Rank
|
Category
|
Country
|
8
|
|
Somalia | South Sudan | Syria | Yemen | Venezuela | Afghanistan | Sudan
|
4
|
Most mentioned enemy of the USA in a 2020 Gallup Poll
|
Russia | China | Iran
|
7
|
Poorest country (GDP, PPP, 2020)
|
Burundi | Somalia | Central African Republic | D.R. Congo | Liberia | Malawi
|
4
|
Largest active military personnel
|
China | India | United States
|
9 (t)
|
Country with the shortest international border * Excluding external territories
|
Botswana-Zambia | Italy-Vatican City | France-Monaco | Turkey-Azerbaijan
|
5
|
Country recognized by the fewest other countries * Among the 196 official JetPunk countries
|
Taiwan | Kosovo | Israel | China
|
2
|
Happiest country (according to North Korea)
|
China
|
4
|
Easternmost point on a continental mainland
|
Russia | China | Australia
|
2
|
Least populous country with nuclear weapons
|
Israel
|
8 (t)
|
Asian country with the worst passport * By number of countries you can visit with no visa
|
Afghanistan | Iraq | Syria | Pakistan | Yemen | Iran
|
2
|
Country with the most main battle tanks
|
Russia
|
7
|
Country containing the biggest urban area beginning with the letter P
|
France | United States | India | Brazil | Mexico | Haiti
|
3
|
Largest country by area with a cardinal direction in its name
|
South Africa | South Sudan
|
15
|
Largest country by area less populous than all bordering countries
|
Canada | Libya | Mongolia | Mauritania | Botswana | Turkmenistan | Papua New Guinea | Paraguay | Norway | Ecuador | Kyrgyzstan | Uruguay | Suriname | Nepal
|
5
|
Country with the lowest percent of Christians that is not majority Muslim
|
Nepal | Bhutan | Cambodia | Thailand
|
Please don't interpret this as the usual internet activity of saying, "unless you read this long article I win the conversation." I genuinely just want to provide some info.
Also, I chose this article because a peer-reviewed, published academic article passes the rightfully rigorous standards of this site.
Some I just guessed..