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Smallest Countries with at Least One Border

Can you name the smallest countries by land area that border at least one other country?
Not counting Bahrain which borders Saudi Arabia on a small artificial island
Also see Largest Countries with No Borders
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First submittedMarch 8, 2016
Times taken49,445
Average score70.0%
Rating4.91
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sq km
country
0.44
Vatican City
2.02
Monaco
61
San Marino
160
Liechtenstein
468
Andorra
2,586
Luxembourg
5,765
Brunei
sq km
country
10,452
Lebanon
10,887
Kosovo
11,295
Gambia
11,586
Qatar
13,812
Montenegro
14,919
East Timor
17,364
Eswatini
sq km
country
17,818
Kuwait
20,273
Slovenia
20,770
Israel
21,041
El Salvador
22,966
Belize
23,200
Djibouti
nichster
+27
Level 53
May 13, 2020
Thank you for the nice comments. If you want some more interesting stats then here you go:

All of the top 6 are in Europe.

6 are in Asia

Just 3 are in Africa

8 actually have just one border.

6 countries have two borders.

2 are wholly enclaved.

PantsLobbyist
+33
Level 93
May 12, 2020
Didn't realize Lesotho was larger than many of these! Great quiz
Sifhraven
+15
Level 66
May 14, 2020
I tried it too and wasn't aware of the size of slovenia, though after running out of answers I knew for sure, that was my first estimated guess.

And somehow israel feels too big to be on here. I guess because it makes a lot of the lists european countries do, like higher education. Somehow it feels important so a bit bigger than it actually is.

RogerMellie
+7
Level 25
Jul 1, 2020
I tried Lesotho and didn't think of Slovenia. I strongly suspect the distorted maps we're used to cause a bias, Slovenia looks bigger than it is because it's further away from the equator.
TheUnableDerk
+1
Level 48
May 5, 2022
The Mercator Projection isn't used here, so no, Slovenia does not appear bigger.
duckwantbread
+3
Level 59
Nov 4, 2022
Roger didn't say he thought the Mercator projection was used, he said that because most of us are used to the Mercator projection a lot of people incorrectly think Slovenia is bigger than it actually is.
unimp0rtant
+2
Level 46
Nov 2, 2022
Isn't this quiz basically just "smallest non-island nations"?
kalbahamut
+3
Level 83
Nov 3, 2022
Almost. But Brunei and East Timor are both island nations.
Algernon
+7
Level 71
May 12, 2020
Needs more time.
zaba2048
+5
Level 73
May 12, 2020
I would second that. In some ways it's good as it stops you just guessing half the world's countries, but most similar quizzes do have longer times (I think). Really good idea for a quiz though - I'd never appreciated how small Israel and Lebanon are.
Nicco55
+1
Level 69
May 12, 2020
Thirded
ing
+1
Level 71
May 12, 2020
Fourthed. If not a full minute, at least another 30 seconds. (In 3 other quizzes I took today, I commented that I thought 30 seconds should be removed :) ).
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
May 12, 2020
Adjusted the time. Thanks!
Sifhraven
+1
Level 66
May 14, 2020
Ah allready adjusted, I wanted to comment it feels just right for me, but apparently before it was shorter. Only missed one and was going em that country next to israel, but time was up before I could type it.
TurkeyCookTime
+8
Level 75
May 12, 2020
I found out today that I can type "Djibouti" in about half a second.
cornflakesfu
+23
Level 85
May 13, 2020
The sign of a true Jetpunker.
Teegthebeeg
+7
Level 55
May 13, 2020
How about Cyprus? It has borders with the British sovereign bases.
TheLastFish
+1
Level 69
May 13, 2020
Indeed. And not mentioning that there is a real border to Northern Cyprus.
PjotrL
+11
Level 73
May 13, 2020
I still don't understand why the difference between the Vatican and Palestine, as both are UN observers. Guess I'll have to come to terms with the US based choices (even Taiwan gets recognized which neither the US, nor the UN do). In my world Taiwan, the Vatican, Kosovo and Palestine are all countries. :)
BlazingWinter
+2
Level 58
Jul 1, 2020
that "border" is not recognized which means it's not a border
Szatan
+5
Level 60
Jan 17, 2021
Pjotr, it's probably because Palestine doesn't de facto rule their territory meanwhile Taiwan and Vatican have full sovereignty over their territory. You have to draw the line somewhere.
TheLonelyAlula
+1
Level 48
Nov 2, 2022
Hamas controls their chunk from what I understand.
WT2008
+9
Level 76
May 13, 2020
Would have never guessed that Djibouti is larger than Belize or Slovenia. Stupid Mercator Projection . . .
scott4real
+4
Level 66
Jul 2, 2020
I don't think mercator projection is causing much of a difference between Belize and Djibouti. They're only like 4° different.
Jeremy
+7
Level 73
May 14, 2020
I'm shocked that Slovenia and Israel are larger than Rwanda, Burundi, or Equatorial Guinea.
Sifhraven
+14
Level 66
May 14, 2020
you mean smaller?
carlonian
+2
Level 66
May 25, 2020
yes
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 56
Oct 18, 2021
I'm surprised about Israel and Djibouti.
Malbaby
+4
Level 71
May 14, 2020
I was surprised that Haiti has a greater area than some of these, on the map it looks so small.
mapjunkie95
+2
Level 42
Jun 9, 2020
Haiti? Singapore?
garcogait
+13
Level 65
Jun 17, 2020
Singapore is an island
Whahdjk
+4
Level 47
Jun 24, 2020
What about Singapore it is connected by bridges?
Geopro
+6
Level 60
Jun 30, 2020
Bahrain is connected to Saudi Arabia by a bridge as well...
JackintheBox
+1
Level 77
Jun 30, 2020
But not connected by a land mass.
TheUnableDerk
+1
Level 48
May 5, 2022
Bridges are man made
ALESANDER
+2
Level 1
Jun 30, 2020
Porque en la prueba de países pequeños me salían mal, países como líbano, mónaco, san marino, brunei y otros que al final salían, inclusive salió un país eswatini?
MichaelT
+3
Level 25
Jun 30, 2020
Kosovo is not country.
QuadaleDingleton
+2
Level 56
Jun 30, 2020
Yes.
TheUnableDerk
+4
Level 48
May 5, 2022
More UN member states recognize Kosovo as an independent country than as a Serbian province.

