A-Z Challenge ~ L for Lands

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This year again I choose an easy way out. Each day I'm going to solve the Wordle of the day, using as starter a word beginning with the letter of the day. I hope to post every day except Sundays.

As the alternative badges, as supplied by Lissa suggest travel I'll prefer travel-related words as starter words, and if at all possible, I'll avoid words containing the same letter more than once.

I'll maybe add a few words about my chosen starter word if fancy takes me and I have time and energy for it, else I'll just post the solution - or not in the case that I did not solve it.

Today my starting word is Lands.
The average today is 6 or very challenging -- I am absolutely below average today, which is a good thing to be when playing Wordle ;)

Wordle 1.760 4/6
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Lands as in dry lands describe the opposite of oceans, but it's also a synonym for country, as in foreign lands. And when travelling, this is what you do; visit foreign lands.

Today I'll bring a boring list of the foreign lands I have already visited. This was my first choice for this years A-Z, but as I have not visited countries for all the letters, I had to find a new theme.

A
Andorra
Austria

B
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria

C
Croatia
Czechoslovakia- now split into: Czech Republic and Slovakia
Czech Republic

D
Denmark

E
Egypt

F
Finland
France

G 
Germany
German Democratic Republic - now united with Germany.
Greece

H 
Hungary

I 
Italy

J 
None

K
Kosovo - a bit of a cheat, as not all recognize this a s a country.

L 
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg

M 
Monaco
Montenegro

N 
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway

O 
None

P
Poland
Portugal

Q 
None

R 
None

S 
San Marino - A cheat, see below.
Saudi-Arabia - A cheat, see below.
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sudan
South Sudan - A cheat, see below.
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria

T 
Turkey

U 
United Kingdom - Only England

V 
Vatican

Y 
Yugoslavia - now split into: Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia

Z 
None

This makes for three continents:
Europa, where I visited 33 out of the 43 now existing countries.
Asia, where I visited only three countries.
Africa, two (now three) countries visited.


Cheaters:
San Marino: We sat on the wall surrounding this small state, and hearing that we actually sat on the border, I stretched out my right arm, and leaned as far as possible without taking a tumble, so at least a part of me has been in San Marino.
Saudi Arabia:  I was in transit in the airport of Medina for four hours ;)
South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan was still one country when I visited. But I went to Khartoum and to Juba - both of the capitals.

And now for today's Wordle: