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Hint
Do leap years make a difference?

Answer
Hours in 10 years.

Reasoning
In a day, there are 60 x 60 x 24 seconds = 86,400 seconds.

In 10 years, there are 10 x 365 x 24 hours = 87,600 hours, which even without the leap years is already the larger number.

Workings

Hint
This is a tricky question related to number bases.

Answer
200.

Each number in the sequence is a representation of the number 32 in different bases, starting with base 10.
Base 10: 32  = 3 x 10^1 + 2 x 10^0          = 3 x 10 + 2         = 32
Base 9 : 35  = 3 x 9^1  + 5 x 9^0           = 3 x 9 + 5          = 32
Base 8 : 40  = 4 x 8^1  + 0 x 8^0           = 4 x 8 + 0          = 32
Base 7 : 44  = 4 x 7^1  + 4 x 7^0           = 4 x 7 + 4          = 32
Base 6 : 52  = 5 x 6^1  + 2 x 6^0           = 5 x 6 + 2          = 32
Base 5 : 112 = 1 x 5^2  + 1 x 5^1 + 2 x 5^0 = 1 x 25 + 1 x 5 + 2 = 32
Base 4 : 200 = 2 x 4^2  + 0 x 4^1 + 0 x 4^0 = 2 x 16 + 0 + 0     = 32

Workings

Hint
The country spans more than one word.

Answer
Scotland.

I recently bought a baby cot from my local shop for my youngest child, to calm their nightly wails. On the way home, my car boot came open and my new baby'S COT LANDed with a resounding crunch on the road. Luckily, my insurance covered the loss, and we bought another one with a picture of two whales on it.

Workings

Hint
There are quite a few anagrams, one of which is LEAST.

Answer
Least, slate, stale, steal, tales, teals.

Remember that the question asked for common words.