Quiz time, and no cheating allowed! :)
There are currently 193 sovereign states with general international recognition.
Plus 10 sovereign states lacking general international recognition, none of which are members of the United Nations.
Ready?
Let's start the hints about our mysterious country.
1) It maintains no military. It has NO ARMY.
So it's not DPRK/ North Korea, who reportedly has about 1 million men under arms. :)
2) Its head of state is not a dictator.
So that rules out Libya.
But that head of state has the power to hire and fire the whole government, despite public's fear that the development could invite dictatorship.
He has "an estimated wealth of USD $5 billion".
3) It is more than landlocked.
So it's not Madagascar. :)
4) It is an alpine country.
So it's not The Maldives.
"The Maldives are the smallest Asian country in both population and land area. With an average ground level of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level, it is the lowest country on the planet.[11] It is also the country with the lowest highest point in the world, at 2.3 metres (7 ft 7 in).[11"
5) It's "a large producer of ceramics and is the world's largest
producer of sausage casings, potassium storage units and
false teeth."
Sausage casings? Doesn't sound like India. :)
6) It has the second-highest gross domestic product per capita in the world.
Then it can't be Kiribati.
7) It has more registered companies than citizens.
Definitely not Cuba.
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Which country is it?
The answer - tomorrow.
Unless you're gonna google the hell out of it...:)
I am going to guess Liechtenstein, off the top of my head. Without google!
ReplyDeleteSmart person there. I would agree. However, the definition of alpine is perhaps vague...does it mean just the specific mountain range or any mountainous country?
ReplyDeleteLiechtenstein is my guess too, no google. Mainly because it's the only one I can think of!
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