";s:4:"text";s:40387:"You cannot reasonably say "Kyrgyzstan" is 90 per cent consonants. ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/official-listing-of-countries-world-region-1435153. Thank you! This is hands-down one of the best tests on this site I have played so far, but I have a few criticisms: Thanks for the comments! Areas, mountains and surfaces The total area of Nelson Island is 843 square miles (2,183 square km). The cell phone, voicemail, anti-virus software, and Windows XP were all developed in this country. 9. Very long surnames are common here because by law, each surname is unique to one family. There are more pyramids in this country than in Egypt itself, mostly built by the Nubian civilization. 9. The last major landmass to be discovered and settled, some time in the 1300s. Likewise, the Caribbean and Central America are grouped separately from North and South America due to similarities based on latitudes. In the farthest reaches north, the region stretches halfway around the worldfrom Greenland to Alaskabut at its farthest point south, Panama has a narrow point that's only 31 miles (50 kilometers) wide. Since it became independent in 1974, only one president of this country has served a full five-year term, The equator does not actually cross its land territory, Its people are so known for their stylish neckwear that the cravat derives its name from the country, Its lowest ever recorded temperature is 19C, The largest landlocked country in the world, Holds the record for the longest post-election failure to form a government at 541 days, Home to 6,600 Akhal-Teke horses, renowned for their speed, endurance, and gold-coloured coats, Its territory extends over two continents, three oceans and 12 different time zones. Between 1639 and 1853, any citizen who left this country, including fishermen blown off course by accident, could not return. In this country's primary language, they have a word called 'Shemomedjamo', which roughly translates to 'I accidentally ate the whole thing'. "Australia" is derived from a word meaning south, but, Also the Gambia clue doesn't work if you pronounce it rhotically with the R. True, hadn't thought of that. This country has the world's largest wine collection with 1.5 million bottles, as well as being the world's drunkest country. New York though, I agree. A 2012 poll found out that 77% of this country's residents have never been abroad. In 1979, Jean Bedel Bossaka, the dictator of this country, massacred 100 students for not wearing proper school uniforms. According to a 2010 survey, on average, this country's residents have the most Facebook friends with 233 each. Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria F Fiji Finland France G Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana H Haiti Honduras Hungary I Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Voodoo is extremely popular in this country, in fact, it's the only country in the world that has voodoo as an official religion. 90% of this country is desert and it rains every 5 to 10 years. Every day, on average, 7% of this entire country eats at McDonald's. Pepsi later contacted them and tried to change it and now there are rival religious groups based on which drink is holier. The 7 Continents Ranked by Size and Population, The World's Highest Recorded Temperatures, Countries of Central America and the Caribbean by Area. Cant tell for sure, but the Dinner for One clue could be true for Austria and Switzerland as well as its been aired there at least 4 times every year for decades (on New Years Eve and New Years Day). In 2008, this country knighted a penguin for being the mascot of the Army. I completely agree that "y" is, linguistically speaking, a vowel in Kyrgyzstan. | Go To Top The clue is very easy to guess but feels a bit off. Some of these seemed obvious, some I knew instantly and felt good about knowing, some I could work out or use elimination, some I had absolutely 0 idea what they were talking about. )IrelandItalyKosovoLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (The United Kingdom is the country composed of the constituent entities known as England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. This country fought a war with Honduras in 1969 triggered by rioting during a football match. the OHiggins, hamster and Jordan TV censorship clues). The Vatican has a Catholic Bishop as ex officio head of state, and so does this country. There are over 5500 companies that have lasted for at least 200 years. In 1956, a referendum in this nation resulted in 77% support for union with the United Kingdom. This country has had the most Miss Universes and Miss Worlds than any other country, therefore unofficially having the most beautiful women. Although this country is literally filled with casinos and makes most of its revenue from them, it is illegal for citizens of the country to gamble. This country was the site of the mass suicide of the People's Temple cult in Jonestown. It was called the Football War and 3000 people died. It is a popular