The Biggest Countries of the World Before WW2

Submitted by MeowILoveCats123 on November 11, 2025
What were the biggest countries of the world on August 31st, 1939, right before the beginning of World War II?

Well, you can find that out with my new quiz, Biggest Countries of the World by Area in 1939.

Here's a summary:

5. Canada: 9.5M km², or 3.7M mi²

4. United States: 9.8M km², or 3.8M mi²

3. France: 12.7M km², or 4.9M mi²

2. United Kingdom: 15.2M km², or 5.9M mi²

1. Soviet Union: 21.5M km², or 8.3M mi²

3 Comments
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Level 52
Nov 11, 2025
You just told us 10 of the answers to the quiz you just linked…
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Level 67
Nov 11, 2025
Just removed five of them, lol. I was trying to promote this quiz to help get it seen but you're right that maybe giving away half the answers wasn't the best option.
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Level 81
Nov 11, 2025
Cool quiz.