World map quiz

Can you place all 196 countries of the world? Name the highlighted country from four options, or switch to “find it” mode and click the country yourself. Small countries are shown as dots.

How the map quiz works

In the default mode a country is filled in blue and circled, and you choose its name from four countries in the same region, which are usually its neighbours. This mode works with a keyboard (keys 1–4) and a screen reader’s button list, though the map itself is visual. In “find it” mode the map names a country and you click or tap it; a wrong click is marked in orange and the correct country is then highlighted.

29 countries are too small to click reliably as shapes and also appear as dots: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Barbados, Cape Verde, Comoros, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Singapore, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vatican City. Grey areas without a country in the quiz, such as W. Sahara, Falkland Is., Greenland and Fr. S. Antarctic Lands, are drawn for context but are not asked about.

Clues for finding countries

China and Russia have the most land neighbours here (14): find them first and the countries around fall into place.
44 countries are landlocked: Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Czech Republic, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, North Macedonia, Paraguay, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, South Sudan, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
40 countries have no land border at all. Look for them offshore.
The quiz’s wrong options come from the same region, so learning each region’s outline (below) is the fastest way to improve.

Study list: neighbours of every country in the world

Land neighbours are the best memory hook for a map quiz. Grouped by continent; follow a country’s name for its profile and detailed maps.

Africa

Country	Region	Land neighbours	Coast
Algeria	North Africa	Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco	Yes
Angola	Central Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Namibia	Yes
Benin	West Africa	Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria	Yes
Botswana	Southern Africa	South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe	Landlocked
Burkina Faso	West Africa	Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast	Landlocked
Burundi	East Africa	Rwanda, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo	Landlocked
Cameroon	Central Africa	Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea	Yes
Cape Verde	West Africa	None	Island country
Central African Republic	Central Africa	Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cameroon	Landlocked
Chad	Central Africa	Libya, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger	Landlocked
Comoros	East Africa	None	Island country
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Central Africa	Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola	Yes
Djibouti	East Africa	Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia	Yes
Egypt	North Africa	Libya, Sudan, Israel, Palestine	Yes
Equatorial Guinea	Central Africa	Cameroon, Gabon	Yes
Eritrea	East Africa	Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti	Yes
Eswatini	Southern Africa	South Africa, Mozambique	Landlocked
Ethiopia	East Africa	Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan	Landlocked
Gabon	Central Africa	Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea	Yes
Gambia	West Africa	Senegal	Yes
Ghana	West Africa	Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Togo	Yes
Guinea	West Africa	Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau	Yes
Guinea-Bissau	West Africa	Senegal, Guinea	Yes
Ivory Coast	West Africa	Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana	Yes
Kenya	East Africa	Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan	Yes
Lesotho	Southern Africa	South Africa	Landlocked
Liberia	West Africa	Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ivory Coast	Yes
Libya	North Africa	Tunisia, Algeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Egypt	Yes
Madagascar	East Africa	None	Island country
Malawi	East Africa	Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia	Landlocked
Mali	West Africa	Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania	Landlocked
Mauritania	West Africa	Algeria, Mali, Senegal, Morocco	Yes
Mauritius	East Africa	None	Island country
Morocco	North Africa	Algeria, Mauritania, Spain	Yes
Mozambique	East Africa	Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Eswatini	Yes
Namibia	Southern Africa	Angola, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa	Yes
Niger	West Africa	Algeria, Libya, Chad, Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali	Landlocked
Nigeria	West Africa	Benin, Niger, Chad, Cameroon	Yes
Republic of the Congo	Central Africa	Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Gabon	Yes
Rwanda	East Africa	Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo	Landlocked
Sao Tome and Principe	Central Africa	None	Island country
Senegal	West Africa	Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia	Yes
Seychelles	East Africa	None	Island country
Sierra Leone	West Africa	Guinea, Liberia	Yes
Somalia	East Africa	Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti	Yes
South Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini, Lesotho	Yes
South Sudan	East Africa	Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic	Landlocked
Sudan	North Africa	Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea	Yes
Tanzania	East Africa	Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique	Yes
Togo	West Africa	Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin	Yes
Tunisia	North Africa	Algeria, Libya	Yes
Uganda	East Africa	South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo	Landlocked
Zambia	Southern Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola	Landlocked
Zimbabwe	Southern Africa	South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique	Landlocked

