Was worried about how you could reliably calculate "least-visited", but the answer was one of my top 4 guesses, so that helped. Find the US States - No Outlines Minefield, Find the Countries of Europe - No Outlines Minefield, Countries of the World - No Outlines Minefield, Group Clicking: World - No Outlines Minefield. But we make it easy to see all the important information for each country at a glance, as well as flag information and an atlas overview for whatever area you are most curious about. 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. "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. Oh and the least visited country is according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization 2018 report. 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). In 2008, a beach was stolen from this island country. In 1979, Jean Bedel Bossaka, the dictator of this country, massacred 100 students for not wearing proper school uniforms. It proposed to send a 17 year old girl into orbit by catapulting a rocket, but it never happened. And I reckon anyone getting Gambia is copy/pasting the still-yellow countries at the end of the quiz. 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. 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 His net worth at the time of his presidency was $1800. I would say there is a significant difference. 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. The last major landmass to be discovered and settled, some time in the 1300s. This country's nickname is the Chocolate Islands due to producing lots of cocoa, especially last century. The highest point in this country is named 'Mount Obama'. It is a popular tradition every New Year's Eve in this country to watch the slapstick British sitcom, 'Dinner for One', from 1963. the OHiggins, hamster and Jordan TV censorship clues). Going to change that one. Rosenberg, Matt. You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site. This country used to have a dictator named Mobutu Sese Seko, who banned anyone else being mentioned on TV. 196 Facts About the 196 Countries of uns Welt - Sean Goss News & Discussion - FUT Talk - Futhead 196 Facts About the 196 Countries of uns Welt By Gerechtiget Posted on 7/16/18 FH Talk Sean Goss 196 Facts About the 196 Countries of uns Welt Still higher number than points received by Pioneer. 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. Thankfully he has quit now. 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. Speaking of troubles with counting: quatre-vingt-dix-sept (true but complicated), 8 inches should be changed to 8 centimeters. Please check our Privacy Policy. In this listing, they've been placed where most appropriate. 2. 196 Turnberry Dr is a house currently priced at $433,800, which is 5.5% less than its original list price of 459000. In this country, it is illegal to chew gum and to pee in an elevator, both of which can result in jail time. Although Taiwan operates independently, many (including USA) do not officially recognise it because China considers Taiwan a breakaway province. Commonly confused by whom? Fair points, but here's why I don't entirely agree: The largest czech region is Bohemia - and it's a play on word, it refers to the double meaning of "bohemian", Agree with rwwt on 1 & 2, with vargzum on 3. Learn One Weird Fact About Every Country in the World In thirty minutes, two videos highlight one weird fact from all 196 countries in the world. The 7 Continents Ranked by Size and Population, The World's Highest Recorded Temperatures, Countries of Central America and the Caribbean by Area. "Official Listing of Countries by World Region." The clue is very easy to guess but feels a bit off. Television host Oprah Winfrey has traced her ancestry back to the Kpelle people, originating from this country. 196 Amazing Facts about the 196 Countries : videos 1 Posted by u/ [deleted] 5 years ago 196 Amazing Facts about the 196 Countries youtube.com/watch?. Published April 1, 2015. The European continent and its local region contain 48 countries and stretches from North America and back to North America as it encompasses Iceland and all of Russia. 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). When this country became independent from Yugoslavia, its internet domain kept changing until it went from .yu to .me. A six-metre high statue of Frank Zappa can be found in its capital. Pepsi later contacted them and tried to change it and now there are rival religious groups based on which drink is holier. APN 0202006000200013. The world's oldest photograph was taken in this country, the oldest audio recording was of a woman from the country, and the first movie in a cinema was screened in this country. )Vatican City. Very long surnames are common here because by law, each surname is unique to one family. While in most countries gun use is restricted, in this country, every male head of the family is required by law to have one in case of emergency. 2. The clue is very easy to guess but feels a bit off. This country is the only country to be completely situated 1000 meters above sea level. The opinions are split 2v2. This country fought a war with Honduras in 1969 triggered by rioting during a football match. BangladeshBhutanBruneiCambodiaChinaIndiaIndonesiaJapanKazakhstanNorth KoreaSouth KoreaKyrgyzstanLaosMalaysiaMaldivesMongoliaMyanmarNepalPhilippinesSingaporeSri LankaTaiwanTajikistanThailandTurkmenistanUzbekistanVietnam. The last name of this country's first president was Banana. 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. The northernmost penguins in the world are found here. I will rethink that clue! The government of this country doesn't measure the country's development in Gross National Product, but in Gross National Happiness. Whatever your case, learn the truth of the matter why is 196 Countries so important! There are only 196 countries on Earth. This country's old currency, the Pengo, was at one point so worthless that all the money in the country in 1946 amounted to 1/1000 of a US dollar. This video is about Afghanistan. At 131 feet (40 meters)below sea level, theValds Peninsula, located in southeastern Argentina is the hemisphere's lowest point. 196th largest island in the world. 