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World Map with Countries Replaced by States

On this world map, ten countries have been replaced with U.S states. Can you name these ten countries and the states that have replaced them?
Some states have been distorted or flipped to fit better
Quiz by WolfCam
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Last updated: August 22, 2021
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First submittedAugust 28, 2020
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State
Country
Vermont
Benin
Indiana
Finland
Louisiana
Guinea
Connecticut
Jamaica
California
Oman
State
Country
Minnesota
Papua New Guinea
Tennessee
Portugal
Wisconsin
South Korea
New Jersey
Tunisia
South Carolina
Uruguay
64 Comments
+14
Level 18
Aug 28, 2020
Great quiz idea! Did you come up with it?
+41
Level 66
Aug 28, 2020
Thanks! I was inspired by the fact that New Jersey looks a lot like Tunisia
+4
Level 87
Mar 17, 2022
True... Jersey City and Tunis are quite similar!
+8
Level 66
Apr 3, 2022
There is a tunnel that brings you from Tunis straight into New York City.
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Level 66
Apr 5, 2022
must be a pretty long tunnel then
+5
Level 75
Aug 28, 2020
I had to nominate this!! One thing: maybe you should accept state names too, because several times I found myself typing those rather than the country
+3
Level 66
Aug 28, 2020
I considered accepting state names, but since there are only fifty it would be pretty easy just to guess random states. If enough people comment then I’ll change that
+7
Level 77
Aug 29, 2020
how about having to guess both the country and the state? great quiz, very ingenious!
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Level 66
Aug 29, 2020
Alright, I have changed this quiz so that now you must type the state and the country.
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Level 71
Oct 1, 2021
Great quiz idea, though allowing states does make it a little too easy (though not too easy with the time limit). If you type fast, you can just type all the states and then identify the country once it is highlighted. I think it would be more challenging to only accept the country, but to allow a bit more time.
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Level 51
Jan 20, 2022
Or, it only gets highlighted when you type the country, but you need to type both the country and the state? Don't know if that is even possible. Perhaps you have to type the country first to unlock the ability to type the state that country was replaced with....
+6
Level 74
Aug 28, 2020
Cool! Now I live in North Africa. I think I'll take a dip in the Mediterranean.
+3
Level 51
Jan 20, 2022
And now I live in southern Uruguay!
+3
Level 65
Aug 28, 2020
Wonderful idea! It's quite easy as is though, would be more of a challenge if we had to type the state names too.
+1
Level 65
Aug 30, 2020
Nice update, nominated :)
+4
Level 58
Aug 28, 2020
Great and unique idea, nominated :)
+1
Level 62
Aug 29, 2020
Fantastic!
+4
Level 82
Aug 30, 2020
Tough quiz - it threw me a little that the states have been turned 90 degrees, or even 180 degrees.
+6
Level 89
Apr 10, 2021
Ok, I had all 10 countries and was looking and looking on the map and didn't find any others, thinking "damn, this is hard". Turns out you have to name the states as well haha.
+6
Level 77
Apr 10, 2021
i love this! would just suggest another minute of time perhaps
+1
Level 74
Apr 10, 2021
I saw the last one, but I didn't recognise the state.
+1
Level 90
May 21, 2021
Dang it, You're right! I legitimately couldn't tell the different between tunisia and new jersey
+1
Level 39
Aug 22, 2021
Great! Nominated! Idea is amazing.
+7
Level 71
Aug 22, 2021
I feel the time limit is a bit too harsh but I would've never guessed California for Oman, it just fits so perfectly!
+2
Level 87
Aug 24, 2021
I agree another minute or two would be helpful, but all around a fantastic quiz!
+3
Level 60
Aug 22, 2021
I guess i now live on the gulf of Oman.
+1
Level 85
Aug 22, 2021
Terrific!
+1
Level 76
Aug 23, 2021
Nice and cursed

Also, not sure if it's just me but a few countries's (e.g. Nepal) borders appear to be thinner than others

