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Countries that Start with K

Name the countries whose names start with the letter K.
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Last updated: September 3, 2018
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First submittedJuly 17, 2012
Times taken525,903
Average score66.7%
Rating4.94
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Country
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Country
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
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Level 27
Apr 30, 2012
5/6. Missed Kiribati. Don't even know where it is. Must be a very small country.
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Level 50
Apr 30, 2012
Yeah, Kiribati is a small island nation in the Pacific.
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Level 61
May 13, 2016
I covers a lot of water area but because it is composed of islands it has a very small land area.
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Level 54
Oct 20, 2016
Same. Cost me 2 points.
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Level 54
Oct 20, 2016
I took it a second time and got all 6. XD
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Level 65
Feb 23, 2017
Why nichster? I don't understand that myself. Don't you just live with the points you get first time? Doesn't that feel like cheating? Oh well, each to their own I guess
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Level 75
Feb 23, 2017
I often repeat the quizzes until I feel I know the material well. It's my understanding that only the first score counts toward the stats, so why would it be cheating to take the quizzes again?
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Level 61
Feb 24, 2017
Same here in regards to taking the quiz more than once. Points are nice, but the real reason is that I want to impress my friends during Jeopardy! Lol, and I like to know this stuff too.
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Level 65
Jan 28, 2020
@luxint so if you failed your driving exam the first time, when you take it again you are cheating?

That would mean many/most people would have to have their driving licences revoked. (I think atleast half dont pass for the first time. Both the actual driving test and the theory exam are under 50 %. So truly getting it in 1 go (which requires you to pass both) is even lower (theoretically as low as zero if the ones that fail the road test pass the theory and vice versa ;) but that is not the case obviously)

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Level 22
Nov 4, 2020
@luxint We come here to learn things instead of pressure ourselves like an exam. We just wanna learn something new and revise it, so that's clearly no cheating here.
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Level 48
Jan 20, 2023
@luxint If you fail, try again.
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Level 49
Jan 24, 2023
Ok, I think we've established that luxint is wrong. let's stop belittling them
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Level 52
Apr 25, 2017
I only know Kiribati because it and Samoa are, based on the International Date Line, the first countries to celebrate any holiday.
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Level 63
Aug 2, 2017
So, after celebrating, you just move a bit east, and 24 hours later, celebrate again.
+12
Level 52
Aug 16, 2017
The solution for all the people whose birthday is on Christmas!
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Level 41
Jan 24, 2023
Technically wouldn't you just be celebrating your birthday/Christmas twice?
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Level 49
Feb 7, 2023
So, at the same time, you turn a year older, but also only a day older OR a day younger, or you only turn maybe a few minutes/hours older based on how long it took to get across the date line... or our perception of time is way off
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Level 45
Jan 1, 2018
Yeah the Kiribati isn't that big, in the pacific
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Level 16
May 21, 2018
It is in the continent of Oceania also called Kiribus
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Level 42
Apr 13, 2019
Kiribati was one of the first I got. Being Australian though maybe I know the oceanic countries better than people in other countries would.

Only just remembered Kuwait though

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Level 41
Jan 24, 2023
Forgot Kuwait too.
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Level 49
Feb 7, 2023
I got all of them except Kenya lol
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Level 31
Nov 3, 2020
done with 1:40 left and I am 9
+1
Level 18
Sep 9, 2022
i mean its only 6 words
+1
Level 48
Jan 20, 2023
only six words
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Level 46
Nov 6, 2020
You're right: Kiribati is a very small island with a population of just over 110,000.
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Level 59
Apr 11, 2022
Island ≠ Island Country. It's an archipelago or a group of islands, not a single island.
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Level 49
Feb 7, 2023
good to point out as an important distinction
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Level 45
Nov 10, 2020
same, but i missed kenya
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Level 26
Dec 17, 2020
5/6 missed Kosovo
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Level 50
Sep 19, 2021
If you look at the map,go to the america side and the farthest to the left is Kiribati
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Level 33
Sep 20, 2021
Yep, its a really small island nation in the pacific with a really unique flag.
+1
Level 33
May 5, 2023
I got Kiribati first, then Kyrgyzstan. LOL 🤣.
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Level 20
Sep 21, 2023
It's in Oceania
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Level 9
Aug 18, 2012
all right
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Level 58
Nov 24, 2012
2/6
+1
Level 33
Mar 27, 2014
100% in 14 seconds
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Level 29
Mar 26, 2019
100% in 28 seconds
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Level 36
Jan 7, 2022
100% with 1:12 left :(

