Its island province of Annobón lies at 1.4 degrees south latitude; its mainland begins at .92 degrees north latitude
This country has the most time zones in the world, including its territories in South America & off the coast of Africa
Until 1991 this country named for a river had a capital whose name means "lakes" in Portuguese
About 70% of its people can speak Portuguese; about 20% can speak Umbundu, 8% Kikongo & 8% Kimbundu
It launched its first satellite, Asterix, in 1965
Nicknamed "the Kingdom in the Sky", this landlocked nation is the only country in the world to lie entirely above 4,000 feet
Of all the nations that border Italy, the one that didn't exist in 1990
The first current country to include its particular religion in its full name, it also has that religion in the name of its capital
At one time a province of the Roman Empire, this kingdom is known to Arabic scholars as Al-Maghrib Al-Aqsa, "the far west"
Part of the largest contiguous land empire during the 1200s & 1300s, today it's the world's second-largest landlocked country
It's home to 58 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, more than any other country; the sites include a volcano & a lagoon
It has the most water area of any country, nearly 350,000 square miles, about 9% of its total area
Like the T-U-V in Tuvalu, this landlocked country has 3 consecutive letters in its English name in alphabetic sequence
It's the only independent survivor of the Spanish March, buffer states created to protect Christian Europe from the Moors
Old maps depicting what's now this 125,000-square-mile country labeled the area with the French word for "teeth"
French, Italian & Swiss nationals make up about half of its population of 38,000
Some of this country's indigenous people want its name officially changed from its Dutch-based name to Aotearoa
The only nation in the world whose name in English ends in an H, it's also one of the 10 most populous
Nazi Germany annexed this nation & divided it into regions of the Alps & the Danube; the Allies later divided it into 4 sectors
On this country's National Day, August 15, all 39,000 residents are invited to Vaduz Castle for festivities & drinks
With words written by a Bishop of Urgell, its anthem praises Charlemagne & says it "was born a princess... between two nations"
Losing its ocean access in 1993, this African Union member is the most populous landlocked nation, with 110 million people
This island country was named for a 16th century Spanish king whose name comes from the Greek for "lover of horses"
5 U.N. member countries have one-syllable names: Chad, Laos & these 3 in Europe
Resolving a decades-long dispute with its neighbor to the south, in 2019 this 28-year-old republic added "North" to its name
Because its overseas empire was dwindling, Spain declared war on this much closer country across the water on October 22, 1859
Of the 16 Commonwealth nations with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state, this one is farthest from the United Kingdom
The 3 U.N. member states that begin with the letter "J"; 2 are island nations & one is nearly landlocked
With more than 90 million people it's Africa's third most populous country, though it's more than 90% desert
This country's last 3 queens abdicated in favor of their children
They begin with the same 3 letters: the most densely populated country in Europe & the least densely populated in Asia
One in Europe & one in Africa, these 2 landlocked countries start with the same 2 letters & end with the same 4
This tiny island nation 700 miles northeast of Madagascar makes a great addition to a classic tongue twister
A 2010 study of this country is subtitled "Inside the Land of Milk and Money"
In 1947 these 2 nations became the first new members of the British Commonwealth since the original group in 1931
Once the center of an empire, it didn't exist as an independent nation from 1938 to 1955
Of the 5 countries with the lowest population density, this U.N. member is the only one named for a desert
It's the closest nation to the mainland U.S. where cars customarily drive on the left
The constitution of this country came into effect on Feb. 4, 1997 & by 2016, 13 parties were represented in its parliament
This nation joined the Warsaw Pact in 1955 & NATO in 2009, & was alphabetically first in each
With a population of under 400,000, this founding member of NATO remains the smallest of the member nations
It became a colony of the U.S. in 1898, a commonwealth in 1935 & an independent country in 1946
William Tubman's nearly 3 decades of leadership is celebrated on his birthday, November 29, in this country
It's the largest country in area completely south of the equator that has a female president
North Korea is the DPRK; this country is the LPDR
In area, it's the largest former Soviet republic after Russia & the largest nation that doesn't border an ocean
By population, it's the largest country in the world without nuclear weapons
This country is home to the highest mountain outside Asia
It's the only nation in the world that officially describes itself as a confederation
2 of the 3 countries that are completely encircled by one other country