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. This country has practically the exact same flag as Romania, and there seems to be no good reason for it as the countries have no real connection. And the other question I strongly disliked was about New York. If it was called "South African Country" then it would win, but "Republic" is a more generic word than "Africa". 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. And depending on that answer, anything from North/South Korea to the Congos to Zambia/Zimbabwe to even like Canada/USA could be a plausible answer. According to the quiz on world countries, this is the least known country in the world. Since so much sand from the Sahara is blown to these islands, some people consider these islands a marine extension of the desert. Is there a world of difference between Tonga meaning "southwards" and Australia meaning "southern lands"? About a quarter of the population of this country live in traditional tents. It is more expensive to buy 2 cappuccinos in Starbucks than to fill up a Hummer with gas in this country. This country is the oldest republic in the world and has the oldest constitution in the world, which was made in 1600. In 2013, when contractors in this country wanted to build a new road, they destroyed a 2300 year old Mayan temple for bricks. Read more. By Andrew Dawson. Create once. Nicholas Copernicus, Pope John Paul II, and Marie Curie were all from this country. Every 2 years, a chess game with live human players is held in Marostica, a city in this country. The island of Run is as least as important, and it is not like the city couldn't have been built elsewhere. )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. 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. Also USA and Canada are not similar names. The dog called a Dalmatian was actually named after a place in this country. 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. Fixed the blunder in the "-shvili" question - thanks for pointing that out! While not technically wrong, the spirit of the question implies several untruths. It is the only tree around for miles and nobody knows where its water source comes from. In 2007, a court in this country had to rule over the ownership of a donkey that had eaten the money used to buy it. A man in this country was mauled by lions when he jumped into their enclosure with a Bible attempting to convert them to Christianity. Great job mixing difficulties on the questions. (Tied?). This country was the first new state of the 21st century, becoming independent in 2002 from Indonesia. The fastest 100 meters backwards was run by Ferdi Ato Aboboe from this country. I haven't looked at it on mobile, I'll see if there's any way to improve it. It started in 1454 as a fight for a beautiful girl. On Sept. 24 at 3:30 a.m., police were called to reports of gunshots fired in the area of Interchange Way and Hwy. In the 1960's, this country attempted to beat the USA and USSR into space by announcing a space program. 1 American consumes the same amount of resources as 32 people from this country each year. Books shelved as 196-countries-196-books: The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai, The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne, The President's Hat by Antoine Lau. Out of all of the former Yugoslavian nations, this country was the only one to declare and gain independence completely peacefully. I'd say South Africa is equally as generically named as CAR, but that's also subjective. Did you know there are only 196 countries that are not disputed? The region boasts five of the 10 most populous countries in the world, with India and China taking the top two spots. The worst female serial killer in history, Elizabeth Bathory, killed hundreds of girls in her castle in this country, and then bathed in their blood. This country is the only country to have a Bible on its flag. In this country, there is a lake called 'Lake Assal', which is even saltier than the Dead Sea. But in common parlance it isn't. Fixed the blunder in the "-shvili" question - thanks for pointing that out! I'm going to stick to my guns on the similarly-named countries. M.A., Geography, California State University - Northridge, B.A., Geography, University of California - Davis. Man Runs 196 Marathons in 196 Countries to Raise Money for Prostate Cancer. More quiz info >> Start Quiz Show Missing Countries 18 comments New and Popular Here are 10 of the best facts about 196 Countries I managed to collect. Keep them. It also has no national language. 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. 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 Rate: Last updated: August 18, 2022 You have not attempted this quiz yet. According to a 2010 survey, on average, this country's residents have the most Facebook friends with 233 each. All of the old buildings from Star Wars filmsets in this country are still intact and are visitable. 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. The fact lists are intended for research in school, for college students or just to feed your brain with new realities. | Go To Top 9. This country has no copyright laws, and thus has by far the most piracy in the world, and System of a Down, a band from the country, released an album that was purposefully bad so that people could steal it. There is a town in this country called 'Fail'. Can you name the country in which these locations are located? Definitely my least favorite questions. Officers located a young man with gunshot wounds. Go Orange. Between 1639 and 1853, any citizen who left this country, including fishermen blown off course by accident, could not return. In this country, you can get jobs such as counterfeit egg maker, a double hired to serve a prison sentence, or a professional fart smeller, the latter earning $50000 a year. So, that one stays! Some even get a response from this country's official post. Oh and the least visited country is according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization 2018 report. The world's termites outweigh the world's humans about 10 to 1. For example, the Middle East and North Africa are separated from sub-Saharan Africa along cultural lines. As a whole, Africa is the second largest