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Mainland Countries with the Shortest Coastlines

Name the 20 mainland countries bordering the sea that have the shortest coastlines.
Mainland countries means not island countries!
Distances in kilometers
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Last updated: June 28, 2022
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Coast
Country
4
Monaco
20
Bosnia and Herzegovina
26
Jordan
37
D. R. Congo
47
Slovenia
56
Togo
58
Iraq
67
Belgium
80
The Gambia
90
Lithuania
Coast
Country
121
Benin
169
Republic of the Congo
193
Syria
225
Romania
225
Lebanon
273
Israel
294
Montenegro
296
Equatorial Guinea
307
El Salvador
310
Georgia
4 Comments
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Level 85
Jun 28, 2022
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Level 68
Apr 28, 2023
Wow, I totally would have thought Qatar would be on here but Google says it has 560 km of coast.
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Level 68
Apr 28, 2023
Djibouti was another surprising miss that looks like it just barely misses the cut!
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Level 76
Apr 26, 2024
Also expected Kuwait, but its coastline is considerably longer than its straight-across dimension due to islands. Presumably, island components of mainland countries are not excluded.