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Here we go! The #fridaygeotrivia question: What is the longest chain of countries, such that each country shares a land border with and has a shorter name than the previous country?
Ex: Luxembourg 
(10 chars) Belgium 
(7) France 
(6) Spain 
(5).
- you must include the hashtag #fridaygeotrivia and emoji flags
- spaces in the name count as a char. Ex: “South Africa” (12)
- “The “ at start of the name does not count. Ex: “Netherlands” (11) not “The Netherlands” (15)
as always you can find the rules, prizes and (after we finish playing) the answer(s) and winner over on the corresponding #fridaygeotrivia blog post: https://blog.opencagedata.com/post/geotrivia-september-2023
An early #fridaygeotrivia lead goes to @AtanasE who notes Bulgaria 
, Greece 
Technically correct, but hard to see that lead holding up
Past #fridaygeotrivia winner @ccferrie goes for 5! Well done! (though we have to note, there are two Congos)
South Africa 
(12) Botswana 
(8) Namibia 
(7) Angola 
(6) Congo 
(5)
Brilliant use of tiny Chad 
by @ryankas to go for 6! #fridaygeotrivia
Democratic Republic of Congo 
Central african republic 
South Sudan 
Ethiopia 
Sudan 
Chad
And now the response by @ccferrie who puts up seven! Also ending at Chad
Very nice!
Democratic Republic of Congo (28) Central African Republic (24) Republic of Congo (17) Cameroon 
(8) Nigeria 
(7) Niger 
(5) Chad (4) #fridaygeotrivia
But @ryankas comes rightback with an alternate path to seven!
#fridaygeotrivia Democratic Republic of Congo Central african republic South Sudan Ethiopia Eritrea 
Sudan Chad
@opencage@en.osm.townOh! @matt_travis join the #fridaygeotrivia battle and goes achingly close to getting eight !
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Central African Republic > South Sudan > Ethiopia > Djibouti 
> Eritrea > Sudan > Chad
BUT ... Ethiopia and Djibouti are both 8 characters long. So cruel
Please note: we will accept abbreviations as the name if (and only if) they are in common everyday use. For example UAE 
(3) #fridaygeotrivia
5 more minutes to submit your #fridaygeotriva answers
Absolute #fridaygeotriva masterstroke by @SK53 to build on the work of @ccferrie and discover the elusive 8! 
Kingdom of the Netherlands 
(26)
German Federal Republic 
(23)
Czech Republic 
(14)
Slovakia 
(8)
Ukraine 
(7)
Russia 
(6)
China 
(5)
Laos 
(4)
And with that this month's #fridaygeotrivia is over.
Well done to @ccferrie and @SK53 who share the title and take home the emoji trophy 
Well played, everyone. You have now earned the weekend!
The answer and winners' names will be up on the blog shortly
@opencage #fridaygeotrivia does kingdom of the netherlands have an emoji flag? hmmm.
@gunchleoc @SK53 @ccferrie test yourself on the past questions:
https://blog.opencagedata.com/tagged/fridaygeotrivia
and see you next month! #fridaygeotrivia
@opencage @gunchleoc @SK53 @ccferrie Kingdom of the Netherlands, who knew! 
@matt_travis @gunchleoc @SK53 @ccferrie come on man, are you not following our #geoweirdness threads:
https://en.osm.town/@opencage/110485247551659771
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