Country Codes Trivia

1. What is the TLD for the British Virgin Islands?

From Quiz Internet ccTLDs

Answer: .vg

.vi = U.S. Virgin Islands .vn = Vietnam .bi = Burundi

From Quiz Countries & Domain Extensions: I

Answer: Albania

Albania is located in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro. Between 1990 and 1992 Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic Communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. Poor and backward by European standards, Albania is making the difficult transition to a more modern open-market economy.

From Quiz Internet Country Codes N - Z

Answer: Norway

Norfolk Island = NF, New Caledonia = NC, New Zealand = NZ.

From Quiz Internet Country Codes G - M

Answer: Gabon

GE = Georgia, GF = French Guiana, GM = Gambia.

From Quiz Internet ccTLDs

Answer: .ad

.an = Netherlands Antilles .ao = Angola .ar = Argentina

From Quiz Countries & Domain Extensions: III

Answer: Antarctica

Most of Antarctica is located south of the Antarctic Circle. It is governed by the "Antarctic Treaty".

From Quiz Countries & Domain Extensions: I

Answer: Austria

Austria is located in Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. Austria, with its well-developed market economy and high standard of living, is closely tied to other EU economies, especially Germany's. The economy features up-to-date industrial and agricultural sectors.

From Quiz Emergency Numbers by Country

Answer: 112

Several European countries use 112. Some, like Spain and Portugal, use 112 as well as another number. Germany uses 112 for fire and medical emergencies (which also uses another number) and 110 for police. (Thanks to player Chris1013 for this additional info about Germany.)

From Quiz Country Codes

Answer: .bf

.bf is the code for Burkina Faso.

From Quiz Internet Country Codes N - Z

Answer: Panama

Pakistan = PK, Papua New Guinea = PG, Palau = PW.

From Quiz Internet Country Codes G - M

Answer: Greece

GL = Greenland, UK = Great Britain, GD = Grenada.

From Quiz Internet ccTLDs

Answer: .by

.be = Belgium .ba = Bosnia and Herzegovina .bi = Burundi

From Quiz Countries & Domain Extensions: III

Answer: Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is in Southwestern Asia, between Iran and Russia. The full country name for Azerbaijan is the "Republic of Azerbaijan", and Azerbaijan has a "republic" form of government.

From Quiz Countries & Domain Extensions: I

Answer: Belgium

Belgium is located in western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands. Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU.

From Quiz Emergency Numbers by Country

Answer: 000

Some groups called for this number to be changed in the 1970s. The reason for this was that on the old "dial up" telephones, the "0" took the longest to dial. Now with push button telephones it makes no difference.

From Quiz Country Codes

Answer: .pf and French Polynesia

They speak two languages in French Polynesia, French and Tahitian.

From Quiz Internet Country Codes N - Z

Answer: Sierra Leone

SI = Slovenia, SK = Slovakia, Senegal = SN.

From Quiz Internet Country Codes G - M

Answer: Guam

GT = Guatemala, GW = Guinea-Bissau, GY = Guyana.

From Quiz Internet ccTLDs

Answer: .sv

.sa = Saudi Arabia .es = Spain (Espana) .sl = Sierra Leone

From Quiz Countries & Domain Extensions: III

Answer: bf

Burkina Faso is in Western Africa, north of Ghana. The full country name for Burkina Faso is "Burkina Faso", and Burkina Faso has a "parliamentary republic" form of government.

From Quiz Countries & Domain Extensions: I

Answer: Brazil

Brazil is located in Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became independent in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of the country when in 1985 the military regime peacefully ceded power to civilian rulers.

From Quiz Emergency Numbers by Country

Answer: 999 & 112

Many former British colonies also use 999. 999 is UK-specific. 112 is the European equivalent and also works in the UK, meaning European nationals in Britain can make an emergency call using the number they are used to.

From Quiz Country Codes

Answer: .gf

The configuration '.gf' comes from the fact that in French, the country is called Guyane Francaise.

From Quiz Internet Country Codes N - Z

Answer: Sweden

Spain = ES, Singapore = SG, Swaziland = SZ.

From Quiz Internet Country Codes G - M

Answer: Croatia

Croatia is also known as Hrvatska, that's why they use HR. Honduras = HN, Honk Kong = HK and VA = Vatican City.

From Quiz Internet ccTLDs

Answer: .td

.ch = Switzerland (Confoederatio Helvetica) .ca = Canada .tc = Turks and Caicos Islands

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