and second most populous continent. In this country's town called Chamula, shamans used Coca-Cola in their rituals. This country is the most overweight country in the world with 95% of all its people overweight. In this country's primary language, they have a word called 'Shemomedjamo', which roughly translates to 'I accidentally ate the whole thing'. AfghanistanAlgeriaAzerbaijan (The former republics of the Soviet Union are typically lumped into one region, nearly 30 years after independence. Of the 196 countries in the world, 59 of them gained independence from the United Kingdom. Every month, the staff of this country's and Slovakian embassies meet to exchange wrongly addressed letters. Commonly confused by whom? Anyway, it's your quiz, but those ones are ones I would definitely consider changing. This country produces the world's hottest chili pepper, the Trinidad Moruga, and invented the limbo dance. In mental health studies, Argentina is a world leader for psychologists per capita. 1. ThoughtCo. There is a bar in this country called Sean's Bar that was opened in 900 AD and still exists. 2 babies were born on the flight. Voodoo is extremely popular in this country, in fact, it's the only country in the world that has voodoo as an official religion. I know english considers y a consonant, but in this case, it isn't. There is a 400 year old tree in the middle of this country's desert called 'The Tree of Life'. 15% of all the world's bird species live in this country. | View Desktop Site, Settle in for a challenge: identify every single country in the world from these pieces of trivia about them. Ironically, this country has both the driest place on earth, the Atacama desert, and the largest swimming pool, San Alfonso del Mar. Go explore. According to the quiz on world countries, this is the least known country in the world. Seconded on the Kyrgyzstan issue. In less than two years, Nick Butter saw the world through 26.2 mile runs. There are over 5500 companies that have lasted for at least 200 years. This country is by far the largest country without a military, but that doesn't stop people from walking around with machetes, which is considered the equivalent of duct tape in the country. In this country's last military engagement, they sent 80 men and returned with 81 as they had made an Italian friend. What French Prepositions Go With Countries and Continents? In 2008, this country knighted a penguin for being the mascot of the Army. Home / Sin categora / 196 facts about 196 countries. "Commonly confused with its south-/north-ern neighbor*". No coins have ever been issued in general circulation in this country, so some people throw banknotes into fountains instead. Contact Us I would also consider whether South Africa is less generically named than the answer there. Most toilet paper . In 2016, the Global Slavery Index estimated that 45.8 million people were enslaved in 167 countries. 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. The Vatican has a Catholic Bishop as ex officio head of state, and so does this country. Fair points, but here's why I don't entirely agree: The largest czech region is Bohemia - and it's a play on word, it refers to the double meaning of "bohemian", Agree with rwwt on 1 & 2, with vargzum on 3. I completely agree that "y" is, linguistically speaking, a vowel in Kyrgyzstan. A wonderful and entertaining quiz with lots of fun facts Ive never heard of before (e.g. The largest religous structure in the world by land area is its biggest tourist attaction, and is also represented on its flag, A young Che Guevara witnessed the 1954 CIA-backed coup in this country, The most generically-named of all countries, Borders five countries, all of which end with the same four letters as it does, The current president is a comedian who played the president in a satirical television programme, The television program that has been repeated the most times in this country is a 1962 British comedy sketch that is virtually unknown in the United Kingdom, Has the highest lowest point of any country at 1400m above sea level, The only nation to successfully land a probe on Venus. Rafik Schami. hide this ad Replay Next Quiz You Got 0% Avg Score 21% Avg Friend Score Upgrade to see Score Distribution Score 0/196 Timer 20:00 0 Plays Today Recently Published Suggestions for you. Argentina supposedly has 196 psychologists per 100,000 people, no other country has more than 85 (USA has 27). In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. This country may have only 2 Nobel Prize winners, but due to its tiny size, it has the highest ratio of winners to population in the world. And the other question I strongly disliked was about New York. Thanks for the comments! Going to change that one. This country was one of the main locations for the Pirates of the Caribbean films, with many locals hired as extras. This country's president, Omar Bongo, holds the record for the longest-serving president at 41 years from 1967 to 2009. Want to Read. This country is one of only 2 countries, the other being Madagascar, to not use a decimal currency. The problem about those Tourism data is that they often simply don't collect data for the countries that have the lowest numbers. Since its internet domain is .tv, this country gets a lot of money annually from television companies. This country set the world record for the longest period without an elected government in a democratic state, tallying 589 days. I would also consider whether South Africa is less generically named than the answer there. Of course, in the more long term, Libya is not going to stay anywhere near the bottom once peace is eventually restored, so I'm not too worried about that. In this country, they shake their head to mean yes and nod to mean no. This country has never had a national election, probably due to the fact that the entire country only has 1 political party. Texas (268,597 sq mi) is larger than the 14 smallest states combined (239,607 sq mi). Twelve countries occupy South America, which stretches from the equator to nearly the Antarctic Circle. Christopher Columbus didn't land in America immediately, the first place he landed was in this country. 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