# MapsPuzzle

> MapsPuzzle is a free, browser-based geography learning game. In Puzzle mode players drag countries, states and regions onto their correct place on a map; in Quiz mode they identify regions from their name, capital, flag, coat of arms, silhouette, currency or a landmark photo. It currently offers 65 published games (65 official, 0 community-made) in 13 languages.

Key facts:

- Price: free to play; no download, no sign-up required (a free account keeps scores, streaks and achievements).
- Platforms: any modern web browser on desktop, tablet or phone; touch, mouse and keyboard supported.
- Languages: en, ru, de, fr, es, pt, it, pl, uk, tr, ar, zh, ja. Default English pages live at the root (e.g. /, /games/, /about/), with localized editions under /{lang}/ (e.g. /de/, /ja/).
- URL patterns: puzzles at /puzzle/{slug}/ (or /{lang}/puzzle/{slug}/), quizzes at /quiz/{slug}/ (or /{lang}/quiz/{slug}/), country & region fact pages at /region/{slug}/ (or /{lang}/region/{slug}/).
- Features: daily challenge, per-game leaderboards, XP score table, achievements, practice mode with hints, community workshop.
- Data sources: borders from OpenStreetMap (ODbL); facts and names from Wikidata (CC0); flags, coats of arms and photos from Wikimedia Commons.
- Coverage: 197 country fact pages; puzzles range from world maps to provinces, counties and city districts.

## Main pages

- [Home](https://mapspuzzle.com/): start page with the daily challenge, featured maps and a continent explorer
- [All geography games](https://mapspuzzle.com/games/): searchable catalogue of every published puzzle and quiz
- [Daily challenge](https://mapspuzzle.com/daily/): one shared map per UTC day with its own leaderboard and streaks
- [Countries A–Z](https://mapspuzzle.com/countries/): country fact pages (capital, population, area, currency) with maps
- [Community workshop](https://mapspuzzle.com/workshop/): player-made maps built from real administrative boundaries
- [Score table](https://mapspuzzle.com/scoretable/): global XP ranking of players

## Games by continent

- [Africa geography games](https://mapspuzzle.com/continent/africa/): map puzzles and quizzes covering Africa
- [Asia geography games](https://mapspuzzle.com/continent/asia/): map puzzles and quizzes covering Asia
- [Europe geography games](https://mapspuzzle.com/continent/europe/): map puzzles and quizzes covering Europe
- [North America geography games](https://mapspuzzle.com/continent/north-america/): map puzzles and quizzes covering North America
- [South America geography games](https://mapspuzzle.com/continent/south-america/): map puzzles and quizzes covering South America
- [Oceania geography games](https://mapspuzzle.com/continent/oceania/): map puzzles and quizzes covering Oceania

## Quizzes by question type

- [Flag Quizzes](https://mapspuzzle.com/quizzes/flags/): 63 quizzes
- [Capital City Quizzes](https://mapspuzzle.com/quizzes/capitals/): 63 quizzes
- [Coat of Arms Quizzes](https://mapspuzzle.com/quizzes/coats-of-arms/): 63 quizzes
- [Silhouette Quizzes](https://mapspuzzle.com/quizzes/silhouettes/): 65 quizzes
- [Currency Quizzes](https://mapspuzzle.com/quizzes/currencies/): 61 quizzes
- [Landmark Photo Quizzes](https://mapspuzzle.com/quizzes/landmarks/): 63 quizzes

