Countries that border an island nation
What the neighbors are like · deep trivia · 8 of 195 countries
In whatthecountry, every puzzle shows three clues that exactly one country satisfies. When “Borders an island nation” is on the board, its circle holds 8 of the 195 dots — a rare clue that does a lot of narrowing on its own.
The 8 countries
Europe2
Ireland
United KingdomAsia3
Indonesia
Malaysia
Timor-LesteNorth America2
Dominican Republic
HaitiOceania1
Papua New GuineaMore what the neighbors are like clues
- Borders a country in a different region21
- Every country it borders is larger than it51
- Every country it borders is smaller than it14
- 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
Facts reviewed June 2025.