tradition every New Year's Eve in this country to watch the slapstick British sitcom, 'Dinner for One', from 1963. Id second evilcheeser on the frequently confused clues. Cherie Jones (Goodreads Author) (shelved 1 time as 196-books-196-countries) avg rating 3.70 12,958 ratings published 2021. Some of these seemed obvious, some I knew instantly and felt good about knowing, some I could work out or use elimination, some I had absolutely 0 idea what they were talking about. )FijiKiribatiMarshall IslandsThe Federated States of MicronesiaNauruNew ZealandPalauPapua New GuineaSamoaSolomon IslandsTongaTuvaluVanuatu. I'm going to stick to my guns on the similarly-named countries. This country features the most dangerous road in the world, the North Yungas Road, which is located in the mountains with no guard rails and kills 200 to 300 people annually. In this country's last military engagement, they sent 80 men and returned with 81 as they had made an Italian friend. Partitioned by more powerful neighbours in 1772, 1793, 1795 and 1939, In the Ewe language, its name means "behind the river", Seven-time winners of the Eurovision Song Contest, Has the tallest building in the world by a margin of some 196 metres, Using a number to identify a bank account instead of a name was a concept invented by bankers from this country, In 1870, it voted overwhelmingly to become part of the United States, but the US congress rejected the proposal, The only member state of the European Union which is in Asia, Its language is largely mutually intelligible with those of its two northern neighbours, although they probably still can't understand why the number 75 should literally mean "Five and half-fourth", Its name consists of two words, one from each of the two major languages spoken, and roughly means "Land of the upright people", The only country in the world with a reptile on its flag, The only Central American nation with no Caribbean coastline, The town of Shibam Hadramawt, with its mud-brick buildings up to 30m tall, is known as the Manhattan of the Desert, In Greek, Arabic and Turkish, the word for "orange" (the fruit) is the same as this country, At least half of its population died during a war with three of its neighbours between 1864 and 1870, Volcanic eruptions here have produced one third of the lava erupted in human history, The village of Matmata starred as Tatooine in Star Wars, Cohiba and Montecristo are two brands of one of its most famous products, Was connected by land to its neighbouring country until the 15th century when a storm broke up the natural causeway, Ruled for thousands of years by a monarchy which enthusiastially built pyramids and obelisks, Cyrillic and Latin script are used fully interchangably in this country, Was expelled from the United Nations in 1971, The crown prince murdered nine members of the royal family in 2001, Home to Cox's Bazar Beach, the longest beach in the world, There are not enough Ps in a set of English Scrabble letters to spell its name, Scores an average of 3.5 points per letter in Scrabble scoring, the highest of any country, The first non-English language film to win Best Picture Oscar was from here, If you tunnelled through the Earth starting from Wellington, New Zealand, you would come out in this country, In 1966, under the increasingly erratic rule of its 13th Sultan, this country banned smoking in public, playing football, wearing sunglasses and speaking to anyone for more than 15 minutes, Its full official name is the longest in the world with 56 characters, Known in ancient times by a Greek name meaning "Between the Rivers", Sranan Tongo, a creole language combining English grammar with Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and West African vocabulary, is widely spoken in this country, Elephants go deep underground in search of salt-rich rocks in mountainous regions of this country, The only country outside Africa where cheetahs live in the wild, Ruled by a junta known as the SLORC from 1988 to 1997, Both the women's and the men's world record for the marathon are held by athletes from this country, Declared independence in 2008 but is still only recognised by just over half the world's countries, In 1884, a genius from this country discovered that if you force water at 88C through 7g of ground coffee at a pressure of 130 pounds per square inch, you get a tiny cup of magic, Its parliament has 61% female members, the highest of any country, Formed in 1968 from the union of two countries, a large mainland territory and an offshore island, Until 1997, its name included a cardinal direction. The alcoholic drink Pisco might have been invented in this country, although its neighbour to the south very strongly disputes that, This landlocked nation operates a navy on the world's 12th-longest river. )BahrainEgyptIranIraqIsrael (Israel may be located in the Middle East, but it is certainly an outsider culturally and perhaps better belongs attached to Europe, like its seaward neighbor and European Union member state, Cyprus. This country is the only country