See if you can ace our geography quiz without looking at the map. There are 196 different countries in the world, how many correct answers can you get?
Which European Union country is depicted in this image?
Lithuania
Lithuania is the southernmost of the Baltic states of Europe, along with Estonia and Latvia. To the south, it shares borders with Poland and Belarus.
This country’s name begins with the letter B. Which one is it?
Bangladesh
Bangladesh is situated on the Bay of Bengal to the east of India. It is the world’s densely populated country, with over 160 million people crammed into just 56,000 square miles.
In this image, which country is highlighted?
Colombia
Colombia’s Cano Cristales is a river that changes color. The “Liquid Rainbow” river bed can be red, yellow, green, blue, or black depending on when you visit.
Which country is in the highlighted region in the image?
Yemen
Yemen is home to the “Manhattan of the Desert,” an assortment of mud skyscrapers, some as tall as 11 floors, in the ancient city of Shibam.
What is the name of this country?
Venezuela
Venezuela is the world’s 33rd largest country, with a total area of 916,445 square kilometers. Venezuela, which is located on the northeast coast of South America, has a population of 29 million people as of 2021. Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, has a population of three million people. The country’s official name is the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and Spanish is the official language.
This small island nation is located near Turkey’s southern shore in the Mediterranean Sea. The island nation is depicted on the country’s rarely used flag. Which one is it, exactly?
Cyprus
The color of the map on the Cyprus flag comes from the island’s huge quantities of copper metal, which may have given the island its name. The two olive branches below represent peace between the Greek and Turkish communities.
In this image, which country is highlighted?
Germany
North Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands encircle Germany. It is a central European powerhouse.
What country has a shape similar to this?
Mozambique
The official language of Mozambique is Portuguese, which is spoken by nearly half of the population. This is because the country had been controlled by Portugal for 500 years before gaining independence in 1975.
This east African country is home to Mt. Kilimanjaro. Because of the large number of species found here, conservation areas, national parks, and reserves have been established on around a quarter of the land. Which country is it?
Tanzania
Tanzania’s flag was designed in 1964 to replace the separate flags of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The green signifies the country’s abundant agricultural resources, while the black depicts the Swahili people who live there, the blue represents the Indian Ocean, and the yellow stripes indicate its mineral wealth.
What country is depicted in this image?
India
India has the world’s largest vegetarian population and, the second-largest English-speaking population.
What is the name of this country?
In this image, which country is highlighted?
Syria
Human bones dating back over 700,000 years have been discovered in Syria, making it one of the world’s oldest human-occupied places.
This one is difficult. What country is depicted in this image?
Oman
On the Arabian Peninsula, Oman shares borders with Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Which eight-letter country is depicted here?
Slovakia
The highlighted country is Slovakia, which is surrounded by the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, and Austria.
What is the name of this country?
Ecuador
Ecuador is the first country to grant natural world constitutional rights. Since 2008, Ecuador has had a constitutional “right to exist, endure, preserve, and regenerate its vital cycles.”
This Caribbean country’s flag is the only one in the world that does not contain the colors red, white, or blue. It flew gloriously for the Bobsled competition at the Winter Olympics. Which one of these nations is it?
Jamaica
After the country obtained independence from the British-protected Federation of the West Indies in 1962, the Jamaican flag was established. “Difficulties exist, but the land is green and the sun shineth,” according to one interpretation of the colors.
In this image, what is the name of the country that is highlighted?
Belgium
Belgium is bordered on the southwest by France, the northeast by the Netherlands, the southeast by Luxembourg, and the east by Germany.
Which powerful European country hoists the revolutionary tricolor flag?
France
France has had many flags through the centuries, but this current version has flown over the country since 1848.
Which country’s outline looks like this?
France
From the southwest to the east, France borders Spain; from the north to the south, it borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Because of its nearly 6-sided shape, France is known as “l’Hexagone.”
Which country has a shape similar to the highlighted region in the image?
Honduras
It rains fish once a year in the Honduran town of Yoro. Nobody knows why fish from the Atlantic Ocean are reported to fall from the sky.
In this image, which African country is highlighted?
Togo
Togo means “house of the sea” in the Ewe language, and the country obtained independence from France in 1960.
