Greece, Bulgaria, Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Cyprus, Russia, Israel... Turkey gets along so well with all of its neighbors! Not to mention the Kurds and ISIS.
Taking quizzes today from Antalya. It's beautiful here.
dude,Armenia hates Turkey,not to mention Turkey supports ISIS in Iraq and Syria,Iran just hates Turkey,Turkey loves Azerbaijan,and Cyprus,Greece,and Bulgaria hate Turkey more than anything.
After finishing this quiz, I was scratching my head over how both Armenia and Azerbaijan could border Turkey, so I ended up finding out all about the autonomous region of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It's separated from the remainder of Azerbaijan by Armenia, much like Alaska is separated from the continental U.S. by Canada. That's yet another useless piece of obscure geography trivia to file away for the ultimate Final Jeopardy destiny that awaits me (in my own mind).
When I visited Kosovo two years ago, I found it to be a pleasant and peaceful country. It is recognized diplomatically by 111 nations (a majority of the world's countries), and is a parliamentary republic, with its most recent elections having been held in 2014.
When I visited Palestine a few years ago, I found it to be a pleasant and peaceful country. It is recognized diplomatically by 136 nations (a majority of the world's countries), and is a parliamentary republic, with its most recent elections having been held in 2006. (An a UN observer state, making it's status similar to Vatican). Palestine would probably make this list, but Jetpunk choses the US recognized states.
I visited Palestine last year and I had the same experience. If you take the one minute sprint version of this quiz you'll find out how far away Palestine is! As a matter of policy, quizzes that get featured on Jetpunk have Palestine removed as an answer, in line with the answers listed in the Countries of the World quiz.
Well argued, PjotrL. You make me wonder how "jetpunk" reached that decision? Is jetpunk indeed a democracy or is it a dictatorship? What would it take to encourage it to recognise Palestine as a nation?
@CardinalSin: Jetpunk is definitely a dictatorship. Our (mostly) benevolent dictator is the Quizmaster. His decisions, while typically "just," are his own - he'll usually give us his reasons, but it's his website, and he can run it as he pleases.
Note that he does occasionally change his stance, if he feels there is good reason to do so. Well-argued and well-sourced points can be effective - the opposite, not so much.
Taking quizzes today from Antalya. It's beautiful here.
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Note that he does occasionally change his stance, if he feels there is good reason to do so. Well-argued and well-sourced points can be effective - the opposite, not so much.
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(Russia through Georgia, and Ukraine near Moldova)