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Eastern Europe Map Quiz

We made a map of all the countries that are historically considered to be part of Eastern Europe.
Fill in the map by clicking each highlighted country.
This is mostly based on the Cold War
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Last updated: February 17, 2019
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First submittedNovember 12, 2017
Times taken91,909
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Albania
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Poland
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Ukraine
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WolfCam
+12
Level 65
Nov 12, 2017
You always make the best maps! :)
kalbahamut
+5
Level 83
Aug 23, 2018
Very easy. But great quiz. Good work, Quizmaster. All of these countries are definitely in Eastern Europe.
oneandonlyedgar
+9
Level 21
Mar 23, 2021
I mean its a map of eastern Europe they can't really make it harder.
czech1mapper
+3
Level 47
Apr 12, 2021
Czechia is central Europe
MarcellDAvis
+10
Level 72
Oct 14, 2021
Well there is a joke that no country is in eastern Europe but everyone is in northern, central or southern Europe. Eastern Europe has a bad ring to it and reminds people of the cold war, socialism and poverty. But ultimately, all of these classifications are arbitrary and reflect cultural rather than geographic associations.
JoshPen
+29
Level 79
Feb 25, 2018
I understand the Cold War and Iron Curtain politics of the countries on the map, but it seems ironic that Greece is a western European country that is east of the borders of eastern European countries.
promastermage
+1
Level 64
Feb 25, 2018
In 1946-1949, there was a civil war in Greece and the communists wanted to take power.
OfficerDibble
+8
Level 79
Feb 28, 2018
Finland is also considered western European, yet wholly to the east of e.g. Slovenia. And given Finland's history with Russia, some countries considered eastern European might think they had at least equal right to be considered western.
ennaya82
+4
Level 70
Aug 20, 2018
Well, Slovenia is part of central Europe, so the fact that Finland is more to the east, is irrelevant. And, as the quiz is based on the cold war, I don't understand what former yugoslavic countries are even doing here, as Yugoslavia was never aligned with Soviet Union.
Tramp
+36
Level 75
Aug 20, 2018
Greece is my favourite Eastern, Southern, Western European country
AratiPandu
+1
Level 41
Aug 20, 2018
It's the only one.
dunkinggandalf2
+2
Level 67
Feb 13, 2021
There's also Cyprus, although I can understand your point that Cyprus can also be considered part of Greece.
herberttheperv
+1
Level 47
May 24, 2023
or asia
Zefyrinus
+7
Level 70
Aug 23, 2018
Greece is South European and Finland is Nordic.
leni
+5
Level 75
Mar 19, 2019
Greece is in a league of her own! One of a kind! There's no other place like Greece on earth, from all aspects.
Etanna
+12
Level 69
Feb 26, 2018
people from half of these countries would be very annoyed if you called them Eastern Europeans
mf3
+2
Level 86
Feb 26, 2018
People from that half are currently proving politically that they really ARE Eastern Europeans, except the Baltics and Slovenia
Etanna
+2
Level 69
Feb 26, 2018
You could say that about almost any country though
jm
+1
Level 83
Aug 20, 2018
but including the US...
SeanersaurusRex
+1
Level 40
Aug 21, 2018
Alaska has some islands that cross over into the eastern Hemisphere, So the US is also an eastern nation...
CraftBananaDuty
+2
Level 37
Feb 1, 2019
Croatia is ok as well
TRASHmates
+5
Level 56
Apr 10, 2021
CZECH REP. ISN'T EASTER EUROPE IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF EUROPE
czech1mapper
+2
Level 47
Apr 12, 2021
YES
kalbahamut
+2
Level 83
Jul 31, 2018
They need to get over that.
ioanaiustina
+1
Level 30
Jun 19, 2021
Imagine being mad on geography lol
chunkeeguy
+11
Level 77
Mar 1, 2018
Have we accepted that Russia has stolen the Crimea then?
MelonMan
+4
Level 28
Jul 21, 2018
Don't even start that debate LOL
Bernard62601
+8
Level 79
Jul 21, 2018
Going by the traditional rules, yes. Russia conquered Crimea, and the people of Crimea agreed to become a part of Russia. We may not like it but that doesn't change the fact that Crimea is definitely under Russian control.
jm
+2
Level 83
Aug 20, 2018
Is it considered an overseas territory like Greenland of Gibraltar, or a de facto part of Russia? I think right now it's murky because the international community including the United Nations, do not recognize the annexation.
Carry
+3
Level 63
Mar 6, 2018
This map quiz will help me so much. The Eastern European part I got down but I always struggle with the Western European area below Poland with a few excpetions because I've been there or I'm interested in them.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 65
Jul 19, 2019
ehm.... everything below poland is eastern europe... , not western europe, that is france uk netherlands etc.
IXON009
+4
Level 39
Apr 6, 2018
Just got my 25th level in the page by this quiz. I am Hungarian so I'm proud of it! :)
Pinoccio
+1
Level 29
Apr 8, 2018
Yay!
nichster
+1
Level 53
May 21, 2018
This was my idea originally, but you have taken it to a whole new level!
kalbahamut
+3
Level 83
Jul 31, 2018
I've been to every one of these countries; lived in several; lots of memories in others, good and bad. In my opinion best ones to spend time in: 1. Russia 2. Romania 3. Ukraine 4. Czechia 5. Albania 6. Poland 7. Croatia 8. Montenegro 9. Hungary 10. Estonia 11. Slovenia 12. Belarus 13. Slovakia 14. Bulgaria 15. Bosnia 16. Kosovo 17. Lithuania 18. Macedonia 19. Latvia 20. Moldova 21. Serbia
ander217
+1
Level 75
Aug 20, 2018
Interesting, since I've never been to any of them, although my parents made a farm tour of Europe and the Soviet Union in the 1970s and they considered it the trip of their lifetime. What criteria do you use for ranking them? (I think you once said the quality of nightlife and singles scenes are important to you so I'm guessing your rankings have little to do with their farming methods.) :)
kalbahamut
+1
Level 83
Aug 20, 2018
I did no agro-tourism during the years I spent here; so, yes, that might result in different rankings. :D

