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