An island country, island state, or island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. Approximately...

This is a list of island countries. An island is a landmass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water. Many island countries are spread over...

officially-reported islands of each country. The total number of islands in the world is unknown. There may be hundreds of thousands of tiny islands that are unknown...

Japan is an island country of 14,125 islands, of which approximately 260 are inhabited. Japan is the fourth-largest island country in the world, behind...

South Sandwich Islands (3,903 km2). Largest landlocked country. Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe. Largest country in Africa; also...

Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres (1,100 nautical miles) off the southeastern...

Enclave and exclave Island country List of island countries List of countries and territories by land and maritime borders List of countries that border only...

This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water, and by other classifications. For rank-order lists...

archipelago (Japanese: 日本列島, Nihon Rettō) is an archipelago of 14,125 islands that form the country of Japan. It extends over 3,000 km (1,900 mi) from the Sea of...

Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ), is an island country west of...