word | | Geography - note |
| strategic | Guam | largest and southernmost island in the Mariana Islands archipelago; strategic location in western North Pacific Ocean |
| strategic | Hungary | landlocked; strategic location astride main land routes between Western Europe and Balkan Peninsula as well as between Ukraine and Mediterranean basin; the north-south flowing Duna (Danube) and Tisza Rivers divide the ... |
| strategic | Iceland | strategic location between Greenland and Europe; westernmost European country; Reykjavik is the northernmost national capital in the world; more land covered by glaciers than in all of continental Europe |
| strategic | Indonesia | archipelago of 17,508 islands (6,000 inhabited); straddles equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean |
| strategic | Iran | strategic location on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, which are vital maritime pathways for crude oil transport |
| strategic | Iraq | strategic location on Shatt al Arab waterway and at the head of the Persian Gulf |
| strategic | Ireland | strategic location on major air and sea routes between North America and northern Europe; over 40% of the population resides within 100 km of Dublin |
| strategic | Italy | strategic location dominating central Mediterranean as well as southern sea and air approaches to Western Europe |
| strategic | Jamaica | strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main sea lanes for the Panama Canal |
| strategic | Japan | strategic location in northeast Asia |
| strategic | Jordan | strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and as the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank |
| strategic | Korea, North | strategic location bordering China, South Korea, and Russia; mountainous interior is isolated and sparsely populated |
| strategic | Korea, South | strategic location on Korea Strait |
| strategic | Kuwait | strategic location at head of Persian Gulf |
| strategic | Madagascar | world's fourth-largest island; strategic location along Mozambique Channel |
| strategic | Malaysia | strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea |
| strategic | Maldives | 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts); archipelago with strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean |
| strategic | Mexico | strategic location on southern border of US; corn (maize), one of the world's major grain crops, is thought to have originated in Mexico |
| strategic | Mongolia | landlocked; strategic location between China and Russia |
| strategic | Montenegro | strategic location along the Adriatic coast |
| strategic | Morocco | strategic location along Strait of Gibraltar |
| strategic | Navassa Island | strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock with numerous solution holes but with enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of ... |
| strategic | Nepal | landlocked; strategic location between China and India; contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga - the world's tallest and third tallest - on the borders with China ... |
| strategic | Northern Mariana Islands | strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean |
| strategic | Norway | about two-thirds mountains; some 50,000 islands off its much indented coastline; strategic location adjacent to sea lanes and air routes in North Atlantic; one of most rugged and longest coastlines in ... |
| strategic | Oman | strategic location on Musandam Peninsula adjacent to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil |
| strategic | Panama | strategic location on eastern end of isthmus forming land bridge connecting North and South America; controls Panama Canal that links North Atlantic Ocean via Caribbean Sea with North Pacific Ocean |