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Countries by Road Network Shape

Can you guess these countries based on the shape of their major road networks?
Depending on the country these networks are motorways, national routes, expressways, and so on.
Scales between countries may vary, and projections may be slightly different.
Some disconnected parts of countries are excluded.
Sources are in the comments.
Quiz by Simon1006
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Last updated: January 10, 2022
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First submittedDecember 9, 2021
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Answer
Netherlands
Portugal
Italy
Poland
Vatican City
South Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Chile
China
Malaysia
Singapore
United States
Mexico
Iran
Egypt
Sweden
Australia
Germany
Croatia
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Level 65
Jan 10, 2022
Sources in random order:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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Level 65
Jan 10, 2022
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Level 59
Dec 9, 2021
Great Quiz!
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Level 70
Dec 17, 2021
Excellent, I was pleasantly surprised when the countries' shapes were revealed after guessing!
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Level 65
Dec 17, 2021
Thank you!
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Level 66
Jan 27, 2022
Yup. Nominated! Or at least I would have if it wasn't already featured. It's the thought that counts though, right? 😄
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Level 65
Dec 17, 2021
What a fantastic quiz, I hope that you do more of them.
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Level 65
Dec 17, 2021
I am planning on making sequels but they take a long time to make so it'll be a bit before the next one is out
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Level 74
Apr 12, 2022
Amazing! Love this concept so much.
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Level 70
Dec 17, 2021
Great quiz with some tricky ones! Nominated :)
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Level 57
Dec 17, 2021
Very well done!
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Level 81
Jan 11, 2022
3rd one eluded me... would never have got that. Knowing where the capitals are located helped with a couple.. very smart idea for a quiz.. well done..
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Level 65
Jan 11, 2022
Thank you! And the third one is one of the hardest ones in here indeed :)
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Level 84
Jan 11, 2022
While there are some that I thought were difficult, I thought the third one pretty easy. The really hard one - for me - was the first one.
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Level 79
Jan 12, 2022
I only missed the 2nd and 5th, once revealed I kicked myself though.
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Level 65
Jan 11, 2022
OMG Singapore is just like Honduras
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Level 65
Jan 11, 2022
Huh, didn't even realize that but you're right, they look alike a lot!
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Level 74
Jan 11, 2022
Fantastic and original!
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Level 65
Jan 11, 2022
I did not expect garden paths to count as a "road network" when other countries show highways, but when I saw the bastion shapes I knew it was Vatican
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Level 65
Jan 11, 2022
I agree this is a bit sneaky, but these (asphalt) roads through are the main road network in the Vatican, albeit because there's no space for actual highways.
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Level 77
Jan 11, 2022
Nice, more :)
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Level 90
Jan 11, 2022
Very well done.
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Level 90
Jan 11, 2022
Out of curiosity, can anyone explain why the second road network has what looks like dots and dashed lines all over it?
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Level 65
Jan 11, 2022
Parts of unfinished highways that are already finished. You can look at source #7 to see the full planned network. In that image the green parts exist, the red ones are under construction, the blue ones are in construction planning and the grey ones still have to be planned. I only drew the green and red ones as that's what currently exists, if the full network is finished everything should be neatly connected
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Level 70
Jan 11, 2022
This is a beautiful quiz. I somehow found it quite easy, barring the last one, ironically.
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Level 70
Jan 11, 2022
What a great idea for a quiz!
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Level 82
Jan 11, 2022
Beautiful! I'd love to see more of these!
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Level 84
Jan 11, 2022
Glad to see this featured. Brilliant quiz!
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Level 75
Jan 13, 2022
I like this a lot - maybe make it a series of 3 or 4?

