Random Country
Spin up a random country with its flag, capital and key facts — great for lessons, games and writing prompts.
How to use Random Country
Each press picks a country at random and shows its flag, capital and key facts. Teachers use it for warm-ups and writing prompts; for self-study, try naming the capital and continent before the facts appear.
It runs entirely in your browser, needs no account and works on phones, tablets and Chromebooks.
What the data covers
The tool draws on the same dataset as every quiz on this site: 197 countries, 144 currencies and 107 official languages. The largest country by land area is Russia (17,098,242 km²) and the smallest is Vatican City. The most widely shared currency (code EUR) is used by 26 countries, and the most common official languages are English (58 countries), French (30 countries), Arabic (25 countries).
| Continent | Countries | Largest by area |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 54 | Algeria |
| Asia | 48 | China |
| Europe | 46 | Russia |
| North America | 23 | Canada |
| Oceania | 14 | Australia |
| South America | 12 | Brazil |
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