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Ruling note: Countries’ current English names, said the usual English way. Laos counts: English dictionaries give it one syllable.
Gem note: Most English speakers say it to rhyme with mouse. The S was added under French rule, for the several Lao kingdoms.
| Country | Tier | Pick share |
|---|---|---|
| France | Common | 72.3% |
| Spain | Uncommon | 18.1% |
| Greece | Rare | 7.2% |
| Chad | Elusive | 1.4% |
| Laos | Farflung | 0.9% |
Ruling note: Countries on the Pacific's belt of volcanoes and earthquakes count, the Andes included. China and Korea sit just off it. Kiribati counts as a close call: some reports place it in the Ring of Fire, others describe it as surrounded by the belt.
Gem note: Bolivia has no coast at all, yet the volcanoes on its western border were built by the same Pacific plates that shake Chile.
| Country | Tier | Pick share |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Common | 35.5% |
| Chile | Uncommon | 10.7% |
| Indonesia | Uncommon | 10.7% |
| Ecuador | Rare | 3.6% |
| Guatemala | Rare | 3.6% |
| Mexico | Rare | 3.6% |
| New Zealand | Rare | 3.6% |
| Peru | Rare | 3.6% |
| Philippines | Rare | 3.6% |
| Papua New Guinea | Rare | 3.6% |
| Russia | Rare | 3.6% |
| United States | Rare | 3.6% |
| Argentina | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Australia | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Canada | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Colombia | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Costa Rica | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Fiji | Elusive | 0.5% |
| France | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Micronesia | Elusive | 0.5% |
| United Kingdom | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Honduras | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Nicaragua | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Panama | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Palau | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Solomon Islands | Elusive | 0.5% |
| El Salvador | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Timor-Leste | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Tonga | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Taiwan | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Vanuatu | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Samoa | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Bolivia | Farflung | 0.4% |
| Kiribati | Elusive | 0.2% |
Ruling note: Florida and Guam make the United States count. Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy count as exceptions, for European lands of the Spanish crown. Western Sahara counts: it was Spanish Sahara until 1976.
Gem note: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao were Spanish for over a century before the Dutch took them in the 1630s.
| Country | Tier | Pick share |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | Common | 31.3% |
| Argentina | Uncommon | 9.4% |
| Peru | Uncommon | 9.4% |
| Bolivia | Rare | 3.1% |
| Chile | Rare | 3.1% |
| Colombia | Rare | 3.1% |
| Cuba | Rare | 3.1% |
| Dominican Republic | Rare | 3.1% |
| Ecuador | Rare | 3.1% |
| Guatemala | Rare | 3.1% |
| Italy | Rare | 3.1% |
| Philippines | Rare | 3.1% |
| Uruguay | Rare | 3.1% |
| Venezuela | Rare | 3.1% |
| Belgium | Elusive | 1.5% |
| Luxembourg | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Belize | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Brazil | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Canada | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Costa Rica | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Algeria | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Spain | Elusive | 0.5% |
| France | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Micronesia | Elusive | 0.5% |
| United Kingdom | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Equatorial Guinea | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Honduras | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Haiti | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Indonesia | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Jamaica | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Libya | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Morocco | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Nicaragua | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Panama | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Palau | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Paraguay | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Solomon Islands | Elusive | 0.5% |
| El Salvador | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Tunisia | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Taiwan | Elusive | 0.5% |
| United States | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Vanuatu | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Western Sahara | Elusive | 0.3% |
| Netherlands | Farflung | 0.3% |
Ruling note: Siamese is for Siam, Persian for Persia, Abyssinian for Ethiopia, and the Bengal for Bangladesh and India, which share Bengal. A city does not count: the Havana Brown.
Gem note: The Somali is a long-haired Abyssinian bred in North America. Its name is a play on Abyssinia’s neighbour.
| Country | Tier | Pick share |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | Common | 29.9% |
| Iran | Uncommon | 13.1% |
| Russia | Uncommon | 10.3% |
| United Kingdom | Rare | 5.6% |
| Myanmar | Rare | 5.6% |
| Egypt | Rare | 4.7% |
| Ethiopia | Rare | 3.7% |
| Norway | Rare | 3.7% |
| Türkiye | Rare | 3.7% |
| United States | Rare | 3.7% |
| Japan | Rare | 2.8% |
| Singapore | Elusive | 1.4% |
| Australia | Elusive | 1.1% |
| Germany | Elusive | 1.1% |
| Brazil | Elusive | 0.9% |
| Canada | Elusive | 0.9% |
| China | Elusive | 0.9% |
| Cyprus | Elusive | 0.9% |
| India | Elusive | 0.9% |
| Ukraine | Elusive | 0.9% |
| South Korea | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Malaysia | Elusive | 0.6% |
| New Zealand | Elusive | 0.6% |
| North Korea | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Bangladesh | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Czechia | Farflung | 0.3% |
| Sri Lanka | Farflung | 0.3% |
| Somalia | Farflung | 0.3% |
| Seychelles | Farflung | 0.3% |
Ruling note: Border peaks count for both sides. Venezuela's Pico Bolívar was listed at 5,007 metres until a 2002 GPS survey measured 4,978.
Gem note: Margherita Peak, 5,109 metres, sits on their border in the Rwenzori, which explorers linked with Ptolemy's Mountains of the Moon.
| Country | Tier | Pick share |
|---|---|---|
| Nepal | Common | 39.3% |
| China | Uncommon | 11.8% |
| India | Uncommon | 11.8% |
| Argentina | Rare | 3.9% |
| Bolivia | Rare | 3.9% |
| Chile | Rare | 3.9% |
| Pakistan | Rare | 3.9% |
| Peru | Rare | 3.9% |
| Tanzania | Rare | 3.9% |
| United States | Rare | 3.9% |
| Afghanistan | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Bhutan | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Canada | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Colombia | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Ecuador | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Georgia | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Iran | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Kazakhstan | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Kenya | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Kyrgyzstan | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Mexico | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Myanmar | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Russia | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Tajikistan | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Türkiye | Elusive | 0.6% |
| DR Congo | Farflung | 0.4% |
| Uganda | Farflung | 0.4% |