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Mediterranean Countries Quiz

Twenty-one different countries border the Mediterranean Sea. How many can you name?
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First submittedMay 2, 2011
Times taken211,614
Average score85.7%
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Albania
Algeria
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Croatia
Cyprus
Egypt
France
Greece
Israel
Italy
Lebanon
Libya
Malta
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Palestinian Territories
Slovenia
Spain
Syria
Tunisia
Turkey
United Kingdom /
Gibraltar
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108 Recent Comments
Jerry928
+15
Level 76
May 6, 2014
Palestine? (Gaza Strip)
JDragon
+14
Level 69
Feb 6, 2023
Technically not a country
screaminglemon
+28
Level 50
Apr 16, 2025
technically, free palestine
jirai
+14
Level 56
Apr 17, 2025
israel is not a country
Firefoxx51
+6
Level 49
Apr 18, 2025
Israel is a country Palestine isn't a country.
slenderman201
+10
Level 49
Apr 19, 2025
Firefoxx51, wrong.
systrop
+6
Level 57
May 27, 2025
according to the un, he's correct. Palestine does not have a central government it is currently run by Hamas (islamic terrorist group). until they get a stable government the un will not recognize it
Ptcairn
+8
Level 68
Apr 22, 2025
Technically, this comment is instigating a conflict
LeMossE
+1
Level 43
Jan 21, 2026
JetPunk's list of countries unfortunately does not include Palestine
Landon
+1
Level 37
May 12, 2014
17/21 80%
otissaroke
+1
Level 31
Sep 1, 2014
17/21
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Sep 28, 2014
Do you think I could remember Bosnia ........ no way
QuizGuy2472
+1
Level 25
Sep 30, 2014
21/21 but should san marino be on there
LarryLovage
+18
Level 55
Feb 8, 2015
San Marino is in the mountains.
bananawana
+1
Level 32
Mar 10, 2026
It’s a landlocked country.
Rozzi
+2
Level 61
Nov 12, 2014
I'm a bit confused here (geography can do that to me quite easily) aren't the Balkan countries on the Adriatic Sea?
DuoCalc31123
+1
Level 43
Jan 4, 2026
The Adriatic Sea is part of the Mediterranean.
DJ1
+3
Level 18
Dec 20, 2014
Forgot Monaco!
cyninoregon
+1
Level 35
Feb 8, 2015
I forgot to finish the row with croatia...and wondered about san marino too. Tried it twice, as I was missing just one.... But I remembered slovenia, montenegro and the islands...
zuni
+1
Level 32
Apr 21, 2015
Missed Libya
quizzicalguy
+1
Level 69
Oct 6, 2015
Missed Lebanon. Probably could have guessed harder and got it, but I honestly didn't know that it is on the Mediterranean. Awesome to learn something new!
rawe
+1
Level 70
Nov 12, 2015
Done with 03:48 left.
carolynlouisecolbert
+1
Level 47
Dec 30, 2015
Could someone please explain why Turkey isn't listed on here? I thought it was touching the Mediterranean Sea. :/
carolynlouisecolbert
+5
Level 47
Dec 30, 2015
JK I take it back. Turkey is already on here, and I correctly answered it, so i'm not sure where my mind was.
thebest21
+1
Level 70
Feb 10, 2016
I am so dumb! Got all except Spain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cosmokim
+1
Level 70
Mar 28, 2016
Too much time. 3:20 left.
kingcamcam
+1
Level 68
Jun 8, 2016
UK - gibraltar?
PatoPotato
+1
Level 55
Jun 21, 2016
UK (Gibraltar) Gibraltar borders the Mediterranean and is a british oversea territory so UK/Gibraltar should be on there. Otherwise good quiz
Matthew07
+3
Level 47
Jun 21, 2016
You said it yourself. It is an overseas territory that does NOT make up part of the the UK. Unlike Hawaii is a part of the USA and Fremch Guiana is a part of France, The UK DOES NOT include overseas territories.
Matthew07
+2
Level 47
Jun 24, 2016
The United Kingdom is the country. (See Wikipedia) and they also have the British overseas department - which is what Gilbraltar is.

But seriously, you could just google this before commenting something that can be riven wrong quite easily

Evers15
+1
Level 3
Jul 11, 2017
I don't trust you!!!!!!

MATE(Matthew 07)

sambear
+1
Level 80
Jun 21, 2016
Missed the African countries
ahg123
+1
Level 73
Jun 21, 2016
I got 100%, but if we want to get technical, most of the former Yugoslavia (Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro) borders the Adriatic or Ionian at best, not the Mediterranean proper. However, it fits into the theme I suppose.
Sifhraven
+9
Level 76
Jun 5, 2019
That is like saying paris isnt in europe, it is in france,..
keiwi
+1
Level 46
Jun 21, 2016
Easy, got 100%!
Enderphoenix
+2
Level 33
Jun 24, 2016
Missed Cyprus. :P
kolovozzz
+1
Level 42
Aug 5, 2016
Forgot Cyprus and Didn't know Slovenia had border on the Adriatic Sea...
Jimbobram
+2
Level 60
Aug 20, 2016
20, forgot France but got Monaco (face palm)
LyRiKH
+2
Level 51
Dec 11, 2016
Greece was the last one I got. I was thinking I must have already put it when I saw the one remaining was between France and Israel. ""F, G, H, I....could be Greece? No, I've already put that, ...what, wait...no I havn't! 2.02 left
JBrommit
+1
Level 67
Dec 31, 2016
Got them all, but ALMOST forgot Bosnia. I always keep thinking it's landlocked since Croatia wraps around a lot of it.
cyroman
+1
Level 61
Dec 31, 2016
Last one I got was Algeria with a second to spare.
LincolnIsTheBestOne
+1
Level 64
Feb 28, 2017
21/21 with 1:49 left. A good quiz.
CupASoup
+1
Level 52
Apr 7, 2017
Ah, my brothers and sisters of the Mediterranean!
LukeEskimo
+1
Level 61
Apr 12, 2017
I got them all except ITALY!
Smileyhugh
+1
Level 55
Apr 12, 2017
Missed out on Lebanon! Thought it was landlocked
divantilya
+1
Level 36
May 10, 2017
So tired of those who take these quizzes simply to find some obscure deviation from the usual (read popular answer) and

then inundate us with their "superior knowledge"! - In reality,

except for egregious mistakes, WE REALLY DON'T CARE!!!

DonTheLamplighter
+3
Level 87
May 18, 2017
I didn't get any. Was thinking of Lake Superior instead of Mediterranean. No wonder it wasn't taking Canada or USA.
John500
+1
Level 42
Jun 5, 2017
What about Gibraltar which is a overseas territory of the UK? At least at a thing at the top that says overseas regions are not included.
Evers15
+1
Level 3
Jul 11, 2017
Yeah you're right.
Evers15
+1
Level 3
Jul 11, 2017
This is not true!!!!UK is in the Atlantic Ocean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Isn't it?????????????

blox6man
+1
Level 15
Sep 2, 2017
overseas territory
Evers15
+1
Level 3
Jul 11, 2017
Yeah Gibraltar should have been included
DonStar
+1
Level 40
Jul 20, 2017
2.52 left though I had already typed Cyprus my bad
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Sep 29, 2017
Good quiz.... If you know your Med. countries try walking the coast quiz.......here it is
tobithefox
+1
Level 60
Oct 9, 2017
100%... The last country I typed in was surprisingly the most guessed country... I was sitting there thinking: What could be between Israel and Lebanon alphabetically? I guess I thought I had already typed it in.

*gets embarrassed

Pinoccio
+1
Level 28
Nov 21, 2017
Try the quiz with a map here and the map quiz here
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Jan 20, 2019
I needed two more. After time was finished but hadnt scrolled down to the answers yet I realised I typed crete instead of cyprus! (I ve only been up a few minutes.. and cant exactly call it awake..) maybe it not being accepted wasnt weird to me because of all the cyprus isnt in europe stuff... and I just accepted that it wasnt accepted...

and ofcourse...as allways... I forgot greece... poor greece..:/

Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Jan 20, 2019
Good quiz though, this should be for points

nevermind haha... like I said, not fully awake yet (tries to act natural and not embarrassed...)

DieHardFoodie
+1
Level 31
Jan 30, 2019
Surely this is not accurate as most border the Adriatic sea, not the meditteranean
tomydenger
+1
Level 20
Jan 31, 2019
you should include nothern cyprus in your blanked answer like Palestine and UK (who is in Cyprus too):3
Ghanagirl
+1
Level 21
Apr 20, 2019
I got them all with 0:08 remaining! Almost forgot Morocco!
Nestormakhno
+1
Level 79
Apr 22, 2019
I just learned that Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina border the sea. I had no idea. Well you learn something knew every hour I suppose
xyzzy
+1
Level 72
Jun 3, 2019
It cuts Croatia in two, only 12 miles long.
Regas
+2
Level 60
May 4, 2019
If you liked that quiz, try to find out the Biggest Mediterranean island cities.
bananacake
+1
Level 40
May 18, 2019
Almost forgot Libya somehow.
CapDundas
+1
Level 64
Jun 3, 2019
It is sometimes unclear how "Mediterranean Sea" is defined. Bosnia, Slovenia, and Montenegro technically border the Adriatic Sea, not the Med. Yes, the Adriatic is an arm of the Mediterranean, but in that case, so is the Black Sea, which adds another group of countries.
CapDundas
+3
Level 64
Jun 3, 2019
An answer to my own query:

The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) divides the Mediterranean into a number of smaller waterbodies, each with their own designation (from west to east):[36]

the Strait of Gibraltar;

the Alboran Sea, between Spain and Morocco;

the Balearic Sea, between mainland Spain and its Balearic Islands;

the Ligurian Sea between Corsica and Liguria (Italy);

the Tyrrhenian Sea enclosed by Sardinia, Italian peninsula and Sicily;

the Ionian Sea between Italy, Albania and Greece;

the Adriatic Sea between Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Albania;

the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey.

SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Jun 3, 2019
Only missed Albania and Syria, somehow.
ryanhypnos
+2
Level 35
Jun 4, 2019
Almost forgot Malta, I have no idea how lmao
Kaz60
+2
Level 48
Oct 18, 2019
Forgot italy, for gods sake!!!
NauruPalau
+1
Level 48
Jan 12, 2020
37 seconds
divantilya
+1
Level 36
Feb 16, 2020
Finally aced it! Wrote in Slovenia first this time so I wouldn't forget it
Antimatter
+1
Level 51
Apr 19, 2020
Damn it Bosnia-Herzegovina!!! I could’ve sworn it was landlocked... guess not then ;)
ritan
+1
Level 46
May 5, 2020
Yes, got them all! Took me while to remember Syria though... you don't think of Syria as Mediterranean country.
Astr77
+1
Level 43
Jun 17, 2020
I always do that.... Got all but one. I forgot France 😂 always miss the easiest answers
JesseH
+1
Level 41
Sep 16, 2020
I missed Italy......
JonOfKent
+1
Level 61
Nov 11, 2020
Says something about Jetpunkers that more people got Monaco than Syria...
geohistpolyguy
+1
Level 25
Jan 1, 2021
Not very surprising when you think about it actually. The Mediterranean is associated more with southern Europe than the Middle East.
george1958
+1
Level 52
Apr 16, 2026
I wouldn't necessarily say that's true, I'd say the Levant is quite related to the Mediterranean, more than Monaco I'd say.
zhovancheto
+1
Level 43
Nov 12, 2020
All but Lebanon.
ritan
+1
Level 46
Dec 10, 2020
45 seconds!
turnbacktwo
+2
Level 46
Jan 1, 2021
Missed 1. Israel
geohistpolyguy
+1
Level 25
Jan 1, 2021
Almost forgot about Malta! That's a country that you rarely hear anything from!
yeet11
+1
Level 20
Jan 1, 2021
I missed Algeria!
maple
+1
Level 52
Jan 2, 2021
Took me a while to think of Monaco but still got all of them 2 minutes left on first try :-D
Shamooski19
+1
Level 70
Jan 2, 2021
Now, how many of us randomly type in answers and when missing one, e.g. Morocco, think "Oh, I already put in Morocco! what else can it be…" I swear, this happens every time
Lexster75
+2
Level 44
Jan 3, 2021
What about Portugal, Vatican City, Andorra and San Marino. Maybe even North Macedonia
Historyman0
+1
Level 38
Jan 5, 2021
they dont border the med.
kitsims
+2
Level 86
Mar 20, 2024
Portugal borders the Atlantic, not the Med, and the others are all landlocked.
Robzz
+1
Level 21
Jan 4, 2021
Easiest five points of my life!
Historyman0
+1
Level 38
Jan 5, 2021
they dont boder the mediteranian
ShievaAndGolly
+1
Level 60
Nov 12, 2021
How did I miss Malta?
Birds4Life
+3
Level 43
Jan 8, 2022
Plz add the Black Sea coast countries
QuizApe
+1
Level 72
May 12, 2022
The United Kingdom does not only border the Mediterranean Sea at Gibraltar but also at Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
kingjerry
+1
Level 44
May 12, 2022
Great quiz, 20/21 just couldn't remember Lebanon
Masonplays
+1
Level 25
May 12, 2022
Jordan Borders the Black Sea
Masonplays
+1
Level 25
May 12, 2022
I mean. Mediterranean
DoktorApplejuce
+3
Level 76
Oct 5, 2023
It's weird to me that the Adriatic and Aegean are both commonly regarded as part of the Mediterranean, but the Black Sea isn't.
Cocow
+1
Level 47
Nov 24, 2025
Yes countries of the Black Sea should be added
MartinZh
+1
Level 41
Oct 30, 2023
Loved it! I almost forgot Montenegro. Thanks to the comments, I got them all correct.
AnimalAl
+1
Level 40
Nov 8, 2023
Only forgot Monaco. I had a globe right beside me, but Monaco didn’t even fit on it it’s so small!
Vaswani
+1
Level 22
Aug 7, 2024
Can you replace "Palestinian Territories" with "Israel", Quizmaster?
Vaswani
+1
Level 22
Aug 7, 2024
Monaco is a very small country.
Vaswani
+1
Level 22
Aug 7, 2024
I have a globe of Africa right next to my computer, where no countries are close to The Mediterranean Sea except for Libya and Tunisia.
SMFlex
+1
Level 54
Aug 23, 2024
Until this quiz, I thought Lebanon bordered turkey in my mind. Not my proudest moment.
eurotec
+1
Level 56
Mar 11, 2025
Why am I confused about these quizzes for the past few days. I somehow forgot Tunisia.
Albrik
+1
Level 66
Apr 16, 2025
UK also has Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Not just Gibraltar

LegoBuilderOne
+1
Level 55
Dec 25, 2025
Is that an AI thumbnail?
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