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Stan-Countries Multiple Choice

Which is the correct Stan-country?
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Last updated: May 20, 2020
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First submittedSeptember 5, 2019
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1. Is the largest.
Pakistan
Kazakhstan
Afghanistan
Kazakhstan has an area of 2.7 million km², which is nearly as much as all the others taken together.
2. Has the highest population.
Afghanistan
Kazakhstan
Pakistan
Pakistan is fifth in the world rankings with a population of 212 million people.
3. Produces 90% of the world's opium.
Turkmenistan
Pakistan
Afghanistan
4. Is a double landlocked country. (It is surrounded by landlocked countries.)
Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
The only other double landlocked country is Liechtenstein.
5. Its capital is called Monday in their language.
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan
Dushanbe means Monday in Tajik.
6. Has the most stars on its flag.
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
Pakistan
Uzbekistan - 12, Tajikistan - 7, Turkmenistan - 5, Pakistan - 1 and the rest have none.
7. Its capital was named after its former president.
Turkmenistan
Afghanistan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's capital Astana was renamed Nur-Sultan to honour Nursultan Nazarbayev.
8. Its capital is Ashgabat.
Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Turkmenistan
9. Became independent from the Soviet Union first.
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Simultaneously
Uzbekistan became independent a few months before the others in August 1991.
10. Was ruled by the Taliban from 1996 to 2001.
Afghanistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
11. Has the highest HDI.
Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is on place 58, the others are all after 100.
12. Has the lowest GDP (PPP).
Afghanistan
Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan
Remember this is not per capita.
13. Borders the most other Stan countries.
Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan borders every other Stan country, but Pakistan.
14. Is partly in Europe.
None
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan
15. Is not landlocked.
Kazakhstan
Pakistan
Afghanistan
They are all landlocked
16. Cyrillic is the only official script.
Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
17. Claims Jammu and Kashmir.
None
Pakistan
Kazakhstan
Afghanistan
18. It's former leader made money laundering legal and was immune to criminal prosecution.
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Kazakhstan
Nursultan Nazarbayev is the name of the person talked about. Find out more about him here.
19. It's flag is mainly red.
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan's flag is red with a sun and a yurt in the center.
20. Is the smallest.
Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan has an area of 143,100 km², Kyrgyzstan has 199,900 km², the others are much larger.
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 :(