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Asian Countries with the Shortest Names

Try to guess the countries of Asia whose names have five or fewer letters.
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Last updated: January 16, 2018
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First submittedSeptember 4, 2017
Times taken122,413
Average score81.8%
Rating4.98
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4-Letter
Iran
Iraq
Laos
Oman
5-Letter
China
India
Japan
Nepal
5-Letter
Qatar
Syria
Yemen
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96 Comments
tschutzer
+14
Level 93
Sep 6, 2017
Not sure where we landed with Burma or Myanmar, but I've long been in the habit of the former being accepted on every jetpunk quiz.
GrandMo
+66
Level 70
Sep 6, 2017
We landed on Myanmar as official, with Burma being accepted. Seeing how in this case it's looking specifically for answers having to do with the "spelling," Burma doesn't make sense, since the answer that appears would be Myanmar... which obviously has more than 5 letters.
DanskDenmarkMemes
+17
Level 3
Sep 7, 2017
I agree. Interesting issue, good call
Hollywood
+5
Level 61
Nov 6, 2019
I entered Burma, also....it should be accepted. “The People’s Republic of China” is official, and that has 25 letters.
Nachtschicht
+2
Level 59
Jun 21, 2024
I doubt that the official name of China is an english phrase...

Btw. there are quite a lot countries which full names are a lot longer than what is commonly used.

Germany for instance is the "Federal Republic of Germany / Bundesrepublik Deutschland" as well as Austria is the "Federal Republic of Austria / Bundesrepublik Österreich".

France is the "French Republic / la République française",

Spain is the "Kingdom of Spain / Reino de España"

and so on...

There may be no short named countries left at all if we go like this.

AnimalAl
+1
Level 39
Jun 22, 2024
Up until 2020, American state Rhode Island’s official name was the “State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.” In 2020, the citizens decided to cut the “Providence Plantations” from the name.

(Autocorrect assumes by “Rhode” I mean “Rhodesia”. I haven’t even heard of “Rhodesia.”

CapitalsIsMyGoal
+2
Level 52
Jun 24, 2024
Rhodesia is a historical country, i think its in Iraq? I dont know, im not good with history
RunningPerson142
+1
Level 34
Apr 2, 2025
Rhodesia is a former name for the Country of Zimbabwe but also what the area was called as a UK Colony.
FolgoreCZ
+11
Level 59
Aug 31, 2020
It shouldn't be accepted. The correct answer is Myanmar, Burma is acceptable type-in, but only for a question where Myanmar is the correct answer. So in "countries that border India" quiz, you should be able to type Burma to reveal Myanmar, but not in this quiz. Don't even start with the "people's republic" funny business. Read what "official name" and "short name" is and then you wouldn't want to say it in the first place.
AntiMatter8192
+18
Level 75
Sep 17, 2021
I don't agree with Myanmar being on this quiz, but it should probably just be greyed out so people don't get confused.
APHill
+7
Level 76
Sep 7, 2017
Five or *fewer* letters :-P
jd2001wizard
+10
Level 65
Sep 7, 2017
Agree, you are technically correct. Just like the grocery store signs "15 items or LESS" -- which is incorrect.
Quizmaster
+10
Level ∞
Sep 8, 2017
I changed it to fewer because it sounds better, but less isn't incorrect:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fewer_vs._less

