Name the Landlocked Countries Trivia Quiz

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.

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.

Answer: Ethiopia

Ethiopia got landlocked entirely after Eritrea's independence on 24 May 1991, cutting Ethiopia from bordering the Red Sea. It is bordered by Djibouti, Somaliland, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Sudan.

South Sudan is another country which is landlocked after the split from Sudan in 2005, also cutting it off from the Red Sea.

Answer: Sikkim

Sikkim was formerly a small state sandwiched between Bhutan in the east and Nepal in the west. It became a state of India on 15 May 1975.

Answer: Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is the only doubly landlocked country in Asia. It is surrounded by the following landlocked countries: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.

Answer: Liechtenstein

Besides Uzbekistan, Liechtenstein is the only other doubly landlocked nation in the world. This small nation is sandwiched by Switzerland and Austria. Schaan, a city in Liechtenstein, has more than 4000 businesses manufacturing false teeth.

Answer: Bolivia

La Paz, Bolivia is situated at 3675 meters (12127 ft). Thimphu, Bhutan is the next at 2626 meters (8688 ft). Katmandu of Nepal is 1400 meters (4600 ft).

Answer: Georgia

In 2008, South Ossetia declared independence from Georgia. It is located in the north of Georgia and occupies the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountains. In 2019, it is only recognized by Russia and few countries, with a population of over 53000 (as at 2015).

Answer: Serbia

Serbia formerly had access to the Adriatic Sea, but when Montenegro became an independent country in 2006, it lost its ocean access. Kosovo, which declared itself independent in 2008 from Serbia, is also landlocked.

Answer: Andorra

Andorra is a principality which is located between France to the north and Spain to the south, on the southern slopes of the Pyrenees Mountains (highest mountain is Aneto Peak at 3404 meters, 11169 ft). There is no region in Andorra which is less than 900 meters (3000 ft). It was founded in 1278. The official language is Catalan. Estimated 2019 population was over 77000.