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Countries Closest to Norway
Which countries are closest to Norway, excluding its dependent territory of Jan Mayen?
Countries marked in red do not appear in the Countries of the World quiz, but do appear in the Countries 197 to 205 quiz
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Last updated: January 14, 2021
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| First submitted | September 3, 2014 |
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Jonathan
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Level 28
Oct 30, 2014
Faroe Islands classed as a country?
TenThousand
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Level 76
Oct 30, 2014
Yes, note the instructions - it is a country in free association with the country of Denmark. In other words, while it is a separate nation (for example it is not a member of the EU, while Denmark is) Denmark still remains responsible for its foreign affairs and defense. This is the same situation as Palau, Marshall Islands and Micronesia, all in free association wiith the US; and Monaco with France, and Andorra with both France and Spain, where its two co-princes are a Spanish bishop and the French president!(!). There are several other examples. I guess that's how tiny nations with little or no army of their own remain sovereign.
Stanke
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Level 29
Jul 16, 2016
Palau, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco and Andorra are countries but Faroe Islands - not yet. And Faroese situation is more like the situation of for example Curaçao, wich is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands with Netherland and other Dutch overseas territories. So Faroe Islands is part of the Kingdom of Denmark with Denmark and Greenland.
AlexandreMan47
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Level 23
Aug 3, 2022
Monaco is totally independant from France though.
Vincentdc
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Level 81
Mar 11, 2015
since you allow countries 197-204, you should also accept greenland, it's only 440 km from svalbard.
Natascha
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Level 52
Apr 8, 2015
I kept typing Greenland, not understanding why it did not "take"
TenThousand
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Level 76
Apr 8, 2015
Is Svalbard a part of Norway or not? It is an autonomous region that is identified as a separate nation by citypopulation.de and appears in the Countries 205 to 242 quiz, which is why we put "excludes Svalbard" in the instructions. But we hear you (!), and we've now treated Svalbard as a part of Norway for the purpose of this quiz, which means that Greenland enters the list and Austria drops off.
Stanke
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Level 29
Jul 16, 2016
Greenland closer than Iceland? Ah Spitsbergen.
blissard
+1
Level 63
Jun 20, 2017
Accept Faroe for Faroe Islands? Other quizzes do.
TenThousand
+1
Level 76
Jun 20, 2017
OK
divantilya
+1
Level 37
Nov 8, 2017
Curacao (Aruba and Sint Maarten) are not "overseas territories" - They are countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Loosely the equivalent of any State in the USA. Meaning that though they have their own internal governments, elected Legislature and Prime Minister, they remain subject to Kingdom (read Federal) laws as well. Also, while in the event of war, each island will raise its own Militia, the Kingdom's Armed Forces are ultimately responsible for their defense unless the Netherlands (as in the case of WWII) has no standing armed forces, in which case they are own their own to defend against foreign enemies.
100Greats
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Level 57
Jan 31, 2018
Great quiz, Jerry, but do not forget ÅLAND (Aaland), which is an autonomous island region of Finland between mainlands Finland and Sweden. The distance to Norway is only ca. 300 km.
TenThousand
+2
Level 76
Jan 31, 2018
Yes! As far as we can see, Åland has not asserted that it is a country, although it does enjoy considerable autonomy.
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 76
Dec 10, 2019
I was expectin Canada to be on here.
Geografen
+1
Level 67
Jan 10, 2020
Iceland should be much higher on the list. The distance between Jan Mayen and Egilsstaðir is 689 km.
Mazdar
+1
Level 67
Jan 13, 2021
It's a jetpunk quiz- just stick with the Jetpunk countries instead of trying to be clever....
TenThousand
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Level 76
Jan 14, 2021
Please read the instructions, and also our answer to Jonathan above.
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