i was stuck on kuwait..

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Level 49
Jan 24, 2023
100% in 23 seconds
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Level 65
Mar 27, 2014
100% :D
+7
Level 48
May 4, 2014
When I learned geography, Kosovo wasn't a country.
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Level 41
Mar 17, 2019
Probably because it's a new country. Some countries don't recognise Kosovo while some do.
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Level 27
Oct 9, 2020
over 50% do recognize Kosovo

i think its 53%

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Level 60
Jun 7, 2021
oooooooooooh.

I'm not here to debate, but jetpunk considers it a country, so ya can't really change that.

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Level 57
Jun 7, 2022
Not sure why they recognise Kosovo and Taiwan (which has VERY limited recognition) but not Palestine
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Level 49
Jan 2, 2023
Kosovo is recognized by more than 100 countries, although you're right Taiwan has much more limited recognition mostly because of China's size and power. Palestine's lack of recognition also probably related to Israel's power and influence
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Level 49
Jan 24, 2023
Oh god not the UN vs. Most Countries vs. JetPunk country recognition debate, guys nobody on here cares
+4
Level 20
Mar 14, 2015
Kenya was the only one I remembered ;D. But I'm Finnish so most of the countries that I remembered are starting with c in English but in Finnish they are starting with k.
+22
Level 50
Sep 16, 2015
I like the fact that each K country has a different vowel for its second letter - including Y.
+2
Level 55
Nov 17, 2015
Oh, that's neat! I hadn't noticed.
+4
Level 91
Nov 17, 2015
Noticed that same thing this time. Made my brain very happy.
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Level 51
Feb 23, 2017
I was just about to say that! So cool!
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Level 58
Nov 18, 2022
That’s how I remember them all, very handy
+4
Level 44
Nov 7, 2015
For some reason I was thinking of Kchad and Kchezch Republic...
+6
Level 68
Sep 17, 2016
I thought of Kurdistan.
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Level 58
Nov 18, 2022
Karakalpakstan
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Level 49
Jan 24, 2023
My brain was thinking about Austin Powers and I thought of "Kreplachistan"
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Level 66
Nov 8, 2015
Done with 01:56 left.
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Level 49
Jan 24, 2023
Good for you! :)
+4
Level 83
Nov 17, 2015
Usually I blank on these countries by letter quizzes but for some reason found this one very easy.
+2
Level 60
Nov 17, 2015
Same. I think because it was short and all the answers were kind of obscure it made it very easy.
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Level 63
Nov 17, 2015
How did I remember Kiribati but forget Kenya? *facepalm*
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Level 49
Feb 7, 2023
same
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Level 85
Nov 17, 2015
Random comment, but what a pretty flag Kazakhstan has!
+1
Level 74
Mar 27, 2019
Yes, probably my favorite aesthetically.
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Level 41
Apr 24, 2021
Oh no.
+1
Level 59
Apr 11, 2022
Really? Not Libya's 2011 flag?
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Level 49
Jan 24, 2023
Kyrgyzstan's flag looks like a ripoff of the Xerox logo crossed with Japan's old flag
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Level 49
Feb 7, 2023
Or crossed with North Macedonia's current flag
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Level 66
Nov 17, 2015
To easy....
+13
Level 22
Nov 17, 2015
Kosovo is a serbian province
+22
Level 65
Nov 21, 2016
No, it isn't.
+6
Level 67
Mar 27, 2019
Yes, it is.
+11
Level 69
Apr 11, 2020
No, it isn't.
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Level 49
Jan 24, 2023
Kosovo is its own country, but JetPunk comment forums aren't the place to debate. Take your argument to a Reddit thread or Twitter please, and preserve the purity of this site
+7
Level 28
Apr 17, 2020
No, it isn't
+8
Level 27
Oct 9, 2020
its a independent country
+5
Level 41
Apr 24, 2021
Kosovo is kosovo
+5
Level 53
Dec 30, 2021
Serbia is a district of Kosovo
+1
Level 46
Jan 20, 2023
exactly kosovo will never be a country
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Level 48
Nov 17, 2015
The average score was 5, eh? BS. So many of these quizzes have high averages. People, you're only cheating yourselves when you get the answer via google on another tab while the clock is running. By the way, I got four.
+15
Level 85
Nov 18, 2015
I think it's more that there are a lot of geography geeks on this site. Myself included.
+1
Level 65
Nov 19, 2015
I got 3rd in school on geography bee when I was in 5th. Yeah, we are geography geeks!
+4
Level 63
Feb 3, 2016
I used to be really bad at Geography. Once you get the Countries of the World quiz down you rule Geography.
+5
Level 65
Jan 28, 2020
It must be your first day on this site.
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Level 49
Jan 24, 2023
I pretty much only do geography quizzes on JetPunk
+8
Level 67
Nov 23, 2015
6/5 as Kosovo is not a country but a part of Serbia
+6
Level 85
Jan 4, 2016
Yeah, probably, if you are a Serb.
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Level 27
Oct 9, 2020
haha go mad while over 50% of the world countries recognize KOSOVO :] it doesnt matter what u say while itsn independent
+1
Level 49
Jan 24, 2023
Kosovo is an independent country, please don't have this debate on JetPunk
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Level 61
May 13, 2016
Never noticed before taking this quiz that there's on country for each vowel! (KAzakhstan, KEnya, KIribati, KOsovo, KUwait, and KYrgystan)
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Level 48
Nov 29, 2016
Nice mnemonic!
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Level 46
Jan 23, 2018
I know. You can do it so fast that way. 100%, 1:42 remaining.
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Level 49
Jan 24, 2023
KaKeKiKoKuKy
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Level 65
May 30, 2016
Only missed Kazakhstan!

