Separated from mainland Africa by the Mozambique Channel, this island nation is renowned for its unique biodiversity — including lemurs, which are found nowhere else in the wild.
Madagascar
Taste the rainbow
Skittles
This type of sandwich can be made with a variety of ingredients and breads, but is always pressed and toasted
Panini
Another term for a "wiener dog"
Dachshund
You might talk about this after exhausting all other conversational topics
Weather
Once part of the Soviet Union, this small Eastern European country lies between Romania and Ukraine. It’s known for its vast underground wine cellars — including Mileștii Mici, the largest in the world — and for the unrecognized breakaway region of Transnistria, which still uses Soviet symbols today.
Moldova
Gimme a break, gimme a break, break me off a piece of that...
KitKat
This British baked good is traditionally served with clotted cream and jam, but is usually just glazed in America
Scone
A sudden and overwhelming attack, most commonly used in regards to either sport or war
Blitz
For this, you don't need instruments - just your lungs, lips, and good rhythm
Beatboxing
Though often overshadowed by its neighbors Brazil and Argentina, this South American country boasts a strong democratic tradition, legal recreational cannabis, and a high standard of living. Its national soccer team won the first-ever FIFA World Cup in 1930.
Uruguay
Once you pop, the fun don't stop
Pringles
This sticky and spiraled pastry is such a favorite that it has also become an internet and anime term for someone sweet and lovable
Cinnamon roll
Another term for carbonated water
Seltzer
You probably see these on two occasions: Christmas and a funeral
Wreaths
The only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, this nation is home to ancient stupas and vast jungles. Despite its peaceful image, it holds the grim title of being the most heavily bombed country per capital in history.
Laos
Curiously strong mints
Altoids
This drink, made with espresso and water, is ironically the most popular coffee drink in South Korea in its iced form
Americano
This term was used by Nietzsche to describe an ideal, superior being
übermensch
You won't be one of these unless you are nice with literature, chemistry, or medicine
Laureate
Though rich in diamonds, this West African nation endured a devastating civil war in the 1990s. It was initially founded as a place to resettle returning freed Africans after the abolition of slavery in 1808.
Sierra Leone
Can you hear the crunch?
Doritos
This small French pastry is flavored with rum and vanilla with a soft, custardy center
Canelé
This type of novel focuses on the intellectual, psychological, and/or spiritual development of the main character
Bildungsroman
Amma, Ahsonnutli, Atum, and Arceus are all these type of gods
Gods of creation