| Hinweis | Staat | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Smallest state in South America with Dutch as official language | Suriname | 100%
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| Consists of the regions Flanders and Wallonia | Belgium | 83%
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| State in the Lesser Antilles, consisting of “The Old” and “The Bearded” | Antigua and Barbuda | 67%
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| State largely located in the delta of the Ganges and Brahmaputra | Bangladesh | 67%
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| Smallest state on the Central American mainland with English as official language | Belize | 67%
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| This small Himalayan state is CO2-negative | Bhutan | 67%
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| Men’s football record world champion and largest state in South America | Brazil | 67%
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| Pop singer Shakira and author Gabriel García Márquez come from this country | Columbia | 67%
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| This island is named because Christopher Columbus first saw it on a Sunday | Dominica | 67%
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| Home of sushi, sake, and samurais | Japan | 67%
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| In this state lies the ancient rock city Petra | Jordan | 67%
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| Dictatorship in East Asia ruled by the Kim dynasty | North Korea | 67%
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| Through this state runs a canal connecting the Pacific with the Atlantic | Panama | 67%
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| The vast majority of the world’s alpacas live in this Andean state | Peru | 67%
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| Many popular holiday islands such as Mallorca, Ibiza, or Gran Canaria belong to this country | Spain | 67%
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| This country was invaded by its neighbor after the latter had already annexed Crimea | Ukraine | 67%
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| This country is ruled by the Taliban | Afghanistan | 50%
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| This country is the largest in Africa by area, with much of it lying in the Sahara | Algeria | 50%
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| Microstate in the Pyrenees | Andorra | 50%
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| Home of tango and Lionel Messi | Argentina | 50%
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| Koalas, kangaroos, and emus are endemic to this country | Australia | 50%
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| Home of musicians such as Mozart, Bruckner, Falco, and Moneyboy | Austria | 50%
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| Pop singer Rihanna was born on this Caribbean island | Barbados | 50%
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| The assassination of a Habsburg prince in the capital of this country triggered WWI | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50%
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| Small oil-rich sultanate on Borneo | Brunei | 50%
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| The flag of this country features the temple complex Angkor Wat | Cambodia | 50%
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| The flag of this country features a maple leaf | Canada | 50%
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| Atlantic islands first charted by Portuguese expeditions around 1456 | Cape Verde | 50%
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| Long narrow country on the South American Pacific coast | Chile | 50%
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| The history of this country includes various imperial dynasties such as Ming, Tang, and Han | China | 50%
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| This Central American country abolished its military and is known for enormous biodiversity | Costa Rica | 50%
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| Fidel Castro was president of this island state for many years | Cuba | 50%
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| The grilled cheese halloumi comes from this Mediterranean island | Cyprus | 50%
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| This state lies on the eastern side of Hispaniola | Dominican Republic | 50%
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| This country is home to the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Valley of the Kings | Egypt | 50%
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| This monarchy in southern Africa is the second smallest state in continental Africa by area | Eswatini | 50%
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| Sauna was invented in this country | Finland | 50%
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| This country includes regions such as Brittany, Normandy, and Provence | France | 50%
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| Between WWII and October 3, 1990, this country was divided | Germany | 50%
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| With the Bronze Age civilisations of the Minoans and Mycenaeans, this state is considered the cradle of European culture | Greece | 50%
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| In this country were the Maya cities Tikal and Calakmul | Guatemala | 50%
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| In its native language, this country is called Magyarország | Hungary | 50%
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| Large island nation with islands such as Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi | Indonesia | 50%
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| This country was formerly often called Persia | Iran | 50%
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| “The only state with a Jewish majority population | Israel | 50%
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| This country looks like a boot on maps | Italy | 50%
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| This country is named after a product made from elephant tusks | Ivory Coast | 50%
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| This state emerged from the Balkan wars and became independent in 2008, but is not recognized by all other states | Kosovo | 50%
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| In 1990 Saddam Hussein ordered an invasion of this country, which was repelled by an international coalition | Kuwait | 50%
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| In this country, one can visit the Buddhist temples of Luang Prabang and Khmer city of Wat Phou | Laos | 50%
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| Microstate in the Alps on the Rhine | Liechtenstein | 50%
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| The Schengen Agreement is named after a border town in this country | Luxembourg | 50%
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| In a DreamWorks film of the same name, a lion, a zebra, a hippo, and a giraffe are stranded on this island | Madagascar | 50%
