What Countries Does This Country Border? Quiz

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.

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.

Answer: Lesotho

Lesotho gets a portion of its wealth from skiing and tourism as it's one of the only places in Africa where you can find snow-capped mountains. It had a total population of more than two million in 2011. Its capital is Maseru. It has an area of 11,720 square miles.

Answer: Norway, Sweden, Russia

Its largest border is with Russia, and the two countries once had a war over their borders. It had a total population of more than five million in 2012. Its capital is Helsinki. It has an area of 130,559 square miles.

Answer: Pakistan, Nepal, China, Bhutan, Burma, Bangladesh

India has had a lot of friction with Pakistan over borders, as they share a huge border. It had a total population of about 1.2 billion in 2012. Its capital is New Delhi. It has an area of 1,269,346 square miles.

Answer: Central African Republic, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Angola

The Republic of the Congo also shares a small border with the Atlantic Ocean. It had a total population of more than four million in 2011. Its capital is Brazzaville. It has an area of 132,047 square miles.

Answer: Argentina, Peru, Bolivia

Chile is sometimes known as 'the backbone of South America' because it runs down almost the whole west coast. It had a total population of about 17.4 million in 2012. Its capital is Santiago. It has an area of 291,930.4 square miles.

Answer: Haiti

The Dominican Republic controls the eastern half of the island, while Haiti owns the western coast. It had a total population of about ten million in 2011. Its capital is Santo Domingo. It has an area of 18,704 square miles.

Answer: Borneo

Indonesia is a chain of islands dividing mainland Asia from Australia. Malaysia has a place on the mainland and the north of Borneo. Indonesia had a total population of about 246 million in 2012. Its capital is Jakarta. It has an area of 735,358 square miles.

Answer: 14

Russia borders fourteen countries! They are Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China and North Korea.