RANDOM COUNTRY GENERATOR
Spin the country wheel for a random country from all 195: the 193 United Nations member states plus Vatican City and Palestine. Filter by continent to narrow it down.
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195 countries · 0.51% eachContinent
The wheel shows 24 of the 195 matching countries, drawn at random, so every one has the same chance.
All 195 countries
Every country on the wheel, by continent. Continents follow the United Nations geographic regions, with the Americas split into North and South America.
Africa
Spin only these- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
54 countries · 1.9% chance each when spun alone
Asia
Spin only these- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- Cyprus
- Georgia
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
48 countries · 2.1% chance each when spun alone
Europe
Spin only these- Albania
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
44 countries · 2.3% chance each when spun alone
North America
Spin only these- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States
23 countries · 4.3% chance each when spun alone
South America
Spin only these- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
12 countries · 8.3% chance each when spun alone
Oceania
Spin only these- Australia
- Fiji
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
14 countries · 7.1% chance each when spun alone
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About the list
There is no single official count of countries. This wheel uses the most common answer, 195: the 193 members of the United Nations and its two observer states, Vatican City and Palestine. Places such as Taiwan, Kosovo, Greenland and Puerto Rico are left out because they are not UN members or observers.
Some countries span two continents. The wheel follows the UN geographic regions, so Russia is in Europe while Türkiye, Cyprus, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan are in Asia, and Egypt is in Africa. Central America and the Caribbean count as North America.
Every spin is fair: the result is chosen before the animation starts, and the method is written up onhow random selection works. To spin your own list instead, use the custom wheel.
Random Country Generator FAQ
How many countries are on the country wheel?
195. That is the 193 UN member states plus Vatican City and Palestine. By continent: Africa 54, Asia 48, Europe 44, North America 23, South America 12 and Oceania 14.
Does every country have the same chance?
Yes. The wheel shows 24 countries dealt at random from the matching list, and your browser picks the winner with the Web Crypto API. Over the whole list, each country has a 1 in 195 chance, whatever its size.
Can I spin only European or African countries?
Yes. Choose a continent above the wheel. South America has 12 countries, so the wheel shows all of them at once.
Why is Russia in Europe and Türkiye in Asia?
The wheel follows the United Nations geographic regions, which place Russia in Eastern Europe and Türkiye in Western Asia. Both countries span two continents, so other sources may place them differently.