Closest Country Pairs

Name the closest country to the following country that doesn't share a land border with it.
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Last updated: September 16, 2014
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Country 1
Country 2
United States
Russia
Namibia
Zimbabwe
Lesotho
Swaziland
Lebanon
Jordan
Mozambique
DR of Congo
Croatia
Italy
The Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Oman
Iran
Country 1
Country 2
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Iran
Kuwait
Jamaica
Cuba
Paraguay
Uruguay
Suriname
Venezuela
Madagascar
Comoros
Denmark
Sweden
Eritrea
Yemen
Country 1
Country 2
Papua New Guinea
Australia
Burundi
Uganda
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
United Kingdom
France
Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Algeria
Spain
Ghana
Benin
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15 Comments
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Level 70
Sep 16, 2014
DR Congo is closer to Mozambique than Botswana
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Level 70
Dec 12, 2024
I believe you're right. Also, Zimbabwe and Malawi are also closer than Botswana.
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Level 79
Sep 16, 2014
Took me forever to get Zimbabwe but eventually got all of them.
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Level 70
Sep 16, 2014
and Comoros is closer to Madagascar than Mozambique
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Level 70
Dec 12, 2024
Are you sure? On Google Maps, Mozambique looks slightly closer to me.
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Level 70
Sep 16, 2014
Finally Republic of Congo does share a border with Angola. The correct answer should be Equatorial Guinea.
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Level 70
Dec 12, 2024
Oh, that's correct! Angola has a little part cut off from the rest of itself by D.R. Congo.
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Level 49
Sep 17, 2014
More time, pleeease!
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Level 65
Jan 26, 2019
XD I thought this said closest countries to paris, I was so confused XP
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Level 69
Jul 5, 2019
You should change Swaziland in Eswatini, also, why THE Gambia????
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Level 65
Oct 14, 2020
same!
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Level 81
Oct 15, 2020
The Republic of The Gambia is its full name.
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Level 55
Jun 30, 2022
The official name is Eswatini, not Swaziland.
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Level 65
Sep 1, 2022
Quiz last updated four years before that was officially changed
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Level 33
Apr 16, 2024
Accept eswatini for Swaziland. It's acceptable in all other quizzes here.