Classic Map question to test your memory/geography

[jiminski]

sorry, i really must be at a loose end..

1 Afghanistan
2 Akrotiri
3 Albania
4 Algeria
5 American Samoa
6 Andorra
7 Angola
8 Anguilla
9 Antarctica
10 Antigua and Barbuda
11 Argentina
12 Armenia
13 Aruba
14 Ashmore and Cartier Islands
15 Australia
16 Austria
17 Azerbaijan
18 Bahamas, The
19 Bahrain
20 Bangladesh
21 Barbados
22 Bassas da India
23 Belarus
24 Belgium
25 Belize
26 Benin
27 Bermuda
28 Bhutan
29 Bolivia
30 Bosnia and Herzegovina
31 Botswana
32 Bouvet Island
33 Brazil
34 British Indian Ocean Territory
35 British Virgin Islands
36 Brunei
37 Bulgaria
38 Burkina Faso
39 Burma
40 Burundi
41 Cambodia
42 Cameroon
43 Canada
44 Cape Verde
45 Cayman Islands
46 Central African Republic
47 Chad
48 Chile
49 China
50 Christmas Island
51 Clipperton Island
52 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
53 Colombia
54 Comoros
55 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
56 Congo, Republic of the
57 Cook Islands
58 Coral Sea Islands
59 Costa Rica
60 Cote d'Ivoire
61 Croatia
62 Cuba
63 Cyprus
64 Czech Republic
65 Denmark
66 Dhekelia
67 Djibouti
68 Dominica
69 Dominican Republic
70 Ecuador
71 Egypt
72 El Salvador
73 Equatorial Guinea
74 Eritrea
75 Estonia
76 Ethiopia
77 Europa Island
78 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
79 Faroe Islands
80 Fiji
81 Finland
82 France
83 French Guiana
84 French Polynesia
85 French Southern and Antarctic Lands
86 Gabon
87 Gambia, The
88 Gaza Strip
89 Georgia
90 Germany
91 Ghana
92 Gibraltar
93 Glorioso Islands
94 Greece
95 Greenland
96 Grenada
97 Guadeloupe
98 Guam
99 Guatemala
100 Guernsey
101 Guinea
102 Guinea-Bissau
103 Guyana
104 Haiti
105 Heard Island and McDonald Islands
106 Holy See (Vatican City)
107 Honduras
108 Hong Kong
109 Hungary
110 Iceland
111 India
112 Indonesia
113 Iran
114 Iraq
115 Ireland
116 Isle of Man
117 Israel
118 Italy
119 Jamaica
120 Jan Mayen
121 Japan
122 Jersey
123 Jordan
124 Juan de Nova Island
125 Kazakhstan
126 Kenya
127 Kiribati
128 Korea, North
129 Korea, South
130 Kuwait
131 Kyrgyzstan
132 Laos
133 Latvia
134 Lebanon
135 Lesotho
136 Liberia
137 Libya
138 Liechtenstein
139 Lithuania
140 Luxembourg
141 Macau
142 Macedonia
143 Madagascar
144 Malawi
145 Malaysia
146 Maldives
147 Mali
148 Malta
149 Marshall Islands
150 Martinique
151 Mauritania
152 Mauritius
153 Mayotte
154 Mexico
155 Micronesia, Federated States of
156 Moldova
157 Monaco
158 Mongolia
159 Montserrat
160 Morocco
161 Mozambique
162 Namibia
163 Nauru
164 Navassa Island
165 Nepal
166 Netherlands
167 Netherlands Antilles
168 New Caledonia
169 New Zealand
170 Nicaragua
171 Niger
172 Nigeria
173 Niue
174 Norfolk Island
175 Northern Mariana Islands
176 Norway
177 Oman
178 Pakistan
179 Palau
180 Panama
181 Papua New Guinea
182 Paracel Islands
183 Paraguay
184 Peru
185 Philippines
186 Pitcairn Islands
187 Poland
188 Portugal
189 Puerto Rico
190 Qatar
191 Reunion
192 Romania
193 Russia
194 Rwanda
195 Saint Helena
196 Saint Kitts and Nevis
197 Saint Lucia
198 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
199 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
200 Samoa
201 San Marino
202 Sao Tome and Principe
203 Saudi Arabia
204 Senegal
205 Serbia and Montenegro
206 Seychelles
207 Sierra Leone
208 Singapore
209 Slovakia
210 Slovenia
211 Solomon Islands
212 Somalia
213 South Africa
214 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
215 Spain
216 Spratly Islands
217 Sri Lanka
218 Sudan
219 Suriname
220 Svalbard
221 Swaziland
222 Sweden
223 Switzerland
224 Syria
225 Taiwan
226 Tajikistan
227 Tanzania
228 Thailand
229 Timor-Leste
230 Togo
231 Tokelau
232 Tonga
233 Trinidad and Tobago
234 Tromelin Island
235 Tunisia
236 Turkey
237 Turkmenistan
238 Turks and Caicos Islands
239 Tuvalu
240 Uganda
241 Ukraine
242 United Arab Emirates
243 United Kingdom
244 United States
245 Uruguay
246 Uzbekistan
247 Vanuatu
248 Venezuela
249 Vietnam
250 Virgin Islands
251 Wake Island
252 Wallis and Futuna
253 West Bank
254 Western Sahara
255 Yemen
256 Zambia
257 Zimbabwe