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| The capital of this country was founded by the Aztecs | Mexico | 50%
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| Microstate on the Côte d’Azur with famous casinos and Formula 1 races | Monaco | 50%
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| Least densely populated country in the world, with partly nomadic people | Mongolia | 50%
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| In this country lie the Atlas and Rif mountains | Morocco | 50%
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| The only country in the world whose flag is not rectangular | Nepal | 50%
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| Specialties of this country include kibbeling, Gouda, poffertjes, and jenever | Netherlands | 50%
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| The inhabitants of this country call themselves Kiwis | New Zealand | 50%
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| This country is named after the longest river in West Africa | Niger | 50%
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| Most populous state in Africa | Nigeria | 50%
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| Scandinavian country with impressive fjord landscapes | Norway | 50%
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| Eastern part of an island with an incredibly high number of different languages | Papua New Guinea | 50%
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| This state in Western Europe is the world leader in cork production | Portugal | 50%
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| This emirate hosted the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup | Qatar | 50%
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| The regions Wallachia and Transylvania are located in this country | Romania | 50%
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| Largest state in the world by area | Russia | 50%
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| In this country, a genocide against the Tutsi took place | Rwanda | 50%
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| Southern European microstate said to have been founded by a saint in 301 | San Marino | 50%
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| This country contains the most important Muslim pilgrimage sites, Mecca and Medina | Saudi Arabia | 50%
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| The apartheid policy of this country was overcome by the ANC under Nelson Mandela | South Africa | 50%
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| This state became independent in 2011 but was then the scene of a civil war | South Sudan | 50%
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| A deadly civil war rages especially in the Darfur region | Sudan | 50%
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| Well-known companies such as IKEA, Volvo, and Spotify are headquartered in this country | Sweden | 50%
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| This country is known for its neutrality and was therefore the seat of the League of Nations | Switzerland | 50%
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| In this country are many ancient and Bronze Age cities such as Palmyra and Aleppo | Syria | 50%
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| Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, is in this country | Tanzania | 50%
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| This country was long known as Siam | Thailand | 50%
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| Ancient Carthage was located in this North African country | Tunisia | 50%
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| Many important ancient sites such as Ephesus, Miletus, Antioch, and Hattusa are located in this country | Turkey | 50%
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| This country is home to the tallest skyscraper in the world | United Arab Emirates | 50%
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| Consists of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland | United Kingdom | 50%
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| The flag of this country represents the 13 original colonies and the 50 current states | United States | 50%
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| The Silk Road cities Samarkand and Bukhara are in this Central Asian country | Uzbekistan | 50%
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| Smallest state in the world | Vatican City | 50%
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| Many people in this country have the surname Nguyen | Vietnam | 50%
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| Formerly known as Northern Rhodesia, this country is home to Victoria Falls | Zambia | 50%
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| This country was formerly called Rhodesia and was ruled at that time by an white minority regime | Zimbabwe | 50%
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| This state regained control over Nagorno-Karabakh following a 2023 offensive | Azerbaijan | 33%
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| Island state in the Persian/Arabian Gulf, connected to the mainland by a bridge | Bahrain | 33%
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| Painter Marc Chagall was born in this former Soviet republic | Belarus | 33%
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| This country contains the Okavango Delta with its spectacular wildlife (including elephants, lions, crocodiles, etc.) | Botswana | 33%
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| This small state on Lake Tanganyika has moved its capital from Bujumbura to Gitega in 2019 | Burundi | 33%
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| Island state in the Indian Ocean, whose archipelago also includes the French overseas territory Mayotte | Comoros | 33%
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| This country was formerly called Zaire | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 33%
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| This country includes islands such as Zealand, Funen, Lolland, and Bornholm | Denmark | 33%
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| Small state at the Horn of Africa with many military bases of different countries | Djibouti | 33%
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| Catholic island state in Southeast Asia, which became independent in 2002 | East Timor | 33%
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| On the Galápagos Islands belonging to this country, Darwin was inspired to develop his theory of evolution | Ecuador | 33%
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| Translated, the name of this country means ‘The Savior’ | El Salvador | 33%
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| In this former Italian colony in East Africa, cycling is the national sport | Eritrea | 33%
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| The classical composer Arvo Pärt comes from this Baltic country | Estonia | 33%
