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Superlative
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Data
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Answer
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Biggest in area
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17,098,246 km2
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Russia
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Largest in population
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1,403,500,365 people
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China
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Biggest folk festival
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Oktoberfest, 5.6 million visitors
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Germany
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Largest stadium
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114,000 spectators
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North Korea
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Northernmost point
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83°06'N
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Canada
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Biggest north-south span
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4,270 km
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Chile
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Most successful in alpine skiing
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28 years in a row
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Austria
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Smallest by area
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0,44 km2
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Vatican City
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Oldest independent nation
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since 1066
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United Kingdom
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Youngest
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2011
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South Sudan
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Highest building
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Burj Khalifa, 828 m
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United Arab Emirates
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Most FIFA World Cup titles
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5
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Brazil
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Only English Royal Wedding outside the UK
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Richard I; May 12, 1191
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Cyprus
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Oldest evidence for modern humans
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c. 300,000 years ago
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Ethiopia
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Receiving the most tourists
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82.6 million visitors
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France
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Receiving the least tourists
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2,400 visitors
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Tuvalu
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First to have full-time electric trams
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1885
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Suffering the most deaths due to ISIS
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at least 2,199 casualties
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Iraq
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Largest Muslim population
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227 million people
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Indonesia
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Lowest life expectancy
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50.6 years (CIA)
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Chad
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Only place to have freshwater sharks
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--
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Nicaragua
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Most guns per capita
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120.5 guns per 100 people
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United States
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Most recent to change name
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April 2018
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Eswatini
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Closest to 0°N 0°E
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570 km
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Ghana
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Most Nobel laureates per capita
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10.8 per million
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Saint Lucia
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Highest rate of obesity
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61 %
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Nauru
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Largest landlocked country
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2,724,900 km2
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Kazakhstan
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First to lose its seat in the United Nations
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1971
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Taiwan
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Most gorillas
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80% of the Gorilla population
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Gabon
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Smallest megadiverse country
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51,100 km2
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Costa Rica
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Most Winter Olympic medals
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368
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Norway
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First to adopt Christianity as a state religion
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301 A.D.
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Armenia
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Most World Heritage Sites
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54
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Italy
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Most lemurs
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c. 2.400
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Madagascar
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Most punctual airline
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airBaltic, 90.01%
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Latvia
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Driest island nation
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83 mm / year
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Bahrain
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Driest nation worldwide
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51 mm / year
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Egypt
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Most languages
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840
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Papua New Guinea
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Most Spanish speakers
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113 million speakers
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Mexico
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Fastest 100m sprinter
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Usain Bolt, 9,58 sec
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Jamaica
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Last to abolish slavery
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1981
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Mauritania
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Most Marathoners under 2:10 hours
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436
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Kenya
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First to allow women to vote
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1893
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New Zealand
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First to accept Voodoo as an official religion
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1996
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Benin
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Most castles and châteaux per capita
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11.1 per 100,000 people
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Slovakia
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Most active piracy
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4,185 seafarers kidnapped in 2010
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Somalia
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Largest castle
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Malbork, 143,591 sq m
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Poland
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Most Jewish people
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6,336,400 Jews
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Israel
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Most females in parliament
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c. 64%
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Rwanda
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Oldest larger human settlement
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Çatalhöyük, 7,500 BC
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Turkey
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Largest delta on Earth
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Ganges Delta
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Bangladesh
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Strongest passport
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190 countries without visa
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Japan
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Least corrupt nation in Africa
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61 points out of 100
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Botswana
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Biggest indoor Ferris wheel
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Arem, 57 m in diameter
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Turkmenistan
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First all-broadband wireless country
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2006
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Macedonia
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Most recent to join the European Union
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2013
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Croatia
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Longest JetPunk name
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29 letters
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Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines
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Westernmost country on the African mainland
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Cap Vert, 17°31 W
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Senegal
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Biggest absolute monarchy
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33 million people
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Saudi Arabia
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First to hold the FIFA World Cup
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1930
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Uruguay
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Highest emigration percentage
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49.11%
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Dominica
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Most free-living cheetahs
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~ 3000 animals
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Namibia
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Oldest city in the New World
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Santo Domingo, 1496 A.D.
