Neighboring Countries: A Global Reference List

Every sovereign state's land neighbors (based on UN membership and standard recognition). Maritime-only neighbors are noted in parentheses. Disputed borders noted where relevant.

Selected Examples (Full list exceeds practical display; see CIA World Factbook or Wikipedia "List of countries and territories by land borders" for exhaustive data.)

Major Powers & Regions

• United States: Canada, Mexico. (Maritime: Russia, Cuba, Bahamas)
• China: 14 land neighbors: Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam. (Maritime: Japan, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, South Korea, Taiwan)
• Russia: 14 land neighbors: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania (Kaliningrad), Poland (Kaliningrad), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, North Korea. (Maritime: Japan, USA)
• Brazil: 10 neighbors: Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, France (French Guiana).
• India: 7 land: Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Afghanistan (via Wakhan). (Maritime: Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia)
• Germany: 9: Denmark, Poland, Czechia, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands.
• France: 8 (metro): Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Spain, Andorra. + Suriname, Brazil (French Guiana).

Middle East

• Saudi Arabia: Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Oman, Yemen. (Maritime: Iran, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Bahrain)
• Iran: Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan. (Maritime: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman)
• Turkey: Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan), Iran, Iraq, Syria.
• Israel: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt. (Palestinian territories: West Bank, Gaza — status disputed)

Africa

• South Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini, Lesotho (enclave).
• Nigeria: Benin, Niger, Chad, Cameroon. (Maritime: Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé, Ghana)
• Egypt: Libya, Sudan, Israel, Gaza Strip. (Maritime: Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus)

Europe (Selected)

• UK: Ireland (land). (Maritime: France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Faroe Islands)
• Italy: France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino, Vatican City.
• Poland: Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania (Kaliningrad), Russia (Kaliningrad).

For any specific country pair, consult the CIA World Factbook "Land Boundaries" field or Wikipedia's "Geography of [Country]" page.