| 100% | SUDAN | 5 | African nation with a ''South'' namesake |
| 70% | ERITREA | 7 | African nation with a much-disputed border |
| 70% | UGANDA | 6 | African nation with a crane on its flag |
| 69% | GHANA | 5 | African nation with a black star on its flag |
| 68% | GENTLEBENIN | 11 | West African nation with a policy of benevolence? |
| 64% | MALAWI | 6 | African country with a namesake lake |
| 60% | BHUTAN | 6 | South Asian nation with a dragon on its flag |
| 59% | VERVET | 6 | South African monkey with a reddish patch beneath the tail |
| 58% | ORINOCO | 7 | South American river with a crocodile namesake |
| 58% | TUTU | 4 | South African with a Gandhi Peace Prize |
| 56% | NELSONMANDELA | 13 | South African president with a false memory "effect" named after him: 2 wds. |
| 54% | EGYPT | 5 | African nation with pyramids |
| 54% | REPUBLIC | 8 | Nation with a president |
| 54% | UTICA | 5 | Ancient North African city with a namesake in New York State |
| 54% | NEPAL | 5 | Nation with a pentangular flag |
| 54% | IRAN | 4 | Nation with a Caspian coast |
| 54% | NEPAL | 5 | Nation with a nonrectangular flag |
| 54% | LAOS | 4 | Nation with a monsoon season |
| 54% | IRAN | 4 | Nation with a supreme leader |
| 54% | CHAD | 4 | Nation with a Saharan north |
| 53% | LEONE | 5 | Currency of a namesake African nation |
| 53% | LIBYA | 5 | Nation with a solid green flag |
| 53% | LAOS | 4 | Nation with a kickboxing national sport |
| 53% | CHINA | 5 | Nation with a 12-animal zodiac |
| 52% | TANZANIA | 8 | African nation with the Serengeti National Park |
| 52% | CAMEROON | 8 | African nation with yellow star on flag |
| 52% | LEBANON | 7 | Nation with a tree on its flag |
| 52% | LEBANON | 7 | Nation with a cedar on its flag |
| 52% | IRE | 3 | Nation with a National Hurling League (NHL) |
| 52% | OSAGE | 5 | Nation with a museum in Pawhuska, Oklahoma |