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Countries Farthest From the Sea

Which countries lie farthest from the world's oceans and seas?
Distances are the shortest distance from that country to a sea coast
The Mediterranean, Black Sea, etc... are considered to be part of the ocean
However, the Caspian Sea is considered a lake
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Jerry928
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First submittedMarch 8, 2017
Times taken74,052
Average score75.0%
Rating4.98
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km
continent
country
1589
Asia
Kyrgyzstan
1288
Asia
Tajikistan
1174
Asia
Uzbekistan
969
Africa
Rwanda
932
Africa
Burundi
885
Asia
Turkmenistan
764
Africa
South Sudan
759
Africa
Uganda
757
Africa
Chad
733
Asia
Kazakhstan
km
continent
country
697
Asia
Mongolia
597
Africa
Zambia
587
Africa
Niger
582
Americas
Paraguay
556
Africa
Central African
Republic
510
Asia
Nepal
480
Asia
Bhutan
477
Africa
Burkina Faso
452
Africa
Botswana
449
Asia
Afghanistan
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51 Comments
Quizzer6794
+12
Level 66
Mar 8, 2017
Interesting!
KiloNova
+2
Level 60
Mar 25, 2023
yes interesting
SundarIsaacs
+3
Level 58
Mar 9, 2017
Nice idea!
interopia
+2
Level 90
Mar 9, 2017
Cool quiz and thanks for making it
Freestatebear
+6
Level 88
May 30, 2020
Nice quiz! Interesting that 6 of the 7 "stan" countries make the list.
trombonekid98
+36
Level 71
May 30, 2020
Well, given that "stan" means land, they wouldn't want water now, would they?
Sifhraven
+9
Level 76
Jun 2, 2020
That doesn't work for thailand, poland, and definitely not for the netherlands! (half of the country is below sea level..).
Trombone
+4
Level 61
May 21, 2021
stan not land
HydratedMite
+11
Level 68
Sep 23, 2021
"'Stan' means 'place of' or 'country' in Persian. It's like England or Scotland."

https://koryogroup.com/blog/stan-countries-a-story-of-seven-stans#:~:text='Stan'%20means%20'place%20of,It's%20like%20England%20or%20Scotland.

So basically 'land'.

HydratedMite
+4
Level 68
Mar 26, 2025
Why did I use a completely random source lol

Here's Britannica saying basically the same thing:

https://www.britannica.com/story/where-did-the--stan-country-name-suffix-come-from#:~:text=In%20Persian%20and%20Urdu%2C%20%2Dstan,%E2%80%9Cland%20of%20the%20Tajiks.%E2%80%9D

prs17
+4
Level 73
May 30, 2020
"Farthest" is for physical distances, "furthest" is for metaphysical distances.
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
May 31, 2020
Fair enough, we'll change it, although some people treat these two words as synonyms.
JackintheBox
+8
Level 82
May 31, 2020
Actually, although 'farthest' is uncommon in abstract context, 'farthest' and 'furthest' are interchangeable (according to the Oxford Dictionary of English).
Jerry928
+5
Level 76
May 31, 2020
Which is exactly what we just said.
EcceHomo
+7
Level 85
Jul 6, 2020
This is not absolutely precise.

Farther and further are comparative adverbs or adjectives. They are the irregular comparative forms of far. We use them to talk about distance. There is no difference in meaning between them.

Although some usage guides insist that only farther should be used for physical distance (We walked farther than we planned), farther and further have been used interchangeably throughout much of their histories. However, only further is used in the adverbial sense "moreover'' (Further, you hurt my feelings) and in the adjectival senses "more extended'' (no further comment) and "additional'' (Further bulletins came in).

