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Which -stan country - Multiple choice

There are seven countries -stan countries . Can you guess the correct one for each question?
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Last updated: September 18, 2019
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First submittedSeptember 18, 2019
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1. Smallest by area
Kyrgyzstan ✓
Tajikistan ✓
Turkmenistan ✓
Uzbekistan ✓
With a 143,100 km² area, Tajikistan is the smallest of the -stan countries, followed by Kyrgyzstan with 199,900 km²
2. Smallest by population
Kazakhstan ✓
Tajikistan ✓
Turkmenistan ✓
Kyrgyzstan ✓
According to 2019 estimate, Kyrgyzstan has 6,389,500 inhabitants. Tajikistan has 9,275,827
3. Most densely populated
Tajikistan ✓
Kyrgyzstan ✓
Pakistan ✓
Afghanistan ✓
Pakistan has a density of 281/km2 (UN estimates). The least densely populated is Kazakhstan with 7 per Km2.
4. Has the highest average elevation
Pakistan ✓
Kyrgyzstan ✓
Tajikistan ✓
Afghanistan ✓
Tajikistan ranks third in the world for highest average elevation with 3,186 m. Kyrgyzstan follows as fourth with 2,988 m
5. Tenge is its currency
Kazakhstan ✓
Uzbekistan ✓
Tajikistan ✓
Turkmenistan ✓
6. Its demonym and currency only vary for one letter and are often confused
Pakistan ✓
Kazakhstan ✓
Afghanistan ✓
Turkmenistan ✓
The people of Afghanistan are called Afghans and their currency is Afghanis
7. Until 2010, a central square of its capital hosted ex president Niyazov's 12-meter gold-plated statue rotating to always face the sun
Turkmenistan ✓
Kyrgyzstan ✓
Afghanistan ✓
Tajikistan ✓
The status was moved to the outskirts of the city and doesn't rotate anymore. It was replaced with an equestrian statue of current president Berdymukhamedov
8. Its capital city changed name in 2019 in honor of long-ruling president Nazarbayev
Tajikistan ✓
Uzbekistan ✓
Kazakhstan ✓
Kyrgyzstan ✓
In March 2019, following a unanimous vote in Kazakhstan's parliament, Astana was after former President Nazarbayev first name, Nursultan
9. Its capital, Dushanbe, is named after week day Monday
Tajikistan ✓
Turkmenistan ✓
Kyrgyzstan ✓
Uzbekistan ✓
10. One of two doubly landlocked countries in the world
Kyrgyzstan ✓
Afghanistan ✓
Tajikistan ✓
Uzbekistan ✓
Doubly landlocked countries are surrounded entirely by one or more landlocked countries. The only other one is Liechtenstein
11. Has the lowest HDI
Uzbekistan ✓
Afghanistan ✓
Pakistan ✓
Turkemnistan ✓
12. The Karakum Desert occupies about 70% of its area
Turkmenistan ✓
Uzbekistan ✓
Kazakhstan ✓
Afghanistan ✓
13. Its flag features a yellow sun that contains a stylized illustration of the roof of a traditional tent yurt
Kyrgyzstan ✓
Turkmenistan ✓
Kazakhstan ✓
Afghanistan ✓
14. Birth country of youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate, Malala Yousafzai
Kyrgyzstan ✓
Kazakhstan ✓
Pakistan ✓
Afghanistan ✓
15. Site of World Heritage Site, Samarkand, once capital of Tamerlane's Timurid Empire
Afghanistan ✓
Tajikistan ✓
Turkmenistan ✓
Uzbekistan ✓
vermiciousknid
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Level 88
Oct 31, 2019
Tough but fun
torny81
+1
Level 72
Nov 1, 2019
Thanks! If you feel so, please nominate it for featuring :-)
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