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Countries Closest to Australia

Try to name the 20 countries that are geographically closest to Australia.
Excludes offshore territories and uninhabited islands
Quiz by Jerry928
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Last updated: February 22, 2017
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First submittedAugust 9, 2014
Times taken112,665
Average score80.0%
Rating4.99
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km
country
miles
4
Papua New Guinea
2
123
Indonesia
76
461
East Timor
286
1303
New Zealand
810
1391
Solomon Islands
864
1744
Vanuatu
1084
1778
F. S. Micronesia
1105
1920
Philippines
1193
1995
Palau
1240
2250
Malaysia
1398
km
country
miles
2402
Brunei
1493
2591
Fiji
1610
2798
Singapore
1738
2863
Nauru
1779
3086
Kiribati
1918
3199
Tuvalu
1988
3228
Tonga
2006
3266
Marshall Islands
2029
3391
Thailand
2107
3413
Vietnam
2121
preproman
+4
Level 68
Aug 9, 2014
I think you forgot Solomon Islands... ;)
happyviolinist1
+2
Level 30
Oct 30, 2015
no he hasn't
Quizzer6794
+55
Level 64
Oct 30, 2015
I think he did then he edited it without responding
SundarIsaacs
+1
Level 59
Jan 26, 2018
If so, very unlike QM.
FlabberBapper
+26
Level 72
Jan 26, 2018
Maybe that's because it's Jerry, not Quizmaster.
Jerry928
+22
Level 75
Mar 18, 2019
It would have been very unlike me as well :)
AyBrains
+4
Level 37
May 1, 2020
I think he *deleted* the response and edited it. If so, very unlike either of them
gkmaster
+1
Level 37
Dec 17, 2020
He forgot France, New Caledonia
Maximirb13
+8
Level 73
Jan 28, 2021
The description says it doesn't count offshore territories.
zachazach
+1
Level 40
Jan 5, 2023
At first I read it wrong and typed France, and I was confused. I read it again and realized it was EXCLUDED, not INCLUDED.
Jerry928
+5
Level 75
Oct 10, 2014
Other Countries Closest quizzes: Hungary, Greenland and Japan.
Jerry928
+3
Level 75
Oct 14, 2015
And is this was too easy, try the Aussie One Minute Sprint.
Jerry928
+4
Level 75
Oct 21, 2015
I think so: 31% of quizzers have got 20/20, which is pretty impressive!
rawe
+3
Level 66
Oct 30, 2015
Done with 02:36 left at second try, meh
JonOfKent
+3
Level 55
Apr 21, 2020
Yes... starting to get the hang of these microscopic Pacific states!
MarinneNS
+3
Level 20
Jul 5, 2017
greenland isnt a country its a part of denmark
MarinneNS
+1
Level 20
Jul 5, 2017
https://www.thoughtco.com/status-of-greenland-1434963