Jerry928
+2
Level 76
Jul 6, 2020
Which is exactly what we just said.
EcceHomo
+8
Level 85
Nov 23, 2020
No it isn't, Jerry, not exactly. Further can be used for BOTH, farther only for distances.
cshtthomas
+2
Level 60
May 31, 2020
How about Mali? Be reminded that the Earth is round, and the actual distance on Google Map is larger in areas close to equator.
Jerry928
+9
Level 76
May 31, 2020
At its nearest point to the sea, Mali is 354 km / 220 miles inland.
Tomtrific
+6
Level 80
Jun 3, 2020
I completely forgot about Africa--which means I didn't score very well.
ennylism
+2
Level 46
Jul 3, 2020
I knew that Paraguay was landlocked, but for some reason I typed Uruguay. African Countries and Mid East Asia countries were easily visualized as being for from water, especially the "stans". Burkina Faso; for some reason I thought it was on the coast, next to Ivory Coast. Loved this quiz!
mkeari
+3
Level 31
Jul 5, 2020
Central* Asia
JackClarke25
+2
Level 64
Jul 3, 2020
Thanks for the colour coding with continents it's much more helpful than just random guesses
TheHero
+1
Level 61
Jul 3, 2020
good quiz mate
JonOfKent
+1
Level 61
Jul 3, 2020
Nice quiz! This is also about the first time that I've looked at the list of most popular answers and it's been roughly the order in which I thought of them.
barmanitan
+2
Level 83
Jul 3, 2020
To my brain: please be aware that just because Sudan is not an answer, that does not mean South Sudan isn't either...
mizu
+5
Level 59
Jul 3, 2020
suprised that paraguay is on the list but bolivia is not
Jerry928
+2
Level 76
Jul 3, 2020
Bolivia reaches to only 120km from the Pacific coast.
smoceany
+1
Level 51
May 4, 2021
bolivia isnt landlocked, chile just made a conspiracy to make us think that bolivia is
Xandog
+1
Level 43
Jul 3, 2020
Got all of them except Uganda
HydratedMite
+1
Level 68
Mar 25, 2023
You got Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, and the CAR, but not Uganda? lol
dug28
+1
Level 88
Jul 3, 2020
Got the last one with 5 seconds left. :) Really enjoyed this. Thanks!
Emtiff
+2
Level 35
Jul 4, 2020
Jeez, the only one I missed was the very furthest one. Knew I was missing a “stan”!
gooobi
+1
Level 50
Mar 4, 2021
Why is Slovakia not on the list?
Jerry928
+2
Level 76
Mar 5, 2021
It's 363 km from the border near Bratislava to the Mediterranean near Trieste.
Samuelfghk
+1
Level 39
Jul 1, 2024
Don't search in Europe, it's too small and contains many bays and shelf seas.
Ktock
+1
Level 48
Mar 14, 2021
I almost forgot STAN countries. Lucky remember
smoceany
+1
Level 51
May 4, 2021
what do the colors mean
Hezzer619
+4
Level 57
May 31, 2021
By continent
YouLoveEagle
+1
Level 49
Apr 23, 2022
I was just thinking random countries and then I was like “Hmmmm,Burkina Faso maybe?”
Tykingcrystal
+1
Level 52
Dec 12, 2022
Why aren't there any in Oceania? :( Lol
Azerk
+1
Level 64
Mar 25, 2023
This quiz isn't exactly what I would call color coded.
Maxibon
+1
Level 73
Apr 1, 2023
The colour coding doesn't seem to be working. Otherwise great quiz! :D
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Apr 1, 2023
Ah, when the quiz got featured the colour coding was replaced by explicitly stating the continents - we've edited the instructions now
EricF
+1
Level 81
Jul 25, 2023
Nice quiz!
RJG
+1
Level 63
Mar 1, 2024
Why do I keep forgetting Afghanistan is NOT by the sea.
pieman
+1
Level 58
Mar 26, 2025
only forgot Nepal and Bhutan
jim2u2
+1
Level 67
Mar 26, 2025
malawi? Liechtenstein? Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana
Cadres
+1
Level 49
Mar 27, 2025
Mali?
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Mar 28, 2025
380 km
lili74
+1
Level 36
Mar 30, 2025
turkmenistan and kazakstan border caspian sea tho ??
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