Countries around the world each have their own unique cultures, landmarks, and histories that make them interesting to learn about. Riddles can be a fun way to test your knowledge about different countries. Here are 99 challenging riddles about countries from around the world, along with their answers.
Riddles about European Countries
Let’s start with some riddles about countries in Europe:
1. I’m home to the Eiffel Tower, Louvre, and Notre Dame. Parisians eat croissants and baguettes. What country am I?
Answer: France
2. I’m an island country off the south coast of England. My capital is London, where you’ll find Big Ben and Buckingham Palace. What am I?
Answer: United Kingdom
3. My capital is Rome, and I’m shaped like a boot. My famous landmarks include the Colosseum, Leaning Tower of Pisa, and canals of Venice. What country am I?
Answer: Italy
4. Oktoberfest is a popular festival held in my country every year. I’m known for beer, bratwurst, and BMWs. What country am I?
Answer: Germany
5. I’m home to tulips, windmills, wooden clogs, and Vincent Van Gogh. My capital is Amsterdam. What country am I?
Answer: The Netherlands
6. My capital is Athens, and I’m home to the Acropolis and Parthenon. The first Olympics were held here long ago. What country am I?
Answer: Greece
7. My iconic half-red, half-white flag has a blue Scandinavian cross. I’m home to fjords, Vikings, and smorgasbords. What country am I?
Answer: Norway
8. I’m home to Swiss chocolate, Swiss cheese, Swiss army knives, and the Swiss Alps. My capital is Bern. What country am I?
Answer: Switzerland
9. Dracula’s castle and gypsy fortunetellers are found in my Transylvania region. My capital is Bucharest. What country am I?
Answer: Romania
10. My capital is Budapest, and I’m home to goulash stew and paprika seasoning. Composer Franz Liszt was born in my country. What am I?
Answer: Hungary
11. I’m home to the Blarney Stone, Guinness beer, and St. Patrick’s Day. My capital is Dublin. What country am I?
Answer: Ireland
12. My capital is Warsaw, and I’m known for pierogi dumplings, vodka, and composer Frederic Chopin. What country am I?
Answer: Poland
Riddles about Asian Countries
Now let’s look at some riddles about countries in Asia:
13. My capital is Tokyo, and I’m home to Mt. Fuji, samurai, and sumo wrestlers. Anime and manga come from my culture. What country am I?
Answer: Japan
14. I’m home to the Great Wall, terracotta soldiers, pandas, and the Forbidden City. My capital is Beijing. What country am I?
Answer: China
15. My capital is Seoul, and my culture is known for kimchi, K-pop, and taekwondo. My peninsula neighbor is North Korea. What country am I?
Answer: South Korea
16. I’m an island nation home to orangutans and komodo dragons. My capital is Jakarta, and I’m the world’s largest island country. What country am I?
Answer: Indonesia
17. My capital New Delhi is home to the Taj Mahal. I’m known for spicy curry, Bollywood films, and the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism. What country am I?
Answer: India
18. Bangkok is my capital, and I’m home to ancient temples, elephants, and tasty Thai cuisine. What country am I?
Answer: Thailand
19. My capital is Kuala Lumpur, and I’m known for rainforests, orangutans, and the Petronas Twin Towers. What southeast Asian country am I?
Answer: Malaysia
20. I’m an island country home to the komodo dragon. My capital is Jakarta, and I have over 17,000 islands. What country am I?
Answer: Indonesia
21. My capital is Hanoi, and I’m home to French colonial landmarks and the bustling Halong Bay. The Vietnam War was fought here. What country am I?
Answer: Vietnam
22. The Himalayas separate me from China to the north. I’m home to Mt. Everest and Sherpas. My capital is Kathmandu. What country am I?
Answer: Nepal
Riddles about African Countries
Let’s move on to some riddles about countries in Africa:
23. My capital is Cairo, and I’m home to the ancient pyramids and Sphinx. What African country am I that borders the Red Sea?
Answer: Egypt
24. My capital is Nairobi, and I’m home to the Maasai people, safari tours, and Mt. Kilimanjaro. What East African country am I?
