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Countries of the World in 1789 with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name all the countries of the world just before the French Revolution in 1789?
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Due to their complexity, most of the German states are unified under one single entity. States with territory outside of this entity are also included.
Includes de facto independent entities.
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Abkhazia
Abu Arish
Abu Dhabi
Aceh
Adanse
Adrar
Afghanistan
Agang
Agbor
Aghbari
Aguler
Ahluwalia
Ahom
Aïr
Ajasse
Akure
Akusha
Akwa Akpa
Akyem
Al-Aydarus
Al-Burayki
Al-Gharama
Al-Jawabir
Alada
Algiers
Alo
Alwar
Ambohidratrimo
Andalal
Andorra
Ankole
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Anziku
Aqrabi
Ardabil
Aro
Ashanti
Atifi
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Aussa
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Baban
Babungo
Badakhshan
Bade
Badibu
Baghirmi
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Bahdinan
Bajhang
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Baku
Bali
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Bamun
Bani Khalid
Banjar
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Bara
Barhimi
Barotseland
Barus
Bayazid
Beda
Beihan
Bale
Beni Abbas
Benin
Berat
Bethio
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Bhangi
Bharatpur
Bhopal
Bhutan
Bibemi
Bikaner
Bin Sumayt
Bin Zayn
Biram
Biu
Bohivato
Boina
Bokhti
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Bonny
Bono
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Bornu
Brakna
Brunei
Buganda
Bukhara
Bundi
Bundu
Bunyoro
Buraimi
Buren
Burma
Burundi
Buton
Carnatic Sultanate
Cayor
Chamba
Chechnya
China
Chitral
Circassia
Cospaia
Courland and Semigallia
Couto Misto
Cutch
Dagomba
Dahomey
Đại Việt
Dallewalia
Damagaram
Darfur
Darvaz
Daura
Dawro
Denmark-Norway
Derbent
Dhofar
Diarra
Didoya
Dimasa
Dir
Diriyah
Dompu
Donggala
Dosso
Dungarpur
Durdzuki
Dutse
Easter Island
Elisu
Eres
Erivan
Ethiopia
Fada N'Gourma
Fadhli
Fijian Confederacies
Fisakana
Fosdinovo
France
Funj
Futa Djallon
Futa Toro
Ganja
Garhwal
Garo
Gazakh
Gazikumukh
Gcalekaland
Geledi
Genoa
Gera
Gliji
Gobir
Gojjam
Gomma
Great Britain
Gumel
Gumma
Guria
Gwiriko
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Habr Yunis
Habsburg Monarchy
Hakkari
Hamum
Harar
Haushabi
Hawaii
Hawwara
Haynan
Hazara
Herat
Holy Roman Empire
Huahine
Humaidi
Husn Mutahhar
Hyderabad
Ijebu
Ilorin
Imereti
Indrapura
Isaaq
Isandra
Jaintia
Jaipur
Jaisalmer
Jambi
Jandol
Japan
Javad
Janjero
Jodhpur
Johor
Jolof
Joseon
Jugu
Jukun
Juledi
Jurabi
Kaabu
Kaarta
Kabardia
Kebbi
Kaffa
Kafiristan
Kakongo
Kalabari
