GENERAL QUESTIONS ON COUNTRIES
Q1. Which is the largest country by area?
Russia - 17075400 SQKM - spread across Europe and Asia.
Q2. Which is the smallest country by area?
VATICAN - .44 SQKM - a small town within the city of Rome, Italy with the status of a country.
Q3. Which is the most populated country?
China - 1339724852 as per 2010 census.
Q4. Which is the second most populated country?
India - 1028610328 (2001); 1210193422 (Estimated for 2011).
Q5. Which is the least populated country?
Vatican (-1000)
Q6. Which is the largest island country?
Australia - 7617930 SQKM.
Q7. Which is the smallest island country?
Nauru - 21 SQKM (second Tuvalu 26 SQKM).
Q8. Which country is the first Islamic Republic in Christianity dominated Europe ?
Albania.
Q9. Which country was the first to use Post Card?
Austria.
Q10. Which are the countries still a Monarchy/Sultanate/Emirate?
Bahrain, Belgium, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Denmark, Japan, Jordan, Lesotho, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Thailand, Tonga, UAE.
Q11. Which country was the first to form a communist led government in South America?
Chile.
Q12. Which are the countries sharing their borders with large number of countries?
1. RUSSIA: 14 - Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and North Korea.
2. CHINA: 12 - India, Nepal, Bhutan, North Korea, Russia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Kyrgysztan, Tajikistan.
3. BRAZIL: 10 - Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, French Guyana, Venezeula, Guyana, Suriname.
4. SUDAN: 7 - , Ethiopia, Eritrea, Egypt, Libya, Chad, South Sudan, Central African Republic.
Q13. What are all the countries lying on the Equator?
Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Indonesia, Kiribati.
Q14. Which country's people are the highest income tax payers?
Denmark - 68%
Q15. Which is the only African country which was not colonized by any European country?
Ethiopia
Q16. Which is the African country, that is covered on all sides by a single country and by North Atlantic Ocean?
GAMBIA - surrounded by Senegal on three sides and by North Atlantic Ocean.
Q17. Dominican Republic was born out of?
Haiti.
Q18. What are the three countries in the world that are completely landlocked by a single country?
1. LESOTHO - completely surrounded by South Africa. 2. VATICAN - lies within Italy. 3. SAN MARINO - lies within Italy.
Q19. Which are the countries having their capitals by the same name?
Kuwait, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Panama, San Marino, Singapore and Vatican.
Q20. Which is the smallest Republic in the world?
Nauru.
Q21. Which is the only country that is not headed by either a king/president/ Prime minister/dictator etc?
SAN MARINO - a principality headed by Co-Regents. Two regents are appointed in turn for 6 months from the councils.
Q22. Kanum Borno Empire ruled which part of the world?
Africa.
Q23. Which is the oldest Republic?
San Marino.
Q24. Which country has three capitals and what are they?
South Africa has three capitals. 1. Cape Town -- Legislative; 2. Pretoria -- Administrative. 3. Bloemfontein -- Judicial.
Q25. Which country is the largest exporter of oil?
Saudi Arabia.
Q26. Which country is the largest producer of gold and diamonds?
South Africa.
Q27. Which is the largest African Country?
Sudan.
Q28. Which is the only country in the world to declare itself as "bankrupt" and sought international aid and in which year?
Tunisia in 1869.
Q29. Which is the only country to lie in two continents and what separates it?
TURKEY - Lies in Europe and Asia - separated by Strait of Bhosphorous.
Q30. Which country has the largest per capita income?
Luxembourg.
Q31. Which country has the lowest per capita income?
Sierra Leone.
Q32. Which country has the largest deposit of Platinum?
Zimbabwe.
Q33. " LUSAKA PROTOCOL" is a peace plan and agreement related to which country?
ANGOLA - to bring an end to the Civil War that lasted for nearly 22 years From 1975 to 1997.
Q34. "Falkland War" was a war between which countries?
Between Argentina and UK over the hold of Falkland Island in the 1970s.
Q35. Which are the countries in the world to permit "ETHUANASIA" a form of mercy killing?
Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Q36. "Khmer Rogue" a communism based guerilla organization belonged to which country?
Cambodia (Kampuchea)
Q37. Which is the second largest country in the world by land area?
Canada - 9984670 SQKM
Q38. Which is the only asian country to be a permanent member of the Security Council in the UN?
People's Republic of China.
Q39. Which country is the largest producer of mild coffee and Emeralds?
Colombia.
Q40. Colombia is notoriously famous for which infamous activity?
Drug Trafficking.
Q41. Which country is also known as " Ivory Coast"?
Cote D' Ivoire.
Q42. " Dayton Agreement " is a peace agreement related to which country?
CROATIA - to bring an end to the ethnic violence between Croats, Serbs and Slovenians.
Q43. Which country is known as the "Sugar bowl of the world"?
Cuba - it is also famous for "Havana Cigars".
Q44. What is unique about Indian Mission at Cyprus?
Located on a street named Smt.Indira Gandhi Street.
Q45. "Velvet Revolution" is a peaceful revolution related to which country?
Czechoslovakia - 17th November 1989 to 29th December 1989 to overthrow Communist government.
Q46. Which country is the largest producer of Dairy Products?
Denmark.
Q47. Which country is famous for Panama Hats?
Ecuador - made of Tequilla straw.
Q48. How was Ethiopia known earlier?
Abyssinia.
Q49. How is Finland also called?
" Land of the Lakes" - the country has more than 20000 lakes.
Q50. Which country lies at the foot of the Balkan Peninsula?
Greece.
Q51. Which country is also known as the country of copper?
Zambia.
Q52. Which country is called the "Emerald isle"?
Ireland.
Q53. Which is the world's largest land locked country?
Kazakhstan.
Q54. Which country became the world's first "Black Republic"?
Haiti.
Q55. Which west African country was earlier known as "Dahomey"?
Benin.
Q56. What is the ancient name for China?
Cathay.
Q57. Which country was the first to grant voting rights to women?
New Zealand.
Q58. Which African country's tribal people are known as the masters of coded messages through drums?
Ghana - The tribal people are EWE.
Q59. Which is the middle east country that does not have a desert?
Lebanon.
Q60. Which country lies below sea level and is protected by dykes for about 2400 Kms?
the Netherlands.
Q61. For what products the Netherlands is famous for?
Dairy products.
Q62. How is New New Zealand also known?
Land of the Long White Cloud.
Q63. How is Norway also called?
Land of the Midnight Sun. (Iceland is also called so)
Q64. Which country sponsors the Nobel Prize?
Norway - held at Oslo annually on December 10th.
Q65. Which country is the leading producer of Silver?
Peru.
Q66. Which country is the largest producer of Cork?
Portugal.
Q67. Tsar/Czar dynasty ruled which country/empire?
Russian Empire.
Q68. Who founded the modern day Singapore?
Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles.
Q69. How was Sri Lanka known earlier?
Ceylon (upto 1972).
Q70. How is St. Lucia the country also known as?
Helen of the West.
Q71. Kalmar Union (not in existence) was a union of which two countries?
Sweden and Finland.
Q72. As a practice, which country's guards are provided for the Pope?
Switzerland.
Q73. Taiwan was formerly known as?
Formosa.
Q74. How was Thailand known earlier?
Siam
Q75. Which country's ruler is the world's longest serving constitutional head?
Thailand - King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in power since 1946.
Q76. How was Togo known earlier?
Togoland.
Q77. How is Tonga also called?
Friendly islands.
Q78. How was Tuvalu known earlier?
Ellice Islands.
Q79. How is Grenada also known?
Spice island - famous for nutmeg etc.,
Q80. Which country's parliament is the oldest?
Iceland - known as "Althing".
Q81. How was Indonesia called earlier?
Dutch East Indies.
Q82. Which is the world's largest archipelago country?
Indonesia - 13000 islands.
Q83. How was Iran known earlier?
Persia.
Q84. How was Iraq known earlier?
Mesopatamia.
Q85. How is Ireland also known?
Eire - Emerald Island.
Q86. Which country's people are called as Jews?
Israel.
