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Countries of the World - Type the First Letter

Type the first letter of each country highlighted in blue on the world map. Can you guess all 196 countries in just 8 minutes?
Quiz by Vicky
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Last updated: January 18, 2024
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First submittedJanuary 18, 2024
Times taken37,125
Average score72.4%
Rating4.99
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Country
Mali
Central African
Republic
Gambia
Monaco
Saint Kitts
and Nevis
Niger
Djibouti
Chile
Senegal
Azerbaijan
Andorra
China
Ukraine
Montenegro
Uzbekistan
Nauru
Sri Lanka
Brazil
Belgium
Romania
Somalia
Bahamas
El Salvador
Kenya
South Sudan
Belarus
Qatar
North Macedonia
Madagascar
Grenada
Tonga
Vatican City
Armenia
Nicaragua
Finland
Cambodia
Tanzania
Burundi
Ghana
Trinidad and
Tobago
Country
Guatemala
Kyrgyzstan
Equatorial Guinea
Colombia
Slovakia
Barbados
Belize
Iraq
Greece
Sudan
Czech Republic
North Korea
New Zealand
Liechtenstein
Comoros
Marshall Islands
Austria
Portugal
Kuwait
Tunisia
Estonia
Russia
Venezuela
Guinea
Argentina
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Pakistan
Germany
Solomon Islands
Dominica
Brunei
Turkmenistan
D. R. Congo
East Timor
Papua New
Guinea
Myanmar
San Marino
Namibia
Gabon
Country
Eritrea
Ivory Coast
Costa Rica
Israel
Nepal
Vietnam
Italy
Fiji
Paraguay
Poland
Saudi Arabia
Malaysia
Morocco
Bangladesh
Mozambique
Mongolia
Bolivia
Guinea-Bissau
Mauritania
Bahrain
Eswatini
Cameroon
Taiwan
Jamaica
Botswana
Zambia
Ecuador
Lithuania
Suriname
Mauritius
Bhutan
Egypt
Philippines
Benin
Jordan
Sierra Leone
Vanuatu
Albania
Samoa
Country
Saint Lucia
India
Kiribati
Ireland
Tajikistan
South Africa
Yemen
Slovenia
Kosovo
Bulgaria
Georgia
Thailand
Switzerland
Maldives
Cape Verde
Norway
Japan
Iran
Haiti
Oman
Honduras
Luxembourg
Peru
Cuba
Serbia
Antigua and
Barbuda
Afghanistan
Cyprus
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Republic of
the Congo
Guyana
Latvia
Panama
Libya
South Korea
Tuvalu
Indonesia
Hungary
Country
Spain
United Kingdom
Kazakhstan
Seychelles
Australia
Lesotho
Chad
Sweden
Palau
F. S. Micronesia
Moldova
Malta
Singapore
Burkina Faso
Malawi
Liberia
Togo
Turkey
Laos
Canada
Croatia
Syria
Iceland
France
Netherlands
Algeria
Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines
United States
United Arab
Emirates
Uganda
São Tomé
and Príncipe
Dominican Republic
Zimbabwe
Uruguay
Lebanon
Angola
Denmark
Rwanda
Mexico
42 Comments
+12
Level 57
Jan 18, 2024
Allow M for Micronesia
+5
Level 55
Jan 18, 2024
Changes pending.
+6
Level 81
Jan 18, 2024
I feel like you could shave off a minute or two to make this a little more challenging without making it a speed typing challenge. I think the total time for this quiz is close to my actual countries of the world time.
+4
Level 77
Jan 18, 2024
I do think less time would be better. I think a lot of us can do COTW in 8 minutes, so just the first letter could be done probably in 5. Still a wonderful quiz!
+3
Level 47
Jan 26, 2024
I did COTW in 5:02 while I only got to 181 here
+5
Level 49
Jan 26, 2024
COTW is really easy because you can type the countries in any order you like. Here the quiz is a map quiz so you have to think accordingly to each country that is shown to you, which is a lot harder than you might think (nonetheless I completed the quiz in 7:42 while having completed COTW in around 8 minutes).
+1
Level 66
Jan 26, 2024
I also only did this about a minute faster than my COTW
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Level 26
Jan 26, 2024
I finished at 7:10 around the same time as my COTW this is definitely a challenge and makes me want to brush up on my geography skills.
+4
Level 75
Jan 20, 2024
Lots of people asking for less time on this one, but I thought it was pretty fair. I had a minute and a bit left when I finished, not rushing at all, but then I am a pretty heavy JetPunk user. Shortening it would probably put off people who (how shall I put this......?) choose not to allocate quite so much of their time to online geography quizzes.