Kalat
Kaluli
Kalukembe
Kandy
Kangra
Kanheya
Karabakh
Karadagh
Karakaitag
Karauli
Kartli-Kakheti
Kasadi
Kasanje
Kashmir
Kauai
Kazakh Khanate
Kazembe
Kel Ahaggar
Kelantan
Kénédougou
Khalkhal
Kharan
Khasi
Khasso
Khiva
Khoy
Khundzia
Kika
Kishangarh
Koena
Kohistan
Kokand
Kom
Konawe
Kong
Kongo
Kota
Kuba
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Kumaon
Kunduz
Kura
Kuwait
Kwarafa
Ladakh
Laghouat
Lahej
Lalangina
Lanao Confederation
Lanfang
Loango
Las Bela
Lete
Lombok
Lower Aulaqi
Lower Yafa
Luba
Lucca
Lunda
Luwu
Magba
Maguindanao
Mahra
Mahwali
Makhdumi
Mandar Federation
Mandara
Makran
Maku
Malaspina-Villafranca
Maldives
Mangareva
Manipur
Mankessim
Mansuri
Maore
Maragheh
Marand
Maratha Empire
Maravi
Massa
Maymana
Matarat
Maui
Mboum
Mbunda
Medri Bahri
Menabe
Merina
Mingrelia
Mizo
Modena
Mogaung
Moldavia
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Mpondoland
Mthethwa
Mughal Empire
Mustang
Mysore
M'zab
Najran
Nakai
Nakhchivan
Naples
Ndwandwe
Ndzuwani
Negeri Sembilan
Nembe
Nepal
Netherlands
Ngazidja
Ngoyo
Ngqikaland
Nguyễn Lords
Ngwaketse
Ngwato
Nishanvali
Niue
Noli
Ntem
Countries
Nungu
Nupe
Nyamwezi
Nyani
Nyumi
Nzakara
Ogwashi-Uku
Okrika
Olivola
Oman
Onitsha
Ondo
Order of St. John
Orungu
Osogbo
Ossetia
Ottoman Empire
Ouaddai
Oudh
Owo
Oyo
Pagaruyung
Palembang
Panjgarhia
Papal States
Paraku
Parma
Pekat
Perak
Persia
(Afsharid dynasty)
Persia
(Qajar dynasty)
Persia
(Zand dynasty)
Phulkian
Piombino
Pitu Ulunna Salu
Podenzana-Aulla
Poland-Lithuania
Poljica
Porto-Novo
Portugal
Pratapgarh
Prussia
Quba
Ragusa
Raiatea
Ramgarhia
Rapa Iti
Ras al-Khaimah
Rimatara
Rizim
Rozvi
Rujai
Rurutu
Russia
Rutul
Rwanda
Ryukyu
Saloum
Sama
Sambas
Samoa
San Marino
Sanggar
Sarab
Sardinia
Scavolino
Scutari
Seiyun
Selangor
Selaparang
Selimbau
Senarica
Shaheedan
Shahpura
Shaki
Shamshadil
Sharjah
Shewa
Shilluk
Shirvan
Shuragel
Siak
Siam
Sicily
Countries
Sigave
Sigi
Sikkim
Silat
Sindh
Sine
Singhpuria
Sirmur
Sirohi
Sora
Soran
Spain
Sukerchakia
Suket
Sulu
Sumbawa
Sungai Lemau
Svaneti
Swat
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Tabasaran
Tabriz
Tadjourah
Tado
Tagant
Tahiti
Tahuata
Talysh
Tambora
Tamim
Tarki
Tawaeli
Tekna
Tenkodogo
Terengganu
Thembuland
Timbuktu
Toli-Toli
Tonga
Tonk
Toraja
Torriglia
Touggourt
Trarza
Travancore
Tresana
Tripolitania
Tunis
Tuscany
Twipra
Udaipur
Umm Al Quwain
United States
Upper Aulaqi
(Sheikhdom)
Upper Aulaqi
(Sultanate)
Upper Yafa
Urmia
Uvea
Venice
Vermont
Vernio
Viye
Wadi Hajr
Wahidi
Wajo
Wallachia
Wambu
Warsangali
Warri
Welayta
Wogodogo
Wuli
Xiani
Yaka
Yanina
Yao
Yashikira
Yatenga
Yauri
Zachur
Zaidi Imamate
Zaria
101 Recent Comments
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Level 70
Aug 17, 2021
Formerly independent US States:

