Europe Map Quiz

the really small places like vatican and san marino are tough to place.

Individually these areas are EZ; but the whole world Countries map needs MORE TIME!

Kosovo is indipendent since 17 Feb. 1998

Kukulcan, as of November 18th, 2010, not even half of the UN members recognizes Kosovo as independent country. Like it or not, Kosovo is still part of Serbia. I have nothing against Kosovo, furthermore, I celebrate their independence, butif we are going to include non-recognized states, we should add the Republic of Galicia, Catalan Countries, Basque Country, the Åland Islands, Faroe Islands, Isle of Man, and I can continue with the list.
Anyway, they are not going to change this, and we can continue this argument, for ever.

gotem all right, but gave up on all the small ones above greece

Darn it! It got me again,40/44 ,Europe,I got down though Africa and Asia,nevermind Oceania,the Americas ,I know them by heart.

That's great for Minnesota. I suggest they start teaching grammar, spelling and punctuation as well.

Ordinarily, I would say something to defend my country, but this attack is far from senseless. Oftentimes I find myself imparting this same, sad, truth: the overwhelming majority of Americans cannot spell, capitalize, or punctuate properly. Let it be said, however, that there exist people in the American citizenry that do not deserve such slander, and I am one such person. Of course, I am more than prone to mistakes, but my schooling (according to Mark Twain, a.k.a Samuel Clemens,) never gets in the way of my education: I have more or less taught myself grammar and spelling, so any errors I tend to make are my own. So, to yocoy and latechzeach: (both of whom I assume are not American) should an American validate your opinion of my country, take it upon yourself not to blame the country, but rather the one who posted the comment, for it is THEIR prerogative to be grammatically correct, not our nation's. Thank you.

goodness, why all the hostility? most americans do not capitalize anything when writing comments. it's an extra button you have to press, taking more time and effort. besides, who said this was a grammar contest? unless you are trying to make an extremely good impression like getting a job, being graded on a paper, or you are publishing something, nobody cares! when handwriting, we will always attempt to capitalize and punctuate correctly. nobody cares about this online stuff.

Yeesh, 71% I did terribly on the Balkan states. I used to know them but all my geography has dropped out of my head.

Woot 100%! with 2.40 mins left on the clock! On the issue of Kosovo: It really depends on where you're from and where you live. Kosovo has declared independence and is de facto independent from Serbia, Serbia essentially has no control over the region, politically, economically or miltarily. Many of you are right, the UN and infact most countries around the world do not recongise it as a seperate country, however places like the UK and the USA do. So, if the quiz maker is from one of the countries which recognise the state of Kosovo then he or she is acutally correct in including it as a seperate nation-state, however if for example he or she was from Spain then technically they would be wrong. The thing is, there is no real definition of what it is to be a free, independent sovereign nation-state. Recognition by the UN, though usually seen as important, is not actually vital to being seen as a seperate nation, and it is down to each individual nation-state or de facto independent nation to decide which sta

Sovereignty is defined by the United Nations requires only that a sovereign state has an effective and independent government within a defined territory. According to current international law norms, states are only required to have an effective and independent system of government pursuant to a community within a defined territory. There are two types of sovereignty; de jure (legal sovereignty) and de facto (whether this nation can actually excercise power and whether its citizens can adhere to its laws). This is the British criterion of sovereignty regarding a country's status amongst other nations. "Sovereignty." A government which exercises de facto administrative control over a country and is not subordinate to any other government in that country is a foreign sovereign state. ” — (The Arantzazu Mendi, [1939] A.C. 256), Strouds Judicial Dictionary In my opinion I would say that Kosovo is indeed a country. It has an ability to govern itself and to excercise power and create laws which its peo

woah that was hard

100% with 2:36 on the clock. The Balkans can be tough to figure out.

@marceloOrigoni: Not a good argument. None of the places you've mentioned have declared independence. And none of them has any international recognition.

whew 100% glad i took world geography last year

What is that small part of Russia by Poland and Lithuania?

It's not an independent country its part of Russia