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Countries of the world in 1991

179 countries, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, tell its flag from three others, or type every one you can remember in Name all.

Free to play, with no account needed. What you miss comes back for review until it sticks.

The countries

  1. 1Soviet Union22,129,470 km²
  2. 2Australia13,397,524 km²
  3. 3United States9,872,690 km²
  4. 4Canada9,868,014 km²
  5. 5People's Republic of China9,372,359 km²
  6. 6Republic of China9,147,539 km²
  7. 7Brazil8,531,202 km²
  8. 8India3,158,454 km²
  9. 9France2,997,502 km²
  10. 10Argentina2,781,932 km²
  11. 11Sudan2,509,747 km²
  12. 12Zaire2,340,550 km²
  13. 13Algeria2,312,440 km²
  14. 14Denmark2,297,637 km²
  15. 15South Africa2,047,171 km²
  16. 16Bolivia1,964,579 km²
  17. 17Mexico1,961,404 km²
  18. 18Saudi Arabia1,956,248 km²
  19. 19Indonesia1,887,910 km²
  20. 20Iran1,623,918 km²
  21. 21Libya1,621,921 km²
  22. 22Mongolian People's Republic1,554,750 km²
  23. 23Portugal1,396,277 km²
  24. 24Peru1,300,262 km²
  25. 25Chad1,276,283 km²
  26. 26Colombia1,271,252 km²
  27. 27Mali1,255,048 km²
  28. 28Angola1,253,054 km²
  29. 29Ethiopia (1962-1991)1,252,403 km²
  30. 30Niger1,184,794 km²
  31. 31Mauritania1,039,518 km²
  32. 32Egypt1,001,673 km²
  33. 33Tanzania944,025 km²
  34. 34Venezuela914,079 km²
  35. 35Federal Military Government of Nigeria911,161 km²
  36. 36Pakistan873,918 km²
  37. 37Spain852,198 km²
  38. 38Namibia826,027 km²
  39. 39Mozambique788,282 km²
  40. 40Turkey780,291 km²
  41. 41Zambia753,760 km²
  42. 42Chile737,531 km²
  43. 43Tierra del Fuego703,517 km²
  44. 44Paraguay690,399 km²
  45. 45Thailand686,671 km²
  46. 46Morocco684,688 km²
  47. 47Myanmar663,107 km²
  48. 48Ecuador658,348 km²
  49. 49Democratic Republic of Afghanistan641,909 km²
  50. 50Somalia639,204 km²
  51. 51Central African Republic620,597 km²
  52. 52Madagascar594,438 km²
  53. 53Kingdom of the Netherlands592,709 km²
  54. 54Kenya584,865 km²
  55. 55Botswana579,666 km²
  56. 56Cameroon467,967 km²
  57. 57Papua New Guinea461,676 km²
  58. 58United Arab Emirates454,293 km²
  59. 59Sweden443,785 km²
  60. 60Iraq440,504 km²

and 119 more, all in the quiz.

The map as it stood on 1 July 1991 (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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Map of Countries of the world in 1991, 179 countries: each one marked on the globe

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