Answer: Kenya
25. My capital is Addis Ababa, and I’m home to native coffee beans and Lucy, an ancient humanoid fossil. What African country am I?
Answer: Ethiopia
26. My capital is Pretoria, and I border Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. What African country am I?
Answer: South Africa
27. My capital is Accra, and I’m home to cocoa bean farms and Kakum National Park’s canopy walkways. What West African country am I?
Answer: Ghana
28. My capital is Abuja, and I’m home to over 500 different ethnic groups. I’m named after the Niger River that flows through me. What country am I?
Answer: Nigeria
29. My capital is Rabat, and I border the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. My culture is influenced by Berber, Arabian, and French history. What North African country am I?
Answer: Morocco
30. My capital is Algiers, and most of my landscape is covered by the Sahara Desert. What North African country am I?
Answer: Algeria
Riddles about North American Countries
Here are some riddles about the countries in North America:
31. I’m located between Mexico and Canada, and my states include Texas, California, and New York. My capital is Washington D.C. What country am I?
Answer: United States of America
32. My capital is Mexico City, and I’m home to ancient Aztec and Mayan ruins. My official name is the United Mexican States. What country am I that borders the U.S. to the north?
Answer: Mexico
33. My capital is Havana, and I’m the largest island country in the Caribbean Sea. Fidel Castro was my former prime minister. What country am I?
Answer: Cuba
34. My capital is Ottawa, and I’m the second largest country in the world by area. I border the U.S and am home to Niagara Falls. What country am I?
Answer: Canada
35. Spanish is my official language, and my capital is San Juan. I’m located in the Caribbean Sea, east of the Dominican Republic. What U.S. territory am I?
Answer: Puerto Rico
36. My capital is Nassau, and I’m located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Haiti. What Caribbean country am I?
Answer: The Bahamas
37. I’m located south of Mexico and west of Belize in Central America. My capital is Guatemala City. What country am I?
Answer: Guatemala
38. My capital is San Salvador, and I use the U.S. dollar as my official currency. I’m the smallest country on the North American mainland. What country am I?
Answer: El Salvador
39. My capital is Managua, and I border Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. Lake Nicaragua is the largest lake in my country. What country am I?
Answer: Nicaragua
Riddles about South American Countries
Can you guess these countries located in South America?
40. My capital is Lima, and I’m located along the Pacific Coast of South America. My culture is a mix of indigenous and Spanish colonial influences. What country am I?
Answer: Peru
41. My capital is Buenos Aires, and along with soccer legend Lionel Messi, I’m known for tango dancing. What South American country am I?
Answer: Argentina
42. My capital is Santiago, and I share borders with Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. My Atacama Desert is one of the driest places on Earth. What long and narrow country am I?
Answer: Chile
43. My capital is Brasília, and I’m the fifth largest country in the world in area and population. I’m home to the Amazon rainforest, samba dancing, and Carnival festivals. What country am I?
Answer: Brazil
44. My capital is Bogotá, and I border both the Pacific and Caribbean coasts of South America. What country am I that’s the world’s top coffee producer?
Answer: Colombia
45. I’m a small country bordered by Brazil and Colombia in northwestern South America. My capital is Georgetown, and English is my official language. What country am I?
Answer: Guyana
46. My capital is Quito, and I’m home to the Galápagos Islands and large Andean mountain range. What country am I that’s located on the Equator?
Answer: Ecuador
47. My capital is Asunción, and I’m one of only two landlocked countries in South America. My culture blends Spanish and indigenous Guarani influences. What country am I?
Answer: Paraguay
48. My capital is Montevideo, and I border both Brazil and Argentina. What small South American country am I?
Answer: Uruguay
49. My capital is Sucre, and I’m home to Lake Titicaca, which borders my neighbor Peru. I’m named after South American independence leader Simon Bolivar. What landlocked country am I?
Answer: Bolivia
50. My capital is Caracas, and I have the world’s largest oil reserves. What South American country am I north of Brazil and west of Guyana?
