How Good Is Your Geographic? [5]

[anfield5]

NP ides. I would assume it is something that runs from a spring into another river, but as to a name???

[Rollo]

Actually it's a river that flows from a spring into a sea.

[Rollo]

The Reprua River in Georgia, flows from the a spring in Krubera Cave (which is also the deepest known cave... in the world) into the Black Sea.
At only 27m long, it's the shortest river... in the world.

[anfield5]

The Reprua River in Georgia, flows from the a spring in Krubera Cave (which is also the deepest known cave... in the world) into the Black Sea.
At only 27m long, it's the shortest river... in the world.

Must be you again Rollo

[Rollo]

If you include enclaves, exclaves and oblasts, how long is the the world’s shortest international border?

I checked... there are no proper quadripoints in the world (except for States & Provinces).

[Grundo Farb]

I would guess Gibraltar and 100m.

[Rollo]

I would guess Gibraltar and 100m.

Shorter!

[D-Type]

In 1940 the Canadian Government declared the maternity ward of Ottawa Hospital to be Dutch Territory temporarily so that the child that Queen Juliana, Princess Margriet, would legally be born in the Netherlands. The border would have been the perimeter of the ward say 40 metres.

[Rollo]

In 1940 the Canadian Government declared the maternity ward of Ottawa Hospital to be Dutch Territory temporarily so that the child that Queen Juliana, Princess Margriet, would legally be born in the Netherlands. The border would have been the perimeter of the ward say 40 metres.

I love this story.

I even went and found the gazetted proclamation.
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/001060/f4/1940/cgc_p1-2_v076_n232_t002_000_19421226_p00001_z00001.gif

That wasn't what I had in mind but it's so mind-numbingly brilliant that I think it deserves the next question and or a Skippy Badge.

[D-Type]

Well, give us your answer while I dig up a question. :confused:

[Rollo]

Just like Britain took Gibraltar, Spain owns "Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera" which is another one of these rock-fortresses.

Spain borders Morocco for a distance of just 85m.

https://www.google.com.au/maps/@35.1718184,-4.2970595,15.83z

[D-Type]

I did sort of think of that but couldn't think of the name to look it up.

Anyway, here's one: Which country has the most citizens living abroad? (Pre-ISIS and Syria)

[Rollo]

Is it India?

I think that they might have the most citizens... so... yeah?

[D-Type]

Not India. Many Indians abroad aren't Indian citizens, eg 'East African' Asians usually had British passports, and many have become citizens of the countries they emigrated to.

[Rollo]

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BcoOGicCUAI2CZQ.jpg

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Lolly Snakes of Neapolita and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indubitable, with jelly and sprinkles for all. :D

Everyone's a Neapolitan, right?

[Storm]

Good question..although I don't have an answer. US? (perhaps with its various military outposts?)

[D-Type]

Not the USA. Rollo is closer. Hint: Not Italy

[Rollo]

Not the USA. Rollo is closer. Hint: Not Italy

So it's either, Chocolate, Vanilla or Strawberry then?

It's Chocolate. Everyone loves Chocolate.

[Grundo Farb]

Ireland. No other reason other than the Italian and Irish flags are similar.

[anfield5]

France

[D-Type]

Not Ireland although they say there are more Irish in the USA etc than in Ireland they aren't Irish citizens any longer.
Not France. Further south.
Nothing to do with chocolate. I can't think of any food you particularly associate with this country.

Further hint: I was surprised when I saw this country listed on an internet site as it is a small country. Perhaps it actually meant "Which country has the most citizens living abroad measured per capita?" although it didn't say so.

[EightGear]

Belgium

[D-Type]

No, not Belgium. Somewhere that is further south than France (by latitude, not literally south)

[anfield5]

Portugal

[D-Type]

Not Portugal. Further south

[Grundo Farb]

I can only think of Asian countries as being legitimate here. Which is why I don't understand why it isn't India. People from Pakistan are the workforce in the Middle East and there are many from South East Asia (Indonesia, Philippines working overseas).

If it was by Population I would suggest Samoa - Auckland in New Zealand is the largest Samoan city...

[Rollo]

If it was by Population I would suggest Samoa - Auckland in New Zealand is the largest Samoan city...

If it is by percentrage of population then the winner is the Pitcairn Islands. 19% of its citizens live overseas...
because... there are only 56 of them.

