Small countries, closer look

Use six locator insets to find places that disappear at continent scale.

Try these places in a quiz

Six places, named up front

This set contains Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican and Malta. It is a selected practice set, not a list of every European microstate or a smallest-country ranking. Luxembourg and other countries are not included.

Vatican is the catalog label used by the quiz. Vatican City is used in the location explanation.

How to read the insets

Find the labeled neighboring country first, then the numbered locator. North is up. The locator circles are enlarged symbols, not the true country sizes. Each inset has its own scale.

Use the text clues if you cannot use the map. Both versions ask for the same six names.

Sources: GeoNames country information; Natural Earth vector data.

Practice in pairs

One person reads a clue while the other names the place.
Swap roles and describe the location without looking at the clue.
Check the answer key, then try the six-place map round.

Six numbered locator insets. The equivalent numbered location clues follow below. — Six enlarged locator insets. North is up; inset scales differ. Numbered clues below provide a text alternative.

Practice questions

Practice

1. Name the place at locator 1: In the Pyrenees, between France and Spain.

2. Name the place at locator 2: Between Switzerland and Austria.

3. Name the place at locator 3: On the Mediterranean coast, bordered by France.

4. Name the place at locator 4: Surrounded by Italy, near its Adriatic side.

5. Name the place at locator 5: Inside Rome, Italy.

6. Name the place at locator 6: An island country south of Sicily, Italy.

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You may print and share these worksheets for teaching or personal practice. Keep the source and version notes with copies. GeoNames facts remain under CC BY 4.0; Natural Earth boundaries are public domain. No backlink is required.

GeoNames country information — Country names, capitals and coordinates; the app catalog is the pinned release snapshot. Checked 2026-10-20.
Natural Earth vector data — Country and state boundary context; not a statement on disputed sovereignty. Checked 2026-10-20.
Natural Earth terms of use — Public-domain map data, including modified electronic and printed maps. Checked 2026-10-20.

Prepared and source-checked by Codex AI. No human classroom review or translated-language review is claimed. Revision 1; answer key 1. Updated 2026-10-20.

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