Texas. Yeah thats understandable

Vermont. Uh what now

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Level 55
Aug 17, 2021
Yep, Vermont was indeed independent for about fourteen years (albeit not recognized).
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Level 61
Sep 28, 2021
Hawaii: Only makes sense

California: Called themselves the Bear Republic, probably Russians

West Florida: ????

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Level 35
Feb 28, 2025
Well, for states there were

Vermont

Texas

California

Hawaii

Maybe Utah?

And non-US states that used to be independent but now is American

Indian Stream

Muskogee

West Florida

CSA

And occupied nations (fully / partial)

Germany (Partial)

Austria (Partial)

Japan

Iraq (Partial?)

And not a country until after US occupation, but South Korea

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Level 78
Mar 25, 2025
Don't forget North Dakota!
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Level 49
Sep 9, 2021
Amazing
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Level 63
Oct 30, 2021
Brunei's thriving!
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Level 60
Mar 28, 2022
Spotlighted for the 3rd
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Level 55
Mar 28, 2022
Thanks! Highly appreciated.
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Level 81
Apr 3, 2022
Nobody got the famous kingdom of Babungo?
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Level 55
Jul 30, 2022
too early for African colonization, too late for american colonization, just in time for The Republic of Vermont
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Level 70
Aug 11, 2022
but clafornia is part of america not spain???
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Level 37
Aug 17, 2022
It Will be after the Mexican-American war in 1846
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Level 37
Aug 17, 2022
The disputen Canardian lands are considered spanish, but that isnt really right. They also werent british, they beide only claimed it, not colonized
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Level 37
Aug 17, 2022
I think mostly All Europeaan (like me) didnt had vermont
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Level 58
Oct 28, 2022
I'm European (Irish) and I got Vermont. But I got less than 100 in total.
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Level 55
Aug 17, 2022
That's why they're striped like that.
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Level 37
Sep 1, 2022
I mean, if I looked on google maps I probably knew it, but that is kind of cheating
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Level 26
Oct 5, 2022
Nominated!
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Level 55
Oct 6, 2022
Thanks!
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Level 49
Oct 10, 2022
Its absolutely sickening how many people missed Owo.
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Level 84
Oct 24, 2022
great quiz, enjoyed, of course, nation-states are only a relatively recent invention so there's lots of grey areas and complexity, esp. outside europe and east asia. what was going on in the caucasus? makes me want to learn their history.
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Level 55
Oct 24, 2022
Thanks! The Caucasus region had a lot of de jure vassal states of the Zand dynasty that had basically become de facto independent for some years after the Qajar dynasty (who would rule all the way to 1925) overthrew them and reduced their territory to just Sistan by 1789. The previously ousted Afsharid dynasty was also still holding out in Khorasan since 1751 aside from this. This also explains why there are three instances of Persia here.
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Level 88
Oct 24, 2022
Very detailed, but there is one error. Half of New Zealand shows up as British but in 1789 the UK had made no claim to NZ at all. There was no permanent British settlers there until 1814, and in 1835 the UK confirmed NZ was a totally independent country with the Declaration of Independence. It only became a British colony in 1840 with the Treaty of Waitangi.
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Level 85
Oct 24, 2022
Based on this I guess, however I don't think a claim without any actual possession makes it a part of UK:

"The Colony of New South Wales was founded by 1788. According to the future Governor, Captain Arthur Phillip's amended Commission, dated 25 April 1787 the colony of New South Wales included "all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean within the latitudes of 10°37'S and 43°39'S" which included most of New Zealand except for the southern half of the South Island."

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Level 55
Oct 24, 2022
Yes, it's based off the claim as listed above. I feel like the "no actual control" argument can be used for a lot of historical colonial possessions. Like for example how Spanish control over Louisiana is greatly exaggerated on most maps, as much of that region was left to de facto native control and wouldn't be properly settled until decades later.
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Level 88
Oct 24, 2022
I would argue this case is different from Spanish Louisiana though. The British Government repeatedly stated they have no control over New Zealand over the 1810s to 1830s. There were multiple cases of British citizens violating British laws while in NZ, but being unable to be punished due to it being outside the Crown's jurisdiction. The Colonial Office's notes to William Hobson in 1839 clearly state Britain had no rights to NZ land and needed the Maori to agree to cede the land by treaty. Australia was claimed by right of discovery, but NZ by right of cession (at least for North Island).
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Level 55
Oct 25, 2022
Fair point. I'll make sure to remove British control from the area next update.
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Level 51
Oct 28, 2022
The legal hair splitting there would definitely have to be the difference, because if we go by the "claim without actual possession" metric, then in 1789 British settlement in Australia consisted of a handful of ships, marines and half-starved convicts who'd just landed in Sydney Cove, yet laid claim to half the continent...
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Level 85
Oct 27, 2022
'Ioannina' should be considered a correct answer for 'Yanina'
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Level 55
Oct 27, 2022
Change pending.
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Level 54
Oct 28, 2022
Y ottomans are not in Qatar
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Level 55
Oct 28, 2022
Ottoman control had already ended in 1670, when the garrison stationed there had been defeated by the Bani Khalid tribe, which would control the peninsula until 1783.

