Random country wheel with flags
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Sources
- United Nations Library — complete current member-state listSources reviewed: 2026-11-05
- United Nations Library — non-member observer statesSources reviewed: 2026-11-05
- United Nations — M49 statistical regions and codes (full table)Sources reviewed: 2026-11-05
- Unicode CLDR — localized region namesSources reviewed: 2026-11-05
Session results
Your spins will appear here. The latest 50 results stay until you reset or leave.
How it works
- The browser chooses an entry using cryptographic randomness with rejection sampling. Every remaining line has one chance; repeating a line gives that choice additional chances. The wheel animation presents the result already chosen.
- Choices and results are processed in this tab and are not automatically saved or uploaded. This is a casual selection tool, not a certified lottery or a prediction of real outcomes.
Assumptions and limitations
This is a stated country pool, not every ISO territory or travel destination. Flag appearance depends on your device. The result does not assess visas, safety, entry requirements or whether a particular political status is universally recognized.
How to use this tool
Review the choices, select a choice set when offered, and spin. The result card lets you spin again, remove that occurrence or close. Editing the list changes the candidate pool; a new choice set restores its reviewed defaults. Sound, confetti and animation have separate switches.
When to use it
Pick a country to research a capital, a language or a cultural topic. Read the country name alongside its flag rather than relying on the emoji alone, and check the candidate scope before using a filtered list.
Included choices
- 🇦🇫 Afghanistan Asia
- 🇦🇱 Albania Europe
- 🇩🇿 Algeria Africa
- 🇦🇩 Andorra Europe
- 🇦🇴 Angola Africa
- 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda Americas
- 🇦🇷 Argentina Americas
- 🇦🇲 Armenia Asia
- 🇦🇺 Australia Oceania
- 🇦🇹 Austria Europe
- 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Asia
- 🇧🇸 Bahamas Americas
- 🇧🇭 Bahrain Asia
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh Asia
- 🇧🇧 Barbados Americas
- 🇧🇾 Belarus Europe
- 🇧🇪 Belgium Europe
- 🇧🇿 Belize Americas
- 🇧🇯 Benin Africa
- 🇧🇹 Bhutan Asia
- 🇧🇴 Bolivia Americas
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe
- 🇧🇼 Botswana Africa
- 🇧🇷 Brazil Americas
- 🇧🇳 Brunei Asia
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria Europe
- 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso Africa
- 🇧🇮 Burundi Africa
- 🇰🇭 Cambodia Asia
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon Africa
- 🇨🇦 Canada Americas
- 🇨🇻 Cape Verde Africa
- 🇨🇫 Central African Republic Africa
- 🇹🇩 Chad Africa
- 🇨🇱 Chile Americas
- 🇨🇳 China Asia
- 🇨🇴 Colombia Americas
- 🇰🇲 Comoros Africa
- 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville Africa
- 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa Africa
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica Americas
- 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire Africa
- 🇭🇷 Croatia Europe
- 🇨🇺 Cuba Americas
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus Asia
- 🇨🇿 Czechia Europe
- 🇩🇰 Denmark Europe
- 🇩🇯 Djibouti Africa
- 🇩🇲 Dominica Americas
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic Americas
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador Americas
- 🇪🇬 Egypt Africa
- 🇸🇻 El Salvador Americas
- 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea Africa
- 🇪🇷 Eritrea Africa
- 🇪🇪 Estonia Europe
- 🇸🇿 Eswatini Africa
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia Africa
- 🇫🇯 Fiji Oceania
- 🇫🇮 Finland Europe
- 🇫🇷 France Europe
- 🇬🇦 Gabon Africa
- 🇬🇲 Gambia Africa
- 🇬🇪 Georgia Asia
- 🇩🇪 Germany Europe
- 🇬🇭 Ghana Africa
- 🇬🇷 Greece Europe
- 🇬🇩 Grenada Americas
- 🇬🇹 Guatemala Americas
- 🇬🇳 Guinea Africa
- 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau Africa
- 🇬🇾 Guyana Americas
- 🇭🇹 Haiti Americas
- 🇻🇦 Holy See Europe
- 🇭🇳 Honduras Americas
- 🇭🇺 Hungary Europe
- 🇮🇸 Iceland Europe
- 🇮🇳 India Asia
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia Asia
- 🇮🇷 Iran Asia
- 🇮🇶 Iraq Asia
- 🇮🇪 Ireland Europe
- 🇮🇱 Israel Asia
- 🇮🇹 Italy Europe
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica Americas
- 🇯🇵 Japan Asia
- 🇯🇴 Jordan Asia
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan Asia
