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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 is named after a person?

The Philippines

Named in 1543 for the then Prince Philip of Spain. Bolivia and Colombia are the other well-known examples, after Simon Bolivar and Christopher Columbus.

Which country has the most species of bird?

Colombia

Colombia records around 1,900 bird species (roughly a fifth of the world's total) thanks to Andean altitude ranges meeting Amazon, Pacific and Caribbean habitats.

Which country abandoned its own currency for the US dollar in 2000?

Ecuador

After hyperinflation and a banking collapse, Ecuador adopted the dollar outright. El Salvador and Panama also use it, and several other economies are partially dollarised.

Which country produces the most coffee?

Brazil

Brazil has led production for over 150 years, growing roughly a third of the world's coffee. Vietnam is second and dominates robusta; Ethiopia is where the plant originated.

Which country's economy is dominated by selling its internet domain name?

Tuvalu, with .tv

Tuvalu licenses .tv for a substantial share of national revenue, historically around a tenth of government income for a country of roughly 11,000 people.

Roughly what share of the Amazon rainforest is in Brazil?

About 60 percent

Brazil holds around 60 percent, with the rest across Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.

Roughly how many countries does the equator pass through?

About 13

Around 13 countries, depending on whether maritime territory counts: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati.