European Union Country Shapes Quiz

Name all 27 EU countries from their outline alone — no colour, no borders, no labels.

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The same countries split three ways, by how often people actually get them wrong. Start easy and work up — each level keeps its own progress.

Level 1 Easy The flags most people already half-know. 14 countries Level 2 Medium Where scores usually start to slip. 13 countries All levels Every country at once, difficulties mixed. 27 countries

About the shapes of the European Union

Stripped of colour and context, 27 EU countries are surprisingly hard to name. Each outline below is drawn to the same frame, so relative size gives nothing away.

The extremes tell you why: France at 551,695 km² and Malta at 316 km² are both scaled to fill the same box, so you are judging form alone.

Coastline does most of the work in the European Union. Countries with a distinctive peninsula or island chain are recognised quickly; compact inland shapes are the ones that stall people.

The pairs that actually cost people points in the European Union are Austria–Latvia, Belgium–Germany and Bulgaria–Hungary. There are 17 look-alike pairings inside this region, so it is worth learning the one detail that separates each pair rather than the general impression.

All 27 countries of the European Union

Every country outline in the European Union, with capital, population and land area.
Country	Capital	Population	Area
Austria	Vienna	9,208,163	83,871 km²
Belgium	Brussels	11,941,781	30,528 km²
Bulgaria	Sofia	6,433,302	110,879 km²
Croatia	Zagreb	3,876,200	56,594 km²
Cyprus	Nicosia	1,370,754	9,251 km²
Czechia	Prague	10,886,878	78,865 km²
Denmark	Copenhagen	6,009,169	43,094 km²
Estonia	Tallinn	1,366,475	45,227 km²
Finland	Helsinki	5,646,436	338,424 km²
France	Paris	68,720,337	551,695 km²
Germany	Berlin	83,491,249	357,114 km²
Greece	Athens	10,413,962	131,990 km²
Hungary	Budapest	9,514,251	93,028 km²
Ireland	Dublin	5,484,367	70,273 km²
Italy	Rome	58,915,656	301,336 km²
Latvia	Riga	1,847,785	64,559 km²
Lithuania	Vilnius	2,888,774	65,300 km²
Luxembourg	Luxembourg	686,970	2,586 km²
Malta	Valletta	579,704	316 km²
Netherlands	Amsterdam	18,087,633	41,850 km²
Poland	Warsaw	36,435,861	312,679 km²
Portugal	Lisbon	10,804,871	92,090 km²
Romania	Bucharest	19,020,271	238,391 km²
Slovakia	Bratislava	5,413,813	49,037 km²
Slovenia	Ljubljana	2,130,986	20,273 km²
Spain	Madrid	49,355,143	505,992 km²
Sweden	Stockholm	10,596,620	450,295 km²

Easy Medium Hard Flags of the European Union Capitals of the European Union Currencies of the European Union Languages of the European Union Shapes of Western Europe Shapes of Eastern Europe Shapes of Northern Europe Shapes of Southern Europe Shapes of the Balkans Shapes of the Nordic Countries

Frequently asked questions

How many countries are in this quiz?

This quiz covers all 27 entries in the European Union. Questions are drawn from the full set, and the complete list appears in the table on this page.

Do I need an account?

No. There is no sign-up and no login. Your score stays in your own browser and is never sent anywhere.

How are the wrong answers chosen?

Deliberately, not at random. Each question prefers flags that are genuinely confusable with the right answer, then countries from the same sub-region, so guessing by elimination does not work.

Is it free?

Yes, completely free with no limit on how many times you play.

European Union Country Shapes Quiz

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