Every country in 2024 - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Acre and Amazonas states, in this country	Brazil	79%
This country announces an agreement with Somaliland to use a part of their coastline	Ethiopia	72%
Both Nicolas Maduro and Edmundo Gonzáles claim victory in this country's presidential elections	Venezuela	72%
This country elects its 47th President, who happens to be the same person as its 45th President	United States	70%
Keir Starmer becomes Prime Minister of this country	United Kingdom	68%
Narendra Modi is sworn in for his third term as Prime Minister of this country	India	66%
Widespread floodings hit the regions of Valencia, Murcia and Andalusia in this country, killing at least 230 people	Spain	66%
President Lukashenko of this country announces he will run for a next presidential term	Belarus	64%
This country limits the number of permits it issues to those seeking to climb the highest mountain on the continent	Nepal	64%
Alexei Navalny, prominent opposition leader, dies while serving a 19-year sentence in prison in this country	Russia	64%
This country makes an incursion in Kursk oblast in their neighbouring country, as part of an ongoing conflict	Ukraine	64%
The Etna and Stromboli volcanoes in this country erupt, forcing the temporary closure of an airport	Italy	62%
The first metro line is opened in Thessaloniki, in this country	Greece	60%
Explosions in this country cause outages in water supply and electricity nationwide. The government blames Serbia for the incident	Kosovo	60%
The regime of this country falls and its president recieves asylum in Russia	Syria	60%
Pope Francis visits this country, becoming the first pope to do so since the country gained independence in 2002	East-Timor	58%
This country hosts the Summer Olympics	France	58%
The village of Grindavík in this country is evacuated following a resurgence in activity of a nearby volcano	Iceland	58%
Cillian Murphy becomes the first actor born in this country to win the best actor award at the Oscar ceremony	Ireland	58%
This country joins NATO	Sweden	58%
This country succeeds in retrieving the first lunar samples from the far side of the moon	China	57%
The government of this country approves a plan to build a 1.9 billion-euro undersea electricity cable to link the country's electric grid with that of Greece	Cyprus	57%
The government of this country announces plans to deport 10,000 Haitian immigrants on a weekly basis	Dominican Republic	57%
Turkey launches airstrikes in the northern part of this country, targeting members of a separatist movement	Iraq	57%
A taco stand in this country's capital recieves a Michelin Star	Mexico	57%
New images of the extensive car collection of this country's sultan are leaked	Brunei	55%
This country, together with Mali and Niger, forms the Alliance of Sahel States	Burkina Faso	55%
The Grand Duke of this country prepares for his eventual abdication	Luxembourg	55%
The government of this country agrees to restart the search for a plane that went missing in 2014, with 239 people on board	Malaysia	55%
The population of this country exceeds 250 million for the first time	Pakistan	55%
Houthi rebels in this country attack several ships in the bordering seas	Yemen	55%
Javier Milei, the President of this country, is criticized for his attempts to reform the country's economy	Argentina	53%
This country announces a "no-go zone" in the Białowieża Forest in order to prevent migrants from crossing the border from a neighbouring country	Poland	53%
The son of the Crown Princess of this country is arrested on suspicion of sexual assault	Norway	51%
King Vajiralongkorn of this country signs a law allowing same-sex marriages to be held	Thailand	51%
Culture Minister Nayuribe Guadamuz of this country is dismissed for giving official backing for a pride parade in San Jose	Costa Rica	49%
This country orders the banning of Ethiopian Airlines from operating over its airspace	Eritrea	49%
This country fails to move its capital to the new city of Nusantara	Indonesia	49%
The Nikkei 225 Stock Index in this countrysuffers its worst two-day decline in history	Japan	49%
This country, together with two countries on another continent, wins the hosting rights for the 2030 FIFA World Cup	Morocco	49%
This country's former Prime Minister Mark Rutte is chosen as the new NATO Secretary-General	Netherlands	49%
The Durbar festival in Kano, in this country, is recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible cultural heritage	Nigeria	49%
The United Kingdom relinquishes sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago to this country	Mauritius	47%
This dictatorship sends soldiers to assist their neighbouring country in an ongoing conflict in another continent	North Korea	47%
Nayib Bukele is re-elected president of this country. He gets around 85% of the votes	El Salvador	45%
The Instagram accounts of this country's Supreme Leader are removed	Iran	45%
Pagers used by a militant group in this country explode, killing at least twelve people and injuring thousands	Lebanon	45%
Imane Khelif, from this country, wins a gold medal in boxing at the Summer Olympics, although many people did not believe she was a female	Algeria	43%
A referendum is held in this country, allowing the construction of a nuclear power plant near Lake Balkhash	Kazakhstan	43%
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah is nominated as Crown Prince of this country	Kuwait	43%
The Formula One Grand Prix in this country is won by a local for the first time	Monaco	43%
In this country, more than 1,300 pilgrims die from heat-related causes within one week	Saudi Arabia	43%
Construction minister Goran Vesić announces his resignation amid criticism over a railway station canopy collapse in this country	Serbia	43%
This country becomes the first NATO country to apply for membership of BRICS	Turkey	43%
This country, while being already in an armed conflict, launches attacks in two other neighbouring countries	Israel	42%
Tensions in the Essequibo region continue to rise between this country and its western neighbour	Guyana	40%
The army of this country, backed by the Wagner Group, was defeated in the Battle of Tinzaouaten	Mali	40%
The junta of this country pardons 9,652 prisoners to mark its independence day	Myanmar	40%
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off the coast of this country's Arequipa department	Peru	40%
Eight people are killed in mudslides in this country's Cox’s Bazar, location of the longest beach in the world	Bangladesh	38%
This country, together with its northern neighbour, is granted entry to the Schengen Area	Bulgaria	38%
This country loses the final of the Copa América	Colombia	38%
King Letsie III of this country celebrates his 61st birthday	Lesotho	38%
Puntland, a region in this country, declares itself autonomous	Somalia	38%
An international court case, started by this country, results in Israel being ordered to prevent acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip	South Africa	38%
The Supreme Patriarchof this country,Tep Vong, dies aged 92	Cambodia	36%
Tamás Sulyok is elected president of this country	Hungary	36%
Balloons filled with rubbish, sent by its only neighbouring country, land in this country	South Korea	36%
This country holds a census, confirming it is the least populated country on mainland Africa	Djibouti	34%
This country celebrates the 125th birthday of king Sobhuza II, the longest verifiable reigning monarch in recorded history	Eswatini	34%
The funeral of Ismail Haniyeh, the assassinated political leader of Hamas, is held in Lusail, in this country	Qatar	34%
The national football team of this country wins their first victory in 20 years	San Marino	34%
Prime minister Robert Fico from this country is critically injured after having been shot	Slovakia	34%
President Xiomara Castro of this country announces new measures to reduce gang activity, including building a 20,000-capacity megaprison	Honduras	32%
This country cedes control of some villages to its eastern neighbour, as part of efforts towards a final peace agreement	Armenia	30%
The president of this country threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany	Botswana	30%
Paul Kagame is inaugurated for a fourth term as President of this country	Rwanda	30%
The singer from this country wins the Eurovision Song Festival	Switzerland	30%
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò is found guilty of schism for denying the legitimacy of the Head of State of this country	Vatican City	30%
A plane departing from this country and heading to Russia, crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people	Azerbaijan	28%
This country hosts the first Formula One Grand Prix of the year	Bahrain	28%
Peace talks between Israel and Hamas are held in the capital of this country	Egypt	28%
This country wins the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup after defeating Japan	Fiji	28%
Joseph Boakai succeeds outgoing President George Weah in this country	Liberia	28%
The High Court of this country convicts former Lord's Resistance Army commander Thomas Kwoyelo of war crimes	Uganda	28%
This country issues a new currency called ___ Gold	Zimbabwe	28%
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of this country celebrates his 44th birthday	Bhutan	26%
Former president Sebastián Piñera from this country dies in a helicopter crash	Chile	26%
Several submarine telecommunication cables between this country and at least three other countries are cut. The goverment accuses a neighbouring country	Finland	26%
This country fights a legal battle with its northwestern neighbour over the islands of Conga, Mbanié and Cocotiers	Gabon	26%
After a heavy outbreak of gang violence, this country's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns	Haiti	26%
Authorities arrest 771 people during a special raid in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone	Laos	26%
Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova becomes the first woman to be elected as President of this country	North Macedonia	26%
President Klaus Iohannis from this country announces that he will run for Secretary-General of the NATO, but later withdraws	Romania	26%
This country announces an agreement with Iran to build a 125-kilometer pipeline that would deliver 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Iraq annually	Turkmenistan	26%
This country issues a commemorative Euro coin to celebrate 100 years of skiing in the country	Andorra	25%
This country suffers attacks from the M23 group, which is supported by its neighbouring country	Democratic Republic of the Congo	25%
Julian Assange returns to this country, after serving five years of prison time in the United Kingdom	Australia	23%
The entire national power grid in this country collapses twice, following the collapse of the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant	Cuba	23%
The Vatican recognises Medjugorje in this country as a Catholic shrine	Bosnia and Herzegovina	21%
This island country is declared malaria-free for the first time in 50 years	Cape Verde	21%
