What is Transcontinental country?
A '''transcontinental country''' is a [[country]] that is in more than one [[continent]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Which Countries Span More Than One Continent?|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-are-the-transcontinental-countries-of-our-world.html|access-date=2020-08-17|website=WorldAtlas|language=en-US}}</ref> == Examples == '''Africa and Asia''' * [[Egypt]], though the vast majority lives in Africa, and mostly around the [[Nile]], and few people live in the [[Sinai Peninsula]], which is in Asia. * [[Yemen]], though most its territory is located in Asia, the island of Socotra is geographically located in Africa. '''Africa and Europe''' * [[Spain]], because the [[exclave]]s of [[Ceuta]] and [[Melilla]] are in mainland [[Africa]] and the [[Canary Islands]] are part of the African [[continental plate]]. * [[Italy]], most of Italy is in Europe but the Pelagie Islands are geographically located in Africa. * [[Portugal]], most of Portugal is in Europe but the archipelago of Madeira is geographically located in Africa. '''Asia and Europe''' *[[Greece]] *[[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] *[[Kazakhstan]] *[[Russia]] *[[Turkey]] '''Asia and Oceania''' *[[Indonesia]], controlling large islands in [[Oceania]]. *[[Australia]], the Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands are in Asia. '''America and Oceania''' *[[United States]], because [[Hawaii]] is in [[Oceania]]. '''America, Oceania and Antarctica''' *[[Chile]], because [[Easter Island]] is a province in Oceania and [[Chilean Antarctic Territory|Chilean Antarctic]] is a claimed (but not officially accepted) territory in Antarctica. '''Oceania and Antarctica''' *[[Australia]], [[Australian Antarctic Territory]] is a territory in Antarctica. *[[New Zealand]], [[Ross Dependency]] is a territory in Antarctica. '''Europe and America''' *[[France]] [[Saint Barthélemy]], [[Martinique]], [[Guadeloupe]], and [[French Guiana]] (France) *[[Iceland]], divided between the Americas and Eurasia by the [[Mid-Atlantic Ridge]]. '''Europe, Africa, and America''' * [