Countries that lie entirely within the tropics
How far it reaches · general geography knowledge · 90 of 195 countries
In whatthecountry, every puzzle shows three clues that exactly one country satisfies. When “Lies entirely within the tropics” is on the board, its circle holds 90 of the 195 dots — a broad clue — on its own it excludes little, so read it together with the other two.
The 90 countries
Asia13
Africa39
- Angola
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- DR Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
North America19
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Facts reviewed June 2025.