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Biggest Countries by Area A-Z

Guess the largest country by area whose name starts with each letter A-Z.
Area in square kilometers. Excluding overseas territories like Greenland.
Using default JetPunk country names. Some might say that the answer for D starts with C.
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First submittedJune 11, 2014
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Area
Country
A
7,692,024
Australia
B
8,515,767
Brazil
C
9,984,670
Canada
D
2,344,858
D. R. Congo
E
1,104,300
Ethiopia
F
640,679
France
G
357,114
Germany
H
112,492
Honduras
I
3,166,414
India
J
377,930
Japan
K
2,724,900
Kazakhstan
L
1,759,540
Libya
M
1,964,375
Mexico
N
1,267,000
Niger
O
309,500
Oman
P
1,285,216
Peru
Q
11,586
Qatar
R
17,098,242
Russia
S
2,149,690
Saudi Arabia
T
945,087
Tanzania
U
9,526,468
United States
V
916,445
Venezuela
Y
527,968
Yemen
Z
752,612
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100 Recent Comments
xterminate
+24
Level 50
Nov 1, 2014
I must have typed "China" fifteen times before remembering Canada. *facepalm*
starfast
+8
Level 57
Dec 6, 2014
I typed China first and I live in Canada *facepalm*
Sulps
+1
Level 55
Mar 25, 2017
I accidentally deleted this comment which is required for Erikthev's comment to make sense: "I typed China first because China has more land area than Canada. *no facepalm*" (Dec 6, 2014)
Sulps
+1
Level 55
Mar 25, 2017
Erikthev, you can look it up, for example on Wikipedia. The reason behind this is that Canada has lots of (huge) lakes.
rphxx
+1
Level 71
Jan 24, 2018
Lakes count as Area
Klabnix
+1
Level 24
Dec 9, 2014
What about People's Republic of China, if Congo is Democratic Rep...
TrickyTags
+8
Level 68
Dec 10, 2014
There are two "Congo" countries (Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo), so we had to distinct them by using their official names. Here, we only refer to the People's Republic of China as "China" since it is the only country using "China" as part of its common name (the Republic of China is referred to as "Taiwan").
TheQuizPerson
+1
Level 59
Jun 21, 2024
Great quiz! Also, sorry! I made this exact same quiz thinking no one had made it before.
Yrk
+2
Level 57
Nov 9, 2014
Dem. Rep. of Congo gets me every time.
quizwhizz
+11
Level 74
Dec 6, 2014
Would have thought Hungary was bigger than Honduras
ZoidbergJesus
+11
Level 60
Jul 8, 2015
Right? That blew my mind! I blame Mercator again :)
samiamco
+1
Level 67
Oct 25, 2017
I'm right there with ya. Damned Mercator.
CardinalSin
+9
Level 82
Jun 27, 2018
Aye, same thing that caused me to think Mongolia was bigger than Mexico.
anjrea
+1
Level 42
Aug 4, 2025
same!
wiifly
+4
Level 65
May 17, 2019
I think it is just because we think of Latin America as a smaller place since so much happens in Europe and Europe is so densely populated. Another thing is the Central American countries are small relative to the monsters of Canada, USA, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, And Brazil, also Colombia and Venezuela. Also our one story view of poverty in these countries makes us look at them as smaller in size too.
Dunmaglas
+2
Level 43
Dec 6, 2014
I somehow missed USA first time I took this... not sure what went wrong there.
ILikeQuizes
+6
Level 61
Mar 25, 2017
I triad "Uzbekistan" first and Uganda and then "Ukraine." Took me awhile to remember the U in USA,
blindcartographr
+4
Level 45
May 14, 2019
9.5 million km2 Uganda?
FolgoreCZ
+2
Level 59
Aug 22, 2021
I couldn't remember the N answer. I even tried Norway and New Zealand, both of which are obviously not big enough. You get pretty desperate when you can't get the correct answer.
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Dec 8, 2014
A wee detail: When you click "image credit" it comes up with something else instead :)
Quizzer6794
+1
Level 66
Aug 21, 2015
You're right. :(
samiamco
+1
Level 67
Oct 25, 2017
I like what you did there :-)
beccimoo
+1
Level 55
Apr 13, 2016
1 point for 75%? Harsh.
Parinter
+1
Level 43
Apr 14, 2016
Pour la France: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_France

La Guyane, la Martinique, la Guadeloupe, Mayotte et La réunion font partie intégrale de la France et ont le statut de département français même s'il ne sont pas en Europe.

artur
+2
Level 60
Apr 18, 2016
honduras is larger than hungary?
logandonovan5
+2
Level 7
Jun 12, 2016
it is, but probably not by much
Caden
+3
Level 30
Feb 23, 2019
Hungary: 35,919 sq.km

Honduras: 43,433 sq km

logandonovan5
+2
Level 7
Jun 12, 2016
Everybody his quiz does not have Denmark as the largest country starting with a D, so my quiz is better.
Tim000w
+5
Level 75
Mar 25, 2017
Haha even while counting Greenland, DRC is bigger than Denmark. You tried to be smart, but the joke's on you.
InuitSlim
+3
Level 25
Jun 14, 2018
Which makes it all the more puzzling why the quizmaster had to specifically designate Greenland as an "overseas territory" which is just plain wrong. Denmark is constitutionally defined as a unitary state that just has devolved powers to two parts of it (Greenland and the Faroe Islands). Not counting Greenland as part of Denmark is similar to not counting Scotland as pat of the UK because it has autonomy. Granted, Greenland has slightly more autonomy than Scotland, but not much, and the constitutional situation is similar. Just let people type in Denmark if they don't know the DRC is bigger, no need for including it in "overseas territories".
unregistered
+1
Level 50
Aug 18, 2023
What quiz?
kiwiquizzer
+3
Level 68
Mar 25, 2017
I thought Turkey was bigger than Tanzania, but no...
FitzXsky
+1
Level 71
Mar 25, 2017
China (PRC) should be in "P" since Congo (DRC) is in "D"
Caden
+1
Level 30
Feb 23, 2019
So, the situation is not the same, because there is Democratic Republic of the Congo and there is Republic of Congo, but China, is like South Korea because even though the full name is Republic of South Korea we count it as "S".
Sifhraven
+3
Level 76
Jan 28, 2020
Perhaps this site should stick to Congo-Brazzaville and Congo-Kinshasa. Those names are correct, (in use and not simply made up by me) and would make an end to all the ambiguity and bickering.

I know it would be a huge overhaul. And then people will complain it changed, people will always complain.. But atleast in theory I think it is the best solution.

sergeantmalice
+1
Level 56
Jun 20, 2022
South Korea's full name doesn't even have an S. And there are two Chinas. And your comment as a whole is very incoherent
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Mar 25, 2017
My high score is 24 but I've only earned 4/5 points. Tough competition on this quiz!
DrakiGuy
+3
Level 60
Mar 26, 2017
Dem. Rep. of the Congo is unfair. I was bashing my head thinking of a country that actually starts with D. Why is Kazakhstan under K? It's official name is "Republic of Kazakhstan" let's be fair.
Jacktheguy
+5
Level 94
Mar 28, 2017
So by that logic, Australia starts with C, Brazil, Ethiopia, and Germany start with F, Honduras, India, Kazakhstan, Niger, Peru, Yemen, and Zambia start with R, Libya, Oman, and Qatar start with S, Mexico and Tanzania start with U, Saudi Arabia starts with K, and Venezuela starts with B. Yeah, makes sense to do it that way.
Sifhraven
+4
Level 76
Jan 28, 2020
@jacktheguy that is exactly the point he is trying to proof, you know.
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 94
Aug 18, 2021
There are two Congos and one Kazakhstan, you know.
TrickyTags
+4
Level 68
Apr 6, 2017
JetPunk logic: There are two "Congo" countries (Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo), so we had to distinct them by using their official names. Here, we only refer to the People's Republic of China as "China" since it is the only country using "China" as part of its common name (the Republic of China is already referred to as "Taiwan").
EcceHomo
+3
Level 86
Nov 2, 2020
It isn't democratic, and it isn't a republic. Why should we believe that is is Congo?
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Aug 1, 2017
Agree with Draki. The JetPunk logic never made sense, though it is consistent with other quizzes, even if it's not internally consistent within any given quiz.
Malbaby
+1
Level 71
Apr 13, 2018
I agree with those that agree with Draki, using Democratic as the first word of the nation is ridiculous. USA should be under 'The'.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
May 15, 2019
"The" is not part of the official name of the United States. A closer parallel would be filing South Korea under "R," Mexico under "U," China under "P," or North Korea under "D." But as there are two Congos they do it to differentiate the two.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Aug 28, 2023
It could also be said to be like filing South Korea under "K".
RedZombieAngel
+1
Level 35
Mar 26, 2017
I Put Saudi Arabia... And It Didn't Work D:
Malbaby
+8
Level 71
Apr 13, 2018
Nobody works in Saudi Arabia, that's what foreigners are for.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
May 15, 2019
All of that chai isn't going to drink itself!!
Moosefight
+2
Level 59
Mar 27, 2017
I blame Mercator.
nsood97
+1
Level 34
Mar 28, 2017
Can't believe out of the two I missed, one of them was K... I'm getting worse at these A-Zs
celloninja
+1
Level 41
Mar 29, 2017
forgot the us....
InfiniteInsanity999
+1
Level 41
Apr 1, 2017
"what the fudge is bigger than Mexico and the DRC and starts with I?"

