"Second Best" Geography Edition #2

Can you name the things that rank #2 in these geographical categories?

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Category	First	Second
Most populous city in the United States	New York City	Los Angeles
Least populous continent	Antarctica	Australia
Largest country by surface area	Russia	Canada
Most populous U.S. state	California	Texas
Largest island nation by area *not including continental landmasses	Indonesia	Madagascar
Most-spoken language in Canada	English	French
Smallest country in South America by area	Suriname	Uruguay
Richest country in Asia (GDP per capita, PPP, 2024)	Singapore	Qatar
Largest island in Japan	Honshu	Hokkaido
Largest lake in Africa	Victoria	Tanganyika
Southernmost national capital	Wellington	Canberra
Country with the most Muslims	Indonesia	Pakistan
Longest one-word country name	Liechtenstein	Turkmenistan
Tallest mountain in Africa	Kilimanjaro	Mt. Kenya
Country with the most wild tigers	India	Russia
Coldest capital city by average temperature	Ulaanbaatar	Astana
Most populous city in Australia	Melbourne	Sydney
Country that produces the most beer per capita	Czech Republic	Ireland
Longest river system in Africa	Nile	Congo
Largest island touching the Caribbean	Cuba	Hispaniola

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49 Comments

Level 75

May 20, 2020

Make sure that you also try islabonita's first (and possibly better) version!

UPDATE:Now the history version is out too!

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Level 71

Mar 31, 2020

Could you accept Oceania for the second least populated continent?

Level ∞

Mar 31, 2020

Yes. That will work now.

+11

Level 76

Apr 1, 2020

Oceania was the one they taught me way back in school. Australia (and its islands?) is a bit demeaning, too, to the other countries.

Level 63

Apr 3, 2020

Australia is the name of the continent I got taught in school. May depend on where you went to school but Oceania is accepted so let's be happy about that.

Level 66

Apr 1, 2024

I think the entire country is supposed to be one continent, but the other islands are lumped in because they have nowhere else to go

Level 78

Mar 31, 2020

Australia is not a continent. Australasia is the old name for Oceania and should be accepted.

Level 52

Apr 1, 2020

It is a continent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_(continent)

Level 82

Apr 1, 2020

If Australia is not a continent, then shouldn't it be the largest island nation?

Level 60

May 21, 2020

Good point.

Level 75

May 21, 2020

Australia is is a continent according official JetPunk policy. However, changes are now pending to have a note saying that Australia is not considered an island country, as well as an expansion of the quiz selector

Level 79

May 22, 2020

I agree. I typed Australasia about 6 times. Should at least be accepted.

Level 71

Mar 24, 2022

Australasia is Australia + Asia.

Level 72

Apr 19, 2023

From the Wikipedia page on Australasia:

"Two Merriam-Webster dictionaries online (Collegiate and Unabridged) define Australasia as "Australia, New Zealand, and Melanesia". The American Heritage Dictionary online recognizes two senses in use: one more precise, being similar to the aforementioned senses, and the other broader, loosely covering all of Oceania."

Level 66

Apr 1, 2024

Australasia excludes Micronesia and Polynesia

Level 78

Apr 11, 2020

Wait, how'd you get the cool 'Another Quiz ' menu in the caveat?

Level 75

Apr 11, 2020

With permission, I copied the one that user mightythor made, then changed some links and stuff

Level 67

May 20, 2020

Please accept LA for Los Angeles

Level 75

May 20, 2020

Level 60

May 21, 2020

Bruh

Level 70

May 20, 2020

Loved this quiz. A lot of the answers can be deduced, so it's a thinking quiz, not just for guessing or "either you know it our you don't". Great!

Level 46

May 20, 2020

Shouldn't Australia be the largest Island and Indonesia second?

Level 75

May 20, 2020

Neither of those are islands.

Level 42

May 20, 2020

Indonesia consists of islands.

Level 66

Apr 1, 2024

That wasn't what Daan said

Level 59

Jun 5, 2020

The question was about the largest island nation

Level 61

May 20, 2020

The second smallest in South America would be Guyana.

Level 63

May 20, 2020

By population, yes. By area, no. I assumed it meant area but maybe the clue should specify.

Level 75

May 20, 2020

Changes are pending to have the clue specified as well as a few other minor changes

Level 51

May 20, 2020

I typed Canberra, Hispaniola and Melbourne correctly, but weren't accepted. What was wrong?

Level 82

May 20, 2020

yellow box

Level 58

May 20, 2020

Never would I have guessed the tiger one

Level 66

Apr 1, 2024

Siberian tigers?

Level 28

May 20, 2020

did you forget australia was an island nation?? much bigger than madagascar

Level 42

May 20, 2020

The creator of the quiz probably considered it more as a continent. Technically, Australia is an island. But it is debatable.

Level 75

May 21, 2020

Official JetPunk policy is that Australia is a continent, not an island.

Level 59

Aug 17, 2020

"Technically", Australia is a landmass. That's the only thing that's technical, and not debatable. Considering it an island or a continent is arbitrary and conventional.

Level 56

Apr 7, 2021

@general z well yes, but australia is more then a country then an island or continent..

Level 51

May 23, 2020

Isn't Guyana the second smallest, and Uruguay is the third?

Level 75

May 24, 2020

Nope, Guyana comes in around 83,000 square miles, with Uruguay only covering 68,000 square miles.

Level 71

Jul 19, 2020

Nur-Sultan may only be #2 in coldest capitals, but Kazakhstan is #1 exporter of potassium.