Countries Closest to an Unknown Country A-Z #4

For each letter of the alphabet, name the countries closest to, well, an unknown country.
You must find the name of the unknown country, along with the closest countries a-z.
Quizzes in the series: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8.
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Last updated: May 20, 2016
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Unknown Country:
 
 
Country
A
Australia
B
Brunei
C
Cambodia
D
Djibouti
E
East Timor
F
FS of Micronesia
G
Georgia
H
Hungary
I
Indonesia
J
Japan
K
Kyrgyzstan
L
Laos
SINGAPORE
 
 
Country
M
Malaysia
N
Nepal
O
Oman
P
Philippines
Q
Qatar
R
Russia
S
Sri Lanka
T
Thailand
U
Uzbekistan
V
Vietnam
Y
Yemen
Z
Zambia
+37
Level 88
Nov 10, 2015
"FS of Micronesia" is kind of lame. The country is consistently "Micronesia" on Jetpunk. The "F" one should be Fiji (unless Finland is actually closer).
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Level 33
Nov 10, 2015
Well the USA, UK, and UAE are all referred to as by United not by America, Kingdom, and Arab Emirates. Also, the DR Congo and R Congo are both referred to as the Congo on the country quiz, but definitely start with D and R, not C. The Federated States of Micronesia starts with an F and not M.
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Level 73
Nov 13, 2015
No, it's consistently known throughout Jetpunk as 'Federated States of Micronesia', and Micronesia is accepted as a courtesy.
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Level 45
Jun 12, 2023
Well, thank you for this courtesy. Greetings from the Kingdom of Belgium, which is bordered by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Federal Republic of Germany.

All official names. The common names (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany) are all NOT official.

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Level 82
Apr 19, 2016
I poo on Micronesia... I was finally close to getting one of these.
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Level 75
Dec 11, 2021
I wonder if this country is often referred to this way because other states and territories in the Micronesia region have been able to force the qualification. Is it similar in that way to Greece with the former FYR of (now North) Macedonia? And like many Latin Americans would prefer, but are unable to force, such a qualification in reference to "America" and the US?
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Level 45
Nov 10, 2015
By that logic Australia should be referred to as the Commonwealth of Australia. Burma as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Cambodia as the Kingdom of Cambodia. This could occur for nearly every country in your quiz. I think what 'nonono' is saying is that it should be consistent with other Jetpunk Quizzes. Playing by your rules, the correct answer for F would be the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.
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Level 65
Nov 13, 2015
Always gots to get my Oman, Yemen, Qatar, and Zambia in before really starting the quiz
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Level 46
Jan 28, 2021
Except for the lesotho quiz where Zimbabwe was the Closest Z!
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Level 38
Jan 6, 2022
yup! thats how i got that one so easily, cause i guessed the unknown country very early
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Level 81
Apr 10, 2024
I always start these with the K's.

There's exactly one of them for every vowel in the alphabet in the second letter:

A - Kazakhstan

E - Kenya

I - Kiribati

O - Kosovo

U - Kuwait

Y - Kyrgyzstan

So you can really quickly remember them and zip through them all until you find the right one.

Then, once you have the "K" country nailed down, they're distributed across the planet in such a way that you can usually dial in pretty quickly on at least which continent you should be thinking about, and in the case of Asia, which part of the continent.

(The exception to the continent being the Americas, but even then, if you get Kiribati you have a pretty good chance of it being Oceania or the southern/western Americas.)

+4
Level 53
Nov 14, 2015
Love seeing people going into meltdown over broken jetpunk conventions. I got 100% because I remembered it as FS, while I was kind of surprised, if you know it you'll get it.

I was more concerned with "Burma" when in pretty much all capacities it is now "Myanmar"

+6
Level 69
May 9, 2021
The FSM type-in doesn't work like it does everywhere else, so after trying it, I figured it mush be some other country, and eventually gave up, only to find I was right the first time.
+1
Level 25
Jan 29, 2017
Jeez, you're getting annoyed with someone calling a country by their name?
+2
Level 70
Mar 15, 2017
H, G and D are tricky, being so many miles from Singapore.
+2
Level 65
Mar 15, 2017
Shh😶
+2
Level 75
Jun 28, 2021
Yeah I just missed H. I was mentally scanning all of Asia and Africa.
+5
Level 72
Nov 17, 2017
I find that the answer for V can be very telling for these quizzes. Vietnam, Venezuela, Vatican city, and Vanuatu are pretty spread out so you get some idea what part of the world you are in
+3
Level 41
Jan 26, 2021
Same with J!
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Level 61
Mar 12, 2020
First 100% in this series!
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Level 41
Jan 26, 2021
I can't believe the only one I missed was Laos...
+8
Level 67
Jan 26, 2021
Micronesia usually works by writing 'fsm' but not on this quiz it seems
+8
Level 85
Mar 31, 2021
I think a lot of the heartburn over Micronesia could be alleviated by accepting FSM, as in the Countries of the World quiz.
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Level 49
May 29, 2021
f*ck micronesia, all my homies hate that it counts as FS of Micronesia
+4
Level 58
Dec 11, 2021
I tried FSM and it wasn't accepted, so I assumed this wasn't the correct answer. Felt a bit cheated when it turned out I was right the first time.
+5
Level 84
Mar 24, 2022
OMG, I typed FSM so many times!!! I'm sorry, but a quiz can't be starred if it doesn't allow Jetpunk type-ins. I have to give this 1 star until it's fixed.
+2
Level 55
Feb 8, 2023
Please just accept "fsm", as it is also accepted in the world map. Thanks!
+1
Level 77
Apr 21, 2023
Wow, I thought for sure SK was closer to it than SL. Mind blown.
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Level 84
Apr 21, 2023
F. S. M.
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Level 60
May 16, 2023
Need to remember how to spell Kyrgyzstan. It's costing me loads of points!!!
+1
Level 50
Apr 7, 2024
Just guess Micronesia for M before you get the country and then all problems are solved!

(This is a joke, I know it doesn’t work this way, but that’s how I got it.)

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Level 91
Apr 10, 2024
F
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Level 91
Apr 10, 2024
S
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Level 91
Apr 10, 2024
M