to be completely situated 1000 meters above sea level. Seconded on the Kyrgyzstan issue. It is considered immature to smile in this country, and as a result, people don't smile much. 196 Turnberry Dr is a house currently priced at $433,800, which is 5.5% less than its original list price of 459000. While Alaska is 663,300 sq mi, which places it larger that 177 countries (out of 196) and would be ranked as the 17th largest country on Earth. The only passenger from this country that was on the Titanic survived, but lost his job and was criticized due to not being honorable and dying with the others. Endangered species in the region range from those in the ocean to those in the sky. This video is about Afghanistan. The police in this island country detained a coconut for allegedly rigging an election. Nauru is the one that concerns me, as its annual tourism is stated to be around 200, but it is also often left off of those lists as well. Istanbul, Turkey, is the only country which falls in 2 continents. 196 Turnberry Dr is a 2,116 square foot house on a 0.31 acre lot with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. Until 2011, it was illegal in this country to buy, sell, or own a car unless it was made before 1959. The only word originating from this country's language widely used in today's English is 'vampire'. Anyway, it's your quiz, but those ones are ones I would definitely consider changing. Commonly confused by whom? 3. 3. But in common parlance it isn't. As worded, it sounds a bit subjective, but it's essentially giving you a definition of the word "Bohemian". Yeah, when I was reading the questions again the other day I thought that was a possibility. The problem about those Tourism data is that they often simply don't collect data for the countries that have the lowest numbers. 196 facts about 196 countries. In this country, they shake their head to mean yes and nod to mean no. The clue is very easy to guess but feels a bit off. In the last 50 years of the 20th century, due to a decline in mortality rates and a high rate of the fertility rate, this region grew faster than any other in the world. It proposed to send a 17 year old girl into orbit by catapulting a rocket, but it never happened. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. It is the only tree around for miles and nobody knows where its water source comes from. Christopher Columbus didn't land in America immediately, the first place he landed was in this country. When a U.S. military drone crashed in this country, they asked for it back. 0 comments 100% Upvoted This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast Sort by: best no comments yet Be the first to share what you think! This is is proving most difficult for countries that are landlocked due to the extra hurdles in transportation and right of way they must overcome to get their goods to and from port. It's separated from Antarctica by the Drake Passage which is 600 miles wide (1,000 kilometers). In 2002, this country's court jester squandered 40% of the country's annual revenue in investment schemes. If somebody comes from this country, there is a 40% chance that their surname is Nguyen, More than three-quarters of the population is male, The Queen sacked the Prime Minister of this country in 1973, Its capital was to be the title of a sequel to "Casablanca", A desert irrigation project at Al-Kufrah is easily visible from space, The only Commonwealth member-state in Central America, The world's newest sovereign state, having declared its independence in 2011, One of the quarters of the old city of Jerusalem hosts a diaspora from this country, Thor Heyerdahl claimed that the Norse gods of the Aesir came from this country, partly because its first two syllables sound similar to "Aesir", Home to the world's largest species of butterfly; the first specimen was captured after being shot, Its name consists of an English word and a Malay word that both mean the same thing, Its namesake lake hosts more species of fish than any other lake, Most hamsters sold as pets today descend from a litter captured in a wheat field in this country in 1930, Its currency is the highest valued in the world and could buy you 140,000 of the lowest-valued, Its first president, Canaan Banana, made it illegal to make jokes about his surname, Only country in the world named after a mountain range, Colonised successively by Spain, Japan and the United States, this nation became independent in 1981, rejecting membership of a federation with a neighbouring nation, Its capital city has the world's highest concentration of Art Nouveau architecture, Named after a lake which was formerly the fourth-largest of the continent, but has lost 95% of its volume since the early 1960s, Named after a man called Gilbert, although the language has no G, L or T sound, The most frequently misspelled country in British newspaper The Guardian, The province of Cabinda is geographically separate from the rest of the country, Often described as Europe's last dictatorship, The legendary Garuda is a symbol of this country and the namesake of its national airline, Most of the Lucayan Archipelago belongs to this country, Hosted the first Formula One race to be held in the Middle East, Bikini Atoll, nuclear testing site and namesake of swimwear, is part of this country. Seconded on the Kyrgyzstan issue. The 196 countries of the world can be logically divided into eight regions based on their geography, mostly aligning with the continent on which they are located. When this country got the chance to be independent from France, some of the country voted yes and some voted no, meaning it is split to this day. The opinions are split 2v2. New York though, I agree. *I realize that the clue does not actually use the word neighbor, but that is what I took it to mean, and not restricting it to neighbors actually only creates more plausible answers. In its own language, it is called Crna Gora, Half of the 23 million people of this country are less than 15 years old, The least-visited country in the world with 2,700 international arrivals in 2018 - an average of 7.3 per day, The first of the three territories that have left the European Union, doing so in 1962, In their first ever FIFA World Cup game in 2002, they beat the defending champions 1-0, The first recorded speculative bubble took place here, inflating the price of tulips to absurd levels, Part of this country, on the east bank of the Dniestr river, is a de facto independent nation but has no international recognition, Visiting for up to six months requires no visa, unless you are from a nearby country which has its first eight letters in common with this one, The world's largest producer of Cocoa beans, The oldest living land animal is a giant tortoise nearly 200 years old, originally from this country and now resident on Saint Helena, The third-biggest consumer of Guinness, after the UK and Ireland, Very frequently confused with a similarly-named country to its south, Its waters became notorious for ship hijackings in the early 2010s, Its royal family has about 15,000 members, Reached the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup, with the help of a talismanic striker who, at the age of 38, scored four goals. Countries of the World The world is a busy place with changing politics and constantly updated events taking place. More quiz info >> Start Quiz Show Missing Countries 18 comments New and Popular About a quarter of the population of this country live in traditional tents. "Australia" is derived from a word meaning south, but, Also the Gambia clue doesn't work if you pronounce it rhotically with the R. True, hadn't thought of that. I'm sure you could find a better clue. This country has the most heavy metal bands per capita with 54 bands per 100000 people, double the second placed country, Sweden. Asia stretches from former "stans" of theUSSRto thePacific Ocean. But I decided that "Republic" is definitely more generic a noun than "Africa"! Partitioned by more powerful neighbours in 1772, 1793, 1795 and 1939, In the Ewe language, its name means "behind the river", Seven-time winners of the Eurovision Song Contest, Has the tallest building in the world by a margin of some 196 metres, Using a number to identify a bank account instead of a name was a concept invented by bankers from this country, In 1870, it voted overwhelmingly to become part of the United States, but the US congress rejected the proposal, The only member state of the European Union which is in Asia, Its language is largely mutually intelligible with those of its two northern neighbours, although they probably still can't understand why the number 75 should literally mean "Five and half-fourth", Its name consists of two words, one from each of the two major languages spoken, and roughly means "Land of the upright people", The only country in the world with a reptile on its flag, The only Central American nation with no Caribbean coastline, The town of Shibam Hadramawt, with its mud-brick buildings up to 30m tall, is known as the Manhattan of the Desert, In Greek, Arabic and Turkish, the word for "orange" (the fruit) is the same as this country, At least half of its population died during a war with three of its neighbours between 1864 and 1870, Volcanic eruptions here have produced one third of the lava erupted in human history, The village of Matmata starred as Tatooine in Star Wars, Cohiba and Montecristo are two brands of one of its most famous products, Was connected by land to its neighbouring country until the 15th century when a storm broke up the natural causeway, Ruled for thousands of years by a monarchy which enthusiastially built pyramids and obelisks, Cyrillic and Latin script are used fully interchangably in this country, Was expelled from the United Nations in 1971, The crown prince murdered nine members of the royal family in 2001, Home to Cox's Bazar Beach, the longest beach in the world, There are not enough Ps in a set of English Scrabble letters to spell its name, Scores an average of 3.5 points per letter in Scrabble scoring, the highest