Find The Country Answers - May 2026 Archive
Browse all 31 recorded daily solutions for May 2026, covering May 1, 2026 through May 31, 2026. This monthly archive keeps each date and answer together with a map and geographic observations. Find a past puzzle in the dated rows.
Daily country answers for May 2026
The following table lists the answer used by Find The Country for each UTC date. Geography notes describe the reference coordinates used by the game. They are useful for understanding distance and direction clues, but do not describe the entire territory of a country.
| Puzzle date (UTC) | Answer | Geography note |
|---|---|---|
| Madagascar (MG) | 18.8° S, 46.9° E; tropical reference point. | |
| Malawi (MW) | 13.3° S, 34.3° E; tropical reference point. | |
| Malaysia (MY) | 4.2° N, 102.0° E; tropical reference point. | |
| Maldives (MV) | 3.2° N, 73.2° E; tropical reference point. | |
| Mali (ML) | 17.6° N, 4.0° W; tropical reference point. | |
| Malta (MT) | 35.9° N, 14.4° E; middle-latitude reference point. | |
| Marshall Islands (MH) | 7.1° N, 171.2° E; tropical reference point. | |
| Mauritania (MR) | 21.0° N, 10.9° W; tropical reference point. | |
| Mauritius (MU) | 20.3° S, 57.6° E; tropical reference point. | |
| Mexico (MX) | 23.6° N, 102.6° W; middle-latitude reference point. | |
| Micronesia (FM) | 7.4° N, 150.6° E; tropical reference point. | |
| Moldova (MD) | 47.4° N, 28.4° E; middle-latitude reference point. | |
| Monaco (MC) | 43.8° N, 7.4° E; middle-latitude reference point. | |
| Mongolia (MN) | 46.9° N, 103.8° E; middle-latitude reference point. | |
| Montenegro (ME) | 42.7° N, 19.4° E; middle-latitude reference point. | |
| Morocco (MA) | 31.8° N, 7.1° W; middle-latitude reference point. | |
| Mozambique (MZ) | 18.7° S, 35.5° E; tropical reference point. | |
| Myanmar (MM) | 21.9° N, 96.0° E; tropical reference point. | |
| Namibia (NA) | 23.0° S, 18.5° E; tropical reference point. | |
| Nauru (NR) | 0.5° S, 166.9° E; tropical reference point. | |
| Nepal (NP) | 28.4° N, 84.1° E; middle-latitude reference point. | |
| Netherlands (NL) | 52.1° N, 5.3° E; middle-latitude reference point. | |
| New Zealand (NZ) | 40.9° S, 174.9° E; middle-latitude reference point. | |
| Nicaragua (NI) | 12.9° N, 85.2° W; tropical reference point. | |
| Niger (NE) | 17.6° N, 8.1° E; tropical reference point. | |
| Nigeria (NG) | 9.1° N, 8.7° E; tropical reference point. | |
| North Korea (KP) | 40.3° N, 127.5° E; middle-latitude reference point. | |
| North Macedonia (MK) | 41.6° N, 21.7° E; middle-latitude reference point. | |
| Norway (NO) | 60.5° N, 8.5° E; middle-latitude reference point. | |
| Oman (OM) | 21.5° N, 55.9° E; tropical reference point. | |
| Pakistan (PK) | 30.4° N, 69.3° E; middle-latitude reference point. |
Where this month's countries are on the map
Blue dots mark each answer's stored reference point. The horizontal dashed line is the equator, and the vertical line is the prime meridian. This flat map helps compare locations; it is not an equal-distance projection. Use the table for accessible location descriptions and the live globe to inspect the world from different angles.
Of this month's 31 solutions, 24 reference points are in the Northern Hemisphere and 7 are in the Southern Hemisphere. 17 fall within the tropical latitude band, between 23.44° north and south. The month contains 31 distinct countries, with a different country in every recorded row.
Geography observations from May 2026
The northernmost reference point belongs to Norway (60.47° latitude); the southernmost belongs to New Zealand (-40.90°). Their separation in latitude is 101.4 degrees.
Mexico has the westernmost reference longitude (-102.55°), while New Zealand has the easternmost (174.89°). These are numeric longitude extremes, not the most distant pair: locations near opposite sides of the date line can be close together. Direction clues use an initial bearing on a sphere rather than a horizontal line across this map.
Nearby answer pairs to compare
- Montenegro and North Macedonia: about 231 km between their stored reference points, appearing on May 15, 2026 and May 28, 2026.
- Malawi and Mozambique: about 616 km between their stored reference points, appearing on May 2, 2026 and May 17, 2026.
- Mali and Mauritania: about 823 km between their stored reference points, appearing on May 5, 2026 and May 8, 2026.
These distances use the same spherical calculation as the game. A small gap between reference points is a reason to compare nearby guesses; it does not prove that two countries share a land border. Coastlines, islands, and large territories can make border distance very different from the number shown in a round.
Use the archive to improve your next round
Pick an answer from the table and imagine starting from a country you know. Consider whether the first arrow would point north, south, east, or west, then compare the location with a second guess. This exercise builds a mental map through active recall.
The puzzle resets at 00:00 UTC. The dates here follow that shared schedule rather than your device's local midnight. For the current solution, open today's answer and hints; to try the puzzle without spoilers, return to the Find The Country game. Read How to Play for the color, distance, and direction rules.