word | | Geography - note |
| Area | Dhekelia | ... rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area land 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense ... |
| Argentina | Paraguay | landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil; population concentrated in southern part of country |
| arid | Mali | landlocked; divided into three natural zones: the southern, cultivated Sudanese; the central, semiarid Sahelian; and the northern, arid Saharan |
| Ark | Turkey | ... Turkish Straits (Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles) that link Black and Aegean Seas; Mount Ararat, the legendary landing place of Noah's Ark, is in the far eastern portion of the country |
| Armenia | World | ... every instance the larger section is in Asia. These countries are considered part of both continents. Armenia and Cyprus, which lie completely in Western Asia, are geopolitically European countries. Asia usually incorporates ... |
| arrangements | World | ... groupings are the most common, different continental dispositions are recognized or taught in certain parts of the world, with some arrangements more heavily based on cultural spheres rather than physical geographic considerations |
| artificial | Ghana | Lake Volta is the world's largest artificial lake by surface area (8,482 sq km; 3,275 sq mi) |
| Ascension | Saint Helena | Saint Helena harbors at least 40 species of plants unknown elsewhere in the world; Ascension is a breeding ground for sea turtles and sooty terns; Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da ... |
| Ashmore | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in August 1983; Cartier Island Marine Reserve established in 2000 |
| Asia | Bulgaria | strategic location near Turkish Straits; controls key land routes from Europe to Middle East and Asia |
| Asia | Japan | strategic location in northeast Asia |
| Asia | Pakistan | controls Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass, traditional invasion routes between Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent |
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