of any country, The first non-English language film to win Best Picture Oscar was from here, If you tunnelled through the Earth starting from Wellington, New Zealand, you would come out in this country, In 1966, under the increasingly erratic rule of its 13th Sultan, this country banned smoking in public, playing football, wearing sunglasses and speaking to anyone for more than 15 minutes, Its full official name is the longest in the world with 56 characters, Known in ancient times by a Greek name meaning "Between the Rivers", Sranan Tongo, a creole language combining English grammar with Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and West African vocabulary, is widely spoken in this country, Elephants go deep underground in search of salt-rich rocks in mountainous regions of this country, The only country outside Africa where cheetahs live in the wild, Ruled by a junta known as the SLORC from 1988 to 1997, Both the women's and the men's world record for the marathon are held by athletes from this country, Declared independence in 2008 but is still only recognised by just over half the world's countries, In 1884, a genius from this country discovered that if you force water at 88C through 7g of ground coffee at a pressure of 130 pounds per square inch, you get a tiny cup of magic, Its parliament has 61% female members, the highest of any country, Formed in 1968 from the union of two countries, a large mainland territory and an offshore island, Until 1997, its name included a cardinal direction. Man Runs 196 Marathons in 196 Countries to Raise Money for Prostate Cancer. This country's land area is only 702 km squared, but it controls over 2 million kilometers squared of the Pacific Ocean. The sultan of this country, Hassanal Bolkiah, is one of the richest men in the world, is worth $20,000,000,000, and owns over 500 cars. Keep them. Although only 3% of this country's inhabitants are Hindu, the famous temple of Angkor Wat was originally built for Hindus, and is the largest of its kind in the world. 2 babies were born on the flight. It is more expensive to buy 2 cappuccinos in Starbucks than to fill up a Hummer with gas in this country. AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustriaBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIceland (Iceland straddles the Eurasian plate and the North American plate, so geographically it is halfway between Europe and North America. If you are only interested in sovereign states, go to the flags of UN members . In this country's town called Chamula, shamans used Coca-Cola in their rituals. "Commonly confused with its south-/north-ern neighbor*". Every year, thousands of letters kids sent to Santa Claus are received in this country. The main thing I dislike about the clues, though, is that if you explicitly knew that that particular pair of countries were frequently confused for each other, you still would not have a great shot at answering it. 7. This country has a lake with 31 million jellyfish, all of which are vegetarian and aren't able to sting. Nigeria is one of the fastest-growing countries in the world, and by the year 2050, will overtake the United States as the world's third most populous nation. This quiz is amazing! Go explore. I'm going to adjust the question though. I'd say South Africa is equally as generically named as CAR, but that's also subjective. Here are 10 of the best facts about 196 Countries I managed to collect. The national drink of this country is horse milk. Around 40% of all this country's residents have the last named Nguyen. There is a snowy park in this country that melts into a scuba diving center in the summer. Oh and the least visited country is according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization 2018 report. This country is the only country in the world to have a non-quadrilateral flag and also to have its timezone to the nearest 45 minutes, not the nearest hour or half hour. I have three questions about football plus one that mentions it. I will assess the literature and update the question! Discussion Top New Hot Failed to load comments. All hamsters kept as pets today are descended from hamsters in this country. Many people in this country believe that albino body parts bring immense wealth and as a result many albinos are killed each year. As worded, it sounds a bit subjective, but it's essentially giving you a definition of the word "Bohemian". Definitely my least favorite questions. Yeah, when I was reading the questions again the other day I thought that was a possibility. Officers located a young man with gunshot wounds. This country used it against the Germans, 2000 of them died and not a single German was injured. This country is the most overweight country in the world with 95% of all its people overweight. https://www.thoughtco.com/official-listing-of-countries-world-region-1435153 (accessed January 18, 2023). Many Latin American countries are experiencing a financial contraction (such as unfunded pensions for an aging populace, deficit government spending, or the