[owenshooter]

sorry, i really must be at a loose end..

1 Afghanistan
2 Akrotiri
3 Albania
4 Algeria
5 American Samoa
6 Andorra
7 Angola
8 Anguilla
9 Antarctica
10 Antigua and Barbuda
11 Argentina
12 Armenia
13 Aruba
14 Ashmore and Cartier Islands
15 Australia
16 Austria
17 Azerbaijan
18 Bahamas, The
19 Bahrain
20 Bangladesh
21 Barbados
22 Bassas da India
23 Belarus
24 Belgium
25 Belize
26 Benin
27 Bermuda
28 Bhutan
29 Bolivia
30 Bosnia and Herzegovina
31 Botswana
32 Bouvet Island
33 Brazil
34 British Indian Ocean Territory
35 British Virgin Islands
36 Brunei
37 Bulgaria
38 Burkina Faso
39 Burma
40 Burundi
41 Cambodia
42 Cameroon
43 Canada
44 Cape Verde
45 Cayman Islands
46 Central African Republic
47 Chad
48 Chile
49 China
50 Christmas Island
51 Clipperton Island
52 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
53 Colombia
54 Comoros
55 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
56 Congo, Republic of the
57 Cook Islands
58 Coral Sea Islands
59 Costa Rica
60 Cote d'Ivoire
61 Croatia
62 Cuba
63 Cyprus
64 Czech Republic
65 Denmark
66 Dhekelia
67 Djibouti
68 Dominica
69 Dominican Republic
70 Ecuador
71 Egypt
72 El Salvador
73 Equatorial Guinea
74 Eritrea
75 Estonia
76 Ethiopia
77 Europa Island
78 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
79 Faroe Islands
80 Fiji
81 Finland
82 France
83 French Guiana
84 French Polynesia
85 French Southern and Antarctic Lands
86 Gabon
87 Gambia, The
88 Gaza Strip
89 Georgia
90 Germany
91 Ghana
92 Gibraltar
93 Glorioso Islands
94 Greece
95 Greenland
96 Grenada
97 Guadeloupe
98 Guam
99 Guatemala
100 Guernsey
101 Guinea
102 Guinea-Bissau
103 Guyana
104 Haiti
105 Heard Island and McDonald Islands
106 Holy See (Vatican City)
107 Honduras
108 Hong Kong
109 Hungary
110 Iceland
111 India
112 Indonesia
113 Iran
114 Iraq
115 Ireland
116 Isle of Man
117 Israel
118 Italy
119 Jamaica
120 Jan Mayen
121 Japan
122 Jersey
123 Jordan
124 Juan de Nova Island
125 Kazakhstan
126 Kenya
127 Kiribati
128 Korea, North
129 Korea, South
130 Kuwait
131 Kyrgyzstan
132 Laos
133 Latvia
134 Lebanon
135 Lesotho
136 Liberia
137 Libya
138 Liechtenstein
139 Lithuania
140 Luxembourg
141 Macau
142 Macedonia
143 Madagascar
144 Malawi
145 Malaysia
146 Maldives
147 Mali
148 Malta
149 Marshall Islands
150 Martinique
151 Mauritania
152 Mauritius
153 Mayotte
154 Mexico
155 Micronesia, Federated States of
156 Moldova
157 Monaco
158 Mongolia
159 Montserrat
160 Morocco
161 Mozambique
162 Namibia
163 Nauru
164 Navassa Island
165 Nepal
166 Netherlands
167 Netherlands Antilles
168 New Caledonia
169 New Zealand
170 Nicaragua
171 Niger
172 Nigeria
173 Niue
174 Norfolk Island
175 Northern Mariana Islands
176 Norway
177 Oman
178 Pakistan
179 Palau
180 Panama
181 Papua New Guinea
182 Paracel Islands
183 Paraguay
184 Peru
185 Philippines
186 Pitcairn Islands
187 Poland
188 Portugal
189 Puerto Rico
190 Qatar
191 Reunion
192 Romania
193 Russia
194 Rwanda
195 Saint Helena
196 Saint Kitts and Nevis
197 Saint Lucia
198 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
199 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
200 Samoa
201 San Marino
202 Sao Tome and Principe
203 Saudi Arabia
204 Senegal
205 Serbia and Montenegro
206 Seychelles
207 Sierra Leone
208 Singapore
209 Slovakia
210 Slovenia
211 Solomon Islands
212 Somalia
213 South Africa
214 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
215 Spain
216 Spratly Islands
217 Sri Lanka
218 Sudan
219 Suriname
220 Svalbard
221 Swaziland
222 Sweden
223 Switzerland
224 Syria
225 Taiwan
226 Tajikistan
227 Tanzania
228 Thailand
229 Timor-Leste
230 Togo
231 Tokelau
232 Tonga
233 Trinidad and Tobago
234 Tromelin Island
235 Tunisia
236 Turkey
237 Turkmenistan
238 Turks and Caicos Islands
239 Tuvalu
240 Uganda
241 Ukraine
242 United Arab Emirates
243 United Kingdom
244 United States
245 Uruguay
246 Uzbekistan
247 Vanuatu
248 Venezuela
249 Vietnam
250 Virgin Islands
251 Wake Island
252 Wallis and Futuna
253 West Bank
254 Western Sahara
255 Yemen
256 Zambia
257 Zimbabwe

