Countries Bordering France

You should add Sint Maarten because they share a border on an overseas region in the Carribbean.

Agreed

The note says that the quiz does not include overseas collectivities, and Saint-Martin is an overseas collectivity, not an overseas region.

Sint Maarten is not a country.

Yep, but even here in France, people won't mind about Guyane and won't bother to tell Brazil and Suriname. But if you are hardcore, you'll tell the three overseas borders and don't forget the extremely unkown shared with Netherlands ;)

*wouldn't, sorry guys it's late out there ;)

But that is an Island, so it can't have borders

@TamuAudwodi And yet there is one since the island is divided in 2 territories...

@YamanekoYep but even here in France not everyone think like that and everybody is supposed to be VERY aware that French Guyane is a region. The quiz is pretty clear and logical.

Je confirme, Saint-Martin n'est pas une région ou un département français comme la Gironde (en France métropolitaine)ou la Martinique. Saint-Martin est comme la Nouvelle-Calédonie ou St Pierre-et-Miquelon. C'est une collectivité d'outre-mer et non un département.

Parinter, I just started studying French a month ago, and I have been feeling a little dejected by my lack of progress. But I just understood (or think I understood) your whole comment. Oh, glorious day. J'apprends le francais.

Saint Martin should be added just for fun. Pretty please?

Je répète encore une petite fois (et en même temps ça fera un peu apprendre du français à tout le monde), Saint-Martin est une collectivité d'outre-mer et donc n'est pas un département, par contre la guyane française est une département de France et là on peut prendre conscience des frontières de guyane dans le cas de Saint Martin ce n'est pas possible.

D'ailleurs, c'est un département, la Guyane Française donc ça fait parti de la France metropolitaine et pas des "overseas regions" car ce n'est pas un territoire d'outre mer en résumé French Guiana = metropolitan department of France Sint Maarten = overseas region

What does it border, anyway?

The Dutch side of the island. But Parinter is right - the metropolitan departments are different. French Guiana should count and Sint Maarten should not.

When it comes to Sint Maarten, it depends whether you are counting fully independent countries only or if you are including constituent countries. Sint Maarten IS a country but it's not fully independent as it is a part of the Netherlands. If you want a comparison, it's like how England is a country in the UK.

you should also add the Netherlands, because it shares an island with France in the Caribbean

I know it says you don't count collectivities, but I think you should because I did some research and everything I found said the collectivities are of equal political status as the departments.

Great quiz. It was very easy.

yes, easy.

It would be illogical to include The Netherlands.

Pritty easy, you're right

Maybe you should say that the quiz includes the borders of French Guiana in the descruption

Between the caveat at the top that states precisely which areas are included, and the fact that the quiz is divided clearly into "Metropolitan France" and "Overseas Regions"... you'd have to be pretty thick or just not paying attention to not figure out that French Guiana was included. If the latter, then specifying French Guiana was included wouldn't help. I'm assuming that the 50-60% who missed the Guiana bordering countries simply don't know where Guiana is or were not aware that it's a part of France.

Hence, they should say that French Guiana is included...?

How did you extract that from my comment?

No, the quiz is fine as is. Enough hints are given already.

haha

No, it makes it more of a challenge. *sneaky, sneaky*

It was a joke. It was funny. Laugh.

French Guiana borders Brazil

Brazil borders French Guinea

French Guiana not Guinea!

WHY DOES EVERYONE MAKE THAT MISTAKE!

Because of Papua New Guinea, Guinea, and Guinea-bissau.

cant forget Equatorial Guinea!

Hahahaha

@ Quizmaster, Correct, but you should also include Netherlands, since on the shared island of St. Maarten/ St. Martin both countries have a land border.

Saying that French regions are like [US] states, and French collectives are like [US] territories, feels like trying to seek an equivalence between different jurisdictions that may not really apply. Saint Martin and French Guiana are both undisputably a part of France, so shouldn't the countries they border both be included?

No the distinction between US states and French regions is something, but it just supposes to reflect what the subdivision of state. Territories on the other hand are something else in both cases, and very similar.

What I have been able to find says that France has both overseas territories and overseas collectives, and the collectives are more like US states than territories in terms of their legal status and abilities.

@ Quizmaster. Not true, it's a part of France, just like Saba, St. Estatius, Bonaire...etc. are part of the Netherlands. Saint Martin is part of the European Union as a part of France, and even has the Euro as its currency. The fact that it is not a Departement, like French Guyana, does not mean it isn't part of France.

Panama, Ecuador, Lebanon, El Salvador, East Timor, and The British Virgin Islands, among other places, use U.S. dollars as official currency. They are not part of the United States.

Though I see your point. However, QM did say it was not a part of France "in the same way" as French Guiana. He didn't actually say it was not a part of France (full stop).

Oi! Be nice! People are allowed to add PS's, and that doesn't make them pompous.

Oi, Ryan! You be nice as well!

Ryan?

yeah that's me

For God's sake, the man is asking you about "french regions" ! That can't be more clear..

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10/10 yipee

This is the best comment ever--no bragging, no time, just happy. Way to go Vicicpeid!

this is how I read virtually all comments about someone's performance. Some of these other inflections might just be in your head. Something to think about.

how do you consider brazil and suriname being bordering france?? They're both in south america. They're as much bordering france as the United States are...

If it seemed so obviously wrong how on Earth couldn't you tell yourself "maybe I'll google it to check why they would put it in the quiz"? People..

I agree, the United States has territories but the territories don't count as the USA.

Hawaii (Yes I'm aware that Hawaii is not a territory. That's the point.)

French Guiana is NOT a territory, as explained all over this website.

They're not territories, they're regions and they're considered to be part of France.

That is mainly because most of them are island territories anyways.

100% KA BEWM

The border with Brazil is 730km long.

8/10

too easy.

amazing that less people get Monaco than Luxembourg!

Pretty soon Catalonia!

or not.

Let's hope for the best.

(two years later...)

all with 1:38 left

All with 2:40. One of the easier geography quizzes, even though I got tripped up by trying to put in Guyana.

I kept thinking I was spelling Netherlands wrong

I have no clue how I missed Italy but got the rest...

Took me a while to get Suriname but got them all with 1:18 to spare :p

UGGGGGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe I missed Luxembourg. I thought I typed it in.

I'm pretty sure this is the only quiz that I've ever NOT gotten 100% on but still received 5/5 points. (I missed Suriname, because...I have no good excuse. I just forgot it existed apparently).

oh, gosh... can't you read any comment? The quiz asks precifically for land borders shared with french regions and exclude french territory. St Martin i a french territory, french Guiana is a french region.

Relessness, I've seen what you mean. Trust me, you do NOT want that kind of pedantry here.

7/10 Luxemborug, Suriname and Brazil

This was so easy that I typed all the answers with my left (non-dominant) hand and I got all the answers with 2:05 to spare.

100% with 0:59. Took me some time to figure out that French Guiana was the overseas territory.

It actually borders the UK too, because the channel tunnel part in France is part of the UK.

The Netherlands should be included. The island of St Martin is part French and part Dutch. Since they border each other, the Netherlands should be included. The french part of the island is an overseas collectivity, and it is known as the Collectivity of St Martin. The other side, the Dutch side, is known as a "constituent country" within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Since both are parts of their country respectively, the Netherlands should be included in the quiz. As for Suriname and Brazil, it is included in the quiz due to French Guiana being an overseas territory of the French republic. Does this make sense?

Duh! Can't you read any comment, or just Google it.. French Guiana is not a territorry owned by France, it is plainly part of France as any metropolitan french regions. They have parliament representations and one of the very last minister of Justice (who created the gay marriage law) is from there.

Would they still be part of France if they held a referendum?

Nice ! Easy

People whine simply because they don't know the answers. Isn't that the whole point of this websitre? [Also, thanks for the easy 5 points]

I agree. The whole point of this website is for people to whine simply because they don't know the answers.

Please Stop saying Sint Maarten should count - it is not a metropolitan department.

This quiz needs a map

What about the border with the UK in the Channel Tunnel ?

France also has a border with the Netherlands on the island of Saint Martin. Could you add that in as well.

It took me a longer time than it should've for me to get Italy

Good

To be clear, France has a border with Netherlands because Saint-Martin is part of the French region of Guadeloupe (which is included the same way Guyana is into the country of France). As a French citizen, I learned it after the Irma ouragan. I din't know it before but, yes, we share a border with Netherlands and there is no doubt about that.

This quiz needs a map

Wrong wrong wrong.

You seem to believe that Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are also part of the United Kingdom? You are entirely wrong in every single way. Comparing the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Kingdom is entirely innacurate and holds no claim to truth.

So glad you brought that up. I'm sure no one else has thought of that. (You might want to read the previous comments before posting.)

Got them all

Needs less time.

The Netherlands?