Which country is an island nation?

Island countries are typically small with low populations, although some, such as Indonesia and Japan, are notable exceptions. Some island countries are centered on one or two large islands, such as Great Britain, Trinidad and Tobago, New Zealand, Cuba, Bahrain, Singapore, Iceland, Malta and Taiwan.

Is India an island nation?

The Indian Ocean is home to hundreds of islands. Six island nations lie in the Indian Ocean, namely Comoros, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles and Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka is an island country in Asia, located on the Bay of Bengal, where it occupies an area of 65,610 square kilometers and has a population of 21,444,000 people. The Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar separate the island nation from the Asian mainland.

What is an island in the South China Sea?

Brunei Darussalam. Although the country does not occupy an entire island, it is part of the island of Borneo, which also includes parts of Malaysia and Indonesia. Brunei is located on the north coast of Borneo and is surrounded on all three sides by Sarawak, a Malaysian state. On the northern side, the country has a coastline on the South China Sea.

Which is the largest island country in the world?

Indonesia is the world's largest island country by area (1,904,569 km 2 ) and by the total number of islands (more than 18,307), and is also the world's most populous island country with a population of 267,670,543 (the fourth largest population in the world after China, India and the USA).

What is an island country and what is a continent?

An island is a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water. Many island countries are spread over an archipelago, as is the case with the Federated States of Micronesia and Indonesia (both of which consist of thousands of islands). Others consist of a single island, such as Nauru, or part of an island, such as Haiti.