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13 Jan 2010, 5:37 pm

Is known for its many wildlife parks.

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13 Jan 2010, 5:41 pm

Fourth smallest nation in the world....

Tuva


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13 Jan 2010, 6:27 pm

Not an independent country ... part of Russia.

Suriname.



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13 Jan 2010, 7:17 pm

Not to be confused with Vietnam.

Jersey.


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13 Jan 2010, 7:27 pm

Not to be confused with New Jersey.

Martinique



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13 Jan 2010, 7:28 pm

Is also a girls name.

Russia


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13 Jan 2010, 7:29 pm

Was once a communist country.

Japan


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13 Jan 2010, 7:31 pm

Is where everyone wants to live.

South Korea


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13 Jan 2010, 7:31 pm

Beat up much larger China in 1930s-40s.

Monserrat



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14 Jan 2010, 6:57 am

Is the first name of the girl who played Shaz in Ashes to Ashes.

Wales


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14 Jan 2010, 8:18 am

Is a principality, within the UK.

Ireland



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14 Jan 2010, 9:42 am

The potato famine was caused by the same "late blight" fungus that hit tomatoes in the northeastern U.S. in 2009.

Bhutan



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14 Jan 2010, 9:50 am

Bhutan officially measures its quality of life on what's called Gross Natonal Happiness, rather than GNP like other countries.

Russia



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14 Jan 2010, 9:57 am

A Black Russian is vodka & kahlua. A White Russian is vodka, kahlua, and cream.

Ecuador



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14 Jan 2010, 10:04 am

So called because of equator (ecuador in Spanish) running through the country.

Brazil



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14 Jan 2010, 10:22 am

Descendants of slaves in Bahia (NE Brazil) speak Yoruba and practice "Candomblé". Folks from Nigeria and Benin sometimes come over to learn about their own ancestral customs.

Paraguay