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Countries and their Territories Closest to the US (including its territories)

Which countries, and their territories, lie closest to the United States and its territories?
Excludes uninhabited offshore islands
Countries in red do not appear in the Countries of the World quiz, but appear in the the Countries 197 to 205 quiz
States marked in blue are territories of other countries
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Last updated: September 12, 2019
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First submittedNovember 9, 2014
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km
country
miles
0
Canada
0
0
Mexico
0
1
Virgin Islands (UK)
1
44
Russia
26
61
Dominican Republic
38
67
Samoa
42
85
Bahamas
53
140
Netherlands, at Saba
87
150
Cuba
93
154
France, at St Martin
95
km
country
miles
154
Anguilla (UK)
96
155
Sint Maarten
96
185
St Kitts and Nevis
115
272
Montserrat (UK)
169
292
Antigua and Barbuda
181
399
Haiti
248
407
Dominica
253
519
Niue
323
527
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
327
537
Tokelau (New Zealand)
334
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Level 76
Nov 9, 2014
Some explanation: (1) There are four countries that comprise the Kingdom of the Netherlands: Sint Maarten, Aruba, Curacao and the country of the Netherlands. The country of the Netherlands in turn consists of the part in mainland Europe, and also three Caribbean islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba. (2) Official territory names appear in the answers, hence "Virgin Islands", although "British Virgin Islands" also earns the point. (3) The French Caribbean islands are the departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe, and the collectivities of St Martin and St Barthélemy, which all have the same status as regions of metropolitan (ie European) France and so are effectively not territories but a part of France proper. Hence just the closest island is listed under the heading "France".
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Level 65
Sep 9, 2015
Is there like a territory-only version? :D
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Level 76
Sep 9, 2015
Good idea - I'll do one.
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Level 71
Apr 15, 2016
It's Sint Marteen and not Sint Maarten, which is why I got this wrong.
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Level 76
Apr 15, 2016
See here for the correct spelling.
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Level 37
Sep 12, 2019
Sorry, hankic: It's Sint Maarten for the Dutch side; Saint Martin for the French side. There is no St. Marteen.
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Level 76
Jul 21, 2016
Please accept "Turks and Caicos"
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Level 76
Jul 21, 2016
OK.
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Level 52
Jan 19, 2017
Should UK Virgin Islands be accepted? I know that' snot what it's called, but if the answer is Virgin Islands (UK), I guess...
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Level 76
Jan 19, 2017
OK, "UK Virgin Islands" also works now.
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Level 49
May 25, 2020
i didnt reaalize you had to write the names of the territory and wondered why uk wouldnt work :(