Country Names by Letter Hint - 90 second sprint

The first cell shows 'A', so type the name of a country that begins with A. This will reveal the hint for the next answer: the hint will be either the 1st letter, the 2nd letter (shown for example as _a) or the 3rd letter (shown for example as _ _a)
Country type-ins don't work in this quiz
Quiz by scambigol
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Last updated: June 23, 2015
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First submittedJune 20, 2015
Times taken922
Average score27.5%
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A
F
L
P
Z
_n
_r
_a
_s
_t
_ _a
AAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAA
_ _b
_ _c
G
V
_o
Q
_c
_ _s
O
H
_h
_ _h
B
_u
_ _u
M
I
_i
_ _i
T
_w
N
_ _e
_e
E
_ _j
_ _x
J
Y
WELL DONE!
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Level 89
Jun 20, 2015
After the 1st column it seems to be messed up. I typed in a bunch of countries with a as the second letter, none of which were accepted. Then I typed in Brazil (as a random guess) and it was accepted, which doesn't in any way fit the pattern.
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Level 76
Jun 21, 2015
it's because you have to find a country with A as its THIRD letter
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Level 65
Jun 22, 2015
Maybe emphasize that like this?

_ _ a

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Level 76
Jun 23, 2015
Done, thanks for the suggestion!
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Level 60
May 4, 2022
Great job! Can you add Eswatini?