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Clue
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Answer
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The first country alphabetically
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Afghanistan
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Home to the Angkor Wat
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Cambodia
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Formerly called East Pakistan
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Bangladesh
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Has the most oil reserves in the world
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Venezuela
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Nicknamed the "Land of Volcanos"
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El Salvador
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The first european country alphabetically
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Albania
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Island nation in the Nordics
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Iceland
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Shares its name with an U.S state
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Georgia
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Home of the second largest ski jump in the world
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Slovenia
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Winners of the 1st and 4th FIFA World Cups
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Uruguay
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Borders both Lake Tanganyika and the Atlantic ocean
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Has the highest average elevation in the world
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Bhutan
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The only country in Africa which has Spanish as an official language
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Equatorial Guinea
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North american country that since 11 June 2022, shares a land border with Denmark
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Canada
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Its capital city is called Nuku’alofa
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Tonga
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Had the world's tallest building from 2004-2010
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Taiwan
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Has the world's highest % of obese inhabitants
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Nauru
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One of its largest cities, was the capital city of the Incan Empire
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Peru
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Its capital city is a common name for girls
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Bulgaria
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The only asian country that was a part of the Spanish Empire
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Philippines
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The only country starting with Y
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Yemen
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Its capital city borders Lake Victoria
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Uganda
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The world's most populous country
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China
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The meaning of this country is "Lion Mountains"
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Sierra Leone
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City state on the French Riviera
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Monaco
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Has been nicknamed "the African Galapagos" due to its high density of endemic species
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Sao Tome and Principe
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Formerly known as Upper Volta
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Burkina Faso
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The most visited country in the Caribbean
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Dominican Republic
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Has the easternmost city with a population above 1 million
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New Zealand
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Its capital city lies only 55 km away from Vienna
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Slovakia
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The largest country on the Iberian Peninsula
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Spain
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The smallest country that Iraq borders
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Kuwait
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Where you can find the Ha Long Bay
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Vietnam
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The smallest landlocked country in South America
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Paraguay
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Home to the first major european civilization, known as the minoans (ca. 2800 BC)
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Greece
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Budapest is its capital
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Hungary
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This country's name comes from the Portuguese word “gabao” meaning “cloak”
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Gabon
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Country closest to the Hawaiian islands
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Kiribati
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Dushanbe is its capital
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Tajikistan
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Poor Caribbean country struck by an 7.0 earthquake in January 2010
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Haiti
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Has the lowest population density in Africa
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Namibia
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Landlocked Southeast Asian country
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Laos
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Has the easternmost point on mainland Africa
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Somalia
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The smallest country in mainland Africa
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Gambia
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Country bordering Quintana Roo (Mexico)
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Belize
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Largest african country that is landlocked
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Chad
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Has the largest city of the three baltic nations
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Latvia
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The land "Down Under"
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Australia
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Known as the "Land of a Thousand Hills"
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Rwanda
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The largest country in northern Europe
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Sweden
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The southernmost Baltic country
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Lithuania
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The first british colony in the Caribbean
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Shaped like a boot
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Italy
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Has won the most Winter Olympic medals
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Norway
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Home to the world's largest raised coral atoll
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Solomon Islands
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The southernmost of the stan-countries
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Pakistan
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The last Caribbean island to be colonized by europeans
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Dominica
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The only european country with Capital punishment
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Belarus
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Dar-es-Salaam is its largest city
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Tanzania
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The birthplace of Buddha
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Nepal
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The most populous island nation
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Indonesia
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Borders both Kazakhstan and Iran
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Turkmenistan
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The Galapagos Islands belong to this country
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Ecuador
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Where the extinct Dodo birds lived
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Mauritius
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Has the largest elephant population worldwide
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Botswana
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The poorest country in Europe
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Moldova
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The northernmost of the three baltic countries
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Estonia
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Where the most of Mesopotamia is located
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Iraq
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Has the world's lowest life expectancy
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Central African Republic
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The most visited country in Southeast Asia
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Thailand
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Nikola Tesla was from this country
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Serbia
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Home to The Great Pyramids
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Egypt
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Together with Panama, this country is the only non-island- or non-micronation with a standing army
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Costa Rica
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Its offical languages are Greek and Turkish
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Cyprus
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Shifted it's time zone forward by 24 hours in December 2011
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Samoa
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Has the most populous capital city in the world
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Japan
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Its largest island is called Ngazidja, maybe better known as Grade Comore
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Comoros
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Has the lowest population density in the world
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Mongolia
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The most populous island nation that isn't in Asia
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United Kingdom
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Its three official languages are Dutch, French and German
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Belgium
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The only country starting with the letter O
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Oman
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The most visited country by americans
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Mexico
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FIFA World Cup 2022 hosts
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Qatar
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Has the southernmost capital city in Europe
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Malta
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Shares the Matterhorn with Italy
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Switzerland
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Home the longest continually inhabited city in the world
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Syria
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The country where Chernobyl lies
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Ukraine
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The largest country on the Arabian Peninsula
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Saudi Arabia
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Smallest South American country by area
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Suriname
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The country closest to Russia (that doesn't border it)
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United States
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Brazzaville is its capital
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Republic of the Congo
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Where the largest accidental non-nuclear explosion (by magnitude) of the 21st century happened
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Lebanon
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African country with the northernmost point
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Tunisia
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Where you can find the historical city of Petra
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Jordan
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Its calendar is based on its founder's date of birth
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North Korea
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Its currency is called Vatu
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Vanuatu
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Home to the second largest mountain in Africa
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Kenya
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It's national sport is Tejo, which is similar to Bowling
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Colombia
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European country that shares a land border with Brazil
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France
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Has the shortest coastline of any non-landlocked countries (excluding microstates)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Borders Morocco in the north and Senegal in the south
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Mauritania
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The largest economy in Europe
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Germany
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The second largest cocoa exporter on the planet, only behind the Ivory Coast
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Ghana
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The largest South American country
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Brazil
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Had the largest death toll of the Arab Spring
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Libya
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The smallest country by area and population
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Vatican City
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The only african island nation with all it's territory completely north of the Equator
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Cape Verde
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Landlocked southern african country that has the same name as a lake it borders
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Malawi
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The flattest country in the world, with an average altitude of 1.8 metres above sea level
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Maldives
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Rihanna comes from this country, starting with B
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Barbados
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The youngest country in the world
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South Sudan
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Home to the largest lake in Central America
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Nicaragua
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Prague is it's capital city
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Czech Republic
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Renamed it's capital city in 2019
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Kazakhstan
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Has the highest GDP per capita of any african country
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Seychelles
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The teardrop of India
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Sri Lanka
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The only South American country with English as the official language
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Guyana
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Former name of this country was the same as a region in northern Greece
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North Macedonia
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European country that gained independence in 2008
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Kosovo
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The smallest country on Borneo
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Brunei
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South American country with two capital cities
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Bolivia
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Largest african country by area
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Algeria
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Its capital city is holy to three religions
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Israel
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Livingstone, a city close to the Victoria Falls, is located in this country
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Zambia
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African country on the Strait of Gibraltar
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Morocco
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World War 2 started after this country got invaded by Germany
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Poland
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The word “Bikini” was borrowed from the country
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Marshall Islands
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The Great Mosque of Djenne can be found in this country
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Mali
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The southernmost island nation in North America
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Trinidad and Tobago
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The largest country by area
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Russia
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Until 2011, it was the largest country in Africa
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Sudan
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Called Suomi in its native language
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Finland
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Is often confused with Australia
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Austria
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Zealand is its largest island
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Denmark
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The largest island nation of Africa
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Madagascar
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Africa's last absolute monarchy
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Eswatini
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This country is home to the oldest botanical gardens in the Western Hemisphere
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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The most populous african country
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Nigeria
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Island nation a few hundred kilometers east from Florida
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Bahamas
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Consists of seven emirates
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United Arab Emirates
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Persian is its official language
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Iran
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Has the only national flag with a modern weapon on it
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Mozambique
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The southernmost african country
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South Africa
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Has its largest city on the Caspian Sea
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Azerbaijan
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The least visited country in the world
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Tuvalu
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Was called "Le Grenade" under French rule
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Grenada
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The emerald isle
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Ireland
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Has the same name as a bird
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Turkey
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Landlocked country between Spain and France
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Andorra
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Home to the largest Hindu temple in the Southern Hemisphere
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Fiji
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In the late 18th century, Venice controlled almost the whole coastline of this Balkan country
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Croatia
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Has the busiest port in Europe
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Netherlands
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Southeast Asian country that gained independence in 2002
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East Timor
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Was formerly named French Guinea
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Guinea
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In 2020, this country was ranked as the least developed country in the world according to the UN’s Human Development Index (HDI)
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Niger
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The first country to make all public transport free to use
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Luxembourg
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Where the music "genre" K-pop originates from
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South Korea
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Part of Oceania, but shares a land border with an asian country
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Papua New Guinea
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Completely surrounded by South Africa
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Lesotho
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Gambias only neighbour
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Senegal
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Before 1975, this country was known as Dahomey
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Benin
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The first country to be named after a woman
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Saint Lucia
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The largest country in the Caribbean sea by area
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Cuba
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Got invaded by El Salvador in 1969, because of a FIFA World Cup qualifying match
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Honduras
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The lowest point in Africa is located in this country
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Djibouti
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The only asian city-state
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Singapore
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The non-island nation in Southeast Asia with the longest coastline
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Malaysia
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Formerly known as Portuguese Guinea
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Guinea-Bissau
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Formerly called Burma
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Myanmar
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Where you can find the Taj Mahal
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India
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A narrow country between Ghana and Benin
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Togo
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Produces some of the best sprinter athletes in the world
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Jamaica
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Samarkand is one of its largest cities
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Uzbekistan
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Most populous african country which is landlocked
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Ethiopia
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Where Lionel Messi comes from
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Argentina
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The largest african country that got colonized by Portugal
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Angola
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Its name came from it's trade in elephant tusks
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Ivory Coast
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Island nation connected to Saudi Arabia by a bridge
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Bahrain
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Has the most cars per capita
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San Marino
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Westernmost country on the european mainland
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Portugal
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The only stan-country left in this quiz
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Kyrgyzstan
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Home to Korup National Park Forest, which is the oldest forest in Africa
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Cameroon
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A canal was built in this country, to connect two oceans
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Panama
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"Operation Hailstone", a major US offensive against Japan took place here in World War 2
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Federated States of Micronesia
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Where you can find the Bran Castle (Dracula Castle)
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Romania
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Its capital city is Asmara
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Eritrea
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Nicknamed the "Land of 365 Beaches"
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Its highest peak is Tamajulco, at 4220 meters
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Guatemala
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A doubly landlocked country in Europe
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Liechtenstein
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The first nation that adopted Christianity as its official religion
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Armenia
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This african country is considered as the poorest in the world. Extra hint: Starts with B
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Burundi
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Country which means Black Mountain
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Montenegro
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Country with the southernmost point
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Chile
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The only african country that never got colonized by europeans
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Liberia
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The country in Oceania which is closest to the Philippines
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Palau
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The last country alphabetically
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Zimbabwe
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