Closest Country by City #2

For every city below, name the closest country to them, excluding the country its in.
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Last updated: March 6, 2015
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City
mi
km
Country
Birmingham, England
175
282
Ireland
Cologne
37
59
Belgium
Cebu City
466
750
Malaysia
Naples
119
191
Vatican City
San Juan
145
234
Dominican Republic
Istanbul
84
135
Bulgaria
Valencia
221
356
Algeria
Baghdad
73
117
Iran
New Orleans
513
825
Mexico
Cordoba, Argentina
345
555
Chile
Birmingham, Alabama
665
1070
Bahamas
Abuja
223
359
Cameroon
Dakar
97
156
Gambia
Beijing
349
562
Mongolia
La Paz
44
71
Peru
Odessa
27
44
Moldova
Kuala Lumpur
70
113
Indonesia
Almaty
16
26
Kyrgyzstan
Nuuk
319
513
Canada
Guatemala City
57
92
El Salvador
Tallinn
40
64
Finland
Suva
454
731
Tonga
Kinshasa
3
5
Republic of the Congo
Marseille
106
171
Monaco
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Level 76
Mar 6, 2015
Made it with 12 seconds left!

I suggest allowing 'Congo' or at least 'Republic of THE congo' and specifying 'Cordoba, Argentina'.

Fun quiz!

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Level 47
Mar 6, 2015
Thanks. Done all of that
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Level 63
Mar 6, 2023
I'd specify "Valencia, Spain" to avoid confusion with the more populous one in Venezuela. I think Istanbul was in the first one of these too.

Really though, this has been one of my favorite geography quizzes in a long time. Some of these cities really made my brain work for it. The timer's perfect too; There's reasonable leeway for guesses, but you can't 100% this quiz just by poking around. You've really got to know your stuff. I'm very proud to have gotten 21/24. 5 stars + nommed.