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Countries by Wikipedia Descriptions #5

Can you name these countries by excerpts from their Wikipedia descriptions?
Answer must correspond to the yellow box
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Its eastern half was claimed by Great Britain in 1770 and initially settled
through penal transportation
Australia
Geologically part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Iceland
The Apennine Mountains form the peninsula's backbone and the Alps form
most of its northern boundary
Italy
Other international airports include Gimpo, Busan, and Jeju
South Korea
Phuket, Krabi, Ranong, Phang Nga and Trang lay along the coasts of the Andaman Sea
Thailand
Urnes Stave Church in inner Sognefjord is on UNESCO's World Heritage List
Norway
Once formed the core of the Maya civilization
Guatemala
Has won the FIFA World Cup on two occasions, on home soil in 1930 and again in 1950
Uruguay
A 9.1-magnitude quake hit on March 11, 2011, and triggered a large tsunami
Japan
Includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres
(620 mi) west of the mainland
Ecuador
About 77% of the population live in the western, European part of the country
Russia
Was invaded, and later annexed, by Saddam's Iraq
Kuwait
It has not been in a state of war internationally since 1815
Switzerland
The nation established independence from Australia on 16 September 1975
Papua New Guinea
The tenth-largest country in the world, and the largest in Africa
Algeria
Named in honor of King Philip II of Spain
Philippines
The number of princes is estimated to be at least 7,000
Saudi Arabia
It remains formally at war with Syria and Lebanon,
Israel
Became the first state in the world to adopt Christianity as its official religion
in the late 3rd or early 4th century AD
Armenia
NathanIQMaster
+3
Level 20
Feb 17, 2019
Good quiz idea but can you try and feature my quizzes please. The series is countries by national animals. Thank you
Malbaby
+32
Level 71
Feb 18, 2019
Get in the queue Nathan, I've got 217 quizzes and not one featured.
roleybob
+8
Level 75
Jul 11, 2019
Wow, what has QM got against Mal?
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 63
Mar 15, 2024
well, he now has 489 quizzes and 3 featured.
redsplat
+1
Level 74
Feb 21, 2019
Great quiz! But dangit, I never know if "largest" refers to area or population. Barking up the wrong tree again this time.
AlexThirkell
+4
Level 75
Sep 4, 2021
I don't think I've ever seen "largest" on its own referring to population, it always refers to area unless "by population" is explicitly put after it.
IsleAuHaulte
+10
Level 89
Feb 21, 2019
"About 77% of the population live in the western, European part of the country"

Who else was looking forward to a Cyprus trick question?

FolgoreCZ
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Level 60
Oct 20, 2021
Sorry, you are on your own.
oranje
+1
Level 64
Jul 11, 2019
There needs to be some lee-way for the spelling of philipines please.
Dembi
+2
Level 73
Mar 5, 2020
Just remember that there is 3 "p"s in total and everything else is as you would expect
Velaris
+3
Level 92
Jul 11, 2019
Pretty upset I missed my own country of Australia.
kitshef
+8
Level 84
Jul 11, 2019
"AD" in the last question seems unnecessary.
Sulps
+6
Level 56
Jul 15, 2019
That's what's written in Wikipedia. If it's unnecessary (Christianity before Christ does sound funny), you might want to change the article.
PrettyTiedUp
+19
Level 68
Jul 11, 2019
Did anyone else try Nigeria for the number of princes question?
jayhiatt
+2
Level 70
Mar 3, 2022
Yep, that was the only one I didn't get. I knew Nigeria wasn't right, but thought it would be hilarious if it was.
Fianchetto
+1
Level 73
Feb 5, 2024
That's what I guessed.
Fishyyy
+1
Level 56
Jun 8, 2021
Can you please accept Italian Peninsula for italy
DrWhoFanJ
+4
Level 62
Mar 3, 2022
Italian Peninsula is not a country, though.
supr
+3
Level 38
Aug 22, 2021
penal haha
Greg2765
+3
Level 58
Sep 4, 2021
I actually went to Armenia and saw the churches there! Most of them are built into the ground and you can only enter and exit via a ladder built into the ground. It's really cool and Armenia has a surprisingly long and rich history!
French2010
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Level 93
Jan 19, 2022
Are there such churches in Armenia? Whereabouts? I am aware that Ethiopia has such.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Mar 3, 2022
I don't think "most" is accurate... but there are many old Christian churches in the places where the religion first took hold that are built into the landscape.. co-opting caves or cellars, or hewn out of cliffs or hills. You can find them in Ethiopia, Armenia, Turkey, and Israel, among other places. The one in Armenia I've been to is called Geghard, in Kotayk. It claims to have the lance of Longinus, the spear that pierced Christ's side, though like with all religious relics, authenticity is questionable at best and there are competing claims, including from the Vatican.
brandybuck96
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Level 83
Oct 29, 2023
I only learnt recently that Armenia was the first country to officially adopt Christanity... and its alphabet was invented by a man with the marvellous name of Mesrop Mashtots, who translated the Bible into Armenian.
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 67
Mar 4, 2022
Thought Armenia would be higher
Dogvortex
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Level 40
May 11, 2022
I got tricked by Switzerland because Sweden has also not been in a war for about the same amount of time
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