- 🇰🇪 Kenya Africa
- 🇰🇮 Kiribati Oceania
- 🇰🇼 Kuwait Asia
- 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan Asia
- 🇱🇦 Laos Asia
- 🇱🇻 Latvia Europe
- 🇱🇧 Lebanon Asia
- 🇱🇸 Lesotho Africa
- 🇱🇷 Liberia Africa
- 🇱🇾 Libya Africa
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein Europe
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania Europe
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg Europe
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar Africa
- 🇲🇼 Malawi Africa
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia Asia
- 🇲🇻 Maldives Asia
- 🇲🇱 Mali Africa
- 🇲🇹 Malta Europe
- 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands Oceania
- 🇲🇷 Mauritania Africa
- 🇲🇺 Mauritius Africa
- 🇲🇽 Mexico Americas
- 🇫🇲 Micronesia Oceania
- 🇲🇩 Moldova Europe
- 🇲🇨 Monaco Europe
- 🇲🇳 Mongolia Asia
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro Europe
- 🇲🇦 Morocco Africa
- 🇲🇿 Mozambique Africa
- 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) Asia
- 🇳🇦 Namibia Africa
- 🇳🇷 Nauru Oceania
- 🇳🇵 Nepal Asia
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands Europe
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand Oceania
- 🇳🇮 Nicaragua Americas
- 🇳🇪 Niger Africa
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria Africa
- 🇰🇵 North Korea Asia
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia Europe
- 🇳🇴 Norway Europe
- 🇴🇲 Oman Asia
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan Asia
- 🇵🇼 Palau Oceania
- 🇵🇦 Panama Americas
- 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea Oceania
- 🇵🇾 Paraguay Americas
- 🇵🇪 Peru Americas
- 🇵🇭 Philippines Asia
- 🇵🇱 Poland Europe
- 🇵🇹 Portugal Europe
- 🇶🇦 Qatar Asia
- 🇷🇴 Romania Europe
- 🇷🇺 Russia Europe
- 🇷🇼 Rwanda Africa
- 🇼🇸 Samoa Oceania
- 🇸🇲 San Marino Europe
- 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe Africa
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Asia
- 🇸🇳 Senegal Africa
- 🇷🇸 Serbia Europe
- 🇸🇨 Seychelles Africa
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone Africa
- 🇸🇬 Singapore Asia
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia Europe
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia Europe
- 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands Oceania
- 🇸🇴 Somalia Africa
- 🇿🇦 South Africa Africa
- 🇰🇷 South Korea Asia
- 🇸🇸 South Sudan Africa
- 🇪🇸 Spain Europe
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Asia
- 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis Americas
- 🇱🇨 St. Lucia Americas
- 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines Americas
- 🇵🇸 State of Palestine Asia
- 🇸🇩 Sudan Africa
- 🇸🇷 Suriname Americas
- 🇸🇪 Sweden Europe
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland Europe
- 🇸🇾 Syria Asia
- 🇹🇯 Tajikistan Asia
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania Africa
- 🇹🇭 Thailand Asia
- 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste Asia
- 🇹🇬 Togo Africa
- 🇹🇴 Tonga Oceania
- 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago Americas
- 🇹🇳 Tunisia Africa
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye Asia
- 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan Asia
- 🇹🇻 Tuvalu Oceania
- 🇺🇬 Uganda Africa
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine Europe
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates Asia
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Europe
- 🇺🇸 United States Americas
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay Americas
- 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan Asia
- 🇻🇺 Vanuatu Oceania
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela Americas
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam Asia
- 🇾🇪 Yemen Asia
- 🇿🇲 Zambia Africa
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Africa
Worked examples
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The defined pool contains 193 UN member states plus the Holy See and the State of Palestine: 195 entries. Before any filtering or removal, each country has a 1-in-195 chance; large countries receive no extra weight.
Frequently asked questions
When is Random country wheel with flags useful?
Pick a country to research a capital, a language or a cultural topic. Read the country name alongside its flag rather than relying on the emoji alone, and check the candidate scope before using a filtered list.
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