Can You Guess These Countries Just by their Outlines?

Question 1/62

This country was home to one of the bloodiest revolutions in the world. Revolutionaries embarked on a "Reign of Terror" against the aristocracy, leading to mass executions of those in power.

Germany
Poland
France

Question 2/62

This country is home to the Black Forest, which was the inspiration for the Brothers Grimm Fairytales.

Germany
Russia
The Ukraine

Question 3/62

This country is one of the few South American nations that does not count Spanish as its national language. It also has a strict law that requires students to learn the nation's version of sign language.

Chile
Columbia
Brazil

Question 4/62

Despite its frosty-sounding name, this country has mild summers and relatively mild winters. It is one of the few countries in the world with no standing army.

Siberia
Iceland
Greenland

Question 5/62

This country's official name is the Republic of China. Its national sport is baseball, and it was home to the Chinese Professional Baseball league (the league was later absorbed into a larger organization).

Taiwan
China
Thailand

Question 6/62

This country is home to 1,244 islands, islets and reefs, and one third of the land is covered in forests.

Jamaica
Croatia
Greece

Question 7/62

This country was not invaded during either of the two World Wars. Though it claimed to remain neutral, the nation did make certain concessions to Germany which helped to prevent an invasion during WWII.

Luxemburg
Switzerland
Austria

Question 8/62

This country is known for its rich cuisine and robust wines. Its Mediterranean climate makes the country appealing to tourists, and the ancient cities inspire awe in those who visit them.

Italy
Greece
Cyprus

Question 9/62

This country is bordered by eight different nations. The dominant religion here is Islam, with 99.8 percent of the population reporting that it is their preferred religion.

Iraq
Qatar
Turkey

Question 10/62

The United States built a canal in this country that separates it from a bordering nation. The U.S. is required to defend and care for the canal "in perpetuity."

Guatemala
Panama
Columbia

Question 11/62

This country was home to the Whiskey Rebellion and the Puget Sound War.

Canada
Cuba
United States of America

Question 12/62

This country was first founded as a penal colony. The British government transported around 162,000 convicts to the island as a way to prevent overcrowding in British prisons.

Australia
United States
New Zealand

Question 13/62

The long-form Scottish Gaelic name of this country is Rìoghachd Aonaichte Bhreatainn is Èireann a Tuath. There are six recognized regional languages here.

Ireland
United Kingdom
Norway

Question 14/62

This country spans 9.6 million kilometers, and it has eight major cuisines, including Fujian and Hunan.

Thailand
Mali
China

Question 15/62

This country is home to both snow-capped mountains and sub-tropical plains. It's national dish is Locro, which is a stew typically served in May to honor the country's revolution.

Brazil
Ecuador
Argentina

Question 16/62

This country is the third largest in the European Union. It was the first country to allow (married) women to vote.

Sweden
Norway
France

Question 17/62

This country is home to more than 1.2 billion people, making it the second most populous country in the world.

China
India
Pakistan

Question 18/62

This country practiced racial segregation until 1994. People who were not white were denied the right to vote and were often forced to live in separate areas away from their family homes.

Sudan
Rwanda
South Africa

Question 19/62

This country was ruled by Tsars for centuries. The Bolshevik revolution ended Tsardom and set the stage for an era of Communism.

Russia
Croatia
The Ukraine

Question 20/62

This country is the largest exported of pork products in the European Union. It is also the home of the late author Hans Christian Anderson.

Sweden
Norway
Denmark

Question 21/62

This country has 15 government-recognized holidays, and the leaders of the country created the Happy Monday system. The system moved all holidays to Mondays so citizens can enjoy three-day weekends.

Japan
China
Philippines

Question 22/62

This country has 512 languages, though English is the official language. After slaves were emancipated in the Americas, many ex-slaves moved here in search of a different life.

Nigeria
Liberia
Kenya

Question 23/62

This country has been ruled by Germany and South Africa over the years. It is home to diamond and uranium deposits, as well as marble, copper and gold deposits.

Namibia
Ghana
Rwanda

Question 24/62

This country is the sixth-most populous country in the world, and it has two national languages and 15 regional languages.

Pakistan
Pompeii
French Polynesia

Question 25/62

This island is a self-governing crown dependency with Queen Elizabeth II as its official head of state. The land has been ruled by Norway, England and Scotland over the years, but it never became an official part of the United Kingdom.

Isle of Arran
Isle of Wight
Isle of Mann

Question 26/62

This country was formerly the British protectorate of Bechunanaland. Nearly 70 percent of its territory is composed of the Kalahari Desert, and it is one of the most sparsely populated nations in the entire world.

Ghana
Botswana
Zaire

Question 27/62

This country is one of the largest producers of gold and diamonds in the world, and it was one of the first countries on its continent to be connected to the internet.

Brazil
Ghana
Egypt

Question 28/62

This nation's capital is Nairobi, and it shares Lake Victoria with its neighbors Uganda and Tanzania.

Tunisia
Kenya
Nigeria

Question 29/62

This country is home to Gorée Island, which was a stopping point in the Atlantic slave trade operation. The House of Slaves, located on the island, is currently a tourist destination that shows visitors the history of the slave trade.

Uganda
South Africa
Senegal

Question 30/62

This country was formed by Jewish Holocaust survivors looking for a new (or old, depending on how you look at it) home away from Europe. The push for the land to become its own country was led by David Ben-Gurion.

Israel
Palestine
Saudi Arabia

Question 31/62

This country was the site of a people's revolution during the Arab Spring. Despite the efforts of concerned citizens during the protest, one of the nation's museums was looted and many priceless artifacts were damaged or stolen.

Iraq
United Arab Emirates
Egypt

Question 32/62

This landlocked country borders a desert on the north and two rivers on the south. Half of the population here lives below the international poverty line (approximately $1.25 per day).

Chad
Mali
Niger

Question 33/62

This country became known as the First Nurse of the Mediterranean during WWII. Injured allied soldiers were brought here for medical attention during the war.

Malta
Morocco
Tunisia

Question 34/62

This country is technically located on two continents. Though not always included on its map, this country has a claimed territory in Antarctica.

Argentina
Chile
South Africa

Question 35/62

This country was one of the first to be pulled into WWI after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. When Austria-Hungary declared war on this nation, Russia rushed to help its ally. The ripple effect pulled Germany and other nations into the war in the span of just one month.

Bosnia
Yugoslavia
Serbia

Question 36/62

This country made a declaration of sovereignty in 1991 in an attempt to separate itself from Yugoslavia. The war that followed would eventually lead to the country's independence as well as an International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Yugoslavia

Question 37/62

This communist country is located just 90 miles away from the tip of Florida.

Cuba
Puerto Rico
Haiti

Question 38/62

This country's two official languages are Greek and Turkish. It gained independence from the British Empire in 1960.

Greece
Turkey
Cyprus

Question 39/62

This country was colonized by the Spanish, who were kicked out by the British. The Brits built sugar cane plantations on the island, and imported slaves from Africa to work the fields.

Haiti
Jamaica
Dominican Republic

Question 40/62

This nation gained independence from British control in 1966. It is the only country on its continent with English as the official language.

Portugal
Brazil
Guyana

Question 41/62

This country has three official languages. Each language represents the official language of a country this nation shares its borders with.

Belgium
France
Spain

Question 42/62

This country's shared border with another European nation is the longest uninterrupted border on the continent.

Portugal
Norway
Italy

Question 43/62

This country was occupied by the Soviet Union at the end of WWII. The occupation, along with other developments in the Cold War, led to a war with the United States.

South Korea
Cambodia
North Korea

Question 44/62

While its neighboring country is still under communist rule, this nation is a fully functioning democracy with an executive, judicial and legislative branch.

Vietnam
North Korea
South Korea

Question 45/62

The earliest evidence of civilization in this country pre-dates recorded history. IN modern times, this nation was under French Mandate until 1946.

Lebanon
Morocco
Libya

Question 46/62

This nation is the fourth-largest island in the world, and it is home to 100 species and subspecies of lemur that can only be found within its borders.

Haiti
Madagascar
Jamaica

Question 47/62

This country is home to part of the Andes Mountains and part of the Amazon rainforest. The rainforest is the habitat for a number of exotic animals, such as the Howler monkey, jaguar, vampire bat and blue poison dart frog,

Paraguay
Chile
Peru

Question 48/62

This country was forced to give up more than one-third of its territory in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

United States
Columbia
Mexico

Question 49/62

This country, once under British Colonial rule, gained its independence from the U.K. in 1957. It is the native habitat of the Malay tiger, a critically endangered subspecies of tiger.

Malawi
Malaysia
Mali

Question 50/62

This country is situated on the Pacific Ring of Fire, and its location makes it more vulnerable to typhoons and earthquakes.

Vietnam
Brunei
Philippines

Question 51/62

This country was essentially divided up by Bulgaria, Nazi Germany and Italy during WWII. Immediately after the war, this nation was sunk into a divisive civil war.

Turkey
Montenegro
Greece

Question 52/62

This country was once known as Bohemia. It was the only kingdom in the Holy Roman Empire.

Maldives
Bosnia
Czech Republic

Question 53/62

This nation was once a satellite state of the Soviet Union. It had its own secret police group modeled after the KGB, and like the Soviet Union, this nation sent people opposed to communism to gulags.

Slovakia
Romania
Hungary

Question 54/62

This country has been under Russian/Soviet rule at different points in its history. After falling into Nazi hands during WWII, 209 out of this country's 290 cities were destroyed.

Lithuania
Poland
Belarus

Question 55/62

This nation's capital is known for its vibrant nightlife, its red light district and its "live and let live philosophy." The country has one official language, but it recognizes five regional languages, including English.

Netherlands
Rotterdam
Belgium

Question 56/62

This landlocked country has been invaded by neighboring countries throughout its history. As a result, it has three official languages. Its constitutional monarchy is headed by a grand duke (it is the only grand duchy left in the world)

Latvia
Estonia
Luxemburg

Question 57/62

This country is home to the Tatra Mountains, which is the highest range in the Carpathian Mountains. This area is a popular hiking and skiing destination.

Belarus
Slovakia
Romania

Question 58/62

This country was first founded by Charles I of Naples. It remained part of the Ottoman Empire until it declared independence in 1912.

Serbia
Macedonia
Albania

Question 59/62

This republic was formed in 1918, but it was forced into Soviet Union control, taken over by Nazi Germany and then re-occupied by the Soviets. It would not become independent again until 1991.

Latvia
Poland
Kazakhstan

Question 60/62

This country was ruled by a "president for life" until 2007. Despite having an election to name a new president, this nation is one of the most repressive countries in the world. The new president, like the old, enjoys a cult of personality, giving him and his family total control of the country.

Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan

Question 61/62

This EU member nation has, at various points in its history, ruled Poland, formed two-nation state with Poland and come under Polish rule.

Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia

Question 62/62

This country was integrated into French Indochina in 1887, and it fought for independence from France in 1941. The nation was partitioned as part of the Geneva Accords.

China
Hong Kong
Vietnam

Can You Guess These Countries Just by their Outlines?