# Visualizing World Countries Map **URL:** \ **Category:** Memory Challenges\ **Tags:** geography, examples\ **Created:** [July 21, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/visualizing-world-countries-map/65262 "2021-07-21T17:29:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Antelex](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/antelex/32/5377_2.png) [@Antelex](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Antelex)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/visualizing-world-countries-map/65262/1 "2021-07-21T17:29:19Z")
This is a challenge to mnemonics lovers, how do you memorize the world countries map? And below is my prototype, I had memorized the Asian, South America and Oceania map. If you have any bright ideas, welcome and share. ![image](https://forum.artofmemory.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9dcd05de668b22d693395b4e0d8323a26652042d.jpeg) To test your level, please use the below apps and share ur scores. > **[Name the Nations App - App Store](https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/name-the-nations/id1188594600)** > > Download Name the Nations by Atlas Educational Software on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more apps like Name the Nations. ---
**Author:** ![Epix101](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/46a35a/32.png) [@Epix101](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Epix101)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/visualizing-world-countries-map/65262/2 "2021-07-22T00:41:20Z")
Option #1: Play Plague.inc Option #2: Use the world map as a memory palace and reference each country based on indirect imagery. I.e: The Canadian Moose is sitting on top of an American Eagle, sitting on top of a piñata, with Fidel Castro kicking it from behind, … Option #3: If you cannot name something associated with a country, just create an image representing the country. I.e: Brazil = Godzilla with a bra, standing beside bOlivia who is Perl clutching on her left hand, and kicking a bowl of chili on her left leg. You get the idea… ---
**Author:** ![Rajadodve786](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/rajadodve786/32/32911_2.png) [@Rajadodve786](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Rajadodve786)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/visualizing-world-countries-map/65262/3 "2021-07-22T03:40:43Z")
Here is previous topic , that discussed the same thing (there is all country google doc file too) > [@Learning Countries of the World, Facts, & Location: A Step by Step](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/learning-countries-of-the-world-facts-location-a-step-by-step/52957): > > Hi all, Long time lurker first time contributor here. I’ve gotten a lot out this forum over the last while and love the discussion that takes place so I wanted to give back a little bit. I find or have found when i was starting out that the step by step instructions/ examples on how some people implemented their Memory Palaces were very informative so I just wanted to outline how I tackled facts about the countries of the world. The first thing to mention for any ‘beginners’ (I put in quotati… ---
**Author:** ![Rajadodve786](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/rajadodve786/32/32911_2.png) [@Rajadodve786](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Rajadodve786)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/visualizing-world-countries-map/65262/4 "2021-07-22T03:47:04Z")
> [@Printable list of countries and capitals by continent](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/printable-list-of-countries-and-capitals-by-continent/29063/23): > > It seems to be common to memorize the world’s countries using a memory palace, arranging them in some logical order. Harry Lorayne mentions another method in one of his books, where you use the shapes of the countries to link them directly to the world map. (This is the method that I guess most people use for remembering Italy.) Personally I prefer the latter method since you get a much better overview of everything and can continue using the country shape images to add additional information s… Similar , like me too (I guess most of the people using this) Well, I didn’t memorize all countries by memory palace. @Antelex This is the fantastic image of South America (Snillsprov is good in making images, drawings) I personally liked, Snillsprov sketching, drawings so much.. ![16 - 33 - 9 - b - South america as I remember it](https://forum.artofmemory.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/01614da4134892c1efcef90733447b290e7d3c26.jpeg) Note : the thing is I menorized in a similar way, but all images are in my mind, I didn’t made a draw of that. ---
**Author:** ![Antelex](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/antelex/32/5377_2.png) [@Antelex](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Antelex)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/visualizing-world-countries-map/65262/5 "2021-07-22T05:27:20Z")
@Rajadodve786 @Epix101, thanks for your replies. For the shape, I would like to use Raja suggestion, and the picture is creative. For the position, I have my encryption and probably I will stick with my original plan. # Algo In a MP, do: 1. Locate the biggest country (BC) on a map, name peg 0 2. From BC, Start from clockwise search the surrounding countries, name peg x:1, 2, 3, …, 9 3. The outer loop countries, find two biggest surrounding countries from x, and name the country with 10x+y e.g. 21, 41 means the same name Chile, and thus we know 12 Argentina and 14 Chile means the biggest two surrounding coutry and easier to locate Chile. 