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Namibia

Beetles in the Namib survive by standing on their heads in the morning fog. The water collects on their backs and runs down to their mouths.

Where its story happens

Sossusvlei, at 24.73°S, 15.29°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 Namibia

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

  1. Where it is. It's Namibia, on the Atlantic coast of Africa, just north of South Africa. See Namibia on a map.
  2. It was ruled by South Africa until 1990, and its capital is Windhoek.
  3. It is the driest country south of the Sahara, and only about three million people live in it.
  4. Some of the tallest sand dunes in the world are here, more than 300 metres high.
  5. Its coastal desert is thought to be the oldest on Earth, at least 55 million years old.

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