yeah... that was pretty much what i came up with off the top of my head...-0

[Joodoo]

Greenland's not a country, it's autonomous.

[jiminski]

Greenland's not a country, it's autonomous.

hehe well it is described as: 'Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark'... now the part where it said '.. self governing country..' kind of led me to beleive that is was certainly autonomous .. but also in fact a country

anyway i think there is still debate left in most of this.... Pedro you are a very bad man!

[jiminski]

yeah... that was pretty much what i came up with off the top of my head...-0

did you use one of those periscope thingies?

[Pedronicus]

Pedro you are a very bad man!

Nowhere near as bad as the 7 donkeys who clicked on 20!!!

[Thezzaruz]

Greenland's not a country, it's autonomous.

IIRC Greenland is as tied to Denmark as Canada is tied to the UK.

[Bruceswar]

Pedro you are a very bad man!

Nowhere near as bad as the 7 donkeys who clicked on 20!!!

There could be 20 if you count Siam, GB, Ukraine, and Congo!

[Simon Viavant]

Is Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo the same thing? China, and Peoples Republic of China, and Republic of China? Great Britain, and The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? It's all kinda arbitrary. If you count those there is 18:
Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Madagascar, Congo, Egypt, Iceland?, Ukraine, Great Britain, Afganistan, India, Indonesia, New Guinea, China, Japan, and Mongolia. Or maybe 17, I'm not sure. (Not the ? on Iceland)

[jiminski]

Is Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo the same thing? China, and Peoples Republic of China, and Republic of China? GreatBritain, and The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? It's all kinda arbitrary. If you count those there is 18:
Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Madagascar, Congo, Egypt, Iceland?, Ukraine, Great Britain, Afganistan, India, Indonesia, New Guinea, China, Japan, and Mongolia. Or maybe 17, I'm not sure. (Not the ? on Iceland)

well not really, certainly in the UK/GB case, for example, it's like calling North America the United States of America... some get a little pissed off about that one.

[Pedronicus]

There could be 20 if you count Siam, GB, Ukraine, and Congo!

There could be 21 if you count the middle east as a country. ffs
Congo, GB and Siam are not countries. I live in England, so I know that GB isn't a country. All I missed was Ukraine. the answer is 15, so adding another 3 doesn't equal 20.

[jiminski]

There could be 20 if you count Siam, GB, Ukraine, and Congo!