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| Because the men’s rugby sevens team won Olympic gold in 2016, this Pacific state introduced a 7-dollar note | Fiji | 33%
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| This Caucasus state is called Sakartvelo by its inhabitants | Georgia | 33%
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| The ancient Maya city of Copán is located in this country | Honduras | 33%
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| Volcanic island state in the North Atlantic | Iceland | 33%
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| The national saint of this country is St. Patrick | Ireland | 33%
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| In this East African country, the Mau Mau uprising against colonial rule took place | Kenya | 33%
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| Mountainous kingdom in southern Africa, with a mokorotlo hat on its flag | Lesotho | 33%
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| This country was founded by freed slaves from America | Liberia | 33%
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| In the late Middle Ages, this Baltic state was the largest country in Europe by area | Lithuania | 33%
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| This country is named after one of the largest lakes in East Africa | Malawi | 33%
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| This island group in the Indian Ocean consists of tourist islands and islands for locals | Maldives | 33%
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| Part of the territory is the de facto independent Republic of Transnistria | Moldova | 33%
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| The territory of this Balkan state largely corresponds to the medieval Kingdom of Zeta | Montenegro | 33%
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| : “Its flag uniquely features a hoe, a book, and an AK-47 | Mozambique | 33%
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| Due to the arid climate of a desert of the same name, this southern African country is sparsely populated | Namibia | 33%
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| In this Central American country the Sandinistas are active | Nicaragua | 33%
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| The current name of this country resulted from a long dispute with its southern neighbor, involving the national heritage of Alexander the Great | North Macedonia | 33%
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| This Arab state established a colony on Zanzibar in the 18/19th century | Oman | 33%
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| Most sites of the Indus culture (Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa, Ganweriwala, etc.) are in this country | Pakistan | 33%
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| This South American country lost much of its male population in the War of the Triple Alliance | Paraguay | 33%
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| This country in Southeast Asia is named after a Habsburg king | Philippines | 33%
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| Rapper Akon and footballer Sadio Mané come from this West African country | Senegal | 33%
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| The collapse of a train station roof in 2024 led to ongoing protests against corruption in the SNS government of Vučić | Serbia | 33%
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| The name of this country translates as ‘Lion Mountains’ | Sierra Leone | 33%
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| City-state in the Strait of Malacca | Singapore | 33%
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| This Melanesian island state is named after an Old Testament king | Solomon Islands | 33%
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| Parts of this country are controlled by the Al-Shabaab militia | Somalia | 33%
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| K-pop produced in this country now has fans worldwide | South Korea | 33%
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| This South Asian island state was once connected to the mainland via Adam’s Bridge | Sri Lanka | 33%
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| American founding father and musical star Alexander Hamilton was born in this Caribbean state | St Kitts and Nevis | 33%
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| This small Antillean island has the highest Nobel Prize density in the world (W. Arthur Lewis, Derek Walcott) | St Lucia | 33%
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| After losing the civil war, the Kuomintang fled to this Pacific island: Taiwan | Taiwan | 33%
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| Ex-Soviet state in the Pamir and Alai mountains with one of the world’s highest average elevation (3186 m above sea level) | Tajikistan | 33%
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| Host and winner of the first men’s football World Cup | Uruguay | 33%
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| South American country with the largest known oil reserves | Venezuela | 33%
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| Mocha coffee comes from a city of the same name in this Arab country | Yemen | 33%
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| This country was ruled during the Cold War by Enver Hoxha, who had many bunkers built | Albania | 17%
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| This African country includes the oil-rich exclave of Cabinda | Angola | 17%
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| The predecessor of this country was in antiquity a bone of contention between Romans and Sassanids, and perhaps the first Christian state | Armenia | 17%
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| This island group was the first land reached by Christopher Columbus on his first Atlantic crossing | Bahamas | 17%
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| This West African country was called Dahomey until the 1970s | Benin | 17%
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| Home to the world’s highest seat of government and named after an anti-colonial leader | Bolivia | 17%
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| In this country (or its medieval predecessor) the Cyrillic script was first introduced | Bulgaria | 17%
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| This state was ruled in the 1980s by Thomas Sankara, who carried out successful literacy and vaccination campaigns | Burkina Faso | 17%
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| Footballers Samuel Eto’o and André Onana come from this country | Cameroon | 17%
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| The dictator of this country, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, crowned himself emperor in 1976 | Central African Republic | 17%
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| Sahel state at a large lake of the same name; the Kanem-Bornu empire was centered here | Chad | 17%
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| The dog breed Dalmatian comes from this country | Croatia | 17%
