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Quiz about AZ Largest Countries in Population

A-Z Largest Countries (in Population) Quiz

The concept is simple, but some of the choices you will make are difficult! - Choose the largest country (in population) for each letter and good luck! These statistics are from 2010.

A multiple-choice quiz by hews. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
hews

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
114,072

Updated
May 07 23

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
18 / 25

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28817

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Taltarzac (20/25), Sunsetdb7 (17/25), Guest 68 (10/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. What is the largest country in terms of population starting with the letter 'A'? Hint

Argentina

Algeria

Australia

Andorra

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Question 2 of 25

2. Which 'B' country has the largest population? Hint

Botswana

Bangladesh

Brazil

Belarus

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Question 3 of 25

3. What is the most populous country starting with 'C' (Also one of the most populous countries in the world)?

Answer: (Asian country five letters)

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Question 4 of 25

4. Which of these 'D' countries has the highest population? Hint

Dominican Republic

Djibouti

Denmark

Dominica

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Question 5 of 25

5. Which 'E' country has the highest population? Hint

Egypt

East Timor

Eritrea

Ethiopia

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Question 6 of 25

6. Which is the No.1 'F' country in regards to population? Hint

French Guiana

France

Fiji

Finland

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Question 7 of 25

7. What is the most populous 'G' country? Hint

Germany

Georgia

Ghana

Greece

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which of these "H" countries has the largest population? Hint

Hong Kong

Heard Island

Hungary

Haiti

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Question 9 of 25

9. What is the most populous 'I' country?

Answer: (in Asia, 5 letters)

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Question 10 of 25

10. Which country, with a population of 232 million, is the second most populous 'I' country? Hint

Iran

Iceland

Indonesia

Iraq

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Question 11 of 25

11. In terms of population, what is the largest 'J' country? Hint

Jordan

Japan

Jamaica

Jenga

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Question 12 of 25

12. In population, what is the largest 'K' country? Hint

Kuwait

Kenya

Kazakhstan

Kiribati

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Question 13 of 25

13. What is the most populous 'L' country? Hint

Laos

Lebanon

Libya

Lithuania

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Question 14 of 25

14. What is the most populous 'M' country in the world? Hint

Morocco

Mexico

Myanmar

Mongolia

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Question 15 of 25

15. Which has the highest population among the 'N' countries? Hint

Norway

Nepal

Nigeria

New Zealand

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Question 16 of 25

16. What is the only country in the world starting with 'O'?

Answer: (Middle East, four letters)

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Question 17 of 25

17. Which 'P' country has the highest population? Hint

Philippines

Poland

Peru

Pakistan

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Question 18 of 25

18. What is the only country in the world starting with 'Q'?

Answer: (Middle East, five letters)

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Question 19 of 25

19. Which 'R' country has the highest population? Hint

Rottnest Island

Rwanda

Russia

Romania

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Question 20 of 25

20. Which 'S' country has the largest population? Hint

Spain

South Korea

Sudan

South Africa

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Question 21 of 25

21. Which is the largest 'T' country in population? Hint

Thailand

Tanzania

Tunisia

Turkey

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Question 22 of 25

22. What is the most populous 'U' country? Hint

United States

Uganda

United Kingdom

Ukraine

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Question 23 of 25

23. Which 'V' country has the highest population? Hint

Vatican City

Venezuela

Vietnam

Vanuatu

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Question 24 of 25

24. Which 'Y' country has the highest population?

Answer: (Middle East, five letters)

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Question 25 of 25

25. Which of the 'Z' countries has the larger population? Hint

Zaire

Zimbabwe

Zambia

Zanzibar

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the largest country in terms of population starting with the letter 'A'?