Americas

Country	Region	Land neighbours	Coast
Antigua and Barbuda	Caribbean	None	Island country
Argentina	South America	Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay	Yes
Bahamas	Caribbean	None	Island country
Barbados	Caribbean	None	Island country
Belize	Central America	Mexico, Guatemala	Yes
Bolivia	South America	Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru	Landlocked
Brazil	South America	Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, France, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay	Yes
Canada	North America	United States	Yes
Chile	South America	Peru, Bolivia, Argentina	Yes
Colombia	South America	Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Panama	Yes
Costa Rica	Central America	Nicaragua, Panama	Yes
Cuba	Caribbean	None	Island country
Dominica	Caribbean	None	Island country
Dominican Republic	Caribbean	Haiti	Island country
Ecuador	South America	Colombia, Peru	Yes
El Salvador	Central America	Guatemala, Honduras	Yes
Grenada	Caribbean	None	Island country
Guatemala	Central America	Mexico, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador	Yes
Guyana	South America	Venezuela, Brazil, Suriname	Yes
Haiti	Caribbean	Dominican Republic	Island country
Honduras	Central America	Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua	Yes
Jamaica	Caribbean	None	Island country
Mexico	North America	United States, Guatemala, Belize	Yes
Nicaragua	Central America	Honduras, Costa Rica	Yes
Panama	Central America	Costa Rica, Colombia	Yes
Paraguay	South America	Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia	Landlocked
Peru	South America	Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile	Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Caribbean	None	Island country
Saint Lucia	Caribbean	None	Island country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Caribbean	None	Island country
Suriname	South America	Guyana, Brazil, France	Yes
Trinidad and Tobago	Caribbean	None	Island country
United States	North America	Canada, Mexico	Yes
Uruguay	South America	Brazil, Argentina	Yes
Venezuela	South America	Colombia, Brazil, Guyana	Yes

Asia

Country	Region	Land neighbours	Coast
Afghanistan	South Asia	Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China	Landlocked
Bahrain	Western Asia	None	Island country
Bangladesh	South Asia	India, Myanmar	Yes
Bhutan	South Asia	China, India	Landlocked
Brunei	Southeast Asia	Malaysia	Island country
Cambodia	Southeast Asia	Thailand, Laos, Vietnam	Yes
China	East Asia	Russia, Mongolia, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan	Yes
Cyprus	Western Asia	None	Island country
India	South Asia	Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar	Yes
Indonesia	Southeast Asia	Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste	Island country
Iran	Western Asia	Turkey, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia	Yes
Iraq	Western Asia	Turkey, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria	Yes
Israel	Western Asia	Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Palestine	Yes
Japan	East Asia	None	Island country
Jordan	Western Asia	Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Palestine	Yes
Kazakhstan	Central Asia	Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan	Landlocked
Kuwait	Western Asia	Iraq, Saudi Arabia	Yes
Kyrgyzstan	Central Asia	Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan	Landlocked
Laos	Southeast Asia	China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar	Landlocked
Lebanon	Western Asia	Syria, Israel	Yes
Malaysia	Southeast Asia	Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei	Yes
Maldives	South Asia	None	Island country
Mongolia	East Asia	Russia, China	Landlocked
Myanmar	Southeast Asia	India, Bangladesh, China, Laos, Thailand	Yes
Nepal	South Asia	China, India	Landlocked
North Korea	East Asia	South Korea, China, Russia	Yes
Oman	Western Asia	United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Yemen	Yes
Pakistan	South Asia	India, China, Afghanistan, Iran	Yes
Palestine	Western Asia	Israel, Egypt, Jordan	Yes
Philippines	Southeast Asia	None	Island country
Qatar	Western Asia	Saudi Arabia	Yes
Saudi Arabia	Western Asia	Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen	Yes
Singapore	Southeast Asia	None	Island country
South Korea	East Asia	North Korea	Yes
Sri Lanka	South Asia	None	Island country
Syria	Western Asia	Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon	Yes
Taiwan	East Asia	None	Island country
Tajikistan	Central Asia	Kyrgyzstan, China, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan	Landlocked
Thailand	Southeast Asia	Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia	Yes
Timor-Leste	Southeast Asia	Indonesia	Island country
Turkey	Western Asia	Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Syria	Yes
Turkmenistan	Central Asia	Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Iran	Landlocked
United Arab Emirates	Western Asia	Saudi Arabia, Oman	Yes
Uzbekistan	Central Asia	Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan	Landlocked
Vietnam	Southeast Asia	China, Laos, Cambodia	Yes
Yemen	Western Asia	Saudi Arabia, Oman	Yes

