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Mystery country
One country to guess, six clues to get there: continent, area, population, highest peak, the capital's initial and a blurred flag. Each wrong guess reveals the next clue and tells you whether the mystery country is larger or more populous.
How to play
The first clue is the continent. Type a country: if it's not the right one, the next clue is revealed, and your guess appears with three markers. Is the mystery country on the same continent, larger or smaller, more or less populous? Enough to narrow the search with every try.
You have six tries. Found on the first clue, the country scores six points; on the last, just one. You can also ask for the next clue without guessing a country, but it counts as a try.
The country of the day is the same for everyone and changes at midnight: share your grid without giving away the answer and grow your streak of days. In free play, go through five random countries, worldwide or on a single continent.
Did you know?
It is the largest country in the world with no access to the ocean: more than 2.7 million km².
It spans eleven time zones, from Kaliningrad to Kamchatka.
Under 2 km² for nearly 40,000 people: it is the most densely populated country in the world.
Its highest peak, Gangkhar Puensum, has never been climbed: mountaineering is banned there above 6,000 m.
Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan are surrounded only by countries that are themselves landlocked.
With about two people per km², it is the least densely populated sovereign country in the world.
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