Geographical Features and Countries Surrounding India
Which of the ...
Question
Which of the following is a land locked country ?
A
Afghanistan
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B
Myanmar (Burma)
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C
Philippines
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D
Israel
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Solution
The correct option is A Afghanistan A landlocked state or landlocked country is a sovereign state entirely enclosed by land, or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas. There are currently 49 such countries, including five partially recognized states.
Afghanistan, a mountainous landlocked republic in Central Asia is bordered by Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to the north, Iran in west, Pakistan in east and south and it has a small stretch of border in north east with both China and India.