Can you name the countries whose capital is located on an island that has a different name than the country? by Edelweiss

Can you name the countries whose capital is located on an island that has a different name than the country?

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If the capital of a country is located on an island that does not share its name with the country, enter that country. Basically, if the answers in the two columns don't match up, it's an answer.
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Capitals Not On Land Named After Country Quiz

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Created Feb 9, 2011 in Geography
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	cantthinkofaname:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 06:30 GMT		7 points
	Funny, Equatorial Guinea (the one that the fewest people got) is the first one I typed in.

	nadivereb:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 09:21 GMT		2 points
	Maybe you should add that these capitals are on a landmass which is not a continent, either. For example, Paris is on the landmass called Europe, not France.

	sportsrefuge:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 12:33 GMT		2 points
	Yeah this is confusing the way you have it worded.

	thedpr:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 14:39 GMT		6 points
	Abu Dhabi is on an island, so UAE should be an answer. Same with Banjul/Gambia. Brunei should also be an answer. Timor Leste should be at least a bonus. Singapore is highly debatable, since most people there calls the main island "Singapore Island" rather than the Malay name.

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	James:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 14:48 GMT		1 point
	Good idea, but I think you might need to make the question a bit more specific. With the current wording, I can't see why several of the bonuses shouldn't be full answers, nor why East Timor isn't here (presumably its capital is on Timor). Since Singapore is a common name for Singapore's main island, presumably it shouldn't be an answer?

	otis89:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 17:00 GMT		5 points
	How is Bandar Seri Begawan connected to the mainland? The entire country of Brunei is on the island of Borneo. Brunei should be an answer.

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	LinuxLinus:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 23:31 GMT		2 points
	I'm a little confused as to why Dominican Republic and Haiti are answers, but Papua New Guinea is only a bonus.

	otis89:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 23:58 GMT		4 points
	Edelweiss, please make up your mind on the criteria for this quiz. The question asks for the countries whose capital is located on an island that has a different name than the country. Using that criteria, Brunei should be answer, because Bandar Seri Begawan is on the island of Borneo. Your note, however, says to name countries whose capital is not located in the main portion of that country. Using that criteria, Haiti and the Dominican Republic should not be answers.

	thebantams1903:	Feb 11th, 2011 at 01:10 GMT		1 point
	in agreement with otis89 - your criteria states 'name countries whose capital is not located in the main portion of the country' but you also say it must be on an island that doesn't bear the same name as the country; Haiti and Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola - therefore their capitals, Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo, are on the island of Hispaniola. You really should make this more clearer about what you want because I and I'm sure others spent time typing in these countries as well as Brunei etc

	Edelweiss:	Feb 11th, 2011 at 15:30 GMT		0 points
	I have clarified the instructions to make it easier to understand what countries the quiz asks for. I also removed Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Thanks for the suggestions!

	AtomicIce:	Oct 30th, 2011 at 19:27 GMT		3 points
	"If the capital of a country is located on an island that does not share its name with the country, enter that country. Basically, if the answers in the two columns don't match up, it's an answer." is how it is currently worded. Using those directions, Brunei, Haiti, and Dominican Republic should all be answers. I also think East Timor and Papua New Guinea should be bonus answers, since the name of the island on which the capital is located isn't exactly the same as the country name, only similar. You could even make a case for Taiwan as a bonus answer, as it's formal/long name does not mention the word "Taiwan".