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North America Country Shapes Quiz

Name all 23 North American countries from their outline alone — no colour, no borders, no labels.

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The same countries split three ways, by how often people actually get them wrong. Start easy and work up — each level keeps its own progress.

Level 1 Easy The flags most people already half-know. 5 countries Level 2 Medium Where scores usually start to slip. 10 countries Level 3 Hard The ones that decide whether you really know the world. 8 countries All levels Every country at once, difficulties mixed. 23 countries

About the shapes of North America

Stripped of colour and context, 23 North American countries are surprisingly hard to name. Each outline below is drawn to the same frame, so relative size gives nothing away.

The extremes tell you why: Canada at 9,984,670 km² and Saint Kitts and Nevis at 261 km² are both scaled to fill the same box, so you are judging form alone.

Coastline does most of the work in North America. Countries with a distinctive peninsula or island chain are recognised quickly; compact inland shapes are the ones that stall people.

The pairs that actually cost people points in North America are El Salvador–Guatemala, El Salvador–Honduras and El Salvador–Nicaragua. There are 6 look-alike pairings inside this region, so it is worth learning the one detail that separates each pair rather than the general impression.

All 23 countries of North America

Every country outline in North America, with capital, population and land area.
Flag Country Capital Population Area
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Saint John's 94,209 442 km²
Flag of Bahamas Bahamas Nassau 403,033 13,943 km²
Flag of Barbados Barbados Bridgetown 282,623 430 km²
Flag of Belize Belize Belmopan 422,924 22,966 km²
Flag of Canada Canada Ottawa 41,651,653 9,984,670 km²
Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica San José 5,152,950 51,100 km²
Flag of Cuba Cuba Havana 10,937,203 109,884 km²
Flag of Dominica Dominica Roseau 65,871 751 km²
Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Santo Domingo 11,520,487 48,671 km²
Flag of El Salvador El Salvador San Salvador 6,365,503 21,041 km²
Flag of Grenada Grenada St. George's 117,303 344 km²
Flag of Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala City 18,687,881 108,889 km²
Flag of Haiti Haiti Port-au-Prince 11,906,095 27,750 km²
Flag of Honduras Honduras Tegucigalpa 11,005,850 112,492 km²
Flag of Jamaica Jamaica Kingston 2,837,077 10,991 km²
Flag of Mexico Mexico Mexico City 131,946,900 1,964,375 km²
Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua Managua 7,007,502 130,373 km²
Flag of Panama Panama Panama City 4,571,189 75,417 km²
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre 46,922 261 km²
Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Castries 180,149 616 km²
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown 99,924 389 km²
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 1,367,764 5,130 km²
Flag of United States United States Washington D.C. 341,784,857 9,372,610 km²
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Frequently asked questions

How many countries are in this quiz?

This quiz covers all 23 entries in North America. Questions are drawn from the full set, and the complete list appears in the table on this page.

Do I need an account?

No. There is no sign-up and no login. Your score stays in your own browser and is never sent anywhere.

How are the wrong answers chosen?

Deliberately, not at random. Each question prefers flags that are genuinely confusable with the right answer, then countries from the same sub-region, so guessing by elimination does not work.

Is it free?

Yes, completely free with no limit on how many times you play.