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Name a Valid Country #3

Name any of the countries that belongs in each selected category.
Answer must correspond to the yellow box
Life expectancy according to the CIA World Factbook
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whose name begins with J
3
Japan | Jamaica | Jordan
considered one of the three Baltic States
3
Estonia | Latvia | Lithuania
whose currency is the rupee
6
India | Nepal | Pakistan | Mauritius | Seychelles | Sri Lanka
whose capital is on the Danube River
4
Austria | Hungary | Serbia | Slovakia
with a high percentage of its territory
in the Caucasus
3
Armenia | Azerbaijan | Georgia
that has orange on its flag
10
Armenia | Bhutan | India | Ireland | Ivory Coast |
Marshall Islands | Nicaragua | Niger | Sri Lanka | Zambia
whose capital begins with "San"
6
Chile | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic |
El Salvador | San Marino | Yemen
that has part of the Atlas Mountains
3
Algeria | Morocco | Tunisia
in the Greater Antilles
5
Bahamas | Cuba | Dominican Republic | Haiti | Jamaica
in Africa with Portuguese as an
official language
6
Angola | Cape Verde | Equatorial Guinea | Guinea-Bissau |
Mozambique | São Tomé and Príncipe
with a life expectancy > 83 years
12
Monaco | Singapore | Japan | Canada | San Marino |
Iceland | Andorra | Malta | Australia | Luxembourg |
South Korea | Israel
that borders the Coral Sea
4
Australia | Solomon Islands | Papua New Guinea | Vanuatu
with territory in Indochina
6
Cambodia | Laos | Malaysia | Myanmar | Thailand | Vietnam
with territory in the Pyrenees
3
Andorra | France | Spain
with at least 10,000 U.S. troops
(not including the U.S.)
5
Japan | Germany | South Korea | Italy | United Kingdom
with no airports
5
Andorra | Liechtenstein | Monaco | San Marino | Vatican City
whose capital city is colder than Moscow
4
Mongolia | Kazakhstan | Iceland | Norway
with some form of "equator" in its name
2
Ecuador | Equatorial Guinea
that starts with A, but doesn't end in A
2
Afghanistan | Azerbaijan
that has more Shias than Sunnis
5
Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Iran | Iraq | Lebanon
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102 Recent Comments
+13
Level 63
Feb 5, 2019
Is the Cyprus outline on its flag not orange?
+7
Level 74
Feb 5, 2019
I'd agree, it's at least close enough
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Level 67
Feb 8, 2019
Okay, I argued for Armenia, but I can't for Cyprus. The color country shape on Cyprus' flag is stated to symbolize the rich natural resource of copper on the island, so to me, that pretty clearly indicates they meant the color to be "copper", which is not the same as orange. Flags are all about symbolic meaning, so I think what should be paramount here, as I said in my previous comment, is how the countries themselves describe their flags. That's my 2¢ (in copper pennies)!
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Level 76
Apr 6, 2019
Thats like saying maroon isnt red or navy isnt blue. You could argue if coppercolored things are orange or brown though.

otherwise things will get out if control and people could say; my flag is tangerine, ivory, and emerald... etc

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Level 28
Feb 15, 2020
But it’s still orange even if it is supposed to be copper unless your colourblind which in that situation I don’t know what to say
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Level 73
Sep 18, 2021
By that logic, India doesn't belong here because the color for their flag is "saffron", and not orange. But that's clearly stupid. There might be some debate as to whether "copper" is more orange or brown, but there's a pretty fair argument for it being orange.
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Level 45
Apr 23, 2025
not to mention brown doesn't have to be considered as a unique color worthy of it's own name and classification and could be considered a darker tone of orange, which it is.
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Level 18
May 6, 2025
I k lol
+5
Level 99
Jul 24, 2021
Copper orange is a particular shade of orange, so yes, there is orange on the flag of Cyprus.
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Level 56
Feb 18, 2025
its "mustard brown"
+4
Level 63
Feb 21, 2019
The coat of arms of Mexico is part of it's official flag. There are tiny bits of orange in there.
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Level 39
Apr 9, 2019
I'd say it's more of a yellow, unless there's some tiny bit of orange I'm not seeing.
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Level 82
Apr 30, 2019
The eye of the eagle maybe?

Some versions i looked up have a color that's either orange or pretty close to it.

