Since 1992, the UN recognizes a distinct group of fifty developing, low - lying
coastal countries known as Small Islands Developing States (SIDS).
Not exact matches
Known as God's own
country and the motherland of Ayurveda, Kerala is a paradisal
coastal state located in the south corner of India.
Belize is a
coastal Central American
country, formerly
known as British Honduras, about the size of the state of New Jersey.
Beaches in Vietnam have long been one of the best - kept secrets of Southeast Asia, but since then the
countries coastal areas are now becoming more well
known!
What was once
no more than a struggling
coastal town is now the heart of Finland, not to mention, the largest city in the
country.
But even if you don't
know a Cab from a Chardonnay, the wine
country still beckons, with relaxed, cowboy - meets - winemaker towns, and vineyards blanketing
coastal hills.
Lesser -
known regions of Turkey: Many visitors to Turkey focus on the
coastal resorts and / or Istanbul but there's so much to be appreciated and enjoyed elsewhere in the
country, including the Eastern, Anatolian and Black Sea regions.
But here's something we
know for sure: 123 million Americans, more than a third of the entire
country, live in
coastal counties, a number that increased by 39 % from 1970 to 2010.