There could be 21 if you count the middle east as a country. ffs
Congo, GB and Siam are not countries. I live in England, so I know that GB isn't a country. All I missed was Ukraine. the answer is 15, so adding another 3 doesn't equal 20.

heheh

[Robinette]

well not really, certainly in the UK/GB case, for example, it's like calling North America the United States of America... some get a little pissed off about that one.

So then South America would be Texas, right?

[owenshooter]

well not really, certainly in the UK/GB case, for example, it's like calling North America the United States of America... some get a little pissed off about that one.

So then South America would be Texas, right?

robinette, i thought that surely you would have put up the kick ass Absolute ad that has that!! you missed an easy one, big girl!!!-0

[Joodoo]

Is Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo the same thing? China, and Peoples Republic of China, and Republic of China? Great Britain, and The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? It's all kinda arbitrary. If you count those there is 18:
Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Madagascar, Congo, Egypt, Iceland?, Ukraine, Great Britain, Afganistan, India, Indonesia, New Guinea, China, Japan, and Mongolia. Or maybe 17, I'm not sure. (Not the ? on Iceland)

But New Guinea isn't a country...
Papua New Guinea is a country...

[owenshooter]

But New Guinea isn't a country...
Papua New Guinea is a country...

New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded after the last ice age. The name Papua has also been long-associated with the island (see History below). The western half of the island contains the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, while the eastern half forms the mainland of the independent country of Papua New Guinea.

pretty interesting.. had no idea that island was split in half and one was an idependent country and the other half is divided into provinces of indonesia... -0

[e_i_pi]

Just some FYI stuff. Great question by the way, generated a lot of talk. I got the answer wrong, so this isn't an "I told you so thing", just some nifty info.

Those in bold are countries, those in italics are the wishy-washy ones. Provinces that are obviously not countries are left out (eg - Alaska, East Africa, etc).

NORTH AMERICA
Greenland - Self-governed province belonging to Denmark.

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina
Brazil
Peru
Venezuala

EUROPE
Iceland
Ukraine
Great Britain - Refers to the island which bounds Scotland, Wales, and England. Not to be confused with these countries, or the "greater" country United Kingdom.

AFRICA
Egypt
Madagascar
South Africa
Congo - Refers to a region of Africa. There are two countries with Congo in the name - Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

ASIA
Afghanistan
India
China
Mongolia
Japan
Siam - Now known as Thailand, was known as Siam up to 1939, and for a brief period after WWII.

AUSTRALIASIA
Indonesia
New Guinea - Refers to the island. New Guinea bounds the country Papua New Guinea, and the Indonesian province Irian Jaya (formerly known as West Papua).
Western Australia - They may want to secede, but it hasn't happened yet. Australia's interest rate would probably halve overnight if the rest of us didn't have to put up with all the damned wealth they keep pulling from the ground

[Robinette]

So it's 15 then...

That's really funny... I thought of 13 off the top of my head and figured there were likely 2 more,,, so i got it right in a sorta kinda wrong way...

[Joodoo]

So it's 15 then...

That's really funny... I thought of 13 off the top of my head and figured there were likely 2 more,,, so i got it right in a sorta kinda wrong way...

China is still disputable because there's a Republic of China and People's Republic of China. They both claim that their country consists of the island of Taiwan the mainland, and other islands.

[Snorri1234]

Just the names of the countries.

Then China shouldn't be on the list either.

[jiminski]

Just the names of the countries.

Then China shouldn't be on the list either.

hmm well if you are discounting China you would have to discount many others including:
Republic of South Africa
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Argentine Republic
Federative Republic of Brazil

etc etc

[Frop]

Just the names of the countries.

Then China shouldn't be on the list either.

hmm well if you are discounting China you would have to discount many others including RSA.

Stay on topic Jim, no subtle advertising!

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[Snorri1234]

Just the names of the countries.

Then China shouldn't be on the list either.

hmm well if you are discounting China you would have to discount many others including:
Republic of South Africa
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Argentine Republic
Federative Republic of Brazil

etc etc

Yup, sound just like discounting the Democratic Republic of Congo.

[Pedronicus]

there are two countries making up the congo, just like there are 3 countries making GB.

China is a frigging country.


There should be a new forum created. It will be titled 'Hair splitting' and all threads will be moved there after the 7th post.

[Snorri1234]

there are two countries making up the congo, just like there are 3 countries making GB.

China is a frigging country.

There are two countries with the name "China" in them.