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Advanced geography questions on borders, capitals and obscure world facts!
1. What is the capital of Kyrgyzstan?
💡 Bishkek is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan, located in the northern part of the country near the Kazakh border.
2. What is the official name of the country commonly called "Congo"?
💡 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the larger of the two Congo countries, formerly known as Zaire.
3. What is the name of the deepest lake in Africa?
💡 Lake Tanganyika is the deepest lake in Africa at 1,470 metres and the second deepest in the world after Lake Baikal.
4. Which country is home to the Patagonia region?
💡 Patagonia is a sparsely populated region at the southern end of South America, largely within Argentina with a portion in Chile.
5. Which country does the island of Corsica belong to?
💡 Corsica is a French island in the Mediterranean Sea, located southeast of the French mainland and north of Sardinia.
6. Which country is home to the Serengeti National Park?
💡 The Serengeti National Park is located in northern Tanzania and is famous for the annual migration of wildebeest and zebras.
7. What is the name of the sea located between Saudi Arabia and Africa?
💡 The Red Sea lies between the Arabian Peninsula and northeastern Africa, connected to the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
8. What is the capital of Eritrea?
💡 Asmara is the capital and largest city of Eritrea, located on a high plateau at about 2,325 metres above sea level.
9. Which country has the highest capital city in the world?
💡 La Paz in Bolivia is the world's highest administrative capital at approximately 3,650 metres above sea level.
10. Which country contains the most of the Amazon rainforest?
💡 Approximately 60% of the Amazon rainforest lies within Brazil, covering about 5.5 million km².
11. Which is the only country in the world that borders both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans?
💡 South Africa is uniquely positioned at the southern tip of Africa, where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet near Cape Agulhas.
12. What is the name of the large bay on the eastern coast of Canada?
💡 Hudson Bay is a large body of water in northeastern Canada, covering about 1.23 million km². It is connected to the Atlantic Ocean.
13. Which country is home to the most volcanoes in the world?
💡 Indonesia has around 130 active volcanoes — the most of any country — due to its position on the Pacific Ring of Fire.
14. Which ocean current keeps Western Europe warmer than other regions at similar latitudes?
💡 The Gulf Stream is a warm Atlantic Ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and moderates Western Europe's climate.
15. What is the name of the narrow strip of land connecting North and South America?
💡 The Isthmus of Panama is the narrow strip of land connecting North and South America, where the Panama Canal was built.
16. Which country has the most land borders with other nations?
💡 China shares land borders with 14 countries: Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, and North Korea.
17. What is the capital of Kazakhstan?
💡 Astana (formerly Nur-Sultan) is the capital of Kazakhstan. It replaced Almaty as capital in 1997.
18. What is the name of the coldest permanently inhabited place on Earth?
💡 Oymyakon in Siberia, Russia is considered the coldest permanently inhabited place, recording temperatures as low as -71.2°C.
19. Which African country was formerly known as Rhodesia?
💡 Zimbabwe was formerly known as Rhodesia, named after Cecil Rhodes. It became Zimbabwe upon independence in 1980.
20. What is the name of the mountain range along the border of France and Spain?
💡 The Pyrenees mountain range runs about 430 km along the border between France and Spain, from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean.