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6 November 2026

Geodar #1 answers

The five countries of day 1, in the order they were asked, and one thing worth knowing about each.

Spoilers. This page names every country of day 1. Rather play it first? Play day 1 from the archive, then come back.

Country 2 of 5 · Easy

UAE

The UAE's own citizens make up only about 11% of its people. The rest have come to live and work in cities such as Dubai, most of them from South Asia and the Middle East.

Marked on the globe: Dubai.

Five things to know about the UAE

Country 3 of 5 · Medium

Panama

The Panama Canal lifts ships 26 metres above the sea to cross a man-made lake, then lowers them again. A crossing takes about eight to ten hours.

Marked on the globe: The Panama Canal, Miraflores Locks.

Five things to know about Panama

Country 4 of 5 · Medium

Yemen

By the late 1400s, Sufi mystics in Yemen were drinking coffee to stay alert through their night prayers. Until the end of the 1600s, the port of Mocha was the world's only gateway for coffee.

Marked on the globe: Mocha.

Five things to know about Yemen

Country 5 of 5 · Hard

Tajikistan

The glacier, long known as the Fedchenko, winds for 77 km through the Pamir mountains. In places its ice is a kilometre thick.

Marked on the globe: The Fedchenko Glacier.

Five things to know about Tajikistan