All countries of the Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is a vast body of water located between Africa to the west, Asia to the north, Oceania to the east, and Antarctica to the south.

In this ocean there are more than 58 groups of islands or archipelagos, including some archipelagos that form sovereign states, such as the Comoros and the Maldives.

15 countries overlook the Indian Ocean located in Africa and 18 countries in Asia, including some Arab.

Below we take a quick look at all the countries bordering the Indian Ocean.

A glimpse of the Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean, or the Eastern Ocean, is the smallest of the three major oceans in the world by area. This ocean covers an area of 70 million square kilometres, approximately 20 percent of the water area on the planet.

The ocean extends from west to east for a distance of about 10,000 km, and 8,000 km from north to south.

The average depth of the Indian Ocean is 3,741 meters below surface level.

The commercial importance of the Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean was historically one of the most important trade routes in the world, and still is to this day.

Today the ocean includes some of the most important commercial ports in the world, especially in East and South Asia such as Jakarta in Indonesia and Calcutta and Bombay in India.

The commercial importance of the ancient Indian Ocean was mainly the transportation of spices, but today it is responsible for 40 percent of the world's oil supplies, and 80 percent of the world's maritime oil trade.

Countries located in the Indian Ocean

In the Indian Ocean there are seven sovereign countries whose territories are located within the waters of the ocean, the largest of them in terms of area is the island of Madagascar, which is the largest island in Africa.

This island is located off the southeast coast of Africa in the southwest of the Indian Ocean, and its area is 587,000 square kilometers.

The rest of the countries in the Indian Ocean are:

Maldives
Seychelles
Mauritius
Sri Lanka
Comoros
Reunion (French island)
the two seas

Arab countries

Many Arab countries have coasts on the Indian Ocean, especially on the coasts of the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf, and these countries include:

Egypt from the east
Sultanate of Oman from the south
Yemen from the south
Sudan from the east
Comoros from all directions
Djibouti from the east
Somalia to the east and north
Iraq from the south
Saudi Arabia from the east
Kuwait from the southeast