inability to spend on public services) and also have some of the most closed economies in the world. For example, one fine afternoon I spent my time (and some would argue "wasted my time") searching the internet for intriguing and obscure facts that I hadn't yet encountered about countries around the world. The island of Run is as least as important, and it is not like the city couldn't have been built elsewhere. Some even get a response from this country's official post. 1. Television host Oprah Winfrey has traced her ancestry back to the Kpelle people, originating from this country. A six-metre high statue of Frank Zappa can be found in its capital. Thankfully he has quit now. Unfortunately, neither finished their race due to getting sick just before. The "y" in this word is not used to make the consonant sound like in "yellow", but an "i" like in "bit" sound, therefore it's a vowel. Despite being a Caribbean island, this country sent 2 athletes to the 2014 Winter Olympics in cross-country skiing. The front and back sides of this country's flag have a different emblem on them, making it the only country to be like this. This country has the fastest internet connection in the world, 21 point 9 megabytes per second, which is 40% faster than the next highest, Japan. ThoughtCo. The oldest wine label in the world is Commandaria, a wine from this country, which can trace its origins back to 4000 years. )Vatican City. In mental health studies, Argentina is a world leader for psychologists per capita. A unibrow on women is deemed very attractive in this country with all women aspiring and sometimes faking to have it. There is a national holiday in this country called 'National Rihanna Day', that is celebrated on the 22nd of February. This country's nickname is the Chocolate Islands due to producing lots of cocoa, especially last century. Every month, the staff of this country's and Slovakian embassies meet to exchange wrongly addressed letters. This country is so strict about being neutral that it only agreed to join the United Nations in 2002 despite being independent since its inception half a century ago. The tiny archipelago country has been the site of filming for movies and series such as Game of Thrones, World War Z, Gladiator, and The da Vinci Code. Did you know there are only 196 countries that are not disputed? This quiz is amazing! Someone just took all the sand, loaded it and bolted. Amazing Facts about the 196 Countries Stats Can you match the countries with their individual fun fact? )JordanKuwaitLebanonLibyaMoroccoOmanPakistanQatarSaudi ArabiaSomaliaSyriaTunisiaTurkeyThe United Arab EmiratesYemen. | View Desktop Site, Settle in for a challenge: identify every single country in the world from these pieces of trivia about them. Nicholas Copernicus, Pope John Paul II, and Marie Curie were all from this country. These companies are located in several countries, including Japan (3,146), Germany (837), the Netherlands (222), and France (196). Rafik Schami. Its two islands are separated by a 3km-wide strait called The Narrows, Was invaded by the United States in 1983, ending four years of communist rule, Mozart, Mahler, Schubert and Strauss all came from this country, You can spend this country's money in Singapore and vice versa, Very frequently confused with a similarly-named country to its north, In almost every town here, you will find a street called O'Higgins, After hyperinflation following World War II, its currency was replaced by a new one at a rate of 1 to 4x10^29, If someone's surname ends in "shvili", they or their forebears almost certainly come from this country, Travelling via ship to this country and then crossing it was the quickest way to get from the eastern United States to the west in the 1850s, Teenagers from this country are on average 8 inches shorter than their contemporaries from the country immediately to the south, Both this country and the country that it shares a border with are named after rivers, In 1990, the Prime Minister of this country became the first elected head of government to give birth while in office, Has occupied a large, sparsely inhabited territory to its south since 1975, Both this country and its northern neighbour claim sovereignty over the Halaib triangle, but neither country wants sovereignty of the neighbouring Bir-Tawil triangle, The most recent country to change its capital, doing so in 2019, This nation gained a compass point in its name in 2019 to distinguish it from a region of a neighbouring country, Abolished its monarchy in 1946, although the last king was elected Prime Minister some 55 years later, This nation contains some of the highest mountains in the world, but mountaineering above 6,000m is banned, The Akan people of this country often name their children after the day of the week on which they were born, Has the most Formula One world champions per capita of any nation, Women in this country often wear bowler hats, Abolished its army after a brief but bloody civil war in 1948. 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