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Dominican Republic
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Deadliest European tornado
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Grand Harbour tornado, 1556
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Malta
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Most UEFA Champions League wins
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18 titles
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Spain
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Most successful YouTuber
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PewDiePie, 75.6 million subscribers
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Sweden
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Fastest Wi-Fi
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33.5 megabits per second
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South Korea
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Most billionaires per capita
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106.5 per mil
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Monaco
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Greatest pollution per capita
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44 metric tons per capita
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Qatar
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Largest amount of stone money
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at least 6,000 stones
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F.S. of Micronesia
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Most mud volcanoes
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nearly 400
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Azerbaijan
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First major WWII battle against Japan
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Guadalcanal Campaign, 1942 - 1943
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Solomon Islands
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Most external debt per capita
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$6,968,000
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Luxembourg
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Most official languages
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37 languages
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Bolivia
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Closest capital to the Date Line
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c. 75 km
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Samoa
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Youngest Nobel Prize winner in history
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Malala Yousafzai (17 years)
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Pakistan
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Most Portuguese speakers in Africa
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29,310,273
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Angola
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Highest natural increase rate (2015-2020)
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+32.9% of the population
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Uganda
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Lowest natural increase rate (2015-2020)
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-6.0% of the population
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Bulgaria
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Most recent to lose territory to another country
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March 2014
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Ukraine
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Largest exporter of asparagus
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117,000 metric tons
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Peru
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Oldest same defined state border
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Same since 1139
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Portugal
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Largest roundabout
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3.5 km in diameter
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Malaysia
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Biggest walnut forest
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Arslanbob, 150,000 acres
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Kyrgyzstan
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Highest amount of cultivated land
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76.3%
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Comoros
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Most sparsely populated nation
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1.9 people per km2
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Mongolia
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Highest average temperature
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28.25°C (two answers possible)
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Burkina Faso
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Mali
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Largest waterfall
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Victoria Falls (two answers possible)
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
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Largest cave
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Sơn Đoòng, 150,000,000m3
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Vietnam
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First to officially recognize the United States
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December 20, 1777
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Morocco
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Highest average yearly precipitation
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3240 mm
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Colombia
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Highest inflation rate
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1,087.51%
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Venezuela
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Most vehicles per capita
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1,263 per 1,000 people
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San Marino
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Least guessed on JetPunk's
"Countries of the World " quiz
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20%
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São Tomé and Príncipe
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Biggest banana exporter
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US$3 billion
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Ecuador
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Oldest democracy
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508 BC
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Greece
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Only country to lie in all four hemispheres
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--
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Kiribati
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Highest pure alcohol consumption
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16.8 liters per capita/year
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Moldova
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Highest beer consumption
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143.3 litres per capita/year
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Czech Republic
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Tallest people (male)
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1.83 m (6 ft 1/2 in)
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Netherlands
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First to produce wine
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c. 6000 BC
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Georgia
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Most heavily bombed
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2 million of tons
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Laos
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First country alphabetically
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--
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Afghanistan
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Site of the shortest war in history
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38 minutes
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Tanzania
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Longest non-polar glacier
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Fedchenko Glacier (77 km)
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Tajikistan
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Most movies
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1907
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India
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Most mormons (in %)
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60.88%
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Tonga
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First foreign trip by George Washington
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1751
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Barbados
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Lowest fertility rate
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0.84 children per woman
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Singapore
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Highest VAT rates (standard rate)
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27%
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Hungary
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Last to gain independence from the US
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1994, Trust Territory
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Palau
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Least soldiers per capita
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0.4 per 1,000 people
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Gambia
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First ever heart transplant
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1967
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South Africa
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First underwater sculpture park
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Molinere sculpture park
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Grenada
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Most expensive ruby
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Sunrise Ruby, 30.42 mil $
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Myanmar
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First human born in Antarctica
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Emilio Palma, 1978
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Argentina
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Highest low point
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1400 m
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Lesotho
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Only country to have a different back side on its flag
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--
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Paraguay
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First female head of state (non-royal)
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Sirimavo Bandaranaike
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Sri Lanka
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Highest maternal mortality rate
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1,360 per 100,000 births
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Sierra Leone
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One-word country with the highest score in Scrabble
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34 points
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Mozambique
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One-word capital with the highest score in Scrabble
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34 points
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Republic of the Congo
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Longest place name
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176 letters
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Thailand
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Northernmost African country
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37° 21′ N
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Tunisia
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Most Christian UN member
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99.1%
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East Timor
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Most pyramids
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220
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Sudan
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Biggest in the Caribbean
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109,886 km2
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Cuba
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Highest percentage of internet users
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98.24%
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Iceland
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Lowest percentage of internet users
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1.18%
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Eritrea
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Biggest percentage of Druze people
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8%
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Lebanon
