word | | Geography - note |
| Europe | 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 |
| Europe | 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 |
| Europe | Italy | strategic location dominating central Mediterranean as well as southern sea and air approaches to Western Europe |
| Europe | Macedonia | landlocked; major transportation corridor from Western and Central Europe to Aegean Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe |
| Europe | Russia | ... lanes of the world; despite its size, much of the country lacks proper soils and climates (either too cold or too dry) for agriculture; Mount El'brus is Europe's tallest peak |
| Europe | San Marino | landlocked; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennines |
| Europe | Serbia | controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East |
| Europe | Slovenia | despite its small size, this eastern Alpine country controls some of Europe's major transit routes |
| Europe | Switzerland | landlocked; crossroads of northern and southern Europe; along with southeastern France, northern Italy, and southwestern Austria, has the highest elevations in the Alps |
| Europe | Ukraine | strategic position at the crossroads between Europe and Asia; second-largest country in Europe |
| Europe | World | ... classification recognizes seven, which are (from largest to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Asia and Europe are sometimes lumped together into a Eurasian continent resulting in ... |
| European | Belgium | crossroads of Western Europe; most West European capitals within 1,000 km of Brussels, the seat of both the European Union and NATO |
| European | Czech Republic | landlocked; strategically located astride some of oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; Moravian Gate is a traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube in central Europe |
| European | Finland | long boundary with Russia; Helsinki is northernmost national capital on European continent; population concentrated on small southwestern coastal plain |
| European | France | largest West European nation |
| European | Germany | strategic location on North European Plain and along the entrance to the Baltic Sea |
| European | 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 |
| European | Netherlands | located at mouths of three major European rivers (Rhine, Maas or Meuse, and Schelde) |
| European | Poland | historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain |
| Eustatius | Netherlands Antilles | ... islands of the Netherlands Antilles are divided geographically into the Leeward Islands (northern) group (Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten) and the Windward Islands (southern) group (Bonaire and Curacao); the island of ... |
| eventually | Bangladesh | ... deltas of large rivers flowing from the Himalayas: the Ganges unites with the Jamuna (main channel of the Brahmaputra) and later joins the Meghna to eventually empty into the Bay of Bengal |
| Everest | China | world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US); Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak |
| Everest | Nepal | ... 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 and ... |
| every | Brazil | largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador |
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