Also maybe something similar with rivers could work. I'm far too lazy to figure out how to make it though

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Level 72
Jan 17, 2022
A few tricky ones on there. The second one totally stumped me. Great idea for a quiz though
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Level 74
Jan 17, 2022
This is a really cool quiz, one of the best ones I've ever seen, visually speaking. I think it would be interesting to see one of these with US states at some point too, especially since their road networks don't always conform as well to their shapes.
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Level 65
Jan 18, 2022
I originally had a few harder ones in here as well that did not conform to the shape of the country at all but they were deemed too hard, so I had to replace them before this could be featured. US states does sound interesting though!
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Level 67
Jan 27, 2022
I'd love to see that one. I probably wouldn't get many, but just to see the reveal at the end would be worth it.
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Level 65
Jan 27, 2022
I'll be making a second version when I have the time :)
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Level 74
Jan 27, 2022
This, but with rail networks.
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Level 39
Oct 3, 2022
Now that is a good idea
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Level 82
Jan 27, 2022
Those aren't really "major roads" in the Vatican so much as Popemobile ramps
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Level 65
Jan 27, 2022
They are indeed the roads through the gardens, but they are asphalted. They are not highways, but the largest roads they have there. However, I do agree with you that it can be a bit tricky
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Level 82
Jan 27, 2022
I got it. :) Just seems funny to identify the paths, alleys, and driveways in the Vatican as part of a "major road network." Cool quiz. I only missed Poland which annoyed me since I've made my way across Poland's road network 4x in my life and two of those times were with store-bought paper maps since GPS didn't exist yet. Should have gotten that one. The way the "major" roads there seem to appear and disappear in fragments without reason or warning checks out.
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Level 65
Jan 27, 2022
Exactly the reason I wanted to include it :)

As for Poland, the planned network would connect everything neatly and also feature a second ring road around Warsaw. But for some reason they are building it in a way that the version on this quiz is the current state, with the roads appearing and disappearing without any warning

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Level 65
Jan 27, 2022
You can see the full plan in source #7
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Level 62
Jan 27, 2022
Quick explanation: The builded road sections are byppasses for major cities. They were more important as the Government tried to reduce traffic jams and heavy carriage in these cities.
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Level 58
Jan 27, 2022
If you would use the same definition for "major roads" for all countries, Vatican would probably be an empty map...

It took me some time to find it, it was easy to see that it had to be a very small country but I didn't guess vatican at first since I thought there couldn't be so many roads.

In the end I got it by just trying every microstate I remembered.

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Level 61
Jan 27, 2022
szacun za polske :DD
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Level 53
Jan 27, 2022
So apparently there is no way to get to the western part of China :)
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Level 65
Jan 27, 2022
Not via the Expressways at least :)
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Level 75
Jan 27, 2022
Going to have to say that that Congolese road map is aspirational.
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Level 78
Jan 27, 2022
Brilliant quiz. Thanks!
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Level 39
Jan 27, 2022
Amazing one! Waiting for part 2
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Level 61
Jan 27, 2022
The Interstate System and the Autobahn are probably two of the most famous road networks in the world. Ever heard of the Pan-Philippines Highway? Maybe include Philippines in your sequel?
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Level 79
Jan 27, 2022
This one is awesome! Love to see a part 2.
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Level 48
Jan 27, 2022
Good quiz! 18/19 Didn't get Egypt
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Level 44
Jan 27, 2022
Loved this. Well done.

And would love to see an equivalent based on a country's railways!

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Level 42
Jan 27, 2022
I thought that Alaska has roads...

I THINK Hawai'i does too...

They have dirt roadssssssssssssssss.

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Level 65
Jan 28, 2022
They are excluded because of the third caveat
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Level 63
Jan 27, 2022
Fantastic idea!
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Level 57
Jan 30, 2022
Interesting to see that there's still a visible difference between old West and East Germany.
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Level 50
Aug 5, 2022
Why does Portugal look like a face to me, a face wearing a glass with a weird smiley face
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Level 53
Dec 30, 2022
And Spain would be it hair
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Level 73
Oct 29, 2022
Egypt really looks like a mirrored Jordan
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Level 53
Nov 21, 2022
My thoughts exactly
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Level 53
Nov 21, 2022
I only got Singapore because I thought the Vatican was singapore
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Level 60
Jan 9, 2023
Malaysia doesn’t have roads in the ocean? Pathetic.
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Level 60
Jan 9, 2023
Also, is there any way to make it so the yellow shapes don’t flash when starting the quiz?
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Level 59
Mar 14, 2023
Really fun! I would love a part two if you happen to make one :)
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Level 63
May 9, 2023
Part two please!
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Level 55
Sep 14, 2023
So good! Please make a part 2
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Level 41
Nov 24, 2023
funny how some of them just look like very bad sketches of the country
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Level 70
Jan 3, 2024
Absolutely perfect! A series would be awesome.