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Which -stan country - Multiple choice

There are seven countries -stan countries . Can you guess the correct one for each question?
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Last updated: September 18, 2019
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1. Smallest by area
With a 143,100 km² area, Tajikistan is the smallest of the -stan countries, followed by Kyrgyzstan with 199,900 km²
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
2. Smallest by population
According to 2019 estimate, Kyrgyzstan has 6,389,500 inhabitants. Tajikistan has 9,275,827
Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
3. Most densely populated
Pakistan has a density of 281/km2 (UN estimates). The least densely populated is Kazakhstan with 7 per Km2.
Tajikistan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Kyrgyzstan
4. Has the highest average elevation
Tajikistan ranks third in the world for highest average elevation with 3,186 m. Kyrgyzstan follows as fourth with 2,988 m
Kyrgyzstan
Pakistan
Tajikistan
Afghanistan
5. Tenge is its currency
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan
Tajikistan
6. Its demonym and currency only vary for one letter and are often confused
The people of Afghanistan are called Afghans and their currency is Afghanis
Turkmenistan
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Kazakhstan
7. Until 2010, a central square of its capital hosted ex president Niyazov's 12-meter gold-plated statue rotating to always face the sun
The status was moved to the outskirts of the city and doesn't rotate anymore. It was replaced with an equestrian statue of current president Berdymukhamedov
Afghanistan
Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan
Turkmenistan
8. Its capital city changed name in 2019 in honor of long-ruling president Nazarbayev
In March 2019, following a unanimous vote in Kazakhstan's parliament, Astana was after former President Nazarbayev first name, Nursultan
Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
9. Its capital, Dushanbe, is named after week day Monday
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan
Turkmenistan
10. One of two doubly landlocked countries in the world
Doubly landlocked countries are surrounded entirely by one or more landlocked countries. The only other one is Liechtenstein
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Afghanistan
11. Has the lowest HDI
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Turkemnistan
Uzbekistan
12. The Karakum Desert occupies about 70% of its area
Afghanistan
Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
13. Its flag features a yellow sun that contains a stylized illustration of the roof of a traditional tent yurt
Afghanistan
Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
14. Birth country of youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate, Malala Yousafzai
Afghanistan
Kyrgyzstan
Pakistan
Kazakhstan
15. Site of World Heritage Site, Samarkand, once capital of Tamerlane's Timurid Empire
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Afghanistan
Tajikistan
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Oct 31, 2019
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