Bahrain would take control of the peninsula then, albeit under pretty decentralized rule. In 1868, Qatar would start an independence war against Bahrain and remain under control of the peninsula in its own right until 1871. Only then did the Ottomans regain control of the area.

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Level 60
Oct 28, 2022
Yay Finally featured
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Level 71
Oct 28, 2022
Holy cow, this is a truly fantastic quiz! If I could give it 10 stars I would. Great job!
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Level 55
Oct 28, 2022
Thanks!
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Level 75
Oct 28, 2022
Needs some work on type-ins - especially a lot of Middle East and South Asian countries have multiple versions in romanisation:

eg) Zaydi/Zaidi, Karnatak/Carnatac, ...

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Level 52
Oct 29, 2022
Having spent countless hours playing Empire Total War on steam i'm glad my knowledge of 18th Century countries finally came into use lol.
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Level 45
Oct 29, 2022
Best proof that Western Sahara is Moroccan
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Level 71
Nov 1, 2024
Because it owned something 200 years ago?
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Level 35
Feb 28, 2025
If this is proof, then i have proof that Philippines is Spanish territory!
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Level 55
Oct 29, 2022
incredibly detailed map. Where did you get the list of countries?
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Level 55
Oct 30, 2022
Simply put, loads of different videos and personal research.
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Level 55
Oct 30, 2022
Would love to go down that rabbit hole. Any chance you could activate the "Show missing countries" option for this quiz?
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Level 55
Oct 30, 2022
I would, but I'd need to make some time to be doing that since that requires manually placing the dots for all 500+ nations here, haha.
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Level 55
Nov 4, 2022
I didn't know that! I thought it was just a switch once you placed every country.
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Level 55
Oct 31, 2022
Dang, 86/512...
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Level 59
Nov 2, 2022
Great quiz! I never had thought that there were SO MANY different countries at that time...

Also new dimensions of... unspellability (is that even a word?)

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Level 82
Nov 3, 2022
Way too tough for me.
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Level 82
Nov 4, 2022
Got 5 points for only 94. Cannot support this:(
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Level 64
Nov 18, 2022
Ngqikaland is out of order
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Level 64
Nov 18, 2022
GG
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Level 33
Dec 16, 2022
what a MESS
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Level 80
Dec 27, 2022
I think 'Mogul' should be accepted for Mughal Empire.
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Level 63
Jan 15, 2023
0.08% got all 512.... are they cheating?
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Level 63
Jan 15, 2023
my 175 beats 98% already, 512 should be statistically impossible!
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Level 28
Mar 24, 2025
even my 121 beats 98,3%
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Level 63
Jan 15, 2023
How did Brunei own so much land? Same with Bahrain!
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Level 55
Jan 15, 2023
Brunei used to be a major power in Southeast Asia for a good few centuries, pretty much until the British took over Malaysia and turned Brunei itself into a tiny protectorate.

As for Bahrain, it actually technically predates Qatar. Local tribes from Qatar had conquered the island from Persia by 1783, establishing the Hakimate of Bahrain. The name Bahrain / al-Bahrayn was synonymous with the eastern coast of Arabia at the time. Qatar would break free from Bahraini rule by 1868.

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Level 45
Mar 18, 2023
It's kinda sad that 33 is better than 37.8% of people BTW I didn't even try 😕
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Level 59
Apr 28, 2023
this is going to sound really stupid but what's all the grey?
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Level 72
May 9, 2023
Either no information, no governmental entities, or desolate uninhabitable wasteland.
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Level 74
Mar 25, 2025
There be dragons....
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Level 63
Aug 31, 2023
Wish type-ins/alternate names were shown in answer table. A lot of time I don't remember what some of my guesses were because I don't recognize the name.
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Level 23
Mar 5, 2024
since when was vermont a country
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Level 55
Mar 5, 2024
The State of Vermont was briefly an independent republic between 1777 and 1791. Obviously this wasn't recognized by the United States and it was claimed as being part of New York at the time.
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Level 34
Mar 12, 2024
Nepal was already founded in 1789. So, why would you still show the broken states of Nepal?
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Level 71
Jul 24, 2024
How about the Sultanate of Bulungan?
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Level 74
Aug 14, 2024
Bruh, 165/515. What a slog, drew on all my knowledge of EU4 and Vicky2/3 to get through. Great quiz and map.
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Level 55
Aug 14, 2024
Thanks!
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Level 62
Sep 11, 2024
Ah yes, Ambohidratrimo
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Level 52
Sep 24, 2024
Germany was a mess back then, my lord lol 😂
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Level 52
Sep 24, 2024
Free City Of Aachen?
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Level 52
Sep 24, 2024
103/512 = 20%

