Bougainville would definitely be considered a unrecognized country for the purposes of this quiz. https://www.usip.org/publications/2022/08/next-five-years-are-crucial-bougainvilles-independence-bid
The difference is that Bougainville, while very close to full independence, is still considered a Separatist Region. It's hard to really explain the difference but just know there is one
It seems to me that Bougainville clearly qualifies as a non-recognized country. Although, of course, that definition would include several hundreds of regions.
Looking at the accepted answers, I think that what the test means is "partially recognized countries".
I would say because it is fully recognized as a country, just a constituent country of the UK, but then I don’t know why Curaçao, Aruba, and Sint Maarten are included since they’re also fully recognized constituent countries…
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba are all part of the Caribbean Netherlands. So if you type in one of them or just "Caribbean Netherlands", you don't have to type in the other ones
If Northern Cypru is included then the Republics Russia recognised as indipendent in Ukraine should count too.
Also the French overseas departments should not be count as separate countries. They are fully integrated to France, otherwise Wales, Scotland and other examples should have been included as answers.
i think it would save a lot of people commenting if the source was in the quiz description, rather than in the description of another quiz that you link to in pinned comment. there's so many comments on here "why is X not included?" which i think they wouldn't have if the answer was very visible at the top of the page
Several users already made this comment, but simply saying “read the sticky comment” does not go any way to explain why this quiz (brilliant btw) can feel so arbitrary in places. If Gibraltar, why not Ceuta just to take one example?
Using somebody else’s criteria doesn’t shed light on anything - clearly the criteria need updating. The question wording could be tightened to a couple of specific definitions, and you would need to include a dozen or so more answers, but then the quiz would be both epic and consistent.
I think it may come down to the fact that some places, like BIOT, Heard, and South Georgia are uninhabited. As for Azores, Madeira, Ceuta & Melilla, Canaries, and Easter (Rapa Nui), those are actually fully integrated into their country. Then again, some french overseas departments were included so what do I know i guess :\
just because they are kinda far they are not an oversea territory os smth like that. Gibraltar has more autonomy from UK. Ceuta and Melilla are like Madrid, Andalusia, Asturias, Balearic Islands... just an extra region of Spain. They are not different. (Same with Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira for Portugal and Hawaii and Alaska for the USA)
Great quiz. Could you add a zoomed in box (like the one for Svalbard) for the smaller caribbean islands? It would make it easier to see them and if they are guessed yet.
I was going to try and provide an explanation for this one, but thinking about it more, it is inhabited and on the Wikipedia Page for dependent territories, so I don't know whats happening there :/
It would be nice if there were more, like Kurdistan, and Russia has at least one that at least partly claims independence too (Chechnya), Spain and France have the Basque country and I believe Corsica has people who want independence too
The French overseas regions are administratively identical to the metropolitan regions, just as Alaska and Hawaii are administratively identical to the mainland states.
As much criticism as you have received on this quiz Vicky, this is an nice change of pace from the normal country quizzes that I do and the work you put in was incredible. Thanks for making a great quiz for us JetPunk nerds ;)
Is it really? If you could provide a source for this, that would be helpful :p. Also, if that logic applies, why not Upper Volta for Burkina Faso or [insert other example here]. A lot of the name changes that were added were more recent (though Ceylon is there, so Idk bout that one)
Yes Spitsbergen was the name for both the island and the Island group. Some countries switched to Svalbard but others continue using Spitsbergen for both.
It has been Spitsbergen for 430 years, and only Svalbard (in some languages) for the last 100 years.
As for a source, it is not hard to find googling it gives you tons of hits and most start out say "formerly known as Spitsbergen" even if you don't add any qualifiers like name/former name etc.
Please add Aland, Bouvet Island, French Southern Territories, British Indian Ocean Territory, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and Heard and McDonald Islands. That would complete this quiz.
Looking at the accepted answers, I think that what the test means is "partially recognized countries".
Why are they counted? Because they're counted. Roll the Bones.
Also the French overseas departments should not be count as separate countries. They are fully integrated to France, otherwise Wales, Scotland and other examples should have been included as answers.
Using somebody else’s criteria doesn’t shed light on anything - clearly the criteria need updating. The question wording could be tightened to a couple of specific definitions, and you would need to include a dozen or so more answers, but then the quiz would be both epic and consistent.
If I could do SVG’s I’d have a go myself…
It would be nice if there were more, like Kurdistan, and Russia has at least one that at least partly claims independence too (Chechnya), Spain and France have the Basque country and I believe Corsica has people who want independence too
Very good quiz, I loved it!
It has been Spitsbergen for 430 years, and only Svalbard (in some languages) for the last 100 years.
As for a source, it is not hard to find googling it gives you tons of hits and most start out say "formerly known as Spitsbergen" even if you don't add any qualifiers like name/former name etc.
all that territory learning has done me well
8:10 247/247