| Hint | Place | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Has nuclear weapons | Pakistan | 97%
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| World's largest landlocked country | Kazakhstan | 91%
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| "Graveyard of Empires" | Afghanistan | 84%
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| Ashgabat is its capital | Turkmenistan | 83%
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| Furthest country from the sea | Kyrgyzstan | 76%
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| Divided between Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey | Kurdistan | 72%
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| Double-landlocked country | Uzbekistan | 71%
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| Country in the Pamir Mountains | Tajikistan | 67%
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| Persian name for the Indian subcontinent | Hindustan | 39%
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| Largest province of above | Balochistan | 27%
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| Indian state covered with desert | Rajasthan | 27%
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| Home of Russia's 2nd ethnic group | Tatarstan | 24%
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| Was invaded by Chechen-based Islamic groups in 1999 | Dagestan | 23%
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| Armenian for "Armenia" | Hayastan | 14%
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| Autonomous republic of the above | Karakalpakstan | 10%
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| Iranian province whose name means "Land of Flowers" | Golestan | 5%
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| Iranian province referred to as the "birthplace of the nation"? | Khuzestan | 5%
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| Literally means the "Land of Lights" | Nuristan | 3%
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