Fun Fact Friday: How much do you know?

The clock’s winding down and we are getting closer to the 2016 Macedonia Model United Nations. With country announcements just around the corner, we wanted to give you a chance to test your knowledge! While delegates will be discussing important global issues at this year’s conference, we thought it would be worthwhile to learn more about each participating nation by sharing these fun facts! See how many countries you can guess correctly!

Number ONE

1. In this country, 10 million motor bikes travel on the roads every day

2. It is common to keep a pot-bellied pig as a house pet

3. This country is the largest exporter of cashews in the world

Number TWO

1. This country has a larger surface area than Pluto

2. There are 9 million more woman than men in this country

3. This country has the most polluted and radioactive lake in the world

Number THREE

1. The average woman in this country has 6 children

2. This country is sometimes referred to as “The Dead Heart of Africa”

3. This country has two national animals: the goat and the lion

Number FOUR

1. This country serves over 100 acres of pizza a day

2. 1 in 8 workers in this country are employed by McDonalds

3. This country has no official language

Number FIVE

1. The first Christian Church ever built was in this country

2. Santa Clause (St Nicholas) was born here

3. This country imprisons the most journalists

Number SIX

1. This country is made up of 333 islands

2. In villages, only the chief can wear a hat and sunglasses

3. To celebrate the New Year, woman participate in a game where they kick around an orange

Number SEVEN

1. In this country, it is legal for children over 5 to drink alcohol at home

2. All horses, ponies and donkeys have to have their own passport

3. US eggs are illegal in this country

Number EIGHT

1. You cannot ice skate more than 50 MPH or 80 KPH

2. This country makes a traditional cake with Fanta soda

3. The government can reject weird baby names

Number NINE

1. This country has about 23 million people

2. One of the top exports is crude oil

3. The national animal is a hawk

Number TEN

1. The world’s largest swimming pool is in this country

2. The oldest mummy in this world is from this country

3. This country is home to the driest place on earth

Number ELEVEN

1. The world’s largest mall is in this country, and it is also 99% empty

2. Over 35 million people still live in caves

3. Although this country spans five time zones, it combined them all into one

Number TWELVE

1. This country’s name comes from the Latin word for silver

2. In 2001, it had 5 presidents in 10 days

3. Political parties have their own brands of beer

Number THIRTEEN

1. The world’s oldest dress was found here

2. The Statue of Liberty was intended for this country

3. It invented the first sailing boats

Number FOURTEEN

1. This is the most visited country in the world

2. It was the first to introduce the license plate

3. This country uses 12 different time zones, the most of any country in the world

Number FIFTEEN

1. This country has the lowest meat consumption per person

2. It has more mobile phones than toilets

3. 70% of the world’s spices come from this country

Number SIXTEEN

1. This was the first country to ban underweight models

2. Motorola developed its cell phone in this country

3. It has the highest rate of entrepreneurship among women and people over 55 in the world

And the answers are….

1. Vietnam

2. Russia

3. Chad

4. USA

5. Turkey

6. Fiji

7. United Kingdom

8. Germany

9. Syria

10. Chile

11. China

12. Argentina

13. Egypt

14. France

15. India

16. Israel

How many did you get right? Comment below!

**IMPORTANT REMINDER**

Country fact sheets are due March 20th. Once your team receives its country, it is time to start researching so that you will be fully prepared for the upcoming stages.

Best of luck to you all!

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