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Southern Europe Country Shapes Quiz

Name all 17 Southern European 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. 4 countries Level 2 Medium Where scores usually start to slip. 8 countries Level 3 Hard The ones that decide whether you really know the world. 5 countries All levels Every country at once, difficulties mixed. 17 countries

About the shapes of Southern Europe

Stripped of colour and context, 17 Southern European 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: Spain at 505,992 km² and Vatican City at 0.4 km² are both scaled to fill the same box, so you are judging form alone.

Coastline does most of the work in Southern Europe. 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 Southern Europe are Albania–Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina–Kosovo and Croatia–Serbia. There are 6 look-alike pairings inside this region, so it is worth learning the one detail that separates each pair rather than the general impression.

All 17 countries of Southern Europe

Every country outline in Southern Europe, with capital, population and land area.
Flag Country Capital Population Area
Flag of Albania Albania Tirana 2,349,580 28,748 km²
Flag of Andorra Andorra Andorra la Vella 82,904 468 km²
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 3,140,095 51,209 km²
Flag of Croatia Croatia Zagreb 3,876,200 56,594 km²
Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Nicosia 1,370,754 9,251 km²
Flag of Greece Greece Athens 10,413,962 131,990 km²
Flag of Italy Italy Rome 58,915,656 301,336 km²
Flag of Kosovo Kosovo Pristina 1,756,374 10,908 km²
Flag of Malta Malta Valletta 579,704 316 km²
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Podgorica 623,129 13,812 km²
Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia Skopje 1,820,909 25,713 km²
Flag of Portugal Portugal Lisbon 10,804,871 92,090 km²
Flag of San Marino San Marino City of San Marino 34,109 61.0 km²
Flag of Serbia Serbia Belgrade 6,549,143 88,361 km²
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Ljubljana 2,130,986 20,273 km²
Flag of Spain Spain Madrid 49,355,143 505,992 km²
Flag of Vatican City Vatican City Vatican City 764 0.4 km²
Easy Medium Hard Flags of Southern Europe Capitals of Southern Europe Currencies of Southern Europe Languages of Southern Europe Shapes of Western Europe Shapes of Eastern Europe Shapes of Northern Europe Shapes of the Balkans Shapes of the Nordic Countries Shapes of the European Union

Frequently asked questions

How many countries are in this quiz?

This quiz covers all 17 entries in Southern Europe. 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.