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Can you name the the countries whose names contain 'an'?
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puckett86
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'an' is by far the most frequently occurring 2-letter combination in country names, with 60 total occurrences. The second most is 'ia', which occurs 40 times. See source for complete list.
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2-letter combinations frequency
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Countries with an 'an' Quiz
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Created Jun 3, 2010 in
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sweetfreedom99
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Jun 4th, 2010 at 09:28 GMT
-2 points
You should accept "St Kitts" for Saint Kitts and Nevis
puckett86
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Jun 4th, 2010 at 12:59 GMT
3 points
@sweetfreedom99 I am only accepting answers that are accepted in the Countries of the World quiz: http://www.sporcle.com/games/world.php
Kiribati
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Jun 4th, 2010 at 15:53 GMT
5 points
Glad Im not the only one, judging by the stats, who for some unknown reason thought of Sri Lanka and moved on!
kimo
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Jun 4th, 2010 at 17:32 GMT
2 points
"and"...
rob89
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Jun 4th, 2010 at 18:04 GMT
2 points
Papua New Guinea as a bonus?
sporcalicious
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Jun 4th, 2010 at 19:24 GMT
3 points
Kind of makes sense that "an" is the most popular combo, given that it appears in "and," "land," "stan,"and "islands." These combos account for a fairly sizable portion of the countries on this list.
miko
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Jun 4th, 2010 at 20:31 GMT
5 points
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? Maybe as a bonus at least.
puckett86
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Jun 4th, 2010 at 20:48 GMT
2 points
@rob89 Good idea for a bonus. I've added that. @sporcalicious While that is true, I would note that 34/60 of the 'an's are not in countries containing one of the words you mentioned. So taking all those countries away, 'an' still gets 2nd place.
monstro
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Aug 11th, 2010 at 16:44 GMT
2 points
I don't know why, but I found this really difficult. Fun quiz!
slamb
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Nov 30th, 2010 at 02:32 GMT
1 point
Extra point for TANzANia?
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