It'd be interesting if the stats showed the average time taken by people who scored 100%.

+1
Level 66
Jan 26, 2024
Yeah, I agree, I am kinda shit at typing so i have to look at my keyboard and my screen back and forth. I didn't hesitate at all and finished with 1 minute and some seconds
+5
Level 71
Jan 26, 2024
On my phone the whole map is not visible at one time (even when not zoomed). Those calling for shorter time: please bear in mind people who have to spend time scrolling to be able to see the next country before they can answer it!
+5
Level 71
Jan 26, 2024
I can't fathom doing JP on a phone! kudos to ya!
+2
Level 63
Jan 18, 2024
Love the quiz! Well done :)
+10
Level 84
Jan 18, 2024
I'm so used to Saudi Arabia starting with K now that I automatically type it. Great series!
+1
Level 77
Jan 18, 2024
Timing was a little more lenient on this one. The others i got done with like 2 seconds to spare. This one i had a minute and a half. Consider dropping off 1 minute for consistency.
+2
Level 91
Jan 18, 2024
Love these quizzes, vicky. Lowering the time limit by a minute, as others have suggested, is a pretty good idea. But the quiz works as is.
+3
Level 91
Jan 18, 2024
That was at the same time very relaxing as the typing was low, and very, very nerve-racking because the order was so frenetic. Good job!
+1
Level 46
Jan 18, 2024
Forgot antigua and barbuda :,)
+1
Level 84
Jan 18, 2024
I was skeptical, but that was actually plenty of time. That took me less than 5 minutes.
+1
Level 89
Jan 18, 2024
72% got them all. That's impressive.
+2
Level 64
Jan 26, 2024
I'm apparently dumber than all of you, so leaving it at 8 minutes is fine by me.
+1
Level 46
Jan 26, 2024
love this quiz
+1
Level 67
Jan 26, 2024
186, so close
+1
Level 67
Jan 26, 2024
Aight bet 2nd try with 54 seconds remaining
+1
Level 69
Jan 26, 2024
As someone who can type all countries of the world in less then 5 minutes this is an absolute DUB!
+1
Level 46
Jan 26, 2024
Fun quiz!!!
+1
Level 57
Jan 26, 2024
7:58, I thought my time had ran out.
+1
Level 72
Jan 26, 2024
Excellent! 5 stars for sure
+4
Level 77
Jan 26, 2024
I don't know if it's just me, but Andorra isn't lighting up on its turn. Or at least, it isn't getting the circle and arrow pointing it out that the other smaller countries get.
+2
Level 65
Jan 26, 2024
Wow talk about a nailbiter. I had to do a lot of guesswork in the caribbean and polynesia, and it usually takes me at least a couple seconds to think of the country, even though I know where most of them are. Didn't think I was gonna succeed but got it with 10 seconds to spare. Probably my favorite quiz on the site - not a speed typing challenge at all and totally tests your knowledge of the world countries.
+1
Level 55
Jan 26, 2024
got 4:15, which just about parallels my COTW time, because I have to shift my eyes to the next random country and think for a second, every time.
+1
Level 45
Jan 26, 2024
Belize and Jamaica are switched on the map! :)
+1
Level 69
Jan 26, 2024
Got them all in 4:36 minutes, a bit more than half of the time.
+1
Level 63
Jan 26, 2024
Would be a little more fun at 5 minutes, but it's a cute idea.
+1
Level 80
Jan 26, 2024
Great quiz! Love it
+1
Level 63
Jan 26, 2024
Great quiz, I know some people are saying there should be less time, I think there should be slightly more 30-60 secs
+1
Level 57
Jan 26, 2024
5 seconds left.
+1
Level 64
Jan 28, 2024
my fastest time was 7:38 for COTW and i got 4:32 for this so it should be shorter, 6-7 would be good
+1
Level 53
Apr 6, 2024
My fastest time is 4:20
+1
Level 53
Feb 8, 2024
Awesome quiz! Way easier than what I thought it would be!
+1
Level 70
Feb 18, 2024
at the second attempt, by first zooming in to Europe and skipping through all the others, saves time clicking in and out of the map and text box.

Probably would have been better to skip past Europe and get them last for less skipping.

+1
Level 21
Mar 20, 2024
Ez first try!