January 26, 2008

Can You Name All 12 Countries That Have Only 4 Letters

Posted at: 3:23 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Rants and Randomness

A friend of mine quizzed me a few years ago on all of the countries that have only four letters in their name. I was able to get 11 of them and was very surpised as to how hard it was to remember. Can you name all of them?

  1. Chad
  2. Cuba
  3. Fiji
  4. Guam
  5. Iran
  6. Iraq
  7. Laos
  8. Mali
  9. Niue
  10. Oman
  11. Peru
  12. Togo

I had trouble with “Niue” because I didn’t even know it was a country. “Niue (pronounced /niːˈʔuːeɪ/, /ˈnjuːeɪ/ in English) is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the Rock of Polynesia. Natives of the island call it ‘the Rock.’ Although self-governing, Niue is in free association with New Zealand, meaning that the Sovereign in Right of New Zealand is also Niue’s head of state.”

Government Constitutional monarchy
Head of State Queen Elizabeth II
Premier Hon. Mititaiagimene Young Vivian

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    3 Responses to “Can You Name All 12 Countries That Have Only 4 Letters”

    1. AvatarNeil
      Posted: Apr 23rd, 2008 at 2:42 pm
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      Guam and Niue aren’t countries. Guam is part of the USA from an adminstrative point of view and Niue are administered by New Zealand. There are only 10 true, independent countries with 4 letters and they are listed above.
    2. AvatarTimothy Haroutunian
      Posted: Apr 23rd, 2008 at 4:54 pm
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      @ Neil,

      Yes, you are correct, however, I was going by the CIA’s Factbook which listed it with the countries. After you dig into the information, you find that it is a territory of the US. Since I just grabbed all of the “countries” on the list with 4 letters, it appeared in this list. Thanks for the comment.
    3. Avatarcharlie
      Posted: May 20th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
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      Eire is how the Irish spell it and say it and can therfore be included. Its the only one I can think of like this. Many other countries change when not spelt in English, but none I can think of reduce to 4 letter, except Ireland.
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