They (Vaduz and Tashkent) are the capitals of the only two countries in the world - Lichtenstein and Uzbekistan - that are double landlocked, which means that they are surrounded only by other landlocked countries.Lichtenstein is in central Europe, wedged between Switzerland and Austria, in neither of which reaches the ocean.Uzbekistan is in central Asia, and is surrounded by five other landlocked "-stans": Kazhakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.A landlocked country is one that is devoid of coastline.The largest landlocked country is Kazakhstan. Africa includes a total of 15 landlocked countries; Europe has 14 and Asia 12. But doubly landlocked countriies are dirt rare. There are only the two.
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