User:PatTag2659/Location records

This is a sub-page of PatTag2659 that contains records about locations visited by The Amazing Race franchise.

Countries visited
Listed below are the countries visited by the original American version and the seasons they were visited by. The United States, the home country, is excluded from the list as it is visited in all seasons, although the unincorporated organized territories of Guam and Puerto Rico are included. Administrative regions, autonomous regions, constituent countries, and other territories are separated from the countries they are part of in the list. This only includes countries that were visited for actual route markers, challenges, or pit stops. Countries that were visited for only airport stopovers or were not visited by the teams are excluded from the list.

Including the United States, the race has visited 82 sovereign nations.

U.S. States visited
Listed below are the U.S. states that were visited by the original American version and the seasons they were visited by, together with the number of starting and finish lines each state has (if any). The list also includes the capital, Washington, D.C., a federal district. This list only includes states that were visited for actual route markers, challenges, or pit stops. States that were visited for only airport stopovers or were not visited by the teams are excluded from the list.

Out of the 50 states in the United States, the race has visited 24 of those states.

Records
Records are listed by country.

Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the records are only pertaining to the original American version of the series, not necessarily the entire franchise.

Argentina

 * Most visited American country (excluding the United States), 5 seasons.
 * Most visited South American country.
 * American country (excluding the United States) with the most Pit Stops, 8.
 * South American country with the most Pit Stops.

Australia

 * First Oceanian country visited.
 * Most visited Oceanian country (tied with New Zealand), 4 seasons.
 * Oceanian country with the most Pit Stops, 8.

Bangladesh

 * First country to feature a Double U-Turn.

Brazil

 * First South American country visited.

Burkina Faso

 * First country to feature a U-Turn.

Canada

 * Most visited North American country (excluding the United States; tied with Panama), 2 seasons.
 * Most visited country without a Pit Stop.

China

 * Most visited country (excluding the United States; including regions and territories), 11 seasons.
 * Most visited Asian country (including regions and territories), 11 seasons.
 * First East Asian country visited.
 * Country with the most Pit Stops, 16.

Hong Kong

 * First territory visited.
 * Most visited territory, 3 seasons.

Egypt

 * First country to feature a penalty for Non-Elimination Legs.

France

 * First country to feature a Roadblock.
 * First country to feature rail travel.
 * First country to feature water travel (to Tunisia).
 * Paris, the first capital of a country visited.
 * Paris, the first capital to hold a Pit Stop.

Germany

 * Most visited European country, 8 seasons.

Hungary

 * First country to feature a double-length leg.

India

 * Most visited country on its mainland (excluding the United States), 10 seasons.
 * First Asian country visited.
 * First South Asian country visited.
 * First country to feature a Speed Bump.

Indonesia

 * First and (so far) the only country to feature a double elimination leg.
 * First country to feature a Blind Double U-Turn.

Italy

 * First country to feature a Non-Elimination Leg.

Kazakhstan

 * First and (so far) the only Central Asian country visited.

Kenya

 * Only African country (so far) to be visited without a Pit Stop.

Liechtenstein

 * Smallest country visited in terms of land size, 160 km².

Madagascar

 * First country to feature an Intersection.

Malaysia

 * Most visited Southeast Asian country (tied with Thailand), 5 seasons.

Mexico

 * First North American country visited that is not the United States.

New Zealand

 * Most visited Oceanian country (tied with Australia), 4 seasons.

Panama

 * Most visited North American country (excluding the United States; tied with Canada), 2 seasons.
 * Most visited North American country with a Pit Stop.

Philippines

 * Least visited Southeast Asian country that has already been visited, 1 season.

Portugal

 * Longest gap between one country's visit in a season and its previous season's visit (from Season 3 to Season 23, 20 seasons).

Russia

 * First country to feature a Blind U-Turn.

Singapore

 * First and (so far) the only sovereign city-state visited.

South Africa

 * First country visited (excluding United States).
 * First African country visited.
 * Most visited African country (tied with Tanzania), 3 seasons.

Sweden

 * First country to feature a Switchback.

Taiwan

 * First and (so far) the only country to feature a Hazard.

Tanzania

 * Most visited African country (tied with South Africa), 3 seasons.
 * African country with the most Pit Stops, 4.

Thailand

 * First Southeast Asian country visited.
 * Most visited Southeast Asian country (tied with Malaysia), 5 seasons.

Tunisia

 * First country to feature a "mobile Pit Stop."

United Arab Emirates

 * First Middle-Eastern country visited.
 * Most visited Middle-Eastern country, 3 seasons.

Uruguay

 * First country to feature a Yield.

Zambia

 * First country to feature tasks.
 * First country to feature a Fast Forward.
 * First country to feature a Detour.
 * First country to feature a Pit Stop.
 * First landlocked country visited.