Europe

Country	Region	Land neighbours	Coast
Albania	Southern Europe	Montenegro, North Macedonia, Greece	Yes
Andorra	Southern Europe	Spain, France	Landlocked
Armenia	Caucasus	Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey	Landlocked
Austria	Central Europe	Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein	Landlocked
Azerbaijan	Caucasus	Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Turkey	Landlocked
Belarus	Eastern Europe	Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia	Landlocked
Belgium	Western Europe	Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France	Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Southern Europe	Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro	Yes
Bulgaria	Southern Europe	Romania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Greece, Turkey	Yes
Croatia	Southern Europe	Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro	Yes
Czech Republic	Central Europe	Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Austria	Landlocked
Denmark	Northern Europe	Germany	Yes
Estonia	Northern Europe	Russia, Latvia	Yes
Finland	Northern Europe	Sweden, Norway, Russia	Yes
France	Western Europe	Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Spain, Andorra, Brazil, Suriname, Netherlands	Yes
Georgia	Caucasus	Russia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan	Yes
Germany	Western Europe	Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands	Yes
Greece	Southern Europe	Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey	Yes
Hungary	Central Europe	Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria	Landlocked
Iceland	Northern Europe	None	Island country
Ireland	Northern Europe	United Kingdom	Island country
Italy	Southern Europe	France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino, Vatican City	Yes
Latvia	Northern Europe	Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Belarus	Yes
Liechtenstein	Central Europe	Switzerland, Austria	Landlocked
Lithuania	Northern Europe	Latvia, Belarus, Poland, Russia	Yes
Luxembourg	Western Europe	Belgium, Germany, France	Landlocked
Malta	Southern Europe	None	Island country
Moldova	Eastern Europe	Romania, Ukraine	Landlocked
Monaco	Western Europe	France	Yes
Montenegro	Southern Europe	Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania	Yes
Netherlands	Western Europe	Belgium, Germany, France	Yes
North Macedonia	Southern Europe	Serbia, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria	Landlocked
Norway	Northern Europe	Sweden, Finland, Russia	Yes
Poland	Central Europe	Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia	Yes
Portugal	Southern Europe	Spain	Yes
Romania	Southeast Europe	Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary	Yes
Russia	Eastern Europe	Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, North Korea	Yes
San Marino	Southern Europe	Italy	Landlocked
Serbia	Southern Europe	Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia	Landlocked
Slovakia	Central Europe	Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary	Landlocked
Slovenia	Central Europe	Italy, Austria, Hungary, Croatia	Yes
Spain	Southern Europe	Portugal, France, Andorra, Morocco, United Kingdom	Yes
Sweden	Northern Europe	Norway, Finland	Yes
Switzerland	Western Europe	Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy, France	Landlocked
Ukraine	Eastern Europe	Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova	Yes
United Kingdom	Northern Europe	Ireland, Spain	Island country
Vatican City	Southern Europe	Italy	Landlocked

Oceania

Country	Region	Land neighbours	Coast
Australia	Australasia	None	Yes
Fiji	Melanesia	None	Island country
Kiribati	Micronesia	None	Island country
Marshall Islands	Micronesia	None	Island country
Micronesia	Micronesia	None	Island country
Nauru	Micronesia	None	Island country
New Zealand	Australasia	None	Island country
Palau	Micronesia	None	Island country
Papua New Guinea	Melanesia	Indonesia	Island country
Samoa	Polynesia	None	Island country
Solomon Islands	Melanesia	None	Island country
Tonga	Polynesia	None	Island country
Tuvalu	Polynesia	None	Island country
Vanuatu	Melanesia	None	Island country

Map: Natural Earth 1:110m country outlines (public domain) via world-atlas, Natural Earth projection, shipped with this site. Borders and coast status: Countries.World country records.

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