Statistics for Deserts that Touch the Most Countries

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Number	Type	Countries	Answer	% Correct
11	Subtropical	Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia	Sahara Desert	100%
2	Cold Winter	China, Mongolia	Gobi Desert	84%
3	Subtropical	Botswana, Namibia, South Africa	Kalahari Desert	77%
8	Polar Ice / Tundra	Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden	Arctic Desert	70%
2	Mild Coastal	Chile, Peru	Atacama Desert	70%
3	Cool Coastal	Angola, Namibia, South Africa	Namib Desert	57%
8	Subtropical	Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Arabian Desert	48%
2	Subtropical	Mexico, United States	Chihuahuan Desert	27%
2	Subtropical	Mexico, United States	Sonoran Desert	23%
4	Subtropical	Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria	Syrian Desert	23%
2	Subtropical	India, Pakistan	Thar Desert	16%
3	Cold Winter	Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan	Kyzylkum Desert	7%
3	Subtropical	Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia	Danakil Desert	2%
2	Subtropical	Ethiopia, Somalia	Ogaden Desert	2%
3	Temperate	Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan	Ustyurt Plateau	2%