The world, briefly.
Every country, continent, ocean, mountain, river, and desert — short, clear, and placed on the map. 746 entries and growing.
◆ Explore the map Browse the countriesEvery country in the world, by continent.
Continents, world subregions, and the cultural and physical regions geographers actually use.
Mountains, ranges, deserts, volcanoes, plateaus, canyons, and islands.
Unrecognized states, disputed lands, dependencies, and the countries and empires the map has lost.
The great cities of the world, by continent.
Holy sites, the wonders of the world, and the great monuments people cross the planet to see.
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Water
Lake Victoria
Africa's largest lake and a source of the Nile
Political & Historical
Donbas
Ukraine's eastern coal-and-steel heartland, mostly held by Russia and the crux of peace talks
Political & Historical
The Soviet Union
The world's largest state for seven decades, spanning 11 time zones and 15 republics
Landforms
Campi Flegrei
The restless caldera on the western edge of Naples, where the ground has risen more than 1.5 meters since 2005
Water
Victoria Falls
The largest sheet of falling water on Earth, where the Zambezi plunges into a chasm
Water
The Cape of Good Hope Route
The long way around Africa between Asia and Europe, revived by the Red Sea crisis and the 2026 Iran war