An island country, island state, or island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. Approximately...
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This is a list of island countries. An island is a landmass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water. Many island countries are spread over...
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islands List of divided islands List of fictional islands List of island countries List of islands by area List of islands by country List of islands...
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Japan is an island country of 14,125 islands, of which approximately 260 are inhabited. Japan is the fourth-largest island country in the world, behind...
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Enclave and exclave Island country List of island countries List of countries and territories by land and maritime borders List of countries that border only...
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South Sandwich Islands (3,903 km2). Largest landlocked country. Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe. Largest country in Africa; also...
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This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water, and by other classifications. For rank-order lists...
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the country name Falkland Islands [Malvinas] for the Falkland Islands. ISO 3166 country name France includes Clipperton Island. ISO 3166 country name...
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Japanese archipelago (redirect from Japanese islands)
archipelago (Japanese: 日本列島, Nihon Rettō) is an archipelago of 14,125 islands that form the country of Japan. It extends over 3,000 km (1,900 mi) from the Sea of...
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list of islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The two main island countries in the region are Malta and Cyprus, while other countries with islands in the Mediterranean...
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The Cook Islands (Rarotongan: Kūki ‘Airani; Penrhyn: Kūki Airani) is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists...
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Singapore Island, also known as mainland Singapore, is the main constituent island of the sovereign island country and city-state of the Republic of Singapore...
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Zealand count as islands, while large continental land masses do not. Islands found within lakes in these countries are often recursive islands because the...
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Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ), is an island country west of...
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Pacific Islands may refer to one of several different concepts: (1) those countries and islands with common Austronesian origins, (2) the islands once (or...
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Jersey (redirect from Island of Jersey)
Jèrriais: Jèrri [ʒɛri]), officially known as the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an island country in Northwestern Europe and self-governing British Crown Dependency near...
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following is a list of countries by largest island. It does not include divided islands; several of the world's largest islands, such as New Guinea, Borneo...
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This is a list of countries by number of islands, with figures given for the numbers of islands within their territories. In some cases, this figure is...
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Cape Verde (redirect from Cape Verde Islands)
Verde, is an archipelago and island country of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of...
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Madagascar (redirect from Madagascar (island))
Republic of Madagascar, is an island country comprising the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast...
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Saint Lucia (redirect from St. Lucia (island))
Saint Lucia is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given...
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Eastport, New York (redirect from Long Island Country Clubhouse)
census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, on the South Shore of Long Island. The population was 1,831 at the 2010 census. Eastport town is built on...
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The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation among countries and territories of Oceania, including...
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The effects of climate change on small island countries are affecting people in coastal areas through sea level rise, increasing heavy rain events, tropical...
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Malta (redirect from Malta (Country))
MAWL-tə, Maltese: [ˈmɐːltɐ]), officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of...
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than six hundred islands, mainly remnants of a larger land mass now beneath the sea. New Zealand is the sixth-largest island country, and the third-largest...
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Geography of Taiwan (redirect from Taiwan (island))
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country in East Asia. The island of Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, makes up 99% of the...
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Dominica (redirect from The Nature Island)
officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago...
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Nauru (redirect from Nauru Island)
(Nauruan: Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Micronesia, part of Oceania in the Central...
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