Between 1639 and 1853, any citizen who left this country, including fishermen blown off course by accident, could not return. 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. The first known fireplace ever made by humanity was discovered in this country, estimated to be around 700,000 years old. And I reckon anyone getting Gambia is copy/pasting the still-yellow countries at the end of the quiz. BangladeshBhutanBruneiCambodiaChinaIndiaIndonesiaJapanKazakhstanNorth KoreaSouth KoreaKyrgyzstanLaosMalaysiaMaldivesMongoliaMyanmarNepalPhilippinesSingaporeSri LankaTaiwanTajikistanThailandTurkmenistanUzbekistanVietnam. Create once. The fact about Czechia is subjective, could apply to other countries and you could definitely find a better one. Follow this publisher. I'd say South Africa is equally as generically named as CAR, but that's also subjective. There is a national holiday in this country called 'National Rihanna Day', that is celebrated on the 22nd of February. While not technically wrong, the spirit of the question implies several untruths. I'm going to leave that one for the moment. 196 countries, 196 facts Settle in for a challenge: identify every single country in the world from these pieces of trivia about them Quiz by rwwt Profile Quizzes Subscribe? It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters from Litchfield Observatory, Clinton on 5/14/1879. Portuguese may be the official language of this country, but only about 14% of people know it. 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. 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). At 131 feet (40 meters)below sea level, theValds Peninsula, located in southeastern Argentina is the hemisphere's lowest point. This country is the most overweight country in the world with 95% of all its people overweight. With the exception of continent/country Australia, the region does not occupy a great deal of land. The McDonald's in this country are segregated by gender. Could use *slightly* fewer football questions. The people of this nation, which occupies one of the largest islands on Earth, descend from emigrants from an even larger island some 5,000 miles away, A federation of the states of Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk and Yap, King Sobhuza II ruled it for 82 years, 254 days - the longest verified reign of any monarch, Its president held a cabinet meeting underwater in 2009, to highlight the threat the nation faces from rising sea levels, Australia and New Zealand commemmorate their war dead on the anniversary of a landing in this country, A failed attempt by Scotland to colonise this country caused financial ruin and hastened its union with England, This island nation lies 350 miles west of the geographical feature that it is named after, Administered as two largely separate entities, neither of which corresponds to the two regions in the country's name, Has been a republic for more than 1700 years, Erta Ale volcano in its Afar Region has had an active lava lake for more than 100 years, Slavery was officially abolished here in 1981, though not actually made illegal until 2007, By convention, its President is a Christian, its Prime Minister is a Sunni Muslim and the speaker of the parliament, a Shi'a Muslim, In 1889, Russia established a colony which they called New Moscow in what is now this country, but the would-be settlers were routed by French forces a month later, Shares its etymology with a district of West London which has several canals, Its largest region is the origin of a noun meaning artistic, unconventional and free-spirited, The village of Ytterby, namesake of four chemical elements, is in this country, Reporters Without Borders rates it as the worst in the world for press freedom, The most recent amendment to its constitution was ratified in 1992, 202 years after it was proposed, Has the only flag in the world that has no red, white or blue on it, Has one skyscraper, which gives it the second-highest number of skyscrapers per capita of any nation, Suffered a major eruption of La Soufriere volcano in April 2021, A cult on one of the islands of this archipelagic nation worships Prince Philip, Ruled since 1967 by a family whose surname is almost an anagram of the country's name, Home to more elephants than any other nation, Inexplicably gives its name to a species of rodent native to the Andes, 80% of this island nation is uninhabitable due to ecologically devastating phosphate mining, Formerly ruled by an extremely paranoid dictatorship, nearly 180,000 military bunkers dot its landscape, In 1978 when this country won the Eurovision Song Contest, Jordanian television cut the broadcast and later announced that Belgium had won, All public transport in this country is free, Named after a type of tree which strangely does not produce any nuts, Lies 1200km further south than any other member state of the Arab League, Its language was written in Arabic script until 1928, then Latin script until 1939, and then Cyrillic script since then, The film Zoolander depicted a plot to assassinate a fictional Prime Minister of this country, and was banned here as a result, Winners of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012 but have never yet qualified for the FIFA World Cup, Leased a large area of forest to the Peoples Temple cult, which massacred 900 of its members in 1978, The king of this country has been known to go about in disguise, revealing his identity when he encounters poor customer service, Founded by freed former slaves from the United States, Four successive presidents resigned over just two weeks during a financial crisis in 2001, Its English name comes from the Venetian language. 