Five Closest Countries by Continent

Name the countries closest to each continent.
Not including any overseas territories, dependencies, etc.!!!
Countries are in their respective Countries of the World continents
EXCEPTIONS: 'Moscow' country's division = Ural Mts / 'Istanbul' country's division: Bosporus strait
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Africa
Israel
Spain
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
 
Asia
Egypt
Papua New Guinea
Russia
Greece
United States
Europe
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Morocco
Russia
 
North America
Colombia
Venezuela
Guyana
Brazil
Russia
Oceania
Indonesia
East Timor
Philippines
Malaysia
Brunei
 
South America
Panama
Trinidad & Tobago
Grenada
St Vincent & Grenadines
Saint Lucia
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Level 85
Aug 13, 2015
Russia is much closer to North America than Brazil is.
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Level 70
Aug 13, 2015
Bulgaria and Greece seem closer to asia as they are bordering Turkey, and Turkey is in Asia for the Countries of the World quiz. That would also make Turkey close to Europe
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Level 45
Jan 18, 2018
theyre speaking of the continental boundaries
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Level 76
Oct 10, 2015
How about United States being near Asia at Aleutian Islands?
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Level 65
Oct 10, 2015
Thank you; we've also fixed a few other problems :)
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Level 67
Jul 17, 2019
If Russia's on Europe and Asia's list, why isn't Turkey?
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Level 75
Sep 13, 2021
This. Turkey is in both continents just like Russia, either both should be included or neither. The same is true for Egypt, which is both in Africa (mostly) and Asia (the Sinai).