Countries satisfying “Every country it borders is smaller than it”
What the neighbors are like · deep trivia · 14 of 195 countries
In whatthecountry, every puzzle shows three clues that exactly one country satisfies. When “Every country it borders is smaller than it” is on the board, its circle holds 14 of the 195 dots — a rare clue that does a lot of narrowing on its own.
The 14 countries
Europe3
Russia
Sweden
United KingdomAsia3
Indonesia
Iran
Saudi ArabiaAfrica4
Algeria
DR Congo
South Africa
SudanNorth America3
Canada
Dominican Republic
NicaraguaSouth America1
BrazilMore what the neighbors are like clues
- Borders a country in a different region21
- Every country it borders is larger than it51
- Shares no official language with any of its neighbours54
- Borders a country whose name begins with the same letter30
- Borders a monarchy42
- Borders a country that drives on the other side of the road29
- Borders a country that has no other neighbour15
- Borders a country of more than 100 million people66
- Borders an island nation8
Facts reviewed June 2025.