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Fewest choices: In Asia × Top 20 Annual Tourist Arrivals has 7 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Turkey as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
China fits 6 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: GDP/capita $10k–$40k × Top 20 Annual Tourist Arrivals, GDP/capita $10k–$40k × Capital City Pop. over 1M, Pop. Density 50–200/km² × Top 20 Annual Tourist Arrivals, Pop. Density 50–200/km² × Capital City Pop. over 1M, In Asia × Top 20 Annual Tourist Arrivals, In Asia × Capital City Pop. over 1M.
The lowest score from each cell is added above. These independent choices can repeat a country, so the total may be impossible under the no-repeat rule. For a nine-cell board, 45 points is the theoretical lower bound. See the scoring explanation.
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Col 1 ✈️Top 20 Annual Tourist Arrivals | Col 2 🔢Population under 5 Million | Col 3 🏙️Capital City Pop. over 1M | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 💵GDP/capita $10k–$40k | 8 answers  China(5 pts reference) | 28 answers  Oman(5 pts reference) | 24 answers China(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🏘️Pop. Density 50–200/km² | 12 answers China(5 pts reference) | 26 answers  Panama(5 pts reference) | 52 answers China(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🌏In Asia | 7 answers China(5 pts reference) | 11 answers Oman(5 pts reference) | 36 answers China(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
GDP/capita $10k–$40k × Top 20 Annual Tourist Arrivals → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
Spain
Italy
Portugal
TurkeyChina
Malaysia
Mexico
GreeceGDP/capita $10k–$40k × Population under 5 Million → Lowest-scoring answer: Oman (5 pts)
CroatiaPanama
Uruguay
Trinidad and Tobago
KuwaitOman
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Cyprus
Malta
Slovenia
Montenegro
Vatican City
Mauritius
Seychelles
Bahrain
Brunei
Maldives
Bahamas
Barbados
Grenada
Guyana
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
Antigua and Barbuda
Nauru
PalauGDP/capita $10k–$40k × Capital City Pop. over 1M → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
SpainItaly
Poland
Czech Republic
Hungary
Romania
RussiaTurkeyChinaMalaysia
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
KazakhstanMexico
ChilePanamaUruguay
Dominican Republic
Costa RicaKuwait
TaiwanOman
Argentina
BulgariaPop. Density 50–200/km² × Top 20 Annual Tourist Arrivals → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
SpainItalyPortugalTurkeyChinaMalaysia
ThailandMexico
Egypt
France
UAEGreecePop. Density 50–200/km² × Population under 5 Million → Lowest-scoring answer: Panama (5 pts)
CroatiaPanama
Georgia
Armenia
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
North Macedonia
MoldovaCyprusSlovenia
Andorra
Kosovo
Fiji
Equatorial Guinea
Eswatini
Cabo Verde
Guinea-Bissau
LesothoBrunei
Timor-Leste
DominicaSt. Kitts and Nevis
Micronesia
Samoa
Tonga
KiribatiPop. Density 50–200/km² × Capital City Pop. over 1M → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
SpainItalyPolandCzech RepublicHungaryRomania
UkraineTurkeyChina
Austria
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailand
Iran
Iraq
Afghanistan
UzbekistanMexico
Cuba
EthiopiaEgypt
Kenya
Ghana
Cambodia
Ireland
Serbia
Ecuador
CameroonPanama
Guatemala
Honduras
Senegal
Ivory CoastCosta Rica
Uganda
Tunisia
Burkina Faso
Syria
AzerbaijanGeorgiaArmenia
Malawi
Guinea
TogoFranceUAE
Jordan
Myanmar
Nicaragua
YemenBulgaria
Sierra LeoneIn Asia × Top 20 Annual Tourist Arrivals → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
TurkeyChinaMalaysiaThailand
Singapore
JapanUAEIn Asia × Population under 5 Million → Lowest-scoring answer: Oman (5 pts)
Qatar
BhutanKuwaitGeorgiaArmenia
MongoliaOmanBahrainBruneiMaldivesTimor-LesteIn Asia × Capital City Pop. over 1M → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
TurkeyChina
IndiaIndonesiaMalaysiaThailand
Vietnam
Pakistan
Bangladesh
PhilippinesSaudi ArabiaSouth KoreaIranIraqAfghanistanKazakhstanUzbekistanCambodiaSingapore
NepalSyriaKuwait
LebanonAzerbaijanGeorgiaArmeniaMongolia
North KoreaTaiwanOman
KyrgyzstanJapanUAEJordanMyanmarYemen