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Countries In Their Official Language Click Quiz with Exceptions

Can you match the English name of a country to the name in its official language (or their main language)? Countries with English as their official/main language and countries whose name in English is the same as their name in their official/main are not included.
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Last updated: January 11, 2025
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Sweden
Swedish
Kazakhstan
Kazakh
Bhutan
Dzongkha
Sudan
Arabic
Denmark
Danish
Poland
Polish
Jordan
Arabic
Marshall Islands
Marshallese
Norway
Norwegian
Philippines
Filipino
Mongolia
Mongolian
Iran
Persian
New Zealand
Māori
Mozambique
Portuguese
Samoa
Samoan
Lebanon
Arabic
Hungary
Hungarian
Germany
German
Central African Republic
Sango
Algeria
Arabic
Kosovo
Serbian
Comoros
French
Monaco
Monégasque
Peru
Spanish
East Timor
Portuguese
Greece
Greek
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian
Serbia
Serbian
China
Mandarin Chinese
Thailand
Thai
Morocco
Arabic
Tunisia
Arabic
Kiribati
Gilbertese
Taiwan
Mandarin Chinese
Nepal
Davanagari
Ivory Coast
French
Mexico
Spanish
Slovakia
Slovak
Fiji
Fijian
Czechia
Czech
Cyprus
Greek
Brazil
Portuguese
Solomon Islands
Neo-Solomonic
Pakistan
Urdu
Saudi Arabia
Arabic
Belarus
Belarusian
Republic of the Congo
French
Kuwait
Arabic
Egypt
Arabic
Austria
German
Malawi
Chichewa
Mauritania
Arabic
Laos
Lao
Romania
Romanian
Georgia
Georgian
Albania
Albanian
Bulgaria
Bulgarian
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani
Uzbekistan
Uzbek
North Korea
Korean
Papua New Guinea
Tok Pisin
Chad
French
Turkmenistan
Turkmen
Syria
Arabic
Latvia
Latvian
Myanmar
Burmese
Seychelles
Seychellois Creole
Estonia
Estonian
Vatican City
Latin
North Macedonia
Macedonian
Cambodia
Khmer
Equatorial Guinea
Spanish
Eswatini
Swazi
Iraq
Arabic
South Africa
Afrikaans
Guinea-Bissau
Portuguese
Cameroon
French
Iceland
Icelandic
United Arab Emirates
Arabic
Ireland
Irish
Maldives
Dhivehi
Nauru
Nauruan
Bahrain
Arabic
Panama
Spanish
Eritrea
Arabic
Italy
Italian
Russia
Russian
Yemen
Arabic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
French
Spain
Spanish
Haiti
French
Oman
Arabic
Suriname
Dutch
Croatia
Croatian
Belgium
Dutch
Gabon
French
Luxembourg
Luxembourgish
Guinea
French
Ukraine
Ukrainian
Japan
Japanese
South Korea
Korean
Singapore
Malay
São Tomé and Principe
Portuguese
Burundi
Kirundi
Madagascar
Malagasy
Benin
French
Finland
Finnish
Montenegro
Montenegrin
Switzerland
French
Tajikistan
Tajiki-Persian
Vietnam
Vietnamese
Israel
Hebrew
Dominican Republic
Spanish
Libya
Arabic
Turkey
Turkish
Palau
Palauan
Afghanistan
Pashto
Armenia
Armenian
Netherlands
Dutch
Slovenia
Slovene
Somalia
Somali
Lithuania
Lithuanian
Senegal
French
India
Hindi
Ethiopia
Amharic
Sri Lanka
Sinhala
Afghanestan
Al-'Iraq
Al-'Urdun
Al-Bahrayn
Al-maɣréb
Al-Yaman
Al-‘Arabiyyah as Sa‘ūdiyyah
Al-’Imārat Al-‘Arabiyyah Al-Muttaḥidah
Aorōkin M̧ajeļ
Aotearoa
As-Sudan
Azərbaycan
Belau
België
Bénin
Bhārat
Bielaruś
Bosnia I Hercegovína
Brasil
Bulgariya
Cameroun
Česko
Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk
Civitas Vaticana
Comores
Côte d'Ivoire
Crna Gora
Daehan Min-guk
Danmark
Dawlat ul-Kuwayt
Deutschland
Dhivehi Raajje
Druk Yul
Dzayer
Eesti
Éire
Ellada
España
eSwatini
Guiné-Bissau
Guinea Ecuatorial
Guinée
Haïti
Hayastán
Hrvatska
Īrān
Iritriya
Ísland
Italia
Ityop'ia
Kampuchea
Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka
Kosova
Kýpros
Lao
Latvija
Lëtezebuerg
Lībiyā
Lietuva
Lubnān
Madagasikara
Magyarország
Malaŵi
México
Misr
Moçambique
Mongol Ul
Mueang Thai
Múnegu
Mūrītānyā
Myanma
Naoero
Nederland
Nepāl
Nippon
Norge
Österreich
O‘zbekiston
Pākistān
Panamá
Papua Giugini
Perú
Pilipinas
Polska
Qazaqstan
República Dominicana
République démocratique du Congo
République du Congo
République gabonaise
Ribaberiki
România
Rossiâ
Sak'art'velo
Sāmoa
São Tomé e Principe
Sénégal
Sesel
Severna Makedonija
Shqipëria
Singapura
Slovenija
Slovensko
Solomon Aelan
Soomaaliya
Srbija
Sri Lankā
Suid-Afrika
Suisse
Suomi
Surinaams
Suriyah
Sverige
Táiwān
Tchad
Timor-Leste
Tojikistan
Tunes
Türkiye
Türkmenistan
Uburundi
Ukraїna
Viti
Việt Nam
Yisra'el
Zhōngguó
‘Umān
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10 Comments
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Level 55
Dec 25, 2024
I'M ACTUALLY SO CRACKED
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Level 69
Dec 29, 2024
Longing for the day jetpunkers finally understand Greece in Greek is Ellada and not Hellas.
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Level 63
Jan 2, 2025
Technically speaking, Timor-Leste, Côte d'Ivoire, and Cabo Verde are the names of their respective countries in all languages, so none of them should be included on this quiz.
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Level 40
Jan 23, 2025
100% in 19 minutes damn haha. Slovensko really confused me, I kept waiting for Slovenia to pop up until I ran out of the countries haha
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Level 69
Jul 18, 2025
100%. Awesome quiz!
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Level 82
Jul 18, 2025
Fun quiz!

Davanagari is not a language. It is a script. Nepal's hint should probably be Nepali.

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Level 70
Jul 18, 2025
Ribaberiki translates to "Republic" in Gilbertese. The name in Gilbertese is Kiribati
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Level 69
Jul 19, 2025
Romanizing Россия as Rossiâ is an interesting convention; I've never seen that before.

Also:

Kosova is Albanian (the majority language in the country), while Kosovo is Serbian.

Surinaams is Surinamese, Surinaam (no s) is Suriname.

"République Gabonaise" is colloquially known as "Gabon" like any other country, and has no reason to be described that way here unlike the Congos.

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Level 78
Jul 20, 2025
Nice quiz! One typo I noticed: Papua Niugini (Papua New Guinea) is misspelled as Papua Giugini.
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Level 71
Jul 20, 2025
Fun quiz but needs some fixing, as earlier commenters have pointed out. A typo you might want to change: 'Lëtezebuerg' should be 'Lëtzebuerg'.