americans are bad at geography - experiment

By the way, Minks, I also know, unlike the currently sitting president, that there are only 50 states in the United States.

Now THAT'S geography!
 
jimpeel said:
RM,

Siam? Are you still living in 1948?
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Yeah, you got me Jim. Those were the only ones that I could think off the top, .....that disappeared during the 20th century. :p

I was going list USSR for an even 10 but it just didn't quite meet the criteria I'za were think'n'bout.
 
MrBishop said:
:shrug: - I'll type it up in Word and copypasta
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**Adding Luis' ideo of highlighting text

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Canada
USA
Mexico
Panama
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Columbia
Venezuela
Bresil
Ecuador
Peru
Chile (Chi Chi Chi Le le le!)
Argentina

Cuba
Bahamas
Jamaica
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Peurto Rico

The UK (Britain, Ireland, Scotland)
Portugal
Spain
France
Italy
Germany (used to fetch me two points – East v West)
Poland
Turkey
Sweden
Denmark
Greenland* Not sure if this is considered a country on it’s own
Norway
Finland * Great vodka
Russia
* Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakistan, Kurdistan? (There are a bunch of other small breakaway provinces of USSR out there)
Czech Republic + Slovakia (Formerly Czechoslovakia – how original)
China
North Koren
South Korea
Japan
Burma
Thailand
Malasia
New Zealand
Phillipines
Australia

Working my way back up now.

India
Pakistan
Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan
Syria
Israel
*Palestine – just for the hellovit
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Jordan

Africa Now – I’m bad with Africa

Libya
Nigeria
Morocco
Congo (Republic of)
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
South Africa
Madagascar (Great movie)

Many of these places I’ve read of either in the news or in books, but never visited. I’m horrible for Africa, Mostly I’d guess because it’s so quiet in the press. Ditto for some of the smaller USSR breakaways and South-American countries.
*No, I did not spell-check...sorry.
 
I'll play along a little bit.

I'm lazy so I'll start with some that I'm NOT sure about.
Then maybe you can 'help'.
I'm not sure if these are considered counties, provinces, or have changed...

Burma
Hong Kong
Panama
Virgin Islands
Georgia (I think it may be classified as it's own now?)
Croatia
Chechnya

I may go for the big ones later.
 
catocom said:
I'll play along a little bit.

I'm lazy so I'll start with some that I'm NOT sure about.
Then maybe you can 'help'.
I'm not sure if these are considered counties, provinces, or have changed...

Burma
Hong Kong
Panama
Virgin Islands
Georgia (I think it may be classified as it's own now?)
Croatia
Chechnya

I may go for the big ones later.
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Burma is a country...though it's now known as Myanmar
Hong Kong is part of China - though not completely - yet
Panama is a country
The Virgin Islands used to belong to USA and Spain as I recall...now it's part of Costa Rica
Georgia is a country, as is Croatia but Chechnya is still part of Russia...also, for the moment.
 
North and Central Americas (In order of greatness)

USA
Mexico
Canada
Panama
Belize
Guatamala
Costa Rica
Nicaraugua

South America (no particular order)

Brazil
Peru
Chile
Colombia
Guyana (sp?)
Uruguay
Paraguay
Argentina
Venezuela

Europe

UK
Spain
France
Italy
Luxembourg
Monaco
Portugal
Poland
Bosnia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Austria
Germany
Turkey
Russia
Romania
Bulgaria
Montenegro
Greece

Asia

N Korea
S Korea
Japan
China
Myanmar
Afghanistan
Pakistan
India
Kurzecstan (sp?)
Uzbechistan(sp?)
Taiwan
Micronesia (Samoa, Indonesia, Fiji)
Malasia
Thailand
Vietnam

Africa

Egypt
Libya
Tunisia
Morocco
Kenya
Uganda
South Africa
Liberia
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Somalia
Somaliland (look it up)
Algieria (sp?)

Middle East

Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Syria
Israel
Lebanon

Down Under

Australia
New Zealand

Just off the top of my head and, mostly, through name associations. Only been to, or through, less than half, though...
 
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