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Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1998 14:04:52 -0700
From: "Matt Rosenberg, Geography Guide, http://geography.miningco.com"
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Subject: Re: "Doubly-landlocked countries" (fwd)
 
Hi,
 
Yes, a doubly-landlocked country is one that is surrounded by landlocked
countries.  The two are Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein.
 
I hope this helps!
 
Best,
Matt Rosenberg
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Geography Guide at The Mining Co.
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At 04:40 PM 9/2/98 -0400, you wrote:
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>Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 15:55:18 MST7MDT
>From: Ken Rockwell <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: "Doubly-landlocked countries"
>
>Another odd question:  I was asked what the term "doubly-landlocked"
>means.  This person heard it in the context of there being only two
>countries in the world that are "doubly-landlocked," one of
>them being Uzbekistan.*  My only idea is that it means you have to
>traverse two countries to reach the sea from these countries.  Anyone
>else have insight on this term?
>(* Deliberately left the other out; trivia quiz: name the other
>"doubly-landlocked nation!)   --- Ken Rockwell, U of U, Utah, USA
>