[D-Type]

Good try!
It isn't the answer I had - presumably because Pitcairn Islanders are British Citizens of some sort - "Citizens of the UK and Colonies" as it was before "colony" became non-PC.
For consistency, Pitcairn Island is too far south and too far west.

[D-Type]

Samoa isn't correct - it isn't an Asian or Oceanian (is that the right word?) country.
Samoa is too far south and too far east.

A further hint: According to Wikipedia, at one time the country's government would assist emigrants with the cost of their travel.

[Rollo]

It isn't the answer I had - presumably because Pitcairn Islanders are British Citizens of some sort

"some sort"

https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/uk-overseas-territories
The UK has specific constitutional and legal responsibilities for its 14 Overseas Territories and a responsibility to ensure their security and good governance. We’ve set out a partnership approach based on shared values and a right to self-determination.


http://www.consoc.org.uk/other-content/about-us/discover-the-facts/what-is-the-british-constitution/in-detail/
They do not form part of the UK, but have an ambiguous constitutional relationship with the UK.

Yeah... I don't know how you have "specific constitutional and legal responsibilities" with no defined constitution.

http://mharena.com/Smileys/default/mystery2.gif

[anfield5]

New Zealand has one in five of its people love ving oversees I.e over 1 million not at her me and 4.5 million in NZ

[D-Type]

OK, this has gone on long enough. The answer I was looking for is Malta. This came from the same "mostest" and "leastest" website as my previous "France covers the most time zones" and "Liechtenstein make the most false teeth" questions. Presumably a combination of emigration to Commonwealth countries and working elsewhere in the European Union.

I reckon any of the answers given is equally plausible so anyone who has a good question please post it.

[Storm]

:erm:

[Rollo]

I reckon any of the answers given is equally
plausible...

:eek:

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BcoOGicCUAI2CZQ.jpg

It’s a grand old flag,
It’s a high flying flag,
It’s the emblem that makes you all think.
It’s the emblem of, ice cream we love,
Ice cream of the Brown, White and Pink.
Every heart will skip,
For the Brown, White and Pink.
And it's colours a truer than ink.
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the Brown, White and Pink.

I love the Republic of Neapolita.
Everyone's a Neapolitan, right? :D

[D-Type]

Correction to keep the pedants happy. I reckon any of the answers given is equally plausible except for Rollo's Neapolita

[Rollo]

I reckon any of the answers given is equally plausible so anyone who has a good question please post it.

Where is the smallest piece of legally recognised real estate in the world?

[Storm]

:s

[anfield5]

This rings a bell... I think it is in New York City and is a flagstone or something similar on a footpath/sidewalk

[Rollo]

This rings a bell... I think it is in New York City and is a flagstone or something similar on a footpath/sidewalk

We have a winner.

Hess' Triangle:

http://thevillager.com/villager_432/hess.jpg

When the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line was extended in the 1910s, several buildings were resumed and demolished by the City of New York. A mister David Hess refused to sell out everything and so they left him with a 360 square inch bit of real estate.

Separate title still exists over this rather "pointless" triangle of land.

Next Q

[anfield5]

What where and how long is the Worlds longest beach?

[Rollo]

Ninety Mile Beach in Victoria is a little over 90 miles long.

[Rollo]

+2400 miles
The beach that encircles Mare Imbrium. :D

[anfield5]

Did say the Worlds, rather than another worlds. 90 miles is also way too short

[Storm]

Maybe some Pacific island whose beach basically is a ring all around the coast :p:

[anfield5]

No. the beach I want is a continuous unbroken beach

[D-Type]

The Skeleton Coast of Namibia. 500 miles long

[anfield5]

The Skeleton Coast of Namibia. 500 miles long

Not one continuous beach
Clue: The country in question has some of the most famous beaches in the world

[Rollo]

Between Rosetown in South Australia to the Murray River, the Coorong is 109 miles long.

[anfield5]

The answer I have, verified by several different web sources is in Brazil and is called Praia do Casino it is 254km long.

[Storm]

hello?

[D-Type]

I think it's a case of "Anyone got a question?"

[schmenke]

Bump

[schmenke]

O.k., to move this along, I offer the following.

Name all the instances where four countries border one another.

Hint, the typical case is where one country is landlocked and shares its border with three other surrounding countries, each which in turn share a border with two of the other three ( :crazy: ).

Okay, an example to get you going:
Luxemburg, Belgium, Germany and France:
Belgium borders both Germany and France.
Germany borders both Belgium and France.
France borders both Belgium and Germany.

