A navy, by definition, protects a country by patrolling the seas and waging battles on water. It would make sense, then, that countries that are landlocked would not need a navy. However, this is not always the case.
These countries can still use a navy to protect it's lakes, rivers and other bodies of water - especially if that body of water forms a national border.
There are 10 such countries that have navies and yet are landlocked. They include Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Central African Republic, Kazakhstan, Laos, Paraguay and more. In Laos, for example, the navy protects the Mekong River. It operates two to three dozen patrol boats.
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