Borders Trivia

1. Llívia is a town which is entirely enclaved in the French province (or département) of Pyrénées-Orientales. However, this Catalonian settlement is a part of which neighbouring country?

From Quiz Enclave and... Exclave

Answer: Spain

Llívia is a Spanish exclave entirely surrounded by French lands. This tiny town is separated from the Spanish province of Girona (which is part of Catalonia) by only 1.6 kilometers at the narrowest point. It has been settled for over two thousand years and was once the capital of the region. In 1695 with the Treaty of the Pyrenees, a loophole saw that Llívia was not transferred to French sovereignty and it remains Spanish to this day.

From Quiz Name the Landlocked Countries

Answer: Chad

With a total area of 1284000 sq. km (501562 sq. mi), Chad is the third largest, located in north central Africa. It is bordered by Libya, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria and Niger.

From Quiz Calexico and Other Border Towns

Answer: New South Wales

Coolangatta shares the state border and its airport runway with the New South Wales town of Tweed Heads. The airport was originally known as Coolangatta Airport and passenger flights began here in 1936, with international flights, to New Zealand commencing in 1990 and the name change to Gold Coast Airport happening in 1999. Interestingly, Daylight Saving Time (DST) is observed in New South Wales but not in Queensland, meaning that during the summer there is an hour time difference between each end of the runway. Luckily the airport avoids confusion by operating on Queensland time all year round.

From Quiz Right Next Door

Answer: Finland

Finland is east of Sweden and the two countries share a common border. Finland's capital is in Helsinki. The country is one of the biggest in Europe but also noted for its sparse population. Norway shares a border with Sweden but it's located west of Sweden. Iceland is also west of Sweden and separated by the North Atlantic Sea. Germany is located south of Sweden.

From Quiz What Countries Does This Country Border?

Answer: Scotland and Wales

England shares land borders with Wales and Scotland. Together with Northern Ireland, these countries form the United Kingdom. The UK is situated in north-west Europe. It has an area of 94,248 square miles. With a total population of more than 63 million in 2012, it is a very densely populated country. Its capital is London.

From Quiz Let's See What Seas Borders Certain Countries

Answer: The Taiwan Strait

The Taiwan (or Formosa) Strait lies between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland. It runs the entire length of the western Taiwan coast and it averages 90km wide. It connects the South China Sea to the East China Sea. The Sea of Japan is west of the main Japanese islands. The Yellow Sea borders northern China and the Korean peninsula in the east. The Sulu Sea is in the Philippines.

From Quiz Geographical Enclaves and Exclaves

Answer: West Berlin & Berlin & Berlin Germany

After the Second World War, Germany and its capital, Berlin, were administered by the victorious Allied powers, USA, UK, USSR and France. The Russians simply never left East Germany until their own government collapsed in the 1990s. West Berlin remained a free city, surrounded by the infamous Berlin Wall. Residents of East Germany would often try to flee there, many times at the expense of their lives.

From Quiz Border Fun For Two

Answer: Uruguay

Uruguay became independent of Brazil in 1825. Although wedged between Argentina and Brazil, Uruguay has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean as well as the wide estuary of the River Plate.

From Quiz Border Fun For One

Answer: Haiti

Haiti and Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. As such, each borders only the other.

From Quiz Exclaves of the World

Answer: Poland and Lithuania

Situated on the Baltic Sea, the city of Kaliningrad was once the Prussian city of Konigsberg. Until the First World War it was part of the German Empire, after that it was part of the German exclave of East Prussia. It was annexed by the Soviet Union following the Second World War and following the dissolution of the Soviet Union it remained part of Russia.

From Quiz The Biggest and Smallest Borders...

Answer: Russia

Russia has a very small border with North Korea. China is a very large country, but Russia is the biggest in all of the world! Also, North Korea doesn't border Japan.

From Quiz Counties, States, Provinces, Etc.

Answer: Cork

County Cork lies in Munster Province at the southermost tip of Ireland. To see the southernmost point of land in Ireland, you must go to Mizen Head, where the cliffs reach 700 feet in height. Just south of Mizen Head is Fastnet Rock, upon which lies a lighthouse that the Irish call the 'Teardrop of Ireland' because it was the last thing many Irish emigrants saw as they made their long journey west to America.

From Quiz That's a Country?!

Answer: Brunei

The capital of this country on the South China Sea is Bandar Seri Begawan. The same family has ruled over Brunei for over 600 years.

From Quiz Countries of the World

Answer: United States

Greenland is an island and doesn't border anyone, except for an extremely small border with Canada on an Arctic island. Mexico and Russia are quite far away from Canada.

From Quiz International Borderlines

Answer: 1

Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom) borders Ireland to the south and west. The territory of Gibraltar borders Spain.

From Quiz Country Neighbors

Answer: Brazil

The only South American countries not to border Brazil are Chile and Ecuador...'tis a big country!

