Countries on Strategic Straits

The Strait of Hormuz is omnipresent in conversations. But it is only one of many water ways that have strategic global significance for economic, political, navigational, or other reasons.
Guess the countries that can potentially control these important world ocean straits
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Last updated: April 23, 2026
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Strait Name
Country
Strait of Hormuz
Iran
Oman
United Arab Emirates
Taiwan Strait
China
Taiwan
Korea Strait
Japan
South Korea
Dardanelles
Turkey
Bosporos
Turkey
Strait of Gibraltar
Morocco
Spain
United Kingdom
Strait of Malacca
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Bab-el-Mandeb
Djibouti
Eritrea
Yemen
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