Countries & Data
Every number in the game comes from a public source. Here are all 44 categories that can appear on a board, with source, year and licence — and the 197 countries in the deck.
Categories
People
Population
Total number of people living in the country.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 · 197 countries
Population density
How many people live on one square kilometre of land, on average.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 · 197 countries
Life expectancy
How many years a baby born today is expected to live.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 · 195 countries
Births per woman
The average number of children a woman has during her life.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 · 195 countries
Urban population
Share of people who live in towns and cities.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 · 195 countries
Median age
Half the population is younger than this age, half is older.
CIA World Factbook (archived 2026 snapshot) · 2025 · Public domain · 195 countries
Children under 15
Share of the population younger than 15 years.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 · 195 countries
People over 65
Share of the population aged 65 or older.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 · 195 countries
Population growth
How fast the population grows each year — negative means it shrinks.
CIA World Factbook (archived 2026 snapshot) · 2025 · Public domain · 195 countries
Land
Land area
Land surface in square kilometres, without lakes and rivers.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 · 197 countries
Coastline length
Total length of the sea coast. Landlocked countries have 0 km.
CIA World Factbook (archived 2026 snapshot) · Public domain · 196 countries
Highest point
Height of the country's highest point above sea level.
CIA World Factbook (archived 2026 snapshot) · Public domain · 196 countries
Lowest point
Height of the country's lowest point — can be below sea level.
CIA World Factbook (archived 2026 snapshot) · Public domain · 196 countries
Number of land neighbours
How many countries and territories share a land border with it.
mledoze/countries · ODbL 1.0 · 197 countries
Length of land borders
Total length of all borders on land. Island nations have 0 km.
CIA World Factbook (archived 2026 snapshot) · Public domain · 196 countries
Water surface
Share of the country's area covered by lakes, rivers and reservoirs.
CIA World Factbook (archived 2026 snapshot) · Public domain · 193 countries
Nature
Forest cover
Share of the land covered by forest.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 · 194 countries
Arable land
Share of the land used for growing crops.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 · 190 countries
Annual rainfall
Average amount of rain and snow that falls in a year.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2022 · CC BY 4.0 · 181 countries
Renewable energy share
Share of all energy used that comes from renewable sources.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2022 · CC BY 4.0 · 192 countries
CO₂ per person
Tonnes of carbon dioxide emitted per person in a year.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 · 186 countries
Protected land
Share of the land in national parks and other protected areas.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 · 193 countries
Agricultural land
Share of the land used for crops or for grazing animals.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 · 193 countries
Air pollution (fine dust)
Average amount of tiny dust particles (PM2.5) in the air people breathe.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2023 · CC BY 4.0 · 193 countries
Green electricity
Share of electricity made from renewable sources like water, wind and sun.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2021 · CC BY 4.0 · 188 countries
Solar power
Share of the country's power stations (by capacity) that run on sunlight.
CIA World Factbook (archived 2026 snapshot) · 2023 · Public domain · 172 countries
Economy
GDP (total)
The value of everything the country produces in a year, in US dollars.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 · 191 countries
GDP per person
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average wealth.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 · 191 countries
Internet users
Share of people who used the internet in the last three months.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 · 185 countries
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
Mobile phone contracts per 100 people — can be over 100!
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 · 195 countries
Culture
Number of official languages
Languages with official or national status.
mledoze/countries · ODbL 1.0 · 197 countries
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Places on the UNESCO World Heritage List (shared sites count for each country).
Wikidata · CC0 · 197 countries
Year joined the UN
The year the country became a member of the United Nations.
Wikidata · CC0 · 193 countries
Women in parliament
Share of seats in the national parliament held by women.
World Bank, World Development Indicators · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 · 190 countries
Number of airports
All airports and airfields, from big hubs to small grass strips.
CIA World Factbook (archived 2026 snapshot) · 2025 · Public domain · 192 countries
Quirky
Letters in the country name
Letters in the short English name, without spaces or punctuation.
Computed from the English short name · ODbL 1.0 · 197 countries
Distance from capital to the equator
Straight-line distance from the capital to the equator.
Computed from capital coordinates (Wikidata; CIA World Factbook as fallback) · CC0 / public domain · 197 countries
Distance from capital to London
Great-circle distance from the capital to London.
Computed from capital coordinates (Wikidata; CIA World Factbook as fallback) · CC0 / public domain · 197 countries
Latitude of the capital
How far north the capital lies (negative = south of the equator).
Computed from capital coordinates (Wikidata; CIA World Factbook as fallback) · CC0 / public domain · 197 countries
Capital city elevation
Height of the capital city above sea level.
Wikidata · CC0 · 187 countries
Daylight on 21 June
Hours from sunrise to sunset in the capital on 21 June (summer north, winter south).
Computed from capital coordinates (Wikidata; CIA World Factbook as fallback) · CC0 / public domain · 197 countries
Longitude of the capital
How far east the capital lies (negative = west of London's Greenwich line).
Computed from capital coordinates (Wikidata; CIA World Factbook as fallback) · CC0 / public domain · 197 countries
Distance to the nearest capital
Straight-line distance from the capital to the closest other capital city.
Computed from capital coordinates (Wikidata; CIA World Factbook as fallback) · CC0 / public domain · 197 countries
Capitals within 1,000 km
How many other capital cities lie within 1,000 km of the capital.
Computed from capital coordinates (Wikidata; CIA World Factbook as fallback) · CC0 / public domain · 197 countries
Countries
The 193 UN members plus Kosovo, Palestine, Taiwan and Vatican City. A country only gets a card in a category if there is a value for it.
Africa
Algeria · Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Cape Verde · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · DR Congo · Djibouti · Egypt · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Ivory Coast · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sudan · São Tomé and Príncipe · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe
Asia
Afghanistan · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Brunei · Cambodia · China · 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 · Taiwan · Tajikistan · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Turkmenistan · Türkiye · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan · Vietnam · Yemen
Europe
Albania · Andorra · Austria · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · Czechia · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Italy · Kosovo · 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
North America
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
Oceania
Australia · Fiji · Kiribati · Marshall Islands · Micronesia · Nauru · New Zealand · Palau · Papua New Guinea · Samoa · Solomon Islands · Tonga · Tuvalu · Vanuatu
South America
Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Guyana · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Uruguay · Venezuela
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