Geography: Countries of the World by Region

What is the capital of Estonia, and which regional group is it part of?

Tallinn; it is part of the Baltic states in Northern Europe.

Which Central Asian country is one of only two 'double-landlocked' nations in the world?

Uzbekistan (Capital: Tashkent); it is surrounded entirely by other landlocked countries.

Name the Southern African kingdom that is entirely enclaved within the borders of South Africa.

Lesotho (Capital: Maseru); it is a high-altitude, landlocked kingdom.

Which South American country has Paramaribo as its capital and is the only one where Dutch is the official language?

Suriname; located in the northeastern part of South America.

What is the capital of Timor-Leste, the youngest nation in Southeast Asia?

Dili; it occupies the eastern half of the island of Timor.

Which Balkan nation, with its capital at Podgorica, gained independence from a union with Serbia in 2006?

Montenegro; it is located along the Adriatic Sea.

Which South Asian Himalayan kingdom uses 'Gross National Happiness' as a primary measure of progress?

Bhutan (Capital: Thimphu); it is a landlocked nation between China and India.

What is the only country in Central America where English is the official language?

Belize (Capital: Belmopan); it borders Mexico and Guatemala.

Which Pacific island nation is the only country in the world to fall within all four hemispheres?

Kiribati (Capital: South Tarawa); it consists of 33 coral atolls.

Located between Romania and Ukraine, what is the capital of this landlocked Eastern European nation?

Chișinău; the country is Moldova.