Map Pop
Central America & Caribbean Map Quiz
Find the 7 countries of Central America and 13 Caribbean nations.
A free Central America & Caribbean map quiz
Central America is the narrow bridge of seven countries between Mexico and South America, and the Caribbean is a sea full of island nations, from Cuba to tiny Saint Kitts and Nevis. This quiz asks all 20.
The small islands of the Lesser Antilles get ring markers you can tap. Territories such as Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe and the Cayman Islands belong to other countries, so they are shown in grey and not asked.
How to play
- Read the nameA country, capital or flag appears at the top of the screen.
- Tap the countryFind it on the map and tap it. Zoom with two fingers, the mouse wheel or the + button.
- Watch it popRight first time fills it with color and grows your combo. Three wrong taps and the map shows you the answer.
- Beat your timeYour score is the share of points you got. Share it and a friend gets the same countries in the same order.
Four ways to play every map: Countries (tap the country that is named), Capitals (tap the country of the capital), Flags (tap the country of the flag) and Type it (type the name of the country that lights up). Explore the map lets you tap around and read every name first.
All 20 countries of Central America and the Caribbean and their capitals
| Country | Capital |
|---|---|
 Belize | Belmopan |
 Costa Rica | San José |
 El Salvador | San Salvador |
 Guatemala | Guatemala City |
 Honduras | Tegucigalpa |
 Nicaragua | Managua |
 Panama | Panama City |
| Country | Capital |
|---|---|
 Antigua and Barbuda | St. John's |
 Bahamas | Nassau |
 Barbados | Bridgetown |
 Cuba | Havana |
 Dominica | Roseau |
 Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo |
 Grenada | St. George's |
 Haiti | Port-au-Prince |
 Jamaica | Kingston |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre |
 Saint Lucia | Castries |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown |
 Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain |
Tips to learn the map faster
- Central America from north to south: Belize and Guatemala, then Honduras and El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
- El Salvador is the only Central American country with no Caribbean coast, and Belize the only one with no Pacific coast.
- Hispaniola is shared: Haiti in the west, the Dominican Republic in the east.
- Dominica is a small island in the Lesser Antilles, not the Dominican Republic.
- Trinidad and Tobago sits just off the coast of Venezuela; Barbados is out on its own to the east.
Questions people ask
How many countries are in Central America?
Seven: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Mexico is usually counted as part of North America.
How many countries are in the Caribbean?
Thirteen independent countries, from Cuba and the Dominican Republic to Saint Kitts and Nevis. Many other islands are territories of the United States, the United Kingdom, France or the Netherlands.
What is the smallest country in the Americas?
Saint Kitts and Nevis, at about 261 square kilometers.
What is the largest country in Central America?
Nicaragua. The largest Caribbean country is Cuba.
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Maps: Natural Earth (public domain), via the world-atlas package. Borders follow Natural Earth's lines and are not a statement on any dispute. Flags: flag-icons by Panayiotis Lipiridis, MIT licence. Fonts: Lilita One by Juan Montoreano and Nunito by Vernon Adams, Cyreal and Jacques Le Bailly, both under the SIL Open Font License. The game, sounds and artwork are made by Pixel & Oak.