| Rank | Category | Countries | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Northernmost in Oceania | Marshall Islands | F. S. Micronesia | Palau | Kiribati | Nauru | Papua New Guinea | 99%
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| 9 | Most Catholic island nation (%) | East Timor | Malta | Philippines | Ireland | Cape Verde | Seychelles | São Tomé and Príncipe | 84%
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| 6 | First new country of the 21st century | East Timor | Montenegro | Serbia | Kosovo | South Sudan | 83%
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| 6 | Island nation with lowest HDI | Haiti | Madagascar | Comoros | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | 79%
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| 11 | Island nation with greatest elevation | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea | Taiwan | Japan | New Zealand | Dominican Republic | East Timor | Philippines | Madagascar | Cape Verde | 76%
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| 7 | Easternmost where cars drive on the left | Fiji | Tuvalu | New Zealand | Kiribati | Australia | Nauru | 75%
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| 12 | First capital alphabetically | United Arab Emirates | Nigeria | Ghana | Ethiopia | Algeria | Jordan | Netherlands | Andorra | Turkey | Madagascar | Samoa | 75%
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| 5 | Oldest country named after an explorer | United States | Colombia | Kiribati | Marshall Islands | 75%
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| 4 | Southernmost once fully in Japanese Empire | Solomon Islands | Kiribati | Indonesia | East Timor | 73%
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| 3 | Southernmost once fully in German Empire | Namibia | Samoa | 62%
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| 4 | Largest within timezone UTC+11:00 | Russia | Solomon Islands | Vanuatu | 62%
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| 2 (t) | Longest one-word country name | Liechtenstein | 55%
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| 2 | Most identical polygons on flag | United States | 40%
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| 2 | Shortest name with all 5 vowels (aeiou) | Mozambique | 30%
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