 17 N | 52 35 W |
| Devon Island | Canada | 76 00 N | 87 00 W |
| Dhaka (capital) | Bangladesh | 23 43 N | 90 25 E |
| Dhivehi Raajje (local name for Maldives) | Maldives | 3 15 N | 73 00 E |
| Dhofar (region) | Oman | 17 00 N | 54 10 E |
| Diego Garcia (island) | British Indian Ocean Territory | 7 20 S | 72 25 E |
| Diego Ramirez (islands) | Chile | 56 30 S | 68 43 W |
| Dili (capital) | Timor-Leste | 8 35 S | 125 36 E |
| Dilmun (former name for Bahrain) | Bahrain | 7 00 N | 81 00 E |
| Diomede Islands | Russia (Big Diomede), United States (Little Diomede) | 65 47 N | 169 00 W |
| Diu (region) | India | 20 42 N | 70 59 E |
| Djibouti (capital) | Djibouti | 11 30 N | 43 15 E |
| Dnieper (river) | Belarus, Russia, Ukraine (Dnyapro, Dnepr, Dnipro) | 46 30 N | 32 18 E |
| Dniester (river) | Moldova, Ukraine (Nistru, Dnister) | 46 18 N | 30 17 E |
| Dobruja (region) | Bulgaria, Romania | 43 30 N | 28 00 E |
| Dodecanese (island group) | Greece | 36 00 N | 27 05 E |
| Dodoma (city) | Tanzania | 6 11 S | 35 45 E |
| Doha (capital) | Qatar | 25 17 N | 51 32 E |
| Donets Basin | Russia, Ukraine | 48 15 N | 38 30 E |
| Douala (city) | Cameroon | 4 03 N | 9 42 E |
| Douglas (capital) | Man, Isle of | 54 09 N | 4 28 W |
| Dover, Strait of | Atlantic Ocean | 51 00 N | 1 30 E |
| Drake Passage | Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean | 60 00 S | 60 00 W |
| Druk Yul (local name for Bhutan) | Bhutan | 27 30 N | 90 30 E |
| Dubai, Dubayy (city) | United Arab Emirates | 25 18 N | 55 18 E |
| Dublin (capital) | Ireland | 53 20 N | 6 15 W |
| Duesseldorf (city) | Germany | 51 13 N | 6 47 E |
| Durban (city) | South Africa | 29 51 S | 31 02 E |
| Dushanbe (capital) | Tajikistan | 38 35 N | 68 48 E |
| Dutch Antilles (former name for the Netherlands Antilles) | Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten | 12 10 N | 68 30 W |
| Dutch East Indies (former name for Indonesia) | Indonesia | 5 00 S | 120 00 E |
| Dutch Guiana (former name for Suriname) | Suriname | 4 00 N | 56 00 W |
| Dutch West Indies (former name for the Netherlands Antilles) | Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten | 12 10 N | 68 30 W |
| Dzungarian Gate (valley) | China, Kazakhstan | 45 25 N | 82 25 E |
| E |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| East China Sea | Pacific Ocean | 30 00 N | 126 00 E |
| East Frisian Islands | Germany | 53 44 N | 7 25 E |
| East Germany (German Democratic Republic; former name for eastern portion of Germany) | Germany | 52 00 N | 13 00 E |
| East Korea Strait (Eastern Channel or Tsushima Strait) | Pacific Ocean | 34 00 N | 129 00 E |
| East Pakistan (former name for Bangladesh) | Bangladesh | 24 00 N | 90 00 E |
| East Siberian Sea | Arctic Ocean | 74 00 N | 166 00 E |
| Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) | Chile | 27 07 S | 109 22 W |
| Eastern Channel (East Korea Strait or Tsushima Strait) | Pacific Ocean | 34 00 N | 129 00 E |
| Eastern Samoa (former name for American Samoa) | American Samoa | 14 20 S | 170 00 W |
| Edinburgh (city) | United Kingdom | 55 57 N | 3 11 W |
| Eesti (local name for Estonia) | Estonia | 59 00 N | 26 00 E |
| Eire (local name for Ireland) | Ireland | 53 00 N | 8 00 W |
| Elba (island) | Italy | 42 46 N | 10 17 E |
| Elemi Triangle (region) | Ethiopia (claimed), Kenya (de facto), Sudan (claimed) | 5 00 N | 35 30 E |
| Ellada, Ellas (local name for Greece) | Greece | 39 00 N | 22 00 E |
| Ellef Ringnes Island | Canada | 78 00 N | 103 00 W |
| Ellesmere Island | Canada | 81 00 N | 80 00 W |
| Ellice Islands | Tuvalu | 8 00 S | 178 00 E |
| Ellsworth Land (region) | Antarctica | 75 00 S | 92 00 W |
| Elobey, Islas de (island group) | Equatorial Guinea | 0 59 N | 9 33 E |
| Enderbury Island | Kiribati | 3 08 S | 171 05 W |
| Enewetak Atoll (Eniwetok Atoll) | Marshall Islands | 11 30 N | 162 15 E |
| England (region) | United Kingdom | 52 30 N | 1 30 W |
| English Channel | Atlantic Ocean | 50 20 N | 1 00 W |
| Eniwetok Atoll (see Enewetak Atoll) | Marshall Islands | 11 30 N | 162 15 E |
| Eolie, Isole (island group) | Italy | 38 30 N | 15 00 E |
| Epirus, Northern (region) | Albania, Greece | 40 00 N | 20 30 E |
| Episkopi Cantonment (capital) | Akrotiri, Dhekelia | 34 40 N | 32 51 E |
| Ertra (local name for Eritrea) | Eritrea | 15 00 N | 39 00 E |
| Espana | Spain | 40 00 N | 4 00 W |
| Essequibo (region; claimed by Venezuela) | Guyana | 6 59 N | 58 23 W |
| Etorofu (island; also Iturup) | Russia (de facto) | 44 55 N | 147 40 E |
| Europa Island | Indian Ocean | 22 20 S | 40 22 E |
| F |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Farquhar Group (island group; also Atoll de Farquhar) | Seychelles | 10 10 S | 51 10 E |
| Fashoda (town; also Kodok) | South Sudan | 9 53 N | 32 7 E |
| Fergana Valley | Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan | 41 00 N | 72 00 E |
| Fernando Po (island; see Bioko) | Equatorial Guinea | 3 30 N | 8 42 E |
| Fernando de Noronha (island group) | Brazil | 3 51 S | 32 25 W |
| Filipinas (local name for the Philippines; also Pilipinas) | Philippines | 13 00 N | 122 00 E |
| Finland, Gulf of | Atlantic Ocean (Baltic Sea) | 60 00 N | 27 00 E |
| Fiume (city; former name for Rijeka) | Croatia | 45 19 N | 14 25 E |
| Florence (city) | Italy | 43 46 N | 11 16 E |
| Flores (island) | Indonesia | 8 45 S | 121 00 E |
| Flores Sea | Pacific Ocean | 7 40 S | 119 45 E |
| Florida, Straits of | Atlantic Ocean | 25 00 N | 79 45 W |
| Fongafale (largest island of Funafuti) | Tuvalu | 8 30 S | 179 12 E |
| Former Soviet Union (FSU) | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan |
| Formosa (island) | Taiwan | 23 30 N | 121 00 E |
| Formosa Strait (see Taiwan Strait) | Pacific Ocean | 24 00 N | 119 00 E |
| Foroyar (local name for Faroe Islands) | Faroe Islands | 62 00 N | 7 00 W |
| Fort-de-France (capital) | Martinique | 14 36 N | 61 05 W |
| Frankfurt am Main (city) | Germany | 50 07 N | 8 41 E |
| Franz Josef Land (island group) | Russia | 81 00 N | 55 00 E |
| Freetown (capital) | Sierra Leone | 8 30 N | 13 15 W |
| French Cameroon (former name for Cameroon) | Cameroon | 6 00 N | 12 00 E |
| French Guinea (former name for Guinea) | Guinea | 11 00 N | 10 00 W |
| French Indochina (former name for French possessions in southeast Asia) | Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam | 15 00 N | 107 00 E |
| French Morocco (former name for Morocco) | Morocco | 32 00 N | 5 00 W |
| French Somaliland (former name for Djibouti) | Djibouti | 11 30 N | 43 00 E |
| French Sudan (former name for Mali) | Mali | 17 00 N | 4 00 W |
| French Territory of the Afars and Issas (or FTAI; former name for Djibouti) | Djibouti | 11 30 N | 43 00 E |
| French Togoland (former name for Togo) | Togo | 8 00 N | 1 10 E |
| French West Indies (former name for French possessions in the West Indies) | Guadeloupe, Martinique | 16 30 N | 62 00 W |
| Friendly Islands | Tonga | 20 00 S | 175 00 W |
| Frisian Islands | Denmark, Germany, Netherlands | 53 35 N | 6 40 E |
| Frunze (city; former name for Bishkek) | Kyrgyzstan | 42 54 N | 74 36 E |
| Funafuti (capital, atoll) | Tuvalu | 8 30 S | 179 12 E |
| Fundy, Bay of | Atlantic Ocean | 45 00 N | 66 00 W |
| Futuna Islands (Hoorn Islands/Iles de Horne) | Wallis and Futuna | 14 19 S | 178 05 W |
| Fyn (island) | Denmark | 55 20 N | 10 25 E |
| G |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Gaborone (capital) | Botswana | 24 45 S | 25 55 E |
| Galapagos Islands (Archipielago de Colon) | Ecuador | 0 00 N | 90 30 W |
| Galicia (region) | Spain | 42 45 N | 8 10 E |
| Galicia (region) | Poland, Ukraine | 49 30 N | 23 00 E |
| Galilee (region) | Israel | 32 54 N | 35 20 E |
| Galleons Passage | Atlantic Ocean | 11 00 N | 60 55 W |
| Gambier Islands (Iles Gambier) | French Polynesia | 23 09 S | 134 58 W |
| Gaspar Strait | Pacific Ocean | 3 00 S | 107 00 E |
| Gdansk (city; formerly Danzig) | Poland | 54 23 N | 18 40 E |
| Geneva (city) | Switzerland | 46 12 N | 6 10 E |
| Genoa (city) | Italy | 44 25 N | 8 57 E |
| George Town (capital) | Cayman Islands | 19 20 N | 81 23 W |
| George Town (city) | Malaysia | 5 26 N | 100 16 E |
| George Town (city) | The Bahamas | 23 30 N | 75 46 W |
| Georgetown (capital) | Guyana | 6 48 N | 58 10 W |
| Georgetown (city) | The Gambia | 13 30 N | 14 47 W |
| German Democratic Republic (East Germany; former name for eastern portion of Germany) | Germany | 52 00 N | 13 00 E |
| German Southwest Africa (former name for Namibia) | Namibia | 22 00 S | 17 00 E |
| Germany, Federal Republic of | Germany | 51 00 N | 9 00 E |
| Gibraltar (city, peninsula) | Gibraltar | 36 11 N | 5 22 W |
| Gibraltar, Strait of | Atlantic Ocean | 35 57 N | 5 36 W |
| Gidi Pass | Egypt | 30 13 N | 33 09 E |
| Gilbert Islands | Kiribati | 1 25 N | 173 00 E |
| Glorioso Islands | Indian Ocean | 11 30 S | 47 20 E |
| Goa (state) | India | 15 20 N | 74 00 E |
| Gobi (desert) | China, Mongolia | 42 30 N | 107 00 E |
| Godthab (capital; also Nuuk) | Greenland | 64 11 N | 51 44 W |
| Golan Heights (region) | Syria | 33 00 N | 35 45 E |
| Gold Coast (former name for Ghana) | Ghana | 8 00 N | 2 00 W |
| Golfo San Jorge (gulf) | Atlantic Ocean | 46 00 S | 66 00 W |
| Golfo San Matias (gulf) | Atlantic Ocean | 41 30 S | 64 00 W |
| Good Hope, Cape of | South Africa | 34 24 S | 18 30 E |
| Goteborg (city) | Sweden | 57 43 N | 11 58 E |
| Gotland (island) | Sweden | 57 30 N | 18 33 E |
| Gough Island | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 40 20 S | 9 55 W |
| Graham Land (region) | Antarctica | 65 00 S | 64 00 W |
| Gran Chaco (region) | Argentina, Paraguay | 24 00 S | 60 00 W |
| Grand Bahama (island) | The Bahamas | 26 40 N | 78 35 W |
| Grand Banks (fishing ground) | Atlantic Ocean | 47 06 N | 55 48 W |
| Grand Cayman (island) | Cayman Islands | 19 20 N | 81 20 W |
| Grand Turk (capital; also Cockburn Town) | Turks and Caicos Islands | 21 28 N | 71 08 W |
| Great Australian Bight | Indian Ocean | 35 00 S | 130 00 E |
| Great Belt (strait; also Store Baelt) | Atlantic Ocean | 55 30 N | 11 00 E |
| Great Bitter Lake | Egypt | 30 20 N | 32 23 E |
| Great Britain (island) | United Kingdom | 54 00 N | 2 00 W |
| Great Channel | Indian Ocean | 6 25 N | 94 20 E |
| Great Inagua (island) | The Bahamas | 21 00 N | 73 20 W |
| Great Rift Valley | Ethiopia, Kenya | 0 30 N | 36 00 E |
| Greater Sunda Islands | Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia | 2 00 S | 110 00 E |
| Green Islands | Papua New Guinea | 4 30 S | 154 10 E |
| Greenland Sea | Arctic Ocean | 79 00 N | 5 00 W |
| Grenadines, Northern (island group) | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13 15 N | 61 12 W |
| Grenadines, Southern (island group) | Grenada | 12 07 N | 61 40 W |
| Grytviken (town; on South Georgia) | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 54 15 S | 36 45 W |
| Guadalahara (city) | Mexico | 20 40 N | 103 24 W |
| Guadalcanal (island) | Solomon Islands | 9 32 S | 160 12 E |
| Guadalupe, Isla de (island) | Mexico | 29 11 N | 118 17 W |
| Guangzhou (city; also Canton) | China | 23 09 N | 113 21 E |
| Guantanamo Bay (US Naval Base) | Cuba | 20 00 N | 75 08 W |
| Guatemala (capital) | Guatemala | 14 38 N | 90 31 W |
| Guine-Bissau (local name for Guinea-Bissau) | Guinea-Bissau | 12 00 N | 15 00 W |
| Guinea Ecuatorial (local name for Equatorial Guinea) | Equatorial Guinea | 2 00 N | 10 00 E |
| Guinea, Gulf of | Atlantic Ocean | 3 00 N | 2 30 E |
| Guinee (local name for Guinea) | Guinea | 11 00 N | 10 00 W |
| Gustavia (capital) | Saint Barthelemy | 17 53 N | 62 51 W |
| Guyane Francaise (local name for French Guiana) | French Guiana | 4 00 N | 53 00 W |
| H |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Ha'apai Group (island group) | Tonga | 19 42 S | 174 29 W |
| Habomai Islands | Russia (de facto) | 43 30 N | 146 10 E |
| Hadhramaut (region) | Yemen | 15 00 N | 50 00 E |
| Hagatna (capital; formerly Agana) | Guam | 13 28 N | 144 45 E |
| Hague, The (seat of government) | Netherlands | 52 05 N | 4 18 E |
| Haifa (city) | Israel | 32 50 N | 35 00 E |
| Hainan Dao (island) | China | 19 00 N | 109 30 E |
| Haiphong (city) | Vietnam | 20 52 N | 106 41 E |
| Hala'ib Triangle (region) | Egypt (claimed), Sudan (de facto) | 22 30 N | 35 00 E |
| Halifax (city) | Canada | 44 39 N | 63 36 W |
| Halmahera (island) | Indonesia | 1 00 N | 128 00 E |
| Halmahera Sea | Pacific Ocean | 0 30 S | 129 00 E |
| Hamburg (city) | Germany | 53 34 N | 9 59 E |
| Hamilton (capital) | Bermuda | 32 17 N | 64 46 W |
| Han-guk (local name for South Korea | South Korea | 37 00 N | 127 30 E |
| Hanoi (capital) | Vietnam | 21 02 N | 105 51 E |
| Harare (capital) | Zimbabwe | 17 50 S | 31 03 E |
| Harvey Islands (former name for Cook Islands) | Cook Islands | 21 14 S | 159 46 W |
| Hatay (province) | Turkey | 36 30 N | 36 15 E |
| Havana (capital) | Cuba | 23 08 N | 82 22 W |
| Hawaii (island) | United States | 19 45 N | 155 45 W |
| Hawaiian Islands | United States | 21 00 N | 157 45 W |
| Hawar (island) | Bahrain | 25 40 N | 50 47 E |
| Hayastan (local name for Armenia) | Armenia | 40 00 N | 45 00 E |
| Heard Island | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 53 06 S | 73 30 E |
| Hejaz (region) | Saudi Arabia | 24 30 N | 38 30 E |
| Helsinki (capital) | Finland | 60 10 N | 24 58 E |
| Herzegovina (political region) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44 00 N | 18 00 E |
| Hiiumaa (island) | Estonia | 58 50 N | 22 30 E |
| Hispaniola (island) | Dominican Republic, Haiti | 18 45 N | 71 00 W |
| Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) | Vietnam | 10 45 N | 106 40 E |
| Hokkaido (island) | Japan | 44 00 N | 143 00 E |
| Holland (region) | Netherlands | 52 30 N | 5 45 E |
| Hong Kong (special administrative region) | Hong Kong | 22 15 N | 114 10 E |
| Honiara (capital) | Solomon Islands | 9 26 S | 159 57 E |
| Honshu (island) | Japan | 36 00 N | 138 00 E |
| Hormuz, Strait of | Indian Ocean | 26 34 N | 56 15 E |
| Horn of Africa (region) | Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia | 8 00 N | 48 00 E |
| Horn, Cape (Cabo de Hornos) | Chile | 55 59 S | 67 16 W |
| Horne, Iles de (island group) | Wallis and Futuna | 14 19 S | 178 05 W |
| Hrvatska (local name for Croatia) | Croatia | 45 10 N | 15 30 E |
| Hudson Bay | Arctic Ocean | 60 00 N | 86 00 W |
| Hudson Strait | Arctic Ocean | 62 00 N | 71 00 W |
| Hunter Island | New Caledonia, Vanuatu | 22 24 S | 172 06 E |
| I |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Iberian Peninsula | Portugal, Spain | 40 00 N | 5 00 W |
| Iceland Sea | Arctic Ocean | 68 00 N | 20 00 W |
| Ifni (region; former name of part of Spanish West Africa) | Morocco | 29 22 N | 10 09 W |
| Inaccessible Island | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 37 17 S | 12 40 W |
| Indochina (region) | Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam | 15 00 N | 107 00 E |
| Ingushetia (region) | Russia | 43 15 N | 45 00 E |
| Inhambane (region) | Mozambique | 22 30 S | 34 30 E |
| Inini (former name for French Guiana) | French Guiana | 4 00 N | 53 00 W |
| Inland Sea | Japan | 34 20 N | 133 30 E |
| Inner Hebrides (islands) | United Kingdom | 56 30 N | 6 20 W |
| Inner Mongolia (region; also Nei Mongol) | China | 42 00 N | 113 00 E |
| Ionian Islands | Greece | 38 30 N | 20 30 E |
| Ionian Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 38 30 N | 18 00 E |
| Irian Jaya (province) | Indonesia | 5 00 S | 138 00 E |
| Irish Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 53 30 N | 5 20 W |
| Iron Gate (river gorge) | Romania, Serbia | 44 41 N | 22 31 E |
| Iskenderun (region; formerly Alexandretta) | Turkey | 36 34 N | 36 08 E |
| Islamabad (capital) | Pakistan | 33 42 N | 73 10 E |
| Island (local name for Iceland) | Iceland | 65 00 N | 18 00 W |
| Islas Malvinas (island group) | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 51 45 S | 59 00 W |
| Istanbul (city) | Turkey | 41 01 N | 28 58 E |
| Istrian Peninsula | Croatia, Slovenia | 45 00 N | 14 00 E |
| Italia (local name for Italy) | Italy | 42 50 N | 12 50 E |
| Italian East Africa (former name for Italian possessions in eastern Africa) | Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia | 8 00 N | 38 00 E |
| Italian Somaliland (former name for southern Somalia) | Somalia | 10 00 N | 49 00 E |
| Ittihad al-Imarat al-Arabiyah (local name for the United Arab Emirates) | United Arab Emirates | 24 00 N | 54 00 E |
| Iturup (island; see Etorofu) | Russia (de facto) | 44 55 N | 147 40 E |
| Ityop'iya (local name for Ethiopia) | Ethiopia | 8 00 N | 38 00 E |
| Ivory Coast (former name for Cote d'Ivoire) | Cote d'Ivoire | 8 00 N | 5 00 W |
| Iwo Jima (island) | Japan | 24 47 N | 141 20 E |
| Izmir (region) | Turkey | 38 25 N | 27 10 E |
| J |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Jakarta (capital) | Indonesia | 6 10 S | 106 48 E |
| James Bay | Arctic Ocean | 54 00 N | 80 00 W |
| Jamestown (capital) | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 15 56 S | 5 44 W |
| Jammu (city) | India | 32 42 N | 74 52 E |
| Jammu and Kashmir (region) | India, Pakistan | 34 00 N | 76 00 E |
| Japan, Sea of | Pacific Ocean | 40 00 N | 135 00 E |
| Jars, Plain of | Laos | 19 27 N | 103 10 E |
| Java (island) | Indonesia | 7 30 S | 110 00 E |
| Java Sea | Pacific Ocean | 5 00 S | 110 00 E |
| Jerusalem (capital, proclaimed) | Israel, West Bank | 31 47 N | 35 14 E |
| Jiddah, Jeddah (city) | Saudi Arabia | 21 30 N | 39 12 E |
| Johannesburg (city) | South Africa | 26 15 S | 28 00 E |
| Joseph Bonaparte Gulf | Pacific Ocean | 14 00 S | 128 45 E |
| Juan Fernandez, Islas de (island group) | Chile | 33 00 S | 80 00 W |
| Juan de Fuca, Strait of | Pacific Ocean | 48 18 N | 124 00 W |
| Juan de Nova Island | Indian Ocean | 17 03 S | 42 45 E |
| Juba (capital) | South Sudan | 04 51 N | 31 37 E |
| Jubal, Strait of | Indian Ocean | 27 40 N | 33 55 E |
| Judaea (region) | Israel, West Bank | 31 35 N | 35 00 E |
| Jugoslavia, Jugoslavija (local names for Yugoslavia, a former Balkan federation) | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia | 43 00 N | 21 00 E |
| Jutland (region) | Denmark | 56 00 N | 9 15 E |
