BelarusCapital: Minsk. Landlocked. Poland is to the west. Lithuania and Latvia are to the northwest, Russia to the east and Ukraine to the south. One of the 15 states that came out of the Soviet Union in 1991. Joined the United Nations in 1945.
BulgariaCapital: Sofia. Romania lies across the Danube to the north. The Black Sea is its east coast. In the European Union since 2007. Joined the United Nations in 1955.
Czech RepublicCapital: Prague. Landlocked. In the European Union since 2004. Czechoslovakia split into this country and Slovakia at the end of 1992. Joined the United Nations in 1993.
HungaryCapital: Budapest. Landlocked, with seven neighbors. They are Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria. In the European Union since 2004. Joined the United Nations in 1955.
MoldovaCapital: Chișinău. Landlocked. Joined the United Nations in 1992. One of the 15 states that came out of the Soviet Union, which dissolved in 1991.
PolandCapital: Warsaw. It touches seven countries. It runs from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Carpathian Mountains in the south. In the European Union since 2004. Joined the United Nations in 1945.
RomaniaCapital: Bucharest. It lies on the lower Danube and the Black Sea. Bulgaria is to the south and Hungary to the west. In the European Union since 2007. Joined the United Nations in 1955.
RussiaCapital: Moscow. It has land in both Europe and Asia. The largest of the 15 states that came out of the Soviet Union in 1991. The United Nations lists its membership from 1945.
SlovakiaCapital: Bratislava. Landlocked. In the European Union since 2004. Czechoslovakia split into this country and the Czech Republic at the end of 1992. Joined the United Nations in 1993.
UkraineCapital: Kyiv, which stands on the Dnieper River's two banks. One of the 15 states that came out of the Soviet Union, which dissolved in 1991. Joined the United Nations in 1945.
Northern Europe 10
DenmarkCapital: Copenhagen. In the European Union since 1973. Joined the United Nations in 1945.
EstoniaCapital: Tallinn. One of the three Baltic states. They left the Soviet Union in 1991. In the European Union since 2004. Joined the United Nations in 1991.
FinlandCapital: Helsinki. Sweden is to the northwest and Norway to the north. Russia is to the east, and Estonia lies across the Gulf of Finland to the south. In the European Union since 1995. Joined the United Nations in 1955.
IcelandCapital: Reykjavík, the world's northernmost national capital. An island with no land border, and the westernmost country of Europe. Outside the European Union. Joined the United Nations in 1946.
IrelandCapital: Dublin. In the European Union since 1973. Joined the United Nations in 1955.
LatviaCapital: Riga. One of the three Baltic states. They left the Soviet Union in 1991. In the European Union since 2004. Joined the United Nations in 1991.
LithuaniaCapital: Vilnius. One of the three Baltic states. They left the Soviet Union in 1991. In the European Union since 2004. Joined the United Nations in 1991.
NorwayCapital: Oslo. It has a long border with Sweden to the east. It has shorter ones with Finland and Russia in the northeast. Outside the European Union. Joined the United Nations in 1945.
SwedenCapital: Stockholm. Norway is to the west and Finland to the east. The Øresund Bridge joins it to Denmark. In the European Union since 1995. Joined the United Nations in 1946.
United KingdomCapital: London. It left the European Union on 31 January 2020. Its one land border is with Ireland, on the island of Ireland. Joined the United Nations in 1945.
Southern Europe 14
AlbaniaCapital: Tirana. Outside the European Union. Joined the United Nations in 1955.
AndorraCapital: Andorra la Vella. Landlocked. Outside the European Union. Joined the United Nations in 1993.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaCapital: Sarajevo. Independent since 1992. One of the states that came out of the breakup of Yugoslavia. Joined the United Nations in 1992.
CroatiaCapital: Zagreb. Independent since 1991. One of the states that came out of the breakup of Yugoslavia. In the European Union since 2013. Joined the United Nations in 1992.
