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Aruba Google Maps

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Aruba

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Aruba (AW). Explore satellite imagery of Oranjestad, the capital city of Aruba, on the Google Maps of Central America and the Caribbean below.

Aruba (GPS: 12 30 N, 69 58 W) is located in the Caribbean, an island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela. The country’s area measurements are total: 180 sq km; land: 180 sq km, water: 0 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly larger than Washington, DC. The total irrigated land is N/A.

One of the essential features of Aruba: A flat, riverless island renowned for its white-sand beaches. Its tropical climate is moderated by constant trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean. The temperature is almost constant at about 27 degrees Celsius (81 degrees Fahrenheit).

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Australia Google Maps

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Australia

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Australia (AU). Explore satellite imagery of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, on the Google Maps of Oceania below.

Australia (GPS: 27 00 S, 133 00 E) located in Oceania, a continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. The country’s area measurements are total: 7,741,220 sq km; land: 7,682,300 sq km, water: 58,920 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states. The total irrigated land is 25,500 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Australia: World’s smallest continent but sixth-largest country. The largest country in Oceania, the largest country entirely in the Southern Hemisphere, and the largest country without land borders. The only continent without glaciers. The refreshing sea breeze known as the “Fremantle Doctor” affects Perth’s city on the west coast and is one of the world’s most consistent winds. The Great Dividing Range that runs along eastern Australia is that continent’s most extended mountain range and the third-longest land-based range in the world. The term “Great Dividing Range” refers to the fact that the mountains form a watershed crest from which all of the rivers of eastern Australia flow east, west, north, and south.

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Austria Google Maps

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Austria

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Austria (AT). Explore satellite imagery of Vienna, the capital city of Austria, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Austria (GPS: 47 20 N, 13 20 E) located in Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia. The country’s area measurements are total: 83,871 sq km; land: 82,445 sq km, water: 1,426 sq km. This sovereign state is about the size of South Carolina, slightly more than two-thirds the Pennsylvania size. The total irrigated land is 1,170 sq km (2012).

One of the important features of Austria: Landlocked (enclosed or nearly enclosed by land). Strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys. The principal river is the Danube. The population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere. The world’s largest and longest ice cave system at 42 km (26 mi) is the Eisriesenwelt (Ice Giants World) inside the Hochkogel mountain near Werfen, about 40 km south Salzburg. Ice caves are bedrock caves that contain year-round ice formations. They differ from glacial caves, which are transient and are formed by melting ice and flowing water within and under glaciers.

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Azerbaijan Google Maps

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Azerbaijan

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Azerbaijan (AZ). Explore satellite imagery of Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

Azerbaijan (GPS: 40 30 N, 47 30 E) located in Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range. The country’s area measurements are total: 86,600 sq km; land: 82,629 sq km, water: 3,971 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than Maine. The total irrigated land is 14,277 sq km (2012).

One of Azerbaijan’s essential features: Both the country’s central area and the Naxcivan exclave are landlocked.

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Bahamas Google Maps

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Bahamas

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for the Bahamas (BS). Explore satellite imagery of Nassau, the capital city of Bahamas, on the Google Maps of Central America and the Caribbean below.

Bahamas (GPS: 24 15 N, 76 00 W) located in chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba. The country’s area measurements are total: 13,880 sq km; land: 10,010 sq km, water: 3,870 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than Connecticut. The total irrigated land is 10 sq km (2012).

One of the important features of the Bahamas: Strategic location adjacent to the US and Cuba. The extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited.

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Bahrain Google Maps

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Bahrain

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Bahrain (BH). Explore satellite imagery of Manama, the capital city of Bahrain, on the Google Maps of the Middle East below.

Bahrain (GPS: 26 00 N, 50 33 E) is located in the Middle East, an archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia. The country’s area measurements are total: 760 sq km; land: 760 sq km, water: 0 sq km. This sovereign state is 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC. The total irrigated land is 40 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Bahrain: Close to primary Middle Eastern petroleum sources. Strategic location in the Persian Gulf, through which much of the Western world’s petroleum must transit to reach the open ocean.

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Bangladesh Google Maps

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Bangladesh

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Bangladesh (BG). Explore satellite imagery of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

Bangladesh (GPS: 24 00 N, 90 00 E) is located in Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India. The country’s area measurements are total: 148,460 sq km; land: 130,170 sq km, water: 18,290 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than Iowa’s. The total irrigated land is 53,000 sq km (2012).

One of Bangladesh’s essential features is that most of the country situated on deltas of large rivers flowing from the Himalayas: the Ganges unites with the Jamuna (main channel of the Brahmaputra) later joins the Meghna to empty into the Bay of Bengal, eventually.

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Barbados Google Maps

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Barbados

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Barbados (BB). Explore satellite imagery of Bridgetown, the capital city of Barbados, on the Google Maps of Central America and the Caribbean below.

Barbados (GPS: 13 10 N, 59 32 W) is located in the Caribbean, an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela. The country’s area measurements are total: 430 sq km; land: 430 sq km, water: 0 sq km. This sovereign state is 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC. The total irrigated land is 50 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Barbados: Easternmost Caribbean island.

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Belarus Google Maps

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Belarus

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Belarus (BO). Explore satellite imagery of Minsk, the capital city of Belarus, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Belarus (GPS: 53 00 N, 28 00 E) located in Eastern Europe, east of Poland. The country’s area measurements are total: 207,600 sq km; land: 202,900 sq km, water: 4,700 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly less than twice the size of Kentucky, slightly smaller than Kansas. The total irrigated land is 1,140 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Belarus: Landlocked (enclosed or nearly enclosed by land). Glacial scouring accounts for the flatness of Belarusian terrain and its 11,000 lakes.

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Belgium Google Maps

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Belgium

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Belgium (BE). Explore satellite imagery of Brussels, the capital city of Belgium, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Belgium (GPS: 50 50 N, 4 00 E) located in Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands. The country’s area measurements are total: 30,528 sq km; land: 30,278 sq km, water: 250 sq km. This sovereign state is about the size of Maryland. The total irrigated land is 230 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Belgium: Crossroads of Western Europe. Most West European capitals are within 1,000 km of Brussels, the European Union, and NATO seats.

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