| Hint | Country | Region/# times used |
| It made the 'Vegetable Producers' quiz for okra and yams | |
| This country does not lie on the equator | |
| Their monetary unit, the ouguiya, equals 5 khoums, making it one of two non-decimal currencies in the world. | |
| Has the world's lowest urbanization rate (or highest deurbanization rate) at -1.5% | |
| Its capital is included in the country name | |
| If you were here, you'd shake your head for 'yes' and nod for 'no' | |
| One of the world's earliest hydroelectric plants (1895) was built here on Krka Falls | |
| Has highest 'low point' of any country, at 1400m | |
| Of its roughly 13,000 native plants, 90% are found nowhere else | |
| Though poor, its people value hospitality, or Teranga | |
| Has the world's most unequal income distribution | |
| Chris Daugherty outwitted, outplayed and outlasted 17 others here | |
| Site of the Phoenician colony of Carthage | |
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| Missed a mention in Olympic Host Countries: it wasn't yet independent | |
| This country was a popular route for those on their way to find gold in California | |
| Now the size of Vermont, it was once part of a larger kingdom that conquered a great empire | |
| It still has a significant population of its national symbol, the golden eagle. | |
| Second only to Angola in highest infant mortality rate | |
| This island chain is a popular tourist destination | |
| It has a gap in the Pan-American Hwy. | |
| Unlike nearby countries, it won independence after only a 10-day war | |
| It has half a point because 4 yrs ago it was only half a country | |
| Only Vietnam and Nigeria have higher deforestation rates | |
| If you want to get technical, this country's name translates as 'East East' | |
| In 2005 it was first to announce a plan to protect its entire coastal environment | |
| Smallest country on the continent of Africa | |
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