Landlocked Countries Quiz

Is connected. Trough Volga, Don and canal between them in Russia.

Most lakes are connected to the ocean in one way or another, they're still lakes if it's only a river or a canal connecting them and not a strait

Yeah with that logic this quiz would be a lot shorter.

2/3 of these countries are not in Africa, including the #1 and #2 answers. Your proposed title would be much more apt for some other quizzes, like, lowest HDI countries, lowest GDP per capita countries, countries with the most AIDS, or most religious countries.
Here, it doesn't actually fit very well.

Good quiz.

It has at various points in history, and also bordered the Red Sea up until 1993 when Eritrea gained independence.

And they still use port in Djibouti even when they have acces (until 1993) to Red Sea.

It has never bordered the indian ocean

I should just stop doing Geography quizzes, based on percentages everybody does really well and I suck :(

Same

Sorry. I'm one of the ones pushing the percentages up. Got 100% on this. :(

I don't really see the point in that because isn't the point of these to see how much you know? Not to remember them from just doing the quiz?

The stats only count your first try.

haha saw 0.44 area and immediately thought Vatican City

I need a better definition of ocean because what about the Mediterranean and black seas? Those aren't oceans.

Not according to most people, or the majority of articles on Wikipedia either (including the articles about the seas in question), but jetpunk, starting with this quiz I think, has adopted the position that any body of water not entirely cut off from an ocean is part of an ocean.

A small caveat about any country without a direct sea route to an ocean would clear up the confusion.

I'd say that caveat is basically comprehended in the title of the quiz--Landlocked. The implication of a landlocked country is that it does not have native, direct access to global maritime trade.

That's simply not accurate. You are adding things to the common definition of the word. Look it up

Landlocked (adj)

definition 1: a country or region almost or entirely surrounded by land.

The definition used by this quiz is unusual. Doesn't make the quiz wrong, but it would be nice if some would stop treating people who are confused like they're morons when really they are confused because of the quizzes peculiarity; not because of any ignorance on their part.

@kal, I hear your argument, but I think the connotation of a word is just as much a part of its meaning as the denotation.

The word doesn't have the same connotation to me.

Well, that's your problem then :)
I respectfully submit that it should. For evidence, look at the Wikipedia article on Landlocked Countries. The definition is the first sentence of the article. The next half of the page is dedicated to why it is significant, dealing primarily with issues of trade and economic development.

It's not uniquely my problem because I'm not the only person who feels it doesn't connote that. The definition you found on Wikipedia differs from the one I found in the dictionary. Maritime trade can and does take place across seas.

Maybe yours is a "better" definition. It might even be a more common definition. It's just not the only definition. No need to condescend about it as if it were. That's all I was trying to say.

Apologies if you found my reply condescending, I assure you, such was not my intent. In my mind the 'that's your problem, then' was intended to sound like Adam Savage of Mythbusters fame, and just acknowledge the difference in meaning in a humorous way, not to imply that you had, nor were the only one with, a problem. I think the biggest difference between our approaches is that of data vs information, and expectations of what the quiz was asking for.

In regards to the Aral sea (if we can even call it that anymore) I'm pretty sure Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are considered landlocked countries.

The Black Sea connects to the Mediterranean Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea connects to the Atlantic Ocean, so there you go.

Using that logic, then people living in Michigan and Minnesota can advertise their Great Lakes properties as "ocean-front" since the Great Lakes waterways connect them to the Atlantic.

to ander217, who said "Using that logic, then people living in Michigan and Minnesota can advertise their Great Lakes properties as "ocean-front" since the Great Lakes waterways connect them to the Atlantic.": There isn't too many tankers going down e.g. the Niagara falls. There are thousands of tankers (i.e. maritime trade) in the Mediterranean and the Black sea. A landlocked country is a country without access to the ocean. Finland, Estonia, Georgia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Turkey, Greece, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Italy etc. do have access to the ocean, although they are not on by the ocean. Hence, they are not landlocked.

@Lumi There are canals that go around Niagara falls and the St. Mary's River at Sault Sainte Marie.

What about Georgia?

See my above comment for a less condescending answer.

I don't think that it was neccesary given the quizmaster was just making a lighthearted joke, it was not particularly condescending or patronising, a point reaffirmed by the presence of a smiley face. Secondly, to which comment above do you refer? You have many seeings as you seem to have become self-appointed grand poobah of this quiz. Regardless, none of your comments seem to directly refer to Georgia or its lack of landlock'edness anyway. If any answer here is condescending it is much more likely yours or my own.

Jokes can be condescending. I make them all the time. My reference to my "above comment" was a reference to the comment immediately above the reference.

The comment immediately above your reference is the Quizmaster's comment to which this thread referring. Unless either I am mistaken as to what you refer by saying 'my reference' or you mean the comment immediately above the original 'What about Georgia?' in which case it is a comment posted by 'MrsHayden46' concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Whatever. I don't remember any more what I was talking about. QM's joke was dismissive, condescending, whatever you want to call it. Forgingiron asked a legitimate question. If he wanted to find a more serious answer, I explained it in my comments above.

Georgia has a coastline on the Black Sea. The fact that that is itself landlocked doesn't matter.

The black sea is not connected to the ocean :)

The Black Sea is connected to the ocean, through the Mediterannean.

Swanseajoe.... really? Look more closely at a map of Istabul :P

Black Sea is connected to Sea of Marmara, Sea of Marmara is connected to Aegean sea, Aegean sea is connected to Mediterreanean sea, Mediterreanean sea is connected to strait of Gibraltar and Strait of Gibraltar is connected to Atlantic ocean, happy?

The Black Sea is! It's connected via the Sea of Marmara and the Bosphorus Strait

Seas shouldn't be included as part of oceans. They aren't.

The Black Sea is connected to the Mediterranean Sea which connects to the Atlantic Ocean. The Caspian Sea is inland and does not connect in any way to an ocean. So, figuratively the Black Sea could be considered part of the ocean.

Only if you count the small river-like outlet that connects it through istanbul, which i do not.

good point, as many inland lakes are connected to the ocean through rivers. but as pointed out before, jetpunk has adopted a certain stance on this issue and, in spite of many people always being confused and complaining about it, has decided that it's better to condescend toward those people and act as though the complainers are somehow ignorant, rather than providing simple and clear explanations. The caveat at the top about seas being part of oceans is helpful, though it still has the matter-of-fact and patronizing tone of certainty.

well with that kind of logic, then rivers lead to oceans as well...and those countries that the rivers run through shouldnt be considered land locked

I disagree. The relevance of a country being landlocked is the lack of access to maritime trade. Though this has become less of an issue with the development of airborne freight, it is still an issue for many types of goods--such as petroleum and LNG (liquid natural gas) which cannot be flown safely, and therefore must be shipped overland. Ocean liners cannot navigate most rivers, so simply having a river which flows to an oceans is not sufficient. The Black Sea is accessible to ocean liners, and therefore countries bordering it are not landlocked.

That was a good explanation. :)

The's a small river between the Aegean Sea and the Black through Turkey

Technically not a river but a strait. Even though at its narrowest point the Bosporus is only 700 m across, or 0.7 km. By contrast the Amazon River is 325 km across at its widest point, and connects Bolivia to the Atlantic Ocean. I suppose the difference is the water is only flowing in one direction?

There's no need to get so worked up over technical terms, and besides if you are comparing the 'Bosporus' to the Amazon River you should compare the narrowest point of each rather than the narrowest of one and widest of another. For all I know from the information given by you, the Amazon could be funnel-shaped and may be less than 500 metres at its narrowest. And what kind of final statement is that? Is it even a statement? Or a question? Some people are much too haphazard with their use of question marks.

If there's no need for it then why is your comment on the same subject twice as long as mine?

:)

One.Left. Bhutan you will be the death of me.

Its san marino

What about it?

this is a fun quiz

Crap I got them all :D

I thought i typed Ethiopia... Maybe i misspelled it or something

100% with 2:21 left

think of the enclaved countries first.

Afghanistan has an h between the g and the a. Just a little helpful hint for your future quizzes. :)

It lacks Bosnia and Jordan

Jordan borders the Red Sea ever so slightly, and Bosnia has a small strip of land that connects to the meditteranean

Why don't people look before commenting?? :')

Forgot Australia...

Let there be light!

beat me with a time left with 2:07

It took me a long time to get that Caspian Sea is not connected to any ocean !!

Good quiz. Don't know what you people are complaining about, the title is pretty much self-explanatory.

Caspian Sea is not an ocean though, so its correct that its on this list. If it bordered a "sea" of some sort we might as well get rid of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan for bordering the Caspian Sea.

Well not Uzbekistan

100% with 2:21 to go!!!

Got every one of them, except Botswana and Belarus!!

You forgot about the Congos

Laos just always seems to me to be an island country. The name just sounds like it: Laos. I have no idea why I think that, cause clearly I'm wrong, but it gets me every time.

Missed Andorra.

For a bigger challenge try this quiz titled "Double Landlocked Countries"

Much surprised to learn that Ethiopia is landlocked – something I wouldn't have guessed in a million years.

Remembered Malawi with two seconds. First try, 100%!

Serbia has territory of 88.361km2 only if you count Kosovo as part of Serbia, but you clearly don't because Kosovo is also an answer. ;)

Nope. It slightly touches the Red Sea.

When you type Kazakhstan wrong for about 2 min, and type is "Kazakistan" T_T can this be fixed, please? Like be an exception or something because I don't think I'm the only one that spells it like that.

Caspian Sea does connect to the ocean via the Sea of Valusia. Azerbaijan should be removed.

What is the 'Sea of Valusia' you are talking about? I looked it up, and seems to be from a movie or video game or something like that. If you meant it as a joke, I apologize for ruining the joke, the part about removing Azerbaijan just made me think you were being serious.

HARD!!!

Got 100% on first try, something that rarely happens for me. Really proud of myself!

Kazakhstan touches Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan too!!

Azerbaijan isn't landlocked... it has access to the Caspian Sea. So far as I know, a sea isn't a land mass!

DRC???

It has a coastline of about 40 kilometers, to the north of the mouth of the Congo river.

Forgot that Afghanistan was landlocked...

Czechia should be accepted for Czech Republic since the name changed

Missed only Mali, Botswana, and Belarus.

I'm really enjoying all these quizzes; would it be possible to change the comments though so that the most recent are at the top of the page?

How is Azerbaijan a landlocked country?

how about jordan? the dead sea????

Quizmaster, I believe you should be able to type in "fyrom" for Macedonia, "car" for Central African Republic and "czechia" for Czech Republic.

Please don't accept FYROM for Macedonia. This is retarded.

lol

how in any way does Ukraine border the Caspian sea?

Kazakhstan has a coast

Got them all except South Sudan, Zimbabwe and Zambia!

cyprus is in asia

100% :42 left

Great quiz!

Damn, first attempt and I got everything except Belarus. Pretty happy otherwise!

If you don't know B&H has a very small coast, but it a coast so no landlock

Kosovo became formally recognized as a country in 2008, splitting off from Serbia.

I missed Uganda... I didnt know da wae...

And I classify myself as the greatest basketball player of all-time because of my performance in the middle school intramural championship.

It's on there.

can you accept eSwatini for Swaziland?

40/45 Missed the most obvious ones... Niger, CAR, Moldova, Macedonia, Laos

Whoops, forgot Ethiopia