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Countries by Elimination

For each hint, name a valid country that fits the hint's criteria. When you name a valid country, all countries that meet the hint's criteria will be eliminated and cannot be used as answers for future hints. Your goal is to eliminate all countries except one by the end of the quiz. Can you identify and preserve the last remaining country?
External territories do not count towards landmass or population.
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Last updated: September 23, 2025
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Eliminated Countries
with over a billion people.
194
2
India, China
that are original member of BRICS.
191
3
Brazil, Russia, South Africa
with nuclear weapons.
185
6
United States, Pakistan, United Kingdom, France, North Korea, Israel
with an urban area over 20 million.
176
9
Indonesia, Nigeria, Philippines, Bangladesh, Japan, Mexico, Egypt, Thailand, South Korea
ranked in the bottom 20 by HDI.
156
20
Somalia, South Sudan, Central Africa Republic, Niger, Chad, Mali, Burundi, Yemen, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Afghanistan, Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Gambia
that are communist.
153
3
Vietnam, Laos, Cuba
in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
116
37
Algeria, Benin, Cameroon, Comoros, Djibouti, Gabon, Gambia, Ivory Coast, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brunei, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Albania, Guyana, Suriname
that are one of the "7" in the G7.
113
3
Canada, Italy, Germany
in the Southern African Development Community.
102
11
Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
that have a maximum elevation over 5000 metres.
90
12
Georgia, Myanmar, Bolivia, Chile, Bhutan, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Uganda, Kenya, Ecuador, Nepal
that border the Mediterranean or the Black Sea.
77
13
Spain, Monaco, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Cyprus, Syria
that were in the Warsaw Pact (or part of a country that was).
67
10
Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Moldova, Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
in Africa.
62
5
Ghana, Sao Tome, Equatorial Guinea, Cape Verde, Rwanda
with land area over 1 million square kilometres.
60
2
Mongolia, Australia
that are island countries.
28
32
Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Iceland, Ireland, Sri Lanka, Dominican Republic, Taiwan, Solomon Islands, Haiti, Fiji, East Timor, Bahamas, Vanuatu, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Samoa, Kiribati, Dominica, Tonga, Federated States of Micronesia, St. Lucia, Palau, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Nauru, Maldives
that were founding members of NATO.
22
6
Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal
whose biggest city is its capital.
4
18
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay, Finland, Sweden, Andorra, Vatican City, Austria, Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Cambodia
that were neutral in WWII.
2
2
Switzerland, Liechtenstein
that are smaller than 100 square km.
1
1
San Marino
Don't eliminate Britain's last American colony, which is:
1
0
Belize
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6 Comments
Neodymium
+4
Level 63
May 31, 2024
Very nice!
Dimby
+3
Level 83
May 31, 2024
Thanks!
Elboy
+3
Level 75
Jun 1, 2024
Nice one!
Byterapper
+1
Level 99
Sep 23, 2025
You are missing Republic of the Congo (should first be valid for "in Africa.") and Singapore ("that are island countries.")
Dimby
+1
Level 83
Sep 23, 2025
Wow, good catch. Added them as type-ins.
angliru
+1
Level 71
Sep 27, 2025
Fun quiz!
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