| clue | country | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Portuguese speaking islands, thanks to colonisation dating back to 1470 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 80%
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| A wealthy country in the 1970's, but now impoverished after the phosphate has all been strip-mined | Nauru | 63%
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| The second half of this country's hyphenated name is the name of its capital city | Guinea-Bissau | 52%
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| The only nation with land in the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Hemispheres | Kiribati | 52%
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| English, Japanese, Sonsorolese and Tobian are spoken here | Palau | 46%
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| With a highest elevation of 15 feet, this will be the first ex-nation because of rising sea levels | Tuvalu | 46%
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| Independent since 1975, except for Mayotte which has remained French | Comoros | 43%
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| Over 50% of its GDP is US aid, and the US is also in control of its defense - an independent country, really? | Marshall Islands | 43%
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| Australia doesn't want its maritime border with this nation to be the median point; it wants more than halfway so it can access lucrative gas fields. A bit like China's behavior in the South China Sea... | Timor-Leste | 37%
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| The southernmost of the Windward Islands | Grenada | 35%
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| Has three official languages, Spanish, French, and Portuguese, and a largest city called Bata | Equatorial Guinea | 33%
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| Hurricane Irma in 2017 caused all of the 2nd island to be evacuated to the main island | Antigua and Barbuda | 26%
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| Jointly controlled by the French and British until its independence in 1980 | Vanuatu | 20%
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| It's highest point (4000 ft) is La Soufrière, an active volcano | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17%
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| Alternated between French and English rule 14 times between 1663 and 1814 | Saint Lucia | 9%
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