INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS
MNEMONICS
Mekong-Ganga
Cooperation Countries
Mnemonic: LIMCa TV
L- Laos
I- India
M- Myanmar
Ca- Cambodia
T- Thailand
V- Vietnam
SAARC Countries
Trick- MBBS PAIN
M- Maldives
B- Bangladesh
B- Bhutan
S- Sri Lanka
P- Pakistan
A- Afghanistan
I- India
N- Nepal
BIMSTEC Countries
Trick : MBBS in NIT
M: Myanmar
B: Bangladesh
B: Bhutan
S: Sri Lanka
N: Nepal
I: India
T: Thailand
BRICS Countries
Trick: I SEE U BRICS
I: Iran
S: Saudi Arabia
E: Egypt
E: Ethiopia
U: UAE
B: Brazil
R:Russia
I:India
C: China
S: South Africa
ASEAN
Trick : - MBBS TV CLIP
M – Malaysia
B – Brunei
B – Burma (Myanmar)
S – Singapore
T – Thailand
V – Vietnam
C – Cambodia
L – Laos
I – Indonesia
P – Philippines
Group of Seven (G7) countries
are Canada, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, the United
Kingdom, and the United States
TRICK: JUICE with GF
Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO)
Trick: PInKI TRUCK in Belarus
P: Pakistan
In: India
K: Kazakhstan
I: Iran
T: Tajikistan
R:Russia
U: Uzbekistan
C:China
K: Kyrgyzstan
B:Belarus
Countries that border the
NORTH SEA
TRICK: GuN SEND to BSF
•G: Germany
•N: Netherlands
•S: Sweden
•E: England
•N: Norway
•D: Denmark
•B: Belgium
•S: Scotland
•F: France
The Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC)
Trick: QUBOKS
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
Oman
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
SOUTH CHINA SEA
Bordering Countries
TRICK: SBI sent VP(Vice President)
to TMC (Trinamool Congress
S: Singapore
B: Brunei
I: Indonesia
V: Vietnam
P: Philippines
T: Taiwan
M: Malaysia
C: China
CASPIAN SEA
Bordering Countries: Russia,
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan,
Iran, and Azerbaijan
Mnemonic KATIR or TARIK
BLACK SEA
Bordered by Ukraine, Russia,
Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and
Romania.
Mnemonic: BURGeR and Tea
B – Bulgaria
U – Ukraine
R – Russia
Ge– Georgia
R – Romania
T – Turkey
Countries bordering Mediterranean Sea
are:
* Europe: Spain, France, Monaco, Italy,
Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey
MAMMI.G.SC.BSF ( Mammi G Salutes
Commander of BSF)
* Asia: Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel (LIST)
* Africa: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria,
Morocco. (METAL)
Additionally, the islands of Cyprus and
Malta are located within the
Mediterranean Sea.
RED SEA
Bordering Countries: Egypt,
Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan,
Eritrea and Djibouti.
Trick to Remember:
DESSEY (Djibouti, Eritrea, Saudi
Arabia, Sudan, Egypt, Yemen)
ADRIATIC SEA
Bordering countries: Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro
and Slovenia.
Trick to Remember - Incredibly Slimy
Cockroach Bit My Aunt
I - Italy
S - Slovenia
C - Croatia
B - Bosnia and Herzegovina
M - Montenegro
A - Albania
Or SIB has a MAC
BALTIC SEA
Trick to remember:
RuDe Germany SELL
Poland and Finland
(Russia , Denmark ,
Germany , Sweden,
Estonia , Latvia ,
Lithuvania , Poland and
Finland)
GREAT LAKES
Trick: HOMES
H: Huron
O: Ontario
M: Michigan
E: Erie
S: Superior
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