GreeceCapital: Athens. The Balkan peninsula's southern tip and thousands of islands. Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria are to the north and Turkey to the east. In the European Union since 1981. Joined the United Nations in 1945.
ItalyCapital: Rome. A peninsula, plus Sicily and Sardinia. The Alps run along its land border. It surrounds San Marino and Vatican City. One of the six founders, in 1957, of what is now the European Union. Joined the United Nations in 1955.
MaltaCapital: Valletta. In the European Union since 2004. Joined the United Nations in 1964.
MontenegroCapital: Podgorica. Independent since 2006. Before that it stayed in one state with Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia. Joined the United Nations in 2006.
North MacedoniaCapital: Skopje. Landlocked. Independent since 1991, after the breakup of Yugoslavia. Called the Republic of Macedonia until 2019. Joined the United Nations in 1993.
PortugalCapital: Lisbon. Spain is its only land neighbor. The Azores and Madeira, out in the Atlantic Ocean, belong to it. In the European Union since 1986. Joined the United Nations in 1955.
San MarinoCapital: San Marino. Landlocked, and surrounded by Italy on every side. Outside the European Union. Joined the United Nations in 1992.
SerbiaCapital: Belgrade. Landlocked. Joined the United Nations in 2000. It stayed in one state with Montenegro after the breakup of Yugoslavia, until 2006.
SloveniaCapital: Ljubljana. Independent since 1991. One of the states that came out of the breakup of Yugoslavia. In the European Union since 2004. Joined the United Nations in 1992.
SpainCapital: Madrid. It covers most of the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is to the west. The Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands belong to it. In the European Union since 1986. Joined the United Nations in 1955.
Western Europe 9
AustriaCapital: Vienna. Landlocked. In the European Union since 1995. Joined the United Nations in 1955.
BelgiumCapital: Brussels. A founder of what is now the European Union. It was one of six, in 1957. Joined the United Nations in 1945.
FranceCapital: Paris. It touches eight countries. They run from Belgium round to Spain, with Monaco and Andorra among them. One of the six founders, in 1957, of what is now the European Union. Joined the United Nations in 1945.
GermanyCapital: Berlin. It touches nine countries. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea are to the north and the Alps to the south. One of the six founders, in 1957, of what is now the European Union. Joined the United Nations in 1973.
LiechtensteinCapital: Vaduz. Doubly landlocked: every country it touches is landlocked too. Outside the European Union. Joined the United Nations in 1990.
LuxembourgCapital: Luxembourg City. Landlocked. One of the six founders, in 1957, of what is now the European Union. Joined the United Nations in 1945.
MonacoCapital: Monaco. A city-state: the city is the country. Outside the European Union. Joined the United Nations in 1993.
NetherlandsCapital: Amsterdam. The seat of government is The Hague. One of the six founders, in 1957, of what is now the European Union. Joined the United Nations in 1945.
SwitzerlandCapital: Bern. Landlocked. Outside the European Union. Joined the United Nations in 2002.
Turkey, Cyprus and the Caucasus 5
ArmeniaCapital: Yerevan. Landlocked. It lies entirely in Western Asia. It belongs to several European organizations. One of the 15 states that came out of the Soviet Union, which dissolved in 1991. Joined the United Nations in 1992.
AzerbaijanCapital: Baku. It has land in both Europe and Asia. Its only coast is on the Caspian Sea, which is inland. One of the 15 states that came out of the Soviet Union, which dissolved in 1991. Joined the United Nations in 1992.
CyprusCapital: Nicosia. The United Nations files it under Western Asia. It is often counted with Europe. In the European Union since 2004. Joined the United Nations in 1960.
GeorgiaCapital: Tbilisi. It has land in both Europe and Asia. One of the 15 states that came out of the Soviet Union, which dissolved in 1991. Joined the United Nations in 1992.
TurkeyCapital: Ankara. About 3 percent of its land is in Europe. That part, East Thrace, lies beside Greece and Bulgaria. The rest is in Asia. The United Nations lists it as Türkiye. Joined the United Nations in 1945.
