end of Year Geography Quiz, Question 48:

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48. Other than Ecuador, the equator passes through 11 countries. How many can you name?

[Per Andersen]

Columbia, Brasil, Kenya, Zaire, Indonesia.......C'est la. Yeah, well It is Congo now and not Zaire.

[ed gee]

Kenya, Somalia, Uganda and a US territory.

I agree with Indonesia, Brasil and Columbia.

[tandfman]

Columbia is a River. The country is Colombia.

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I thought Columbia was the gem of the ocean.

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Columbia, Brasil, Kenya, Zaire, Indonesia.......C'est la. Yeah, well It is Congo now and not Zaire.

Congo and Zaire are two distinct nations.

[mcgato]

I thought Zaire changed their name back to Congo. So now there are two countries called Congo. One is Republic of Congo and the other is simply Congo, or something silly like that. Off to check google.

[dukehjsteve]

Columbia, Brasil, Kenya, Zaire, Indonesia.......C'est la. Yeah, well It is Congo now and not Zaire.

Congo and Zaire are two distinct nations.

There is no Zaire any more... it is now Democratic Republic of the Congo. Then there also is Republic of the Congo.

[mcgato]

After checking wikipedia (take it for what it's worth):
Democratic Republic of Congo was Zaire, but changed names in 1997. Not to be confused with Republic of Congo.

[Powell]

The country is Colombia.

And it's not on the equator AFAIK. And neither is Somalia.

There are other countries in Africa that the equator passes through. I believe Equatorial Guinea is one, then there is Gabon (?) and Congo (as well as the DR of Congo, aka Zaire).

In Oceania, I'm pretty sure about Papua New Guinea and Kiribati, not so sure about other countries.

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Columbia, Brasil, Kenya, Zaire, Indonesia.......C'est la. Yeah, well It is Congo now and not Zaire.

Congo and Zaire are two distinct nations.

There is no Zaire any more... it is now Democratic Republic of the Congo. Then there also is Republic of the Congo.

So, back to the original question.....

[dukehjsteve]

After checking wikipedia (take it for what it's worth):
Democratic Republic of Congo was Zaire, but changed names in 1997. Not to be confused with Republic of Congo.

We are on the same page McGato. I posted about Zaire plus 2 Congos, then immediately realized I had a duplication. I edited my posting at the same time you posted... I did NOT see yours first !

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Kenya, Somalia, Uganda and a US territory.

I agree with Indonesia, Brasil and Colombia.

6 of those 7 are correct

[wineturtle]

MALDIVES,

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now all 11 have been mentioned: so who can recap them correctly?