Correct answer: (b) Only two
Explanation
- A
Only one
Only one. Germany and Norway both front the North Sea.
- B
Only two
Only two. Germany and Norway. Finland and Russia do not border the North Sea.
- C
Only three
Only three. Russia’s Baltic/Arctic coasts are not the North Sea; Finland is Baltic.
- D
All four
All four. Finland is landlocked from the North Sea; Russia’s North Sea claim is false here.
Summary. Official key is (b) only two. Germany and Norway have North Sea coasts. Finland faces the Baltic. Russia’s western seas here are the Baltic and the Barents/White — not the North Sea. So two countries, not three or four.
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