here is proof

roleybob
+8
Level 76
Jan 26, 2018
And tomatoes are vegetables
ander217
+13
Level 76
Jan 26, 2018
And Cyprus is in Asia...no, wait, it's in Europe...no, wait, it's in Asia,.. no, wait...
KennethTAA
+1
Level 60
Nov 11, 2022
well you're right, but literally nobody commented on an Australia quiz that greenland was a country.
DE60
+11
Level 65
Oct 11, 2014
Could you accept just Solomon and Marshall (e.g. not Marshall Islands)
ChaosQuizzer
+12
Level 20
Jun 29, 2016
Why? Do we call South Korea "South"? Or UK "United"? Or Ivory Coast "Ivory"?
Sparkxlol
+6
Level 74
Feb 13, 2017
You call south korea "korea".
Yaramygd
+8
Level 41
Jan 10, 2018
South Korea calls itself "Republic of Korea" The other Korea is the DPRK
DapperAlpaca
+6
Level 43
Jan 26, 2018
GeographyCopyright2017 why do we have to say the name in French? Do you want me to say Suomi and Estados Unidos Mexicanos? Must I say Deutschland and Россия instead of Germany and Russia?
Froststar101
+3
Level 73
Jan 31, 2018
I don't support calling them "Marshall" and "Solomon." But countries are pretty much never referred to by their full names. What you call China is in English the People's Republic of China but actually is the 中华人民共和国. "South Korea" and "West Germany" don't even have "South" or "West" in their full names, in English or in Korean/German.
jd2001wizard
+11
Level 66
May 28, 2017
I know ... it is SOOOO painful to have to type the words "island" ... and not just once, but twice!
DonTheLamplighter
+15
Level 84
Jul 6, 2017
What's so hard about typing out the word islan.....ahhhh, I give up! Just couldn't do it. Oh, wow, I see what you mean.
Stevo6612
+2
Level 45
Oct 26, 2014
Got them all first go, 1:24 left on clock
kalbahamut
+3
Level 83
Nov 28, 2014
How far away is Argentina?
peskychocolatedevil
+11
Level 35
Dec 7, 2014
long way away
kalbahamut
+3
Level 83
Oct 30, 2015
It was over 12,000 km on google. I thought maybe it would be closer around the south pole but apparently not.
Jerry928
+4
Level 75
Feb 13, 2017
The shortest distance is 8573 km, from Tasmania to the southern end of Argentina.
Findlay
+3
Level 83
Jun 1, 2016
Just over 7000 km, at the closest point I can find. Although by that route Chile is closer, at about 6917 km between Macquarie Island, Tasmania and Islote Mendoza in Chile's Diego Ramirez Islands. Of course this is still more than twice the distance between Australia and Vietnam. The thing is the southern continents really don't go far enough south for polar distortions of standard map projections to come much into play, as happens with the surprisingly short distances between the far north of Europe and North America (Sweden and Canada are about the same distance apart as LA and Houston).
Froststar101
+2
Level 73
Jan 31, 2018
Not that anybody lives in that part of Canada.
DeusCaritasEst
+2
Level 55
Jan 26, 2018
That would depend on where you are, I would think.
Phoenixgirl88
+2
Level 28
Dec 16, 2014
What about New Caledonia aka France? From Cathy
Jerry928
+6
Level 75
Dec 16, 2014
Please note the instructions ("excludes external territories")
Arp2600
+3
Level 85
Oct 11, 2015
This time I agree, New Caledonia is "just a territory". The distance must be taken with Réunion, which is of course too far to be in the top 20.
Jerry928
+2
Level 75
Oct 11, 2015
Also, for those of you who work off the 204 country template, Niue comes in at 19th but Cook Islands are too far away to make the list.
Dhian12
+1
Level 23
Dec 24, 2014
You do know that Phillipines is spelt with two ls. You should accept that as a correct answer because it wouldn't work for me.
Jerry928
+12
Level 75
Dec 24, 2014
Philippines is spelt with one L - an easy way to remember that is to note it was named after a king named Philip.
Froststar101
+3
Level 73
Jan 31, 2018
Philip had two "p"s in his name :p
KingofQuiz
+4
Level 45
Jun 23, 2016
*facepalm*
DonTheLamplighter
+6
Level 84
Jul 28, 2017
Don't forget about the silent "m" and the soft "w" in Philippines.
plattitude
+10
Level 90
Oct 12, 2015
Was surprised Samoa didn't make the cut, it's right there with Tonga and Fiji right? Apparently my sense of distance over water is not accurate.
MisterS1
+1
Level 30
May 16, 2022
Samoa is definitely closer to Aus than Kiribati
ander217
+3
Level 76
Oct 30, 2015
I only missed one (Brunei) yet only received three points. Tough competition, but enjoyed the quiz.
catlover2496
+1
Level 44
May 28, 2017
I know, that happens to me too. Weird.
ander217
+1
Level 76
Jan 26, 2018
Missed the same one again, but got five points today. Must have something to do with global warming. :)
OmarVP
+3
Level 52
Oct 30, 2015
what about Samoa?
epicdjyoshi
+1
Level 31
Nov 3, 2015
Maldives?
Jerry928
+1
Level 75
Nov 3, 2015
No, it's well further away.
Jeremy
+3
Level 73
Nov 22, 2015
I think I only got 100% because I want to move to Australia
Jeremy
+2
Level 73
Sep 1, 2020
...why
hellodrew
+5
Level 64
Feb 22, 2016
It won't be long before you'll have to add China to this list if they keep making islands in the South China Sea! ;)
Findlay
+1
Level 83
Jun 1, 2016
I think you got the distance to Indonesia wrong. Boigu Island in Queensland is only about 120 km from the PNG-Indonesia border.
Jerry928
+1
Level 75
Jun 1, 2016
You're right. Quiz being updated.
geographyisthebestsubject
+1
Level 60
Jun 1, 2016
Missed Micronesia and Kiribati!
Devvik2
+2
Level 68
Jun 4, 2016
What about Samoa?!?! It has to be there if Kiribati is there!
Jerry928
+1
Level 75
Jun 4, 2016
Samoa is 3499 km / 2174 mi away
flowerpot101
+1
Level 64
May 16, 2022
And Kiribati?
amaiolla
+1
Level 25
Sep 7, 2016
I am so disappointed I forgot Singapore and Vietnam...
StanJisoo
+1
Level 60
Feb 16, 2017
Got them all with 28 seconds to spare. East Timor took about a minute and a half of hard thinking to come up with.
Malbaby
+1
Level 71
Feb 21, 2017
Good quiz, try my 'Australia Quiz' for an all round challenge.
fitheach
+3
Level 59
Mar 23, 2017
I think there's scope for a "195 countries closest to Australia" quiz...
catlover2496
+1
Level 44
May 28, 2017
If anybody ever creates that quiz, they would have to use the yellow box.
100Greats
+1
Level 57
May 28, 2017
Good old geography quiz... 5/5 on first try. Pondered also Samoa..
catlover2496
+1
Level 44
May 28, 2017
5/5? But there's 20 answers...
ReyFer
+1
Level 65
Jan 26, 2018
points
DonStar
+1
Level 41
Jul 5, 2017
I neary forgot Micronesia but got them all in the end with a minute plus to spare
jonty
+2
Level 30
Jul 6, 2017
I think France should be considered as New Caledonia is very close, which is a region of France
ander217
+2
Level 76
Jan 26, 2018
I read the Wikipedia article and I'm still confused as to what it is, but New Caledonia is not a region of France. Apparently it is a special collectivity called a territory "sui generis" meaning in a class by itself. It seems to be heading toward independence even though some do not want it. It even has two national flags representing the two factions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia
fromabove
+2
Level 56
Jul 27, 2017
You've forgotten Samoa.
Jerry928
+1
Level 75
Jul 27, 2017
See my answer to alisonchen, above.
flowerpot101
+1
Level 64
May 16, 2022
Kiribati is 6,592 km and Samoa is 5,773km away according to Google.
Wulfy
+2
Level 51
Aug 26, 2017
this whole thing is wrong. you didnt factor in christmas island and the Cocos/Keelings islands
Jerry928
+4
Level 75
Aug 27, 2017
No it's not - please see the instructions. Norfolk Island isn't included either.
tailsfan11
+1
Level 49
Nov 6, 2017
Someday I'm going to go live on Rotuma...
starfast
+1
Level 59
Jan 26, 2018
How did I miss Fiji?! I could have sworn that I guessed that D:
ReyFer
+2
Level 65
Jan 26, 2018
Nearest misses: Cambodia, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Laos
ChipOtley
+1
Level 74
Jan 26, 2018
Burmyanmar must be close to those too?
joshxgarrett
+1
Level 63
Jan 26, 2018
I can't believe I for Brunei! Dang!
kenpo17
+1
Level 66
Jan 26, 2018
Like many geography quizzes on this site, you have to get a perfect score to get 5 points. I forgut Brunei the first time around, but after finding out what I missed I was able to get a perfect on the second try.
defmite
+2
Level 75
Jan 28, 2018
Forgive me asking but are you sure about Kiribati? Looks almost as far away from Samoa as Samoa is from Australia.
defmite
+1
Level 75
Jan 28, 2018
Mackay looks to be about the closest point to both and Google tells me Apia, Samoa is 4,208 km away and Poland Kiribati is 6,327 km, a difference of over 2000km's.
dogmeat
+1
Level 66
Mar 19, 2019
Kiribati covers an enormous area of ocean. It is made up of three main groups The Gilbert group is a permanently inhabited atoll near the equator. As such it is much closer than Samoa - even though if you look at a map of the Pacific it looks like Samoa is equidistant to the main part of Kiribati
Kahikatea
+1
Level 76
Apr 3, 2018
how did you get such a short distance for New Zealand if you were missing out uninhabited islands or overseas territories?

