South 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 2024

44         South      12,703,714
              Sudan 

Square km        Square miles

 619,745               239,285

Fun facts about South Sudan [South Sudan is the world's newest country, established in 2011]:

https://factsinstitute.com/countries/facts-about-south-sudan/

Take a South Sudan quiz:

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

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

Central African Republic

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

43    Central       5,513,282
        African 
        Republic    

Square km        Square miles

622,984               240,535

Fun facts about Central African Republic [90% of the population of Central African Republic is Christian]:

https://facts.uk/facts-about-central-african-republic/

Take a Central African Republic quiz:

https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/mindmap/pp-central-african-republic-quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about

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

Somalia

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 2026

42       Somalia   20,305,907

Square km        Square miles

637,657               246,201

Fun facts about Somalia [Somalia has the longest coastline in Africa]:

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

Take a Somalia quiz:

https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Somalia-Facts-96925.html

 

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

 

 

 

 

Afghanistan

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

41   Afghanistan    35–50 million

Square km        Square miles

652,230              251,827

Fun facts about Afghanistan [Afghanistan is home to the endangered snow leopard.]:

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

Take an Afghanistan quiz:

https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=pp-afghanistan-trivia-question

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

Myanmar

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 2022

  40   Myanmar      55,770,232

Square km        Square miles

676,578              261,228

Fun facts about Myanmar [Myanmar was known as Burma until 1989.]:

https://adventurewomen.com/inspiration/magnificent-myanmar-did-you-know/

Take a Myanmar quiz:

https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Myanmar-191686.html

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

Zambia

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

39        Zambia     20,216,029

Square km        Square miles

752,612               290,585

Fun facts about Zambia [Termite hills in Zambia can be as large as a small house.]:

https://www.intrepidtravel.com/adventures/zambia-facts/

Take a Zambia quiz:

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

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

Chile

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

38       Chile       19,629,588

Square km        Square miles

  756,102             291,932

Fun facts about Chile [Chile is the longest country in the world at 2,700 miles (4,300 kilometers) from north to south but the average width is only 110 miles]:

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

Take a Chile quiz:

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

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