| Juventud, Isla de la (Isle of Youth) | Cuba | 21 40 N | 82 50 W |
| K |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Kabardino-Balkaria (region) | Russia | 43 30 N | 43 30 E |
| Kabul (capital) | Afghanistan | 34 31 N | 69 12 E |
| Kaduna (city) | Nigeria | 10 33 N | 7 27 E |
| Kailas Range | China, India | 30 00 N | 82 00 E |
| Kalaallit Nunaat (local name for Greenland) | Greenland | 72 00 N | 40 00 W |
| Kalahari (desert) | Botswana, Namibia | 24 30 S | 21 00 E |
| Kalimantan (region) | Indonesia | 0 00 N | 115 00 E |
| Kaliningrad (region; formerly part of East Prussia) | Russia | 54 30 N | 21 00 E |
| Kamaran (island) | Yemen | 15 21 N | 42 34 E |
| Kamchatka Peninsula (Poluostrov Kamchatka) | Russia | 56 00 N | 160 00 E |
| Kampala (capital) | Uganda | 0 19 N | 32 25 E |
| Kampuchea (former name for Cambodia) | Cambodia | 13 00 N | 105 00 E |
| Kane Basin (portion of channel) | Arctic Ocean | 79 30 N | 68 00 W |
| Kanton Island | Kiribati | 2 49 S | 171 40 W |
| Kara Sea | Arctic Ocean | 76 00 N | 80 00 E |
| Karachevo-Cherkessia (region) | Russia | 43 40 N | 41 50 E |
| Karachi (city) | Pakistan | 24 51 N | 67 03 E |
| Karafuto (island; former name for southern Sakhalin Island) | Russia | 50 00 N | 143 00 E |
| Karakoram Pass | China, India | 35 30 N | 77 50 E |
| Karelia, Kareliya (region) | Finland, Russia | 63 15 N | 30 48 E |
| Karelian Isthmus | Russia | 60 25 N | 30 00 E |
| Karimata Strait | Pacific Ocean | 2 05 S | 108 40 E |
| Kashmir (region) | India, Pakistan | 34 00 N | 76 00 E |
| Katanga (region) | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10 00 S | 26 00 E |
| Kathmandu (capital) | Nepal | 27 43 N | 85 19 E |
| Kattegat (strait) | Atlantic Ocean | 57 00 N | 11 00 E |
| Kauai Channel | Pacific Ocean | 21 45 N | 158 50 W |
| Kazakstan (former name for Kazakhstan) | Kazakhstan | 48 00 N | 68 00 E |
| Keeling Islands | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 12 30 S | 96 50 E |
| Kerguelen, Iles (island group) | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 49 30 S | 69 30 E |
| Kermadec Islands | New Zealand | 29 50 S | 178 15 W |
| Kerulen River | China, Mongolia | 48 48 N | 117 00 E |
| Khabarovsk (city) | Russia | 48 27 N | 135 06 E |
| Khanka, Lake | China, Russia | 45 00 N | 132 24 E |
| Khartoum (capital) | Sudan | 15 36 N | 32 32 E |
| Khios (island) | Greece | 38 22 N | 26 04 E |
| Khmer Republic (former name for Cambodia) | Cambodia | 13 00 N | 105 00 E |
| Khuriya Muriya Islands (Kuria Muria Islands) | Oman | 17 30 N | 56 00 E |
| Khyber Pass | Afghanistan, Pakistan | 34 05 N | 71 10 E |
| Kibris (Turkish local name for Cyprus) | Cyprus | 35 00 N | 33 00 E |
| Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee Kanal) | Atlantic Ocean | 53 53 N | 9 08 E |
| Kiev (city; former name for Kyiv) | Ukraine | 50 26 N | 30 31 E |
| Kigali (capital) | Rwanda | 1 57 S | 30 04 E |
| Kingston (capital) | Jamaica | 18 00 N | 76 48 W |
| Kingston (capital) | Norfolk Island | 29 03 S | 167 58 E |
| Kingstown (capital) | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13 09 N | 61 14 W |
| Kinshasa (capital) | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4 18 S | 15 18 E |
| Kipros (Greek local name for Cyprus) | Cyprus | 35 00 N | 33 00 E |
| Kirghiziya, Kirgizia (former name for Kyrgyzstan) | Kyrgyzstan | 41 00 N | 75 00 E |
| Kirguizstan (local name for Kyrgyzstan) | Kyrgyzstan | 41 00 N | 75 00 E |
| Kiritimati (Christmas Island) | Kiribati | 1 52 N | 157 20 W |
| Kishinev (see Chisinau) | Moldova | 47 00 N | 28 50 E |
| Kithira Strait | Atlantic Ocean | 36 00 N | 23 00 E |
| Kobe (city) | Japan | 34 41 N | 135 10 E |
| Kodiak Island | United States | 57 49 N | 152 23 W |
| Kodok (town; also Fashoda) | South Sudan | 9 53 N | 32 7 E |
| Kola Peninsula (Kol'skiy Poluostrov) | Russia | 67 20 N | 37 00 E |
| Kolonia (town; former capital; changed to Palikir) | Federated States of Micronesia | 6 58 N | 158 13 E |
| Korea Bay | Pacific Ocean | 39 00 N | 124 00 E |
| Korea Strait | Pacific Ocean | 34 00 N | 129 00 E |
| Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | North Korea | 40 00 N | 127 00 E |
| Korea, Republic of | South Korea | 37 00 N | 127 30 E |
| Koror (capital) | Palau | 7 20 N | 134 29 E |
| Kosovo (region) | Kosovo | 42 30 N | 21 00 E |
| Kosrae (island) | Federated States of Micronesia | 5 20 N | 163 00 E |
| Kowloon (city) | Hong Kong | 22 18 N | 114 10 E |
| Kra, Isthmus of | Burma, Thailand | 10 20 N | 99 00 E |
| Krakatoa (volcano) | Indonesia | 6 07 S | 105 24 E |
| Krakow (city) | Poland | 50 03 N | 19 56 E |
| Kuala Lumpur (capital) | Malaysia | 3 10 N | 101 42 E |
| Kunashiri (island; also Kunashir) | Russia (de facto) | 44 20 N | 146 00 E |
| Kunlun Mountains | China | 36 00 N | 84 00 E |
| Kuril Islands | Russia (de facto) | 46 10 N | 152 00 E |
| Kuwait (capital) | Kuwait | 29 20 N | 47 59 E |
| Kuznetsk Basin | Russia | 54 00 N | 86 00 E |
| Kwajalein Atoll | Marshall Islands | 9 05 N | 167 20 E |
| Kyiv (capital) | Ukraine | 50 26 N | 30 31 E |
| Kyushu (island) | Japan | 33 00 N | 131 00 E |
| L |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| La Paz (administrative capital) | Bolivia | 16 30 S | 68 09 W |
| La Perouse Strait | Pacific Ocean | 45 45 N | 142 00 E |
| Labrador (peninsula, region) | Canada | 54 00 N | 62 00 W |
| Labrador Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 60 00 N | 55 00 W |
| Laccadive Islands | India | 10 00 N | 73 00 E |
| Laccadive Sea | Indian Ocean | 7 00 N | 76 00 E |
| Lagos (former capital) | Nigeria | 6 27 N | 3 24 E |
| Lahore (city) | Pakistan | 31 33 N | 74 23 E |
| Lake Erie | Atlantic Ocean | 42 30 N | 81 00 W |
| Lake Huron | Atlantic Ocean | 45 00 N | 83 00 W |
| Lake Michigan | Atlantic Ocean | 43 30 N | 87 30 W |
| Lake Ontario | Atlantic Ocean | 43 30 N | 78 00 W |
| Lake Superior | Atlantic Ocean | 48 00 N | 88 00 W |
| Lakshadweep (Laccadive Islands) | India | 10 00 N | 73 00 E |
| Lantau Island | Hong Kong | 22 15 N | 113 55 E |
| Lao (local name for Laos) | Laos | 18 00 N | 105 00 E |
| Laptev Sea | Arctic Ocean | 76 00 N | 126 00 E |
| Las Palmas (city) | Spain (Canary Islands) | 28 06 N | 15 24 W |
| Latakia (region) | Syria | 36 00 N | 35 50 E |
| Latvija (local name for Latvia) | Latvia | 57 00 N | 25 00 E |
| Lau Group (island group) | Fiji | 18 20 S | 178 30 E |
| Lefkosa (see Nicosia) | Cyprus | 35 10 N | 33 22 E |
| Leipzig (city) | Germany | 51 21 N | 12 23 E |
| Lemnos (island) | Greece | 39 54 N | 25 21 E |
| Leningrad (city; former name for Saint Petersburg) | Russia | 59 55 N | 30 15 E |
| Lesser Sunda Islands | Indonesia | 9 00 S | 120 00 E |
| Lesvos (island) | Greece | 39 15 N | 26 15 E |
| Leyte (island) | Philippines | 10 50 N | 124 50 E |
| Liancourt Rocks (claimed by Japan) | South Korea | 37 15 N | 131 50 E |
| Liaodong Wan (gulf) | Pacific Ocean | 40 30 N | 121 20 E |
| Liban (local name for Lebanon) | Lebanon | 33 50 N | 36 50 E |
| Libreville (capital) | Gabon | 0 23 N | 9 27 E |
| Lietuva (local name for Lithuania) | Lithuania | 56 00 N | 24 00 E |
| Ligurian Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 43 30 N | 9 00 E |
| Lilongwe (capital) | Malawi | 13 59 S | 33 44 E |
| Lima (capital) | Peru | 12 03 S | 77 03 W |
| Lincoln Sea | Arctic Ocean | 83 00 N | 56 00 W |
| Line Islands | Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Palmyra Atoll | 0 05 N | 157 00 W |
| Lion, Gulf of | Atlantic Ocean | 43 20 N | 4 00 E |
| Lisbon (capital) | Portugal | 38 43 N | 9 08 W |
| Little Belt (strait; also Lille Baelt) | Atlantic Ocean | 55 05 N | 9 55 E |
| Ljubljana (capital) | Slovenia | 46 03 N | 14 31 E |
| Llanos (region) | Venezuela | 8 00 N | 68 00 W |
| Lobamba (city) | Swaziland | 26 27 S | 31 12 E |
| Lombok (island) | Indonesia | 8 28 S | 116 40 E |
| Lombok Strait | Indian Ocean | 8 30 S | 115 50 E |
| Lome (capital) | Togo | 6 08 N | 1 13 E |
| London (capital) | United Kingdom | 51 30 N | 0 10 W |
| Longyearbyen (capital) | Svalbard | 78 13 N | 15 33 E |
| Lord Howe Island | Australia | 31 30 S | 159 00 E |
| Lorraine (region) | France | 48 42 N | 6 11 E |
| Louisiade Archipelago | Papua New Guinea | 11 00 S | 153 00 E |
| Lourenco Marques (city; former name for Maputo) | Mozambique | 25 56 S | 32 34 E |
| Loyalty Islands (Iles Loyaute) | New Caledonia | 21 00 S | 167 00 E |
| Luanda (capital) | Angola | 8 48 S | 13 14 E |
| Lubnan (local name for Lebanon) | Lebanon | 33 50 N | 36 50 E |
| Lubumbashi (city) | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11 40 S | 27 28 E |
| Lusaka (capital) | Zambia | 15 25 S | 28 17 E |
| Luxembourg (capital) | Luxembourg | 49 45 N | 6 10 E |
| Luzon (island) | Philippines | 16 00 N | 121 00 E |
| Luzon Strait | Pacific Ocean | 20 30 N | 121 00 E |
| Lyakhov Islands | Russia | 73 45 N | 138 00 E |
| M |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Macao | Macau | 22 10 N | 113 33 E |
| Macau (special administrative region) | China | 22 10 N | 113 33 E |
| Macquarie Island | Australia | 54 36 S | 158 54 E |
| Madagasikara (local name for Madagascar) | Madagascar | 20 00 S | 47 00 E |
| Maddalena, Isola | Italy | 41 13 N | 09 24 E |
| Madeira Islands | Portugal | 32 40 N | 16 45 W |
| Madras (city; see Chennai) | India | 13 04 N | 80 16 E |
| Madrid (capital) | Spain | 40 24 N | 3 41 W |
| Magellan, Strait of | Atlantic Ocean | 54 00 S | 71 00 W |
| Maghreb (region) | Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia | 34 00 N | 3 00 E |
| Magreb (local name for Morocco) | Morocco | 32 00 N | 5 00 W |
| Magyarorszag (local name for Hungary) | Hungary | 47 00 N | 20 00 E |
| Mahe Island | Seychelles | 4 41 S | 55 30 E |
| Maiz, Islas del (Corn Islands) | Nicaragua | 12 15 N | 83 00 W |
| Majorca Island (Isla de Mallorca) | Spain | 39 30 N | 3 00 E |
| Majuro (capital) | Marshall Islands | 7 05 N | 171 08 E |
| Makassar Strait | Pacific Ocean | 2 00 S | 117 30 E |
| Makedonija (local name for Macedonia) | Macedonia | 41 50 N | 22 00 E |
| Malabo (capital) | Equatorial Guinea | 3 45 N | 8 47 E |
| Malacca, Strait of | Indian Ocean | 2 30 N | 101 20 E |
| Malagasy Republic | Madagascar | 20 00 S | 47 00 E |
| Malay Archipelago | Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines | 2 30 N | 120 00 E |
| Malay Peninsula | Malaysia, Thailand | 7 10 N | 100 35 E |
| Male (capital) | Maldives | 4 10 N | 73 31 E |
| Mallorca, Isla de (island; also Majorca) | Spain | 39 30 N | 3 00 E |
| Malmady (region) | Belgium | 50 26 N | 6 02 E |
| Malpelo, Isla de (island) | Colombia | 4 00 N | 90 30 W |
| Malta Channel | Atlantic Ocean | 56 44 N | 26 53 E |
| Malvinas, Islas (island group) | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 51 45 S | 59 00 W |
| Mamoutzou (capital) | Mayotte | 12 47 S | 45 14 E |
| Managua (capital) | Nicaragua | 12 09 N | 86 17 W |
| Manama (capital) | Bahrain | 26 13 N | 50 35 E |
| Manchukuo (former state) | China | 44 00 N | 124 00 E |
| Manchuria (region) | China | 44 00 N | 124 00 E |
| Manila (capital) | Philippines | 14 35 N | 121 00 E |
| Manipa Strait | Pacific Ocean | 3 20 S | 127 23 E |
| Mannar, Gulf of | Indian Ocean | 8 30 N | 79 00 E |
| Manua Islands | American Samoa | 14 13 S | 169 35 W |
| Maputo (capital) | Mozambique | 25 58 S | 32 35 E |
| Marcus Island (Minami-tori-shima) | Japan | 24 16 N | 154 00 E |
| Margarita, Isla (island) | Venezuela | 10 00 N | 64 00 W |
| Mariana Islands | Guam, Northern Mariana Islands | 16 00 N | 145 30 E |
| Marie Byrd Land (region) | Antarctica | 77 00 S | 130 00 W |
| Marigot (capital) | Saint Martin | 18 04 N | 63 05 W |
| Marion Island | South Africa | 46 51 S | 37 52 E |
| Marmara, Sea of | Atlantic Ocean | 40 40 N | 28 15 E |
| Marquesas Islands (Iles Marquises) | French Polynesia | 9 00 S | 139 30 W |
| Marseille (city) | France | 43 18 N | 5 23 E |
| Martin Vaz, Ilhas (island group) | Brazil | 20 30 S | 28 51 W |
| Mas a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island) | Chile | 33 38 S | 78 52 W |
| Mascarene Islands | Mauritius, Reunion | 21 00 S | 57 00 E |
| Maseru (capital) | Lesotho | 29 28 S | 27 30 E |
| Mata-Utu (capital) | Wallis and Futuna | 13 57 S | 171 56 W |
| Matsu (island) | Taiwan | 26 13 N | 119 56 E |
| Matthew Island | New Caledonia, Vanuatu | 22 20 S | 171 20 E |
| Mauritanie (local name for Mauritania) | Mauritania | 20 00 N | 12 00 W |
| Mazatlan (city) | Mexico | 23 13 N | 106 25 W |
| Mbabane (capital) | Swaziland | 26 18 S | 31 06 E |
| McDonald Islands | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 53 06 S | 73 30 E |
| Mecca (city) | Saudi Arabia | 21 27 N | 39 49 E |
| Mediterranean Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 36 00 N | 15 00 E |
| Melbourne (city) | Australia | 37 49 S | 144 58 E |
| Melilla (exclave) | Spain | 35 19 N | 2 58 W |
| Memel (region) | Lithuania | 55 43 N | 21 30 E |
| Mesopotamia (region) | Iraq | 33 00 N | 44 00 E |
| Messina, Strait of | Atlantic Ocean | 38 15 N | 15 35 E |
| Mexico City (capital) | Mexico | 19 24 N | 99 09 W |
| Mexico, Gulf of | Atlantic Ocean | 25 00 N | 90 00 W |
| Middle Congo (former name for Republic of the Congo) | Republic of the Congo | 1 00 S | 15 00 E |
| Milan (city) | Italy | 45 28 N | 9 11 E |
| Milwaukee Deep (Puerto Rico Trench) | Atlantic Ocean | 19 55 N | 65 27 W |
| Minami-tori-shima (Marcus Island) | Japan | 24 16 N | 154 00 E |
| Mindanao (island) | Philippines | 8 00 N | 125 00 E |
| Mindanao Sea | Pacific Ocean | 9 15 N | 124 30 E |
| Mindoro (island) | Philippines | 12 50 N | 121 05 E |
| Mindoro Strait | Pacific Ocean | 12 20 N | 120 40 E |
| Mingrelia (region) | Georgia | 42 30 N | 41 52 E |
| Minicoy Island | India | 8 17 N | 73 02 E |
| Minorca Island (Isla de Menorca) | Spain | 40 00 N | 4 00 E |
| Minsk (capital) | Belarus | 53 54 N | 27 34 E |
| Misr (local name for Egypt) | Egypt | 27 00 N | 30 00 E |
| Mitla Pass | Egypt | 30 02 N | 32 54 E |
| Mocambique (local name for Mozambique) | Mozambique | 18 15 S | 35 00 E |
| Mogadishu (capital) | Somalia | 2 04 N | 45 22 E |
| Moldavia (region) | Moldova, Romania | 47 00 N | 29 00 E |
| Molucca Sea | Pacific Ocean | 2 00 N | 127 00 E |
| Moluccas (Spice Islands) | Indonesia | 2 00 S | 128 00 E |
| Mombasa (city) | Kenya | 4 03 S | 39 40 E |
| Mona Passage | Atlantic Ocean | 18 30 N | 67 45 W |
| Monaco (capital) | Monaco | 43 44 N | 7 25 E |
| Mongol Uls (local name for Mongolia) | Mongolia | 46 00 N | 105 00 E |
| Monrovia (capital) | Liberia | 6 18 N | 10 47 W |
| Monterrey (city) | Mexico | 25 40 N | 100 19 W |
| Montevideo (capital) | Uruguay | 34 53 S | 56 11 W |
| Montreal (city) | Canada | 45 31 N | 73 34 W |
| Moravia (region) | Czech Republic | 49 30 N | 17 00 E |
| Moravian Gate (pass) | Czech Republic | 49 35 N | 17 50 E |
| Moroni (capital) | Comoros | 11 41 S | 43 16 E |
| Mortlock Islands (Nomoi Islands) | Federated States of Micronesia | 5 30 N | 153 40 E |
| Moscow (capital) | Russia | 55 45 N | 37 35 E |
| Mount Pinatubo (volcano) | Philippines | 15 08 N | 120 21 E |
| Mozambique Channel | Indian Ocean | 19 00 S | 41 00 E |
| Mumbai (city; also Bombay) | India | 18 58 N | 72 50 E |
| Munich, Muenchen (city) | Germany | 48 08 N | 11 35 E |
| Muritaniyah (local name for Mauritania) | Mauritania | 20 00 N | 12 00 W |
| Musandam Peninsula | Oman, United Arab Emirates | 26 18 N | 56 24 E |
| Muscat (capital) | Oman | 23 37 N | 58 35 E |
| Muscat and Oman (former name for Oman) | Oman | 21 00 N | 57 00 E |
| Myanma, Myanmar | Burma | 22 00 N | 98 00 E |
| N |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| N'Djamena (capital) | Chad | 12 07 N | 15 03 E |
| Nagorno-Karabakh (region) | Azerbaijan | 40 00 N | 46 40 E |
| Nairobi (capital) | Kenya | 1 17 S | 36 49 E |
| Namib (desert) | Namibia | 24 00 S | 15 00 E |
| Nampo-shoto (island group) | Japan | 30 00 N | 140 00 E |
| Nan Madol (ruins) | Federated States of Micronesia | 6 85 N | 158 35 E |
| Naples (city) | Italy | 40 51 N | 14 15 E |
| Nassau (capital) | The Bahamas | 25 05 N | 77 21 W |
| Natal (region) | South Africa | 29 00 S | 30 25 E |
| Natuna Besar Islands | Indonesia | 3 30 N | 102 30 E |
| Natuna Sea | Pacific Ocean | 3 30 N | 108 00 E |
| Naxcivan (region) | Azerbaijan | 39 20 N | 45 20 E |
| Naxos (island) | Greece | 37 05 N | 25 30 E |
| Nederland (local name for the Netherlands) | Netherlands | 52 30 N | 5 45 E |
| Nederlandse Antillen (local name for the former Netherlands Antilles) | Curacao, Sint Maarten | 12 15 N | 68 45 W |
| Negev (region) | Israel | 30 30 N | 34 55 E |
| Negros (island) | Philippines | 10 00 N | 123 00 E |
| Nejd (region) | Saudi Arabia | 24 05 N | 45 15 E |
| Netherlands Antilles (former name of Dutch Caribbean dependencies) | Curacao, Sint Maarten | 12 15 N | 68 45 W |
| Netherlands East Indies (former name for Indonesia) | Indonesia | 5 00 S | 120 00 E |
| Netherlands Guiana (former name for Suriname) | Suriname | 4 00 N | 56 00 W |
| Nevis (island) | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17 09 N | 62 35 W |
| New Britain (island) | Papua New Guinea | 6 00 S | 150 00 E |
| New Delhi (capital) | India | 28 36 N | 77 12 E |
| New Guinea (island) | Indonesia, Papua New Guinea | 5 00 S | 140 00 E |
| New Hebrides (island group) | Vanuatu | 16 00 S | 167 00 E |
| New Ireland (island) | Papua New Guinea | 3 20 N | 152 00 E |
| New Siberian Islands | Russia | 75 00 N | 142 00 E |
| New Territories (mainland region) | Hong Kong | 22 24 N | 114 10 E |
| Newfoundland (island, with mainland area, and a province) | Canada | 52 00 N | 56 00 W |
| Niamey (capital) | Niger | 13 31 N | 2 07 E |
| Nicobar Islands | India | 8 00 N | 93 30 E |
| Nicosia (capital; also Lefkosia) | Cyprus | 35 10 N | 33 22 E |
| Nightingale Island | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 37 25 S | 12 30 W |
| Nihon, Nippon (local name for Japan) | Japan | 36 00 N | 138 00 E |
| Nomoi Islands (Mortlock Islands) | Federated States of Micronesia | 5 30 N | 153 40 E |
| Norge (local name for Norway) | Norway | 62 00 N | 10 00 E |
| Norman Isles (Channel Islands) | Guernsey, Jersey | 49 20 N | 2 20 W |
| North Atlantic Ocean | Atlantic Ocean | 30 00 N | 45 00 W |
| North Channel | Atlantic Ocean | 55 10 N | 5 40 W |
| North Frisian Islands | Denmark, Germany | 54 50 N | 8 12 E |
