Countries by size (area rank)
A Dartle category: each answer is worth its rank. Name up to 3 answers that add up to exactly 100. New to the game? Read how to play.
When it was played
- Puzzle #40, November 7, 2026 · replay in the archive
The numbers
- 196 answers count.
- 834 different ways to hit exactly 100, the shortest in 1 dart.
- 96 answers are worth more than 100 on their own, an instant bust.
How it's counted
- Countries: the 193 UN member states, the two UN observer states (Vatican City, Palestine) and Taiwan, ranked by total area (land plus lakes and rivers). Rank 1 is the largest (Russia).
- Areas from the final edition of the CIA World Factbook (a few, like Chad's, are given there to the nearest 1,000 km²). Palestine is the West Bank plus the Gaza Strip.
Source
CIA World Factbook (final edition), as of December 31, 2025.