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List of countries by lowest point

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This is a list of countries by lowest point on land above Sea Level.

Note that many countries have land below sea level, e.g. the Dead Sea is at 408m below sea level, and is shared by Israel, Jordan, and Palestine. This is the lowest point on land.

Rank Country Altitude [m]
1 Lesotho 1400
2 Rwanda 950
3 Andorra 840
4 Burundi 772
5 Uganda 621
6 Mongolia 518
7 Botswana 513
8 Liechtenstein 430
9 Armenia 400
10 Central African Republic 335
11 Zambia 329
12 Tajikistan 300
13 Afghanistan 258
14 Niger 200
14 Burkina Faso 200
15 Switzerland 195
16 Zimbabwe 162
17 Chad 160
18 Luxembourg 133
19 Czech Republic 115
19 Austria 115
20 Bhutan 97
21 Slovakia 94
22 Bolivia 90
22 Belarus 90
23 Hungary 78
24 Laos 70
24 Nepal 70
25 San Marino 55
26 Macedonia 50
27 Paraguay 46
28 Malawi 37
29 Mali 23
30 Swaziland 21
31 Vatican 19
32 Moldova 2
33 All others 0


This page of ranking is based on figures from the 2007 CIA world factbook.

See also

http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/elevation_extremes_lowest_point_2007_0.html


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