that's me forgetting about India, of all countries XD

Gigalol12
+1
Level 56
Aug 1, 2017
Did it with2 2:44 seconds left
Panifex
+1
Level 27
Mar 26, 2018
Missed Niger and Saudi Arabia. Now that I think about it, those two should have been more obvious, because Norway, Nigeria, and Nicaragua are all smaller than Niger by a long way (but what about Namibia?) and Sweden and South Africa are likewise smaller than Saudi Arabia. I was surprised that Hungary is smaller than Honduras!
Malbaby
+1
Level 71
Apr 13, 2018
The daftest thing about this quiz is that if you type 'Congo' you get D for Democratic, so if you think Canada is the largest C country why would you try C for the Congo........... c for crazy.
markasol
+1
Level 79
Apr 13, 2018
DR Congo is not a 'D' that's just trickery of the worst kind. I would guess Denmark is actually the real answer, given the Danish crown includes the country of Greenland too.
SpencerGT
+1
Level 68
Aug 18, 2021
Considering that Greenland is explicitly excluded in the instructions, it appears that the next answer would be Dominican Republic.
iiMystiqo
+1
Level 33
Apr 22, 2018
I only missed Peru and Tanzania :P i thought of Peru at the last second but i ran out of time
Vekoma
+1
Level 44
May 14, 2019
Ah, I only missed Niger because all I could think of was Namibia and Norway. Also, I found it very surprising that Mexico was bigger than Mongolia, so I checked for myself and this is right lol
Marvel072506
+1
Level 45
Nov 30, 2019
Took me forever to think of Tanzania but I finished with 0:16 left!
ol1ver
+2
Level 47
May 31, 2020
Would have thought Turkey was bigger. Funny how maps can make some countries disproportionately large compared to others...
wolfbarnes
+1
Level 80
Aug 31, 2023
Thanks a lot, Mercator projection
AvaUSAhehe
+1
Level 18
Dec 19, 2019
Got 23/24, missed Saudi Arabia 🤦‍♀️
Minkeslandian
+1
Level 65
Mar 31, 2020
I'm surprised that Honduras was over Hungary in the list. So i checked it and... it's true! **These maps have lied to me for all this time i can't believe it**
fjakob
+1
Level 65
Jun 8, 2020
guessed rwanda for r..... oops
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Sep 5, 2023
Been there I was thinking Fiji would be for f ....not quite
Watto
+1
Level 50
Aug 19, 2020
with 1 second left i finally thought of tanzania!
TheGeographyMan
+1
Level 34
Nov 30, 2020
your quiz had a glitch; i paused but it kept going.
Nina13
+3
Level 58
Jan 7, 2021
Me:

