Countries by Haiku #1

Each of these haikus describes a country. Can you name them?
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First submittedMay 9, 2017
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Haiku
Country
Berets and croissants, eighty six million tourists, hexagonal shape
France
Maple leaf on flag, owns hundreds of cold islands, northernmost country
Canada
Very populous, one party Communist state, two-child policy
China
Home to the Kremlin, bicontinental country, extremely corrupt
Russia
Maker of pizza, borders two micronations, resembles a boot
Italy
Star-Spangled Banner, no official languages, known for Hollywood
United States
Women can now drive, an absolute monarchy, Sunni Muslim state
Saudi Arabia
Chewing gum is banned, four official languages, is a city-state
Singapore
Scandinavian, neutral during World War II, freezing weather there
Sweden
Big yam producer, colonized by the British, many ethnic groups
Nigeria
Saharan country, borders country in Europe, claims disputed land
Morocco
Owns Easter Island, country with southermost point, the Andes touch it
Chile
Christ the Redeemer, Portuguese-speaking country, order and progress
Brazil
Two major islands, large Maori population, land of the Kiwis
New Zealand
A secular state, once the Ottoman Empire, split between a strait
Turkey
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Level 76
May 10, 2017
PS "Eighty six million tourists" in the first clue will give you your 7 syllables!
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Level 65
May 10, 2017
Depends on how you pronounce million. :) Nonetheless, I've changed it.
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Level 76
May 10, 2017
The clue didn't say

"A large number of tourists"

Sparking a debate

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Level 65
May 13, 2017
Your point is valid

Perhaps I should change the clue

to "Many tourists there"

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Level 42
Oct 3, 2017
This should be eligible for points!
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Level 65
Oct 3, 2017
Thanks ! That's the QM's approval ;)
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Level 62
Oct 3, 2017
Update for women driving in Saudi Arabia
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Level 65
Oct 6, 2017
Okay :)
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Level 69
Dec 23, 2017
This quiz was clever; point-ify this sucker now! Pretty, pretty please?
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Level 65
Feb 20, 2021
Colonized by the British is the least helpful clue you could have given
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Level 76
Apr 21, 2021
XD
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Level 60
Aug 20, 2022
Turkey is not very a secular state at the moment