Countries by Haiku #1

Each of these haikus describes a country. Can you name them?
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Haiku
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Berets and croissants, eighty six million tourists, hexagonal shape
France
Maple leaf on flag, owns hundreds of cold islands, northernmost country
Canada
Very populous, one party Communist state, two-child policy
China
Home to the Kremlin, bicontinental country, extremely corrupt
Russia
Maker of pizza, borders two micronations, resembles a boot
Italy
Star-Spangled Banner, no official languages, known for Hollywood
United States
Women can now drive, an absolute monarchy, Sunni Muslim state
Saudi Arabia
Chewing gum is banned, four official languages, is a city-state
Singapore
Scandinavian, neutral during World War II, freezing weather there
Sweden
Big yam producer, colonized by the British, many ethnic groups
Nigeria
Saharan country, borders country in Europe, claims disputed land
Morocco
Owns Easter Island, country with southermost point, the Andes touch it
Chile
Christ the Redeemer, Portuguese-speaking country, order and progress
Brazil
Two major islands, large Maori population, land of the Kiwis
New Zealand
A secular state, once the Ottoman Empire, split between a strait
Turkey
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Try to name all the countries of the world that have a population of less than 1 million. To make it easier we give you a short clue.
It starts easy, then it gets hard. Can you name the country that corresponds to each clue?
Can you correctly guess which of the places are cities whilst AVOIDING those that are towns?
Locate these 25 countries by clicking on a blank map of the world.
12 Comments
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Level 76
May 10, 2017
PS "Eighty six million tourists" in the first clue will give you your 7 syllables!
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Level 66
May 10, 2017
Depends on how you pronounce million. :) Nonetheless, I've changed it.
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Level 76
May 10, 2017
The clue didn't say

"A large number of tourists"

Sparking a debate

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Level 66
May 13, 2017
Your point is valid

Perhaps I should change the clue

to "Many tourists there"

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Level 43
Oct 3, 2017
This should be eligible for points!
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Level 66
Oct 3, 2017
Thanks ! That's the QM's approval ;)
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Level 63
Oct 3, 2017
Update for women driving in Saudi Arabia
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Level 66
Oct 6, 2017
Okay :)
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Level 68
Dec 23, 2017
This quiz was clever; point-ify this sucker now! Pretty, pretty please?
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Level 65
Feb 20, 2021
Colonized by the British is the least helpful clue you could have given
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Level 59
Aug 20, 2022
Turkey is not very a secular state at the moment
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Level 51
Apr 11, 2024
Had to go through the whole British empire to try and guess the big yam producer. But I had enough time. G G