What is a doubly landlocked country?

A country surrounded only by landlocked countries

Landlocked Countries Quiz: Can You Get 8 Out of 10?

This landlocked countries quiz covers nations with no coastline, from Switzerland and Austria to Bolivia, Mongolia and Kazakhstan, the largest of them all. Can you get 8 out of 10?

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Size
What is the largest landlocked country in the world?
Rare
What is a doubly landlocked country?
Rare
Which two countries are doubly landlocked?
Americas
Which two South American countries are landlocked?
Asia
Which landlocked country sits between Russia and China?
Africa
Which continent has the most landlocked countries?
Europe
Which landlocked European country has the city of Vienna as its capital?
Population
Which is the most populous landlocked country?
Asia
Which landlocked country lies between India and China and includes part of Mount Everest?
Europe
Which landlocked country is famous for Lake Geneva and the Matterhorn?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What is the largest landlocked country in the world?
Answer: Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan covers about 2.7 million square kilometers. It borders the Caspian Sea, but that is a lake, not an ocean.
Q2: What is a doubly landlocked country?
Answer: A country surrounded only by landlocked countries
To reach the sea from a doubly landlocked country, you must cross at least two borders.
Q3: Which two countries are doubly landlocked?
Answer: Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan
Liechtenstein is surrounded by Switzerland and Austria, and Uzbekistan by five landlocked Central Asian states.
Q4: Which two South American countries are landlocked?
Answer: Bolivia and Paraguay
Bolivia lost its coast to Chile in the War of the Pacific in the 1880s but still keeps a navy on Lake Titicaca.
Q5: Which landlocked country sits between Russia and China?
Answer: Mongolia
Mongolia is the most sparsely populated sovereign country, with about two people per square kilometer.
Q6: Which continent has the most landlocked countries?
Answer: Africa
Africa has 16 landlocked countries, including Ethiopia, Uganda, Zambia and Chad.
Q7: Which landlocked European country has the city of Vienna as its capital?
Answer: Austria
Austria lost its coastline after World War I, when the old Austro-Hungarian Empire broke apart.
Q8: Which is the most populous landlocked country?
Answer: Ethiopia
Ethiopia has well over 100 million people. It became landlocked when Eritrea gained independence in 1993.
Q9: Which landlocked country lies between India and China and includes part of Mount Everest?
Answer: Nepal
Nepal's border with China runs along the Himalayas. Eight of the world's ten highest peaks are partly in Nepal.
Q10: Which landlocked country is famous for Lake Geneva and the Matterhorn?
Answer: Switzerland
Switzerland has no coast but many large lakes. It even has a merchant fleet that sails from foreign ports.

Landlocked Countries Quiz – Life Without a Coast

There are 44 landlocked countries in the world, about a fifth of all nations. Without direct access to the sea, they depend on neighbors for ports and trade routes, which can make imports and exports more expensive.

Some landlocked countries are among the richest in the world, such as Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria, thanks to good transport links and strong industries. Others, especially in Africa and Central Asia, face higher shipping costs and rely on international agreements for sea access.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is useful for students learning world maps and anyone curious about countries with no beaches.

Which landlocked country is largest
What doubly landlocked means
Why Bolivia keeps a navy
Which continent has the most landlocked states
How some countries lost their coasts

Did You Know?

The Caspian Sea is the largest inland body of water, bordered by five countries.
Vatican City and San Marino are landlocked microstates inside Italy.
Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.
South Sudan became the newest landlocked country in 2011.
Paraguay operates a navy on its rivers.