4. If the map is too big, i.e. Asian: Divide the map into smaller pieces, such as 4 sectors: China group, Indonesia Iran and Saudi Arabia. Then do steps 1-3. # South America 0 Brazil 1 Uruguay 2 Argentina 21 Chile 3 Paraguay 4 Bolivia 41 Chile 5 Peru 51 Ecuador 6 Colombia 61 Ecuador 7 Venezuela 8 Guyana 9 Suriname 10 French Guiana ![image](https://forum.artofmemory.com/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7842813a6baa4fe4bf3a161c69c7461390f636c5.jpeg) ![image](https://forum.artofmemory.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a776335f3be922cce69b563cc2a23d4e65b2e107.jpeg) recent best of Asian countries map. ![image](https://forum.artofmemory.com/uploads/default/original/2X/2/23203e90277b71821f6d29dd99036df578ed9ad7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rajadodve786](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/rajadodve786/32/32911_2.png) [@Rajadodve786](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Rajadodve786)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/visualizing-world-countries-map/65262/6 "2021-07-22T05:49:31Z")
I used this for practicing maps. There are many things including in this after completing levels. Like population, area, flags, religion, currency and many more… (you can unlock after level up) **There are world ranking too** (i mean ranking between the people that using the app like memory league ranking) > > > Geography Quiz Game: Maps, Flags, Capitals, Population, and much mor... ---
**Author:** ![Antelex](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/antelex/32/5377_2.png) [@Antelex](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Antelex)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/visualizing-world-countries-map/65262/7 "2021-07-22T05:50:45Z")
cool, but are the info keep up\_to\_date? ---
**Author:** ![Rajadodve786](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/rajadodve786/32/32911_2.png) [@Rajadodve786](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Rajadodve786)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 5:51am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/visualizing-world-countries-map/65262/8 "2021-07-22T05:51:22Z")
> [@Antelex](#): > > cool, but are the info keep up to date?. Yep, the info updated daily. (Wikipedia) ---
**Author:** ![thinkaboutthebible](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/thinkaboutthebible/32/12986_2.png) [@thinkaboutthebible](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/thinkaboutthebible)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/visualizing-world-countries-map/65262/9 "2022-11-20T22:35:50Z")
How did I not see this? OK, so it’s adjusted slightly. ![image](https://forum.artofmemory.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/e/febc18871d0171336bcda5a585fd916d1caba2b8.jpeg) [Twitter link](https://twitter.com/TerribleMaps/status/1594082529031634946?s=20&t=kSTMsxfkivhGEFcL61qNoQ) ---
**Author:** ![thinkaboutthebible](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/thinkaboutthebible/32/12986_2.png) [@thinkaboutthebible](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/thinkaboutthebible)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/visualizing-world-countries-map/65262/10 "2023-01-10T11:38:07Z")
![image](https://forum.artofmemory.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/c/0c28e251b822823843bb425692be739792c86b3e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![iOSDeveloper](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/iosdeveloper/32/17116_2.png) [@iOSDeveloper](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/iOSDeveloper)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/visualizing-world-countries-map/65262/11 "2023-01-10T18:56:42Z")
You can find some excellent videos that teach mnemonics for all the countries of various continents. Here’s one I really like: [![](https://forum.artofmemory.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/4/140a186140e6930b9e12767b1e99698c99e93ce5.jpeg "Memorize European Countries in Under 5 Minutes with Mnemonics!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdCu2sKhYfk) ---
**Author:** ![somebodysomeplace](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/somebodysomeplace/32/31486_2.png) [@somebodysomeplace](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/somebodysomeplace)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/visualizing-world-countries-map/65262/12 "2025-09-26T08:54:56Z")
I’m trying to overlay a translucent clock onto the map so I can simply assign a time to the countries… Follow the line of the hour line and there it is. It’s a new idea so I need to refine… Possibly adding some sort of distance along the line to tell me exactly where the place is. I have the centre of the clock as my location in the UK. So France might be 6… I haven’t heard of anybody else using this approach, is it new? ---
**Author:** ![somebodysomeplace](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/somebodysomeplace/32/31486_2.png) [@somebodysomeplace](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/somebodysomeplace)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/visualizing-world-countries-map/65262/13 "2025-09-28T18:13:11Z")
A work in progress… ![Screenshot_20250928_113228_Samsung Notes](https://forum.artofmemory.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/8/28f65ea354fa3c7baf0b1b81d22ed35549d814fb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![somebodysomeplace](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/somebodysomeplace/32/31486_2.png) [@somebodysomeplace](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/somebodysomeplace)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/visualizing-world-countries-map/65262/15 "2026-06-30T07:20:25Z")
You can’t mate, it’s my idea… Couldn’t find anything like it so had to try to design it myself.