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Which countries are landlocked by other landlocked countries, so you must cross two borders to reach the sea?

Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan

Liechtenstein is ringed by Switzerland and Austria, both landlocked. Uzbekistan's neighbours are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. None has ocean access, since the Caspian is a lake.

Which is the highest capital city in the world?

La Paz, Bolivia

La Paz sits at roughly 3,640 m, and its administrative districts climb past 4,000 m. Quito is about 2,850 m and Bogotá about 2,640 m.

Which country has the only national flag that is not a rectangle?

Nepal

Nepal's flag is two stacked pennants, and its exact geometry is written into the constitution as a construction procedure. Switzerland and the Vatican are square, which is unusual but still rectangular.

Which two countries have square national flags?

Switzerland and Vatican City

Both are 1:1. Switzerland's civil ensign at sea is rectangular, because square flags do not behave well on ships.

Which sovereign country receives the fewest tourists each year?

Tuvalu

Tuvalu receives on the order of 2,000 visitors a year. There are only a couple of flights a week and the runway doubles as a public space between them.

Which country has the highest average elevation?

Bhutan

Bhutan averages over 3,000 m, higher than Nepal, because Nepal includes low southern plains while Bhutan is almost entirely mountainous.

Which country's national sport involves teams trying to carry a headless goat carcass to a goal?

Afghanistan, with buzkashi

Buzkashi is played on horseback across Central Asia and is Afghanistan's national sport. Matches can involve hundreds of riders and last for days.