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Biggest cashew nut production per capita
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97 tons
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Guinea-Bissau
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First to be known as a "banana republic"
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O. Henry, 1901
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Honduras
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First to have its own aroma
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wild flowers, ginger,
raspberry, sandalwood and musk
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Lithuania
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Smallest cigarette consumption per capita
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9.7 cigarettes
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Brunei
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Highest cigarette consumption per capita
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6398.3 cigarettes
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Andorra
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First to adopt online voting
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2005
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Estonia
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Biggest cocoa consumption
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33% of the world's supply
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Côte d'Ivoire
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Highest victory in an international football match
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31-0
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Australia
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Most Christians in Asia
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86,500,000
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Philippines
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Lowest inequality-adjusted HDI
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0.212
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Central African Republic
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Biggest African producer of aluminium oxide
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555,000 tons
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Guinea
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Highest percentage of forests
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90.20%
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Suriname
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Biggest population living below national poverty line
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82.5% of all citizens (CIA)
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Syria
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Happiest country on Earth
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7.632 out of 10
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Finland
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Unhappiest country on Earth
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2.905 out of 10
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Burundi
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Biggest doubly landlocked country
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448,978 km2
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Uzbekistan
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Most Ibadis
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2.47 mil
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Oman
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City with the most foreign embassies
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Brussels, 183 embassies
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Belgium
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Most paid vacation days
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53
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Iran
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Latest to name its highest peak after a U.S. president
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Mount Obama, 2009
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Highest average elevation
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3,280 m
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Bhutan
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Lowest average elevation
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1.8 m
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Maldives
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Produces the biggest dump truck
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BelAZ-75710, 360,000 kg
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Belarus
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Least reliant on tourism
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0.66% of GDP
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D.R. Congo
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Highest natural disaster risk
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36.28%
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Vanuatu
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Smallest to have a New7Wonder
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Petra
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Jordan
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Most train rides per capita
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2,431 km on train every year
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Switzerland
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Most Eurovision Song Contest wins
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7
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Ireland
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Most women in relation to each man
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1.16 women per man
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Djibouti
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Biggest oil production per capita
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261.7 barrels / person
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Kuwait
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Best-paid tennis player
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Novak Djokovic, $125,772,589
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Serbia
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Heaviest building
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Palace of the Parliament, 4,517,822 tons
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Romania
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Youngest median age (Europe)
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29.1 years
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Kosovo
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Youngest median age (Americas)
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22.1 years
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Guatemala
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Youngest median age (overall)
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15.4 years
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Niger
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Least carbon dioxide emissions per capita
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0.5 t
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Nigeria
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Last dodo
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1662
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Mauritius
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Lowest gender equality
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0.516 out of 1
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Yemen
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Most murders
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83 per 100,000 people
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El Salvador
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Freest press in Africa
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Rank 48 (Freedom of the Press Report)
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Cape Verde
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Only country to contain - LOVE
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P.S. even their capital means "the loved one"
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Slovenia
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First Carlsberg brewery outside Denmark
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1968
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Malawi
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Richest African country per capita
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$34,865 (IMF)
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Equatorial Guinea
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Most Kabiyé speakers
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c. 700,000
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Togo
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Largest single drop waterfall
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Kaieteur, 660m3/s
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Guyana
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Largest natural deposit of asphalt
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Pitch Lake, 10 million t
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Least prisoners
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10
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Liechtenstein
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Oldest continuously used flag
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since 1625
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Denmark
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Most dangerous to drive
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73.4 accidents per 100,000 people
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Libya
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Most dense bunkers
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5.7 bunkers / sq km
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Albania
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Deepest European canyon
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Tara River Canyon, 1300 m
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Montenegro
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Least renewable water resources
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0.02 km3
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Smallest to have land on the antimeridian
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18,274 km2
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Fiji
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Highest percentage of Buddhists
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96.9%
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Cambodia
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Most tourists per capita in Africa
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1,933 per 1,000 people
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Seychelles
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Longest-ruling president
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Paul Biya, since 1975
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Cameroon
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First New World country reached by Columbus
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21 October 1492
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Bahamas
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Biggest to have a state religion
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2,381,741km2
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Algeria
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Largest ship registry
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222 GRT
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Panama
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Highest spending on education
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14.6% of GDP
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Marshall Islands
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Most famous blue hole
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Great Blue Hole
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Belize
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Africa's first and oldest republic
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1847
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Liberia
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First successful slave uprising
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1791 - 1804
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Haiti
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Only country to have a non-rectangular flag
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Nepal
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However, for a few countries (mainly in Africa) I couldn't find 'worldwide' superlatives, but only 'continental' superlatives. Furthermore, I had to use the world"only" for a few countries but I was hoping I would not have to.
If you know any other superlative that would replace one of the above-mentioned countries, let me know :)
I did the whole time out, but only got at the 83th country superlative (i got 65/196).
Also, needs more time!
needs more time
England - last conquered as a whole in 1066, although much of the north was effectively annexed by Scotland in the mid-12th century
Wales - last conquered in 1283, by England
Scotland - arguably never decisively conquered by anyone, but under the control of the English king around 1300
Ireland - last conquered around 1600ish, again by England
None of the UK nations has been conquered by anyone other than each other since 1066, so I'd say the question and answer are just about valid. You could specify 'conquered by a foreign power' if you wanted to be absolutely correct about it.