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Flags of the most populous countries
Ten flags from the most populous countries. Name the country, or pick its flag from four.
The thirty countries with the most people. Together they are home to most of the world's population.
This region has 30 countries in the quiz. At medium level the questions come from 23 of them and the wrong answers from the same continent, so neighbours and look-alikes turn up together. The easy level keeps to the 12 best-known.
The largest country here is Russia and the smallest South Korea; India has the most people.
Countries and capitals: the most populous countries
| Country | Capital |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh | Dhaka |
| Brazil | Brasília |
| China | Beijing |
| Colombia | Bogotá |
| DR Congo | Kinshasa |
| Egypt | Cairo |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa |
| France | Paris |
| Germany | Berlin |
| India | New Delhi |
| Indonesia | Jakarta |
| Iran | Tehran |
| Italy | Rome |
| Japan | Tokyo |
| Kenya | Nairobi |
| Mexico | Mexico City |
| Myanmar | Naypyidaw |
| Nigeria | Abuja |
| Pakistan | Islamabad |
| Philippines | Manila |
| Russia | Moscow |
| South Africa | Pretoria |
| South Korea | Seoul |
| Sudan | Khartoum |
| Tanzania | Dodoma |
| Thailand | Bangkok |
| Türkiye | Ankara |
| United Kingdom | London |
| United States | Washington, D.C. |
| Vietnam | Hanoi |
Figures: population for 2025 and area for 2023 from the World Bank's development indicators (licence CC BY 4.0); names from Unicode CLDR; outlines from Natural Earth.