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Madagascar · Countries & regions · Country profiles
Seychelles is an African island country in the western Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar. Its geography contrasts the steep granitic landscapes of islands such as Mahé and Praslin…
India · Countries & regions · Country profiles
The Maldives is a South Asian island country in the Indian Ocean, southwest of India and Sri Lanka. Its low-lying coral islands belong to a much larger reef-and-atoll…
Netherlands · Countries & regions · Country profiles
The Netherlands is a low-lying country whose European territory borders Germany, Belgium and the North Sea. Its geography combines river deltas, coastal dunes, reclaimed polders and higher eastern…
Countries & regions · Explainers
Quick answerA country's geographic center depends on what “center” means and which territory is included. One common method finds the area-weighted balance point of its mapped shape. Other…
Niger River · Countries & regions · Map guides
The Niger River’s route is easy to misread: it starts in Guinea, curves far into the West African interior, and reaches the Atlantic in Nigeria. Along the way,…
Countries & regions · Map guides
Lake Victoria looks like a single blue shape on a map, but its geography involves three different scales: the lake shared by three countries, the larger catchment reaching…
Countries & regions · Map guides
Where is the Congo River?The Congo River flows through Central Africa to the Atlantic Ocean. Its upper course is called the Lualaba; farther downstream it passes Kisangani, curves…
Argentina · Countries & regions · Map guides
Where does the Paraná River flow?The Paraná River begins where the Grande and Paranaíba meet in Brazil. It follows stretches of Brazil–Paraguay and Paraguay–Argentina border before continuing through…
Iraq · Countries & regions · Comparisons
Two rivers dominate the map of Mesopotamia, but their routes are often blurred together. The Tigris passes Baghdad; the Euphrates takes a longer western course through Syria. Their…
Cambodia · Countries & regions · Map guides
Where is the Mekong River?The Mekong links the Tibetan Plateau with mainland Southeast Asia and the South China Sea. Its course runs through China, where it is called…
Angola · Countries & regions · Map guides
The Zambezi is not just the river at Victoria Falls. Its course links an upper-river loop through Angola, long border reaches, two major reservoirs and a delta on…
Countries & regions · Map guides
Follow the Rhine downstream and its name changes, its channel crosses or follows national borders, and eventually the river divides. A map that ends with one arrow at…