GeotchaA geography quiz on a real globe
Countries of Africa in 1960
20 countries, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, or type every one you can remember in Name all.
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The countries
- 1Sudan2,509,747 km²
- 2Republic of the Congo2,503,099 km²
- 3Congo-Léopoldville2,340,550 km²
- 4Union of South Africa2,047,171 km²
- 5Libya1,621,921 km²
- 6Mali Federation1,452,204 km²
- 7Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland1,264,623 km²
- 8Ethiopian–Eritrean Federation (1952-1962)1,252,403 km²
- 9United Arab Republic1,189,003 km²
- 10Morocco683,084 km²
- 11Somali Republic639,204 km²
- 12Malagasy Republic594,392 km²
- 13Cameroon467,967 km²
- 14Guinea245,564 km²
- 15Ghana240,599 km²
- 16Tunisia157,732 km²
- 17Liberia96,160 km²
- 18Togo56,869 km²
- 19Ruanda-Urundi52,303 km²
- 20Protectorate of the Portuguese Congo7,988 km²
The map as it stood on 1 July 1960 (a year means its 1 July), with the names of the time. Sovereign states as they were then; British dominions count from the Statute of Westminster (1931), Egypt from 1922. Colonies, protectorates and mandates are not countries here: they have quizzes of their own. Area in km², measured on the largest of its outlines (simplified, clipped to land). Sources: OpenHistoricalMap contributors (CC0), Wikidata (CC0).
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