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UPPSC 2015 GS-I World Geography
Question

The name of which of the following countries closely means "country of 40 tribes"?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Kyrgyzstan

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Kyrgyzstan”.
The name Kyrgyzstan is derived from the Turkic word Kyrgyz which means forty and stan is a Persian word meaning "place of".

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