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	Location (2002)	Location (2007)
Akrotiri	-	peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
Albania	Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro	Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Serbia to the north
Anguilla	Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Australia	Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island
Azerbaijan	Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia	Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range
Bahamas, The	Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida	Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
Barbados	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela	Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Bassas da India	Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique	-
Belize	Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico	Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
Benin	Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Nigeria and Togo	Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo
Bermuda	North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of North Carolina (US)	North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of South Carolina (US)
Bouvet Island	Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)	island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
British Indian Ocean Territory	Southern Asia, archipelago in the Indian Ocean, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia	archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia
Cayman Islands	Caribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearly one-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras	Caribbean, three island (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) group in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica
Chile	Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru	Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka	Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka
Comoros	Southern Africa, group of islands in the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique	Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
Costa Rica	Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama	Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Dhekelia	-	on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta
East Timor	Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - East Timor includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco	-
Egypt	Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip	Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
El Salvador	Middle America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras	Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
Europa Island	Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique	-
European Union	-	Europe between the North Atlantic Ocean in the west and Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine to the east
France	Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain	metropolitan France: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain French Guiana: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname Guadeloupe: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico Martinique: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago Reunion: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
French Guiana	Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname	-
French Polynesia	Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia	Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean about one-half of the way from South America to Australia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands	south of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"	southeast and east of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, some near Madagascar and others about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Eparses in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"
Glorioso Islands	Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar	-
Guadeloupe	Caribbean, islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico	-
Guatemala	Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Honduras and Belize and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico	Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	Southern Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica	islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Honduras	Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Nicaragua	Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Johnston Atoll	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 717 NM (1328 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 717 nm (1328 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands
Juan de Nova Island	Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique	-
Kazakhstan	Central Asia, northwest of China	Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe
Kiribati	Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator; the capital Tarawa is about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia; note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its territory lies in the same time zone as its Gilbert Islands group (GMT +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction lie on the other side of the International Date Line	Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator; the capital Tarawa is about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia; note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its territory lies in the same time zone as its Gilbert Islands group (UTC +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction lie on the other side of the International Date Line
Macedonia	-	Southeastern Europe, north of Greece
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	Southeastern Europe, north of Greece	-
Malaysia	Southeastern Asia, peninsula and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam	Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam
Marshall Islands	Oceania, group of atolls and reefs in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia	Oceania, two archipelagic island chains of 29 atolls, each made up of many small islets, and five single islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
Martinique	Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago	-
Montenegro	-	Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia
Mozambique	Southern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania	Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
Navassa Island	Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, about one-fourth of the way from Haiti to Jamaica	Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 35 miles west of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti
Netherlands Antilles	Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea - one includes Curacao and Bonaire north of Venezuela; the other is east of the Virgin Islands	Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea - composed of five islands, Curacao and Bonaire located off the coast of Venezuela, and Sint Maarten, Saba, and St. Eustatius lie east of the US Virgin Islands
Nicaragua	Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras	Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
Panama	Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica	Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica
Papua New Guinea	Southeastern Asia, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia	Oceania, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia
Reunion	Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar	-
Russia	Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is sometimes included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean	Northern Asia (the area west of the Urals is considered part of Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean
Saint Barthelemy	-	located approximately 125 miles northwest of Guadeloupe
Saint Helena	islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa	islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa; Ascension Island lies 700 nm northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan da Cunha lies 2300 nm southwest of Saint Helena
Saint Martin	-	island 300 km southeast of Puerto Rico
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Serbia	-	Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary
Serbia and Montenegro	Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina	-
Seychelles	Eastern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar	archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
Timor-Leste	-	Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco
Tromelin Island	Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar	-
Turkey	southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria	Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria
Turks and Caicos Islands	Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas	Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti
Ukraine	Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland and Russia	Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges	-	Oceania Baker Island: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,830 nm (3,389 km) southwest of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and Australia Howland Island: island in the North Pacific Ocean 1,815 nm (3,361 km) southwest of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and Australia Jarvis Island: island in the South Pacific Ocean 1,305 nm (2,417 km) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and the Cook Islands Johnston Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 717 nm (1,328 km) southwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands Kingman Reef: reef in the North Pacific Ocean 930 nm (1,722 km) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa Midway Islands: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,260 nm (2,334 km) northwest of Honolulu near the end of the Hawaiian Archipelago, about one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo Palmyra Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 960 nm (1,778 km) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa