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Countries Furthest from the Equator with Exceptions

Can you guess the non-European countries which lie furthest away from the equator?
Distance is calculated from the country's closest point to the equator
"Non-European" based on standard JetPunk definitions
Not counting external territories or regions
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First submittedOctober 16, 2022
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° from Equator
Country
41.68
Canada
41.57
Mongolia
41.05
Georgia
40.57
Kazakhstan
39.17
Kyrgyzstan
38.83
Armenia
38.40
Azerbaijan
37.67
North Korea
37.18
Uzbekistan
36.67
Tajikistan
35.82
Turkey
35.15
Turkmenistan
34.57
Cyprus
33.10
South Korea
33.05
Lebanon
32.32
Syria
30.25
Tunisia
30.08
Uruguay
29.50
Israel
29.38
Afghanistan
29.22
New Zealand
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49 Comments
Dimby
+20
Level 83
Oct 22, 2022
What a great idea for a quiz. It also pushed me up a level, hurrah.
AlmostAGenius
+10
Level 89
Oct 22, 2022
Wait, Cyprus is in...
Djilas
+14
Level 86
Oct 22, 2022
Asia
Quizmaster
+45
Level ∞
Oct 22, 2022
Are you referring to the African country of Cyprus?
fuanacdc
+12
Level 89
Oct 26, 2022
As far as I know Cyprus is a city in California
BaeOfBiscay
+4
Level 60
Mar 28, 2024
thats where I live lol
Christine58
+3
Level 50
Dec 12, 2022
The country of Cyprus is NOT in Africa!!

It used to be classified as part of Europe, but is now classified as part of Asia.

pkerr116
+8
Level 71
Dec 12, 2022
QM is just messing with everyone :)
Broseph
+3
Level 51
Mar 28, 2024
i thought cyprus was an oblast in russia
Ainmclarach
+1
Level 71
Mar 28, 2024
Common misconception, it’s actually an autonomous republic in the Russian Far-East
AwesomePotato170
+1
Level 63
Jun 28, 2025
krai*
cameoman
+2
Level 39
Mar 29, 2024
being the quizmaster you should know its just another oceana country
Ptcairn
+2
Level 68
Apr 4, 2024
guys how are you all wrong?? Cyprus is clearly an Australian External Territory!
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Apr 2, 2025
An extra-terrestrial territory?
Dimby
+6
Level 83
Dec 12, 2022
I believe it's a hill that is notable for its inhabitants being insane in the brain.
GeographyNerd690
+1
Level 69
Mar 20, 2025
Man i thought it was Oceanian as Australia and Cyprus are both in Eurovision!
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Apr 2, 2025
You mean the continent Eurovisia
AbiA
+4
Level 88
Oct 22, 2022
Does Tokelau not count as part of New Zealand?
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Oct 22, 2022
Added a caveat
OfficerDibble
+13
Level 86
Oct 23, 2022
Tunisia is fairly astonishing
HydratedMite
+2
Level 68
Oct 20, 2023
How so? It's a small Mediterranean country that's basically right next to Italy.
tolerated
+11
Level 84
Oct 23, 2022
A little surprised that Japan is not more northerly than Afghanistan, but I guess its southern islands are further south.
buck1017
+2
Level 78
Oct 24, 2022
I didn't realize that Japan extended that far south.
BaeOfBiscay
+3
Level 60
Mar 28, 2024
Japan is more northern than Afghanistan, but the quiz calculates a country's distance from the Equator by its closest point to the Equator. For example, Argentina's southernmost point is further from the Equator than Uruguay's southernmost point but since Argentina is also closer to the Equator than Uruguay it's not on the list.
mf3
+5
Level 90
Oct 31, 2022
Sure, you can get a good feeling of Japanese tropical beach culture on Okinawa and nearby islands.
ItzIngenious
+6
Level 66
Dec 12, 2022
Darn you Uruguay
tshalla
+3
Level 78
Dec 12, 2022
Some of us just never got around to the southern hemisphere.
Naiad
+2
Level 67
Dec 12, 2022
Turkey is there but not Russia?
EvilDoctorStrang
+4
Level 36
Dec 12, 2022
Russia is part of Europe so doesn't count
AlexW2210
+5
Level 65
Dec 12, 2022
Read the description, friend
mschiesser
+4
Level 95
Dec 13, 2022
I agree, kind of bogus as most of Russia is in Asia
MasterCosmo
+1
Level 46
Dec 13, 2022
It is probably because of the Russian population in Europe and the fact that its capital is there. Kaliningrad which is a pretty big territory is smack dab near Poland and Lithuania.
inigogaga
+4
Level 51
Dec 14, 2022
'' a pretty big territory'' lol
Neodymium
+2
Level 63
Dec 12, 2022
South Korea is lower than Tajikistan?!
MrBizzaros
+3
Level 59
Dec 12, 2022
Yes, look at a map.
AllOfSanMarino
+3
Level 68
Dec 15, 2022
didn't even THINK to consider below the equator. Missed kiwi country and a South American place.
Dollyfroggy
+3
Level 63
Jan 27, 2024
I was the opposite. Stumped when Australia failed. Re-read the instructions. Facepalmed.
AlexThePro
+1
Level 35
Mar 10, 2023
why is south africa not on the quiz
Azerk
+2
Level 64
Apr 26, 2023
South Africa comes in at around -22, which is much too close to be counted
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 63
Jan 27, 2024
It's by closest point, not by farthest point.
Zefyrinus
+2
Level 74
Jul 21, 2023
How many degrees apart is Lesotho?
ducklingpanda1245
+2
Level 55
Feb 16, 2024
Got all but uruguay, thought Tunisia was a stretch but I didn't think South America would sneak in after missing Chile. The closest point kinda threw me off.
PjotrL
+2
Level 78
Mar 28, 2024
Guess Jordan is the near-miss. Had in my mind that Aqaba would be the furthest south and expect it to show up after its neighbour, but looks like the closest point to the equator is further east. Great to learn new things!
Keroppi720
+1
Level 20
Mar 28, 2024
I thought this would be easier. Guess I need to memorize my coordinates.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Apr 2, 2025
Fun quiz! Sneaky T and U (the 2 least guessed ones)
joedimaggio
+1
Level 75
Mar 5, 2026
Aberbaijan is not working :)
Albrik
+2
Level 66
Mar 5, 2026
Tf is Aberbaijan lmao
bittern
+1
Level 46
Mar 6, 2026
Mind bender. Nice.
Gllombfek
+1
Level 54
Mar 8, 2026
Damnit! Tried almost every country remotely far south except Uruguay! Nice quiz, good brain exercise.
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