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| In the capital of this country, people were twice thrown out of windows, both times contributing to bloody religious wars | Czechia | 17%
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| Although most of its territory is on the African mainland, its capital and one-fifth of the population are on the island of Bioko | Equatorial Guinea | 17%
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| The last emperor of this state is revered by Rastafarians as the Messiah | Ethiopia | 17%
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| Pacific island nation that comprises most of the Caroline Islands | F. S. Micronesia | 17%
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| Striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang plays for this country | Gabon | 17%
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| The territory of this country lies in a narrow strip along a river of the same name in West Africa | Gambia | 17%
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| The coast of this country was formerly called the Gold Coast | Ghana | 17%
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| The USA invaded this Caribbean island in 1983 to overthrow the socialist government | Grenada | 17%
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| The name of this country was formerly used for large parts of West Africa | Guinea | 17%
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| West African country shaped by the Geba and Corubal rivers and the Bissagos archipelago | Guinea-Bissau | 17%
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| This country was the site of the Jonestown massacre, when members of the Peoples Temple committed mass suicide | Guyana | 17%
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| In the early 19th century, the enslaved population of this country freed themselves from their masters | Haiti | 17%
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| Mittlerweile bevölkerungsreichster Staat der Erde | India | 17%
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| The geography of this country is strongly shaped by the rivers Euphrates and Tigris | Iraq | 17%
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| Home of Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, and Dub | Jamaica | 17%
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| The Baikonur Cosmodrome is located in this country | Kazakhstan | 17%
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| In this island state, part of the Gilbert Islands, the New Year can be celebrated earliest | Kiribati | 17%
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| Country in the Tian Shan mountains with the world’s largest walnut forest and Lake Issyk-Kul | Kyrgyzstan | 17%
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| This country consists of the historical regions Courland, Livonia, Semigallia, and Latgale | Latvia | 17%
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| The ancient civilization of the Phoenicians came from this country | Lebanon | 17%
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| This country consists of the regions Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, and Fezzan | Libya | 17%
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| This Southeast Asian monarchy changes its monarch every five years | Malaysia | 17%
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| The former king of this country, Mansa Musa, is considered one of the richest people of all time | Mali | 17%
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| This island group was long ruled by the Knights Hospitaller | Malta | 17%
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| The Bikini Atoll, known for nuclear tests, is part of this Pacific state | Marshall Islands | 17%
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| The red and blue stamps issued in 1847 in this island state are considered the Holy Grail of philatelists | Mauritius | 17%
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| The Irrawaddy River flows through the largest cities of this country | Myanmar | 17%
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| Smallest republic in the world, which became temporarily wealthy through phosphate mining | Nauru | 17%
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| This pacific island country was one of the first to ban sunscreen harmful to coral reefs | Palau | 17%
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| According to the Bible, Jesus was said to have been born in this country | Palestine | 17%
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| This states capital lies on the north bank of a river the same name, opposite to the capital of another state with the same name | Republic of the Congo | 17%
|
| In this Pacific state, Tanumafili II was the first Bahá’í head of state in the world | Samoa | 17%
|
| On this Atlantic island state, Arthur Eddington observed the bending of spacetime by the Sun during a solar eclipse, thereby confirming the theory of general relativity | São Tomé and Príncipe | 17%
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| On this Indian Ocean archipelago live Aldabra giant tortoises, which can live over 100 years | Seychelles | 17%
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| After the Cold War, this state peacefully separated from its western neighbor in the Velvet Divorce | Slovakia | 17%
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| The predecessor state of this European country was the Duchy of Carniola | Slovenia | 17%
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| State in the Lesser Antilles where the first Pirates of the Caribbean film was shot | St Vincent and the Grenadines | 17%
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| This country isn't a takeaway but in West Africa | Togo | 17%
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| Pacific monarchy whose top-level domain is popular with (illegal) streaming sites | Tonga | 17%
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| The music styles Calypso and Soca originated in this Caribbean island nation | Trinidad and Tobago | 17%
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| This country was ruled by the eccentric dictator and ‘pop star’ Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow | Turkmenistan | 17%
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| A significant part of the GDP of this South Sea state comes from the use of its top-level domain by TV stations | Tuvalu | 17%
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| The flag of this state on Lake Victoria features a crowned crane | Uganda | 17%
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| Melanesian islands in the Pacific, also known as New Hebrides, with 110 different languages spoken | Vanuatu | 17%
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| In this country, slavery was officially abolished in 1980, but still exists de facto today | Mauritania | 0%
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| In this country, the Masurian Lake District can be visited | Poland | 0%
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