Answer: Argentina

Argentina has a population of 41 million, whereas Australia (21 million), Algeria (38 million) and Andorra (87,000) have significantly fewer people.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

2. Which 'B' country has the largest population?

Answer: Brazil

Both Brazil (194 million) and Bangladesh (151 million) feature in the ten most populous countries in the world, at #5 and #8 respectively.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

3. What is the most populous country starting with 'C' (Also one of the most populous countries in the world)?

Answer: China

China has a population of 1,358,000,000.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

4. Which of these 'D' countries has the highest population?

Answer: Dominican Republic

At 10 million, the population of the Dominican Republic exceeds the combined total of the other three 'D' countries.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

5. Which 'E' country has the highest population?

Answer: Ethiopia

Ethiopia had a population of 107 million in 2018. Egypt had almost 96 million in 2018.

6. Which is the No.1 'F' country in regards to population?

Answer: France

France's population sits at 63 million.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

7. What is the most populous 'G' country?

Answer: Germany

At 82 million, Germany's population is greater that all the other 'G' countries combined.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

8. Which of these "H" countries has the largest population?

Answer: Haiti

Haiti's population is something over eleven million. Hungary has a population of just under ten million. Hong Kong (a Special Administrative Region of China) has over seven million people. Heard Island, an external territory of Australia, had a population of zero.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

9. What is the most populous 'I' country?

Answer: India

India (1,227,000,000) became in the 1990s the second country to pass one billion.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

10. Which country, with a population of 232 million, is the second most populous 'I' country?

Answer: Indonesia

Indonesia, at 243,000,000, is ranked at #4 in terms of population behind China, India and the United States.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

11. In terms of population, what is the largest 'J' country?

Answer: Japan

Japan's population growth rate is very low. Japan has a population of 128 million.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

12. In population, what is the largest 'K' country?

Answer: Kenya

Kenya has a population of 38,000,000, a little less than double the rest of the 'K' countries combined.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

13. What is the most populous 'L' country?

Answer: Laos

Laos was estimated to have overtaken Libya in terms of population in 2009.

14. What is the most populous 'M' country in the world?

Answer: Mexico

Mexico has a population of 115 million.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

15. Which has the highest population among the 'N' countries?

Answer: Nigeria

Nigeria (161,000,000) experienced massive population growth during the second half of the twentieth century.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

16. What is the only country in the world starting with 'O'?

Answer: Oman

Oman's population is 3 million, but the annual population growth rate is very high at 3.4%.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

17. Which 'P' country has the highest population?

Answer: Pakistan

Pakistan has a population of 179,000,000, whilst The Philippines (97 million) Peru (28 million) and Poland (38,000,000) all have considerably large populations.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

18. What is the only country in the world starting with 'Q'?

Answer: Qatar

Qatar has a population of 1.1 million.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

19. Which 'R' country has the highest population?

Answer: Russia

Russia has a shrinking population of 140,000,000.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

20. Which 'S' country has the largest population?

Answer: South Africa

South Africa (50 million) overtook South Korea (49 million) in 2008.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

21. Which is the largest 'T' country in population?

Answer: Turkey

Turkey (73 million) has just a few million more people than Thailand (65 million).

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

22. What is the most populous 'U' country?

Answer: United States

The United States has a population of 314 million and ranks #3 in the world behind China and India.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

23. Which 'V' country has the highest population?

Answer: Vietnam

Vietnam has a population of 90 million; the other three have a combined total of less than half that number.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

24. Which 'Y' country has the highest population?

Answer: Yemen

Yemen has a population of 24 million. Yugoslavia ceased to exist in 2002, replaced by 'The Republic of Serbia and Montenegro'. There are no 'W' countries (Wales is not independent, Western Samoa was renamed Samoa in 1994 and Western Sahara was annexed by Morocco in 1979).

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

25. Which of the 'Z' countries has the larger population?

Answer: Zambia

Zambia (13.8 million) overtook Zimbabwe (12.8 million) in 2008. Zaire was renamed Congo in May 1997. Zanzibar merged with Tanganyika in April 1964, to form Tanzania.

Source: World Gazetteer (2012)

Source: Author hews

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