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Countries that Start with S

There are 26 countries that start with S. How many can you guess?
As of February 2019, we now use the name "Eswatini" instead of "Swaziland"
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Last updated: February 17, 2019
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First submittedJuly 17, 2012
Times taken1,269,655
Average score65.4%
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Country
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Country
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
Country
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
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Level 69
May 9, 2015
What about Saskatchewan???
+10
Level 60
May 9, 2015
Part of Canada
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Level 51
Apr 13, 2019
It’s good enough to be its own country
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Level 75
Dec 3, 2019
Also South Dakota, Siberia, Somaliland, Sicily, etc
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Level 22
Oct 21, 2020
@Fee but it isnt its own country
+5
Level 29
May 11, 2015
I got south sudan but missed sudan!!
+1
Level 59
Dec 6, 2019
Same!
+3
Level 40
May 14, 2015
I got every country except South Africa... -__-
+13
Level 31
Jun 10, 2015
What about Syprus?
+5
Level 59
Jul 6, 2019
its spelled cyprus
+5
Level 40
Apr 14, 2020
woooosh
+4
Level 44
Nov 28, 2021
Fun fact : Cyprus is an Asian country
+7
Level 58
Nov 18, 2022
*inhales*
+1
Level 21
Sep 28, 2023
AverageLondoner...Pretty much like London
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Level 23
Jun 25, 2015
Spent 2 minutes wondering why 'Sweeden' wasn't accepted.

It's spelt 'Sweden'.

Derp :)

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Level 64
Jun 29, 2015
why no swaziland?!?!?!?!?
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Level 51
Jul 24, 2015
It gave me Swaziland...maybe you typed it wrong?
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Level 36
Mar 9, 2021
King Mswati III changed the country's name on his 50th birthday(19/04/2018) so it can be similar to his name
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Level 34
Nov 7, 2021
Actually, he changed Swaziland to Eswatini to avoid confusion with Switzerland.
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Level 53
Apr 2, 2022
Swaziland was such a cool name :(
+5
Level 65
Apr 16, 2022
Actually, he changed it to be in the native language and also to avoid confusion with Switzerland.
+7
Level 84
Jun 9, 2016
The quizmaster takes your credit away when you have a punctuation seizure! ;-)
+4
Level 51
Apr 13, 2019
It wouldn’t accept Swaziland for me either. This was the second country I typed in but didn’t realise that it hadn’t been accepted until I had typed swazilandswitzerlandserbiaslovakiasloveniaspainsenegalsaudiarabiasouthkoreasouthsudansouthmacedonia
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Level 65
Jun 5, 2019
It is eswatini now, but that wouldnt have applied for the comments above you
+2
Level 35
Jun 21, 2019
Swaziland - officially now eSwatini.
+1
Level 61
Nov 7, 2019
Yes, I tried Swaziland several times and it's not there.
+2
Level 22
Oct 21, 2020
it now goes by Eswatini :)
+2
Level 29
Dec 1, 2015
I missed South Korea! I can't believe that because I'm a quarter South Korean
+1
Level 65
Jun 5, 2019
I cant believe it either. I dont think i ll ever get over it.
+2
Level 20
Dec 21, 2015
I kicked myself at the end for leaving out South Korea.

Just completely forget about it.

+5
Level 43
Dec 28, 2015
Looking at my results from past quizzes... i've missed Sierra Leone every single time. EVERY SINGLE TIME. I don't know why I can't just remember it...
+3
Level 60
May 4, 2017
I always start my second attempt with the answers I forgot the first time around. Just do that, it may help.
+9
Level 36
Feb 8, 2016
I got Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka (and one time Solomon Islands), but now I missed Spain? HOW CAN I MISS SPAIN!?!?!? I swear that sometimes when you play these "Countries that start with" quizzes, some of the most obvious countries are left blank in your mind.
+2
Level 36
Feb 8, 2016
I just realized that I missed Suriname, Singapore, and Senegal to!
+2
Level 38
May 31, 2016
Sierra Leone and Samoa ?? srsly i forgot those ok bye
+2
Level 22
Jul 3, 2016
What about Solayoh? :'(
+5
Level 65
Jun 5, 2019
What is that? Never heard that word
+2
Level 36
Oct 12, 2019
Where the sun is always shinin’ on ya,
+10
Level 22
Jul 3, 2016
Oh When the Saints...

Come Marching in....

>_

+3
Level 21
Feb 11, 2021
I know it's been almost 5 years, but I'm living for this comment
+2
Level 22
Jul 9, 2016
Practicing for the Countries of the World Quiz! :)
+1
Level 19
Sep 9, 2016
63%..
+1
Level 41
Dec 10, 2016
with 20 secs left my last country to get was wait for it.....Switzerland totally couldn't think of it lol
+1
Level 50
Dec 24, 2016
How did I get South Sudan but not Sudan?!?
+2
Level 35
Dec 26, 2016
I do the South America quiz, get 100% percent, and do the Europe quiz at least a million times, then proceed to forget Switzerland and Suriname. yay. you guys just read a comment that is very unoriginal and now i'm just typing for fun.
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Level 44
Jan 10, 2017
16/27. Hard thinking ._________.
+2
Level 31
Jan 17, 2017
The only one I forgot was the one which sounds more like a band than a country ( St vincent and the grenadines )
+1
Level 21
Jan 24, 2017
igot Spain

Saint Lucia

Sudan

Svalbard

Sweden

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Syria

Switzerland

Sao Tome and Principe

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

Swaziland

Serbia and Montenegro

+9
Level 43
Jul 11, 2018
Hate to burst your bubble, but Svalbard, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are not countries. Also, Montenegro does not start with "s".
+2
Level 52
Jan 2, 2020
But Serbia and Montenegro does.
+3
Level 44
Nov 28, 2021
They split ages ago
+2
Level 25
Jan 26, 2017
Yeah. Shouldn't everyone get it? Are they blind or just don't know their flags?
+2
Level 60
May 4, 2017
I'll take the latter.
+3
Level 70
May 5, 2017
I'll go for the cappuccinoer then.
+2
Level 62
Mar 18, 2017
I was missing one country and then I thought of Siberia, which led me to realizing that it looks like Serbia and that was the one I forgot.
+1
Level 68
Apr 25, 2017
I got South sudan but missed sudan
+2
Level 64
Apr 27, 2017
great! I forgot the country where I live in...Slovakia
+2
Level 59
May 4, 2017
South Ossetia!
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Level 39
May 4, 2017
When you get Sao Tome and Princiipe but not Saudi Arabia or Slovakia XD
+1
Level 60
May 5, 2017
OH MY GOD SPAIN
+6
Level 56
May 8, 2017
What about Sealand??
+1
Level 75
Mar 29, 2018
What, the same SeaLand that cruelly kidnaps, maltreats and forces orcas to perform, and shut down after a whale killed a trainer, only for the same whale to be sold to SeaWorld Orlando and kill another two people?

That's a BAD country

+7
Level 62
Oct 20, 2019
You really don't understand
+1
Level 43
May 30, 2017
That moment when the country you miss is your own country
+1
Level 14
Jun 22, 2017
0:42
+1
Level 82
Jul 13, 2017
I got every one but Sweden--the most commonly guessed country and one that's part of my own heritage...........LOL
+1
Level 16
Aug 11, 2017
100% with 0:51 seconds remaining! :D
+1
Level 32
Aug 16, 2017
Sigh forgot about South Korea.....smh
+1
Level 64
Oct 12, 2017
at last 100%
+1
Level 72
Oct 21, 2017
I got South Sudan but missed Sudan.
+1
Level 56
Nov 5, 2017
UGHHH I forgot Seychelles, Somalia and Singapore
+1
Level 23
May 12, 2023
i forgot singapore and sao tome
+1
Level 10
Jan 14, 2018
When you get Sao Tome but forget South Africa
+1
Level 27
Jan 23, 2018
Got them all right easy.
+2
Level 44
Feb 26, 2018
I missed Sierra Leone, I am starting to hate that country, its for some reason easy to forget for me
+1
Level 72
Mar 6, 2018
I got south sudan and forgot Sudan... Facepalm...
+1
Level 12
Mar 19, 2018
Misses south korea.... gets sao tome and principe
+2
Level 72
May 1, 2018
eSwatini does not start with S. (Maybe we can begin a new controversy)
+1
Level 28
Aug 11, 2018
I think Jetpunk is going to stick with Swaziland, least for now.
+1
Level 73
Jun 2, 2018
Opened the comments just see how many people would whine about Scotland.
+1
Level 66
Jun 11, 2018
forgot San Marino.
+1
Level 88
Jul 28, 2018
27/27 with 4:00 / 4:00 left. That's not poking fun of braggarts, that's what it actually is telling me, that I took 0 seconds.
+1
Level 54
Aug 22, 2018
i forgot spain, south korea, slovakia, slovenia, sri lanka and solomon islands. i did't forget sao tome and principe
+2
Level 37
Oct 9, 2018
I did, as one commenter suggested, and began with the countries I usually forget (Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Solomon Islands), and then filled in the rest... and almost forgot SPAIN. In my mind, Spain will always be Espana.
+1
Level 20
Oct 29, 2018
same here... I started with the ones I knew and then filled in based on alphabetical order. I missed Syria, San Marino, Singapore, and Solomon Islands. (p.s. please try my quizzes!)
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Level 25
Nov 20, 2018
1:47
+1
Level 50
Dec 23, 2018
Swaziland is officially called eswatini nowadays
+2
Level 46
Jan 20, 2019
forgot spain. wow
+2
Level 66
Feb 4, 2019
I always forget Spain and Saudi Arabia, how is this even possible....
+3
Level 41
Feb 4, 2019
South Korea is officially known as ROK, or Republic of Korea, so I don't think it shouts be on here
+8
Level ∞
Feb 17, 2019
Then we'd have to put Mexico under U and Bolivia under P.
+1
Level 62
Feb 5, 2019
27/27 with 02:02 left. :)
+2
Level 90
Feb 17, 2019
With the changes with North Macedonia and eSwatini, is Czechia going to be changed too?
+1
Level ∞
Feb 17, 2019
No, I don't think so. Wikipedia still uses Czech Republic and I am biased in favor of not changing things.
+1
Level 82
Feb 18, 2019
United Nations were officially notified that Czechia is now to be used in English, just like Moldova, Cabo Verde and Cote d'Ivoire ... The only difference is that Swaziland actually changed its name in its own official language, so the English speaking world feels like they should follow. Czechia has always had a short and long name in Czech and many other European languages, but somehow not in English and the change is perceived only as a style suggestion, so it's ignored.

Things also boil down to English not having a language authority, so any editor/webmaster/Quizmaster ultimately make their own decision about the choice of official or unofficial name, or the choice between long and short form.

+1
Level 81
Feb 18, 2019
Czechia always works as an answer anyhow
+4
Level 90
Feb 18, 2019
what about Swaziland?
+5
Level ∞
Feb 18, 2019
As of February 2019, we now use the name "Eswatini" instead of "Swaziland"
+2
Level 34
Feb 18, 2019
Scotland is a country even though is is currently a part of the U.K which is NOT a country.
+4
Level 63
Mar 21, 2019
Why is the UK not a country?
+3
Level 66
Jun 10, 2019
What color is the sky in your world?
+2
Level 30
Feb 24, 2019
Swaziland is NOT included!
+1
Level 68
Feb 28, 2019
i didnt find switzerland and south africa because in my native language they start with E and N respectively.
+4
Level 73
Mar 3, 2019
Thank you Swaziland for bailing out, 10 free points on the two concerned quizzes ;)
+2
Level 11
Apr 14, 2019
This will be a good learning tool for kids to learn their countries.
+1
Level 48
Jun 5, 2019
Where the hell is Swaziland... Very dissapointed. Swaziland is the sexiest sounding country ever.
+7
Level 85
Jun 5, 2019
Maybe Eswatini is not as sexy, but that's how they decided to rename their country ;).
+1
Level 59
Aug 9, 2021
Swaziland is in South Africa or was, at least, until 2019.
+1
Level 25
Jun 7, 2019
You need to put Swaziland in this quiz. It is not in it
+4
Level 36
Jun 7, 2019
Not called that anymore.
+1
Level 23
Jul 4, 2019
Where is Swaziland?
+5
Level 84
Oct 31, 2019
Completely surrounded by Eswatini. ;-)
+1
Level 38
Jul 19, 2019
I got all of them but Singapore... >:(
+1
Level 74
Sep 25, 2019
I must have typed Swaziland a dozen times. Apparently it's now eSwatini. Who knew? I love these quizzes!
+1
Level 45
Nov 25, 2019
I had no idea Swaziland had changed its name. I thought I was losing my mind. I was sure it was a country.
+1
Level 32
Oct 9, 2019
Forgot some of the very obvious ones like Spain yet remember some of the very unknown ones like Saint Lucia, strange.

Good quiz btw a lot more S countries than id ever imagined

+1
Level 31
Nov 3, 2019
whos that One guy who missed sweden LOL
+1
Level 75
Nov 13, 2019
Me. I saw the Sweden flag but forgot to put it in
+2
Level 24
Nov 6, 2019
Missed Suriname :((

*cries in Dutch*

+1
Level 46
Dec 3, 2019
Hey! Nice quiz. But u forgot one. Swaziland
+1
Level 49
Dec 6, 2019
They should probably put in parenthesis as with the other letters. It's now officially known as Eswatini.
+1
Level 49
Dec 6, 2019
I only know South Korea as Korea so it's the last one I got hhhh
+1
Level 17
Dec 23, 2019
you forgot swaziland :(
+2
Level 31
Apr 23, 2020
It's Eswatini now
+1
Level 42
Mar 1, 2021
It's the swazi name
+3
Level 68
Feb 8, 2020
i got south sudan yet missed sudan

hahah

+1
Level 49
May 2, 2023
To be fair, there is a North Macedonia and no regular/South Macedonia
+1
Level 50
Feb 15, 2020
Bruh missed Samoa... jeeez
+1
Level 26
Mar 17, 2020
I missed Seychelles, Syria and Somalia bruh
+1
Level 58
Apr 9, 2020
Bruh got South Sudan but missed Sudan
+1
Level 31
Apr 23, 2020
More people got Senegal than Syria??
+1
Level 49
May 2, 2023
This is one of those quizzes where you know all the answers but the quiz does some weird psychological thing that sends them all to the ends of your mind
+2
Level 24
May 6, 2020
wait, there are two sudans?!?!?!
+2
Level 59
May 7, 2020
since 2011
+1
Level 18
May 11, 2020
You forgot Swaziland.
+1
Level 59
Aug 9, 2021
No, they didn't. Please read the caveats or at least the comment section; it's now Eswatini.
+1
Level 23
Jun 25, 2020
It is missing a country - Swaziland
+1
Level 59
Aug 9, 2021
It isn't. Please read the caveats or at least the comment section; it's now Eswatini.
+1
Level 81
Jul 6, 2020
I saw the comment at the top of the quiz saying how it was Eswatini instead of Swaziland on this quiz, and my brain went "Ok!" and instantly forgot it. It was the third one I tried to type in XD
+4
Level 83
Jul 7, 2020
Did anyone mention that Swaziland is missing?
+1
Level 66
Jan 3, 2022
I think I saw someone mention that above, but I probably just imagined it.
+1
Level 45
Sep 3, 2020
done with 1:47 left
+1
Level 36
Oct 16, 2020
^^ it says at the top that Swaziland is now known as Eswatini
+1
Level 42
Nov 14, 2020
i missed south korea, HOW?!?!?!?!?!?
+1
Level 32
Nov 17, 2020
HOW

DID

I

FORGET

THE

ST's?!?!?!?!?!?

BRAIN. WORK.

+1
Level 16
Dec 8, 2020
Scotland?
+1
Level 35
Jul 17, 2022
Part of the UK
+1
Level 42
Dec 21, 2020
Missed Senegal, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, St Vincent and the grenadines and Sierra Leone.

What about Sint Maarten, Scotland, Sicily and Starbuck in the west.

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Level 42
Dec 21, 2020
I have a flags of the world game and it includes Swaziland
+2
Level 59
Jan 8, 2021
Scroll to the top of the page.

"As of February 2019, we now use the name "Eswatini" instead of "Swaziland"

+3
Level 64
Jan 19, 2021
Please... IT SAYS SWAZILAND IS ESWATINI OK

*attempts to type in Siam*

+1
Level 28
Feb 17, 2021
2:12

Scoring

You scored 5/26 = 19%

This beats or equals 4.5% of test takers

The average score is 18

Your high score is 5

+1
Level 24
Mar 2, 2021
the only country I nearly missed was Switzerland XD
+1
Level 24
Mar 5, 2021
I am so dump that i got 16/26 if you remembered Sierra leone and got full marks i salute you as a genius 😃😀😄😁
+1
Level 36
Mar 9, 2021
Only missed Saint Kitts and Nevis & Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
+1
Level 27
Mar 11, 2021
I got 24/26 and one of the ones I missed was SPAIN HOWWWW
+1
Level 38
Mar 25, 2021
i was goint to put in Scotland, but, well, you know
+1
Level 23
Apr 13, 2021
100% 9 yrs old lol 2:06 remaining
+1
Level 17
Apr 30, 2021
Missed my favourite countrie sao tome And principe 😭
+2
Level 44
May 2, 2021
Got Solomon Islands and Sierra Leone but I didn't get the obvious ones like Spain and Sweden. 😔
+1
Level 59
Aug 9, 2021
Honestly the hardest part of Countries by Letters. I'm very careful with my obscure countries but I often overlook simple ones.
+1
Level 22
May 7, 2021
Swaziland was renamed very recently
+1
Level 58
Jun 4, 2021
Eswatini isn't called Swailand anymore so that doesn't count anymore. Also Scotland is not a recognized country, rather its part of the UK, so it also doesn't count.
+1
Level 59
Aug 9, 2021
They didn't say anything about Scotland?
+1
Level 22
May 7, 2021
Also give Scotland
+1
Level 23
Jun 25, 2021
I missed South Korea and my BEST FRIEND IS FROM FRICCIN SOUTH K-

Sorry for the caps lol

+1
Level 61
Jul 6, 2021
I missed Sweden and I fricking live in Sweden!!!
+2
Level 59
Jul 19, 2021
At my 7 attempt within 2 years finally i made 26/26 with 2 seconds to go. I nearly missed Somalia
+2
Level 31
Jul 26, 2021
Im 11 years and missed Slovakia Slovenia San Marino and Senegal
+1
Level 59
Aug 9, 2021
I was going for getting 100% in all Countries by Letters. Only thing between me and the 100% was Spain.
+2
Level 46
Aug 29, 2021
I only missed Spain... lol
+3
Level 46
Aug 29, 2021
Probably because it doesn't start with "S" in my language
+1
Level 22
Sep 7, 2021
this too easy for me I'm an American but I don't really think it matters;)
+1
Level 68
Dec 4, 2021
I'm very surprised I got all 26 on my first try. Feeling very good about myself!
+1
Level 28
Dec 25, 2021
Can't believe I missed Senegal and San Marino
+1
Level 39
Jan 2, 2022
2 wrong, i missed San Marino (yes i am stupid) and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
+1
Level 62
Jan 2, 2022
I admit that in the dying seconds, I tried Simbabwe and Sambia out of desperation, just in case.
+2
Level 66
Jan 3, 2022
Don't forget Eswatini, which also starts with "Es".
+1
Level 34
Jan 13, 2022
Fastest time is 59 seconds, only left with 3:01 minutes left and I am 11
+1
Level 31
Feb 22, 2022
Can't believe I forgot two Asian countries: Singapore, Sri Lanka.
+1
Level 52
Feb 28, 2022
I missed Saint Lucia, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
+1
Level 27
Apr 14, 2022
all were easy except that saint lucia and it is easy i almost missed sweden
+1
Level 26
May 1, 2022
WHAT ABOUT SWAZILAND!!!!!!!
+1
Level 35
May 31, 2022
It's called Eswatini since 2019
+1
Level 35
May 31, 2022
It took me so long to do this and then I lost my progress D:
+1
Level 27
Jun 26, 2022
My idiot brain thought Stockholm was a country...
+1
Level 27
Jun 26, 2022
I am also disappointed that I didn't get Switzerland and Spain...
+1
Level 26
Jul 23, 2022
That’s a lot of S
+2
Level 49
Sep 3, 2022
forgot spain :(
+1
Level 56
Sep 27, 2022
Same! I got Soloman Islands and Suriname though...
+1
Level 35
Dec 13, 2022
what about using Suomi for Finland? Or ROC for South Africa? A lot of countries have "state of" in their names. Those double standards for Swaziland are kinda cringe. Waiting for Turkiye then
+1
Level 34
Dec 27, 2022
Scotland is not a country?
+1
Level 49
May 2, 2023
Dude...
+1
Level 60
Mar 29, 2023
Accept SGermany and SMongolia
+2
Level 49
May 2, 2023
25/26 *sobbing*
+1
Level 26
May 4, 2023
how could I forget san marino but not sao tome and principe or sierra leone
+1
Level 49
Sep 15, 2023
There's some kind of weird psychological phenomenon that happens in peoples' brains when they do quizzes like these. All of a sudden, a selection of answers you could think of any other time gets randomly excluded the edge of your brain.
+1
Level 30
Jun 10, 2023
🇸🇦 🇸🇮 🇸🇰 🇸🇲 🇸🇪 🇸🇧
+1
Level 30
Aug 7, 2023
bro anyone else thinks they typed the country but in the end it shows they didn't
+1
Level 21
Aug 23, 2023
cool quiz.
+1
Level 39
Sep 11, 2023
guess, which one I missed?

SPAIN. yes, it's Spain without and S feeling. How did I miss Spain but got all other right.