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You can decode this brain teaser on country names if you are a creative problem solver

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Published on: Dec 17, 2023, 11:59:23 IST
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Have you ever come across brain teasers which could only be solved by out of the box thinking? A puzzle about country names is a perfect example of that category. At first glance, it looks like a geography quiz. However, a closer inspection reveals that it can be solved only if one thinks imaginatively.

The image shows a brain teaser that may leave you baffled. (Reddit/@Practical_Guess_3255)
The image shows a brain teaser that may leave you baffled. (Reddit/@Practical_Guess_3255)

“A country completely inside another country but not sharing a border,” reads the caption of the brain teaser shared on Reddit. A visual with the puzzle written on it is also shared alongside. “Name a country which has another country completely inside it but the two do not share a border. There are at least 2!” it reads.

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Do you think you can solve the puzzle?

The post was shared some 16 hours ago. Since being posted, it has collected nearly 200 upvotes. The share has also prompted people to post varied comments.

How did Reddit users react to the puzzle?

“I’ve been scrolling through Wikipedia and Google Maps for ten minutes. ‘What do Romania and Oman have in common? They’re hundreds of miles apart, how could there be an enclave of one anywhere close to the other?’ Then I tried searching in the Romania Wikipedia article for ‘Oman’ and had trouble because it kept finding those letters in ‘Romania’ and then I got it,” wrote a Reddit user.

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“Although I think the Romania/Somalia answers are correct, I would also argue for England, Scotland, and Wales, as each of these is a 'country' inside of the 'country' of the United Kingdom, and since these are all on an island, they have no borders to share with the UK,” suggested another. “It took way longer than required,” posted a third.

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    Trisha Sengupta

    Trisha Sengupta is a Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of digital newsroom experience. Specialising in high-engagement storytelling, she blends viral trends with traditional journalism to cover the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. Her reporting spans real estate and personal finance struggles in hubs like Bengaluru and Gurgaon, the NRI experience, and corporate shifts like tech layoffs. Trisha also frequently tracks global figures and writes human interest stories. Offline, Trisha is an avid reader, history enthusiast and solo traveler. She balances her journalism career with family life while actively integrating AI tools into her modern storytelling approach.Read More