Before the reveal
Hints
Clue 01
A country that has hosted the Summer Olympics
The answer is in Northern Europe. Its capital begins with H. The English name has 7 letters.
Clue 02
A country that borders India
The answer is in Southern Asia. Its capital begins with T. The English name has 6 letters.
Clue 03
A country that borders Spain
The answer is in Southern Europe. Its capital begins with A. The English name has 7 letters.
Clue 04
A landlocked country
The answer is in Western Europe. Its capital begins with V. The English name has 13 letters.
Clue 05
A country where Spanish is an official language
The answer is in South America. Its capital begins with A. The English name has 8 letters.
The five featured pins
Answers and distances
| Clue | Country | Tier | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01Hosted the Olympics | FinlandEurope | Rare | 70 km |
| 02Borders India | BhutanAsia | Uncommon | 55 km |
| 03Borders Spain | AndorraEurope | Rare | 70 km |
| 04Landlocked | LiechtensteinEurope | Farflung | 100 km |
| 05Spanish is official | ParaguayAmericas | Uncommon | 55 km |
The spread
Rarity breakdown
This is the full spread of accepted answers across the five clues, not just the featured pin. It shows how many countries sat in each tier for this expedition.
19
Common
40 km
29
Uncommon
55 km
10
Rare
70 km
1
Elusive
85 km
3
Farflung
100 km
Worth remembering
Country facts
Finland
Finland has more than 180,000 lakes and is one of the world’s northernmost countries. It shares a long border with Russia and has roughly one sauna for every two people.
Bhutan
Bhutan is a landlocked Himalayan kingdom that measures progress by Gross National Happiness. It is carbon negative and charges most visitors a daily sustainability fee.
Andorra
Andorra is a Pyrenean microstate between France and Spain. It is the world’s only co principality, jointly ruled by the French president and a Spanish bishop.
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked Alpine principality between Switzerland and Austria. It has no airport and one of the highest incomes per person in the world.
Paraguay
Paraguay is one of South America’s two landlocked countries. Guaraní is co official with Spanish, and the Itaipú Dam on its border is one of the world’s largest hydroelectric plants.