Note, this is not a question of the number of landlocked countries (which are far more numerous).

An example of an incorrect response: the Czech Republic is landlocked and surrounded by Germany, Poland Slovakia and Austria, but:
Slovakia and Germany do not share a border.
Austria and Poland do not share a border.

This instance is found at least once in four continents.

To be honest when I stumbled upon this I found a couple of the responses either obscure or questionable so I’ll be lenient on the answers.

Phew...

[gadjo_dilo]

:eek:
Too complicated for me.

[Storm]

India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China?

[schmenke]

Nope.

I was worried that this would be too tough of a Q. I’d suggest staring at a world map for a couple of hours :p: .

[gadjo_dilo]

Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina?

[schmenke]

Yay, way to go gadjo! That's the one instance in South America (see it wasn't that complicated).

Now, try for the other three continents (more than one in each).

[gadjo_dilo]

Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia

Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan

Belarus, Lithuania, Russia,Poland

Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia

[D-Type]

Looking at Africa, there's a couple of funnies:

Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe meet at a point. So technically, each borders on three. Does that count?

Rwanda borders 4 countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Uganda and Tanzania. Tanzania, Burundi and DRC all border the three others and the only two without a common border are Uganda and Burundi

[schmenke]

Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia

Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan

Belarus, Lithuania, Russia,Poland

Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia

Yes to all four!

Excluding the one instance that I provided, there are two more in Europe (one is a bit tricky).

[schmenke]

Looking at Africa, there's a couple of funnies:

Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe meet at a point. So technically, each borders on three. Does that count?

Rwanda borders 4 countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Uganda and Tanzania. Tanzania, Burundi and DRC all border the three others and the only two without a common border are Uganda and Burundi

O.k, I'll give that to you D-Type.
The remaining instances in Africa are:
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania


According to my source there are three remaining: One more in Asia (not far from gadjo's previous response), and two in Europe.

[gadjo_dilo]

Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia

[schmenke]

Yep. Two more in Europe (sorry I missed one in my previous post). One more in Asia too.

[gadjo_dilo]

Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia

[schmenke]

Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia

Yep. One more in Europe that is a bit sneaky, as one of the borders is actually not in Europe :crazy: :uhoh: .

[schmenke]

O.k., looks like this Q has stalled, so here are the remaining answers:

Asia: Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey

Europe: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany.
According to Wikipedia “…The only land boundary between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and France is on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, where the Dutch constituent country of Saint Maarten meets the French Overseas Collectivity of Saint Martin.” :uhoh:

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sets_of_four_countries_that_border_one_ano ther

Suggest either gadjo or D-Type have the next go.

[D-Type]

Ah well, on the same theme, which country has the most countries bordering it, each of which also borders two countries that border the first one.

[schmenke]

Hang on, I'm trying to draw a mental picture :p:

[Storm]

Should be either in Central Africa or central/eastern Europe?

I'm guessing Chad or Congo!

[D-Type]

I reckon Chad has 6 countries bordering it, it might be 7 depending on the Sudan / South Sudan Border. Congo (Zaire as was) doesn't qualify as it doesn't have a land border with Tanzania. But I have found an 8.

It's difficult when they keep changing the map.

[Storm]

:(

Maybe Serbia? Since Yugo split into 6 it automatically has 5/6 borders :D

[D-Type]

I hadn't thought of Serbia. It has 8 countries around it: Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovena and Croatia.

But there's another one in Central or Eastern Europe

[Rollo]

I have an 8.

Brazil has 10 neighbours

1. French Guiana
2. Suriname
3. Guyana
4. Venezuela
5. Colombia
6. Peru
7. Bolivia
8. Paraguay
9. Argentina
10. Uruguay

8 of those border two other countries with border Brazil.

Russia borders 12 countries but far fewer of them have neighbours which also neighbour Russia because someone put lakes and seas in the way.

[D-Type]

But French Guiana and Uruguay only border one plus Brazil so this doesn't count.

Whoops! I've just realised that my other 8 is invalid. :shock: :mad:
I was thinking of Austria which borders
1. Germany
2. Czech Republic
3. Slovakia
4. Hungary
5. Slovenia
6. Italy
7. Switzerland
8. Liechenstein.

But Liechenstein only has two neighbours: Austria and Switzerland.

So, I reckon Storm wins with Serbia and its 8 neighbours. :champion:

[Storm]

:D
I don't have a question though!

