Recognizing signposts is invaluable in Geoguessr: wooden poles hint at Canada or Thailand, while black and white stripes suggest Malaysia, Sri Lanka, UAE, or Peru. Yellow poles signal Western Australia, and thin poles are markers for Chile and Colombia.

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In Canada, road signs are typically held up by wooden poles that are sometimes painted white. This contrasts poles from the US which are metal.

🇨🇦 Canada

Street signs are often mounted on black and white striped poles in Malaysia.

🇲🇾 Malaysia

In Australia, a reliable way to identify the state of Western Australia is through its yellow sign posts. The rest of the country uses mainly silver poles.

🇦🇺 Australia

Russian poles are often white with a distinctive black base, a feature rarely seen in other countries.

🇷🇺 Russia

Botswana’s sign poles have black and yellow stripes.

🇧🇼 Botswana

Signposts in Thailand are typically wooden and are painted white with a black section on their base.

🇹🇭 Thailand

The UAE is one of only a few countries in the world to have some black and white striped poles. Although Jordan sometimes has these too however they are much rarer in Jordan.

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Malaysia is notable for its many black and white striped street sign poles, a feature that is rare globally.

🇲🇾 Malaysia

Sri Lanka often has black-and-white striped signposts.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

In Colombia, signs are typically mounted on very narrow poles that are painted white.

🇨🇴 Colombia

Estonian signposts are sometimes wrapped in blue/white wrappers on the base.

🇪🇪 Estonia

Chilean road signs are mounted on poles that are quite thin and often have a slot at the top of the signpost.

🇨🇱 Chile

In Peru, sign poles are distinctively striped in black and white, making them one of the best visual indicators to recognize the country.

🇵🇪 Peru

Sign posts in Uruguay are typically thick, white, and wooden.

🇺🇾 Uruguay

In many parts of Bolivia, road signs are mounted on thick, unpainted posts.

🇧🇴 Bolivia

Traffic lights in Uruguay are often mounted on poles with black/white or black/yellow stripes.

🇺🇾 Uruguay

In Peru, sign poles are notable for often being set in solid concrete blocks that are elevated above ground level.

🇵🇪 Peru

In Colombia, it's common to see crosses on the backs of road signs.

🇨🇴 Colombia