Countries by trivia

A federation of the states of Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk and Yap

If you meet someone from its largest region, you might expect them to be artistic, unconventional and free-spirited

In 1884, an absolute legend from this country discovered that if you force water at 88°C through 7g of ground coffee at a pressure of 130 pounds per square inch, you get a tiny cup of magic

Home to Cox's Bazar Beach, the longest beach in the world

Australia and New Zealand commemorate their war dead on the anniversary of a landing in this country

Its parliament has 61% female members, the highest of any country

A young Che Guevara witnessed the 1954 CIA-backed coup in this country

The equator does not actually cross its land territory

Very long surnames are common here because by law, each surname is unique to one family

You can spend this country's money in Singapore and vice versa

Its first president, Canaan Banana, made it illegal to make jokes about his surname

Known as Bharat to its own inhabitants

The largest landlocked country in the world

Its Skeleton Coast has seen hundreds of ships wrecked

About a quarter of the population of this country live in traditional tents.

Sranan Tongo, a creole language combining English grammar with Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and West African vocabulary, is widely spoken in this country

The most generically-named of all countries

Women in this country often wear bowler hats

The only country in the world with a reptile on its flag

Has the only flag in the world that has no red, white or blue on it