Answer: Venezuela
Riddles about Australian and Oceanian Countries
Let’s head Down Under for riddles about Australia, New Zealand, and other countries in Oceania:
51. My capital is Canberra, and my major cities include Sydney and Melbourne. My Outback region is home to red sand deserts and Uluru rock. What country am I?
Answer: Australia
52. I’m located northeast of Australia, and my two main islands are split into a North Island and South Island. My capital is Wellington, and I’m home to kiwi birds. What country am I?
Answer: New Zealand
53. I’m an island country located north of New Zealand, and my capital is Suva. What tropical South Pacific country am I with over 300 islands?
Answer: Fiji
54. I’m a South Pacific island nation east of Australia, and my capital is Port Moresby. I’m one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world. What country am I?
Answer: Papua New Guinea
55. I’m an archipelago of over 500 islands in the central South Pacific Ocean. My capital is Honiara, located on Guadalcanal Island. What country am I?
Answer: Solomon Islands
56. I’m a country made up of over 1,000 islands in Micronesia. My capital is Palikir, and I share maritime borders with the Marshall Islands. What federated island nation am I?
Answer: The Federated States of Micronesia
57. I’m an island country in the South Pacific Ocean near Fiji and Tuvalu. My capital is Apia, and I’m home to tropical beaches and rainforests. What country am I?
Answer: Samoa
58. I’m a Pacific island country northeast of Australia, made up of many low coral atolls. My capital is Tarawa, and I’m located just north of the equator. What country am I?
Answer: Kiribati
Riddles about Middle Eastern Countries
Let’s move on to some riddles about countries in the Middle East region:
59. My capital is Jerusalem, and I’m home to holy sites for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. I share borders with Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. What country am I?
Answer: Israel
60. My capital is Amman, and I’m located between Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Syria. My most famous landmark is the ancient city of Petra carved into rock cliffs. What country am I?
Answer: Jordan
61. My capital is Tel Aviv and major cities include Haifa and Jerusalem. The Dead Sea and Sea of Galilee are located within my borders. What small but highly developed country am I?
Answer: Israel
62. My capital is Damascus and I share borders with Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey. What war-torn Middle Eastern country am I?
Answer: Syria
63. My capital is Beirut and I’m located on the Mediterranean coast. I have 18 official recognized religious groups within my small borders. What culturally diverse Middle Eastern country am I?
Answer: Lebanon
64. My capital is Baghdad and I’m located in the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. I share borders with Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and Turkey. What country am I?
Answer: Iraq
65. My capital is Tehran and I share borders with Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Armenia and Azerbaijan. I’m located along the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea. What Middle Eastern country am I?
Answer: Iran
66. My capital is Ankara and I straddle Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Istanbul and Antalya are major cities within my borders. What country am I?
Answer: Turkey
67. My capital is Riyadh and I make up most of the Arabian Peninsula. I’m home to Islam’s holiest sites Mecca and Medina. What Middle Eastern absolute monarchy am I?
Answer: Saudi Arabia
68. My capital is Abu Dhabi and I’m located along the Persian Gulf. What Middle Eastern country am I made up of seven oil-rich emirates?
Answer: United Arab Emirates
69. My capital is Doha and I’m a small peninsular Arab country bordering Saudi Arabia. What petroleum and natural gas rich country am I?
Answer: Qatar
70. My capital is Kuwait City and I’m located between Saudi Arabia and Iraq at the northern tip of the Persian Gulf. What small Middle Eastern country am I?
Answer: Kuwait
71. My capital is Muscat and I border Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. I’m located along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman. What country am I?
Answer: Oman
72. My capital is Sana’a and I’m located on the Arabian Peninsula next to Saudi Arabia. What is the second largest Arab country by area that I am?
Answer: Yemen
Riddles about African Countries
Let’s head back to Africa for more riddles about countries on this continent:
73. My capital is Niamey and most of my landscape is covered by the Sahara Desert. What landlocked West African country am I that starts with the letter N?
Answer: Niger
74. My capital is Nouakchott and I’m located on the Atlantic coast between Western Sahara and Senegal. What African country am I?
