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Random Countries on a Topological Map

Can you name the 20 highlighted countries on the map below?
The answers change every time you play!
A topological map is a type of diagram that has been simplified so that only vital information, such as borders, remains. Other details, such as size and shape, have been removed.
The black areas represent large bodies of water
Countries with no borders are omitted
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zwerth66
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First submittedSeptember 21, 2020
Times taken51,549
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Rating4.91
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Country
Liberia
Brazil
Russia
South Sudan
Namibia
Country
Mongolia
Finland
Belize
Kyrgyzstan
Nigeria
Country
China
Tajikistan
Belarus
Moldova
Botswana
Country
Jordan
Armenia
Ethiopia
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73 Comments
Stewart
+20
Level 68
Sep 21, 2020
Fantastic once again zwerth! Could you do a randomised version of the "Map Quiz" format as well? :D
zwerth66
+5
Level 69
Sep 21, 2020
Yeah, that's a great idea. I'll definitely go ahead and do that. Thanks!
GeoPhilia
+8
Level 57
Sep 21, 2020
Although I got some tricky one, especially some on Balkans, but I was able to figure th all out! Nice to see you worked on my suggestion!
zwerth66
+2
Level 69
Sep 21, 2020
Yeah, those can be tough haha. And of course, making a random version was a great idea!
Xenobiologista
+5
Level 59
Sep 22, 2020
Yeah, Europe is all kinds of weird on this!
flospos
+1
Level 10
Nov 8, 2020
not true ;)
thisisnotanaccount1234567
+4
Level 45
Sep 22, 2020
Great! Would love to see more of these types of quizzes.
Devondragin
+4
Level 51
Oct 18, 2020
This is amazing!
BotswanaEmperor
+2
Level 73
Oct 18, 2020
This is a very fun quiz! Keep up the awesome work!
Juno1234
+2
Level 55
Oct 18, 2020
Super fun quiz! Well done.
buck1017
+11
Level 78
Nov 2, 2020
i still have no idea what i'm looking at. I got 15/20, but it was a struggle.
French2010
+1
Level 96
Nov 2, 2020
Well done - very challenging and entertaining
joeythelemur
+1
Level 80
Nov 2, 2020
Love these!!
Mjlr3802
+1
Level 80
Nov 4, 2020
Very nice quiz! Got lost on the first one, but perfect on the second try.
Skittus
+5
Level 59
Nov 8, 2020
I absolutely not understand how this works. Vietnam worked, but China above it did not. Why?
zwerth66
+5
Level 69
Nov 8, 2020
Well, you are only supposed to guess the countries highlighted in blue, so China may not have been highlighted, since the answers change every time you take the quiz.
Elboy
+1
Level 75
Nov 12, 2020
Great job creating these Topological Map based quizzes! They're amazing!
Ryanlee
+1
Level 77
Nov 13, 2020
I can't see the highlights.
djeedubbeljoe
+2
Level 67
Dec 4, 2020
Love it!

Papua New Guinea is topologically equivalent with East Timor (which can also nicely be seen on this map). You could consider adding East Timor to the answers there.

zwerth66
+2
Level 69
Dec 4, 2020
I believe that East Timor is the small triangle on the left side of Indonesia, opposite Papua New Guinea
Szatan
+2
Level 61
Dec 4, 2020
I've got no clue how this map came to be as this is but I managed 14/20 on my first try lol
YogBarOg
+5
Level 72
Dec 4, 2020
I don't care if I am the only one in the world, but I hate trying these quizzes. Not that I don't think the work done to create them is impressive nor that I believe they shouldn't be featured for the pleasure of those who enjoy them. They just fall beside my personal interests. Just like I dislike golf while I find golf courses beautiful and understand those who enjoy the sport.
zwerth66
+11
Level 69
Dec 4, 2020
This is honestly one of the most respectful rejections of my quiz and I totally understand. It's kind of like some art pieces: I know that the artists worked very hard on them but I just might not find them very interesting or appealing. So thank you for this comment because I'm sure others feel the same way too :)
parkave
+3
Level 56
Dec 4, 2020
Honestly have no idea whats going on
Sagaris
+5
Level 68
Dec 4, 2020
The black lines are oceans, all of the white boxes are countries, ONLY preserving BORDERS. The blue countries are the ones you have to guess.
benzeller
+2
Level 65
Dec 4, 2020
Awesome quiz! I was convinced I'd have to take it untimed, but once I got the hang of it, it was fairly straightforward!
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 74
Dec 4, 2020
Is there no way to see what all the country names are after the quiz? I mean the ones that weren't included in the quiz.
zwerth66
+1
Level 69
Dec 4, 2020
Unfortunately, I think this is the way that all randomized quizzes work. It would be cool to see the stats on how many people got each country correct too, but it's not a feature with randomized quizzes to my knowledge :(
Sagaris
+1
Level 68
Dec 4, 2020
Very creative! I really like these one-off map quizzes like this.
sipiro
+1
Level 52
Dec 4, 2020
Excellent!

I spent some time at highschool doing this kind of maps on my notebook when maths lesson was too boring.

What a pleasure to do your quizz! Thank you!

