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Its eastern half was claimed by Great Britain in 1770 and initially settled through penal transportation
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Australia
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Geologically part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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Iceland
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The Apennine Mountains form the peninsula's backbone and the Alps form most of its northern boundary
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Italy
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Other international airports include Gimpo, Busan, and Jeju
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South Korea
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Phuket, Krabi, Ranong, Phang Nga and Trang lay along the coasts of the Andaman Sea
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Thailand
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Urnes Stave Church in inner Sognefjord is on UNESCO's World Heritage List
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Norway
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Once formed the core of the Maya civilization
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Guatemala
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Has won the FIFA World Cup on two occasions, on home soil in 1930 and again in 1950
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Uruguay
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A 9.1-magnitude quake hit on March 11, 2011, and triggered a large tsunami
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Japan
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Includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) west of the mainland
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Ecuador
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About 77% of the population live in the western, European part of the country
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Russia
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Was invaded, and later annexed, by Saddam's Iraq
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Kuwait
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It has not been in a state of war internationally since 1815
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Switzerland
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The nation established independence from Australia on 16 September 1975
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Papua New Guinea
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The tenth-largest country in the world, and the largest in Africa
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Algeria
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Named in honor of King Philip II of Spain
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Philippines
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The number of princes is estimated to be at least 7,000
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Saudi Arabia
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It remains formally at war with Syria and Lebanon,
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Israel
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Became the first state in the world to adopt Christianity as its official religion in the late 3rd or early 4th century AD
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Armenia
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Who else was looking forward to a Cyprus trick question?