Countries by a Single Clue #20

Can you name the country that corresponds to each clue?
Answer must correspond to the yellow box!
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The only country that currently has an emperor
Japan
The largest country with land on the equator
Brazil
In the 1960s, the annual floods came to a stop with the construction of the Aswan Dam
Egypt
Sold Alaska to the United States
Russia
Has the northernmost southern point of any country
Iceland
Has the world’s highest railway station, with an elevation of 5,068 metres (16,627 ft)
China
Located 76 km from Asia, 352 km from Africa, and 760 km from Europe
Cyprus
The second letter in its name is J
Djibouti
Has the lowest murder rate in the Americas, down over 98% since 2015
El Salvador
Gives its name to a brand of bottled water drawn from a spring in Viti Levu
Fiji
Where the Battle of Marathon took place
Greece
Homes here sell for an average of more than $20 million, but at least there’s no income tax
Monaco
The most populous country in Central America
Guatemala
Its main river is the Irrawaddy
Myanmar
More than 5% of its population was killed in 1994
Rwanda
Notable sculptures include an atom and a little boy peeing
Belgium
Non-Muslims are completely banned from entering its third largest city
Saudi Arabia
Lee Kwan Yew is often credited for bringing this country from Third Word to First World
Singapore
Once printed a 100 trillion dollar bill
Zimbabwe
Has ATM machines with the option to choose the Latin language
Vatican City
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9 Comments
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Level 80
Apr 13, 2026
I think the Cyprus clue is wrong. If you consider Cyprus to be in Asia, then it can't be 76 km from Asia.

(At least, I feel, it should be changed to "mainland Asia"

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Level 78
Apr 13, 2026
I agree.
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Level 89
Apr 13, 2026
Since the argument has been so fierce, we are declaring Cyprus its own continent.
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Level 63
Apr 13, 2026
Fun quiz, QM! Could you please add it to the Countries by Single Clue series?
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Level 69
Apr 13, 2026
Just a correction the Atomium is not reproducing an atom but an iron crystal made of 9 atoms
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Level 66
Apr 13, 2026
Small typo on the Singapore question, saying third word instead of third world.
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Level 67
Apr 13, 2026
'ATM machine' is a pleonasm
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Level 89
Apr 13, 2026
Technically it's RAS Syndrome.
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Level 94
Apr 14, 2026
Wracking my brains for a natural disaster in 1994. Forgot about manmade ones…