Stuck on MapDash #49? Below is a progressive hint ladder plus the full solution. Each clue is hidden until you click — try the first hint before peeking at the answer.
Hints for MapDash #49
Hint 1 — Category
It is in Africa.
Hint 2 — Structure (click to reveal)
It borders Benin, Niger, and Cameroon, among others.
Hint 3 — Starting clue (click to reveal)
Its capital is Abuja.
MapDash #49 answer
Reveal the MapDash answer for Friday, July 10, 2026
🇳🇬 Nigeria
All five clues point to Nigeria: it's in the region described, has the population range and border profile noted, and is famous for the cultural marker in the last clue.
Friday MapDash puzzles run at the harder end of the weekly difficulty curve. Puzzle #49 from Friday, July 10, 2026 reflects that calibration — small countries, country shapes that produce non-intuitive centroid distances, and targets from regions with lower world-geography name recognition.
Mid-month MapDash puzzles follow the standard calibration for their day of the week. Puzzle #49 is one of those — the representative middle-of-the-month difficulty band, regardless of calendar position.