PhiloPeBelmar
+1
Level 46
Dec 4, 2020
Incredible quiz! It took me a minute or two to understand what I was looking at; it's a brilliant idea.
wiifly
+2
Level 65
Dec 7, 2020
why have finland on the left and norway on the right?
wiifly
+3
Level 65
Dec 7, 2020
Wait never mind I see, it's by the coastline, finland comes after estonia & russia, then sweden, then norway
blizzrd33
+2
Level 81
Dec 13, 2020
Definitely gets the grey matter working
CrustyHemorrhoid
+2
Level 68
Dec 22, 2020
Thanks for making me feel like a genious
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Jan 16, 2021
Africa takes a lot of deciphering for sure.
SirPhilippines
+1
Level 73
Jan 20, 2021
I only wish or 20/20 because I did the every country version
WashingMachine
+1
Level 67
Jan 27, 2021
Love this.
fbscheid
+1
Level 14
Apr 29, 2021
am I the only one who didnt understand the whole quiz? haha
Kenneth3748
+1
Level 52
Feb 16, 2022
ur not the only one
mjolnir
+1
Level 56
Sep 26, 2022
yeah i am sooo lost rn
Afghabwe
+1
Level 39
May 3, 2021
Wonderful quiz!
Averdian
+1
Level 45
May 4, 2021
Great quiz, I found it fun and intuitive once I got a hang of it, though it still remained challenging throughout. Great job.
brischitt
+1
Level 59
May 11, 2021
great!

can somebody translate it into German?

My english is not so good.....sorry.

zwerth66
+1
Level 69
May 11, 2021
I actually have some background in German so I can try to translate it.
zwerth66
+2
Level 69
May 11, 2021
Here you go: Zufällige Länder auf einer topologischen Karte. Let me know if my translation needs some correction
elcampeador
+1
Level 77
Jan 6, 2022
It turns out my brain is incapable of processing topological maps : )
shaniquanderson
+1
Level 58
Nov 9, 2023
real
Kenneth3748
+1
Level 52
Feb 16, 2022
I don't get this quiz tbh
ShievaAndGolly
+2
Level 60
Mar 2, 2022
This is a serious question, how do you read these?
hugoingelhammar
+2
Level 58
Aug 6, 2025
Each country is laid out next to the other countries they are bordering, and to which direction. The thick lines represents ocean. The size of each area here has nothing to do with the real area of the country.

Some countries are easy to detect, eg Eswatini and Lesotho are contained within South Africa, then you have a starting point and you can continue your logic from there

FoxAndRabbit
+1
Level 71
Mar 27, 2022
This was somehow both tougher and easier than I expected.
Danirot
+1
Level 54
May 29, 2022
I managed to get 19, all except Benin. Nice quiz though!
zrob77
+1
Level 80
Jul 15, 2022
Sorry, but this one made NO sense.
Sifhraven
+4
Level 76
Jun 7, 2024
To you
Tadeu
+2
Level 68
Jul 31, 2022
This is one of the best possible ideas for the geography afficionados here. I can name every country so most of these quizes are getting boring, but I still miss them! This was a great variation that allows me to think again.
FactoFanatic
+1
Level 68
Sep 24, 2022
I'm sorry, but I don't understand these quizzes lol.
hairyson94
+1
Level 75
Nov 11, 2022
Took me a second to "get" it but I ended up getting 20/20 somehow on my first go!
Wistful
+1
Level 72
Feb 3, 2023
It took me a bit to understand, but once I did, I was hooked. Bravo, this is amazing.
Fianchetto
+1
Level 78
Mar 9, 2023
I almost got stuck with the Koreas at the top of the map!
LuigiDood227
+2
Level 72
Apr 29, 2023
After years of staring at these in confusion I finally figured it out-ish. (If you dont get it its basically broken up into continents, thats how I did it)
thegoatisgoaty
+1
Level 75
Jul 6, 2023
Wow... I finally understand this
lexpusloskie
+1
Level 55
Dec 14, 2023
oh my goodness MY BRAIN
Xona
+2
Level 58
Jan 22, 2024
Best world map, mercator has nothing on this
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Jun 7, 2024
Some parts felt very intuitive other parts more counterintuitive. Either way, refreshing! Stimulates the braincells in quite a different way than most of the quizzes here.
GeographyNerd690
+1
Level 69
Oct 8, 2024
Had to randomly guess 2 countries, then i began understanding the map. Missed only Belize, which i feel silly over. I knew it was in North America, and i see that only one side of it is bordering a body of water, but i went up and thought it was an island in the carribean
quantum12354
+1
Level 55
Feb 26, 2025
should accept san marino for vatican because they are topologically the same (bordering only italy, no ocean)
zwerth66
+1
Level 69
Feb 26, 2025
This is a very good point that I failed to address in this quiz, but it is mentioned in caveats of other versions. I will consider accepting multiple answers for this quiz since the answers are typed and not selected from a list.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Mar 4, 2025
Been doing a lot of these today, gotten a lot easier, just have to ignore position and shape/size and remember borders
dextermorg4n
+1
Level 44
May 29, 2025
im too dum for this im crying rn
LostRuntun945
+1
Level 63
Jan 14, 2026
Man I would've cracked this with some more time
BMull28
+1
Level 55
Mar 2, 2026
Awesome concept - I think I just discovered a hidden skill of mine because I almost did this without thinking, it just felt so natural
cheeeeeeems
+1
Level 25
Apr 15, 2026
took me 3:00 on first try
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