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Map of the World showing the most popular sports by nation.

A national sport is a sport or game that is considered to be a popularly intrinsic part of the culture or is the most popular sport of a country or nation.term In American English the term national pastime is often used.

Although there are normally no official parameters towards defining what is a national sport, there are some general characteristics that most national sports share:

  • The rules and objectives of the sport or game are known in fairly great detail in the country or nation.
  • The game or sport is widely played or watched in the country or nation.
  • The game or sport has a long history of popularity or extreme current popularity in the country or nation.

In some countries, sport or game can become the official national pastime by mandate of the government, such as with Canada and lacrosse in 1994.according to National Sports of Canada Act CHAPTER N-16.7 (1994, c. 16) In other countries, where the sport or game has such a long history, such as with baseball in the United States or sumo wrestling in Japan, the sport or game is often considered a de facto "official" national pastime. This article generally goes by the popularity of the sports in all the countries.

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List of countries\' national sports

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Countries by most popular sport

Countries grouped by their most popular sport.

  • Total number of countries where given sport is most popular is shown in brackets

American Football (2)

Country / Territory Population
United States of America 300,322,784
American Samoa 57,663

Archery (1)

Country / Territory Population
Bhutan 2,185,569

Association Football (76)

Country / Territory Population
Indonesia 222,781,000
Brazil 187,104,851
Nigeria 131,530,000
México 107,029,000
Vietnam 84,238,000
Germany 82,689,000
Egypt 74,033,000
Turkey 73,193,000
Iran 69,515,000
Thailand 62,828,706
France 60,496,000
Italy 58,093,000
Democratic Republic of the Congo 57,549,000
England 50,714,000
Myanmar 50,519,000
Ukraine 46,481,000
Spain 43,064,000
Colombia 41,600,000
Argentina 38,747,000
Poland 38,530,000
Tanzania 38,329,000
Sudan 36,233,000
Algeria 32,854,000
Morocco 31,478,000
Iraq 28,807,000
Peru 27,968,000
Uzbekistan 26,593,000
Malaysia 25,347,000
Saudi Arabia 24,573,000
North Korea 22,488,000
Ghana 22,113,000
Romania 21,711,000
Yemen 20,975,000
Mozambique 19,792,000
Syria 19,043,000
Côte d\'Ivoire(Ivory Coast) 18,154,000
Netherlands 16,337,000
Cameroon 16,322,000
Chile 16,295,000
Cambodia 13,971,000
Ecuador 13,228,000
Guatemala 12,599,000
Senegal 11,658,000
Greece 11,120,000
Portugal 10,569,592
Tunisia 10,102,000
Hungary 10,098,000
Guinea 9,402,000
Bolivia 9,182,000
Haiti 8,528,000
Benin 8,439,000