[D-Type]

That's the problem isn't it - finding a question that is challenging but not impossible to answer

[Rollo]

But French Guiana and Uruguay only border one plus Brazil so this doesn't count.


Those two are on the outside of 10; which means that the answer is the middle eight.

[D-Type]

Those two are on the outside of 10; which means that the answer is the middle eight. There was an all in the question.

Edit: Actually it was "each" not "all"

[D-Type]

As Storm can't think of a question, I don't see any reason why you shouldn't post one. Rollo

[Storm]

yeah go ahead rollo, if i think of one i will post that too

[Rollo]

Which country in the world has the most national Capital Cities (ie not of states and provinces)?

[Storm]

South Africa?

[schmenke]

The UK?

[Tazio]

The Kingdom of Denmark?

[Rollo]

South Africa?

We have a winner!

Cape Town: Legislative capital
Pretoria: Administrative and Executive capital
Bloemfontein: Judicial capital

It's a three ring circus, where the rings are kept physically separate.

[Storm]

damn it I'm on a roll and I still don't have a question :hmh:

[schmenke]

Mind if I throw one in, in the interest of keeping this thread active:

Name all the countries that share a land border with only one other country. Hint: According to wiki, there’s quite a few more than what I could come up with off the top of my head, albeit a couple are questionable and/or obscure :mark: .

[D-Type]

Scotland, Wales, Denmark, Monaco, Portugal, Canada, Papua New Guinea, Gambia, Haiti, Dominican Republic, South Korea, and Cuba (if you consider Guantamo Bay to be part of the USA) off the top of my head. There must be more

[schmenke]

Good start D-Type. You got several:

Denmark borders only Germany
Monaco borders only France
Portugal borders only Spain
Canada borders only the USA
Papua New Guinea borders only Indonesia
Gambia borders only Senegal
Haiti borders only the Dominican Republic (and vice-versa)
South Korea borders only their friends to the north

According to my wiki source Scotland and Wales are not included as these are considered part of the UK; and the Cuba - Guantamo Bay is not listed in my source.

There are more.

[gadjo_dilo]

Lesotho
Ireland
San Marino
Vatican

[Rollo]

According to my wiki source Scotland and Wales are not included as these are considered part of the UK

The UK only borders the Republic of Ireland.


Brunei only borders Malaysia
Qatar only borders Saudi Arabia

What about Cyprus or Crimea?

'MURICA only borders Not 'Murica. :P

[schmenke]

Lesotho
Ireland
San Marino
Vatican

Yes.

Ireland - Borders only the UK
Lesotho - Borders only South Africa
San Marino - Borders only Italy
The Vatican - Borders only Italy

[schmenke]

The UK only borders the Republic of Ireland.


Brunei only borders Malaysia
Qatar only borders Saudi Arabia

What about Cyprus or Crimea?

'MURICA only borders Not 'Murica. :P

Yes to all except Crimea and Murica (?).

According to wiki Cypress borders the UK overseas territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia ( :s ) .


There is one more that no one has mentioned.

[D-Type]

Gibraltar only borders Spain?
The Uruguay border with Argentina is the River Uruguay so its only land border is with Brazil. Or is that too contrived?

[Rollo]

Murica (?).

MURICA!

http://orig05.deviantart.net/6eda/f/2015/185/a/1/murica_by_delasien-d8zxs3p.png

It's the country of Abraham Lincoln... holding the US Constitution... whilst firing dual wielding AR-15s... fighting Space Nazis... on the moon... whilst riding a bear. MURICA.


Are you a Commie?

[schmenke]

Gawd, you lot really like to make things difficult :p: .

No, nothing so contrived.

Gibralter is not listed in my source.

Uruguay looks promising but there is actually a tiny island near the mouth of the Uruguay river that shares a land border with Argentina.

The country I’m looking for is in Asia.

[Tazio]

How about The Republic Of Singapore mate?

[schmenke]

How about The Republic Of Singapore mate?

Not on my list. Probably because Singapore does not have a land border (it’s the Johor Strait that separates it from Malaysia).

[anfield5]

Brunei

[schmenke]

Brunei has been mentioned.

Right part of the world though. Let me know when you lot have had enough.

[Storm]

East Timor?

[Grundo Farb]

Papua New Guinea - only one border with Indonesia.

[schmenke]

East Timor?