| North Greenland Sea | Arctic Ocean | 78 00 N | 5 00 W |
| North Island | New Zealand | 39 00 S | 176 00 E |
| North Ossetia (region) | Russia | 43 00 N | 44 10 E |
| North Pacific Ocean | Pacific Ocean | 30 00 N | 165 00 W |
| North Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 56 00 N | 4 00 E |
| North Vietnam (former name for northern portion of Vietnam) | Vietnam | 23 00 N | 106 00 E |
| North Yemen (Yemen Arab Republic; now part of Yemen) | Yemen | 15 00 N | 44 00 E |
| Northeast Providence Channel | Atlantic Ocean | 25 40 N | 77 09 W |
| Northern Areas | Pakistan | 36 0 N | 75 0 E |
| Northern Cyprus (region) | Cyprus | 35 15 N | 33 44 E |
| Northern Epirus (region) | Albania, Greece | 40 00 N | 20 30 E |
| Northern Grenadines (political region) | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 45 N | 61 15 W |
| Northern Ireland | United Kingdom | 54 40 N | 6 45 W |
| Northern Rhodesia (former name for Zambia) | Zambia | 15 00 S | 30 00 E |
| Northwest Passages | Arctic Ocean | 74 40 N | 100 00 W |
| Norwegian Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 66 00 N | 6 00 E |
| Nouakchott (capital) | Mauritania | 18 06 N | 15 57 W |
| Noumea (capital) | New Caledonia | 22 16 S | 166 27 E |
| Nouvelle-Caledonie (local name for New Caledonia) | New Caledonia | 21 30 S | 165 30 E |
| Nouvelles Hebrides (former name for Vanuatu) | Vanuatu | 16 00 S | 167 00 E |
| Novaya Zemlya (islands) | Russia | 74 00 N | 57 00 E |
| Nubia (region) | Egypt, Sudan | 20 30 N | 33 00 E |
| Nuku'alofa (capital) | Tonga | 21 08 S | 175 12 W |
| Nunavut (region) | Canada | 72 00 N | 90 00 W |
| Nuuk (capital; also Godthab) | Greenland | 64 11 N | 51 44 W |
| Nyasaland (former name for Malawi) | Malawi | 13 30 S | 34 00 E |
| Nyassa (region) | Mozambique | 13 30 S | 37 00 E |
| O |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Oahu (island) | United States (Hawaii) | 21 30 N | 158 00 W |
| Ocean Island (Banaba) | Kiribati | 0 52 S | 169 35 E |
| Ocean Island (Kure Island) | United States | 28 25 N | 178 20 W |
| Oesterreich (local name for Austria) | Austria | 47 20 N | 13 20 E |
| Ogaden (region) | Ethiopia, Somalia | 7 00 N | 46 00 E |
| Oil Islands (Chagos Archipelago) | British Indian Ocean Territory | 6 00 S | 71 30 E |
| Okhotsk, Sea of | Pacific Ocean | 53 00 N | 150 00 E |
| Okinawa (island group) | Japan | 26 30 N | 128 00 E |
| Oland (island) | Sweden | 56 45 N | 16 40 E |
| Oman, Gulf of | Indian Ocean | 24 30 N | 58 30 E |
| Ombai Strait | Pacific Ocean | 8 30 S | 125 00 E |
| Oran (city) | Algeria | 35 43 N | 0 43 W |
| Orange River Colony (region; former name of Free State Province of South Africa) | South Africa | 28 20 S | 26 40 E |
| Oranjestad (capital) | Aruba | 12 33 N | 70 06 W |
| Oresund (The Sound) (strait) | Atlantic Ocean | 55 50 N | 12 40 E |
| Orkney Islands | United Kingdom | 59 00 N | 3 00 W |
| Osaka (city) | Japan | 34 42 N | 135 30 E |
| Oslo (capital) | Norway | 59 55 N | 10 45 E |
| Osumi Strait (Van Diemen Strait) | Pacific Ocean | 31 00 N | 131 00 E |
| Otranto, Strait of | Atlantic Ocean | 40 00 N | 19 00 E |
| Ottawa (capital) | Canada | 45 25 N | 75 40 W |
| Ouagadougou (capital) | Burkina Faso | 12 22 N | 1 31 W |
| Outer Hebrides (islands) | United Kingdom | 57 45 N | 7 00 W |
| Outer Mongolia (region) | Mongolia | 46 00 N | 105 00 E |
| P |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| P'yongyang (capital) | North Korea | 39 01 N | 125 45 E |
| Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the (former name of a large area of the western North Pacific Ocean) | Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau | 10 00 N | 155 00 E |
| Pagan (island) | Northern Mariana Islands | 18 08 N | 145 47 E |
| Pago Pago (capital) | American Samoa | 14 16 S | 170 42 W |
| Palawan (island) | Philippines | 9 30 N | 118 30 E |
| Palermo (city) | Italy | 38 07 N | 13 21 E |
| Palestine (region) | Israel, West Bank | 32 00 N | 35 15 E |
| Palikir (capital) | Federated States of Micronesia | 6 55 N | 158 08 E |
| Palk Strait | Indian Ocean | 10 00 N | 79 45 E |
| Pamirs (mountains) | China, Tajikistan | 38 00 N | 73 00 E |
| Pampas (region) | Argentina | 35 00 S | 63 00 W |
| Panama (capital) | Panama | 8 58 N | 79 32 W |
| Panama Canal | Panama | 9 00 N | 79 45 W |
| Panama, Gulf of | Pacific Ocean | 8 00 N | 79 30 W |
| Panay (island) | Philippines | 11 15 N | 122 30 E |
| Pantelleria, Isola di (island) | Italy | 36 47 N | 12 00 E |
| Papeete (capital) | French Polynesia | 17 32 S | 149 34 W |
| Paramaribo (capital) | Suriname | 5 50 N | 55 10 W |
| Parece Vela (island) | Japan | 20 20 N | 136 00 E |
| Paris (capital) | France | 48 52 N | 2 20 E |
| Pascua, Isla de (Easter Island) | Chile | 27 07 S | 109 22 W |
| Pashtunistan (region) | Afghanistan, Pakistan | 32 00 N | 69 00 E |
| Passion, Ile de la (island) | Clipperton Island | 10 17 N | 109 13 W |
| Patagonia (region) | Argentina | 48 00 S | 61 00 W |
| Peking (see Beijing) | China | 39 56 N | 116 24 E |
| Pelagian Islands (Isole Pelagie) | Italy | 35 40 N | 12 40 E |
| Peleliu (Beliliou) (island) | Palau | 7 01 N | 134 15 E |
| Peloponnese (peninsula) | Greece | 37 30 N | 22 25 E |
| Pemba Island | Tanzania | 5 20 S | 39 45 E |
| Penang Island | Malaysia | 5 23 N | 100 15 E |
| Pentland Firth (channel) | Atlantic Ocean | 58 44 N | 3 13 W |
| Perim (island) | Yemen | 12 39 N | 43 25 E |
| Perouse Strait, La | Pacific Ocean | 44 45 N | 142 00 E |
| Persia (former name for Iran) | Iran | 32 00 N | 53 00 E |
| Persian Gulf | Indian Ocean | 27 00 N | 51 00 E |
| Perth (city) | Australia | 31 56 S | 115 50 E |
| Pescadores (islands) | Taiwan | 23 30 N | 119 30 E |
| Peshawar (city) | Pakistan | 34 01 N | 71 40 E |
| Peter I Island | Antarctica | 68 48 S | 90 35 W |
| Petrograd (city; former name for Saint Petersburg) | Russia | 59 55 N | 30 15 E |
| Philip Island | Norfolk Island | 29 08 S | 167 57 E |
| Philippine Sea | Pacific Ocean | 20 00 N | 134 00 E |
| Philipsburg (capital) | Sint Maarten | 18 1 N | 63 2 W |
| Phnom Penh (capital) | Cambodia | 11 33 N | 104 55 E |
| Phoenix Islands | Kiribati | 3 30 S | 172 00 W |
| Pinatubo, Mount (volcano) | Philippines | 15 08 N | 120 21 E |
| Pines, Isle of (island; former name for Isla de la Juventud) | Cuba | 21 40 N | 82 50 W |
| Pleasant Island | Nauru | 0 32 S | 166 55 E |
| Plymouth (capital) | Montserrat | 16 44 N | 62 14 W |
| Podgorica (administrative capital) | Montenegro | 42 26 N | 19 16 E |
| Polska (local name) | Poland | 52 00 N | 20 00 E |
| Polynesie Francaise (local name for French Polynesia) | French Polynesia | 15 00 S | 140 00 W |
| Pomerania (region) | Germany, Poland | 53 40 N | 15 35 E |
| Ponape (Pohnpei) (island) | Federated States of Micronesia | 6 55 N | 158 15 E |
| Port Louis (capital) | Mauritius | 20 10 S | 57 30 E |
| Port Moresby (capital) | Papua New Guinea | 9 30 S | 147 10 E |
| Port-Vila (capital) | Vanuatu | 17 44 S | 168 19 E |
| Port-au-Prince (capital) | Haiti | 18 32 N | 72 20 W |
| Port-of-Spain (capital) | Trinidad and Tobago | 10 39 N | 61 31 W |
| Porto-Novo (capital) | Benin | 6 29 N | 2 37 E |
| Portuguese East Africa (former name for Mozambique) | Mozambique | 18 15 S | 35 00 E |
| Portuguese Guinea (former name for Guinea-Bissau) | Guinea-Bissau | 12 00 N | 15 00 W |
| Portuguese Timor (former name for Timor-Leste) | Timor-Leste | 9 00 S | 126 00 E |
| Poznan (city) | Poland | 52 25 N | 16 55 E |
| Prague (capital) | Czech Republic | 50 05 N | 14 28 E |
| Praia (capital) | Cape Verde | 14 55 N | 23 31 W |
| Prathet Thai (local name for Thailand) | Thailand | 15 00 N | 100 00 E |
| Pretoria (administrative capital) | South Africa | 25 42 S | 28 13 E |
| Prevlaka peninsula | Croatia | 42 24 N | 18 31 E |
| Pribilof Islands | United States | 57 00 N | 170 00 W |
| Prince Edward Island | Canada | 46 20 N | 63 20 W |
| Prince Edward Islands | South Africa | 46 35 S | 38 00 E |
| Prince Patrick Island | Canada | 76 30 N | 119 00 W |
| Principe (island) | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 38 N | 7 25 E |
| Pristina, Prishtina, Prishtine (capital) | Kosovo | 42 40 N | 21 10 E |
| Prussia (region) | Germany, Poland, Russia | 53 00 N | 14 00 E |
| Pukapuka Atoll | Cook Islands | 10 53 S | 165 49 W |
| Punjab (region) | India, Pakistan | 30 50 N | 73 30 E |
| Puntland (region) | Somalia | 8 21 N | 49 08 E |
| Q |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Qazaqstan (local name for Kazakhstan) | Kazakhstan | 48 00 N | 68 00 E |
| Qita Ghazzah (local name Gaza Strip) | Gaza Strip | 31 25 N | 34 20 E |
| Quebec (city) | Canada | 46 48 N | 71 15 W |
| Queen Charlotte Islands | Canada | 53 00 N | 132 00 W |
| Queen Elizabeth Islands | Canada | 78 00 N | 95 00 W |
| Queen Maud Land (claimed by Norway) | Antarctica | 73 30 S | 12 00 E |
| Quemoy (island) | Taiwan | 24 27 N | 118 23 E |
| Quito (capital) | Ecuador | 0 13 S | 78 30 W |
| R |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Rabat (capital) | Morocco | 34 02 N | 6 51 W |
| Ralik Chain (island group) | Marshall Islands | 8 00 N | 167 00 E |