What is the name of the country depicted in this image?
Norway
Skiing was invented in Norway. Sondre Norheim created skiing as we know it in the late 1800s, but 4,000-year-old rock drawings in Norway show people skiing much earlier.
Can you tell me what country this star-studded flag represents?
Brazil
The Brazilian flag is a brilliant green globe with a golden diamond in the center. There are 27 stars in the blue globe, as well as a white banner with the country’s slogan: Ordem e Progresso (Order and Progress).
Here’s an easy one for you. What country is depicted in this image?
Canada
Canada has the world’s longest coastline, surrounded by the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic oceans. It stretches for 243,042 kilometers, and walking the whole length of Canada’s coastline at 19 kilometers per day would take more than 30 years.
Which country is depicted in this image?
Brazil
Europeans first arrived in Brazil in the early 16th century. It is the fifth-biggest country in the world and the largest in South America.
What country is this pictured strip from?
Portugal
To the east, Portugal is bordered by Spain, and to the west, the North Atlantic Ocean. It covers a considerable portion of the Iberian Peninsula’s shoreline.
Can you tell me what country this flag represents?
South Korea
South Korea is a hilly country, with hills and mountains covering over 70% of the territory. Nam-san, or Nam Mountain, towers over Seoul, South Korea’s capital.
In this image, what is the name of the country that is highlighted?
Bulgaria
Bulgarians shake their heads side to side to say “yes” while nodding up and down to say “no.”
Which European country’s national flag is this?
Germany
The German flag represents unity, liberty, and democracy. The flag was first designed in the nineteenth century. Only the Weimar Republic had these colors: black, red, and gold.
What is the name of this landlocked European country?
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is one of the few countries on the list that is landlocked. It is bordered on the west by Germany, on the northeast by Poland, on the southeast by Slovakia, and on the south by Austria.
What is the name of the island in this image?
Jamaica
Jamaica is a Caribbean island nation known for its beautiful beaches, particularly in the Montego Bay area.
This one is a little more difficult! Which country is depicted in this image?
Tunisia
Tunisia is bordered to the north by the Mediterranean Sea, Algeria to the west, and Libya to the southeast.
Which African country is depicted in this image?
Rwanda
Rwanda is a landlocked East African country divided mostly between Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups. In 1994, it was the victim of genocide.
For a hint, here is the country flag. Which country’s border is depicted in this image?
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked southern African country. Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, and Mozambique are its neighbors.
Which of these nations shares a border with Russia?
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is the only country on this list that shares a border with Russia, and it has the longest border with any other country, stretching over 4,200 miles. This also makes it the world’s longest continuous international border.
The tricolor design of this African country’s flag was inspired by France, which ruled it previously. It surrounds Gambia on three sides and is located near the continent’s westernmost point. Which one of these nations is it?
Senegal
The green stripe is widely assumed to represent the Islamic faith, which is practiced by 94 percent of Senegalese. The yellow stripe is to represent “the color of blood, therefore the color of life and the sacrifice accepted by the nation, as well as of the strong determination to fight against underdevelopment,” for a nation whose “main priority is the progress of the economy, which will allow the increase of the cultural level, the second national priority.”
This war-torn country in central Africa obtained independence from Belgium in 1960. The original name was revived after it was temporarily known as the Republic of Zaire. Which country is it?
Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo
The blue in this flag denotes peace, the red represents “the blood of the country’s martyrs,” the yellow represents riches, and the star represents the DRC’s bright future.
Which ancient and philosophical island nation’s flag is this?
Greece
The Greek flag is made up of nine horizontal stripes in various colors. These stripes are said to symbolize the nine syllables in the Greek phrase “Freedom or Death.” Each letter of the Greek word ‘freedom’ is said to be represented by these stripes. Some compare the stripes to the nine Greek Muses.
This microstate bordered by France is the world’s most densely inhabited country and one of the richest. A one-bedroom apartment may cost more than $3 million!
Monaco
Monaco is just around one square mile in area, but it has a permanent population of more than 38,000 people. It is the world’s second-tiniest country.
Which country is highlighted in this picture?
Suriname
Suriname is the smallest country in South America, both in terms of geographical area and population, and it is mostly forested.
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