Guess Countries By Facts

This Southeast Asian country is one of only three in the world, along with Liberia and the United States, that does not use the metric system.

Caño Cristales, a river in this South American country, is referred to as the “liquid rainbow” and the "River of Seven Colors" because of its many vivid colors, created during the reproductive process of aquatic plants.

This African nation is a birder’s paradise. With more than 1,000 species, it contains 60 percent of Africa’s birds and 11 percent of the world’s avian population.

The national sport of this South-Central Asian country is called buzkashi and involves men on horses fighting over half of a calf carcass (goat carcasses were once used, but couldn’t handle the pounding as well). It can get quite violent.

The humble but delicious bagel was invented in this European country. It’s not known exactly when, but it appears to date to at least 1610 and possibly as far back as the 1300s.

This Central American country is the birthplace of chocolate, with ancient Mayans worshipping the cacao tree.

In an effort to improve cleanliness and hygiene, this African nation has banned things like wearing sandals or going barefoot in public, and people aren’t allowed to share straws.

The Rubik’s Cube was invented in this European nation by an architect who named it after himself. Erno Rubik never intended his creation to be a toy but rather a vehicle for helping to understand three-dimensional geometry.

There’s a tribe in this Oceania country that still uses shells as its currency. Tabu is the money of choice by the Tolai society, and while it’s not easy to make, it’s used like regular currency.

At nearly 6 minutes long, this South American country has the world’s longest national anthem. The lyrics were composed in 1833 — by the same man who wrote another south american country's anthem — and the music was added in 1848.

Some 5 to 10 percent of the indigenous population of this Oceania island nation have blond hair. The gene that causes this is naturally occurring and totally distinct from the one that gives Europeans blond hair.

Until the early 1800s, nutmeg production was entirely centered in Indonesia. But during the Napoleonic wars, the British transplanted nutmeg trees to many other locales, including this country in the Caribbean. Now, this island nation accounts for 40 percent of the world’s nutmeg production.

This tiny country is the world’s top producer of false teeth. Ivoclar Vivadent manufactures 60 million artificial teeth annually, which is 20 percent of all false teeth made worldwide.

Located on the northeast coast of South America, this entire country has only one movie theater, in the capital city.

This African nation is one of the world’s most politically unstable countries, with a coup d’etat or an attempt at one happening every two years or so since 1975.