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Countries Named for Geographic Features
Some countries are name for a specific geographic feature, such as a river or mountain.
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Only specific features, so e.g. the Netherlands ("low countries") is not included.
For doubtful cases and additional info, see comments.
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Last updated: October 27, 2025
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| First submitted | October 27, 2025 |
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20 random countries have been removed from the map of the world! Can you identify them in 3 minutes?
Click on every square of the world map which contains an urban agglomeration with a population of at least 10 million.
Drag the flag onto the correct state. Careful, though! One wrong move and the game ends.
Drag the pin onto the correct country. Careful, though! Three wrong moves and the game ends.
Belize: possibly named for the Belize River, meaning "muddy waters" in the local Maya language
Norway: for the "Northern Way" the coastline leading to the north
Latvia: perhaps for one of several rivers with "Lat" in the name
Lithuania: possibly for the small Lietauka River
Indonesia: from India
Algeria: from Algiers, Arabic for "the islands", referring to some islands off the coast there which no longer exist.
Benin: named for the Bight of Benin, which is named for the kingdom of Benin, which was actually in Nigeria.
Cameroon: from the Portuguese "river of prawns". Once every few years, prawns swarm in the Wouri River, which was witnessed by a Portuguese explorer.
Cape Verde: for Cap Vert, the "Green Cape" on the coast of Senegal facing the Islands.
Chad: for Lake Chad, but "Chad" just means "lake" in the Kanuri language.
Tanzania: clipping of Lake Tanganyika and Zanzibar Island.
Zambia: for the Zambezi
India: for the Indus River, which actually flows mostly through Pakistan.
Lebanon: this means "white" in Semitic languages, for the snowy peaks of the mountain range.
Kosovo: for Kosovo Polje, "field of the blackbirds", site of an important battle between Ottomans and Serbs
Montenegro: Venetian name of Mount Lovćen.