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| Its capital city hosted the 1984 Winter Olympic games.
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| Most of Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ is set here.
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| In 1937 the world’s first mini photo camera (the VEF Minox) was invented here.
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| They speak a non Indo-European language that belongs to the Uralic family, along with Estonian and Hungarian.
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| Its capital city was named after a French nobleman, who laid its foundation stone in 1566.
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| It has the largest merchant fleet in the world, providing the second largest source of income after tourism.
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| The cravat, the forerunner of the modern necktie and bow tie, originated here in the 17th century.
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| It has the lowest point on dry land in the world (1,385 ft/422 metres below sea level)
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| After Russia, it has the longest coastline in Europe (13,624 miles) (for comparison, the US only has 12,380 miles)
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| This country is the birthplace of garden gnomes (in the 19th century).
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| In 1795 it ceased to exist, divided among Austria, Prussia and Russia. It regained its independence in 1918.
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| It has the largest lake in Europe and the deepest lake on Earth.
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| Its local name is ‘Shqiperia’, which means ‘Land of the Eagles’.
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| Its name is still an object of dispute with a neighbouring country, which has a region with the same name.
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| The river Danube, the longest in the European Union, flows through (or just touches) Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine and… this country.
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| In 1879 the Nobel brothers set up an oil company here. The Nobel Prize was partly funded with revenue from the oil production business in this country.
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| Gothic architecture originated here.
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| Jason and the Argonauts are said to have founded its capital city. After stealing the golden fleece, they sailed from the Black Sea up the Danube, then the Sava and then a local river, which gives the city its name.
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| It didn’t participate in either the First or Second World War but was at war with the U.S. for 8 weeks in 1898.
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| If you ask for a “Dagens rätt" in a restaurant at lunchtime, you’d get their dish of the day.
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| It is well known for numerous recipes for potatoes. Draniki, a potato pancake, is its national dish.
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| It is famous for its apricots, considered to taste better than anywhere else in the world.
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| According to World Audit, it is the world’s most democratic country and the second least corrupted.
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| This and Moldova are the only Eastern European members of the Latin Union, nations that use languages derived from Latin.
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| One of the poorest nations in Europe, it has the largest underground wine cellar in the world.
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| It’s the only European country (in this quiz!) with an unwritten/un-codified constitution
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| Every year on March 1st, people give each other 'martenitsas' - small figures made of white and red threads. These figures are believed to be a symbol of the awakening - of spring, health and happiness.
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| The world’s worst nuclear power plant accident happened here in 1986.
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| Its name derives from the Latin name of its second largest city; its capital was destroyed by an earthquake, fire and tsunami in 1755.
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| Surnames in this country are patronymic being made up of the father’s first name + a suffix for “son”/”daughter”. First names, not previously used in the country, must be approved by a national committee.
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| Its capital city is only 60 km from Vienna, making these two the closest capitals in Europe.
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| St. Nicholas – the inspiration for Santa Claus – lived here.
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| It converted to Christianity only in 1387. Bubilas was the god of honey and bees.
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| Hemingway said that it “is a small, steep country, much more up and down than sideways with large brown hotels built on the cuckoo clock style of architecture”
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| Its inhabitants are the most enthusiastic collectors of discount coupons in the world (just ahead of the Americans)
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| Its people are, on average, the tallest in the world and its capital city has 1,281 bridges.
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| Its 15 main railway stations are named after the leaders of the 1916 Easter uprising.
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| Jason and the Argonauts stole the Golden Fleece here.
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| A.Le Coq (which sounds like “I’d a Coke”) is the local and most popular beer.
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