This beats or equals 96.9% of test takers

The average score is 47

My high score is 103

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Level 54
Oct 3, 2024
New Zealand was not part of Great Britain/UK in 1789. The Treaty of Waitangi was not signed until 1840. If you wanted you could split it up according to the various tribes eg Ngapuhi, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngai Tahu, Te Arawa, Tainui, Ngati Whatua etc etc
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Level 53
Oct 18, 2024
Wow! The misls of punjab truly made me astonishded. This is a top 10 quiz easily
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Level 69
Oct 20, 2024
Okay for some reason im glad the europeans colonized the world...Cuz i am NOT remembering each of these countries
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Level 52
Oct 21, 2024
Got 107.
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Level 43
Oct 25, 2024
Clearly the answer is no. No, I cannot. Kudos to those who can even get 50%.
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Level 54
Jan 3, 2025
Is there any way to zoom in closer? Those tiny Italian and Dutch states are virtually impossible to see as it is.
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Level 55
Jan 3, 2025
I suggest using Ctrl + Scroll using the mouse in that case.
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Level 35
Feb 28, 2025
If all of the HRE states were here, they would make up almost half of the quiz!!!
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Level 21
Mar 17, 2025
Hi Dekkie, I've made some historical Asian maps spanning from the years 1812 to 1886! I apologize for not asking this before I created them, but is it fine if I use some information from both this quiz and the 1882 quiz to help in labeling the Baluchistani and Afghani nation states? I'm also making some ones for 1754 to 1805 (If I can get your permission for those as well).
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Level 55
Mar 17, 2025
Sure, no problem. I can't guarantee it's 100% accurate, however.
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Level 73
Mar 24, 2025
IJsselstein and Boxmeer were countries? I tried to find them on the map, but couldn't. I also tried to find information about it online, but didn't find anything. Could you please enlighten me? Thanks
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Level 55
Mar 24, 2025
They were lordships (closest translation to heerlijkheden) but located in or subjects to the Dutch Republic and the Holy Roman Empire, so they technically shouldn’t even be on here, haha.
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Level 73
Mar 28, 2025
Thanks for the response.

I agree they shouldn't be here, there were many heerlijkheden hundreds of them so it would make for a very long quiz if they were all included. But they were basically manors with some local authority. (manors in the historical sense, so not just a fancy mansion, )

Lovely word though, heerlijkheid, isn't it ;) Or maybe I should say lordly :)

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Level 69
Mar 24, 2025
Could you possibly accept « Curonia » for Courland please ?
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Level 55
Mar 24, 2025
Sure. Change pending.
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Level 86
Mar 25, 2025
What’s been changed in the update?
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Level 87
Mar 25, 2025
See comment above yours.
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Level 63
Mar 25, 2025
Type-ins don't reset the quiz.
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Level 75
Mar 25, 2025
I think they were referring to the one two up from this about IJsselstein and Boxmeer, seems like they were removed.
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Level 35
Mar 25, 2025
hey, just a quick mistake in French Polynesia:

Rurutu is where Rimatara is supposed to be

Rimatara is where Raiatea is supposed to be

Raiatea is where Rurutu is supposed to be

thanks ;)

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Level 55
Mar 25, 2025
Thanks for letting me know. I’m gonna need a few days to fix this since I’m currently unable to access my computer.
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Level 64
Mar 28, 2025
got umm al quwain, but missed japan
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Level 58
Apr 5, 2025
I got 13% and four points. I'm not sure whether to be pleased or ashamed of myself
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Level 33
Apr 17, 2025
Amazing quiz as always!

I felt rather good with my 59, until I saw I was barely in the 13th percentile... felt quite silly having Air, Mahra and Imereti while missing Korea

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Level 52
May 9, 2025
Missing Guler State.
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Level 32
May 15, 2025
what the f-
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Level 37
May 19, 2025
I got the Gā country but not France XD