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 A country is considered to be landlocked if its coastlines are located on endorheic basins or if its territory is not connected to an ocean. There are now 44 landlocked nations, along with 4 de facto landlocked states. Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked nation on earth. Generally speaking, not having access to international waterways results in certain political and economic drawbacks. Because of this, nations big and small have struggled throughout history to acquire access to the sea, even at great cost to their resources, lives, and political capital. Why Is Being Locked Up a Problem? Being a landlocked nation has many drawbacks, despite the fact that some nations, like Switzerland, have thrived despite not having access to the oceans. Some landlocked nations are among the world's poorest. Being landlocked has certain drawbacks, including:lack of access to oceanic food sources like fishingLack of access to ports and global shipping operations results in high transportation an...