Scanning my list, things that jump to mind that led to high/low rankings:

1. my experience with locals, including women I was involved with. This includes everything from how rude or friendly the average person was on the street to the quality of relationships I formed both friendly and romantic, long and short, and the ease with which I could form them. 2. food. 3. history. 4. architecture/civic beauty. 5. quality of museums. 6. infrastructure. 7. how far my dollars would stretch. 8. attractiveness of local women 9. experience with crime (though this seems to not be a significant factor, as I was assaulted and hospitalized in Ukraine but I think at worst I moved them down a single place in the rankings because of this). 10. weather 11. natural beauty & topography. 12. how often my car was stolen by corrupt local police 13... ambience? just... feelings

kalbahamut
+1
Level 83
Aug 20, 2018
I also value unique cultural or touristic experiences. I had some of those in some of these places and I'm sure this influenced my personal rankings as well. In places where there is little interesting to do and I felt bored I ranked them lower.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 83
Aug 20, 2018
I don't spend much time engaging in "nightlife" anymore. I did this more when I was in SE Asia ten years ago. I visited some clubs and nightlife hangouts in Romania, Greece, Bulgaria, Poland, Bosnia, maybe some other places, but it's not really my thing and I didn't add or dock anyone points based on my experiences in those places, which were pretty similar.
hwes
+1
Level 84
Aug 20, 2018
Visiting over half your list, I would agree with your ranking. I would move Estonia up and Hungary down though
kalbahamut
+1
Level 83
Aug 20, 2018
I like Estonia quite a lot I think my main gripe with it is the climate and weather.
DENCRO
+2
Level 50
Aug 1, 2018
I don't appreciate seeing my country being completely considered as a part of the north sea between France and the Netherlands here... #Belgiumrepresent
PjotrL
+1
Level 74
Aug 20, 2018
#Wearebelgium Luxembourgish people have feelings too btw :)
Sifhraven
+1
Level 65
Jul 20, 2019
the picture must ve been changed cause neither belgium, netherlands or france or luxembourg is even on there now
jm
+6
Level 83
Aug 20, 2018
I appreciate that when the leaders of the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) were naming their respective countries, that they took the time and consideration of others and named them alphabetically from North to South. 21/21 :-)
Freestatebear
+2
Level 84
Aug 20, 2018
I'm sure countless school children (in places where geography is still taught!) agree - myself included.
Roger77024
+1
Level 57
Aug 20, 2018
Need to change the 2nd line on featured quizzes page to EASTERN Europe.
Pinoccio
+1
Level 29
Aug 20, 2018
Look at the front page...
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 20, 2018
Fixed, thanks!
cornflakesfu
+4
Level 85
Aug 20, 2018
This is another one of those quizzes that I probably would have struggled to get 60-75% on before Jetpunk. But now it's an easy 100%
cornflakesfu
+1
Level 85
Aug 20, 2018
Though making this quiz probably helped me more than any quiz I took.
ReyFer
+2
Level 65
Aug 20, 2018
Try a 1980 version of this quiz!
ander217
+1
Level 75
Aug 20, 2018
For an even shorter one, try Europe in 1920. That would make a good new series - continental maps from earlier eras. Great quiz, Pinocchio, even though I scored zero points my first time through. It's hard getting that map from 1960s high school geography out of my head, but I keep trying.
90minutes
+5
Level 55
Aug 20, 2018
Only Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria are East Europe. The rest is Central, Balkan or Balte countries
kalbahamut
+3
Level 83
Aug 20, 2018
By the odd and narrow definition you are using, perhaps. I'm not even sure what a Balte country is. I tried looking it up and came up with a city in Bosnia. Is Bosnia in a category all by itself?