Q87. Which country's intelligence agency is called "Mossad"?
Israel.
Q88. Which country's intelligence agency is M15?
United Kingdom.
Q89. Which country's intelligence agency is CIA?
United States of America.
Q90. Which country's intelligence agency is KGB?
Russia.
Q91. How is "Kiribati" also known?
Gilbert Island.
Q92. Who is believed to have founded the Japanese Empire?
Emperor Jimmu.
Q93. Jordan was also known as......?
Transjordan until 1949, and HASHEMITE kingdom based on the dynasty now in rule.
Q94. With which country would you associate "Mau Mau Rebellion"?
Kenya - against the British colonial rule - 1952-1960.
Q95. With which country would you associate "Tulip" revolution?
Kyrgysztan - a peaceful revolution against President Askar Akayev in 2005.
Q96. How was "Lesotho" known earlier?
Basutoland.
Q97. With which country would you associate "Taif Agreement"?
A peace agreement between Christians and muslims in the backdrop of civil war that lasted for 16 years and ended in 1989, in Lebanon. The agreement was signed in October 1989 and ratified in November 1989.
Q98. Which country is known as the 'Land of the Lillies"?
Canada.
Q99. Which country is known as "Sickman of Europe"?
Turkey.
Q100. Which country is most famous for and has the most number of Pyramids?
Mexico.
Q101. How was Micronesia known earlier?
Caroline Islands.
Q102. How was Moldova known earlier?
Moldovia, Bessarabia.
Q103. How elso Myanmar is also known?
"Rice Bowl of the Far East" and "Land of Pagodas".
Q104. Which country is the second smallest and second least populated?
Tuvalu.
Q105. United Arab Republic was a short lived country. What was it?
Formed by two nations - African Egypt and Syria , uniting and forming a country in 1958 and got separated in 1961.
Q106. Which country is known as "Down Under"?
Australia.
Q107. Which country is known as "Hermit Kingdom"?
Korea.
Q108. Which country is known as the "Land of the morning calm"?
Korea.
Q109. Which country is known as "Land of the flying fish"?
Barbados.
Q110. Which country is known as "Play Ground of Europe"?
Switzerland.
Q111. Which country is known as the "Land of the Pagodas"?
Myanmar.
Q112. Which country is known as the "Gift of the Nile"?
Egypt.
Q113. Which country is known as the "Land of Humming Bird"?
Trinidad.
Q114. Which country is known as the "Land of the Kangaroos"?
Australia.
Q115. Which country is known as the "Land of the Golden Fleece"?
Australia.
Q116. Which country is known as the "Saw Mill of Europe'?
Sweden.
Q117. Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?
Japan.
Q118. Which country is known as the "Emerald Island"?
Ireland.
Q119. Which country is known as the "Land of the Thunder bolts"?
Bhutan.
Q120. Which country is known as the "Cockpit of Europe"?
Belgium.
Q121. Which country is known as the "Land of Snow"?
Canada.
Q122. Which country is known as the "Dairy of the Europe"?
Denmark.
Q123. Which country is known as "Little Venice"?
Venezeula.
Q124. Which country is known as the "land of the Pearls"?
Bahrain.
Q125. Which country is known as the "Mother in law of Europe"?
Denmark.
Q126. Which country is known as "Isle of Spring"?
Jamaica.
Q127. Which country has the highest annual temperature?
Ethiopia.
Q128. What separates China from North Korea?
Yalu river.
Q129. In which country was the world's smallest microphone produced?
Turkey.
Q130. Which country has made the world's smallest "ship in a bottle"?
England.
Q131. In which country is the driest place on earth is locted?
Chile.
Q132. What are the three countries that have not joined the European Union?
UK, Sweden and Denmark.
Q133. Which country sold land to America which is now known as "US Virgin Islands"?
Denmark.
Q134. Which are the first and second largest land locked countries?
1. Kazakhstan 2. Mongolia.
Q135. Which country's territory is also known as the "Territory of Christmas Islands"?
Australia.
Q136. Which is the third most populous country?
Indonesia.
Q137. Which country follows "Direct Democracy"?
