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After the fall of Austria in World War I, this country in central Europe had formed, though would later be split in 1992
What is Czechoslovakia?
Despite the popularity of foods such as Swiss chocolate, chocolate actually originates from this supercontinent
What are the Americas?
This country, correspondent to its size, surprisingly has a larger coastline than does Russia
What is Canada?
This French island has its culture extremely separated from France, formerly being owned by Italy and where Napoleon was born
What is Corsica?
As the most recent addition to Europe, this largely unrecognized country is protected by NATO after Serbia's attempt to prevent dominance from the Albanian majority
What is Kosovo?
Once the Roman Empire had split into two, the Eastern Roman Empire, with its capital in Constantinople, became known by this new name
What is the Byzantine Empire?
Together, with chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil, creates this popular Middle Eastern food
What is Hummus?
This country contains two tiny countries within it -- namely San Marino and Vatican City -- while itself being popular across several different cities
What is Italy?
While Denmark was occupied during World War II, its agreement with its territory near Greenland meant it would gain independence in the 1940s though was uncontested once the time actually arrived
What is Iceland?
After the Spanish-American war, this now country was excited to finally acquire its independence though was ultimately made into an American territory. However, it would end up acquiring independence shortly after the end of World War II.
What is the Philippines?
The Kievian Rus, though eventually becoming Russia with its capital in Moscow, was originally based in this surprising country
What is Kyiv/Ukraine?
This fruit from southeast Asia is surprisingly green, however its color changes to this, which the fruit is named after, once met with different climates.
What are oranges?
Thanks to French Guiana in South America, France's largest land border with any country is actually with this
What is Brazil?
Nearby to Argentina is this British owned island which Argentina believes it should own because of its proximity compared to the UK. Ultimately, this had led to war, though it still remains owned by the UK.
What are the Falkland Islands?
From fears of a loss from war, France had incorporated this large African nation into its territory fully -- not as a colony but instead as part of France itself
What is Algeria?
The Russian lands taken from the dissolution of Poland-Lithuania had later developed into this separate country from its different lineage, acquiring its independence at the dissolution of the Soviet Union
What is Belarus?
This transcontinental country is named after a misunderstanding which had the British believe the bird of the same name originated from it.
What is Turkey/Turkiye?
This small, mountainous country is found directly on the border of Spain and France and is co-ruled by both the French president and Spanish monarch
What is Andorra?
Besides Greenland, Denmark also owns this series of islands north of Scotland, though it only has around 50,000 people living there
What are the Faroe Islands?
The entirety of the Indian subcontinent, while it was under British rule, was instead unified into one under this name
What is the British Raj?
The Hellenic Republic is the real name of this European country in the Balkans, though it is instead known by a different name from Roman influences
What is Greece?
Despite originating in Hamburg, Germany, hamburgers were modernized into what they are known as today by this country
What is the USA?
Out of every country, only this former British colony in Oceania lies on both the equator and the prime meridian
What is Kiribati?
This European country has over 267,000 islands -- the most of any country in the world -- though less than 1000 of these are habitable and only make up around 3% of the country's entire land area
What is Sweden?
Surprisingly, before any country -- even the countries which aided its war for independence -- the US was first recognized by this country in Africa
What is Morocco?