From Quiz Enclave and... Exclave

Answer: Sokh

The Soviet Union managed to muddle the borders in their satellite territories and the result of this, when the fall of the communist regime occurred, was to create irregular borders between the new republics. Uzbekistan happened to have six exclaves generated in the Batken region, two in Tajikistan and four more in Kyrgyzstan. The largest of the four exclaves, Sokh, is large enough to encompass all the other three, combined. Jani-Ayil is a small exclave that is about one kilometer from the Uzbek border. Chon-Qora is another small exclave to the north of Sokh comprising of two villages. Shakhimardan is a slightly larger exclave where the local population is actually largely Uzbek. However, in the Sokh region, the ethnicity is 99% Tajik (by 1993 census estimates). Nevertheless, it belongs to Uzbekistan.

From Quiz Name the Landlocked Countries

Answer: Lesotho

Lesotho, formerly known as Basutoland, is an enclave completely surrounded by South Africa. It has an area size of 30355 sq. km (11720 sq. mi). Due to its high altitude which averaged at 1400m (4620 ft), it is also known as the Kingdom of the Sky.

From Quiz Calexico and Other Border Towns

Answer: England

The border of England and Wales splits the village of Rhydycroesau, meaning that until 1951, when it was sold, the rectory was in England, whilst the church was in Wales. When the Anglican Church in Wales was disestablished in 1920, a vote was held to decide whether the Rhydycroesau church remained with the Church in Wales or became a part of the Church of England. Church of England won the vote meaning that Rhydycroesau is one of the few Welsh churches which falls under the remit of Church of England. The old rectory became a very fine hotel, the Pen-y-Dyffryn which means "Head of the Valley" in Welsh. A quick recap, to avoid any confusion. The village is in England and Wales, the church is in Wales but is part of Church of England and the rectory/hotel has a Welsh name but is in England. I'm glad we cleared that up.

From Quiz All About Borders

Answer: Mauritania

The 11th-largest country in Africa and about one-and-a-half times the size of Texas, Mauritania has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean and shares land borders with Western Sahara to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Senegal to the southwest and Mali to the east and southeast. The longest of those of those land borders is with Mali, 1,398 miles.

From Quiz What Countries Does This Country Border?

Answer: France, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein

In World War II, Switzerland remained neutral even though it was landlocked by three enemies (Austria, Germany and Italy) and an enemy-occupied country (France). It had a total population of nearly eight million in 2012. Its capital is Bern. It has an area of 15,940 square miles.

From Quiz Let's See What Seas Borders Certain Countries

Answer: Israel and Jordan

The Dead Sea has its historical roots in the Bible being the birthplace of King Herod. Located in the Jordan Rift Valley, the Dead Sea is over 400 metres below sea level and was so named due to the lack of life living it in. However, there is life in the Dead Sea; it is mainly bacteria and fungi.

From Quiz Geographical Enclaves and Exclaves

Answer: 2 & two

Vatican City, the seat of the Roman Catholic Church, is the smallest nation on earth. Located entirely within the city of Rome, it had a 2010 population of less than one thousand. San Marino, a microstate with an area of about 64 square kilometers, is also an enclave in Italy. It is the world's oldest sovereign state, with roots dating to 301 AD.

From Quiz Border Fun For Two

Answer: eSwatini

All the other countries share borders with South Africa but only eSwatini (formerly known as Swaziland) shares borders with South Africa and Mozambique only.

From Quiz Border Fun For One

Answer: Canada

Canada of course borders only the United States of America. In contrast, the largest country by area, Russia, borders 14 other countries. In 2022, a dispute over the ownership of a northern island was settled by splitting it between Canada and Greenland.

From Quiz Exclaves of the World

Answer: France

Several Spanish towns passed into the possession of France by way of the Treaty of the Pyrennes in 1659. However, it seems Llivia was forgotten and so despite being entirely surrounded by France remains Spanish. The cities of Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish exclaves which border Morocco but have access to the sea.

From Quiz The Biggest and Smallest Borders...

Answer: Togo

First, there is no Benin-Ghana border. Togo is a small 'strip' of a country in western Africa. Ghana used to be called the Gold Coast, because of the amount of gold found in the area.

From Quiz Counties, States, Provinces, Etc.

Answer: Iran

Khorasan province lies in the eastern region of Iran, and borders on both Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. Its area in square miles is 116,976, and in square kilometers 302,966. It's nearly twice the size of the second largest province, namely Sistan & Baluchestan. Khorasan is also the second most highly populated province in Iran, just behind Tehran (one of the smallest provinces.)

From Quiz That's a Country?!

Answer: Burkina Faso

Formerly Upper Volta, but changed to Burkina Faso after independence from France in 1960.

From Quiz Countries of the World

Answer: Lesotho

A lot of people think Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) is also completely surrounded by South Africa, however, it does border Mozambique. It's not easy to see it on a map though.

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