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Category
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Continent
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Answer
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Driest nation
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Africa
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Egypt
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Second-driest nation
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Africa
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Libya
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Third-driest nation
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Asia
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Saudi Arabia
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Category
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Continent
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Answer
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Rainiest nation
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South America
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Colombia
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Second-rainiest nation (tied)
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Africa
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São Tomé and Principe
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Second-rainiest nation (tied)
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Oceania
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Tuvalu
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Category
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Continent
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Answer
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Lowest average elevation
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Asia
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Maldives
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Second-lowest average elevation
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Asia
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Qatar
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Third-lowest average elevation
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Europe
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Netherlands
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Category
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Continent
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Answer
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Most mountainous by %
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Asia
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Bhutan
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Second-most mountainous by %
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Asia
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Kyrgyzstan
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Third-most mountainous by %
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Asia
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Tajikistan
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Category
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Continent
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Answer
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Highest peak (shared)
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Asia
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China
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Highest peak (shared)
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Asia
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Nepal
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Second-highest peak
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Asia
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Pakistan
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Category
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Continent
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Answer
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|
Most forested by %
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South America
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Suriname
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Second-most forested by %
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South America
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Guyana
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Third-most forested by %
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Oceania
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Federated States of Micronesia
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Category
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Continent
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Answer
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|
Hottest nation
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Africa
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Mali
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Second-hottest nation
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Africa
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Burkina Faso
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Third-hottest nation
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Africa
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Mauritania
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Category
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Continent
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Answer
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Coldest nation
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Europe
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Russia
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Second-coldest nation
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North America
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Canada
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|
Third-coldest nation
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Asia
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Mongolia
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Category
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Continent
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Answer
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Most biodiverse nation
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South America
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Brazil
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Second-most biodiverse nation
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Asia
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Indonesia
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Third-most biodiverse nation
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South America
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Colombia
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Category
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Continent
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Answer
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Largest recorded earthquake
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South America
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Chile
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Second-largest recorded earthquake
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North America
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United States of America
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|
Third-largest recorded earthquake
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Asia
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Indonesia
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