Also Kosovo has full sovereignty over its borders.

CharlieP212
+1
Level 28
Nov 2, 2022
L
JackintheBox
+1
Level 77
Jun 30, 2020
Just forgot Montenegro!
SAFETYFIIIRST
+2
Level 50
Jun 30, 2020
A lot of people are commenting on Israel being so small! I agree that it somehow seems bigger, but it is interestingly smaller than Djibouti or Belize.
AussieAngie
+1
Level 65
Jun 30, 2020
This quiz is great - really had me thinking hard, and I feel lucky to have got it with time to spare.
Kontio100
+2
Level 51
Jun 30, 2020
Nice quiz thanks. Missed Slovenia, I was thinking about it but didn't write. I was surprised not to see Haiti and Dominican republic on the list.
Rurin
+1
Level 38
Jul 1, 2020
Haiti/Dominican Republic are clearly absent and a nice trivia
quicksilver87
+4
Level 39
Jul 3, 2020
No, Haiti = 27,750 sq km; Dominican Republic = 48,442 sq km so neither makes this list.
TheUnableDerk
+1
Level 48
May 5, 2022
"I feel like they should be here so add them."
quicksilver87
+1
Level 39
Jul 3, 2020
I really enjoyed this one. It was only after doing this quiz that I realised Lesotho is bigger than I thought!

Managed to guess them all, though I was sitting with one missing for ages - The Gambia! Totally forgot about it for ages.

harryp99
+3
Level 36
Jul 19, 2020
Kosovo is Serbia!

I don't understand this quiz!

BigFloppa
+10
Level 63
May 12, 2021
Don't start this.
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 56
Oct 18, 2021
JetPunk policy. Not sure why you're arguing with this quiz about it.
TheUnableDerk
+1
Level 48
May 5, 2022
I don't understand why so many people think they can't comment this garbage.

More UN members recognize Kosovo as an independent country than a province of Serbia. On top of this, Kosovo has full sovereignty over its borders.

You can't decide what Kosovo is because you feel like it. JetPunk leans toward de facto sovereignty over recognization, which is why Taiwan is a JetPunk country, but Palestine is not.

Emrevere
+1
Level 21
Aug 11, 2022
A lot of the world agrees that kosovo is a country.

Palistine is different.

DanmaR
+3
Level 55
Apr 13, 2021
I'm suprised that Rwanda and Burundi aren't here.
FolgoreCZ
+1
Level 60
Oct 19, 2021
Mercator strikes again. :-D
TheUnableDerk
+2
Level 48
May 5, 2022
No it does not. JetPunk doesn't use it.
elcampeador
+1
Level 74
Jun 13, 2022
Always assumed that Equatorial Guinea was some tiny country.
smcsniper
+2
Level 59
Jul 2, 2022
equatorial guinea is 17,430km squared. It should be here
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 73
Nov 2, 2022
28,050 km2
Emrevere
+1
Level 21
Aug 13, 2022
great quiz! i really love it!

Its a lot harder than it looks!

i got it with 2:05 left.

Bubblecat
+1
Level 70
Nov 2, 2022
Eswatini is...... Eswatiny :)
ImEliNo
+1
Level 39
Nov 3, 2022
What about Bahrain? Its only 760km2.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 83
Nov 3, 2022
Generally not considered to have a land border with Saudi Arabia even though it sorta does.
JornetMaps
+1
Level 27
Nov 13, 2022
The UK borders cyprus...
cuendillar
+1
Level 67
Nov 26, 2022
This makes no sense regarding Palestine, even without getting into politics. The figure for Israel excludes the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which combined would make it too big to qualify for the list. However, they don't seem to be counted as Palestinian either or it would make the list easily. Who else would count as owning that land?
cta127
+1
Level 68
Mar 30, 2023
Palestine doesn't exactly seem like a unified country. Palestine has two governments, one of which (Hamas) has been ruled as a terrorist organization. This is among various other problems plaguing a potential Palestinian state. I'd like to be able to recognize one, but there are just too many things that need to change before that can happen.
WeavingPedrao
+1
Level 55
Jan 21, 2023
what about bahrain
ThinkingFast
+1
Level 28
Feb 6, 2023
what about singapore, or is this seen the same way as bahrain which is an island but simply very close
nichster
+1
Level 53
Feb 6, 2023
Island
RJG
+1
Level 53
Mar 29, 2023
19/20 didn't get Slovenia, even though I thought of it but dismissed it without typing.
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