How this list was compiled: All 48 are member states of the United Nations: https://www.un.org/en/about-us/member-states (membership and the years of joining), checked 2026-09-19. The regions follow the United Nations geoscheme, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/, checked 2026-09-19: it files 43 of the 48 under Europe, and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia and Turkey under Western Asia. The list of countries, the capitals, and the notes on the countries with land in both Europe and Asia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependent_territories_in_Europe, checked 2026-09-19. The 27 members of the European Union and their years of joining, and the date the United Kingdom left: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union, checked 2026-09-19. Landlocked countries, the doubly landlocked one and the country surrounded by Italy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landlocked_country, checked 2026-09-19. The 15 post-Soviet states: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Soviet_states; the states that came out of Yugoslavia and their years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakup_of_Yugoslavia; the end of Czechoslovakia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_Czechoslovakia; all checked 2026-09-19. Vatican City, Kosovo, Northern Cyprus and the island territories (Åland, the Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man) are drawn and not asked, because none is a member state of the United Nations. Positions and sizes in the hints were read off the drawing. Hints and detail lines written for this site. Neighbors and their number: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_territories_by_number_of_land_borders, checked 2026-09-19. Seas, mountains, islands and directions in the detail lines: the opening paragraphs of the Wikipedia articles on Belarus, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain, checked 2026-09-19. Reykjavík as the northernmost capital of a sovereign state: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reykjav%C3%ADk; East Thrace as 3 percent of Turkey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Thrace; Kyiv on both banks of the Dnieper: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv; the bridge between Sweden and Denmark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98resund_Bridge; all checked 2026-09-19. No detail line lists the neighbors of a country where one of them is across a line the points file flags. Licence: own work
The drawing: Drawn for this site from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_50m_admin_0_countries_lakes (scale 1:50,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_50m_admin_0_countries_lakes.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection centred on 53°N 15°E. Outlines simplified; small islands are left out. 6 places are too small to draw at this scale and shown as a dot. Licence: public domain (Natural Earth terms of use: https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/)
How it works
This European countries quiz is a blank map of Europe with 48 countries to find, from Iceland to Azerbaijan. Seven are too small to tap and carry numbered rings. Buttons zoom to one region or ask only the European Union.
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Which countries the map asks
This countries of Europe map quiz asks 48 member states of the United Nations. The UN geoscheme files 43 under Europe and five under Western Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia and Turkey. One button leaves those five out. Vatican City and Kosovo are drawn and not asked: neither is a member state.
One region at a time
Five sets under Start from zoom the map: Northern Europe (10), Western Europe (9), Southern Europe (14), Eastern Europe (10), and Turkey, Cyprus and the Caucasus (5). In Name it you guess the country in Europe that lights up from its shape and its neighbors, and Czechia counts for the Czech Republic. Each answer adds the capital and often a border fact: Germany touches nine countries and Portugal only one.
The three Baltic states run from north to south in alphabetical order: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.
Down the Adriatic coast: Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania. Bosnia and Herzegovina sits inside the curve of Croatia.
Five ringed countries sit beside a bigger neighbor: Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg. Malta and Cyprus are ringed islands.
Questions and answers
How many countries are in Europe?
The United Nations files 43 member states under Europe. This all European countries quiz adds the five it files under Western Asia, which makes 48. Longer lists add Kazakhstan, which has a small part west of the Ural River, or Vatican City.
Which of the 48 are in the European Union?
Twenty-seven, and the set The 27 in the European Union asks only them. Croatia was the last to join, in 2013, and the United Kingdom left on 31 January 2020. Norway and Switzerland are not members. Cyprus is.
Why are Russia and Turkey on a map of Europe?
Each has land in two continents. About 3 percent of Turkey, East Thrace, is in Europe, and the United Nations files the country under Western Asia. It files Russia under Eastern Europe, so Russia is asked here and not on the Asia map.