That's the one!
East Timor borders only Indonesia.

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_border_only_one_other_count ry


I've lost track. Someone have a go :p:

[Storm]

:|

[D-Type]

Here's a quickie. What country has parts in all four hemispheres?

[Rollo]

Here's a quickie. What country has parts in all four hemispheres?

France.
The Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
And it has the longest domestic flight in the world.

[D-Type]

Not France according to my source.

[Storm]

Netherlands?

[Rollo]

Looking at a map:

The United States has island groups which are unincorporated territories, both east and west of the international date line and north and south of the equator.

Kiribati also straddles the date line and the equator.


So there's two more.

[D-Type]

The answer I was looking for is Kiribati. It's an independent country and has islands in the Northern and Southern hemispheres and each side of the 180 degree meridian, although the International Date Line has a kink so all the islands are on the same day.

Your question.

[Rollo]

In terms of current political status, what is the oldest capital city in the world?

[D-Type]

Damascus?

[Rollo]

Damascus?

Even if you follow the iterations of modern Syria, it only goes back to 1920.

Older!

[gadjo_dilo]

Athens?

[Rollo]

Athens?

Greece was once part of the Ottoman Empire.
Even if you account for the short lived republic, Athens only became the capital in 1834. Nafplio was the capital before then.

Older!

[schmenke]

Rome?

[D-Type]

I see. You mean the current capital city that has been a capital city for longest.

Londinium, now called London.

[Rollo]

Rome?


Before 1861, Italy was a mishmash made of Sardinia, Lombardy–Venetia, the United Provinces of Central Italy, the Papal States and the Kingdom of Two Sicilies. Italy as a thing didn't even exist until 1861.

Older!


Londinium, now called London.

By London I assume you mean the capital of the Kingdom of England. Granted that England did exist before the Norman Conquest but the capital before 1066 was Winchester.

Older!

[schmenke]

Amman?

[D-Type]

Addis Ababa

[onemanband]

Perhaps Paris (at least officially).

[Rollo]

Amman?

As in the capital of Jordan?

Jordan was part of the Ottoman Empire and was partitioned in 1921.

Older!


Addis Ababa

Ethiopia has a complex history but Addis Ababa was only founded in 1886.

Older!


Perhaps Paris (at least officially).

The Île de la Cité in Paris, only became the capital in 1163 when Louis VII (the Young) moved the palace there.

Older!

[gadjo_dilo]

Istanbul (also considering the period it was called Constantinople) ?

[Rollo]

Istanbul (also considering the period it was called Constantinople) ?

Istanbul as the capital of Turkey? Turkey has only existed since 1923.
Istanbul was the third capital of the Ottoman Empire and didn't even become the capital until it was captured in 1453.

At any rate...

Older!

[D-Type]

Older than 1163 and never occupied by a foreign power. - Moscow?

[D-Type]

Older than 1163 and never occupied or supplanted by a foreign power. - Moscow?

[Rollo]

Older than 1163 and never occupied or supplanted by a foreign power. - Moscow?

Yes, older than 1163. Always as capital. Never supplanted by a foreign power.

Even if you allow for Peter the Great's foundation of the Russian Empire in 1721. The capital of the Tsardom which it replaced was St Petersburg.

Older!

[Tazio]

San Marino ?

[Rollo]

San Marino ?

San Marino!

3rd September 301. :eek:

San Marino declared its independence from the Roman Empire and even though the empire snapped in half, San Marino was never part of the Roman Empire, Western Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Italy, nor the Republics of Italy. It was always up on the mountains, doing its own thing.

The City of San Marino was for a long time, the only city in San Marino and by default the capital.

[Tazio]

Sticking with capitals; what is the only country without a capital city?

[donKey jote]

Popeville? :p

[onemanband]

It's Nauru. Something I found out while reading more about San Marino ;)

[Rollo]

It's Nauru. Something I found out while reading more about San Marino ;)

Nauru's capital is Yaren.

Because I live in Australia and our asylum seeker policies have resulted in deaths on both Manus Island and Nauru, I've learnt this under less than happy circumstances.

[gadjo_dilo]

We have a winner!!!!

Nauru has no Capital town, it has a Capital region called the Yaren District in the Southern part of the Island, but no actual town

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Nauru-districts-fr.svg/540px-Nauru-districts-fr.svg.png

October 7, 2014 :angel:

Me and my excellent memory.....:angel:

[onemanband]

Nauru's capital is Yaren.

