Continents, countries, cities and other geographical and political subdivisions
The terms place and location in geography are used to identify a point or an area on the Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term location generally implies a higher degree of certainty than place, the latter often indicating an entity with an ambiguous boundary, relying more on human or social attributes of place identity and sense of place than on geometry.
Featured Places
- Mauritius - Islands in the southwest Indian Ocean, ruled since 1992 by the Republic of Mauritius
Notable Places
- Maghreb - Region of northwest Africa, west of Egypt
- Maine - The Pine Tree State
- Malay Archipelago - Group of islands in southeast Asia, between the Indian and Pacific oceans
- Malaysia - Territory in southeast Asia, ruled since 1963 by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Malta - Archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, ruled since 1964 by the Repubblika ta' Malta
- Maryland - The Free State - ratified Constitution 28 Apr 1788
- Massachusetts - The Bay State - ratified Constitution 6 Feb 1788
- Mexico - Territory in south central North America, ruled since 1917 by the Estados Unidos Mexicanos
- Michigan - The Wolverine State
- Middle East - The countries of southwestern Asia and, conventionally, Egypt
- Minnesota - The North Star State
- Mississippi - The Magnolia State
- Missouri - The Show Me State
- Monaco - Territory in southeast France, ruled since 1861 by the Grimaldi family
- Mongolia - Territory in east central Asia, ruled since 1992 by the Mongol uls
- Montana - Big Sky Country
- Morocco - Territory in northwest Africa, ruled since 1956 by the al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
- Myanmar - Territory in southeast Asia, ruled since 1989 by the Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw
Other Places
- Macedonia, North - Territory in southeast Europe, ruled since 1991 by the Republika Makedonija
- Madagascar - Islands off the southeast coast of Africa, ruled since 1960 by the Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
- Malawi - Territory in southeast Africa, ruled since 1964 by the Dziko la Malaŵi
- Maldives - Islands in the Indian Ocean, ruled since 1968 by the Dhivehi Raa'jeyge Jumhooriyya
- Mali - Territory in western Africa, ruled since 1960 by the République du Mali
- Manitoba - Province of Canada
- Manitoulin Island - Large island in Lake Huron, south of the coast of Ontario
- Marshall Islands - Group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean, ruled since 1986 by the Aolepān Aorōkin M̧ajeļ
- Mauritania - Territory in northwest Africa, ruled since 1960 by the al-Jumhūrīyah al-Islāmīyah al-Mūrītānīyah
- Mediterranean Sea - Large inland sea between Eurasia and Africa
- Miami - Seat of Miami-Dade county, incorporated 1896
- Micronesia, Federated States of - Group of islands in the Caroline Islands in the western Pacific Ocean, ruled since 1986 by the Federated States of Micronesia
- Moldova - Territory in eastern Europe, ruled since 1991 by the Republica Moldova
- Montenegro - Territory in the western Balkan Peninsula, ruled since 2006 by the Crna Gora
- Mozambique - Territory in southeast Africa, ruled since 1975 by the República de Moçambique
The introductory paragraph uses material from the Wikipedia article "Location" as of 12 Sep 2018, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.