Which country is INDIA in?

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An intrepid globetrotter needs to know this:

BENIN is in Libya

CANADA is in China

DENMARK is in the United States

FRANCE is in Germany

INDIA is in ??

This is one of the most amusing puzzle questions I've ever Benin. I think I'll pop open a Canada soda I got at the store, Denmark the best answer with an upvote. I'll make sure to show all my France this question. India will be happy to know that I upvoted your question too. — Devsman, Apr 08 '16 at 13:20
I read the title of this question and was very very confused. — Munesawagi, Apr 08 '16 at 20:21
You have inspired me to create my own question: https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/30683/japan-is-in-india — Michael, Apr 08 '16 at 23:10
At first I thought this would be related to the Principle of Explosion, as in this (true) sentence: "If Benin is in Libya, then Benin is in China." — r.e.s., Apr 19 '16 at 00:12

Bolo · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-08T12:18:49.690

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The answer is:

United States

Because:

The first three letters are IATA codes of airports:

BENin = Benina International Airport in Benghazi, Libya
CANada = Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, China
DENmark = Denver International Airport in Denver, United States
FRAnce = Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany
INDia = Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, United States

edited Apr 08 '16 at 12:18

answered Apr 08 '16 at 11:49

Bolo

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beat me to it! good answer – LiamH Apr 08 '16 at 11:51
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I liked that the puzzle was alphabetical, but I was sad it was missing some letters. Now that there's an answer, we can fill in the blanks! :) ALBANIA is in the United States, ESTONIA is in the United States, GHANA is in Algeria, HUNGARY is in Taiwan... – Ian MacDonald Apr 08 '16 at 14:53
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And HELL is in Finland... – vurp0 Apr 08 '16 at 20:57
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@vurp0 and HEAVEN is in Afghanistan... – Omega Krypton Mar 28 '19 at 00:59

score 9 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:50

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Another answer could be

INDIA itself. :)

Based on the explanations for BENIN , CANADA , DENMARK and FRANCE given by Bolo.

INDia :: Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:50

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answered Apr 09 '16 at 08:27

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Except that IND is not a generally used abbreviation for that airport (it's DEL according to IATA), as stated in your own link. – oerkelens Apr 09 '16 at 11:33
Never mind "generally used", it's never referred to as IND or (INDIA) by anyone, let alone IATA. Nice try, though, Jonny789 :) – Chuck Apr 10 '16 at 17:36

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