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This is the largest country (by area) in the world. | |
In 2006, the Grameen Bank & its founder, Muhammad Yunus, (both originally from this nation), were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for innovations in microfinance/microcredit | |
The world's tallest building - the Burj Khalifa - is located in this country. | |
Tawakkol Karman was the 1st Arab woman & 1st person from this nation to receive the Nobel Peace Prize (2011); she was a co-recipient of the prize for her work in women’s rights. | |
This country is the world's largest producer of desalinated water. | |
Boba Tea (or alternatively 'Bubble Tea') was created in the 1980's in this country. | |
This is the lowest/flattest country in the world, with the highest natural point being less than 8 feet above sea level. | |
The capital city of this country was once known as 'Philadelphia'. | |
This is the only Asian nation that has not officially adopted the metric system | |
This is the least densely populated fully sovereign country in the world. | |
This country has the most Zoroastrians and the most Baha'i. | |
The loudest verified sound in the recorded history of Earth was from a volcano in this country. | |
This country has the highest average internet speed, at over 25 megabits per second (Mbps). | |
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As of 2017, this country has the largest aging population in the world, with 26.3% of their citizens over age 65. | |
As of 2017, this is the richest country per capita, according to the IMF. | |
This nation is the largest landlocked country in the world. | |
This is the only country in the world named after a King of Spain. | |
This is the only country in the world with Pashto as an official language. | |
This is the most populous nation in the world. | |
This is the only nation that uses the Somoni as currency; the Somoni is named after Ismail Samani, a Samanid emir who ruled over large parts of Central Asia from 892-907 AD. | |
The official language of this country is Khmer. | |
The largest solid gold statue in the world is the Golden Buddha in Wat Traimit, located in this country. | |
The largest doubly landlocked country in the world. | |
This was the first modern nation with a majority Muslim population to have a female Prime Minister (in 1988). | |
This country is home to a fiery crater that is commonly called 'The Gates of Hell' or 'The Door to Hell'. | |
This nation offered the position of President to Albert Einstein in 1952; he turned it down. | |
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The only country in the world where the sale of tobacco is banned. | |
Widely regarded as the most heavily bombed country in the world (because of Operation Barrel Roll, a 9-year US bombing campaign), this country is estimated to have over 80mil UXOs. | |
This country is the only independent island city-state in the world, out of world's 3 recognized independent city-states; this country's also home to the world's 1st nocturnal zoo. | |
The Arabian Oryx Sanctuary in this nation was the first UNESCO World Heritage Site to ever be removed from the list; it was removed in 2007 due to a drastic reduction in its size. | |
Although the Asiatic Cheetah was once found across a wide swath of Asia, now the only populations in the wild are found in this country. | |
In 2011, chess became a compulsory school subject for every child older than 6 in this country. | |
According to Islamic tradition, Kufa - a city in this country - was where Noah built his Ark. | |
The epic poem 'Manas' is about the most popular folk hero of this country and some claim it is the longest epic poem in the world (500,000 verses). | |
This is the only Middle Eastern country that does not have any desert regions. | |
The currency of this country is the 'dong'. | |
Pope John Paul II became the first Pope to ever enter a mosque when he visited the Umayyad Mosque in this country, back in 2001. | |
Of all the Arab states on the Persian Gulf, this country has the longest existing elected parliament, having established it in 1963. | |
With a capital city that is 28m/92ft below sea level, this country has the world's lowest capital city. | |
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Lumbini, a Buddhist pilgrimage site located in this country, is said to be where Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha). | |
This is the only country in the world with an official language that is part of the Kartvelian language family and the modern alphabet for the language has 33 letters. | |
Winners of the (now defunct) Lotus Prize for Literature, an international award, from this country include Ghassan Kanafani (best known work 'Men in the Sun') and Abu Salma (poet). | |
The tallest twin skyscrapers in the world are located in the capital of this country. | |
The first female prime minister ever to be elected to office was Sirimavo Bandaranaike, who won this country's election in 1960. | |
This nation is the world's largest producer of hazelnuts, producing well over 50% of the total hazelnuts worldwide. | |
This was the first Arabian country to discover petroleum in the Arabian Gulf, back in 1932. | |
This is the only sovereign nation located exclusively on the island of Borneo. | |
The Guinness World Record for the largest gymnastics display was set in 2007; it involved 100,090 participants in the Arirang Games at the Rungrado May Day Stadium in this nation. | |
This is the only country in the world where 'Tetum' is an official language. | |
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