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Level 71
Mar 17, 2022
It's due to the old Jetpunk map, Nepal, North Macedonia and Armenia used to be squares to save on unnecessary detail (and the borders of the surrounding countries would help them take their shapes).
+4
Level 62
Aug 23, 2021
This quiz got me second guessing the shape of every country hahaha
+1
Level 65
Oct 26, 2021
Awesome quiz, take my nomination!
+1
Level 88
Jan 20, 2022
Great idea! Nominated!
+1
Level 85
Jan 20, 2022
This might be the weirdest quiz I've ever taken. Got everything but Jamaica, which was too small for me.
+1
Level 62
Jan 20, 2022
Great idea! Much harder than I would have expected! (Got 18/20)
+1
Level 67
Jan 20, 2022
Had to do this quiz 4 times to find the 10th country, admittedly I only got it by guessing all the states. Was going region by region looking at every country, still couldn't get it until then. Great quiz!
+1
Level 92
Jan 20, 2022
Weird in a very cool way. Nice job on this one.
+2
Level 69
Jan 20, 2022
Great quiz! California and South Carolina were dirty tricks, haha
+5
Level 66
Jan 20, 2022
Good quiz! I'd like a little more time though. You have to look thoroughly through the map and 3 minutes doesn't cut it
+1
Level 75
Mar 1, 2022
Literally my idea of a nightmare quiz! Clever idea though :)
+1
Level 78
Mar 2, 2022
Good one. Nominated.
+1
Level 74
Mar 14, 2022
Whoever did that: AMAZING QUIZ!!!! Just love the idea!!!
+1
Level 88
Mar 14, 2022
Great quiz!! You might enjoy my similar quizzes:

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/198572/countries-with-swapped-positions-map

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/198572/countries-with-swapped-positions-map-2

+3
Level 78
Mar 15, 2022
Good quiz, but very hard in the time allowed as some states look exactly like the countries
+1
Level 69
Mar 15, 2022
Very cool idea
+1
Level 82
Mar 19, 2022
Do these countries really want to replaced by US states? I know i am being a party pooper and it's just an interesting/fun quiz about comparing country and US state shapes, but there is a wee bit of a history of US imperialism around the globe to be aware of.
+6
Level 83
Mar 22, 2022
Extra time needed as zooming in/out is required. Great quiz.
+1
Level 64
Mar 22, 2022
This was much harder than I thought.
+1
Level 68
Apr 3, 2022
Sheesh! That was tricky! Got some of the countries, but no time to name states as well.
+1
Level 67
Apr 3, 2022
clearly showed my weakness as a non-US geography 'nerd.'

Had 9 of 10 countries correct (looked past Benin somehow), but recognized only 2 of the states, 3 if you count Vermont that i recognized soon after realizing Benin was reshaped).

+3
Level 68
Apr 3, 2022
The map is too small and repeated zooming in wastes precious seconds.. Needs more time.
+1
Level 59
Apr 3, 2022
I’m disappointed by the absence of Wisconsin-Tanzania. It just works

(And WV-Afghanistan)

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Level 61
Apr 9, 2022
I was also hoping for this one!
+2
Level 82
Apr 3, 2022
Just one tiny correction. Please replace the entire map with a really big Texas as that would be more geographically correct
+1
Level 53
Apr 6, 2022
true
+3
Level 84
Apr 3, 2022
More time, please! When zooming in, the map lost some of it's sharpness and it was tough to do in the time given, even though I didn't feel like I spent a ton of time mulling things over.
+2
Level 51
Apr 3, 2022
Loved this, but I would love if the icon changed colors twice to know that I've typed both responses
+2
Level 81
Apr 3, 2022
echoing the request for more time.
+1
Level 56
Apr 5, 2022
This is great, I'm in Jamiaca!
+1
Level 66
Apr 5, 2022
This is cursed
+1
Level 53
Apr 6, 2022
connecticut is mean
+1
Level 60
Apr 19, 2023
Oh, I have to guess the country too. Let me try again.

Also, AMAZING QUIZ MATE! So addicting!

+1
Level 73
Aug 31, 2023
Great idea for a quiz, some of those states are fantastic fits for the countries they have replaced. I got most of the countries, but I hadn't a clue on most of the states. I think that aspect is definitely easier for our American friends. Still a great quiz.

I’ll echo the multiple requests for more time though, the zooming in and out, plus thinking time, especially for us non Americans, does mean the time flies by far too quickly.

+1
Level 60
Jul 18, 2024
Only reason I got Cali was the fact that Oman didn't have that exclave on Hormuz
+1
Level 80
Oct 4, 2024
NJ and CA were the best hidden from my POV. Fun quiz.