New Zealand. (Direct democracy means a form of governance in which people collectively make decisions for themselves, rather than having their political affairs decided by representatives)
Q138. What is unique about Grenada, the island country?
Name : Grenada - Spanish; Capital: St. Georges - French; Official Language: English.
Q139. Which country's name comes from the Sanskrit for "Lion City"?
Singapore (Singa = Lion; Pore = City).
Q140. Panama is a country today. Before that?
A district of Colombia until 1903.
Q141. Which three countries' economic union is called BENELUX?
BElgium, NEtherlands and LUXembourg.
Q142. To which group of Caribbean islands does Jamaica belong?
Greater Antilles.
Q143. Which two countries make up the Iberian Peninsula?
Spain and Portugal.
Q144. In which country the mausoleum of Babur is located?
Afghanistan.
Q145. Name the first Christian country in Africa?
Ethiopia.
Q146. Which is the only country to border both Indonesia and Thailand?
Malalysia.
Q147. In which country did the Industrial Revolution start?
England.
Q148. Which country's capital is known as the "Wettest Capital"?
CONAKRY - capital of the Republic of Guinea. Recording 134 days of rains in a year.
Q149. Which country's capital is named after a US President (other than Washington of US)?
MONROVIA - capital of Liberia named after James Monroe the 5th President of USA.
Q150. Which country fused its native religion with Christianity in the third quarter of the 19th century?
New Zealand. "Hau Hau" movement (Pai Marire was a native religion founded by prophet Te Ua Haumene. It flourished during 1863 to 1874)
Q151. Which country has not adopted EURO as its currency?
England.
Q152. Which is the only African country with daily newspaper in German?
Namibia.
Q153. Which is the land area that is not part of any country?
Antarctica.
Q154. Like India, which other country celebrate 15th August as Independence Day?
South Korea.
Q155. Which country is home to the longest free standing stalactite - an icicle shaped deposit hanging from the roof of a cave?
Ireland.
Q156. Which is the only country to have an underwater post office?
Vanuatu - an island nation.
Q157. Which country was the first to issue a commemorative stamp for Christmas?
Austria - 1937.
Q158. Where does the stateless Palestinians live now?
Gaza Strip - 14 Sq.miles. (captured by Israel in 1967 from Egypt)
Q159. Which country is the largest producer of rubber?
Malaysia.
Q160. Which is the smallest British Crown colony?
Gibraltar.
Q161. A tunnel of 12 Km length through Mount Blanc, the highest in the Mountain Alps, connects which two countries?
France and Italy. (known as Mont Blanc Tunnel - 11.611 Kms - connects Chamonix, France and Aosta valley, Italy.
Q162. Which was the only Hindu Kingdom in the world?
Nepal. It was a kingdom ruled by Shah dynasty kings till May 2008.
Q163. Where is "Golan Heights" and what is its importance?
Israel - It was earlier part of Syria. A strategically important place occupied by Israel in 1967 and annexed it in 1981.
Q164. Operation "Desert storm" liberated which country?
Kuwait - from the occupation of Iraq during 1990-1991.
Q165. Which country has the world's highest waterfall?
Venezeula - Angel Falls. (see under Water falls)
Q166. Which country is the world's top travel destination?
France.
Q167. Which country has the highest life expectancy rate?
Japan (overall rate is 82.6 years)
Q168. Which country is the lowest lying nation in the world?
Maldives.
Q169. Which is the only country with Caribbean and Pacific coasts?
Colombia.
Q170. Which country is called "roof top of the world" because of its high elevation?
Bolivia.
Q171. Which is the largest country in Central America?
Nicaragua.
Q172. Which country has a Deputy Prime Minister but not a Prime Minister?
Oman.
Q173. Which country's Antarctic claim covers the greatest Swath of Longitude?
Australia. (Swath width refers to the strip of the Earth's surface from which data are collected by a satellite. The longitudinal extent of the Swath is defined by the motion of the satellite with respect to the surface, whereas the swath width is measure perpendicularly to the longitudinal extent of the swath. Note that swath width is also cited in the context of Sonar specifications. It is measured in metres or kilometers.)