I kicked myself when I saw!

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Level 68
Sep 17, 2016
Ouch! I'm glad you didn't saw yourself when you kicked off.
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Level 41
Apr 24, 2021
what? kazakhstan is on the icon
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Level 49
Feb 7, 2023
omg "kicked" starts with K, wonder if he did that on purpose or crazy coincidence?
+1
Level 57
Jun 7, 2022
I always write Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan together in these quizzes. Similar to how you'd write the two Koreas, Sudans, etc
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Level 49
Jan 24, 2023
When I first started on JetPunk, I developed the habit of typing Eritrea and Eswatini together
+2
Level 52
Oct 20, 2016
I typed koso and ran out of time SO CLOSE!
+2
Level 26
Nov 3, 2016
easy 6/6
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Level 59
Nov 20, 2016
Can you accept Kiribus for Kiribati?
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Level 30
Dec 27, 2016
Got 'me all! Love these country by letter quizzes!
+1
Level 33
Jan 31, 2017
6/6 first time with 1:04 left...
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Level 43
Feb 23, 2017
Kiribati.... not for long. It's supposed to be the first country that will soon be drowned by rising sea levels.
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Level 49
Jan 24, 2023
That is a shame
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Level 12
Feb 23, 2017
This is a good quiz, but anyone who wants a good quiz on the music/pop themed world should check out the quiz I made! :)
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Level 73
Feb 23, 2017
Finished with 22 seconds left. For the first 30 I could only think of Kigali! :)
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Level 57
Feb 24, 2017
got all with 1:25 left
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Level 74
Apr 20, 2017
Interesting that there are pages full of debate about Palestine (which is an observer member to the UN), but hardly anyone even blinks for Kosovo (recognized by less countries, not even observer to the UN), Taiwan (only recognized by a handful, no member of the UN) or even the Vatican (also observer member of the UN, but recognized by many). I do understand the sentiment, but some of the argumentation is very inconsistent. Why can't the answer be "JetPunk simply accepts those countries recognized by the USA", which in practice is how this site functions. This would end any debate on whether or not an entity is a country according to anyone's own interpretation.
+1
Level 71
May 6, 2017
Don't get your knickers in a twist!
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Level 83
Jul 24, 2017
It's easy to understand why.

