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Capital

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name: Maseru

geographic coordinates: 29 19 S, 27 29 E

time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: in the Sesotho language the name means "[place of] red sandstones"

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name: Managua

geographic coordinates: 12 08 N, 86 15 W

time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: may derive from the indigenous Nahuatl term "mana-ahuac," which translates as "adjacent to the water" or a site "surrounded by water"; the city is situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Managua

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name: Ankara

geographic coordinates: 39 56 N, 32 52 E

time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: Ankara has been linked with a second millennium B.C. Hittite cult center of Ankuwash, although this connection is uncertain; in classical and medieval times, the city was known as Ankyra (meaning "anchor" in Greek and reflecting the city's position as a junction for multiple trade and military routes); by about the 13th century the city began to be referred to as Angora; following the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, the city's name became Ankara
Citizenship

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citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: yes

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

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citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: yes

dual citizenship recognized: no, except in cases where bilateral agreements exist

residency requirement for naturalization: 4 years

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citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Turkey

dual citizenship recognized: yes, but requires prior permission from the government

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Legal system

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mixed legal system of English common law and Roman-Dutch law; judicial review of legislative acts in High Court and Court of Appeal

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civil law system; Supreme Court may review administrative acts

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civil law system based on various European legal systems, notably the Swiss civil code
Suffrage

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18 years of age; universal

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16 years of age; universal

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18 years of age; universal
Area

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total: 30,355 sq km

land: 30,355 sq km

water: 0 sq km

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total: 130,370 sq km

land: 119,990 sq km

water: 10,380 sq km

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total: 783,562 sq km

land: 769,632 sq km

water: 13,930 sq km
Land use

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agricultural land: 76.1% (2018 est.)

arable land: 10.1% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 65.9% (2018 est.)

forest: 1.5% (2018 est.)

other: 22.4% (2018 est.)

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agricultural land: 42.2% (2018 est.)

arable land: 12.5% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 2.5% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 27.2% (2018 est.)

forest: 25.3% (2018 est.)

other: 32.5% (2018 est.)

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agricultural land: 49.7% (2018 est.)

arable land: 26.7% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 4% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 19% (2018 est.)

forest: 14.9% (2018 est.)

other: 35.4% (2018 est.)
Location

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Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa

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Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras

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Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria
Age structure

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0-14 years: 32.4% (male 360,327/female 355,863)

15-64 years: 62.21% (male 688,373/female 686,911)

65 years and over: 5.39% (2023 est.) (male 44,313/female 74,859)

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0-14 years: 24.16% (male 784,847/female 751,616)

15-64 years: 69.36% (male 2,134,871/female 2,276,522)

65 years and over: 6.48% (2023 est.) (male 180,441/female 231,392)

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0-14 years: 22.12% (male 9,459,277/female 9,029,296)

15-64 years: 68.58% (male 29,023,477/female 28,301,263)

65 years and over: 9.31% (2023 est.) (male 3,512,598/female 4,267,572)
Birth rate

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23 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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16.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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14 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate

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10.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages

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Sesotho (official) (southern Sotho), English (official), Phuthi, Xhosa, Zulu

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Spanish (official) 95.3%, Miskito 2.2%, Mestizo of the Caribbean coast 2%, other 0.5%; note - English and indigenous languages found on the Caribbean coast (2005 est.)

major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

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Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages

major-language sample(s):
The World Factbook, temel bilgi edinmek için vazgeçilmez bir kaynak. (Turkish)

ڕاستییەکانی جیهان، باشترین سەرچاوەیە بۆ زانیارییە بنەڕەتییەکان (Kurdish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Life expectancy at birth

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total population: 59.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 57.9 years

female: 62 years

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total population: 74.5 years (2023 est.)

male: 73 years

female: 76.2 years

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total population: 76.5 years (2023 est.)

male: 74.1 years

female: 78.9 years
Major urban areas - population

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202,000 MASERU (capital) (2018)

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1.095 million MANAGUA (capital) (2023)

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15.848 million Istanbul, 5.397 million ANKARA (capital), 3.088 million Izmir, 2.086 million Bursa, 1.836 million Adana, 1.805 million Gaziantep (2023)
Median age

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total: 23.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 23.2 years

female: 24.2 years

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total: 28.5 years (2023 est.)

male: 27.6 years

female: 29.4 years

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total: 33.6 years (2023 est.)

