Statistics for Asian Geography by Letter - R

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Country with the majority of its population in Europe, but the majority of its land area in Asia	Russia	100%
Capital of Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	94%
Europe-based empire that ruled the entire Mediterranean in classical antiquity, but its eastern half continued to rule much of West Asia until 1453	Roman Empire	84%
Large, horned animal commonly associated with Africa but also native to Bhutan, India, Nepal, Indonesia, and Malaysia	rhinoceros	80%
Name for the currencies of Iran, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen	rial	76%
Fourth largest city of Pakistan; located near Islamabad	Rawalpindi	71%
State that governs Taiwan and several other minor islands	Republic of China	69%
Administrative capital of the Palestinian territories	Ramallah	65%
Largest state of India	Rajasthan	63%
Bamboo-eating animal related to raccoons, native to Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal	red panda	59%
Japanese archipelago southwest of the main islands, and includes Okinawa	Ryukyu	43%
First Islamic caliphate	Rashidun Caliphate	27%
State in western Myanmar	Rakhine State	18%
Term for Greek Christians of the Near East	Rüm	14%
Multiethnic autonomous region of northeast Syria	Rojava	12%
Indonesian island where Komodo dragons can be found	Rinca	8%
Sanskrit and Kannada speaking dynasty that ruled much of India from the 8th to 10th century	Rashtrakuta	6%
Historical region of northern Sri Lanka	Rajarata	4%
One of the largest settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization	Rakhigarhi	4%
Historical region of southern Sri Lanka	Ruhuna	4%