Comments on: Can You Name All 12 Countries That Have Only 4 Letters

By: drew

drew — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:55:59 +0000

Two of the “countries” on this list are not sovereign nations. Guam is a US territory, and Niue belongs to New Zealand.

By: Olga Johnson

Olga Johnson — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:32:40 +0000

Thanks for settling a bet, but guam and niue are debatable countries…

By: James

James — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:17:02 +0000

certainly not! guam is an unincorporated territory of the United States, Niue is not a sovereign state although it is self governed, all citizens are subjects of the Queen via NZ

By: Donald Sands

Donald Sands — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 15:01:38 +0000

GUAM IS NOT A COUNTRY..IT IS A An unincorporated territory of the United States

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By: Fera

Fera — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:02:02 +0000

guys, nobody though of Toga, that is a real country AND has 4 letters

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:15:27 +0000

Eire is Ireland only when using the Irish language. The official title in the English language is Ireland. So, if we’re talking about countries as they are written in English then Eire doesn’t count. It is wrong to use Eire if speaking/writing in English.

By: Fishy

Fishy — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:39:28 +0000

Also, Chile in spanish only has 4 letters (if you use the alphabet that was still most commonly used until the late 1990s)

And no, Guam is not a country, nor is Niue, it says Country/Location, they are locations. The Atlantic Ocean is on that list, does that qualify it as a country? I think not

By: charlie

charlie — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:54:43 +0000

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.

By: Timothy Haroutunian

Timothy Haroutunian — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:54:47 +0000

@ 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.

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:42:49 +0000

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.