African Countries Logic Puzzle

Using clues in the answer squares, successfully fill in the quiz with the 40 required African Countries.
Quiz by MrEdgar
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Last updated: December 30, 2015
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Type "Zambia"
Zambia: The answers for blue boxes are the 4 largest countries, the red boxes are the 4 most populous countries, and the purple box is the only one that is both in the 4 largest and the 4 most populous.
2
Tanzania: The four island countries that are in the Indian Ocean are in boxes 30, 31, 33, and 34.
3
South Sudan: Countries 36-40 are landlocked. Burkina Faso is in an odd numbered box.
4
Uganda: The only country to border Spain is in box #25.
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Egypt
6
Rwanda
7
Ethiopia: Countries that only border one other country are in boxes # 11 and # 39.
8
Sudan: All of the Sahel Countries are in answer boxes with a multiple of 8. All of the countries that are in an answer box with a multiple of 9 start with a "B".
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Burundi: The newest African Country is in an odd-numbered box.
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DRC: Any Country that the Nile River flows through is in answer boxes 2-10.
11
The Gambia: Burundi borders countries #2, #6, and #10.
12
Republic of the Congo: Mali is in a box that only touches boxes with "M" starting countries.
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Somalia
14
Equatorial Guinea
15
Senegal
16
Niger
17
Sierra Leone
18
Benin
19
São Tome and Principe: Senegal, Sierra Leone, and South Africa are in alphabetical order from top to bottom.
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South Africa
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21
Libya: The country that is closest to the place where the equator meets the prime meridian is in box 35.
22
Nigeria: Any country whose name starts with an "E" is in boxes 5, 7, and 14. Eritrea is not in this quiz.
23
Cape Verde
24
Mauritania
25
Morocco: The only countries that I border are in boxes 24 and 26.
26
Algeria
27
Burkina Faso
28
Gabon
29
Malawi: Countries that are on the equator are in boxes 4, 10, 12, 13, 19, and 28. The biggest island country in this quiz is in a prime-numbered box.
30
Seychelles: All countries that start with an "S" are in this quiz, and they are in boxes 3, 8, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 30, and 38.
31
Madagascar
32
Mali
33
Mauritius: Countries that border the Atlantic Ocean are in boxes 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, and 35.
34
Comoros
35
Ghana: The two countries that start with an "R" are in boxes with a multiple of 6.
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Botswana: Country #40 borders Sudan.
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CAR: The only country to physically be in both Asia and Africa is in box #5.
38
Swaziland: Malawi and Gabon are in this quiz, and Gabon is in a lower numbered box than Malawi.
39
Lesotho
40
Chad: The three remaining countries that start with a "C" are in boxes 23, 34, and 37. Ivory Coast/ Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon are not in this quiz.
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Level 76
Dec 30, 2015
Great! In box 40 you say that box 19 begins with C but that's not true. Is this quiz supposed to be solved without any guesses?!
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Level 43
Dec 30, 2015
Thanks for letting me know! I'll get working on that right away. And yeah, you can do it without guesses, although it can get pretty hard at times. Just look back over past clues if you get stuck.
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Level 77
Dec 30, 2015
Wow! I think you need to add Cameroon.
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Level 43
Dec 30, 2015
I think that the Cameroon issue has been fixed. If I need to fix anything else, please let me know!