| Rangoon (capital; also Yangon) | Burma | 16 47 N | 96 10 E |
| Rapa Nui (Easter Island) | Chile | 27 07 S | 109 22 W |
| Ratak Chain (island group) | Marshall Islands | 9 00 N | 171 00 E |
| Red Sea | Indian Ocean | 20 00 N | 38 00 E |
| Redonda (island) | Antigua and Barbuda | 16 55 N | 62 19 W |
| Republica Dominicana (local name for Dominican Republic) | Dominican Republic | 19 00 N | 70 40 W |
| Republique Centrafricain (local name for Central African Republic) | Central African Republic | 7 00 N | 21 00 E |
| Republique Francaise (local name for France) | France | 46 00 N | 2 00 E |
| Republique Gabonaise (local name for Gabon) | Gabon | 1 00 S | 11 45 E |
| Republique Rwandaise (local name for Rwanda) | Rwanda | 2 00 S | 30 00 E |
| Republique Togolaise (local name for Togo) | Togo | 8 00 N | 1 10 E |
| Revillagigedo Island | United States (Alaska) | 55 35 N | 131 06 W |
| Revillagigedo Islands | Mexico | 19 00 N | 112 45 W |
| Reykjavik (capital) | Iceland | 64 09 N | 21 57 W |
| Rhodes (island) | Greece | 36 10 N | 28 00 E |
| Rhodesia, Northern (former name for Zambia) | Zambia | 15 00 S | 30 00 E |
| Rhodesia, Southern (former name for Zimbabwe) | Zimbabwe | 20 00 S | 30 00 E |
| Riga (capital) | Latvia | 56 57 N | 24 06 E |
| Riga, Gulf of | Atlantic Ocean | 57 30 N | 23 30 E |
| Rio Muni (mainland region) | Equatorial Guinea | 1 30 N | 10 00 E |
| Rio de Janiero (city) | Brazil | 22 55 S | 43 17 W |
| Rio de Oro (region) | Western Sahara | 23 45 N | 15 45 W |
| Rio de la Plata (gulf) | Atlantic Ocean | 35 00 S | 59 00 W |
| Riyadh (capital) | Saudi Arabia | 24 38 N | 46 43 E |
| Road Town (capital) | British Virgin Islands | 18 27 N | 64 37 W |
| Robinson Crusoe Island (Mas a Tierra) | Chile | 33 38 S | 78 52 W |
| Rocas, Atol das (island) | Brazil | 3 51 S | 33 49 W |
| Rockall (island) | United Kingdom | 57 35 N | 13 48 W |
| Rodrigues (island) | Mauritius | 19 42 S | 63 25 E |
| Rome (capital) | Italy | 41 54 N | 12 29 E |
| Roncador Cay (island) | Colombia | 13 32 N | 80 03 W |
| Roosevelt Island | Antarctica | 79 30 S | 162 00 W |
| Roseau (capital) | Dominica | 15 18 N | 61 24 W |
| Ross Dependency (claimed by New Zealand) | Antarctica | 80 00 S | 180 00 E |
| Ross Island | Antarctica | 81 30 S | 175 00 W |
| Ross Sea | Antarctica, Southern Ocean | 76 00 S | 175 00 W |
| Rossiya (local name for Russia) | Russia | 60 00 N | 100 00 E |
| Rota (island) | Northern Mariana Islands | 14 10 N | 145 12 E |
| Rotuma (island) | Fiji | 12 30 S | 177 05 E |
| Ruanda (former name for Rwanda) | Rwanda | 2 00 S | 30 00 E |
| Rub al Khali (desert) | Saudi Arabia | 19 30 N | 49 00 E |
| Rumelia (region) | Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia | 42 00 N | 22 30 E |
| Ruthenia (region; former name for Carpatho-Ukraine) | Ukraine | 48 22 N | 23 32 E |
| Ryukyu Islands | Japan | 26 30 N | 128 00 E |
| S |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Saar (region) | Germany | 49 25 N | 7 00 E |
| Saaremaa (island) | Estonia | 58 25 N | 22 30 E |
| Saba (island) | Netherlands | 17 38 N | 63 10 W |
| Sabah (state) | Malaysia | 5 20 N | 117 10 E |
| Sable Island | Canada | 43 55 N | 59 50 W |
| Safety Islands (Iles du Salut) | French Guiana | 5 20 N | 52 37 W |
| Sahara Occidental (former name for Western Sahara) | Western Sahara | 24 30 N | 13 00 W |
| Sahel (region) | Burkina Faso, Chad, The Gambia, Guinea- Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal | 15 00 N | 8 00 W |
| Saigon (city; former name for Ho Chi Minh City) | Vietnam | 10 45 N | 106 40 E |
| Saint Brandon (Cargados Carajos Shoals) | Mauritius | 16 25 S | 59 38 E |
| Saint Christopher (island) | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17 20 N | 62 45 W |
| Saint Christopher and Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17 20 N | 62 45 W |
| Saint Eustatius (island) | Netherlands | 17 30 N | 63 00 W |
| Saint George's (capital) | Grenada | 12 03 N | 61 45 W |
| Saint George's Channel | Atlantic Ocean | 52 00 N | 6 00 W |
| Saint Helena Island | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 15 57 S | 5 42 W |
| Saint Helens, Mount (volcano) | United States | 46 15 N | 122 12 W |
| Saint Helier (capital) | Jersey | 49 12 N | 2 07 W |
| Saint John (city) | Canada (New Brunswick) | 45 16 N | 66 04 W |
| Saint John's (capital) | Antigua and Barbuda | 17 06 N | 61 51 W |
| Saint Lawrence Island | United States | 49 30 N | 67 00 W |
| Saint Lawrence Seaway | Atlantic Ocean | 49 15 N | 67 00 W |
| Saint Lawrence, Gulf of | Atlantic Ocean | 48 00 N | 62 00 W |
| Saint Paul Island | Canada | 47 12 N | 60 09 W |
| Saint Paul Island | United States | 57 11 N | 170 16 W |
| Saint Paul Island (Ile Saint-Paul) | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 38 43 S | 77 29 E |
| Saint Peter Port (capital) | Guernsey | 49 27 N | 2 32 W |
| Saint Peter and Saint Paul Rocks (Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo) | Brazil | 0 23 N | 29 23 W |
| Saint Petersburg (city; former capital) | Russia | 59 55 N | 30 15 E |
| Saint Thomas (island) | Virgin Islands | 18 21 N | 64 55 W |
| Saint Vincent Passage | Atlantic Ocean | 13 30 N | 61 00 W |
| Saint-Denis (capital) | Reunion | 20 52 S | 55 28 E |
| Saint-Pierre (capital) | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 46 46 N | 56 11 W |
| Saipan (island) | Northern Mariana Islands | 15 12 N | 145 45 E |
| Sak'art'velo (local name for Georgia) | Georgia | 42 00 N | 43 30 E |
| Sakhalin Island (Ostrov Sakhalin) | Russia | 51 00 N | 143 00 E |
| Sakishima Islands | Japan | 24 30 N | 124 00 E |
| Sala y Gomez, Isla (island) | Chile | 26 28 S | 105 00 W |
| Salisbury (city; former name for Harare) | Zimbabwe | 17 50 S | 105 00 W |
| Salzburg (city) | Austria | 47 48 N | 13 02 E |
| Samar (island) | Philippines | 12 00 N | 125 00 E |
| Samaria (region) | West Bank | 32 15 N | 35 10 E |
| Samoa Islands | American Samoa, Samoa | 14 00 S | 171 00 W |
| Samos (island) | Greece | 37 48 N | 26 44 E |
| San Ambrosio, Isla (island) | Chile | 26 21 S | 79 52 W |
| San Andres y Providencia, Archipielago (island group) | Colombia | 13 00 N | 81 30 W |
| San Bernardino Strait | Pacific Ocean | 12 32 N | 124 10 E |
| San Felix, Isla (island) | Chile | 26 17 S | 80 05 W |
| San Jose (capital) | Costa Rica | 9 56 N | 84 05 W |
| San Juan (capital) | Puerto Rico | 18 28 N | 66 07 W |
| San Marino (capital) | San Marino | 43 56 N | 12 25 E |
| San Salvador (capital) | El Salvador | 13 42 N | 89 12 W |
| Sanaa (capital) | Yemen | 15 21 N | 44 12 E |
| Sandzak (region) | Montenegro, Serbia | 43 05 N | 19 45 E |
| Santa Cruz (city) | Bolivia | 17 48 S | 63 10 W |
| Santa Cruz Islands | Solomon Islands | 11 00 S | 166 15 E |
| Santa Sede (local name for the Holy See) | Holy See | 41 54 N | 12 27 E |
| Santiago (capital) | Chile | 33 27 S | 70 40 W |
| Santo Antao (island) | Cape Verde | 17 05 N | 25 10 W |
| Santo Domingo (capital) | Dominican Republic | 18 28 N | 69 54 W |
| Sao Paulo (city) | Brazil | 23 35 S | 46 43 W |
| Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo, Penedos de (rocks) | Brazil | 0 23 N | 29 23 W |
| Sao Tiago (island) | Cape Verde | 15 05 N | 23 40 W |
| Sao Tome (island) | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 12 N | 6 39 E |
| Sapporo (city) | Japan | 43 04 N | 141 20 E |
| Sapudi Strait | Pacific Ocean | 7 05 S | 114 10 E |
| Sarajevo (capital) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43 52 N | 18 25 E |
| Sarawak (state) | Malaysia | 2 30 N | 113 30 E |
| Sardinia (island) | Italy | 40 00 N | 9 00 E |
| Sargasso Sea (region) | Atlantic Ocean | 30 00 N | 55 00 W |
| Sark (island) | Guernsey | 49 26 N | 2 21 W |
| Savage Island (former name for Niue) | Niue | 19 02 S | 169 52 W |
| Savu Sea | Pacific Ocean | 9 30 S | 122 00 E |
| Saxony (region) | Germany | 51 00 N | 13 00 E |
| Schleswig-Holstein (region) | Germany | 54 31 N | 9 33 E |
| Schweiz (local German name for Switzerland) | Switzerland | 47 00 N | 8 00 E |
| Scopus, Mount | Israel, West Bank | 31 48 N | 35 14 E |
| Scotia Sea | Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean | 56 00 S | 40 00 W |
| Scotland (region) | United Kingdom | 57 00 N | 4 00 W |
| Scott Island | Antarctica | 67 24 S | 179 55 W |
| Senegambia (region; former name of confederation of Senegal and The Gambia) | The Gambia, Senegal | 13 50 N | 15 25 W |
| Senyavin Islands | Federated States of Micronesia | 6 55 N | 158 00 E |
| Seoul (capital) | South Korea | 37 34 N | 127 00 E |
| Serendib (former name for Sri Lanka) | Sri Lanka | 7 00 N | 81 00 E |
| Serrana Bank (shoal) | Colombia | 14 25 N | 80 16 W |
| Serranilla Bank (shoal) | Colombia | 15 51 N | 79 46 W |
| Settlement, The (capital) | Christmas Island | 10 25 S | 105 43 E |
| Severnaya Zemlya (island group; also Northland) | Russia | 79 30 N | 98 00 E |
| Shaba (region) | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8 00 S | 27 00 E |
| Shag Island | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 53 00 S | 72 30 E |
| Shag Rocks | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 53 33 S | 42 02 W |
| Shanghai (city) | China | 31 14 N | 121 30 E |
| Shenyang (city; also Mukden) | China | 41 46 N | 123 24 E |
| Shetland Islands | United Kingdom | 60 30 N | 1 30 W |
| Shikoku (island) | Japan | 33 45 N | 133 30 E |
| Shikotan (island) | Russia (de facto) | 43 47 N | 146 45 E |
| Shqiperia (local name for Albania) | Albania | 41 00 N | 20 00 E |
| Siam (former name for Thailand) | Thailand | 15 00 N | 100 00 E |
| Siberia (region) | Russia | 60 00 N | 100 00 E |
| Sibutu Passage | Pacific Ocean | 4 50 N | 119 35 E |
| Sicily (island) | Italy | 37 30 N | 14 00 E |
| Sicily, Strait of | Atlantic Ocean | 37 20 N | 11 20 E |
| Sidra, Gulf of | Atlantic Ocean | 31 30 N | 18 00 E |
| Sikkim (state) | India | 27 50 N | 88 30 E |
| Silesia (region) | Czech Republic, Germany, Poland | 51 00 N | 17 00 E |
| Sinai Peninsula | Egypt | 29 30 N | 34 00 E |
| Singapore (capital) | Singapore | 1 17 N | 103 51 E |
| Singapore Strait | Pacific Ocean | 1 15 N | 104 00 E |
| Sinkiang (autonomous region; also Xinjiang) | China | 42 00 N | 86 00 E |
| Sint Eustatius (island) | Netherlands | 17 29 N | 62 58 W |
| Sint Maarten (island; also Saint-Martin) | Sint Maarten, Saint Martin | 18 04 N | 63 04 W |
| Sjaelland (island) | Denmark | 55 30 N | 12 00 E |
| Skagerrak (strait) | Atlantic Ocean | 57 45 N | 9 00 E |
| Skopje (capital) | Macedonia | 41 59 N | 21 26 E |
| Slavonia (region) | Croatia | 45 27 N | 18 00 E |
| Slovenija (local name for Slovenia) | Slovenia | 46 00 N | 15 00 E |
| Slovensko (local name for Slovakia) | Slovakia | 48 40 N | 19 30 E |
| Smyrna (region; former name for Izmir) | Turkey | 38 25 N | 27 10 E |
| Society Islands (Iles de la Societe) | French Polynesia | 17 00 S | 150 00 W |
| Socotra (island) | Yemen | 12 30 N | 54 00 E |
| Sofia (capital) | Bulgaria | 42 41 N | 23 19 E |
| Solomon Islands, northern | Papua New Guinea | 6 00 S | 155 00 E |
| Solomon Islands, southern | Solomon Islands | 8 00 S | 159 00 E |
| Solomon Sea | Pacific Ocean | 8 00 S | 153 00 E |
| Somaliland (region) | Somalia | 9 30 N | 46 00 E |
| Somers Islands (former name for Bermuda) | Bermuda | 32 20 N | 64 45 W |
| Songkhla (city) | Thailand | 7 12 N | 100 36 E |
| Sound, The (strait; also Oresund) | Atlantic Ocean | 55 50 N | 12 40 E |
| South Atlantic Ocean | Atlantic Ocean | 30 00 S | 15 00 W |
| South China Sea | Pacific Ocean | 10 00 N | 113 00 E |
| South Georgia (island) | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 54 15 S | 36 45 W |
| South Island | New Zealand | 43 00 S | 171 00 E |
| South Korea | South Korea | 37 00 N | 127 30 E |
| South Orkney Islands | Antarctica | 61 00 S | 45 00 W |
| South Ossetia (region) | Georgia | 42 20 N | 44 00 E |
| South Pacific Ocean | Pacific Ocean | 30 00 S | 130 00 W |
| South Sandwich Islands | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 57 45 S | 26 30 W |
| South Shetland Islands | Antarctica | 62 00 S | 59 00 W |
| South Tyrol (region) | Italy | 46 30 N | 10 30 E |
| South Vietnam (former name for the southern portion of Vietnam) | Vietnam | 12 00 N | 108 00 E |
| South Yemen (People's Democratic Republic of Yemen; now part of Yemen) | Yemen | 14 00 N | 48 00 E |
| South-West Africa (former name for Namibia) | Namibia | 22 00 S | 17 00 E |
| Southern Grenadines (island group) | Grenada | 12 20 N | 61 30 W |
| Southern Rhodesia (former name for Zimbabwe) | Zimbabwe | 20 00 S | 30 00 E |
| Soviet Union (former name of a large Eurasian empire, roughly coequal with the former Russian Empire) | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan |
| Spanish Guinea (former name for Equatorial Guinea) | Equatorial Guinea | 2 00 N | 10 00 E |
| Spanish Morocco (former name for northern Morocco) | Morocco | 32 00 N | 7 00 W |
| Spanish North Africa (exclaves) | Spain (Ceuta, Islas Chafarinas, Melilla, Penon de Alhucemas, Penon de Velez de la Gomera) | 35 15 N | 4 00 W |
| Spanish Sahara (former name) | Western Sahara | 24 30 N | 13 00 W |
| Spanish West Africa (former name for Ifni and Spanish Sahara) | Morocco, Western Sahara | 25 00 N | 13 00 W |
| Spice Islands (Moluccas) | Indonesia | 2 00 S | 28 00 E |
| Spitsbergen (island) | Svalbard | 78 00 N | 20 00 E |
| Srbija (local name for Serbia) | Serbia | 44 00 N | 21 00 E |
| St. John's (city) | Canada (Newfoundland) | 47 34 N | 52 43 W |
| Stanley (capital) | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 51 42 S | 57 41 W |
| Stockholm (capital) | Sweden | 59 20 N | 18 03 E |
| Strasbourg (city) | France | 48 35 N | 7 44 E |
| Stuttgart (city) | Germany | 48 46 N | 9 11 E |
| Sucre (constitutional capital) | Bolivia | 19 02 S | 65 17 W |
| Suez Canal | Egypt | 29 55 N | 32 33 E |
| Suez, Gulf of | Indian Ocean | 28 10 N | 33 27 E |
| Suisse (local French name for Switzerland) | Switzerland | 47 00 N | 8 00 E |
| Sulawesi (island; Celebes) | Indonesia | 2 00 S | 121 00 E |
| Sulawesi Sea | Pacific Ocean | 3 00 N | 122 00 E |
| Sulu Archipelago (island group) | Philippines | 6 00 N | 121 00 E |
| Sulu Sea | Pacific Ocean | 8 00 N | 120 00 E |
| Sumatra (island) | Indonesia | 0 00 N | 102 00 E |
| Sumba (island) | Indonesia | 10 00 S | 120 00 E |
| Sumba Strait | Pacific Ocean | 9 10 S | 120 00 E |
| Sumbawa (island) | Indonesia | 8 30 S | 118 00 E |
| Sunda Islands (Soenda Isles) | Indonesia, Malaysia | 2 00 S | 110 00 E |
| Sunda Strait | Indian Ocean | 6 00 S | 105 45 E |
| Suomi (local name for Finland) | Finland | 64 00 N | 26 00 E |
| Surabaya (city) | Indonesia | 7 13 S | 112 45 E |
| Surigao Strait | Pacific Ocean | 10 15 N | 125 23 E |
| Surinam (former name for Suriname) | Suriname | 4 00 N | 56 00 W |
| Suriyah (local name for Syria) | Syria | 35 00 N | 38 00 E |
| Surtsey (volcanic island) | Iceland | 63 17 N | 20 40 W |
| Suva (capital) | Fiji | 18 08 S | 178 25 E |
| Sverdlovsk (city; also Yekaterinburg) | Russia | 56 50 N | 60 39 E |
| Sverige (local name for Sweden) | Sweden | 62 00 N | 15 00 E |
| Svizzera (local Italian name for Switzerland) | Switzerland | 47 00 N | 8 00 E |
| Swains Island | American Samoa | 11 03 S | 171 15 W |
| Swan Islands | Honduras | 17 25 S | 83 56 W |
| Sydney (city) | Australia | 33 53 S | 151 13 E |
| T |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| T'bilisi (capital) | Georgia | 41 43 N | 44 49 E |
| Tadzhikistan (former name for Tajikistan) | Tajikistan | 39 00 N | 71 00 E |
| Tahiti (island) | French Polynesia | 17 37 S | 149 27 W |
| Taipei (capital) | Taiwan | 25 03 N | 121 30 E |
| Taiwan Strait | Pacific Ocean | 24 00 N | 119 00 E |
| Tallinn (capital) | Estonia | 59 25 N | 24 45 E |
| Tanganyika (former name for the mainland portion of Tanzania) | Tanzania | 6 00 S | 35 00 E |
| Tangier (city) | Morocco | 35 48 N | 5 45 W |
| Tannu-Tuva (region) | Russia | 51 25 N | 94 45 E |
| Tarawa (island) | Kiribati | 1 25 N | 173 00 E |
| Tartary, Gulf of | Pacific Ocean | 50 00 N | 141 00 E |
| Tashkent (capital) | Uzbekistan | 41 20 N | 69 18 E |
| Tasman Sea | Pacific Ocean | 4 30 S | 168 00 E |
| Tasmania (island) | Australia | 43 00 S | 147 00 E |
| Tatar Strait | Pacific Ocean | 50 00 N | 141 00 E |
| Taymyr Peninsula (Poluostrov Taymyr) | Russia | 76 00 N | 104 00 E |
| Tchad (local name for Chad) | Chad | 15 00 N | 19 00 E |
| Tegucigalpa (capital) | Honduras | 14 06 N | 87 13 W |
| Tehran (capital) | Iran | 35 40 N | 51 26 E |
| Tel Aviv (capital, de facto) | Israel | 32 05 N | 34 48 E |
| Teluk Bone (gulf) | Pacific Ocean | 4 00 S | 120 45 E |
| Teluk Tomini (gulf) | Pacific Ocean | 0 30 S | 121 00 E |
| Terre Adelie (claimed by France; also Adelie Land) | Antarctica | 66 30 S | 139 00 E |
| Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises (local name for the French Southern and Antarctic Lands) | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 43 00 S | 67 00 E |
| Thailand, Gulf of | Pacific Ocean | 10 00 N | 101 00 E |
| The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | Macedonia | 41 50 N | 22 00 E |
| Thessaloniki (city; also Salonika) | Greece | 40 38 N | 22 57 E |
| Thimphu (capital) | Bhutan | 27 28 N | 89 39 E |
| Thuringia (region) | Germany | 51 00 N | 11 00 E |
| Thurston Island | Antarctica | 72 20 S | 99 00 W |
| Tiberias, Lake | Israel | 32 48 N | 35 35 E |
| Tibet (autonomous region; also Xizang) | China | 32 00 N | 90 00 E |
| Tibilisi (see T'bilisi) | Georgia | 41 43 N | 44 49 E |
| Tien Shan (mountains) | China, Kyrgyzstan | 42 00 N | 80 00 E |
| Tierra del Fuego (island, island group) | Argentina, Chile | 54 00 S | 69 00 W |
| Timor (island) | Timor-Leste, Indonesia | 9 00 S | 125 00 E |
| Timor Lorosa'e (local name for Timor-Leste) | Timor-Leste | 9 00 N | 126 00 E |
| Timor Sea | Pacific Ocean | 11 00 S | 128 00 E |
| Tinian (island) | Northern Mariana Islands | 15 00 N | 145 38 E |
| Tiran, Strait of | Indian Ocean | 28 00 N | 34 27 E |
| Tirana, Tirane (capital) | Albania | 41 20 N | 19 50 E |
| Tirol, Tyrol (region) | Austria, Italy | 47 00 N | 11 00 E |
| Tobago (island) | Trinidad and Tobago | 11 15 N | 60 40 W |
| Tokyo (capital) | Japan | 35 42 N | 139 46 E |
| Tonkin, Gulf of | Pacific Ocean | 20 00 N | 108 00 E |
