Can you name all 45 countries of Europe from their outlines?
Each round shows the outline of one of the 45 countries of Europe, with north up. Norway includes Svalbard, the island group far to the north, so the mainland looks small. Two of the 45 have no land border with another country on the site’s list: Iceland and Malta. One wrong answer ends the run, there is no timer, and naming all 45 completes it.
How to play
- A country’s outline fills the board. North is up, but every outline is resized to fit, so sizes are not comparable. Type the country’s name in the box below. Capital letters, accents and punctuation do not matter, and common alternative names are accepted.
- A correct answer is accepted by itself after a short pause and the next round begins. Pressing Enter submits whatever you typed.
- One wrong answer ends the run, so check before you press Enter. There is no timer.
- Press Finish to end a run early; your score is saved.
- The 45 outlines of Europe come in shuffled order, each once. Your score counts up to 45 at the top of the board, and naming the last one completes the run. The answer review below the board lists every round.
- Your result is saved in this browser. Once enough people have played a game, the results also show how your score ranks, and you can copy or share an image of your result, or replay.
Tips for playing
Decide first whether the shape is a compact block, a long strip, a peninsula or a scatter of islands, then look for one distinctive corner. As drawn in the quiz, Norway’s outline is the tallest for its width (2.7 times as tall as it is wide) and Slovakia’s the widest (2.0 times as wide as it is tall).
All 45 countries of Europe
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| Outline | Country | Land neighbours |
|---|---|---|
 | Albania | Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia |
 | Andorra | France, Spain |
 | Austria | Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland |
 | Belarus | Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine |
 | Belgium | France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia |
 | Bulgaria | Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Türkiye |
 | Croatia | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia |
 | Czechia | Austria, Germany, Poland, Slovakia |
 | Denmark | Germany |
 | Estonia | Latvia, Russia |
 | Finland | Norway, Russia, Sweden |
 | France | Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland |
 | Germany | Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland |
 | Greece | Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Türkiye |
 | Hungary | Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine |
 | Iceland | None |
 | Ireland | United Kingdom |
 | Italy | Austria, France, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City |
 | Kosovo | Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia |
 | Latvia | Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia |
 | Liechtenstein | Austria, Switzerland |
 | Lithuania | Belarus, Latvia, Poland, Russia |
 | Luxembourg | Belgium, France, Germany |
 | Malta | None |
 | Moldova | Romania, Ukraine |
 | Monaco | France |
 | Montenegro | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Serbia |
 | Netherlands | Belgium, Germany |
 | North Macedonia | Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Serbia |
 | Norway | Finland, Russia, Sweden |
 | Poland | Belarus, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine |
 | Portugal | Spain |
 | Romania | Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine |
 | Russia | Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Ukraine |
 | San Marino | Italy |
 | Serbia | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania |
 | Slovakia | Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine |
 | Slovenia | Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy |
 | Spain | Andorra, France, Morocco, Portugal |
 | Sweden | Finland, Norway |
 | Switzerland | Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein |
 | Ukraine | Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia |
 | United Kingdom | Ireland |
 | Vatican City | Italy |
Land neighbours among the 197 countries of the site’s list, from the mledoze/countries border data (ODbL 1.0). Common alternative country names are accepted too.
Frequently asked questions
How many outlines are in the Europe Country Shapes quiz?
45, one for each country of Europe in the site’s 197-country list. Russia and Kosovo are included; Türkiye, Cyprus, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are counted in Asia.
Which countries of Europe are islands or have no land border?
Two of the 45 have no land border with another country on the site’s list: Iceland and Malta. Their outlines are coastlines all round, which is a clue in itself.
What happens if I get one wrong?
The run ends and the correct country is shown. Your score is the number of outlines you named before the mistake, out of 45; name all 45 to complete the run.
Why are some islands missing?
Outlines show a country’s main land area and nearby islands; distant territories and very small islands may be left out. Norway includes Svalbard, the island group far to the north, so the mainland looks small.
Are the outlines drawn to scale?
No. Every outline is resized to fill the same frame, so Russia, the largest country of Europe by total area (CIA World Factbook), looks no bigger than Monaco, one of the smallest. North is always up, and the land-neighbours column of the answer list below helps place each shape.
Europe outlines worth a second look
- Norway includes Svalbard, the island group far to the north, so the mainland looks small.
- Portugal includes the Azores and Madeira, specks far out to the west and southwest.
- Spain includes the Canary Islands in the bottom corner.
- Italy is the boot, with Sicily and Sardinia as separate islands.
- Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City are so small that their outlines fill the frame as simple blobs.
- As drawn in the quiz, Norway’s outline is the tallest for its width (2.7 times as tall as it is wide) and Slovakia’s the widest (2.0 times as wide as it is tall).
Which countries count?
The quiz uses the 45 countries of Europe from the site’s 197-country list, the same list as the Countries of Europe map quiz. Russia and Kosovo are included; Türkiye, Cyprus, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are counted in Asia. Outlines come from Natural Earth’s public-domain map data; land borders come from the mledoze/countries dataset (Open Database License 1.0).
Sources
Source: Natural Earth / world-atlas · Natural Earth 4.1.0 via world-atlas 2.0.2
Public domain map geometry, simplified for display. Country outlines also use higher-precision Natural Earth overrides for small islands and microstates. The 197-answer list and continent groups are editorial choices, not a live geopolitical feed. No original collection date is recorded for these bundled map files.
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