Countries that Start with R

There are four countries whose official JetPunk names start with the letter R. Can you name them all?

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First submitted	July 17, 2012
Times taken	435,445
Average score	75.0%
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Republic of the Congo

Romania

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Rwanda

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103 Comments

+64

Level 77

Jul 19, 2012

There are a lot more countries that start with "R" if you're including "Republic of..." such as the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, etc.

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Level 36

Jul 27, 2013

The Congo's are a special case though, since the "Republic of the Congo" is recognized as a separate entity from the "Democratic Republic of the Congo."

+83

Level 55

Jan 2, 2016

Then it should be considered "Congo, Republic of" unless all the other Republics are included in the "R" countries. Kinda silly otherwise.

Level 33

Apr 15, 2023

No bro

Level 52

Jun 6, 2023

so then you would also have to agree that Denmark, Norway and Sweden start with K. Since they are all: Kingdom of

Level 71

Dec 24, 2024

I agree. Congo, Republic of the.

Level 55

Feb 27, 2025

I disagree with the name Congo, Republic of the. It shouldn't be considered a name if you wouldn't refer to it like that. "Hello, I'm from Congo, Republic of the." Doesn't make any sense.

+32

Level 83

Dec 7, 2016

"America, United States of" I've been using this flawed logic to try and get the USA at the top of alphabetic pull down lists online for years.

+29

Level 79

May 13, 2020

I've been trying to get the country renamed as (The) Aardvark Republic of Aamerica

+15

Level 68

May 16, 2020

The Aardvark Republic of Aamerica fits in a multitude of ways

+20

Level 59

Jul 22, 2020

Ok. So for the milionth and definitely not the last time. Countries have official "long" names, (eg. Commonwealth of Australia) and official "short" names (eg. Australia). We commonly use the short versions, because it is easier and faster. But some countries don't have the short version of the official name, so we have to use the long version. Both Congos are an example of this, F. S. Of Micronesia is another and probaboy others, I can't remember right now.

Level 52

Aug 2, 2020

Use the name on the countries of the world quiz

Level 63

Apr 29, 2022

Usually longer names are because of some other region with a similar name. The Congos are because of each other, the Dominican Republic is because of Dominica, F. S. Micronesia is because Micronesia, North Macedonia is because Macedonia, C.A.R. is because of Central Africa, etc.

Level 31

Jul 19, 2025

If you say that then there is so much to be changed to all the quizzes on Jetpunk. I'll just give you a few examples why Congo is not a special case if we are refering to the *Official Name* when the gov't is referring to themselves:

North Korea = Democratic People's Republic of Korea

South Korea = Republic of Korea

China = People's Republic of China

Vietnam = Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Egypt = Arab Republic of Egypt

Bolivia = Plurinational State of Bolivia

Venezuela = Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Libya = State of Libya

Brunei = Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace

Monaco Principality of Monaco

Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia

This is just a few examples. The list goes on with a dozen more nations' official names differing from the casual name we usually refer to.

Level 32

Mar 27, 2014

too easy, 1:53 left, cant type fast

Level 50

Mar 8, 2015

1:55.

Level 61

Aug 5, 2016

1:58

Level 34

Feb 9, 2017

same

Level 75

Mar 8, 2022

1:55 also

Level 22

Feb 11, 2024

1:03

Level 58

Mar 24, 2022

Exact same

+18

Level 42

May 20, 2014

That whole "Republic of" clue threw me off completely *FacePalm*

+10

Level 23

Jan 24, 2015

How did only 77% get russia

Level 47

Aug 1, 2020

Uhh.... insert Yakov Smirnov joke here.

+18

Level 44

Feb 24, 2015

I always forget the big obvious one. In this case, Russia

Level 22

Jun 19, 2016

This came up on our inter-schools quiz a while back. We were stumped at Russia...

Level 36

Dec 18, 2016

Wow more people get Rwanda than Russia

Level 36

Nov 26, 2017

They're still thinking USSR?

Level 78

May 22, 2020

!!!

Level 41

Apr 4, 2021

Brought to you by Yakko Warner.

Level 59

Aug 1, 2020

I got Rwanda before Russia cause the "Republic of" clue sent me directly to the congo and the proximity of Rwanda made me think of it first.

Level 52

Jun 9, 2022

Ikr, everyone's always looking out for the tricky ones, and then they miss the most obvious ones.

Level 21

Apr 20, 2017

1:43 remaining.

Level 14

Jun 22, 2017

1:35

Level 21

Dec 25, 2018

i love how more people got Rwanda than Russia

Level 29

Jun 11, 2020

For me, I always remember smaller countries first. This could be because I had to work on memorizing Rwanda but didn't have to memorize Russia. Since I already knew Russia, maybe my mind doesn't associate it with the letter R.

Level 73

Oct 18, 2019

why republic of congo here

+19

Level 83

Nov 3, 2019

I think you a word there.

Level 68

Nov 20, 2019

Funny I remembered Rwanda first and Russia last while it's only a week I came back home from Moscow! :)

Level 73

May 12, 2020

I think you should slice 30 seconds off these 3 quizzes (H, J, R). What do others think?

+12

Level 85

May 13, 2020

I think you should stop trying to make the test harder for the rest of the class, ya goody two shoes.

Level 70

May 14, 2020

I'm with you 'Macho'

Level 82

May 17, 2020

Too much time. I completed it with 2:02 left.

Level 17

May 21, 2020

Give us less time. I had 2min left.