| Toronto (city) | Canada | 43 40 N | 79 23 W |
| Torres Strait | Pacific Ocean | 10 25 S | 142 10 E |
| Torshavn (capital) | Faroe Islands | 62 01 N | 6 46 W |
| Toshkent (see Tashkent) | Uzbekistan | 41 20 N | 69 18 E |
| Transcarpathia (region; alternate name for Carpatho-Ukraine) | Ukraine | 48 22 N | 23 32 E |
| Transjordan (former name for Jordan) | Jordan | 31 00 N | 36 00 E |
| Transkei (enclave) | South Africa | 32 15 S | 28 15 E |
| Transvaal (region; former name for northeastern South Africa) | South Africa | 25 10 S | 29 25 E |
| Transylvania (region) | Romania | 46 30 N | 24 00 E |
| Trindade, Ilha de (island) | Brazil | 20 31 S | 29 20 W |
| Trinidad (island) | Trinidad and Tobago | 10 22 N | 61 15 W |
| Tripoli (capital) | Libya | 32 54 N | 13 11 E |
| Tripoli (city) | Lebanon | 34 26 N | 35 51 E |
| Tripolitania (region) | Libya | 31 00 N | 14 00 E |
| Tristan da Cunha Group (island group) | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 37 15 S | 12 30 W |
| Trobriand Islands | Papua New Guinea | 8 38 S | 151 04 E |
| Tromelin Island | Indian Ocean | 15 52 S | 54 25 E |
| Trucial Coast (former name for the United Arab Emirates) | United Arab Emirates | 24 00 N | 54 00 E |
| Trucial Oman (former name for the United Arab Emirates) | United Arab Emirates | 24 00 N | 54 00 E |
| Trucial States (former name for the United Arab Emirates) | United Arab Emirates | 24 00 N | 54 00 E |
| Truk Islands (former name for the Chuuk Islands) | Federated States of Micronesia | 7 25 N | 151 47 E |
| Tsugaru Strait | Pacific Ocean | 41 35 N | 141 00 E |
| Tuamotu Islands (Iles Tuamotu) | French Polynesia | 19 00 S | 142 00 W |
| Tubuai Islands (Iles Tubuai) | French Polynesia | 23 00 S | 150 00 W |
| Tunb al Kubra (island) | Iran | 26 14 N | 55 19 E |
| Tunb as Sughra (island) | Iran | 26 14 N | 55 09 E |
| Tunis (capital) | Tunisia | 36 48 N | 10 11 E |
| Turin (city) | Italy | 45 04 N | 7 40 E |
| Turkish Straits (see Bosporus and Dardenelles) | Atlantic Ocean | 40 40 N | 28 00 E |
| Turkiye (local name for Turkey) | Turkey | 39 00 N | 35 00 E |
| Turkmenia, Turkmeniya (former name for Turkmenistan) | Turkmenistan | 40 00 N | 60 00 E |
| Turks Island Passage | Atlantic Ocean | 21 40 N | 71 00 W |
| Tuscany (region) | Italy | 43 25 N | 11 00 E |
| Tutuila (island) | American Samoa | 14 18 S | 170 42 W |
| Tyrrhenian Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 40 00 N | 12 00 E |
| U |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Ubangi-Shari (former name for the Central African Republic | Central African Republic | 6 38 N | 20 33 E |
| Ukrayina (local name for Ukraine) | Ukraine | 49 00 N | 32 00 E |
| Ulaanbaatar (capital) | Mongolia | 47 55 N | 106 53 E |
| Ullung-do (island) | South Korea | 37 29 N | 130 52 E |
| Ulster (region) | Ireland, United Kingdom | 54 35 N | 7 00 W |
| Uman (local name for Oman) | Oman | 21 00 N | 57 00 E |
| Unimak Pass (strait) | Pacific Ocean | 54 20 N | 164 50 W |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or USSR (former name of a large Eurasian empire, roughly coequal with the former Russian Empire) | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan |
| United Arab Republic or UAR (former name for a federation between Egypt and Syria) | Egypt, Syria |
| Upper Volta (former name for Burkina Faso) | Burkina Faso | 13 00 N | 2 00 W |
| Ural Mountains | Kazakhstan, Russia | 60 00 N | 60 00 E |
| Urdunn (local name for Jordan) | Jordan | 31 00 N | 36 00 E |
| Urundi (former name for Burundi) | Burundi | 3 30 S | 30 00 E |
| Ussuri River | China, Russia | 48 28 N | 135 02 E |
| V |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Vaduz (capital) | Liechtenstein | 47 09 N | 9 31 E |
| Vakhan (Wakhan Corridor) | Afghanistan | 37 00 N | 73 00 E |
| Valletta (capital) | Malta | 35 54 N | 14 31 E |
| Valley, The (capital) | Anguilla | 18 13 N | 63 04 W |
| Van Diemen Strait (Osumi Strait) | Pacific Ocean | 31 00 N | 131 00 E |
| Vancouver (city) | Canada | 49 16 N | 123 08 W |
| Vancouver Island | Canada | 49 45 N | 126 00 W |
| Vatican City (capital) | Holy See | 41 54 N | 12 27 E |
| Velez de la Gomera, Penon de (island) | Spain | 35 11 N | 4 18 W |
| Venda (enclave) | South Africa | 23 00 S | 31 00 E |
| Verde Island Passage | Pacific Ocean | 13 34 N | 120 51 E |
| Victoria (capital) | Seychelles | 4 38 S | 55 27 E |
| Victoria (island) | Canada | 71 00 N | 110 00 W |
| Victoria Land (region) | Antarctica | 72 00 S | 155 00 E |
| Vienna (capital) | Austria | 48 12 N | 16 22 E |
| Vientiane (capital) | Laos | 17 58 N | 102 36 E |
| Vilnius (capital) | Lithuania | 54 41 N | 25 19 E |
| Viti Levu (island) | Fiji | 18 00 S | 178 00 E |
| Vladivostok (city) | Russia | 43 10 N | 131 56 E |
| Vojvodina (region) | Serbia | 45 35 N | 20 00 E |
| Volcano Islands | Japan | 25 00 N | 141 00 E |
| Vostok Island | Kiribati | 10 06 S | 152 23 W |
| W |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Wake Atoll | Wake Island | 19 17 N | 166 39 E |
| Wakhan Corridor (see Vakhan) | Afghanistan | 37 00 N | 73 00 E |
| Walachia (region) | Romania | 44 45 N | 26 05 E |
| Wales (region) | United Kingdom | 52 30 N | 3 30 W |
| Wallis Islands | Wallis and Futuna | 13 17 S | 176 10 W |
| Walvis Bay (city; former exclave) | Namibia | 22 59 S | 14 31 E |
| Warsaw (capital) | Poland | 52 15 N | 21 00 E |
| Washington, DC (capital) | United States | 38 53 N | 77 02 W |
| Weddell Sea | Southern Ocean | 72 00 S | 45 00 W |
| Wellington (capital) | New Zealand | 41 28 S | 174 51 E |
| West Frisian Islands | Netherlands | 53 26 N | 5 30 E |
| West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany; former name for western portion of Germany) | Germany | 53 22 N | 5 20 E |
| West Island (capital) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 12 10 S | 96 55 E |
| West Korea Strait (Western Channel) | Pacific Ocean | 34 40 N | 129 00 E |
| West Pakistan (former name for present-day Pakistan) | Pakistan | 30 00 N | 70 00 E |
| West Siberian Plain | Russia | 60 00 N | 75 00 E |
| Western Channel (West Korea Strait) | Pacific Ocean | 34 40 N | 129 00 E |
| Western Samoa (former name for Samoa) | Samoa | 13 35 S | 172 20 W |
| Wetar Strait | Pacific Ocean | 8 20 S | 126 30 E |
| White Sea | Arctic Ocean | 65 30 N | 38 00 E |
| Wilkes Land (region) | Antarctica | 71 00 S | 120 00 E |
| Willemstad (capital) | Curacao | 12 06 N | 68 56 W |
| Windhoek (capital) | Namibia | 22 34 S | 17 06 E |
| Windward Passage | Atlantic Ocean | 20 00 N | 73 50 W |
| Winnipeg (city) | Canada | 49 53 N | 97 10 W |
| Wrangel Island (Ostrov Vrangelya) | Russia | 71 14 N | 179 36 W |
| X |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Xianggang (local name for Hong Kong) | Hong Kong | 22 15 N | 114 10 E |
| Y |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Y'israel (local name for Israel) | Israel | 31 30 N | 34 45 E |
| Yaitopya (local name for Ethiopia) | Ethiopia | 8 00 N | 38 00 E |
| Yalu River | China, North Korea | 39 55 N | 124 20 E |
| Yamoussoukro (capital) | Cote d'Ivoire | 6 49 N | 5 17 W |
| Yangon (see Rangoon) | Burma | 16 47 N | 96 10 E |
| Yaounde (capital) | Cameroon | 3 52 N | 11 31 E |
| Yap Islands | Federated States of Micronesia | 9 30 N | 138 00 E |
| Yaren (governmental center) | Nauru | 0 32 S | 166 55 E |
| Yekaterinburg (city; formerly Sverdlovsk) | Russia | 56 50 N | 60 39 E |
| Yellow Sea | Pacific Ocean | 36 00 N | 123 00 E |
| Yemen Arab Republic (also Yemen (Sanaa); former name for northern portion of Yemen) | Yemen | 15 00 N | 44 00 E |
| Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of (also Yemen (Aden); former name for southern portion of Yemen) | Yemen | 14 00 N | 46 00 E |
| Yerevan (capital) | Armenia | 40 11 N | 44 30 E |
| Yokohama (city) | Japan | 35 26 N | 139 37 E |
| Youth, Isle of (Isla de la Juventud) | Cuba | 21 40 N | 82 50 W |
| Yucatan Channel | Atlantic Ocean | 21 45 N | 85 45 W |
| Yucatan Peninsula | Mexico | 19 30 N | 89 00 W |
| Yugoslavia (former name for a federation of Serbia and Montenegro) | Montenegro, Serbia | 43 00 N | 21 00 E |
| Yugoslavia, Kingdom of (former name for a Balkan federation) | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia | 43 00 N | 19 00 E |
| Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of (former name for a Balkan federation) | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia | 43 00 N | 19 00 E |
| Z |
| Name | Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
|---|
| Zagreb (capital) | Croatia | 45 48 N | 15 58 E |
| Zaire (former name for the Democratic Republic of the Congo) | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15 00 S | 30 00 E |
| Zakhalinskiy Zaliv (bay) | Pacific Ocean | 54 00 N | 142 00 E |
| Zaliv Shelikhova (bay) | Pacific Ocean | 60 00 N | 157 30 E |
| Zambezia (region) | Mozambique | 16 00 S | 37 00 E |
| Zanzibar (island) | Tanzania | 6 10 S | 39 11 E |
| Zhong Guo, Zhonghua (local name for China) | China | 35 00 N | 105 00 E |
| Zion, Mount (locale in Jerusalem) | Israel, West Bank | 31 46 N | 35 14 E |
| Zurich (city) | Switzerland | 47 23 N | 8 32 E |