If you divide Europe in to West and East, as it often is and historically has been, all of these countries would be grouped in to Eastern Europe. In addition to being farther East geographically than other European countries minus Finland and Greece, they were also countries behind the so-called "Iron Curtain" and they share certain historical, economic, political and cultural similarities because of this. They are also different in many ways but that's missing the point. If Europe is Western Europe and Eastern Europe, this is Eastern Europe. If you want to further subdivide the continent then you would come up with different categorizations.

KoljiVriVoda
+1
Level 76
Aug 20, 2018
Not all of those countries were behind the Iron Curtain. Yugoslavia never was a part of it.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 83
Aug 20, 2018
Yugoslavia and Albania were in a grey area. They were originally backed by the Soviets and Communist. Later they tried to assert their independence and neutrality and adopt some aspects of a market economy; Yugoslavia in the late 40s and Albania in the 60s. The term "iron curtain" was famously used by Winston Churchill in 1946, and by the Germans even before World War 2. At that time Yugoslavia would definitely have been included with the countries behind it. Quoted from Churchill's famous speech:

"Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe. Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia; all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere"

anitramwaju
+1
Level 14
Aug 28, 2018
Most of these countries have been behind the Iron Curtain for only about 45 years and it was almost 30 years ago.

How long will it stay relevant to categorize them as Eastern only because of that short part of their history?

anitramwaju
+1
Level 14
Aug 28, 2018
I assume that by "Balte" he was meaning Baltic countries and so Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 83
Feb 1, 2019
anit: but he said "Balkan or Balte" implying they were two different things.

re: how long these countries will be categorized this way? For as long as they continue to share certain historical, economic, political, and cultural similarities, and as long as we continue using the same compass to determine where East and West are. In other words certainly today, and on in to the foreseeable future.

TWM03
+3
Level 68
Mar 13, 2019
The Baltic States and the Balkans are two different things.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 65
Jul 20, 2019
It is very obvious he meant baltic with balte. And balkan and baltic ARE two different things. so @kalbahamut was either playing dumb or misread it/got em mixed up.

And as for how long. How long are certain countries going to be considered to have been part of the allies or axis... the WWII only lasted about 6 years... how long will they be categorized like that?? Well just because things have moved on, that doesnt mean that facts from the past will change. No matter how shortlived a certain fact was the case.

These countries were considered to be eastern europe.

kalbahamut
+1
Level 83
Oct 15, 2019
TM: ah, yeah. I knew that. Slip of the brain.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 65
Jul 20, 2019
That is like saying norway and sweden arent part of europe because they are part of scandinavia, or thatclaiming that something is ionian/ aegean sea and therefore not (in) the mediterranean sea.. (well I ve seen enough people claiming that on quizzes actually..)

But like kalbahamut said. This is how they were originally divided, so arguments that they were also part of something else or perhaps geogrpahically more east or west are invalid.

There are parts of north korea that are more south than certain parts of south korea. But that doesnt change the name

bostjan
+1
Level 73
Mar 15, 2022
How is Bulgaria not part of the Balkans when that's where the majority of the Balkan range lies?! Also, why does being in the Balkans mean not part of Eastern Europe?! Is an elephant not an animal because it's a mammal?!
Majic
+2
Level 43
Aug 23, 2018
Half of them countries are not anywhere near eastern Europe. Considering different sources centre of Europe would be in either eastern Poland, Latvia or Belarus, so even if we take the most western centre of Europe which would be east of Poland it still means that Poland is central European with most of territory closer to the west than east of Europe. So Czech Republic for example is not even touching eastern part of Europe
kalbahamut
+1
Level 83
Aug 23, 2018
Belarus is the center of Europe? So the only country in Eastern Europe is Russia? That's just dumb. Why don't we just name Japan Eastern Europe, and Siberia can be Central Europe, so all these Eastern European countries can call themselves Western Europe and feel better about themselves.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 65
Jul 20, 2019
None of this is about the geographic center or eastern part of europe.. It is about what has been historically called eastern europe.. How is that so hard to understand..

That makes as much sense as saying colombia and venezuala arent part of south america because they are (mostly) above the equator... Or that virginia stretches more west than west virginia so they should swap names.

