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Countries With A Shorter Name Than Their Neighbours

Can you name the 20 countries of the world that have a name shorter than any country they share a land border with?
Not including neighbouring overseas territories/dependencies or countries with no borders.
According to the Countries of the World quiz.
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Last updated: February 5, 2026
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# of Borders
Country
1
Brunei
1
Canada
6
Chad
2
Eswatini
3
Gabon
1
Gambia
1
Haiti
# of Borders
Country
3
Honduras
1
Ireland
6
Italy
5
Kenya
5
Laos
1
Lesotho
7
Mali
# of Borders
Country
3
Oman
2
Panama
5
Peru
1
Qatar
5
Spain
3
Togo
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6 Comments
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Level 65
Feb 3, 2026
You missed Laos
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Level 55
Feb 3, 2026
Changed!
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Level 72
Feb 3, 2026
Gabon has more than one border for sure.

Nice quiz!

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Level 55
Feb 3, 2026
Thanks, changed!
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Level 94
Feb 4, 2026
Latvia borders Russia. Same number of letters.
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Feb 5, 2026
Changed.