Because I live in Australia and our asylum seeker policies have resulted in deaths on both Manus Island and Nauru, I've learnt this under less than happy circumstances.


Well, by definition a capital is a city that physically encompasses the offices and meeting places of its respective government. (source: Wikipedia) And obviously every country has a government. The difference is that Yaren is not a city. There are no cities in Nauru.

Again quoting Wikipedia: "Yaren (and sometimes Aiwo) is usually listed as the capital of Nauru though this is incorrect; the republic does not have cities or an official capital. Yaren is accepted by the United Nations as the "main district"."

[Rollo]

The difference is that Yaren is not a city. There are no cities in Nauru.


Then the answer is also Australia.


https://www.nationalcapital.gov.au/index.php/attractions-managed-by-the-nca/rg-menzies-walk
Menzies' earlier view of Canberra as a place of exile and isolation mirrored that of many Australians. Canberra was mischievously dismissed as 'a cemetery with lights', 'the ruin of a good sheep station' and 'six suburbs in search of a city'.

Even today Canberra is little more than fifteen roundabouts, 300 people and a chicken called Gary. Canberra is a city?! Get outa here.

[Tazio]

Nauru was the answer I was looking for! :uhoh:

[onemanband]

Naturally, I'd like to continue with the capital theme.
As we all know (and Rollo pointed out a few posts ago) that some countries' capital is not it's biggest city.
I am asking what country has the smallest capital city compared to the biggest city of the country BY PERCENTAGE or RATIO.

(I must apologize ahead if the question is hard to understand. English not being my first language made it hard for me to phrase the question)

[schmenke]

Capital City = X
Largest City = Y

Minimize X/Y

Your English is fine :p:

[Storm]

:cheese:

Australia?

[schmenke]

Usa?

[D-Type]

Brazil?

[anfield5]

Myanmar.
Biggest city Yangon 5.25 million
Cap city Naypyidaw 925 000

[onemanband]

Still no right answer.
The closest is USA with New York being ~33 times bigger than Washington DC, which makes USA 3rd in this list.

[Rollo]

I am asking what country has the smallest capital city compared to the biggest city of the country BY PERCENTAGE or RATIO.


Nauru.

No capital city... therefore it has a population of 0. Anything divided by 0 is infinity. :D

MATHS!

[onemanband]

Nauru.

No capital city... therefore it has a population of 0. Anything divided by 0 is infinity. :D

MATHS!

Anything divided by 0 is indefinite ;) And knowing that Nauru has NO cities 0 divided by 0 is a rather pointless operation :D

[Rollo]

The United Kingdom?

The City of Westminster is distinct from Greater London which is a city. Both it and the City of London hold city status.


8,538,689 / 233,292 = 36.6??

[onemanband]

The United Kingdom?

The City of Westminster is distinct from Greater London which is a city. Both it and the City of London hold city status.


8,538,689 / 233,292 = 36.6??

Even if you'd look it like that (and i wouldn't) it is still not the right answer.

[anfield5]

Palau.
Cap - Ngerulmud (Melekeok) has about 400 people
Largest City Koror has 10,000
Meaning the capital has 4% of the population of the countries biggest city

[onemanband]

The right answer. By Rollo's logic i would have also accepted India, where the official capital is New Delhi (which is part of the larger Delhi metropolitan area) but the largest city is Mumbai.

[gadjo_dilo]

I also thought it's India.....

[anfield5]

This is probably way too easy...

Who's flag is this
http://il2.picdn.net/shutterstock/videos/8220943/thumb/1.jpg

[Rollo]

I ka manawa a me ka wā e hiki mai Aupuni Mōʻī o Hawaiʻi.

Who were brought under US Control by annexation because Uncle Sam considered the islanders to be Guano under the Guano Islands Act:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/48/1411

[anfield5]

Thought it was too easy. Take it away Rollo

[Storm]

I also thought it's India.....

huh what??

[Rollo]

Name all the countries named after ladies (real or imaginary).

[D-Type]

My English teacher used to say "Ladies are the wives of lords and public conveniences - 0NLY!" Which is my way of saying that I haven't a clue.

[anfield5]

Saint Lucia names after Saint Lucy (I would guess)

[D-Type]

Saint Helena
Virgin Islands

[anfield5]

Saint Helena
Virgin Islands

I guess it comes down to what is a country. I didn't consider theses two as they are dependencies or overseas departments of other countries.

