What countries border Austria?
Austria borders 8 countries: Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland.
Part of the Central Europe group in the country borders atlas.
🧭 Longest journey: starting from Austria, the farthest country you can
reach without a sea crossing is Lesotho
— 13 border crossings away.
📏 Closest country by distance: Slovenia — about 176 km (great-circle distance between country centers, coordinates from mledoze/countries).
Countries near Austria
The closest countries to Austria that don't share a land border:
Why it matters in Bordlr
Every Bordlr puzzle is built on this border graph: you connect two regions by naming the chain of neighbors between them. Knowing Austria's neighbors cold makes it a much faster link in any chain.
Bordlr is a free daily geography game: connect two regions through the lands that border them, in as few countries and as few kilometers as you can.
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