"Want to sing our country's national anthem? You may have to settle for humming it. Officials have been unable to agree on lyrics, even though the melody was agreed to almost two decades ago."

"Feeling sub-tropical? We are too. All the other mainland countries on this continent are either completely or partially within the tropics -- but not ours."

"In keeping with the fashionable nation she came from, our country's famous lady always wears spikes on her head."

"Centuries ago, you wouldn't have dared to cross paths with these folks, but visitors to our country today make a special trip to visit them, now that they're resting for good."

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"Cute or creepy? This sea creature with a toothy smile (or is it lippy?) was not found in our country, but was discovered by one of our research ships. It has a total of ten arms and/or tentacles, which is one more than the number of countries that border ours. Nature is so cool!"

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"Grab your smartphone! Our country is home to an animal that looks so happy people travel here just to take selfies with them. And this year we'll have even more people visiting our country to watch and compete in an international event which we've hosted several times before."

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"Don't be scared . . . just be careful if you try one the famous esophagus-burning, sweat inducing fruits our country is known for (which may or may not be in this photo)."

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"For real? Yes, it's true -- there are no countries here! But there are territorial claims, and we're in one of the two that extend into both the eastern and western hemispheres."

"Is it polite to point? It is in our country, where passengers see and hear white-gloved workers who are required to do it!"

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"Our country is among the youngest on the planet, but among the oldest of those countries born in the 21st century. 'Bom Dia!' is a greeting you might hear here, although we're definitely not in Portugal."