Answer: Mauritania
75. My capital is Bissau and I was once a Portuguese colony. I’m located on the west coast of Africa bordered by Senegal and Guinea. What country am I?
Answer: Guinea-Bissau
76. My capital is Monrovia and I was founded by freed American slaves. What West African country am I that starts with the letter L?
Answer: Liberia
77. My capital is Freetown and I’m located on the coast of West Africa near Guinea and Liberia. What country am I?
Answer: Sierra Leone
78. My capital is Banjul and I’m the smallest country on mainland Africa. I’m almost completely surrounded by Senegal. What country am I?
Answer: The Gambia
79. My capital is Conakry and I’m located on Africa’s Atlantic coast between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone. What African country am I?
Answer: Guinea
80. My capital is Yaounde and I share borders with Nigeria, Chad and the Central African Republic. What African country am I named after the Wouri River?
Answer: Cameroon
81. My capital is Bangui and I’m a landlocked country surrounded by Chad, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and other countries. What African country am I?
Answer: Central African Republic
82. My capital is Brazzaville, and I’m located on the west coast of Central Africa along the Congo River across from the DRC. What country am I?
Answer: Republic of the Congo
83. My capital is Kinshasa, and I’m a central African country formerly known as Zaire. What is the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa that I am?
Answer: Democratic Republic of the Congo
84. My capital is Luanda, and I’m located on the southwest coast of Africa. I’m a former Portuguese colony, and I endured a long civil war after independence. What country am I?
Answer: Angola
85. My capital is Moroni, and I’m made up of a volcanic archipelago off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. What island country am I?
Answer: Comoros
86. My capital is Antananarivo, and I’m an island country located off the southeastern coast of Africa. What biodiversity hotspot am I?
Answer: Madagascar
87. My capital is Port Louis, and I’m a small island nation off the southeast coast of Africa known for beautiful beaches. What country am I?
Answer: Mauritius
88. My capital is Victoria, and I’m a 115-island granitic archipelago located in the Indian Ocean over 1,000 miles off Africa’s east coast. What African island country am I?
Answer: Seychelles
Riddles about European Countries
Let’s revisit Europe for more riddles about countries on this continent:
89. My capital is Lisbon and I’m located on the Iberian Peninsula bordering Spain. What southwestern European country am I?
Answer: Portugal
90. My capital is Madrid and I share the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal. What is the largest southern European country that I am?
Answer: Spain
91. My capital is Andorra la Vella and I’m a small landlocked country located in the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain. What independent microstate am I?
Answer: Andorra
92. My capital is Copenhagen and I consist of the Jutland Peninsula and over 400 islands. What Scandinavian country am I?
Answer: Denmark
93. My capital is Brussels and I have three official languages: Dutch, French, and German. I’m home to waffles, chocolate, and the European Union’s headquarters. What small European country am I?
Answer: Belgium
94. My capital is Luxembourg City and I’m one of the smallest countries in Europe, surrounded by Belgium, France, and Germany. What Grand Duchy am I?
Answer: Luxembourg
95. My capital is Amsterdam and I’m located on the North Sea between Belgium and Germany. Over 10% of my land is reclaimed from the sea. What low-lying country am I?
Answer: The Netherlands
96. My capital is Vienna and I’m a German-speaking country, birthplace of composers Mozart, Beethoven, and Strauss. What landlocked country am I in Central Europe?
Answer: Austria
97. My capital is Vaduz and I’m a German-speaking microstate located within the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. What European principality am I?
Answer: Liechtenstein
98. My capital is Minsk and I have borders with Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia and Ukraine. What is the largest landlocked country completely within Europe that I am?
Answer: Belarus
99. My capital is Sarajevo and I declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1992. Mostar and its famous bridge are located within my borders. What Balkan country am I?
Answer: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Conclusion
How many of these country riddles could you correctly solve? Learning geography trivia in the form of fun riddles is a great way to expand your knowledge about nations around the world. From European countries to island countries in Oceania and everything in between, each place has its own unique identity and history to discover.
