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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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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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China Google Maps

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China

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

China (GPS: 35 00 N, 105 00 E) is located in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and the South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam. The country’s area measurements are total: 9,596,960 sq km; land: 9,326,410 sq km, water: 270,550 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than the US. The total irrigated land is 690,070 sq km (2012).

One of China’s important features: the World’s fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada, and the US) and the largest country situated entirely in Asia. Mount Everest, on the border with Nepal, is the world’s tallest peak above sea-level. The largest cave chamber globally is the Miao Room, in the Gebihe cave system at China’s Ziyun Getu He Chuandong National Park, which encloses some 10.78 million cu m (380.7 million cu ft) of volume. China appears to have been the center of domestication for two of the world’s leading cereal crops: millet in the north along the Yellow River and rice in the south along the lower or middle Yangtze River.

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Estonia Google Maps

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Estonia

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

Estonia (GPS: 59 00 N, 26 00 E) is located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia. The country’s area measurements are total: 45,228 sq km; land: 42,388 sq km, water: 2,840 sq km. This sovereign state is about twice the size of New Jersey. The total irrigated land is 40 sq km (2012).

Estonia’s essential features: The mainland terrain is flat, boggy, and partly wooded. Offshore lie more than 1,500 islands.

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Finland Google Maps

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Finland

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

Finland (GPS: 64 00 N, 26 00 E) is located in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and the Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia. The country’s area measurements are total: 338,145 sq km; land: 303,815 sq km, water: 34,330 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly more than two times the size of Georgia, slightly smaller than Montana. The total irrigated land is 690 sq km (2012).

One of the critical features of Finland: Long boundary with Russia. Helsinki is the northernmost national capital on the European continent. The population concentrated on the small southwestern coastal plain.

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Georgia Google Maps

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Georgia

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

Georgia (GPS: 42 00 N, 43 30 E) located in Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia, with a sliver of land north of the Caucasus extending into Europe; note – Georgia views itself as part of Europe; geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both. The country’s area measurements are total: 69,700 sq km; land: 69,700 sq km, water: 0 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than South Carolina, slightly larger than West Virginia. The total irrigated land is 4,330 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Georgia: Strategically located east of the Black Sea. Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them. The world’s four deepest caves are all in Georgia, including two that are the only known caves on earth deeper than 2,000 m: Krubera Cave at -2,197 m (-7,208 ft. Reached in 2012) and Veryovkina Cave at -2,212 (-7,257 ft. Reached in 2018).

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Kazakhstan Google Maps

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Kazakhstan

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

Kazakhstan (GPS: 48 00 N, 68 00 E) located in Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural (Zhayyq) River in easternmost Europe. The country’s area measurements are total: 2,724,900 sq km; land: 2,699,700 sq km, water: 25,200 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly less than four times the size of Texas. The total irrigated land is 20,660 sq km (2012).

One of the important features of Kazakhstan: World’s largest landlocked country and one of only two landlocked countries in the world that extends into two continents (the other is Azerbaijan). Russia leases approximately 6,000 sq km of territory enclosing the Baykonur Cosmodrome. In January 2004, Kazakhstan and Russia extended the lease to 2050.

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Latvia Google Maps

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Latvia

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Latvia (LV). Explore Riga’s satellite imagery, the capital city of Latvia, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Latvia (GPS: 57 00 N, 25 00 E) is located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania. The country’s area measurements are total: 64,589 sq km; land: 62,249 sq km, water: 2,340 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly larger than West Virginia. The total irrigated land is 12 sq km (2012).

One of Latvia’s essential features is that most of the country is composed of fertile low-lying plains with some hills in the east.

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Lithuania Google Maps

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Lithuania

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

Lithuania (GPS: 56 00 N, 24 00 E) is located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, west of Belarus. The country’s area measurements are total: 65,300 sq km; land: 62,680 sq km, water: 2,620 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly larger than West Virginia. The total irrigated land is 44 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Lithuania: Fertile central plains are separated by hilly uplands that are ancient glacial deposits.

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Mongolia Google Maps

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Mongolia

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Mongolia (MN). Explore satellite imagery of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital city, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

Mongolia (GPS: 46 00 N, 105 00 E) is located in Northern Asia, between China and Russia. The country’s area measurements are total: 1,564,116 sq km; land: 1,553,556 sq km, water: 10,560 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than Alaska, more than twice the size of Texas. The total irrigated land is 840 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Mongolia: Landlocked – enclosed or nearly enclosed by land. Strategic location between China and Russia.

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