#1 and most importantly, Mufti Amin al-Husseini was very successful in transforming his own personal political and territorial ambitions into a pan-Arabic and pan-Islamic cause; the racial/religious turf war of a million people became the central focus uniting and defining over a billion people worldwide, and those billion+ people have done a good job of transforming their partisan support of their racial/religious brothers into a cause du jour popular with billions more who do not share their ethnic or religious affiliations.

Serbia has had no such figure and has found no such success in popularizing their own partisan narrative. The only people that care about Serbia or Kosovo are the 11 million people living in Serbia, Kosovo, and Albania.

#2- Kosovo actually is a fully sovereign entity in control of its own borders and contiguous territory with a unified centralized undisputed functioning government. Palestine is not.

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Level 83
Jul 24, 2017
As to your second point... the arguments people make in the comments section and the position that JetPunk takes are not necessarily related. (once in a while Quizmaster will adopt a certain stance simply to avoid angry comments- I've seen him do that a number of times before) But Dan tries his best to adhere to reality and leave politics aside. It's not only about who the United States recognizes. If it were, then Taiwan would not be included on the countries of the world quiz. The USA has not formally recognized Taiwan since 1979.
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Level 49
Jan 24, 2023
Thoroughly well-crafted, evidence-based, and formal arguments on both sides. I take no stance on the issue, but I must say it is refreshing to read arguments online that aren't just idiocy and insults being hurled at one another. This was truly informative and entertaining to read.

Kudos to you both!

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Level 33
May 31, 2017
first try 6/6 with 1first try 6/6 with 1:19 remaining. Was blanking on Kenya.
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Level 49
Feb 7, 2023
blanked on kenya too
+1
Level 14
Jun 22, 2017
1:19 left
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Level 16
Aug 11, 2017
100% with 1:24 remaining on my first try!!
+1
Level 61
Sep 10, 2017
please say that south and north korea dont count
+1
Level 63
Sep 19, 2021
That should be obvious since one of them starts with "N" and the other starts with "S." And if you say that North Korea and South Korea aren't the official names, well "Democratic People's Republic of Korea" and "Republic of Korea" don't start with "K" either.
+1
Level 60
Nov 4, 2017
Started out with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in my head and then the other four leapt out of my keyboard.
+1
Level 46
Jan 1, 2018
6/6
+1
Level 20
Feb 6, 2018
forgot kiribati *facepalm*
+1
Level 22
Jun 1, 2018
Kyrgyzstan ha! Classic country! Anyone else from Sporcle?... Just me? Ok...
+1
Level 66
Jan 20, 2023
Hmm... I wouldn't brag about it
+1
Level 49
Mar 27, 2019
No Kokomo?
+1
Level 62
Mar 27, 2019
Got them all with 1:44 left.
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Level 76
Mar 27, 2019
Hmmm... no Kurdistan, Korea, or Kongo...
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Level 29
Jul 25, 2019
Korea is either North Korea or South Korea those are in "N" country or "S" country quizzes. Kurdistan is a region not a country. Congo would be in the "C" country quizzes.
+1
Level 20
Mar 27, 2019
Easy
+1
Level 20
Mar 27, 2019
Nice
+1
Level 63
Mar 27, 2019
Finally got one of these! All done with 1:44 remaining at 6:44:30 PM on March 27, 2019. Just knowing the "-stan" countries gets you one third of these.
+1
Level 30
Mar 27, 2019
Missed Kiribait.

