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Kazakhstan

The wild apple Malus sieversii still grows in the mountains near Almaty. The city's old name, Alma-Ata, is often translated as "father of apples".

Where its story happens

Almaty, at 43.24°N, 76.89°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.

Five things to know about Kazakhstan

In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the middling countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.

  1. Where it is. It's Kazakhstan, the giant of Central Asia, south of Russia and west of China. See Kazakhstan on a map.
  2. It is the largest country on Earth with no coast on any ocean.
  3. The first human in space was launched from here in 1961.
  4. Some of the earliest evidence of people riding and milking horses comes from its grasslands.
  5. Every apple you have eaten is descended from wild trees that still grow in this country's mountains.

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