"To find our region of the world, take a boat from the boot and sail to our seashore."

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NASA

"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."

"Have you focused on the federation? Reviewed the republika? Dissected the district? Then it's time to concentrate on the cantons, and inspect for cantons whose border with the republika is interrupted."

"We can't wait to meet you, especially since we live in one of the greatest meeting places in history! Empires have met here, cultures and compass directions and world religions too -- there are mosques, cathedrals and synagogues. Olympians met here as well. In the bazaars of our capital city, you'll find copper coffee and tea sets like these."

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Kim Clark Kays (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)