🧭 Country Borders Game
Name every country that shares a border with the country on the map.
Three lives. A wrong guess or a hint costs one. Clear a level to unlock the next.
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Country Borders Game - Name Every Bordering Country
Country Borders is a free geography game about land borders. Each level shows you one country on the map, and you name every country that touches it. Portugal has one neighbour. Russia and China have fourteen each. You get three lives, and a hint if you are stuck.
Why Play Country Borders?
- Learn where countries actually sit next to each other
- Remember borders far better than staring at a map does
- Levels ramp from one neighbour to fourteen
- Type in your own language - country names are localized
- Earn points towards your explorer rank
Game Features
- 149 levels, a fresh country drawn every attempt
- Three lives per level, plus an optional hint
- A map of the region, with a hide-borders hard mode
- Autocomplete that accepts common alternate names
- Progress saved across devices once you sign in
About Country Borders
Country Borders turns the world map into a memory game. You are shown one country, highlighted on a map of its region, and told how many countries border it. Name them one at a time. A wrong guess costs a life, and so does asking for a hint, so three mistakes end the level. Land borders count - two countries are neighbours if they share a land boundary, which is why Denmark has exactly one neighbour and the United Kingdom has exactly one too. From the Hard levels on the name is hidden too - you get the outline alone, and the country is named once the level ends.
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as a neighbouring country?
Two countries are neighbours when they share a land border. Sea crossings do not count, so Britain and France are not neighbours in this game, but France and Brazil could be argued either way - French Guiana borders Brazil, so both answers are accepted there.
How many lives do I get?
Three. Every wrong guess costs one life, and asking for a hint costs one as well. Guessing a country you already found is free.
What happens when I run out of lives?
The level ends and the countries you missed are revealed. Retrying serves a different country of the same difficulty, so the answers you just saw are no help. The next level unlocks either way, so you never get stuck.
Do I need an account?
Not for the first seven levels. After that a free account keeps your progress, unlocks the remaining levels, and lets your completed levels follow you between phone and desktop.
Which country has the most neighbours?
China and Russia are tied at fourteen each. Brazil leads the Americas with ten, and Germany has nine - the most in Europe outside Russia.
Can I type country names in my own language?
Yes. The game is available in nine languages and the autocomplete accepts localized names and common alternates, so "Allemagne", "Alemania" and "Germany" all work.
Ready to test your borders?
Start at level 1 and work your way up to China and Russia.