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