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Countries & Borders Quiz

Countries & Borders · Legislative Quiz

20 questions · Unlimited attempts · Free online practice

Countries and borders are at the heart of international politics, shaping diplomacy, security, trade, and cooperation between nations. Understanding how borders are created, manage...

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All 20 questions in this Countries & Borders quiz
  1. The "Nine-Dash Line" is a controversial boundary used by which country to assert political and maritime territorial claims over almost the entire South China Sea?

    • A. China
    • B. Vietnam
    • C. Philippines
    • D. Malaysia
  2. Which country has the Majlis al-Dawla as its upper house?

    • A. Jordan
    • B. Egypt
    • C. Kuwait
    • D. Oman
  3. Out of all the countries in South America, only two do NOT share a political land border with Brazil. One is Chile, what is the other?

    • A. Ecuador
    • B. Paraguay
    • C. Uruguay
    • D. Guyana
  4. Kaliningrad is a highly militarized exclave on the Baltic Sea belonging to which country?

    • A. Poland
    • B. Lithuania
    • C. Germany
    • D. Russia
  5. Which country maintains a highly fortified land border with the Gaza Strip on its southwestern edge, including a steel wall and underground barriers?

    • A. Lebanon
    • B. Syria
    • C. Jordan
    • D. Egypt
  6. The notoriously impassable Darin Gap forms the natural and political border between which two nations?

    • A. Peru and Ecuador
    • B. Costa Rica and Nicaragua
    • C. Colombia and Panama
    • D. Brazil and Venezuela
  7. The border between the United States and Mexico is physically separated in part by which major river?

    • A. Colorado River
    • B. Mississippi River
    • C. Rio Grande
    • D. Snake River
  8. Which two countries are engaged in a long-standing territorial dispute over the Kashmir region?

    • A. China and Japan
    • B. India and Pakistan
    • C. Iran and Iraq
    • D. Armenia and Azerbaijan
  9. The political border known as the McMahon Line separates which two countries?

    • A. Pakistan and Iran
    • B. Russia and Mongolia
    • C. China and India
    • D. Israel and Jordan
  10. The 1998 Good Friday Agreement effectively removed the visible political border and military checkpoints between which two entities?

    • A. Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
    • B. North and South Korea
    • C. England and Scotland
    • D. East and West Germany
  11. The tabletop mountain of Mount Roraima serves as the triple border point (tripoint) for Brazil, Guyana, and which other country?

    • A. Colombia
    • B. Venezuela
    • C. Suriname
    • D. Peru
  12. Which African nation entirely surrounds the Republic of The Gambia on three sides, with the fourth side being the Atlantic Ocean?

    • A. Mali
    • B. Senegal
    • C. Guinea
    • D. Mauritania
  13. Victoria Falls, one of the world's largest waterfalls, acts as a spectacular natural boundary between Zambia and which other African nation?

    • A. Botswana
    • B. Mozambique
    • C. Zimbabwe
    • D. Angola
  14. Which two continents are separated by the maritime border that runs through the Bering Strait?

    • A. Europe and Asia
    • B. North America and South America
    • C. Asia and Australia
    • D. Asia and North America
  15. The Golan Heights is a highly strategic and disputed territory that Israel captured from which neighboring country in 1967?

    • A. Lebanon
    • B. Egypt
    • C. Syria
    • D. Jordan
  16. Which country has a system called 'Westminster model'?

    • A. France
    • B. UK
    • C. Germany
    • D. USA
  17. Which tiny European enclave and sovereign state is located entirely within the city limits of Rome?

    • A. Vatican City
    • B. San Marino
    • C. Monaco
    • D. Andorra
  18. Which country has a system where the president is also head of government AND state?

    • A. India
    • B. France
    • C. Germany
    • D. Italy
  19. Which small European nation's political borders contain a diarchy co-ruled by the President of France and a Spanish Bishop?

    • A. Monaco
    • B. Liechtenstein
    • C. San Marino
    • D. Andorra
  20. Which country abolished its monarchy and became a republic in 1974?

    • A. Greece
    • B. Italy
    • C. Spain
    • D. Portugal