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Level 79
Apr 9, 2019
It's rarely Sunni in Philadelphia
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Level 73
Oct 22, 2020
Ha ha ha ha ha. I'm not sure if you are joking, (I think you are) but "Sunni" is a religion, not the weather one!
+19
Level 86
Apr 30, 2019
Technically speaking, Sana'a also begins with "San"
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Level 98
Jan 20, 2023
I agree. It never said just "san", it just said starting with san.
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Level 72
Apr 30, 2019
Very nice series. Well thought and fun.
+2
Level 83
Apr 30, 2019
El Salvador has orange in the rainbow on its flag.
+1
Level 20
Apr 30, 2019
Ezay
+1
Level 20
Apr 30, 2019
Easy quiz
+2
Level 46
May 1, 2019
there are far more capital cities in the world with capitals older than moscow than what was listed.
+11
Level 78
May 2, 2019
The clue says colder, not older
+14
Level 82
Sep 17, 2019
Nice to see that I'm not the only blind person who read 'old' instead of 'cold' :D
+2
Level 60
Feb 9, 2026
I also read it as older.
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Level 23
Mar 6, 2026
glad I'm not the only one haha
+1
Level 45
May 2, 2019
Pretty sure South Africa has orange on the flag...it has a lot of colors
+2
Level 48
Jan 19, 2020
It used to. Not anymore
+1
Level 79
Sep 17, 2019
16.
+6
Level 65
Sep 19, 2019
Technically the capital of Yemen starts with "San"... (it wouldn't be Jetpunk without pedantry!)
+4
Level 78
Sep 23, 2019
Good point, changes are currently pending
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Level 80
Nov 9, 2019
I thought it said 'Older' than Moscow...
+2
Level 55
Nov 11, 2019
Same here, I was thinking Rome, Beijing so was guessing Italy and China. Nope
+3
Level 48
Jan 19, 2020
Nicaragua has orange on their flag. Also Idk how I blanked on that question for 2 minutes after I got everything else
+2
Level 78
Jan 19, 2020
Good catch. Changes are pending.
+3
Level 59
Jan 25, 2020
for capital city colder than moscow i wrote "ulan bator" instead of mongolia
+3
Level 62
Dec 7, 2020
Burned down a minute doing that until I realized COUNTRIES. NOT CAPITALS.
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Level 67
Oct 7, 2022
I tried many cities, starting with Oslo, Reykjavik, Ulan Bator and gave up when I couldn't find the answer.

I realised my stupidity when I saw the actual answers.

