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Which of the following countries is #6?

Political map of Europe with numbers over ten countries. Number one is the farthest east that is north and surrounded by water. It is next to number two that is longer and also surrounded by water. Number three is small and borders Germany on the northwest. Number four is below number three and borders Germany and number five. Number five borders Germany on the southwest and is a large mass of land that is surrounded by water on the western border it shares a border with number six that is the larger mass of land farthest south and west. Number seven is a small country that shares borders with number five, Germany, and number eight. Number eight looks like a boot and stretches south. It is surrounded by water on three sides. Number nine is a land mass that is to the east of the tip of the boot of number eight. It has water and smaller islands on three sides and has an shares a northern border with Bulgaria. Number 10 shares a southern border with number eight and a small part of western border with number seven. It borders Czech on the northeast and Hungary on the southeast.

Responses

Italy

Italy

Spain

Spain

France

France

England

1 answer

Based on the provided description of the political map of Europe, country #6 is likely France. Here’s a breakdown of the clues leading to this conclusion:

  1. Country #1 is furthest east and north and surrounded by water - likely refers to one of the Baltic countries (e.g., Estonia).
  2. Country #2 is longer and also surrounded by water - possibly Latvia or Lithuania.
  3. Country #3 is small, bordering Germany on the northwest - likely Luxembourg.
  4. Country #4 is below #3 and borders Germany - likely France.
  5. Country #5 borders Germany on the southwest, is a large mass of land surrounded by water on the western border - likely referring to Spain.
  6. Country #6 is the larger mass of land farthest south and west - typically this is Spain.
  7. Country #7 is small, sharing borders with #5 (Spain), Germany, and #8 (which is Italy).
  8. Country #8 looks like a boot, which is clearly Italy.
  9. Country #9 is to the east of #8 (Italy) and shares a northern border with Bulgaria - could refer to Greece.
  10. Country #10 shares a southern border with #8 (Italy) and has borders with Czech Republic and Hungary, hence likely refers to Austria.

Thus, synthesizing the clues aligns the numbers appropriately, concluding that country #6 is France.