I never heard of a country called "Kiribati" to be honest with you.

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Level 60
Mar 29, 2019
Now you have!
+1
Level 28
Jun 18, 2019
6/6
+1
Level 57
Aug 23, 2019
Interesting how the secong letter is every vowel
+1
Level 66
Oct 17, 2019
KA

KE

KI

KO

KU

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand

KY

haha brilliant

+2
Level 24
Oct 24, 2019
KoSoVo Is SeRbIa
+2
Level 75
Oct 29, 2019
Note to self: Karachi is not a country
+1
Level 43
Dec 13, 2019
Fun Fact: They think they may have found Amelia Earhart's plane by Kiribati.
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Level 70
Jan 5, 2020
kosovo is Serbia.
+1
Level 44
Mar 9, 2020
This was very hard for me because many countries that start with C in English, start with K in Finnish.
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Level 68
Apr 10, 2020
One for each vowel.
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Level 45
Oct 22, 2020
1:54. I got 129 wpm but im still pretty proud of that
+1
Level 58
Oct 27, 2020
wow I had to look up Kenya but got all the others......
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Level 35
Nov 4, 2020
Kosovo is part of Serbia reeee
+2
Level 56
Nov 4, 2020
*sigh*...let's start the debate!
+3
Level 51
Nov 17, 2020
No it's not it is recognized by the UN and it gained sovereignty in 2008
+1
Level 36
Nov 27, 2020
What about adding Korea republic?
+1
Level 44
Dec 1, 2020
Got all of them, and there were 1 minutes and 36 seconds left.
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Level 45
Dec 23, 2020
1:56 left. Interesting each vowel is the second letter exactly once.
+1
Level 21
Jan 1, 2021
Korea bro???????
+2
Level 20
Feb 3, 2021
If Kosovo, Serbia is in this test, why isn't, for instance, Kentucky, USA too?
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Level 64
Mar 5, 2021
Because Kosovo is a country
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Level 25
Mar 3, 2021
Kosovo isn't part of Serbia technically it is a divided country
+1
Level 23
Oct 24, 2023
The UN doesn't recognize Kosovo as being independent, and Serbia definitely doesn't. Insert YOU IS SERBIA meme here.
+2
Level 27
Apr 14, 2021
kosovo is serbia
+2
Level 67
Jun 11, 2021
5 seconds remaining, Kenya took me a while
+1
Level 19
Sep 19, 2021
No Kingdom of Saudi Arabia XD
+2
Level 19
Sep 19, 2021
I'm kind of surprised Kyrgyzstan is number 2 when it comes to most guessed. That's the one I'd expect the most people to forget.
+1
Level 44
Sep 19, 2021
One for every vowel. Convenient.
+1
Level 36
Sep 19, 2021
omg I missed Kenya I feel so stupid lmao
+2
Level 27
Sep 19, 2021
Should you really include Kosovo? Kosovo doesn't have full recongition so it might be unfair to people from countries that don't recongize Kosovo.
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Level 74
Sep 20, 2021
There's no perfect way to decide what are countries and what aren't. Full recognition is too high a bar and would remove places such as Israel, China and both Koreas.
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Level 59
Dec 16, 2021
5/6, remembered Kuwait as the timer hit zero. "Kuwait", more like "kanuwait" another second
+1
Level 19
Apr 20, 2022
yay, i can't believe i got them all
+1
Level 25
May 10, 2022
very easy and fun
+2
Level 35
May 31, 2022
I almost forgot Kenya
+1
Level 23
Jan 20, 2023
got it in 22 seconds
+1
Level 57
Feb 10, 2023
6/6 in 31 seconds. Like how we get a clue with the Kazakhstan flag.
+1
Level 23
Oct 24, 2023
As an American, who by the way loves everything relating to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, I do see Kosovo as independent, my apologies Serbia. Please refrain from suing me.