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Random country generator

Draw a country from all 195 in the world, or only from the continents you pick. Each one comes with its flag and capital, and with no repeats on, a country comes up only once until you start over.

No country drawn yet

195 countries left

Continents in the draw

Tap a continent to take it out of the draw or put it back. The number is how many countries it has.

195 countries in the draw

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How to draw a random country

  1. Press Draw a country. Flags flick past for a moment, then one country lands on the card with its capital and continent.
  2. Only want Europe, or everything except Oceania? Open Continents and tap a continent to take it out of the draw. The number next to it says how many countries it has.
  3. Press Next country for another one. With No repeats on, drawn countries stay out until you press Start over. Switch it off under Options and every draw uses the full list again.
  4. Open History to see every country drawn so far, with the time, and copy the list if you need it later.

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What a random country is good for

Geography lessons

Draw a country and ask the class where it is, what the capital is or which sea it borders. Present mode shows the flag and the name big enough for the back row. If the capital is the question, hide it first under Options.

Ideas for the next trip

Can't agree where to go? Keep only the continents you can reach and draw until something sounds right. The page won't book the flight, but it ends the discussion a lot faster.

Theme nights and cooking

Cook a dish from the country you drew, find a film made there, or let every guest draw their own country to bring a snack from. With no repeats on, no two people get the same one.

Quizzes and class projects

Draw a country and have everyone sketch its flag from memory, name three cities or find it on a blank map. When each student needs a country for a presentation, the history keeps track of who got which.

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Questions about the random country generator

Which countries are in the list?

All 193 member states of the United Nations plus its two observer states, Vatican City and Palestine: 195 in total. Territories such as Greenland, Puerto Rico or Hong Kong are not in the list.

Does every country have the same chance?

Yes. Every country still in the draw has exactly the same chance, whatever its size. The secure random generator built into your browser makes the pick before the flags start rolling, and the animation cannot change it.

How are the continents split?

Into six: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania. Central America and the Caribbean count as North America. Russia counts as Europe; Turkey, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan count as Asia, and Cyprus as Europe.

Why do some countries show no capital?

The card shows a capital wherever there is one everybody agrees on. For Israel and Palestine the capital is disputed, so the card leaves it out, and Nauru has no official capital at all. For a capitals quiz, switch off Show the capital under Options.

Why don't I see the flag?

The flags are emoji, and Windows does not draw flag emoji: it would show two letters instead. On Windows the card shows the name, capital and continent without a flag. Phones, tablets and Macs show the flags.

Can I show the country on a projector or TV?

Press Present. The flag, the name and the capital fill the screen with no menus around them, and the space bar or a presentation clicker draws the next country.

Do I need to sign up or install anything?

No. The page runs in any modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer, keeps working offline once loaded, and saves your settings and history only on your own device.

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