10 countries with the most coastline in the world

When plotting our next getaway, a lot of us have one thing in mind: where can we go to chill out on some of the world’s prettiest beaches? It’s a fantasy many of us share for a reason. The idea of spreading a towel on sugar-soft sand and watching the clouds flutter past; sliding into gin-clear ocean (or running in, shrieking, if the temperatures are more bracing than balmy); feeling the sea breeze on our faces as the sky turns from blue to pink.

So, we asked ourselves – which countries…