Q174. What is the principal export item of Jamaica?
Sugar.
Q175. What are the countries called Balkan region?
Greece, Albania, Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, part of Romania and European part of Turkey.
Q176. Which place, an island in Indian Ocean, was the venue for agreement between UK and USA for the use of that island?
Diego Garcia.
Q177. The longest serving head of state is from.......?
Thailand.
Q178. Which is the only Asian country in G8 group of nations?
Japan. The G8 was started in 1975 as G6 with France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and USIn 1996 it became G7 with the joining of Canada and in 1997 Russia joined with this group, to make it G8..
Q179. Which country had the daughter as President and mother as PM?
Sri Lanka - Chandrika - Daughter - President 1994 to 2005. Sirimao Bandaranaike - Mother - PM - 1960-65; 1970-77; 1994-2000.
Q180. Which country has the longest coastline?
Canada - 2,43,792 Km which includes 25455 Kms of islands.
Q181. Which African country was the first to get independence from British?
Ghana.
Q182. How Finland is called by its people?
Suomi.
Q183. Which is the most southerly capital?
Wellington - New Zealand.
Q184. What combination of countries are called "Indochina"?
Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
Q185. Which country has the longest landed border?
China.
Q186. Which is the most densely populated island country?
Mauritius.
Q187. Which is the most densely populated country?
Monaco.
Q188. Which is the hottest inhabited country in the world?
Djibouti.
Q189. Which country is also known as "Britain of the South"?
New Zealand.
Q190. Which is the only African country to have Spanish as Official language?
Equatorial Guinea.
Q191. Which island country lying on the Persian Gulf is a kingdom and also the Smallest of the Arab nations?
Bahrain.
Q192. Which is the world's oldest royal kingdom and family?
Japan. Present emperor Akihito is the 125th in the Japanese order of succession.
Q193. What is the westernmost country of mainland Europe?
Portugal.
Q194. Austria is also known as?
Republic Osterreich.
Q195. Which country is Asia's only Roman Catholic country?
Philippines.
Q196. Which country, a former kingdom, had nine governments in 12 years of democratic rule?
Nepal.
Q197. In which country a ship yard worker (electrician) became President?
Poland -Mr. Lech Walesa.
Q198. How is Hong Kong known in Chinese?
Xianggang.
Q199. What is the approximate world population?
6.9 billion.
Q200. What is the worldwide birth and death rate?
Birth rate is 20.2 and death rate is 9 per thousand.
Q201. Which country has the highest birth rate?
Niger in Africa(51.6 per 1000)
Q202. Which country has the lowest birth rate?
Hong Kong (7.42)
Q203. Which country has the highest death rate?
Swaziland (30.83)
Q204. Which country has the lowest death rate?
United Arab Emirates (2.11)
Q205. Which country is called the "Heart of Americas"?
Paraguay - called as "Corazon de America".
Q206. Which country does not have a currency of its own now( as of Feb.2012)?
Zimbabwe. Its currency has been suspended due to hyperinflation. At present USD, South African Rand, Euro and Botswanian Pula are used.
Q207. What are the countries/states falling under the region called "Oceania", also called South Pacific Continent?
Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, French Polynesia, Cook Islands , Tonga, Tuvalu, Western Samoa, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau.
Q208. What is "Schengen Agreement" and "Schengen Area" related to countries?
A treaty signed on 14.6.1985 at Schengen, in Luxembourg between five (of the ten member countries then of the European Economic Community). The original signatories of the Agreement were Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Together, they created a borderless "Schengen Area" which operates very much like a single state for international travel with external border controls for travellers travelling in and out of the area, but with no internal border controls. The borderless zone thus created, by the "Schengen Agreements", and the "Schengen Area" over the period got expanded and now covers 26 European countries, covering a population of 400 million people and an area of 43,12,099 SQKM.
Q209. Which south east asian country was not colonised by any european countries?
Thailand
Q210. Which are the countries which does not have a regular army of any kind ?
Andorra, Costa Rica, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Iceland, Kiribati, Lichenstein, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Morocco, Nauru,
Palau, Panama, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines, Samao, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu.
