There are nearly 200 countries in the world. That’s a lot of countries to memorize and locate, especially considering the fact that countries are changing all the time. For example, do you know where Herzegovina is?
A lot has changed geographically since I learned the countries of the world as a child, but there are still those well-known names that every children should know and be able to find on a map. Names like the United Kingdom, United States, and China, for example. These are those countries often referred to in history, the news, or travel brochures.
When I created My First Amazing Journey Around the World, I completed a lot of research as to which countries I really wanted my children to know so that they could go deeper in their knowledge of those countries and not just know about the capital city. Below is my final top 100 list of geographical countries every child should be able to find and locate on a globe.
Note: These countries are listed in alphabetical order.
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Antarctica
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Columbia
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- France
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Lucia
- Saudi Arabia
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Want to learn more about these countries?
Be sure to check out My First Amazing Journey Around the World, an online elementary geography curriculum that uses videos and online resources to make geography come alive like never before as it points beyond traditional geographical information to God’s heart for ALL people.
Looking for even more 100 lists? Check out these 100 Things: a cache of homeschooling and family treasures compiled by the iHomeschool Network.
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