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Atlas Daily #23, Thursday 24 September 2026: five places, each with clues from hardest to easiest. Try to name each place before you open the answers.

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The clues

Round 1

  1. A 19th century critic pushed for a distinct national literature by attacking writers who copied the British.
  2. A supervolcano lying beneath a famous mountain park is the largest volcanic feature on its continent.
  3. Its 2025 defence budget of 954 billion dollars made up a third of all military spending worldwide.
  4. George Washington was elected its first president under the new constitution.
Hint: which continent?

North America

Round 2

  1. About 836 solar power systems here have a combined output of roughly 83 megawatts.
  2. Around 242 languages are spoken here and four hold national status, among them Lingala and Tshiluba.
  3. Four African Great Lakes lie along its eastern frontier, among them Lake Albert and Lake Tanganyika.
  4. Its capital stands directly across the river from Brazzaville at Pool Malebo.
Hint: which continent?

Africa

Round 3

  1. Its very first film was a documentary of the funeral of the politician Tun Shein.
  2. Its highest point is Hkakabo Razi, rising to 5,881 metres in Kachin State.
  3. Its 2014 census found that 87.9 percent of people identify as Buddhists.
  4. In 2006 its rulers named a brand new inland capital Naypyidaw, meaning city of the kings.
Hint: which continent?

Asia

Round 4

  1. A fermented milk drink called ikivuguto is commonly consumed here.
  2. Voters in this country chose to abolish the monarchy in a 1961 referendum.
  3. This landlocked country lies in East Africa.
  4. Kigali is this country's capital.
Hint: which continent?

Africa

Round 5

  1. Settlers from the Duchy of Courland, now part of Latvia, once tried to colonise its smaller island.
  2. Its highest peak, El Cerro del Aripo, rises 940 metres in a range hugging the north coast.
  3. Oil and gas supply roughly 80 percent of its exports but only 5 percent of its jobs.
  4. Red, black and white on its flag stand for warmth of the people, rich earth and water.
Hint: which continent?

North America

Answers

Round 1 answer

United States · North America

Clue 5: The location is United States.

The answer is the United States, a federal republic of 50 states and a capital district centred on Washington, D.C. It has the world's fourth-largest total area and third-largest population, and its economy has been the largest nominally since about 1890. Landmarks range from the Grand Canyon and Denali to the volcanoes of Hawaii.

Round 2 answer

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Africa

Clue 5: The location is Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The answer is the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the second-largest country in Africa by land area and the most populous Francophone nation in the world. Named after the world's deepest river, it holds the second-largest rainforest on Earth and dominates global cobalt output. Its capital, Kinshasa, faces Brazzaville across the river.

Round 3 answer

Myanmar · Asia

Clue 5: The location is Myanmar.

Myanmar, long known as Burma, is the largest country by area in mainland Southeast Asia, stretching from Himalayan peaks to the Bay of Bengal. Its Irrawaddy valley cradled the temple-filled Pagan Kingdom and later empires before British annexation and independence in 1948. Decades of military rule culminated in the 2021 coup and an ongoing civil war.

Round 4 answer

Rwanda · Africa

Clue 5: The location is Rwanda.

Rwanda is a landlocked East African country with Kigali as its capital. Lake Kivu lies along its western border. Mountain gorilla tracking and the monthly umuganda community service tradition are distinctive features.

Round 5 answer

Trinidad and Tobago · North America

Clue 5: The location is Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago is the southernmost Caribbean nation, sitting just off the coast of Venezuela. Its economy runs on oil and gas rather than tourism, and Pitch Lake is the largest natural asphalt deposit on Earth. African and Indian heritage shaped Carnival, calypso and the steelpan. Independence came in 1962 and republic status in 1976.

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