GeoQuizz

Say Asian Country Names Aloud

From the Levant to the Pacific Rim, around fifty states share dozens of writing systems and languages. Speak the name, the browser checks the match.

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Asia is the only continent where dozens of writing systems and language families share a single landmass. The same region holds Arabic in Saudi Arabia, Hebrew in Israel, Persian in Iran, Hindi and Tamil across India, Mandarin in China, Korean in both Koreas, Japanese in Japan, Thai in Thailand, and Bahasa across Indonesia and Malaysia. In this mode you do not write any of that down, you say it. The globe highlights one country at a time and the browser listens. You will travel from the Caucasus (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan) through the Stans, down into the Gulf, across South Asia and out to the Philippines, Brunei and East Timor. Around fifty answers in total.

The 52 countries — Asia

  • Flag of Afghanistan

    Afghanistan

    Kabul

  • Flag of Armenia

    Armenia

    Yerevan

  • Flag of Azerbaijan

    Azerbaijan

    Baku

  • Flag of Bahrain

    Bahrain

    Manama

  • Flag of Bangladesh

    Bangladesh

    Dhaka

  • Flag of Bhutan

    Bhutan

    Thimphu

  • Flag of Brunei

    Brunei

    Bandar Seri Begawan

  • Flag of Cambodia

    Cambodia

    Phnom Penh

  • Flag of China

    China

    Beijing

  • Flag of Cyprus

    Cyprus

    Nicosia

  • Flag of East Timor

    East Timor

    Dili

  • Flag of Georgia

    Georgia

    Tbilisi

  • Flag of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong

    City of Victoria

  • Flag of India

    India

    New Delhi

  • Flag of Indonesia

    Indonesia

    Jakarta

  • Flag of Iran

    Iran

    Tehran

  • Flag of Iraq

    Iraq

    Baghdad

  • Flag of Israel

    Israel

    Jerusalem

  • Flag of Japan

    Japan

    Tokyo

  • Flag of Jordan

    Jordan

    Amman

  • Flag of Kazakhstan

    Kazakhstan

    Astana

  • Flag of Kuwait

    Kuwait

    Kuwait City

  • Flag of Kyrgyzstan

    Kyrgyzstan

    Bishkek

  • Flag of Laos

    Laos

    Vientiane

  • Flag of Lebanon

    Lebanon

    Beirut

  • Flag of MAC

    MAC

    MAC

  • Flag of Malaysia

    Malaysia

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Flag of Maldives

    Maldives

    Malé

  • Flag of Mongolia

    Mongolia

    Ulan Bator

  • Flag of Myanmar

    Myanmar

    Naypyidaw

  • Flag of Nepal

    Nepal

    Kathmandu

  • Flag of North Korea

    North Korea

    Pyongyang

  • 🏴

    Northern Cyprus

    North Nicosia

  • Flag of Oman

    Oman

    Muscat

  • Flag of Pakistan

    Pakistan

    Islamabad

  • Flag of Palestine

    Palestine

    Ramallah

  • Flag of Philippines

    Philippines

    Manila

  • Flag of Qatar

    Qatar

    Doha

  • Flag of Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia

    Riyadh

  • Flag of Singapore

    Singapore

    Singapore

  • Flag of South Korea

    South Korea

    Seoul

  • Flag of Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

  • Flag of Syria

    Syria

    Damascus

  • Flag of Taiwan

    Taiwan

    Taipei

  • Flag of Tajikistan

    Tajikistan

    Dushanbe

  • Flag of Thailand

    Thailand

    Bangkok

  • Flag of Turkey

    Turkey

    Ankara

  • Flag of Turkmenistan

    Turkmenistan

    Ashgabat

  • Flag of United Arab Emirates

    United Arab Emirates

    Abu Dhabi

  • Flag of Uzbekistan

    Uzbekistan

    Tashkent

  • Flag of Vietnam

    Vietnam

    Hanoi

  • Flag of Yemen

    Yemen

    Sana'a

Tips to play better

  • Burma and Myanmar are both fine

    The country adopted Myanmar as its official name in 1989, but Burma is still in common English use. Both forms are accepted by the engine. The same flexibility applies to East Timor and Timor-Leste, which refer to the same Southeast Asian state.

  • Sort the five Stans

    Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan. Kazakhstan is the giant and the only one bordering Russia. Uzbekistan is doubly landlocked (its neighbours are also landlocked), a rare distinction shared only with Liechtenstein. Saying the five in a single breath helps anchor them.

  • The Gulf is six small countries

    Saudi Arabia plus the GCC five: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman. The first four are tiny on the map and easy to miss when the globe zooms in. Yemen sits below Saudi Arabia at the corner of the peninsula and is its own answer.

  • Taiwan, Cyprus, Palestine

    These three have contested status but appear in the quiz as separate answers because they have a distinct flag, capital and territory shown on the globe. Pronounce them as you would in everyday English; no special diplomatic phrasing is required.

Frequently asked questions

Is Russia in Asia or Europe in this quiz?

Russia spans both continents but the quiz classifies it as European because Moscow and most of its population sit west of the Urals. It is not in the Asia rotation, but it appears once in the world rotation. The capital remains Moscow regardless of grouping.

How do I pronounce Kyrgyzstan for the recogniser?

KIR-gih-stan with a soft g works reliably across Chrome, Edge and Safari. The cluster of consonants at the start trips the engine if you rush it. A short pause before the word and clear vowels usually unlock the match on the first try.

Are city-states like Singapore and Bahrain treated normally?

Yes. Singapore, Bahrain, Brunei, Maldives and the Vatican (Europe) are sovereign states and count as full answers. The globe still highlights their territory; for very small ones the camera zooms in so you can see what is selected before you speak.

Does the engine accept native-language names?

On the English site it expects English forms. Japan, not Nihon. China, not Zhongguo. Korea, North Korea or DPRK and South Korea or Republic of Korea all map to the right answers. Stick with the English form for fastest recognition.

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