| Rank | Category | Countries | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Lowest % forest | Egypt | Saudi Arabia | Libya | Djibouti | 91%
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| 6 | Lowest crime rate [1] | Qatar | Singapore | Bahrain | Japan | Kuwait | 84%
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| 4 | Namesake of the largest "gulf" | Guinea | Mexico | Thailand | 78%
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| 2 | Largest import partner of the Maldives [2] | India | 78%
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| 10 | Active military troops per capita | North Korea | Eritrea | Ukraine | Israel | South Sudan | Brunei | Armenia | Greece | Azerbaijan | 78%
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| 4 | Closest non-bordering country to Pakistan | Tajikistan | Kyrgyzstan | Uzbekistan | 72%
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| 3 | First country where the Arab Spring started | Tunisia | Algeria | Jordan | 72%
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| 2 | Smallest country with a "Sultan" | Brunei | 65%
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| 4 | Largest population of the Balochi people | Pakistan | Iran | Afghanistan | 59%
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| 7 | Largest country to NOT have a railway system | Libya | Chad | Somalia | Central African Republic | Yemen | Papua New Guinea | 58%
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| 9 | Highest % of its population lives in its capital * among countries larger than 100,000 km2 | Mongolia | Suriname | Uruguay | Iceland |Chile | Peru | Gabon | Rep. of the Congo | 56%
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| 2 | Least populous four-letter country | Fiji | 55%
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| 3 | Least precipitation | Egypt | Libya | 53%
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| 2 | Has the smallest area of EEZ in the Persian Gulf | Iraq | 50%
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| 2 | Last country to abolish slavery | Mauritania | 37%
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