samiamco
+15
Level 68
Sep 16, 2017
Oooo, Quizmaster, I gotta disagree with your interpretation. "Less" is acceptable due to common usage only.
loganite
+63
Level 91
Jan 16, 2018
How about we just settle on "Five letters or Laos." ;)
UnknownUser404
+3
Level 32
Apr 2, 2022
Oman! I think that loganite has a Syria Laos point there.
hugopernia
+3
Level 56
Jun 24, 2022
Yeamen, I think you're right, syriously!
barmanitan
+1
Level 82
Jun 24, 2022
@samiamco And often language changes due to common usage
bostjan
+2
Level 71
Jun 24, 2022
"Informal" =/= grammatically correct.
Webfoot
+10
Level 77
Sep 7, 2017
Got everything except China -__-
thisisnotanaccount1234567
+3
Level 45
Dec 12, 2017
everything except Laos -___-
TheSavageGeographer
+2
Level 45
Jan 16, 2018
Got everything except Syria -___-
RayH518
+51
Level 38
Jan 16, 2018
Got Everything -___-
kenpo17
+3
Level 66
Jan 16, 2018
Got them all last time I took the quiz apparently, but I tried today and forgot Nepal.
IneedasHower
+7
Level 32
Jan 16, 2018
Got everything except Bhutan -___-
stylus
+10
Level 78
Jan 17, 2018
everything except all the five- and four-lettered Asian countries -__-
SirPhilippines
+5
Level 71
Jan 11, 2021
Got everything except United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland-________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-
peardestroyer
+5
Level 63
Apr 19, 2021
Got nothing -___-
hamptergoogledoc
+1
Level 35
Aug 15, 2021
Got everything except iran, iraq, laos, oman, china, india, japan, nepal, qatar, syria, and yemen -___-
UnknownUser404
+1
Level 32
Apr 2, 2022
Got everything except -__________-
Jacktheguy
+6
Level 91
Jun 24, 2022
Got milk?
quizzicalguy
+2
Level 68
Jan 16, 2018
How did I not get China???
Regtheledge1000
+1
Level 28
Jul 28, 2020
Same
CaliforniaYankee
+2
Level 20
Jan 16, 2018
Got anything except Iran, Iraq, and Oman
mahble
+2
Level 79
Jan 17, 2018
Got everything except China too. -________-
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 91
Oct 7, 2018
I too came super close to missing _-_- ---- -- _- -_.
hamptergoogledoc
+1
Level 35
Aug 15, 2021
i also missed ÆŠMAN
Trepach
+2
Level 47
Feb 17, 2020
same
Bonzo007
+2
Level 65
Sep 8, 2017
Isn't including Oman and Yemen pushing it a bit for Asia? We'll be including Cyprus next...oh hang on a sec...
zaba2048
+9
Level 72
Sep 8, 2017
When we talk about Asia, we're talking about continents. What continent do Oman and Yemen lie in? The Middle East can't be considered one; it's just a region. Therefore they are in Asia.
slugarmy
+7
Level 18
Jan 16, 2018
I don't know about that... I think they are considered part South America. Totally. No doubt about it. Yep.
MayaB
+1
Level 73
Jan 18, 2018
Irony, people, irony!
FFFantasia
+2
Level 47
Dec 22, 2017
First try 100% in 22 seconds!
vincc
+7
Level 58
Jan 16, 2018
wow you're special
IsleAuHaulte
+8
Level 91
Oct 7, 2018
I got 200% in 11 seconds.
Dijko
+3
Level 45
Jan 1, 2018
I had 18 seconds left.. Then I got India to get 100% That was a close call!
Soapymonkey
+2
Level 43
Jan 16, 2018
Shouldn't Iran be above Iraq in the alphabetical order?
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Jan 16, 2018
Okay
SundarIsaacs
+5
Level 58
Jan 16, 2018
Now you can sleep in peace I hope :-)
RickGrimes
+12
Level 46
Jan 16, 2018
It's a good thing Cyprus has six letters instead of five...don't want to open that can of worms.
kenpo17
+1
Level 66
Jan 16, 2018
I was thinking the same thing.
CaliforniaYankee
+1
Level 20
Jan 16, 2018
*Cyprus removes the R in its name*

