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Countries Closest to the Equator A-Z

Guess the country which is located closest to the equator whose name starts with each letter A-Z.
Only counting territory on LAND
Using official JetPunk names
Includes external regions but not territories
Quiz by inderweg
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Last updated: December 14, 2022
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First submittedMay 31, 2014
Times taken32,853
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Letter
Closest Point
Answer
A
4.4 °S
Angola
B
0°
Brazil
C
0°
Colombia
D
0°
D. R. Congo
E
0°
Ecuador
F
2.1 °N
France (French Guiana)
G
0°
Gabon
H
13.0 °N
Honduras
I
0°
Indonesia
J
17.7 °N
Jamaica
K
0°
Kenya
L
4.4 °N
Liberia
Letter
Closest Point
Answer
M
0.2 °N
Maldives
N
0.5 °S
Nauru
O
16.7 °N
Oman
P
0.01 °S
Peru
Q
24.5 °N
Qatar
R
0°
Republic of the Congo
S
0°
Somalia /
São Tomé and Príncipe
T
1.0 °S
Tanzania
U
0°
Uganda
V
0.6 °N
Venezuela
Y
12.1 °N
Yemen
Z
8.2 °S
Zambia
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34 Comments
Speed4TheNeed
+5
Level 88
Dec 14, 2022
I could swear I tried the F one a few times without it taking...Nice idea for a quiz!
Charles95
+17
Level 78
Dec 14, 2022
Should be Venezuela instead of Vanuatu
Quizmaster
+16
Level ∞
Dec 14, 2022
Wow. Can't believe no one noticed this in the 2000+ times this was taken before being featured. Now fixed.
TheQuizPerson
+3
Level 50
Nov 15, 2024
Equatorial Guinea has lied to me! Suppose Near To Equator Guinea just doesn't have the same ring to it.
ElMiszlako
+6
Level 82
Dec 14, 2022
Breaking news: Venezuela is no more
zack22
+9
Level 67
Dec 14, 2022
Its crazy to me that little Sao Tome and Principe falls right on the equator!
PoetsCorner
+5
Level 87
Dec 14, 2022
Got Maldives and Liberia. Missed Brazil.
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 75
Dec 14, 2022
Peru gets to within 5km of the equator. It's an incredibly remote area though so not like it would be a popular destination like the Quito monument.
Getreelgirl
+2
Level 82
Dec 15, 2022
F was tricky and I don't know why I blanked on J. It's like I forgot it even existed.
KING55
+4
Level 90
Dec 15, 2022
For letter R should be Rwanda instead of Republic of Congo, since Republic of Congo is usually considered to start with C (Congo).
TurkeyCookTime
+2
Level 80
Dec 15, 2022
Not on this website.
JackBeNimble
+5
Level 81
Dec 21, 2022
How did you reach level 86 without noticing that?
Sukicat65
+2
Level 43
Feb 4, 2023
It's Republic of the Congo on most websites.
LuckyCat
+2
Level 66
Feb 4, 2023
Plus, it's full name is Republic of the Congo, not Congo. Some websites may say "Congo, Republic of the", but that isn't ideal for making a quiz.
Zefyrinus
+3
Level 72
May 28, 2024
Most countries' full name is "Republic of [something]".
mf3
+8
Level 88
Dec 16, 2022
Always love how Equatorial Guinea misses out on things like this.
PavPanesar
+2
Level 55
Feb 2, 2023
Ahh both Congo's caught me out. Couldn't think of an R or D!
Youngsterliam
+4
Level 48
Feb 2, 2023
How can you be called Equatorial Guinea but not be on the equator?
DrWhoFanJ
+9
Level 63
Feb 2, 2023
Because it’s the Guinea nearest the Equator? 🤷‍♂️🧐
Mikasuomi
+4
Level 51
Feb 2, 2023
Merriam-Webster's dictionary gives as one definition of "equatorial": 'of, relating to, or located at the equator or an equator'.

So, Equatorial Guinea is Guinea relating to equator, as people have said here. This is new information for me, I have always thought that "equatorial" means location at the equator.

My intuition in English is limited, but in Finnish I can say that this is wrong. The "equator" is called päiväntasaaja (literally day-equalizer) and Equatorial Guinea is Päiväntasaajan Guinea 'Equator's Guinea'. I automatically interpret it as a location at the equator, because it is not even used as adjective, but substantive in genitive. If it is meant to show approximative location, it fails, because it is definitive expression. Swedish town called Haparanda can't be called "Suomen Haaparanta" even if locates right next to Finnish border.

LuckyCat
+3
Level 66
Feb 4, 2023
lol Un-Equatorial Guinea!
xTigeRx
+1
Level 66
Feb 6, 2023
in Poland we have Województwa, and for example, Podlaskie is województwo, but Sokołów podlaski is in Mazowieckie

Another example- Mazowieckie is województwo, but Rawa Mazowiecka is in Łódzkie

BobtheTurtle
+1
Level 56
Feb 3, 2023
How the hell is Equatorial Guinea not on the equator...

Stupid planet, costing me points!

LuckyCat
+3
Level 66
Feb 4, 2023
That's not very nice. Our planet has feelings, too. Why do you think it rains so much?
keve1212
+1
Level 62
Feb 3, 2023
Imagine my confusion when I took it the first time without realizing it was for each letter.
jedinight1
+1
Level 40
Feb 15, 2023
The same thing happened to me
abracadabrant
+2
Level 53
Feb 8, 2023
i got angola with literally 0 seconds left
ych
+1
Level 54
Jul 18, 2023
Nauru is kinda tricky. I didn't think of it until I remember the flag where star is the island below the yellow line which is the equator.
Alexquiz17
+1
Level 91
Sep 29, 2023
Great quiz
ballabrand
+1
Level 53
Jan 24, 2024
Thought this was just a list of the closest countries until almost a minute left... noticed the alphabet and scrambled!
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Sep 8, 2024
Eggs?
Tramp
+2
Level 77
Nov 15, 2024
I swear there are 100 countries beginning with M that are all pretty close to the equator. I think I guessed them all except the Maldives.
KhaledGuesser
+1
Level 35
Jan 6, 2025
why is everyone so joyful about this. Honduras and jamaica is more north than panama costa rica nicaragua trinidad suriname barbados and guyana which all didnt make the list. Pls cirrect your geography with this quiz
SirPhilippines
+1
Level 69
Jan 12, 2025
The quiz isn't which countries are closest to the equator, it’s which country (and in some rare cases, countries) are closest to the equator that start with a certain letter.
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