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Countries of the World - Type the First Letter

Type the first letter of each country highlighted in blue on the world map. Can you guess all 196 countries in just 8 minutes?
Quiz by Vicky
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Last updated: January 18, 2024
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First submittedJanuary 18, 2024
Times taken57,290
Average score71.9%
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Country
Taiwan
Germany
Maldives
Equatorial Guinea
Peru
Zambia
Latvia
Costa Rica
Papua New
Guinea
Hungary
Nauru
Guatemala
Cyprus
Saint Lucia
San Marino
Laos
Vatican City
Czech Republic
France
Ireland
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Belize
Lithuania
Gambia
Mexico
China
Haiti
Egypt
Burundi
Sierra Leone
Bhutan
Saint Kitts
and Nevis
Monaco
Colombia
Indonesia
Qatar
Georgia
South Africa
Sweden
Syria
Country
Brunei
Israel
South Korea
Serbia
Romania
Mauritania
Iran
Chile
Liberia
Togo
Cuba
Ivory Coast
Japan
Marshall Islands
Yemen
Denmark
Guinea-Bissau
Switzerland
Argentina
F. S. Micronesia
Sri Lanka
Ukraine
South Sudan
Cameroon
Benin
Guyana
Australia
Uruguay
Nepal
Kiribati
Seychelles
Sudan
Thailand
Cape Verde
Djibouti
Paraguay
Bahamas
Mauritius
Central African
Republic
Country
Suriname
Kosovo
Malta
United Arab
Emirates
Ethiopia
Mali
Rwanda
Afghanistan
Ecuador
North Macedonia
Slovakia
Spain
Trinidad and
Tobago
Ghana
Mozambique
Croatia
Tuvalu
Azerbaijan
Norway
Uzbekistan
Estonia
Tunisia
Italy
Netherlands
Portugal
India
Poland
Kazakhstan
D. R. Congo
Tajikistan
Mongolia
Botswana
New Zealand
Pakistan
Jamaica
Palau
Moldova
Samoa
Cambodia
Country
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Oman
Venezuela
Iceland
Burkina Faso
Turkmenistan
Panama
Iraq
São Tomé
and Príncipe
Malaysia
Libya
Comoros
United States
Canada
Zimbabwe
Algeria
Singapore
Eswatini
Tonga
Republic of
the Congo
Grenada
Philippines
Myanmar
Nicaragua
Gabon
Eritrea
Somalia
Antigua and
Barbuda
Kyrgyzstan
Andorra
Brazil
Finland
Bangladesh
Liechtenstein
Vietnam
Austria
Angola
Niger
Country
Bolivia
Greece
Turkey
Vanuatu
Barbados
Bahrain
Madagascar
Kuwait
East Timor
Uganda
Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines
Solomon Islands
Kenya
Lesotho
Albania
El Salvador
Belgium
Bulgaria
Chad
Namibia
Russia
Guinea
Jordan
Fiji
North Korea
Honduras
Luxembourg
Dominican Republic
Slovenia
Armenia
Malawi
Nigeria
Senegal
Dominica
Tanzania
Montenegro
Belarus
United Kingdom
Morocco
49 Comments
+15
Level 57
Jan 18, 2024
Allow M for Micronesia
+8
Level 55
Jan 18, 2024
Changes pending.
+8
Level 83
Jan 18, 2024
I feel like you could shave off a minute or two to make this a little more challenging without making it a speed typing challenge. I think the total time for this quiz is close to my actual countries of the world time.
+5
Level 79
Jan 18, 2024
I do think less time would be better. I think a lot of us can do COTW in 8 minutes, so just the first letter could be done probably in 5. Still a wonderful quiz!
+5
Level 58
Jan 26, 2024
I did COTW in 5:02 while I only got to 181 here
+11
Level 49
Jan 26, 2024
COTW is really easy because you can type the countries in any order you like. Here the quiz is a map quiz so you have to think accordingly to each country that is shown to you, which is a lot harder than you might think (nonetheless I completed the quiz in 7:42 while having completed COTW in around 8 minutes).
+1
Level 67
Jan 26, 2024
I also only did this about a minute faster than my COTW
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Level 26
Jan 26, 2024
I finished at 7:10 around the same time as my COTW this is definitely a challenge and makes me want to brush up on my geography skills.
+1
Level 52
Dec 20, 2024
I finished this in 3:31 but COTW in 3:28. Crazy that it takes longer just to type one letter per country.
+7
Level 75
Jan 20, 2024
Lots of people asking for less time on this one, but I thought it was pretty fair. I had a minute and a bit left when I finished, not rushing at all, but then I am a pretty heavy JetPunk user. Shortening it would probably put off people who (how shall I put this......?) choose not to allocate quite so much of their time to online geography quizzes.