male: 33 years

female: 34.1 years
Mother's mean age at first birth

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20.9 years (2014 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

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19.2 years (2011/12 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29

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26.6 years (2020 est.)
Net migration rate

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-4.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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-1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution

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relatively higher population density in the western half of the nation, with the capital of Maseru, and the smaller cities of Mafeteng, Teyateyaneng, and Leribe attracting the most people as shown in this population distribution map

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the overwhelming majority of the population resides in the western half of the country, with much of the urban growth centered in the capital city of Managua; coastal areas also show large population clusters

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the most densely populated area is found around the Bosporus in the northwest where 20% of the population lives in Istanbul; with the exception of Ankara, urban centers remain small and scattered throughout the interior of Anatolia; an overall pattern of peripheral development exists, particularly along the Aegean Sea coast in the west, and the Tigris and Euphrates River systems in the southeast
Population growth rate

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0.76% (2023 est.)

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0.97% (2023 est.)

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0.64% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate

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2.88 children born/woman (2023 est.)

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1.85 children born/woman (2023 est.)

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1.91 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization

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urban population: 30.4% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

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urban population: 59.8% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.45% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

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urban population: 77.5% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures

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8.7% of GDP (2021 est.)

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4.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

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3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

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total: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 13 years (2017)

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total: 18 years

male: 19 years

female: 18 years (2020)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

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-6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

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-2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

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-1.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate

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8.52% (2021 est.)

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21.28% (2021 est.)

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12.46% (2021 est.)
Labor force

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955,600 (2021 est.)

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3.042 million (2021 est.)

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32.554 million (2021 est.)

note: this number is for the domestic labor force only; number does not include about 1.2 million Turks working abroad, nor refugees
Population below poverty line

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49.7% (2017 est.)

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24.9% (2016 est.)

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14.4% (2018 est.)
Unemployment rate

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24.6% (2021 est.)

24.56% (2020 est.)

22.44% (2019 est.)

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5.96% (2021 est.)

6.08% (2020 est.)

5.21% (2019 est.)

note: underemployment was 46.5% in 2008

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13.39% (2021 est.)

13.11% (2020 est.)

13.67% (2019 est.)
Public debt

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33.7% of GDP (2017 est.)

36.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

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33.3% of GDP (2017 est.)

31.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

note: official data; data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as retirement, medical care, and unemployment, debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions; Nicaragua rebased its GDP figures in 2012, which reduced the figures for debt as a percentage of GDP

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41.97% of GDP (2020 est.)

34.13% of GDP (2019 est.)

29.41% of GDP (2018 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)

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6.05% (2021 est.)

4.98% (2020 est.)

5.19% (2019 est.)

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4.93% (2021 est.)

3.68% (2020 est.)

5.38% (2019 est.)

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19.6% (2021 est.)

12.28% (2020 est.)

15.18% (2019 est.)
Exports

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$1.08 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$902.123 million (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$1.093 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

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$6.617 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.342 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.714 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

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$282.851 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$203.816 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$244.941 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners

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United States 29%, Belgium 26%, South Africa 25%, Switzerland 6% (2019)

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United States 60%, El Salvador 5%, Mexico 5% (2019)

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Germany 9%, United Kingdom 6%, Iraq 5%, Italy 5%, United States 5% (2019)
Imports

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$2.221 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$1.98 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$2.23 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

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$8.306 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.939 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$6.252 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

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$285.578 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$230.141 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$227.638 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners

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South Africa 85%, China 5% (2019)

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United States 27%, Mexico 12%, China 11%, Guatemala 9%, Costa Rica 7%, El Salvador 6%, Honduras 6% (2019)

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Germany 11%, China 9%, Russia 9%, United States 5%, Italy 5% (2019)
Airports

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24 (2021)

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147 (2021)

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98 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions

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total: 5,060 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0.2 (2020 est.)

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total: 290,351 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2020 est.)

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total: 16,734,853 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 20 (2020 est.)
Internet users

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total: 1.104 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 48% (2021 est.)

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total: 3.933 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 57% (2021 est.)

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total: 68.85 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 81% (2021 est.)

