Ethiopia

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

Rank Country Population 2025

27      Ethiopia    138,902,185

Square km       Square miles

1,104,300          426,372

Fun facts about Ethiopia [Coffee was discovered in Ethiopia]:

https://www.intrepidtravel.com/adventures/10-surprising-facts-ethiopia/

Take an Ethiopia quiz:

https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/A-Handy-Guide-to-Ethiopia-388749.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia

Colombia

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

Rank   Country Population 2024

26        Colombia    52,695,952

Square km           Square miles

1,141,748              440,831

Fun facts about Colombia [Colombia has coastline in both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean]:

https://www.otherwayround.travel/interesting-facts-about-colombia/

Take a Colombia quiz:

https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=colombiaquiz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia

South Africa

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

Rank   Country Population 2024

25        South Africa   63,015,904

Square km        Square miles

  1,221,037          471,445

Fun facts about South Africa [South Africa has three capital cities]:

https://rusticpathways.com/blog/fun-facts-about-south-africa

Take a South Africa quiz:

https://www.wanderlustmagazine.com/quiz/quiz-south-africa/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa

Mali

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

Rank  Country Population 2025

24        Mali        25,200,000

Square km        Square miles

1,240,192            478,841

Fun facts about Mali [the prime meridian marker is located in Mali]:

https://afrikanza.com/blogs/culture-history/facts-about-mali

Take a Mali quiz:

https://www.ducksters.com/history/africa/empire_of_ancient_mali_questions.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali

Angola

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

Rank  Country  Population 2024

23        Angola      36,604,681

Square km            Square miles

1,246,700               481,353

Fun facts about Angola [Angola is the origin of the dreadlocks hair style]:

https://afrikanza.com/blogs/culture-history/facts-about-angola

Take an Angola quiz:

https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Awesome-Angola-257902.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola

Niger

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

Rank  Country Population 2024

22        Niger       26,342,784

Square km       Square miles

1,267,000            489,191

Fun facts about Niger [Niger is one of the hottest countries in the world]:

https://globalconnect.uz/interesting-facts-about-niger

Take a Niger quiz:

https://wordwall.net/resource/78548001/niger-game

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger

Chad

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

 Rank  Country Population 2024

21          Chad        19,093,595

Square km        Square miles

1,284,000           495,755

Fun facts about Chad [Chad is the largest land-locked country in Africa]:

https://afrikanza.com/blogs/culture-history/facts-about-chad

Take a Chad quiz:

https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/geography/exploring-chad-337000.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad

Peru

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

 Rank  Country Population 2023

20        Peru         34,352,720

Square km           Square miles

1,285,216               496,224

Fun facts about Peru [The Amazon river begins in Peru]:

https://www.bunniktours.com.au/blog/15-fascinating-facts-about-peru

Take a Peru quiz:

https://www.wanderlustmagazine.com/quiz/peru-trivia-quiz/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru

Mongolia

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

 Rank  Country Population 2025

 19        Mongolia    3,591,120

Square km         Square miles

1,564,110              603,906

Fun facts about Mongolia [The population density of Mongolia is one of the lowest in the world]:

https://rusticpathways.com/blog/fun-facts-about-mongolia

Take a Mongolia quiz:

https://diariesofmagazine.com/2025/07/18/quiz-mongolia/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolia

 

Iran

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

 Rank  Country Population 2025

18        Iran           92,417,681

Square km       Square miles

1,648,195          636,371

Fun facts about the Islamic Republic of Iran [Iran is the leading producer of saffron]:

https://factsinstitute.com/countries/facts-about-iran/

Take an Iran quiz:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/iran-blog/quiz/2014/jan/03/iran-quiz-news-2014

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

Libya

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

Rank  Country  Population 2024

17        Libya        7,361,263

Square km      Square miles

1,759,540          679,362

Fun facts about Libya [more than 90% of Libya's land is Sahara desert]:

https://www.youngpioneertours.com/10-interesting-fun-facts-about-libya/

Take a Libya quiz:

https://www.britannica.com/quiz/libya-quiz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya

Sudan

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

 Rank  Country Population 2025

16        Sudan       51,767,437

Square km      Square miles

1,886,068        728,215

Fun facts about the Republic of the Sudan [Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt]:

https://afrikanza.com/blogs/culture-history/facts-about-sudan

Take a Sudan quiz:

https://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/geography/africa/sudan.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan

Indonesia

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

 Rank  Country Population 2025est

15        Indonesia       288,315,089

Square km      Square miles

1,904,569        735,358

Fun facts about Indonesia [Indonesia includes more than 18,000 islands]:

https://tourinindonesia.com/10-interesting-facts-about-indonesia/

https://www.originaltravel.co.uk/travel-guide/indonesia/fun-facts

Take an Indonesia quiz:

https://www.wanderlustmagazine.com/quiz/quiz-indonesia/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia

Mexico

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

 Rank   Country  Population 2025est

14        Mexico       131,946,900

Square km              Square miles

1,964,375               758,449

Fun facts about Mexico [Mexico leads the world in per capita coca cola consumption]:

https://rusticpathways.com/blog/fun-facts-about-mexico

Take a Mexico quiz:

https://www.wanderlustmagazine.com/quiz/quiz-mexico/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico

Saudi Arabia

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

 Rank    Country    Population 2024

  13     Saudi Arabia     33,702,731

Square km              Square miles

2,149,690                830,000

Fun facts about Saudi Arabia [officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia]:

https://365adventures.me/11-lesser-known-facts-about-saudi-arabia/

Take a Saudi Arabia quiz:

https://www.wanderlustmagazine.com/quiz/saudi-arabia-quiz/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia

Greenland

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

 Rank   Country Population 2025est

12        Greenland       56,831

Square km      Square miles

2,166,086        836,330

Fun facts about Greenland [an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark]:

https://www.secretatlas.com/handbook/greenland/51-interesting-greenland-facts

Take a Greenland quiz:

https://www.wanderlustmagazine.com/quiz/greenland-quiz/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland

Democratic Republic of Congo [formerly Zaire]

This world has almost 200 countries, plus other types of territories. This year, we'll be visiting the 50 largest in land area.

 Rank   Country  Population 2025est

11    Dem Rep Congo    124,388,160

Square km          Square miles

2,344,858            905,354

 

Fun facts about Democratic Republic of Congo [formerly known as Zaire, it's the second largest country in Africa]:

https://dosomething.org/article/11-facts-about-democratic-republic-congo

Take a Democratic Republic of Congo quiz:

https://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/geography/africa/democratic_republic_of_the_congo.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo