a country association game

[cacian]

Country in Oceania made up of roughly 80 islands/ scuba diving at coral reefs/Port Vila the capital /the Vanuatu National Museum which explores the Melanesian culture/Currency :Vanuatu vatu.

Iceland

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Fisher/Spassky, Reykjavík, Geo-thermal, Surtsey, reindeer, Björk, LazyTown

India ?

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Bollywood/ the Maharajah/ Mumbai/ Taj Mahal mausoleum

South Africa?

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Mandela, Cape of Good Hope, diamonds, platinum, gold, Zulu, Bloukrans Bridge Bungy jumping, Expropriation, Rand, Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein

Cabo Verde

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Cape Verde, or Cabo Verde /volcanic archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa/ Creole Portuguese-African / traditional morna music/numerous beaches./ largest island Santiago/ capital Praia.
oldest city Santiago/clifftop fortress Forte Real de São Felipe.

Sierra Leone?

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"Lion Mountains"; African nation on the Atlantic coast north of the equator; ebola; secular - but religiously tolerant; mineral rich; The Cotton Tree; radios; cassava

Belize ?

[cacian]

Belize eastern coast of Central America with Caribbean Sea /Belize Barrier Reef /islands called cayes / marine life/to Mayan ruins like Caracol, renowned for its towering pyramid/ lagoon-side Lamanai/ and Altun Ha /Capital city Belmopan.

Kuwait?

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Persian Gulf country, oil, falcons, Soap Operas, Art, Robot Camel Racing, ancient seagoing boats (possibly the oldest), a dearth of dinosaurs, Zaid Al-Harb

Oman ?

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Arabian Peninsula/ desert/ riverbed oases / long coastlines on the Persian (Arabian) Gulf/Arabian Sea /Gulf of Oman/ Wahiba Sands /Bedouins. The port capital Muscat/Sultan Qaboos/ waterfront Muttrah.

Venezuela?

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A sigh on the wind: hope, prayers

Guyana ?

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South America’s North Atlantic coast /rainforest/ English-speaking/ cricket and calypso music/connected to the Caribbean region/ capital Georgetown/ tall, painted-timber St. George’s Anglican Cathedral/ Stabroek Market.

Gibraltar?

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British territory; peninsula attached to Spain (I always thought it was an island!... go figger); one of the Pillars of Hercules; Rock of Gibraltar; Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival: November 15-18, 2018; Do Not Feed or Pet the Monkeys on the Rock of Gibraltar (Barbary Macaques); St. Michaels Cave (one of over 150 caves in the Rock of Gibraltar)

Thailand

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Thailand Southeast Asia/Bangkok/Pattaya/Phi Phi Islands/Chaing Mai/

North korea?

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Hope!; Kim Jong-un; very little light pollution; The Grand People’s Study House (one of the world’s largest libraries); 100% literacy rate; largest stadium in the world (Rungrado May Day Stadium); accordion playing; radios; few traffic jams

Canary Islands

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Spanish archipelago / volcanic isles/ black- and white-sand beaches. Tenerife, the largest island /active volcano Mt. Teide,/Teide National Park/ a huge pre-Lent Carnival in the capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife/ lanzarotte/Fuerteventura/


Sicily?

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Large triangularish island being booted toward Africa by Italy's toe; autonomous region of Italy; active volcanoes: Stromboli & Mount Etna; tourism hotspot; where sonnets originated; only 1.5 miles (2.41 km) from mainland Italy; ethnic melting pot; Archimedes (“Don’t disturb my circles”); sunny beaches, beaches, and more beaches; archaeological haven

Sri Lanka ?

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Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)/ an island south of India in the Indian Ocean./rainforest/ highlands and sandy beaches/Buddhist ruins/ 5th-century citadel Sigiriya/ Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka's ancient capital/ Capitals/ Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.

Gibraltar?

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Déjà vu... #762

British territory; peninsula attached to Spain; one of the Pillars of Hercules; Rock of Gibraltar; Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival: November 15-18, 2018; Do Not Feed or Pet the Monkeys on the Rock of Gibraltar (Barbary Macaques); St. Michaels Cave (one of over 150 caves in the Rock of Gibraltar). New stuff: the road into Gibraltar is perpendicular to an airport runway and is shut down when a plane needs to land; Gibraltar is only 9-miles (14 1/2 km) from Africa.


Myanmar ?

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Myanmar formerly Burma/ Southeast Asian/ more than 100 ethnic groups /Yangon formerly Rangoon the country's largest city/bustling markets/the towering gilded Shwedagon Pagoda/Capital Naypyidaw.


Portugal?

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Henry the Navigator; Luís Vaz de Camões; Vasco da Gama; corks; surfing; oldest country in Europe; world's oldest bookstore; 1755 estimated 9.0 Richter All Saint's Day earthquake in Lisboa; Port; Madeira

Tasmania

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Tasmania an island state off Australia, parks and reserves. On the Tasman Peninsula, the 19th-century Port Arthur is now an open-air museum. In Hobart, the port capital, Salamanca Place's is now galleries and boutiques.

The Nethertland?

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High fallutin' name for Holland; Dutch; flat land with much below sea level ( >25% ); windmills; tulips; clogs; invented gin; "highest English-proficiency in the world" ( 86% ) - I assume that's after GB and the USA... but I could be wrong; orange; largest beer exporter in the world

Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

[bu liao qing]

Islands

China

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Cradle of civilization/invention, dynastic, pandas, silk, porcelain, stamp collecting, Three Gorges Dam, poets/poetry...

Estonia ?

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Estonia Northern Europe,/borders the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland/more than 1,500 islands/ rocky beaches/ forest / lakes/castles/ churches and hilltop fortresses. The capital, Tallinn.


Finland?

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Helsinki; Linux; 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands; Air Guitar and Wife Carrying world Championships are held there; Tango; Heavy Metal; home of Santa Claus to many; much prior to the EURO being established squirrel skins were used as currency.

Maldives ?

[bu liao qing]

Sinking underneath the water. The president of the Maldives is desperately trying to buy land so his people have a place to live when the island is sunk by global warming.

United States? (for people living outside the US).