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Level 70
Jan 27, 2020
for whose capital lies on the danube river, i kept wondering why budapest wasn't working. lol
+2
Level 69
Aug 21, 2021
Me too. Started typing capital cities instead of Countries.
+2
Level 77
Feb 14, 2020
You put 'bahain' instead of 'bahrain' in the "that has more Shias than Sunnis" question
+3
Level 78
Feb 14, 2020
Changes agaiting approval
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Level 45
May 7, 2024
Awaiting.
+2
Level 78
Feb 14, 2020
+3
Level 66
Feb 14, 2020
"Equatorial Guinea" was not accepted (Portuguese question).
+3
Level 78
Feb 14, 2020
Looks like that one was misspelled, sorry.
+2
Level 28
Feb 15, 2020
Countries with at least 10000 USA troops should include Iraq and Syria
+2
Level 28
Jun 24, 2020
Hi congrats on making top 50!!!
+2
Level 78
Jun 24, 2020
Thanks!
+2
Level 56
Jul 21, 2020
It would be nice to see stats of the share of countries that are guessed for each category.
+1
Level 58
Jul 25, 2020
Didn't get the Danube river one, cuz I only know that river as Donau.
+1
Level 21
Sep 22, 2020
Doesn't Mongolia have orange on its flag? Or is it red?
+3
Level 56
Jan 12, 2021
Fun fact: Equatorial Guinea isn't on the equator
+2
Level 63
Jul 3, 2021
Fun fact: That's not what the question's asking
+5
Level 64
Sep 18, 2021
Fun fact: No-one said it *was* what was being asked, only that it was an interesting irony that it was named for something that isn’t anywhere in its territory!
+1
Level 63
Feb 16, 2025
Fun fact: I can't read. My bad.
+3
Level 71
May 6, 2024
But it is on both sides.
+1
Level 65
Mar 16, 2021
OMG i thought that colder said older so it took me like a minute before I said oslo.
+1
Level 73
Apr 9, 2021
Hint: Countries with no airports = Micronations.
+1
Level 26
Aug 9, 2021
Quizmaster, Armenia does not have orange on their flag.
+3
Level 83
Aug 21, 2021
Didn't you read the previous comments. I'm so convinced that the bottom stripe is orange that I've begun calling oranges "Armenians".
+2
Level 72
Aug 21, 2021
Do heliports not count as airports?
+1
Level 70
Sep 18, 2021
According to the WHO 2019 statistics as quoted by Wikipedia, both Italy and Australia have a life expectancy of at least 83, and are ahead of some of the countries given in the answer.
+2
Level 78
Sep 18, 2021
The description specifically says that life expectancy is according to the CIA World Factbook
+2
Level 26
Sep 18, 2021
Vanuatu also doesn't have an airport
+3
Level 78
Sep 18, 2021
Yes it does
+2
Level 34
Sep 18, 2021
You're not counting Ecuador (Spanish for Equator) as a country with some form of Equator in its name?
+3
Level 78
Sep 18, 2021
That is one of the two accepted answers
+2
Level 67
Sep 18, 2021
I read 'older than Moscow' and went through the whole Middle East and got really frustrated, haha.
+2
Level 53
Sep 19, 2021
shouldnt the us (puerto rico) and the uk (cayman islands) count as "in the greater antilles" ?
+1
Level 24
Sep 21, 2021
Well- the flag on India cannot be accurately said to have orange in it. The actual color is saffron. Otherwise the quiz is a great one.
+2
Level 45
Oct 19, 2021
France via new Caledonia also borders the coral sea, New Caledonia is considered to be France
+3
Level 53
Jan 25, 2022
Cyprus has orange on its flag
+3
Level 74
Jul 29, 2022
Definitely.
+1
Level 63
Feb 24, 2022
Missed Atlas Mountains because I didn't know where the Atlas Mountains are. Great quiz though!
+1
Level 51
Jan 6, 2023
I almost missed colder than Moscow because I read it as "older"
+1
Level 66
Jan 27, 2023
Same here. Kept typing things like Greece, Iraq, China, etc... don't know how many of those are actually older, but definitely none of them are colder
+1
Level 52
Apr 17, 2023
Is san marino not older than moscow? Its capital is, of course, san marino, which got independence in 301 AD, which is 1722 years ago
+3
Level ∞
Jun 20, 2023
* Colder
+2
Level 37
May 9, 2023
Cyprus has an orange flag
+1
Level 56
Aug 20, 2023
why did i read "colder from moscou" as older
+2
Level 60
Aug 24, 2023
I would've considered Cyprus for countries that have orange on its flag.
+1
Level 63
Aug 28, 2023
When it asked about capital cities colder than Moscow, I was naming capitals, not countries. I'm mad, too, because if I wasn't an idiot, I could have gotten 100%.
+1
Level 35
Feb 22, 2024
china is in indochina right
+1
Level 21
Apr 3, 2024
No, u consider Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia as „Indochina“.
+1
Level 60
Apr 3, 2024
Sometimes, reading helps. "colder" is not "older" ...
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Level 59
Jul 3, 2024
1:54...pretty sure a lot of you can beat that time lol
+1
Level 55
Oct 31, 2024
Official language of Guinea Ecuatorial is portuguese? From when?
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Level 34
Feb 16, 2025
Has been one of the 3 official languages since October 2011.
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Level 34
Feb 16, 2025
Excuse me? How the heck is the Atlas Mountains question last place?
+1
Level 66
Feb 16, 2025
Ireland is not said to have orange in its flag: it's referred to as 'the green, white and GOLD' tricolour. Only for convenience does this appear orange.
+1
Level 55
Feb 16, 2025
Am I colour blind or does Madagascar flag look orange to me?
+1
Level 61
Apr 28, 2025
It looks orange, but according to the Madagascar Constitution:

"[Madagascar's] national emblem is the tricolour flag of white, red, and green, composed of three rectangular bands of equal dimensions..."

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Level 49
Feb 17, 2025
bro i read the life expectancy one wrong
+2
Level 50
Feb 25, 2025
The current life expectancy for Spain in 2025 is 84.25 years…
+2
Level 66
Mar 3, 2025
Armenia has more Shias than Sunnis, although you have to do some substantial digging to find any real data. Pew will say less that 1% or Armenia's Muslims are Shia, while the US State Department will say Shias make up the majority of Muslims living in Armenia.

What is known for sure is that the only mosque still operating in Armenia is Shia.

+1
Level 67
Jun 18, 2025
Not too tough, except that I'd never heard of the Atlas Mountains, so I was just guessing like an idiot. Eventually got one just by sheer luck.
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Level 51
Oct 19, 2025
Struggled with the Danube one because I kept typing tha capital city instead of the country
+1
Level 62
Oct 26, 2025
Spain's flag looks orange to me, but I know that's not considered true
+1
Level 18
Feb 25, 2026
today i learned that Mauritius uses the rupee and not the other standard currency of the southwestern indian ocean, plane debris

/j

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Level 33
Feb 25, 2026
Cyprus has orange on its flag.
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Level 53
Feb 27, 2026
Whenever this gets brought up people say it's actually copper. I think it comes down to how distinctly you classify colors.