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This country has the world's tallest men (on average).
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Netherlands
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Mount Aconcagua is found in this country, and it is the tallest mountain in the Western Hemisphere.
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Argentina
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90% of this country's population live on the coast.
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Australia
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This is the only country in the world to be named after a crustacean.
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Cameroon
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Dalmatians come from this country.
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Croatia
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This country fought the shortest war in history in 1896, which lasted between 38 and 45 minutes.
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England
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This country's most popular family name is used by around 20% of the population.
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South Korea
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This country borders every other country on its continent except two.
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Brazil
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The capital of this country was built on top of a lake, and is now sinking by as much as 20 inches per year as a result of the lake being drained.
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Mexico
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This country has only one river that is navigable by boat: the Karun.
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Iran
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This country produces more gold than any other country on its continent, and 4.3% of the world's total gold.
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Ghana
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This country's capital has the world's oldest operating bookstore.
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Portugal
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This country has the world's longest coastline.
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Canada
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This is the most visited country in the world.
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France
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In this country, there are more active cell phones than there are people.
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Morocco
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Because of its small landmass and numerous islands, no one in this country is ever more than 52 km away from the sea.
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Denmark
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Because planet Earth is not perfectly round, but bulges slightly at the centre, this country is the closest in the world to space.
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Ecuador
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This country has the highest proportion of the population aged 65 or over, at around 30%.
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Japan
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This country has 424 national parks, with a total area of 84 million acres.
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USA
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This country has over 20,000 castles.
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Germany
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This country has a pink lake called Lake Retba; the colour is produced by bacteria in the water.
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Senegal
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This country holds the world record for a democratic country being without a government, at 589 days from 2010-2011.
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Belgium
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Despite being a primarily desert nation, this country needs to purchase sand for construction purposes.
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Saudi Arabia
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This country has the world's longest national anthem, at nearly 5 minutes long and 105 bars of music.
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Uruguay
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This country has over 500,000 wildlife species, with a little more than 300,000 of those being insects.
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Costa Rica
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This country's national anthem has no words, as there has never been an agreement on proposed lyrics.
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Spain
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This country had the world's tallest structure (a radio tower) from 1974 to 1991 when it collapsed.
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Poland
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This country does not have any forest.
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Qatar
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A citizen of this country is the namesake of Mt. Everest.
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Wales
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Parts of Star Wars: A New Hope were filmed in this country.
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Tunisia
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18 Roman emperors were born in land that now belongs to this country.
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Serbia
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This country has the world's third most expensive city.
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Switzerland
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