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

AlmostAGenius
+1
Level 84
Jun 24, 2022
Cypus?
sou66
+2
Level 52
Jan 17, 2018
I missed China and Nepal. It's funny to see other people getting these but not the Arab ones.
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Jan 18, 2018
Like mixed questions? try Mal's General Knowledge 31 ......here it is
Eagle14
+1
Level 17
Jan 18, 2018
First try forgot india. Must have been thinking too hard. 1:40 remaining of my 2nd.
negropontero
+3
Level 53
Jan 22, 2018
It's a kind of auto-suggestion: while trying to remember "small" sizes (few letters), you forget the "big" ones (huge countries) ;)
quizrockervbl1999
+2
Level 36
Feb 3, 2018
Got everything except India. -_-
landomando
+1
Level 50
Jul 12, 2018
I almost forget iran and iraq :}
aloepottt
+1
Level 49
May 25, 2021
i did, lol
GeoDude
+1
Level 47
May 8, 2019
UAE
608gdk09
+1
Level 33
Jan 27, 2020
the united arab emirates
EnouJumps
+1
Level 19
Aug 22, 2019
i should have known where Candler Bing run away from Jannice!
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 74
Sep 10, 2019
Hmm I don't normally think of Syria as having a shorter name
Chutney
+3
Level 62
Sep 10, 2019
man, i forgot Kyrgyzstan
mcronin89
+2
Level 29
Jan 17, 2020
Ghana? Gabon?
608gdk09
+1
Level 33
Jan 27, 2020
this is asia only not africa
hamptergoogledoc
+1
Level 35
Aug 15, 2021
r/wooosh
SoaringWombat
+1
Level 51
Jun 20, 2024
can you explain the joke for me please i'm dumb
608gdk09
+1
Level 33
Jan 27, 2020
You forgot the nation of Palau
CowboyOJ
+1
Level 43
Feb 23, 2020
Bro, the quiz said Asian countries, palau is in oceania
AmyD85
+1
Level 73
Jun 18, 2020
Got all the little ones, and couldn't come up with China. *facepalm*
loganite
+2
Level 91
Jul 28, 2020
Take a good look, folks. This is probably the only time you will see China and India on a diminutive quiz! ;)
Hampus
+1
Level 56
Dec 1, 2020
Got them all except... China.. =/
y4r4
+1
Level 41
May 6, 2021
Spam
ItzIngenious
+1
Level 66
Jun 16, 2021
Got them all except China and India… I think I need to take a nap…
Xtrordinary
+1
Level 72
Aug 6, 2021
Well Egypt is technically a transcontinental country (in Asia and Africa) because of the Sinai peninsula but I guess its ok since most of it is in Africa anyway
Papafrost
+1
Level 66
Aug 13, 2021
Yeah, just like Russia...
hamptergoogledoc
+1
Level 35
Aug 15, 2021
oops i forgot mozambique :(
EricMaluko
+1
Level 58
Jan 25, 2022
should put Burma on these grey boxes thingies, like the Ruhr Area or Upper Silesia on the biggest cities quizzes.
CountriesExport
+1
Level 25
Mar 14, 2022
Got Them All
y4r4
+1
Level 41
Apr 3, 2022
forgor qatar, yemen and nepal
purplepenguin24
+1
Level 22
May 18, 2022
8 seconds left. so close to losing. the last guess was laos.
sergeantmalice
+1
Level 56
Jun 24, 2022
Love it. I usually pick these quizzes apart regionally and, seeing as I started in Arabia, I got plenty right away :)
JWatson24
+1
Level 71
Jun 24, 2022
One of the nice things about the Asian version of the shortest countries quiz is that every Central Asia country (plus Pakistan) ends in "stan," and automatically are disqualified. That allows me to ignore an entire region of Asia.
Felixcroc
+1
Level 69
Jun 24, 2022
How did I forget India

Twice

zachazach
+1
Level 40
Dec 26, 2022
@Felixcroc

Don't feel stupid, I forgot CHINA. Like, how do you forget such a big country!?

FooFooerston
+1
Level 31
Jun 24, 2022
What about nauru?
wikidi
+1
Level 43
Jun 26, 2022
Nauru is located in Oceania, not Asia.
GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 69
Jan 30, 2023
nice quiz
Myles980
+1
Level 22
Mar 26, 2023
I forgot Japan (how embarrassing) -________-
GoYanks
+1
Level 26
Jun 20, 2024
Almost forgot Iran got it at the last second
PontiacLover
+1
Level 45
Dec 3, 2024
Forgot Nepal :(
bunbud
+1
Level 56
Feb 19, 2025
China took me way to long
SneakCheetah263
+1
Level 47
Mar 18, 2025
I forgot... wait, I forgot it. why would I know what I forgot.
Sateshi
+1
Level 45
Apr 5, 2025
What about Kuwait ?
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