Most Obscure Countries Quiz

There's a British game show called Pointless which I've become a fan of. This quiz was inspired by the game show. 40 of the answers from the 'Countries of the World' quiz have been identified by less than 31% of those who have taken that quiz. Your task is to name those 40 countries.
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Last updated: April 12, 2017
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First submittedNovember 12, 2016
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17
São Tomé and Príncipe
17
Nauru
18
Palau
18
Kiribati
18
Comoros
19
Tuvalu
19
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
20
Marshall Islands
20
Grenada
21
Vanuatu
21
Guinea-Bissau
22
East Timor
22
Solomon Islands
22
Antigua and Barbuda
23
Saint Kitts and Nevis
23
Equatorial Guinea
23
Burundi
23
Saint Lucia
23
Cape Verde
24
Tonga
24
Burkina Faso
24
Brunei
25
Samoa
25
Federated States of Micronesia
25
Gabon
25
Seychelles
25
Djibouti
26
Gambia
26
Mauritius
27
Benin
27
Bahrain
28
Mauritania
28
Kyrgyzstan
28
San Marino
28
Maldives
28
Malawi
29
Sierra Leone
30
Kosovo
30
Barbados
30
Tajikistan
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Level 66
Nov 12, 2016
I love this quiz! Maybe give like a minute longer. I'll have to check that show out as well.
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Level 36
Nov 12, 2016
Of course I'll add another minute
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Level 66
Nov 12, 2016
P.S I love the name of the quiz. It made me laugh so hard! :)
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Level 90
Nov 12, 2016
Pointless is a great show.
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Level 36
Nov 13, 2016
Glad to hear you love it as well! I really want there to be an Australian version of the show (that way I can actually come up with more answers!)
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Level 95
Nov 12, 2016
Great game!
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Level 77
Nov 13, 2016
80%
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Level 60
Aug 14, 2020
83%
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Level 60
Oct 22, 2021
I was going to guess Mauritania after Mauritius, but I made the wrong choice. Nice quiz!