[Rollo]

I did say country.
The British Overseas Territories not chosen independence; so aren't really countries.


Saint Lucia names after Saint Lucy (I would guess)

This is one... there's one other.

[Tazio]

I think the Brits should get this one! :idea:

[gadjo_dilo]

Dominican Republic?

[Rollo]

Dominican Republic?

I'm pretty sure that Domingo Félix de Guzmán is a chap.

[gadjo_dilo]

I'm pretty sure that Domingo Félix de Guzmán is a chap.

As sure as I am that Ilie Nastase was married to a girl called Dominique (Nicky) Grazia ? :p

[D-Type]

Gt Britain named after Britannia

[Tazio]

As sure as I am that Ilie Nastase was married to a girl called Dominique (Nicky) Grazia ? :p
Dominique is a unisex name......French :angel: ;)

[gadjo_dilo]

Dominique is a unisex name......French :angel: ;)

Who else could have known it better? :angel:

[Firstgear]

Wales must be names after someone's mother-in-law.

[Rollo]

Gt Britain named after Britannia

Britan is named after the Britons. If you follow that to the logical end, it means "the painted people", like the Picti in Latin.


Dominique is a unisex name......French :angel: ;)

France is named for the Franks. Which might mean anything from the "francisca" which is a throwing axe in Latin, to some proto-germanic word which means fierce.


Wales must be names after someone's mother-in-law.

Wales comes from the proto-germanic word "Walha" which means stranger. This is an insult as the word "Cymru" means friend.

Still out there!

[Tazio]

.....and not far away :idea:

[onemanband]

Has to be Ireland then. (with all those hints)

[Rollo]

Has to be Ireland then. (with all those hints)

WIN

Ireland is named after the Gaelic goddess Ériu; who as I understand it, is the goddess of the land.


And that's it - just two.

[anfield5]

Since I got the easy one (saint Lucia) it must be your question onemanband

[onemanband]

I don't know, I got it only thanks to the hints, you actually had to know something :D
If you have a qood question then have a go because I don't have one at the moment.

[anfield5]

Name the countries that only have a single vowel in their common English name. The vowel can occur more than once for example yoyo has two O's but only has o's so it is ok.

[gadjo_dilo]

Togo, Congo, Morocco, Greece, Fiji, Canada, Bahamas, Japan, Sweden, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Chad, Madagascar, Panama, Malta,*Rwanda

[schmenke]

... Czech Republic ...

? :crazy:

[gadjo_dilo]

In my country we use to say Cehia, not Republica Ceha. I thought that "Republic" is optional. Matter of fact there are rumours that officially the republic reference will be omitted.

[schmenke]

Ah, ok then, for this Q I guess we're using the short names.

As far as I know the English translation of the official names of some of the above are:

Republic of Togo
Democratic Republic of Congo
The Commonwealth Of The Bahamas
Republic of Chad

[schmenke]

Just thought of a few others:


Ghana
Yemen
Qatar
Myanmar (does "y" count as a vowel? :mark: )

[Rollo]

N∃w Z∃∃l∃nd. ∃h br∃

They only have one vowel because all the pakehas stole the rest.

[anfield5]

well done Gadjo, of your entries 3 are not correct.
Congo because there are two countries of that nam one os known as the Democratic Republic of Congo, the other as the Republic of Congo
Czech Republic because rEpUblIc
Honk Konk isn't a country it is an autonomous region of China.
Sxmenke' 3 are correct.

That gives us 16/23

[onemanband]

Seychelles and possibly Egypt.
EDIT: learning more about the Seychelles I read that it's neighbouring to Comoros.

[Rollo]

Yemen, Malta... that's I I can add.

[gadjo_dilo]

Yemen, Malta... that's I I can add.
Both already mentioned. :p

[gadjo_dilo]

Cyprus maybe?

Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan?

[anfield5]

Between you we have them all with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Egypt, Malta, Cyprus, Seychelles and Comoros making 23.

[D-Type]

I reckon that the ones where "Y" is used as a vowel don't count, ie Yemen is OK but Egypt isn't

(This isn't sour grapes as I gave this one a miss)

[anfield5]

Both Yemen and Egypt were fine, might have forgotten to give Yemen a smiley face

[D-Type]

But the Y in Egypt has a vowel sound - You could substitute an I for the Y and the pronunciation would be virtually the same. So, in this instance it's a vowel.