The First Country to Recognize ______

Choose which country first recognized a specific country.
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1. What was the the first country to recognize Egypt?
The United Kingdom became the first to recognize Egypt on February 28, 1922
France
United Kingdom
Spain
Greece
2. What was the the first country to recognize the United States?
Morocco became the first to recognize the United States on December 20, 1777
France
Italy
Spain
Morocco
3. What was the the first country to recognize Colombia?
The United States became the first to recognize Colombia on June 19, 1822
United States
Spain
Portugal
Brazil
4. What was the the first country to recognize South Sudan?
Sudan became the first to recognize South Sudan on July 8, 2011
Japan
Sudan
Finland
Ethiopia
5. What was the the first country to recognize Kosovo?
Costa Rica became the first to recognize Kosovo on February 17, 2008
Albania
Australia
Slovenia
Costa Rica
6. What was the the first country to recognize Poland?
(The Kingdom of) Italy became the first to recognize Poland in November of 1918
Austria
Italy
Germany
Russia
7. What was the the first country to recognize Sweden?
Denmark became the first to recognize Sweden on June 6, 1523
Norway
Finland
Netherlands
Denmark
8. What was the the first country to recognize Lithuania?
Iceland became the first to recognize Lithuania on February 11, 1991
Iceland
Russia
Estonia
Poland
9. What was the the first country to recognize Indonesia?
Egypt became the first to recognize Indonesia on March 22, 1946
United Kingdom
Portugal
Egypt
Australia
10. What was the the first country to recognize Papua New Guinea?
Australia became the first to recognize Papua New Guinea on September 16, 1975
Australia
New Zealand
United States
United Kingdom
11. What was the the first country to recognize Bangladesh?
Bhutan became the first to recognize Bangladesh on December 6, 1971
Pakistan
Myanmar
China
Bhutan
12. What was the the first country to recognize Turkey?
France became the first to recognize Turkey in 1921
Russia
France
Germany
Italy
13. What was the the first country to recognize Turkmenistan?
Turkey became the first to recognize Turkmenistan on October 27, 1991
Russia
United States
Turkey
India
14. What was the the first country to recognize Bahrain?
Kuwait became the first to recognize Bahrain on August 19, 1971
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
United Kingdom
Qatar
15. What was the the first country to recognize Slovenia?
Croatia became the first to recognize Slovenia on June 26, 1991
Hungary
Germany
Iceland
Croatia
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2 Comments
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Level 55
Mar 17, 2026
Good quiz! Why is Sudan called 'the Sudan'?
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Level 62
Mar 17, 2026
Fixed. The reason why it was 'the Sudan' was because I tried to save time by copying and pasting the explanation and changing it when needed. The thing I copied was 'The United Kingdom' so I replaced United Kingdom but forgot to drop 'the' lol!

Thanks!