What is unusual about Uzbekistan's position on the map?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. It is doubly landlocked, so reaching an ocean means crossing two borders
- Step 1: A country is doubly landlocked when all its neighbours are landlocked too. Step 2. Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein are the only two such countries. Answer: doubly landlocked. Why not the others: it has no coast, is not an island and does not border China or Iran.
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