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Which country's flag features a building?

Cambodia

Cambodia's flag shows Angkor Wat in white at its centre, the only current national flag depicting a building. Afghanistan's flags have shown a mosque in several past versions.

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 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.

Where did the potato originate?

The Andes

Potatoes were domesticated in the Peru-Bolivia highlands thousands of years ago and reached Europe only in the 1500s. Peru still grows several thousand varieties.

Which two national flags are so similar they are frequently confused?

Chad and Romania

Both are blue, yellow and red vertical tricolours differing only in the precise shade of blue. Chad objected at the UN when Romania readopted its version in 1989.

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.

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.