This country hosts the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship	Czech Republic	21%
The Mexican embassy in this country is raided by the police, followed by a diplomatic row	Ecuador	21%
The USA military withdraws entirely from this country, after the junta revokes a military accord	Niger	21%
Protests are held after a foreign government official threats to seize a strategically important waterway in this country	Panama	21%
The World Food Programme releases a report stating over 95% of the population of this country cannot afford a meal a day	Sudan	21%
This Pacific island country hold its first national constitutional referendum	Vanuatu	21%
____ Dream wins a majority in this country's parliament amid allegations of fraud by opposition parties	Georgia	19%
This country hosts and wins the Africa Cup of Nations	Ivory Coast	19%
General Juan José Zúñiga plots a coup in this country, ultimately leading to his arrest	Bolivia	17%
800 protesters storm a Tesla plant near the capital of this country, in protest of the company's expansion's impact on the environment	Germany	17%
Officials from the city of Derna in this country are convicted for mismanagement and negligence following a dam collapse	Libya	17%
This country, along Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Slovakia, is officially reprimanded by the European Commission for breaking budget rules	Malta	17%
a 60-day state of emergency is announced in this country amid concerns of possible power outages caused by the end of Russian gas supplies	Moldova	17%
Julien Alfred clinches this country's first ever Olympic medal after winning gold in the 100-metre dash	Saint Lucia	17%
This island country hosts the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting	Samoa	17%
Australia and this country sign a new security agreement, revising a previous one over sovereignty concerns	Tuvalu	17%
The HCMC Metro begins operations in this country's largest city	Vietnam	17%
This country announces a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles and a 25% tariff on Chinese steel and aluminium	Canada	15%
Thea LaFond clinches this country's first ever Olympic medal after winning gold in the Women's triple jump at the Summer Olympics	Dominica	15%
Hilda Heine is sworn-in as president of this island country	Marshall Islands	15%
This country announces plans to cull 723 wild animals,including 83 elephants,and distribute the meat to feed people	Namibia	15%
Yamandú Orsi defeats Álvaro Delgado to become president of this country	Uruguay	15%
The FIFA Futsal World Cup is held in this country	Uzbekistan	15%
This country becomes the 36st country in the world where same-sex couples can legally marry	Estonia	13%
President Arévalo declares a state of national disaster due to 44 wildfires raging across this country	Guatemala	13%
At least 56 people are killed in a crush caused by police opening fire on angry football fans during a match in Nzérékoré, in this country	Guinea	13%
This Central American country becomes the 140th UN member state to recognise the State of Palestine	Jamaica	13%
Cyclone Gamane hits this country's Vohemar district, killing at least 18 people	Madagascar	13%
This country is urged by Ukraine to arrest Vladimir Putin following an ICC arrest warrant, but does not comply	Mongolia	13%
This island country reclaims the number one position in the Citizenship by Investment Index, scoring 76 points	Saint Kitts and Nevis	13%
This country launches a nation-wide vaccination campaign against Ebola	Sierra Leone	13%
The National Assembly of this muslim-majority country approves a bill banning the hijab	Tajikistan	13%
Eleven people are killed in an explosion at a sugar factory in this country's Morogoro region	Tanzania	13%
Prime Minister Keith Rowley announces a revision of this country's coat of arms in an effort to remove colonial vestiges	Trinidad and Tobago	13%
This country held the presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first six months of the year	Belgium	11%
President Evariste Ndayishimiye issues pardons to 5,442 inmates, equivalent to 41% of this country's prison population	Burundi	11%
The World Health Organization announces the eradication of sleeping sickness in this country	Chad	11%
For the first time in history, a person from this country wins the Miss Universe pageant	Denmark	11%
Jafar Hassan succeeds Bisher Khasawneh as Prime Minister of this country	Jordan	11%
This country bans nationals of Russia, Belarus and China from joining its armed forces	Lithuania	11%
This country's team wins the America's Cup yacht race	New Zealand	11%
Surangel Whipps Jr. is re-elected president of this island country, defeating Thomas Remengesau Jr.	Palau	11%
Bassirou Diomaye Faye is elected president in postponed presidential elections in this country	Senegal	11%
Jeremiah Manele is elected Prime Minister of this island state	Solomon Islands	11%
This country officially extends compulsory military service from four months to one year	Taiwan	11%
Firas Katoussi wins this country's first Olympic gold medal in Taekwondo	Tunisia	11%
This country issues a one-year ban on TikTok, following the stabbing and death of a teenager following a dispute that began on the social media platform	Albania	9%
This country mediates in ceasefire talks between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. The ceasefire collapses before it formally begins	Angola	9%
In August, the government of this island country announces the suspension or cancellation of all scheduled diplomatic visits to the country until 2025	Kiribati	9%
This country holds a total of eight referendums in one year	Liechtenstein	9%
A plane, carrying the vice-president and the former First Lady of this country, crashes in the Chikangawa Forest Reserve, killing everyone on board	Malawi	9%
President Muizzu from this country announces that Eid al-Fitr holiday is an annual holiday starting this year	Maldives	9%
An appeals court in this country allows the extradition of Do Kwon, a cryptocurrency mogul, to South Korea	Montenegro	9%
This country's NORI company continues its efforts to start deep sea mining in the Pacific Ocean	Nauru	9%
In July, police from this country seize over four tons of cocaine, worth $240 million, at a river port in this country's capital	Paraguay	9%
Shafiqua Maloney becomes this country's first athlete to reach the final stage of an Olympic event	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	9%
President Faure Gnassingbé of this country signs a law changing its constitution	Togo	9%
Siaosi Sovaleni resigns as Prime Minister of this country	Tonga	9%
This country becomes the second country to be designated as a "major defense partner" by the USA	United Arab Emirates	9%
Muzala Samukonga wins a bronze medal in the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Men's 400 metres, setting a new national record for this country	Zambia	9%
This country hosts the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States	Antigua and Barbuda	8%
This country hosts the European Women's Handball Championship	Austria	8%
This country celebrates Errol Barrow Day for the 36st time	Barbados	8%
The United Nations Security Council votes to lift the weapons embargo on this country	Central African Republic	8%
Tasi Limtiaco and Kestra Kihleng were this country's flag bearers on the Summer Olympics	Federated States of Micronesia	8%
On February 7, this country celebrates the 50th anniversary of its independence from the United Kingdom	Grenada	8%
Germany and this country agree on a labour migration deal which will see 250,000 skilled and semi-skilled workers from this country go work in Germany	Kenya	8%
This country, with an adult smoking prevalence of 26,9%, announces a ban on the sale of tobacco and nicotine products to persons under 20 years	Latvia	8%
Fifteen people are killed, and more than 195 others are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsizes near this country's capital	Mauritania	8%
At least 6,000 inmates escape from a prison in the capital of this country on Christmas Day	Mozambique	8%
This country expels the Brazilian ambassador amid a diplomatic row	Nicaragua	8%
In March and April, this country is striked twice by magnitude 6.5 and 6.9 earthquakes	Papua New Guinea	8%
Oil tanker MT Terra Nova capsizes off the coast of this country, spilling nearly 1.5 million liters of oil	Philippines	8%
This country hosts the European Trampoline Championships	Portugal	8%
Dylan Sicobo and Khema Elizabeth were the flag bearers of this country at the Summer Olympics	Seychelles	8%
This country hosts the Chess World Cup, where Dommaraju Gukesh is crowned as the youngest Chess World Champion ever	Singapore	8%
This African country, with an annual average temperature around 27 ºC/80 ºF, closes schools for a day due to an extreme heatwave	South Sudan	8%
This country is ranked as the best destination for solo female travellers according to the magazine Time Out	Sri Lanka	8%
This country celebrates Ketikoti for the 70th time as a public holiday	Suriname	8%
This country bans mixed martial arts, saying it is too violent and has a risk of death	Afghanistan	6%
Rashad Sweeting becomes the first person from this country to participate in a PDC World Darts Championship	Bahamas	6%
This country celebares its fourth George Price Day	Belize	6%
Of the countries elected to a seat at the United Nations Human Rights Council from 2025-2027, this country comes alphabetically first	Benin	6%
The European Union announces a 91 million euro loan to this country, aimed at developing its energy sector, road infrastructure, and transportation links	Cameroon	6%
This islands country joins the World Trade Organization as its 165th member	Comoros	6%
This country hosts the European Judo Championships	Croatia	6%
A high government official of this country is arrested after more than 400 explicit videos are revealed, involving the wives of prominent government personalities	Equatorial Guinea	6%
A plane heading to Ivory Coast, transporting this country's national football team, makes an emergency landing due to a loss of cabin pressure	Gambia	6%
Foreign minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, from this country, is named as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations	Ghana	6%
The Pidjguiti massacre, 65 years ago, is remembered in this country	Guinea-Bissau	6%
This country declares that 94% of the border with its southern neighbour has been agreed upon	Kyrgyzstan	6%
Nine people are killed in a shooting in a mosque in this country. Islamic State claims the responsibility for the attack, its first in the country	Oman	6%
Former Prime Minister Alphonse Poaty-Souchlaty, from this country, dies	Republic of the Congo	6%
On July 12, this country celebrates the 49th anniversary of its independency	São Tomé and Príncipe	6%
This country realises the breakthrough of the second tube of the Karawanks motorway tunnel, under construction since 2018	Slovenia	6%

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