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Countries Closest to Africa A-Z

Which countries are closest to Africa, for each letter?
Parethetical answers account for the Sinai peninsula
Not including overseas territories or dependencies
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Last updated: February 4, 2020
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Country
A
Andorra
B
Bosnia & Herzegovina
C
Cyprus
D
Denmark
E
Estonia (Egypt)
F
France
G
Greece
H
Hungary
I
Israel (Italy)
Country
J
Jordan
K
Kosovo
L
Lebanon
M
Malta
N
North Macedonia
O
Oman
P
Portugal
Q
Qatar
R
Romania
Country
S
Spain
T
Turkey
U
United Arab Emirates
V
Vatican City
W
(none)
X
(none)
Y
Yemen
Z
(none)
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Level 76
Jan 10, 2020
Hang on, how is Italy partially in Africa? Also, Spain is partially in Africa (Ceuta and Melilla) so it should only be an alternate answer for Saudi Arabia
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Level 71
Feb 3, 2020
I agree with this comment entirely and personally feel that it should be answered soon or I’ll be sad
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Level 65
Feb 3, 2020
The answers are fine as is, but I've updated the caveat for clarity :)
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Level 59
Feb 3, 2020
The countries in parentheses referred to countries on the sinai peninsula, Israel and Egypt, if you consider the Sinai Peninsula Africa, then I would be Israel, if you consider it Asia, then Egypt would be E.
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Level 63
Feb 4, 2020
hey dawg, the United kingdom is closer than the United Arab Emirates, UK owns Gibraltar which is 8 miles from Morocco
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Level 65
Feb 4, 2020
Added a caveat for that
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Level 62
Dec 4, 2020
Surprised that Bosnia is closer than Bulgaria, but I guess that's the consequence of not considering the intricacies of Africa's Mediterranean coast well enough
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Level 62
Dec 4, 2020
And I still don't think of North Macedonia with an N, because for quiz reasons I always type fyrom or macedonia for speed reasons