Level 78

May 22, 2020

OK Congo was a cheap trick even after hearing it mentioned in comments I didn't think it would actually count but then again what else could it be

Level 21

Jun 1, 2020

I did it in 12 secs

Level 77

Aug 1, 2020

Hmm that republic one threw me off I got in the last few seconds. I was expecting it to start with an r? You wouldn’t include china on a list of countries that start with a p for example. I wouldn’t count ‘republic’ as exactly being the start of a country’s name

Level 45

Aug 1, 2020

I'm surprised that Rwanda is the most guessed one.

Level 66

Aug 1, 2020

yeah thought it would be Rusland

Level 47

Aug 1, 2020

Easiest 5 points yet.

Level 24

Aug 1, 2020

i'm a 13 year old girl and I did it in 12 seconds:)

+16

Level 47

Jun 9, 2022

im a 97 year old homeless transgender cat and finished with 30 seconds left

Level 46

Sep 11, 2024

i eat eggs. and am 831739.

Level 47

Aug 3, 2020

Republic of the Congo...very misleading.

Level 43

Aug 12, 2020

Got them is 6 seconds and I'm on phone, wow. (Answers: Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Romania)

Level 39

Aug 17, 2020

Should make the time 10 seconds

Level 41

Nov 14, 2020

9 seconds

Level 32

Nov 17, 2020

hahah forgets russia for an entire minute

😎👈

Level 22

Jan 16, 2021

so easy

Level 21

Feb 10, 2021

not me forgetting about russia

Level 74

Mar 30, 2021

Is that a cossack in the picture?

Level 46

Apr 7, 2021

1:57 left, so far thats the fastest ive seen

Level 58

May 16, 2021

republic of congo should not be here, otherwise may as well include every other republic

Level 78

Oct 7, 2022

This continues to be a ridiculous argument.

Level 22

Jun 21, 2021

Why is quizmaster so good at creating quizzes

Level 78

Dec 29, 2021

Sat there for 2 minutes trying to figure out which "Republic of the" starts with R. Then I realised that Republic starts with R, not the name itself...

Level 24

Mar 15, 2022

More people got Rwanda than Russia?

Level 37

Apr 22, 2022

finished in 3 seconds

Level 41

Jun 17, 2022

How in the world did I not get Russia?!

Level 63

Aug 29, 2022

how did i forget russia?? i swear i always get the lesser known countries on these type of quizes but the most obvious answers always escpe me...

Level 69

Oct 20, 2022

1 SECOND BABY

Level 46

Nov 1, 2022

You scored 4/4 = 100%

52.3% of test takers also scored 100%

The average score is 3

Your high score is 4

Your fastest time is 0:11

Level 25

Dec 20, 2022

I kept wanting to type Rhodesia.

Level 47

Jan 7, 2023

I did it in under 10 seconds

Level 63

Feb 11, 2023

4/4 and took longer than 5 seconds to think of Russia. DOH

Level 15

Mar 27, 2023

republic of ireland?

Level 72

Apr 15, 2023

This country goes by the common name of Ireland, so it is excluded.

Level 57

Apr 18, 2023

The whole island is Ireland, made of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. I think the Republic of Ireland should count.

Level 65

Nov 25, 2024

There isn't a country named The Republic of Ireland. The official full name of the country is simply Ireland. The form of government is that of a republic.

The use of Republic of Ireland is simply to distinguish Ireland from Northern Ireland and has no official status.

Level 54

Apr 15, 2023

I don't like the quiz. There are lots of countries that start with "Republic of".

Those don't count.

Level 72

Apr 15, 2023

The majority of countries exclude the word "republic" from their common names except for a few, such as Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Republic of the Congo. Republic of the Congo is one of these five special countries, and it starts with an R. So it is included.

Level 24

Apr 15, 2023

I actually forgot Russia!

Level 68

Apr 15, 2023

I'm so glad that Rwanda is higher than Russia on this lol I was so embarrassed that it took me so long to get Russia 😅

Level 15

Apr 18, 2023

I CAN FINALLY COMMENT!

Level 54

Apr 21, 2023

Do you have to do anything to comment? I already forgot about that lol

Level 37

Sep 11, 2024

Yes, collect enough points to be allowed.

Level 26

Sep 25, 2024

and level 15

Level 16

Jun 9, 2023

I almost forgot russia xD

Level 30

Jun 16, 2023

Republic of Ireland should be on here.

Ireland is the name of the island, Republic of Ireland is the name of the country

Level 24

Aug 23, 2023

like this quiz.

Level 51

Mar 1, 2024

bruh 6 seconds

Level 28

Mar 11, 2024

Nearly forgot russia...

Level 26

Sep 25, 2024

aint no way

Level 30

Aug 21, 2024

very easy not gonna lie

Level 26

Sep 25, 2024

I beat it in 5 seconds

Level 20

Nov 16, 2024

aw I did it in 7

Level 73

Dec 9, 2024

Beaten it in 2 seconds. Actually tried to beat it in 1 seconds, but it seems impossible for me.

(Russia, Romania, Rwanda, Congo) That's 24 letters, in order to beat it in 1,99 seconds, one would need a typing speed of approximately 720 cpm. That's very rare, but still quite possible, though I don't want to lose my time on training it

Level 68

Dec 24, 2024

More people commented that more people got Rwanda than Russia than got Rwanda.

Level 57

Dec 24, 2024

forgot russia

Level 50

Dec 24, 2024

i was trying hard to find a country that was "republic of the r..." how stupid

Level 45

Apr 1, 2025

0:03 lul

Level 38

Oct 13, 2025

How did I miss Russia???

Level 87

Feb 25, 2026

At least I'm two for two. Great quiz. Perfect.

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