Farflung Infinite Answers Today: November 1, 2026

• Outlier (75 points): Botswana. It is the least populous accepted answer (about 2.3 million people), so it is the Outlier. Also borders Namibia, South Africa and Zambia.
• Rare (35 points):
  • Zambia – Also borders Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Tanzania.
• Uncommon (20 points):
  • Mozambique – Also borders Eswatini, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.
• Common (10 points):
  • South Africa – Also borders Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia.

Easy to miss: Zimbabwe has 4 land neighbours in this game's border data, and Botswana and Zambia are landlocked. Not accepted: Namibia. Namibia and Zimbabwe share no border; at Kazungula they come within about 150 m of each other.

• Outlier (75 points): Iceland. It is the least populous accepted answer (about 361,000 people), so it is the Outlier. Capital Reykjavík, Northern Europe.
• Uncommon (20 points):
  • Ireland – Capital Dublin, Northern Europe.
• Common (10 points):
  • Italy – Capital Rome, Southern Europe.

Easy to miss: 3 countries fit. The least populous, Iceland, is the one players skip most.

Any common English name counts.

• Outlier (75 points): Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the least populous accepted answer (about 53,000 people), so it is the Outlier.
• Very Rare (50 points):
  • Dominica – About 72,000 people.
• Rare (35 points):
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – About 111,000 people.
  • Antigua and Barbuda – About 97,000 people.
• Uncommon (20 points):
  • Saint Lucia – About 183,000 people.
  • Grenada – About 112,000 people.
• Common (10 points):
  • Belize – About 390,000 people.
  • Bahamas – About 389,000 people.
  • Barbados – About 287,000 people.

Easy to miss: Closest country that just misses the cut: Trinidad and Tobago, with about 1.4 million people.

Population figures are Natural Earth estimates.

• Outlier (75 points): Liechtenstein. It is the least populous accepted answer (about 38,000 people), so it is the Outlier. Liechtenstein lies entirely within the Alps.
• Very Rare (50 points):
  • Monaco – Monaco sits on the edge of the Maritime Alps and is one of the eight Alpine Convention countries.
• Rare (35 points):
  • Switzerland – Neighbours on this list: Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Liechtenstein.
  • Slovenia – The Julian Alps, including Triglav, are in northwestern Slovenia.
• Uncommon (20 points):
  • Italy – Neighbours on this list: Austria, France, Slovenia and Switzerland.
  • Austria – Neighbours on this list: Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovenia and Switzerland.
• Common (10 points):
  • Germany – Germany's share is the Bavarian Alps, with its highest peak, the Zugspitze.
  • France – Neighbours on this list: Germany, Italy, Monaco and Switzerland.

Easy to miss: Easy to miss: Monaco. Monaco sits on the edge of the Maritime Alps and is one of the eight Alpine Convention countries.

Source for this list: Alps (Wikipedia).

• Outlier (75 points): Seychelles. It is the least populous accepted answer (about 98,000 people), so it is the Outlier. Capital Victoria; Seychelles is an island country with no land border.
• Very Rare (50 points):
  • Mauritius – Capital Port Louis; Mauritius is an island country with no land border.
  • Djibouti – Capital Djibouti; Djibouti has a coastline and 3 land neighbours.
  • Comoros – Capital Moroni; Comoros is an island country with no land border.
• Rare (35 points):
  • Rwanda – Capital Kigali; Rwanda is landlocked, bordered by Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania and Uganda.
  • Burundi – Capital Bujumbura; Burundi is landlocked, bordered by DR Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania.
  • South Sudan – Capital Juba; South Sudan is landlocked, bordered by Central African Republic, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda.
  • Somalia – Capital Mogadishu; Somalia has a coastline and 3 land neighbours.
  • Eritrea – Capital Asmara; Eritrea has a coastline and 3 land neighbours.
• Uncommon (20 points):
  • Madagascar – Capital Antananarivo; Madagascar is an island country with no land border.
  • Malawi – Capital Lilongwe; Malawi is landlocked, bordered by Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia.
  • Zambia – Capital Lusaka; Zambia is landlocked, bordered by Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
  • Zimbabwe – Capital Harare; Zimbabwe is landlocked, bordered by Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia.
• Common (10 points):
  • Ethiopia – Capital Addis Ababa; Ethiopia is landlocked, bordered by Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.
  • Tanzania – Capital Dodoma; Tanzania has a coastline and 8 land neighbours.
  • Kenya – Capital Nairobi; Kenya has a coastline and 5 land neighbours.
  • Uganda – Capital Kampala; Uganda is landlocked, bordered by DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan and Tanzania.
  • Mozambique – Capital Maputo; Mozambique has a coastline and 6 land neighbours.

Easy to miss: Eastern Africa has 18 countries in this game. Smallest by population: Seychelles.

Regions follow the UN geoscheme as tagged in Natural Earth.