What is the only country in the world that spans all four hemispheres — northern, southern, eastern, and western?
Kiribati
The answer was Kiribati. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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Kiribati, a Pacific island nation, is the only country with territory in all four hemispheres. Its islands stretch across both sides of the equator and both sides of the International Date Line, giving it this unique geographic distinction.
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- Indonesia - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Kiribati - correct answer.
- Brazil - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Kenya - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Kiribati is the one to remember. Kiribati, a Pacific island nation, is the only country with territory in all four hemispheres. Kiribati's Line Islands use the world's earliest time zone (UTC+14), meaning they're the first place on Earth to ring in each new year.
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Sources: Wikipedia — Kiribati