surely the shortest distance in that case is from Southeastern Tasmania to Fiordland, which is over 1500?

Jerry928
+2
Level 75
Apr 4, 2018
The nearest point of Australia to NZ is Lord Howe Island, which is a part of New South Wales.
Craig87
+1
Level 23
Jan 30, 2019
I only missed Kiribati, damn :D
Velaris
+1
Level 90
Mar 18, 2019
Can't believe that I got less than half right. As an Australian, I'm ashamed.
rcshelton23
+1
Level 56
Mar 18, 2019
100% on my first try
bananacake
+1
Level 42
May 23, 2019
Can you make one that includes offshore territories of both Australia & Other countries?

e.g including Australia's Heard & McDonalds Islands

FarmerJoe
+1
Level 54
Aug 14, 2019
As an australian this was a cinch
gkmaster
+1
Level 37
Dec 17, 2020
You forgot France, as New Caledonia is close to Australia
Pharley
+3
Level 71
Jan 26, 2021
You forgot to read the instructions.....

Which countries are closest to Australia?

Excludes offshore territories and uninhabited islands

Upended
+2
Level 43
Jan 26, 2021
Happy Australia Day! Great quiz to feature
Hairmesz
+1
Level 23
Jan 26, 2021
cool
3Timi3
+1
Level 28
Jan 30, 2021
how could I forget about Malaysia and the Philippines? :(
FaroPor
+1
Level 58
Mar 16, 2021
Got Brunei with 3 seconds left
Shadow24
+1
Level 20
Apr 25, 2021
I like this quiz
StabakMallick
+2
Level 22
Jun 26, 2021
Samoa?
Jerry928
+2
Level 75
Jun 26, 2021
3762 km
StabakMallick
+2
Level 22
Jun 26, 2021
Myanmar is close
Jerry928
+2
Level 75
Jun 26, 2021
3922 km
AxolotlSucksGeo
+1
Level 38
Nov 26, 2021
Hey, Do you forget France (New Caledonia)? Its close to Australia
Jerry928
+2
Level 75
Nov 26, 2021
Please note the instructions.
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 64
Jan 3, 2022
1:55 remaining
Valism
+1
Level 48
Jan 4, 2022
lol,i'm a Portuguese nationalist so I just call it "Timor-Leste"
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 73
Jan 30, 2022
Isn't Portugal already a nation?
Madmo
+1
Level 34
Feb 8, 2023
im sorry but that's not what nationalism is, its a political ideology
moonshot
+3
Level 53
May 16, 2022
How about Samoa?
JCheroko
+3
Level 35
May 16, 2022
Samoa?
Thewasher
+1
Level 36
Jun 23, 2022
Was going to comment this, where is Samoa?
jackson33miller
+1
Level 64
May 16, 2022
personal apology to the Phillipines, who i continue to forget in countless quizzes
Kalamazoo
+1
Level 45
May 17, 2022
Sometimes, when you live in Australia, it feels like everywhere is a long way away.
johnappleseed
+1
Level 49
Aug 1, 2022
i think overseas territories should count
SomeoneRandom42
+1
Level 49
Nov 17, 2022
Can't believe I missed Papua New Guinea- 16/20
Iggy1
+1
Level 26
Dec 14, 2022
We have “Countries closest to x”, so now we need “Countries Farthest From x”.
jonty5
+1
Level 32
Jan 2, 2023
SAMOA?
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