196th largest island in the world. The oldest wine label in the world is Commandaria, a wine from this country, which can trace its origins back to 4000 years. In its last military engagement in 1866, 80 men left and 81 came back, having experienced no actual fighting but making a friend on their way. | View Desktop Site, Settle in for a challenge: identify every single country in the world from these pieces of trivia about them. 2 or 3 seems like enough. It was called the Football War and 3000 people died. In 1956, a referendum in this nation resulted in 77% support for union with the United Kingdom. This country has the most meerkats and African elephants in the world, with 17% of the whole country a nature reserve. Every 2 years, a chess game with live human players is held in Marostica, a city in this country. This country has a lake with 31 million jellyfish, all of which are vegetarian and aren't able to sting. Fixed the blunder in the "-shvili" question - thanks for pointing that out! Libya, for example, has been nearly un-visitable since the civil war began, but it's very likely just a null data point. There are 48 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. 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. The fastest 100 meters backwards was run by Ferdi Ato Aboboe from this country. The Vatican has a Catholic Bishop as ex officio head of state, and so does this country. 2. Ironically, ranked second to last in the 2020 Democracy Index, Its Skeleton Coast has seen hundreds of ships wrecked, Fought a war with its southern neighbour in 1969 after losing to them in a World Cup qualifying game, The steel drum, now widely used in the music of the region, was invented here, A monarchy since becoming an independent nation, it became a republic in November 2021, Despite spanning more than 60 degrees of longitude, the country uses a single time zone. ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/official-listing-of-countries-world-region-1435153. The government of this country doesn't measure the country's development in Gross National Product, but in Gross National Happiness. )FijiKiribatiMarshall IslandsThe Federated States of MicronesiaNauruNew ZealandPalauPapua New GuineaSamoaSolomon IslandsTongaTuvaluVanuatu. AboutPressCopyrightContact. The fact about Czechia is subjective, could apply to other countries and you could definitely find a better one. One thing: the layout is a bit of a pain for mobile, but i don't know how you could fix that. 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. That said, some groupings don't strictly adhere to divisions by continent. 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. The flag of this country features an AK-47 rifle on it. More quiz info >> Start Quiz Show Missing Countries 18 comments 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 This video is about Afghanistan. Jump to the score distribution portion of the page, Remember to keep discussions respectful and follow our. I'd say South Africa is equally as generically named as CAR, but that's also subjective. 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. In all 909 people took their own lives, including children. I thought it was very nicely formulated :). There is a 400 year old tree in the middle of this country's desert called 'The Tree of Life'. The Vatican has a Catholic Bishop as ex officio head of state, and so does this country. About a quarter of the population of this country live in traditional tents. Country flags of the world (list of all 254) This list includes all countries and dependent territories that are part of ISO 3166-1 , countries of the United Kingdom and Kosovo. Just keep in mind that in any single given year, some countries (often) have effectively 0 visitors, so it's more of a long-term thing. Pepsi later contacted them and tried to change it and now there are rival religious groups based on which drink is holier. Sonic the Hedgehog's full name is Ogilvie Maurice Hedgehog. There is an active underwater post office in the sea off of this country. In this country, the liver is the symbol of love, so people would say that they love you with all their liver. Contact Us Definitely my least favorite questions. The list below has more (partially disputed) countries, a total of 257 countries with links to pages with facts about the country, the flag, maps, population, languages, birth rate, information about the land, size, death rate, animals, coordinates, other facts and additional . This island country was the site of the first ever hydrogen bomb test which destroyed the entire island of Elugelab. The 23 countries of the Middle East, North Africa, and Greater Arabia include some countries not traditionally considered as part of the Middle East (such as Pakistan). )Vatican City. 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. China disallows diplomatic relations unless formal relations with Taiwan are cut. I'm going to stick to my guns on the similarly-named countries. Interesting facts about the number 196 Asteroids (196) Philomela is asteroid number 196. Discussion Top New Hot Failed to load comments. It amuses me a bit that an area of sparsely-populated jungle was swapped for what became a global cultural and economic powerhouse, but on reflection, colonialism-related amusement is not actually very amusing. And the other question I strongly disliked was about New York. As worded, it sounds a bit subjective, but it's essentially giving you a definition of the word "Bohemian". the OHiggins, hamster and Jordan TV censorship clues). The USA invaded this tiny island country in 1983 after a new government had turned it communist. This country has a Hair Museum which features a collection of hair from 16000 women, each with their name and address. 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. This country is the only country in the world that has 3 official capital cities and was also the site of the first ever heart transplant in 1967. But in common parlance it isn't. Every year, this country is the first country to enter the New Year. Islands have been knownsince Charles Darwin pointed it outfor their endemic species and nowhere is this more apparent than in Australia and Oceania. 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