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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ZAIRE Former name of sub-Saharan Africa's largest country (5) New York Times Aug 1, 2020
8% ZIMBABWE Country in S Africa (8) The Telegraph Quick Nov 12, 2025
7% CHAD Africa's largest landlocked country (4) Universal Oct 24, 2025
7% LAGOS Largest city in sub-Saharan Africa (5)
7% NAMIBIA Driest country in sub-Saharan Africa (7) New York Times Mar 9, 2025
6% DJIBOUTI Country in the Horn of Africa (8) (8) The Guardian Weekend Nov 15, 2025
6% LESOTHO Country surrounded by South Africa (7) LA Times Daily Nov 15, 2025
6% INDIA Country with the largest population in the world (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 1, 2025
6% CANADA World's second largest country (6) The Times Specialist Oct 27, 2025
6% BUSHBABY Informally, a small nocturnal primate of sub-Saharan Africa, in the genus <i>Galago</i> (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 26, 2025

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