## Popular games

- [World Countries](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/world/): 186 countries, puzzle + quiz — Every sovereign country across all six inhabited continents.
- [World — Easy (60 Largest)](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/world-easy/): 60 countries, puzzle + quiz — The 60 largest sovereign countries in the world by land area.
- [Africa](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/africa/): 53 countries, puzzle + quiz — All countries of the African continent.
- [Europe](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/europe/): 46 countries, puzzle + quiz — All countries of Europe from Iceland to the Urals.
- [North America](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/north-america/): 22 countries, puzzle + quiz — Countries of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
- [South America](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/south-america/): 10 countries, puzzle + quiz — All countries of the South American continent.
- [Oceania](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/oceania/): 8 countries, puzzle + quiz — Australia, New Zealand, and the island nations of the Pacific.
- [European Union](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/eu/): 25 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [NATO Member States](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/nato/): 27 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Micro-to-Mega: Scale Contrast Puzzle](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/micro-to-mega-puzzle/): 18 countries, puzzle + quiz — Compare 18 countries spanning seven orders of magnitude—from Vatican City, Monaco, and Nauru to vast nations like Niger, Mauritania, and Australia.
- [Heraldry, Flags & Currencies: 24-Nation Gauntlet](https://mapspuzzle.com/quiz/world-heraldry-currency-quiz/): 24 countries, quiz — A visual & economic quiz without plain country-name prompts—identify 24 nations across six continents from flags, coats of arms, currencies, landmarks, capitals, silhouettes, and reverse typing.
- [Caribbean & Central Isthmus Bridge](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/caribbean-isthmus-bridge/): 12 countries, puzzle + quiz — A tight regional puzzle & quiz linking Central America—Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica—across Cuba, Haiti, the Lesser Antilles, and Guyana.
- [Western Europe](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/western-europe/): 9 regions, puzzle + quiz
- [Northern Europe](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/northern-europe/): 10 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Eastern Europe](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/eastern-europe/): 10 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Southern Europe](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/southern-europe/): 16 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [The Balkans](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/balkans/): 11 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Baltic States](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/baltic-states/): 3 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Nordic Countries](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/nordics/): 5 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [British Isles](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/british-isles/): 2 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Benelux](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/benelux/): 3 regions, puzzle + quiz
- [Iberian Peninsula](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/iberia/): 3 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [South Caucasus](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/caucasus/): 3 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Middle East](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/middle-east/): 16 regions, puzzle + quiz
- [Central Asia](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/central-asia/): 5 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [South Asia](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/south-asia/): 8 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Southeast Asia](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/southeast-asia/): 11 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [East Asia](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/east-asia/): 6 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [The Caribbean](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/caribbean/): 13 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Central America](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/central-america/): 7 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [North Africa](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/north-africa/): 6 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [West Africa](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/west-africa/): 16 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [East Africa](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/east-africa/): 18 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Central Africa](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/central-africa/): 9 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Southern Africa](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/southern-africa/): 10 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [The Sahel](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/sahel/): 10 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Horn of Africa](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/horn-of-africa/): 4 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Pacific Island Nations](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/pacific-islands/): 14 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Melanesia](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/melanesia/): 4 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Micronesia](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/micronesia/): 5 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Polynesia](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/polynesia/): 6 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Eurozone Countries](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/eurozone/): 20 regions, puzzle + quiz
- [Schengen Area](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/schengen/): 29 regions, puzzle + quiz
- [ASEAN Member States](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/asean/): 12 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Commonwealth of Nations](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/commonwealth/): 52 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [African Union](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/african-union/): 54 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Arab League](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/arab-league/): 21 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [OPEC Member Countries](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/opec/): 13 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [G20 Nations](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/g20/): 17 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Commonwealth of Independent States](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/cis/): 7 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Post-Soviet States (Former USSR)](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/former-ussr/): 15 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Former Yugoslavia](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/former-yugoslavia/): 7 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [British Empire (Modern Borders)](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/british-empire-modern/): 66 regions, puzzle + quiz
- [Landlocked Countries](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/landlocked-countries/): 45 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Island Nations of the World](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/island-nations/): 49 regions, puzzle + quiz
- [Spanish-Speaking Countries](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/spanish-speaking-countries/): 20 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [French-Speaking Countries](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/french-speaking-countries/): 34 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Portuguese-Speaking Countries](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/portuguese-speaking-countries/): 9 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [The Americas](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/americas/): 32 countries, puzzle + quiz
- [Nordic–Baltic Countries](https://mapspuzzle.com/puzzle/nordic-baltic-eight/): 8 countries, puzzle + quiz

## Topics

- [#countries](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/countries/): 59 games
- [#subregion](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/subregion/): 19 games
- [#europe](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/europe/): 18 games
- [#world](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/world/): 13 games
- [#organisation](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/organisation/): 11 games
- [#africa](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/africa/): 10 games
- [#asia](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/asia/): 8 games
- [#showcase](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/showcase/): 6 games
- [#continent](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/continent/): 5 games
- [#oceania](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/oceania/): 5 games
- [#islands](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/islands/): 4 games
- [#north america](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/north-america/): 4 games
- [#eurasia](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/eurasia/): 3 games
- [#history](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/history/): 3 games
- [#language](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/language/): 3 games
- [#regions](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/regions/): 3 games
- [#south america](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/south-america/): 3 games
- [#balkans](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/balkans/): 2 games
- [#baltic](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/baltic/): 2 games
- [#caribbean](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/caribbean/): 2 games
- [#middle east](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/middle-east/): 2 games
- [#nordics](https://mapspuzzle.com/tag/nordics/): 2 games

## About

- [About MapsPuzzle](https://mapspuzzle.com/about/): how the game modes work, accessibility and data neutrality
- [Data attribution](https://mapspuzzle.com/attribution/): OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons sources and licences
- [Schools & LMS](https://mapspuzzle.com/lms/): classroom and learning-management-system use
- [Contact](https://mapspuzzle.com/contact/)
- [Terms of service](https://mapspuzzle.com/legal/terms/)
- [Privacy policy](https://mapspuzzle.com/legal/privacy/)

## Optional

- [Full catalogue (llms-full.txt)](https://mapspuzzle.com/llms-full.txt): every published game with URLs, size, modes, quiz types and tags, plus all country pages
- [XML sitemap](https://mapspuzzle.com/sitemap.xml): all indexable URLs in all 13 languages