Thinking about big countries with L

My head:

Liechtenstien, Luxemburg, Lesotho

LuigiDood227
+1
Level 72
Feb 1, 2021
Same happened with K

Kenya, Kosovo, Kirabati, Kyrgyzstan

Terran
+1
Level 71
Feb 5, 2021
France is bigger than Finland???
TrickyTags
+3
Level 68
Feb 9, 2021
Yup! Finland = 338,455 sq. km. Don't be fooled by the map! Haha
NHG
+4
Level 48
Mar 28, 2021
Yes, almost double the size. Though not if you're looking at a Mercator projection, which is a pretty useless projection unless you're a 16th century sailor.
Mfundo
+1
Level 34
Feb 9, 2021
Isn't China larger than Canada?
TrickyTags
+2
Level 68
Mar 30, 2021
Nope. Canada = 9,984,670 sq km; China = 9,596,961.
SpencerGT
+1
Level 68
Mar 28, 2021
Out of curiosity, what's the second biggest country that starts with D?
TrickyTags
+3
Level 68
Mar 28, 2021
In JetPunk standards, that would be the Dominican Republic at 48,671 sq km.
shape816
+3
Level 68
Aug 18, 2021
You wanna talk facepalm? I missed Russia. I could only think of Rwanda. Yeah, it's bedtime.
Mfundo
+1
Level 34
Aug 18, 2021
Russia is the Largest country in the world how can you miss it?
SpencerGT
+3
Level 68
Aug 18, 2021
Everybody asks "Why Mercator?" but no one asks "How is Mercator?" :(
EcceHomo
+1
Level 86
Nov 2, 2021
I believe he is somewhat out of shape.
Mfundo
+1
Level 34
Aug 18, 2021
Missed Kazakhstan
Mfundo
+2
Level 34
Aug 18, 2021
I would never forget Oman, Qatar and Yemen
Damangio
+1
Level 64
Aug 18, 2021
I ran out of time just as I was typing "Russia."
RJG
+1
Level 63
Feb 11, 2023
24/24 with only seconds remaining. Phew!
Amilcar
+1
Level 73
Jun 19, 2023
Ethiopia went in to complete the quiz on the very last second
BipedCabbage
+1
Level 33
Jun 19, 2023
How on earth did I think to try 'Estonia' for E and somehow forget both France and Germany 💀
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Sep 5, 2023
I would have got them all, but I always missed the 'U' in Venezuela.
SHB2000
+1
Level 54
Sep 5, 2023
It never dawned upon me until the last 5 seconds that M was Mexico, not Mali, Morocco or Mauritania.
guiztar73
+2
Level 71
Sep 5, 2023
Wild that the one I missed was Mexico. Even wilder: that Honduras is bigger than Hungary.
Shiloh376
+1
Level 76
Sep 5, 2023
Good Quiz! It was actually not as hard as I thought. I just paid no attention to the letters and started listing countries that were really big. Canada, USA, Mexico, Brazil, etc. There were a couple left as the clock was winding down and I never thought of Honduras. I would've never thought that Honduras is bigger than Hungary, but it is by 20,000 sq kilometers. Fun quiz!
NotaRealPerson
+2
Level 66
Sep 5, 2023
poor greenland, always being excluded. They should just become there own country.
Megrez
+1
Level 52
Oct 3, 2023
I am surprised that I was able to get it with more than a minute left on clock.

The area that was given helped a lot.

lifeofatlas
+1
Level 45
Oct 25, 2024
why did I get all of them but Brazil of all countries ugh. i was done so fast then spent 2 minutes just typing countries that start with b and forgot Brazil was a country
aobi
+1
Level 43
Dec 5, 2024
At the third time I got stuck at U and couldn't remember what country it was but I knew I filled it in for the first two time. I forgot USA ToT
Trompete79
+1
Level 60
May 4, 2025
Great quiz!

May I make a German translation?

TrickyTags
+1
Level 68
May 4, 2025
Ja!
malamuer
+1
Level 44
Jul 31, 2025
i typed in China and checked if my spelling was wrong for a whole 10 seconds and failed to get canada :(
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