It'd be interesting if the stats showed the average time taken by people who scored 100%.

+1
Level 66
Jan 26, 2024
Yeah, I agree, I am kinda shit at typing so i have to look at my keyboard and my screen back and forth. I didn't hesitate at all and finished with 1 minute and some seconds
+9
Level 79
Jan 26, 2024
On my phone the whole map is not visible at one time (even when not zoomed). Those calling for shorter time: please bear in mind people who have to spend time scrolling to be able to see the next country before they can answer it!
+5
Level 72
Jan 26, 2024
I can't fathom doing JP on a phone! kudos to ya!
+2
Level 64
Jan 18, 2024
Love the quiz! Well done :)
+10
Level 86
Jan 18, 2024
I'm so used to Saudi Arabia starting with K now that I automatically type it. Great series!
+1
Level 78
Jan 18, 2024
Timing was a little more lenient on this one. The others i got done with like 2 seconds to spare. This one i had a minute and a half. Consider dropping off 1 minute for consistency.
+3
Level 96
Jan 18, 2024
That was at the same time very relaxing as the typing was low, and very, very nerve-racking because the order was so frenetic. Good job!
+1
Level 46
Jan 18, 2024
Forgot antigua and barbuda :,)
+1
Level 86
Jan 18, 2024
I was skeptical, but that was actually plenty of time. That took me less than 5 minutes.
+1
Level 90
Jan 18, 2024
72% got them all. That's impressive.
+4
Level 64
Jan 26, 2024
I'm apparently dumber than all of you, so leaving it at 8 minutes is fine by me.
+1
Level 47
Jan 26, 2024
love this quiz
+1
Level 72
Jan 26, 2024
186, so close
+1
Level 72
Jan 26, 2024
Aight bet 2nd try with 54 seconds remaining
+1
Level 71
Jan 26, 2024
As someone who can type all countries of the world in less then 5 minutes this is an absolute DUB!
+1
Level 48
Jan 26, 2024
Fun quiz!!!
+1
Level 67
Jan 26, 2024
7:58, I thought my time had ran out.
+1
Level 74
Jan 26, 2024
Excellent! 5 stars for sure
+5
Level 79
Jan 26, 2024
I don't know if it's just me, but Andorra isn't lighting up on its turn. Or at least, it isn't getting the circle and arrow pointing it out that the other smaller countries get.
+2
Level 66
Jan 26, 2024
Wow talk about a nailbiter. I had to do a lot of guesswork in the caribbean and polynesia, and it usually takes me at least a couple seconds to think of the country, even though I know where most of them are. Didn't think I was gonna succeed but got it with 10 seconds to spare. Probably my favorite quiz on the site - not a speed typing challenge at all and totally tests your knowledge of the world countries.
+1
Level 55
Jan 26, 2024
got 4:15, which just about parallels my COTW time, because I have to shift my eyes to the next random country and think for a second, every time.
+1
Level 48
Jan 26, 2024
Belize and Jamaica are switched on the map! :)
+1
Level 78
Jan 26, 2024
Got them all in 4:36 minutes, a bit more than half of the time.
+1
Level 64
Jan 26, 2024
Would be a little more fun at 5 minutes, but it's a cute idea.
+1
Level 81
Jan 26, 2024
Great quiz! Love it
+2
Level 64
Jan 26, 2024
Great quiz, I know some people are saying there should be less time, I think there should be slightly more 30-60 secs
+1
Level 61
Jan 26, 2024
5 seconds left.
+1
Level 65
Jan 28, 2024
my fastest time was 7:38 for COTW and i got 4:32 for this so it should be shorter, 6-7 would be good
+1
Level 56
Apr 6, 2024
My fastest time is 4:20
+1
Level 53
Feb 8, 2024
Awesome quiz! Way easier than what I thought it would be!
+1
Level 73
Feb 18, 2024
at the second attempt, by first zooming in to Europe and skipping through all the others, saves time clicking in and out of the map and text box.

Probably would have been better to skip past Europe and get them last for less skipping.

+1
Level 22
Mar 20, 2024
Ez first try!
+1
Level 44
May 29, 2024
192/196
+1
Level 61
Sep 22, 2024
How did I get a worse time than in the actual CotW quiz???
+1
Level 45
Feb 6, 2025
4:51 first time... Love it !
+1
Level 54
Feb 9, 2025
I got the exact same time here as my Countries of the World PB...
+1
Level 65
Feb 15, 2025
got it first time 8 seconds to go. I always cruise through these COTW quizzes without checking how much time you have to begin with then have to fly through the end 2 mins.

Great quiz!

+1
Level 67
Feb 22, 2025
My pb on this is a few seconds slower than on normal COTW lol

Edit: Took it and now I'm almost a minute faster on this one

+1
Level 23
Mar 20, 2025
3:53 RECORD