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total: 11,497 km (2018)

standard gauge: 11,497 km (2018) 1.435-m gauge (1.435 km high speed train)
Roadways

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total: 5,940 km (2011)

paved: 1,069 km (2011)

unpaved: 4,871 km (2011)

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total: 23,897 km (2014)

paved: 3,346 km (2014)

unpaved: 20,551 km (2014)

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total: 67,333 km (2018)

paved: 24,082 km (2018) (includes 2,159 km of expressways)

unpaved: 43,251 km (2018)
Telephones - fixed lines

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total subscriptions: 9,559 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2021 est.) less than 1

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total subscriptions: 207,577 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2021 est.)

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total subscriptions: 12 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 15 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular

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total subscriptions: 1,821,374 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 80 (2021 est.)

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total subscriptions: 6,233,864 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 91 (2021 est.)

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total subscriptions: 86 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 100 (2021 est.)

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2,220 km (2011) (navigable waterways as well as the use of the large Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua; rivers serve only the sparsely populated eastern part of the country)

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1,200 km (2010)
Disputes - international

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Lesotho-South Africa: South Africa has placed military units to assist police operations along the border of Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique to control smuggling, poaching, and illegal migration

 

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Nicaragua-El Salvador-Honduras: the 1992 ICJ ruling for El Salvador and Honduras advised a tripartite resolution to establish a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca, which considers Honduran access to the Pacific; the court ruled, rather, that the Gulf of Fonseca represents a condominium, with control being shared by El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua; the decision allowed for the possibility that the three nations could divide the waters at a later date if they wished to do so

Nicaragua-Costa Rica: Nicaragua and Costa Rica regularly file border dispute cases with the ICJ over the delimitations of the San Juan River and the northern tip of Calero Island, virtually uninhabited areas claimed by both countries; there is an ongoing case in the ICJ to determine Pacific and Atlantic ocean maritime borders as well as land borders; in 2009, the ICJ ruled that Costa Rican vessels carrying out police activities could not use the river, but official Costa Rican vessels providing essential services to riverside inhabitants and Costa Rican tourists could travel freely on the river; in 2011, the ICJ provisionally ruled that both countries must remove personnel from the disputed area; in 2013, the ICJ rejected Nicaragua's 2012 suit to halt Costa Rica's construction of a highway paralleling the river on the grounds of irreparable environmental damage; in 2013, the ICJ, regarding the disputed territory, ordered that Nicaragua should refrain from dredging or canal construction and refill and repair damage caused by trenches connecting the river to the Caribbean and upheld its 2010 ruling that Nicaragua must remove all personnel; in early 2014, Costa Rica brought Nicaragua to the ICJ over offshore oil concessions in the disputed region; in 2018, the ICJ ruled that Nicaragua must remove a military base from a contested coastal area near the San Juan River, and that Costa Rica had sovereignty over the northern part of Isla Portillos, including the coast, but excluding Harbour Head Lagoon; additionally, Honduras was required to pay reparations for environmental damage to part of the wetlands at the mouth of the San Juan River

Nicaragua-Colombia: Nicaragua filed a case with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Colombia in 2013 over the delimitation of the Continental shelf beyond the 200 nautical miles from the Nicaraguan coast, as well as over the alleged violation by Colombia of Nicaraguan maritime space in the Caribbean Sea, which contains rich oil and fish resources; as of September 2021, Colombia refuses to abide by the ICJ ruling

Nicaragua-Honduras: none identified

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Turkey-Armenia: in 2009, Swiss mediators facilitated an accord reestablishing diplomatic ties between Armenia and Turkey, but neither side has ratified the agreement and the rapprochement effort has faltered;  in early 2022, the two countries held talks twice aimed at normalizing relations, which could lead to the opening of their land border, shut since 1993; in 2000, Turkish authorities complained to UNESCO that blasting from quarries in Armenia was damaging the medieval ruins of Ani, on the other side of the Arpacay valley

Turkey-Azerbaijan: none identified

Turkey-Bulgaria: none identified

Turkey-Cyprus: status of northern Cyprus question remains

Turkey-Georgia: none identified

Turkey-Greece: complex maritime, air, and territorial disputes with Greece in the Aegean Sea, including rights to explore oil and gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean and illegal migrants transiting from Turkey into Greece; the Aegean Maritime Boundary is complicated by the close proximity of Greek islands to the western shores of the Turkish Anatolian peninsula, representing the primary source of conflict between the two countries

Turkey-Iran: none identified

Turkey-Iraq: Turkey has expressed concern over the status of Kurds in Iraq

Turkey-Syria: Turkey completed building a wall along its border with Syria in 2018 to prevent illegal border crossings and smuggling

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