ArturTamilin
+1
Level 62
Jul 30, 2019
Actually Russia is so big, that if you will take the border between Europe/Asia in Uralic mountains then Geographicsl center of the Europe will be in Western Ukraine 😀
MDW
+1
Level 43
Aug 29, 2018
Its not Czech Republic anymore. Although the name they've changed to, Czechia, is a TERRIBLE name. They should have just gone with Czech.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 83
Feb 1, 2019
And Germany should be called "German?" France should be "French?"
Sifhraven
+2
Level 65
Jul 20, 2019
Curious, what actually is terrible about it according to you? (czechia is closer btw to what it was allready called in most languages)

And how does it differ from roman-ia and bulgar-ia etc

AlexThirkell
+1
Level 74
Dec 7, 2020
The thing is, having the word "republic" in your name carries implications of being either a dictatorship or not a full independent country...
partdavid
+1
Level 70
Nov 12, 2021
Czech Republic didn't "change" its name, it just officially accepts Czechia as well as Czech Republic, as a short English name. You can still call it Czech Republic and be correct.
Penguinish
+2
Level 71
Feb 2, 2019
And this quiz got me to level 50 :)
Pinoccio
+1
Level 29
Feb 2, 2019
Yay!
ArturTamilin
+1
Level 62
Jul 30, 2019
You can hundred years arguing which country belong to which region. For example Ukraine (different regions) can be considered Eastern, Northern, Southern and Central Europe at the same time
kalbahamut
+2
Level 83
Oct 15, 2019
I've never heard Ukraine referred to as Northern or Central Europe before. That would be pretty odd, as it's in the southeast corner of the continent.
AndrewEWiggin
+1
Level 31
Jan 25, 2020
Ukraine is north, east, and technically central because Europe leads up until the Ural mountains
Nowaczek
+2
Level 35
Feb 18, 2020
Poland is Central Europe Country
carpmmtal
+1
Level 44
Mar 9, 2020
Dam.... I hurried myself and write Bosnia when Croatia was highlighted. That happened to me for trying to run unnecessary
Yoshimano
+1
Level 63
Sep 19, 2020
Easy one... 2:47

Thanks!

Szatan
+1
Level 60
Jan 12, 2021
Well, geographically speaking, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia are the only countries in eastern Europe since the center of Europe is in eastern Lithuania.
James138
+1
Level 28
Jan 12, 2021
If only I knew which was latvia and which was lithuania always them 2 I get mixed up
Vlastimir
+1
Level 69
Jan 19, 2021
It ist easy... USSR, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria ,Yugoslavia and Albania
Pedro41
+3
Level 49
Mar 23, 2021
I'm polish and I am triggered by this quiz. POLAND IS IN CENTRAL EUROPE!
czech1mapper
+3
Level 47
Apr 12, 2021
Same with Czechia
czech1mapper
+2
Level 47
Apr 12, 2021
This map is soooooo wrong!
quizzer2
+1
Level 37
Oct 19, 2021
How exactly?
Irishboy11
+1
Level 39
Dec 18, 2021
Greece Cyprus Turkey And Georgia Should Be Included
Grg123456
+2
Level 42
Mar 15, 2022
Hungary is central europe, maybe even western, but most definitely NOT eastern
maple
+1
Level 53
Mar 15, 2022
This is gonna trigger so many people LOL
Devadatta
+1
Level 70
Mar 15, 2022
Is the definition of Eastern Europe also influenced by language? Most countries considered as Eastern European in this quiz use Balto-Slavic languages.

Hungary is geographically distant to other countries where Finno-Ugric languages are spoken. And Romania and Moldova are geographically distant from Romance languages. These nations are enclaves within a Balto-Slavic region.

Greek and Albanian are independent branches of Indo-European, so they could easily be included or excluded. The only issue appears to be Estonia v Finland - including the former and excluding the latter.

Scorpio87
+1
Level 31
Mar 17, 2022
Balkan is Southern Europe, not Eastern.
Lagos1734
+1
Level 31
Mar 19, 2022
That was really easy. Surprised to see Hungary. Thats like saying Mexico is in Africa, or McDonalds tastes like Carls Jr

It was a good quiz, but it could be tweaked

vyne
+1
Level 54
Mar 25, 2022
Historically *WERE* considered.
Fabilur
+1
Level 59
May 18, 2022
Where's Portugal!!!!???
Hozi
+2
Level 69
Sep 23, 2022
All those Czechs, Slovenes and Croats fleeing westward to Finland and Greece...
GYZGYZ
+1
Level 41
Nov 2, 2022
Why is Greece excluded?

It's entirely to the east of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Czechia.

Gllombfek
+1
Level 53
Feb 3, 2023
This quiz is based on the Cold War (although technically Yugoslavia [modern-day Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Slovenia] was Non-Aligned).
rhinobaby
+1
Level 65
Feb 6, 2023
Crimea is not Russia
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