Stan-Countries Multiple Choice

Which is the correct Stan-country?
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1. Is the largest.
Kazakhstan has an area of 2.7 million km², which is nearly as much as all the others taken together.
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Kazakhstan
2. Has the highest population.
Pakistan is fifth in the world rankings with a population of 212 million people.
Kazakhstan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
3. Produces 90% of the world's opium.
Turkmenistan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
4. Is a double landlocked country. (It is surrounded by landlocked countries.)
The only other double landlocked country is Liechtenstein.
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
5. Its capital is called Monday in their language.
Dushanbe means Monday in Tajik.
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
6. Has the most stars on its flag.
Uzbekistan - 12, Tajikistan - 7, Turkmenistan - 5, Pakistan - 1 and the rest have none.
Tajikistan
Pakistan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
7. Its capital was named after its former president.
Kazakhstan's capital Astana was renamed Nur-Sultan to honour Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
Afghanistan
8. Its capital is Ashgabat.
Kyrgyzstan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
9. Became independent from the Soviet Union first.
Uzbekistan became independent a few months before the others in August 1991.
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Simultaneously
Turkmenistan
10. Was ruled by the Taliban from 1996 to 2001.
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
Afghanistan
11. Has the highest HDI.
Kazakhstan is on place 58, the others are all after 100.
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Turkmenistan
12. Has the lowest GDP (PPP).
Remember this is not per capita.
Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan
Afghanistan
13. Borders the most other Stan countries.
Uzbekistan borders every other Stan country, but Pakistan.
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
14. Is partly in Europe.
Uzbekistan
None
Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan
15. Is not landlocked.
Pakistan
Kazakhstan
Afghanistan
They are all landlocked
16. Cyrillic is the only official script.
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
17. Claims Jammu and Kashmir.
Afghanistan
None
Pakistan
Kazakhstan
18. It's former leader made money laundering legal and was immune to criminal prosecution.
Nursultan Nazarbayev is the name of the person talked about. Find out more about him here.
Kazakhstan
Pakistan
Afghanistan
19. It's flag is mainly red.
Kyrgyzstan's flag is red with a sun and a yurt in the center.
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
20. Is the smallest.
Tajikistan has an area of 143,100 km², Kyrgyzstan has 199,900 km², the others are much larger.
Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan
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1 Comments
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Level 69
Aug 16, 2021
Good quiz. Question 10 may be due an update soon though to reflect recent events :(