Random Country Generator

1. Using the random country generator
2. How many countries are included?
3. Applications for a random country picker
• Geography Games
• Picking a random travel destination

    Using the random country generator

To pick a country at random, start by specifying which continent to use. By default, the picker will use all continents, but you can choose any single one of the major continents:

• Asia
• Europe
• North America
• South America
• Africa
• Australia & Oceania

Our random country picker uses a random number generator to make sure each country from our database has an equal chance to be picked. It is equal to rolling a fair dice with hundreds of sides or spinning a wheel where each country is represented equally.

If you also want to include autonomous regions, and territories, check the "Include territories" checkbox. Finally, press the "pick a random country" button and our tool will return one country at random.

    How many countries are included?

The generator uses a database of 259 countries and territories, last actualized in early 2022. It includes 201 countries and 58 territories and autonomous regions. The random country picker has an equal probability of selecting any of them, like a country wheel. It can be limited to countries-proper only unless you check the "Include territories" checkbox.

Does the country randomizer have all countries in the world? As a matter of fact, the definition of a "country", "autonomous region" etc. is not as straightforward as you might think, and to further complicate things, at any given time there are at least a dozen territories over which there are disputes. Therefore, it is difficult to say with certainty what an exhaustive list of countries should contain, but our list should be as close to one as is reasonable.

    Applications for a random country picker

While there are many reasons you may want to randomly select a given country, here are two of them that we believe are most frequent.

Geography Games

Many games related to geography require randomly picking a country either to start the game, or on each player's turn. Using our random country name generator you can make sure your game is fair and nobody will have the right to complain. Examples of such games are ones where players take turns saying a fact about a country. For example, a player draws a country at random and has to name its capital.

Picking a random travel destination

If you've just won the lottery, or made the deal of your life, or just have a lot of money to spare on a vacation which can potentially cost tens of thousands of dollars, then using a country picker to pick a vacation location is a fun way to decide where you go next. For most of us, though, randomly placing our finger on the map does not mean we can easily go there ourselves as tourists. Google Maps is not a bad alternative, at least for exploring the beauty of natural and man-made landscapes.