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Hint
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Continent
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Answer
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Year Colonised/ Protectorate
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Year of Independence/Given Back
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Very rich per capita island in Southeast Asia
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Asia
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Singapore
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1946
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1959
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This is where the first 2 Pirates of the Caribbean movies were filmed
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Americas
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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1763
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1979
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Infamous for this "triangle", where ships sink
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Americas
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Bermuda
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1609
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Never
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Highest rate of Malaria
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Africa
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Uganda
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1894
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1961
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This is the least populous country on the continent/s
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Americas
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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1713
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1967
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Country in Southeast Asia
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Asia
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Brunei
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1888
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1984
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Its capital is Port Vila
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Oceania
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New Hebrides
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1878
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1980
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This is where the southernmost battle was ever fought
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Antarctica
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South Georgia Island
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1775
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Never
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The name of this colony is the same as a country to the south
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Americas
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British Honduras
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1862
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1981
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This is the largest country on the continent/s
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Americas
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Canada
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1763
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1867/1931/1982 (Arguable)
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"The Holy Land"
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Asia
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Palestine
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1918
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1948
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Area next to the above taken from the Ottomans
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Asia
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Transjordan
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1918
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1946
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Yet another area taken from the Ottomans
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Asia
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Iraq
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1918
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1958
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The southernmost point of the Asian Mainland
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Asia
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Malaya
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1824
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1963
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Unified with the above
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Asia
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Sarawak
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1841
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1946
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Also unified with the 2 above, named for the island it is situated on
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Asia
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North Borneo
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2 Landlocked countries in southern part of the continent
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Africa
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Northern & Southern Rhodesia
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1888
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1964 - 1980
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The United States also holds a part of these islands
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Americas
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British Virgin Islands
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1672
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Never
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This was merged with an Italian colony to make a new country
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Africa
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British Somaliland
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1884
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1960
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This was taken from Germany after WWI
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Africa
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Togoland
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1916
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1956
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This was sandwiched between French colonies and the above
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Africa
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Gold Coast
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1821
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1960
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Freetown is its capital
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Africa
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Sierra Leone
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1787
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1961
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Only country in the Middle East that only has 1 border
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Asia
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Qatar
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1868
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1971
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Is known for Seven Mile Beach and is mentioned in "Yakko's World"
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Americas
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Cayman Islands
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1670
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Never
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This colony was named after an island in Denmark
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Oceania
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New Zealand
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1840
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1907/1947 (Arguable)
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The modern day country changed its name to sound less colonial
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Africa
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Swaziland
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1871
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1968
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This small chain of Islands in the Indian Ocean may go underwater soon
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Asia
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Maldives
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1887
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1965
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Modern country is the 2nd largest diamond producer in the world
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Africa
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Bechuanaland
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1885
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1966
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This colony used to be and empire which colonised the East Coast of Africa
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Asia
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Muscat and Oman
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1891
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1970
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A river is the namesake of this small country the western part of the continent
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Africa
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Gambia
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1820
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1965
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Horatio Nelson was stationed here
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Americas
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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1783
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Never
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"Mau Mau Uprising"
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Africa
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Kenya
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1920
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1963
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Its capital is Castries
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Americas
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Saint Lucia
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1803
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1967
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This is named for the ocean it is located in
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Asia
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British Indian Ocean Territory
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1965
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Never
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This is the second Island Napoleon was banished to
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Africa
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Saint Helena
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1659
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Never
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Sometimes grouped with the above
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Africa
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Ascension
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1815
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Never
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This was taken from China after the Opium Wars
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Asia
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Hong Kong
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1841
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1997
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There is a larger country with a similar name on the same continent
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Americas
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Dominica
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1763
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1978
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Island Nation in the Persian Gulf
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Asia
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Bahrain
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1783
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1971
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Former German Colony
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Africa
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Tanganyika
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1922
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1961
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Island in the Central Medditerranean
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Europe
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Malta
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1814
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1974
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Island now divided into 4 zones, one of which is British
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Asia
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Cyprus
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1878
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1959
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This dominion gained land from a German colony after WWI
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Africa
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South Africa
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1806
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1910/1961 (Arguable)
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This colony is completely surrounded by the above
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Africa
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Basutoland
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1959
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1966
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Its capital is Nuku'alofa
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Oceania
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Tonga
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1900
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1970
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This small island chain is the least populous national jurisdiction in the world
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Oceania
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Pitcairn Islands
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1790
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Never
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Smaller British Isle
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Europe
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Ireland
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1169
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1921
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The capital of this island colony is the same as a province in Canada
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Americas
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Antigua
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1667
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1981
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The capital is named after a former German country
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Americas
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Bahamas
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1629
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1973
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This penal colony became a dominion
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Oceania
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Australia
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1788
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1901
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Stolen from Spain
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Europe
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Gibraltar
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1713
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Never
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The Dodo went extinct after the discovery of this island
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Africa
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Mauritius
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1810
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1968
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It has the smallest GDP of any sovereign country
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Oceania
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Nauru
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1914
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1968
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Middle Eastern colony; namesake of the gulf it is situated on
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Asia
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Aden
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1839
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1967
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This country is most well known for Reggae
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Americas
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Jamaica
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1707
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1962
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These were taken by Japan and were later given to Kiribati
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Oceania
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Gilbert Islands
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1916
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1979
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This is named after a city in southern Spain
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Americas
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Grenada
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1763
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1974
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Site of the shortest war in history
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Africa
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Zanzibar
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1890
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1963
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This is now the most populous country on the continent
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Africa
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Nigeria
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1884
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1960
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There is a monastery 45km away from Barcelona with the same name
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Americas
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Montserrat
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1632
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Never
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This country is the biggest of the Lesser Antilles
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Americas
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Trinidad and Tobago
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1802
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1962
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The modern day country has the highest building in the world
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Asia
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Trucial Oman
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1820
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1971
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The Irrawaddy is its main river
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Asia
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Burma
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1886
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1948
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Most populous and important part of the British Empire
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Asia
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British India
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1612 - 1858 (Arguable)
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1947
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The teardrop of the above
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Asia
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Ceylon
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1796
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1972
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The modern country has a trident on its flag
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Americas
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Barbados
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1627
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1961
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This is the most remote archipelago in the world
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Africa
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Tristan Da Cunha
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1816
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Never
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The modern country is named after the lake it borders
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Africa
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Nyasaland
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1891
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1964
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Its flag features dolphins on it
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Americas
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Anguilla
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1650
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Never
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This island in the Southwest Pacific has Hindi as an official language
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Oceania
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Fiji
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1874
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1970
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Country situated on the Nile Delta, sometimes considered the oldest country
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Africa
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Egypt
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1867
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1922
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Shared between the above and Britain
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Africa
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Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
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1899
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1953
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Country with the biggest oil reserves per capital
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Asia
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Kuwait
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1899
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1961
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Lots of walls were built in this Chinese city seized by the British
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Asia
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Weihai
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1898
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1930
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This island is home to the heaviest turtle on earth
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Africa
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Seychelles
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1811
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1976
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These islands are claimed by Argentina
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Americas
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Falkland Islands
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1833
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Never
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This dominion was added to Canada
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Americas
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Newfoundland
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1610
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1949
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A large part of this country is claimed by Venezuela
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Americas
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Guyana
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1831
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1970
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