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Australia
The Less Important Things

• The Capital SHOULD be Sydney, but boring old Canberra is for what ever reason
• Perth is extremely boring (i should know)
• Our current Prime Minister is a complete *. He has an extremely annoying laugh we all make fun off
• "Rove" is our current most popular Comedy Talk Show (its awesome)
•  We're the fatest country in the world (some how we beat America...)
• 1 in 3 Australians are over weight
• We have an extremely strange sense of humor most of the time
• Lots of asian tourists taking pictures of just about everything (bins, roads ect.)
• Over 80% of us DON'T like that yucky Vegimite

cheddargirl wrote:

Fun Fact: According to National Geographic, the Philippines are composed of 7104 islands. But in reality, no one knows exactly how many islands there are because some of them sink under the water during high tide! 

Hmm very interesting! Really cool fact 

cheddargirl wrote:

I was born in the US, live in New York City (which I believe is the greatest city in the world!  ) but my parents are from the Philippines, so I'll talk a little bit about the Philippines:

Capital: Manila
Language: Mainly Tagalog and English.
Main Religion: Catholicism (about 85%). However, on the main island of Mindanao, Islam is also a significant religion.
Population: About 84 million
Climate: The Philippines has a humid, tropical climate. In a sense, there are only two seasons in the Philippines: the rainy season and the dry season. And overall... it's really, really hot. 
School system: Similar to the US school system. School year starts in June and ends in March.
Form of government: Republic (if you can actually call it that. Corruption seems to play a role in government and politics).
Signature Dish: Depends on the region. Personally, I like lechon. 
Currency: [Philippine] Peso.
Fun Fact: According to National Geographic, the Philippines are composed of 7104 islands. But in reality, no one knows exactly how many islands there are because some of them sink under the water during high tide! 

wow you have over 80 million people there. Where as Australia we have less than 25million and look at the size difference.

Even though most of Australia is desert

Last edited by what-the (2009-11-06 22:43:00)

Like, Russia. >.>

Capital: Mosocw (where I lives, meh >.>)
Language: Russian, meh
Main Religion: Eastern Orthodox
Population: about 142 million
Climate: So-so. >.> Kinda like Canada, maybe. A moderately hot summer and a not-so-cold winter.
School system: Similar to US, Idk.... >.>
Form of government: Republic
Signature Dish: D:.... eh, kvas? Borsch?
Currency: Rubles

This seems fun!

-New Zealand-

• A land of sheep, with some people roaming around. The sheep use them as shearing machines.
• Lots and lots of grassland. The sheep have their own little enclosures, and the humans work for them. Lots of grazing space too.
• The climate's rather boring. Normal, normal, normal. Tawa (an area) is rainy 23/25 the time of the year, but now I'm in Porirua.
• The capital is Wellington. There have been debates on whether the capital should be Auckland, but certain situations make it easier as it is.
• The usual activites are surfboarding (in the ice-cold water), getting fish and chips with your buddies, and all those other odd activites.
• I'm not from New Zealand, so I enjoy making fun of the locals! But they're nice. *evil snicker*

Okay, how was that? Don't panic about the facts, because it's a wonderful place to live.

Last edited by Chrischb (2009-11-07 02:05:15)

Missouri, U.S.A.
Language: American English
Climate: Warm,humid summers
Population: 5 Million People
Capital: Jefferson City
School system: Kindergarten-6th Grade is elementary. 7-8th grade is Junior High School 10-12 Grade is High School. Most people then either go to a 2-year Junior College or Technical School or a 4 year university.
Popular Food: Fried Chicken,Barbecue Ribs.
Fun Facts: Missouris Three largest Cities are Kansas city in the west, Saint Louis in the East and Springfeild in the south. During the American Civil War, Missouri Secceeded with the Confederate States of America, but was Immediately overrun by Union Armies. Therefore, It is usually referred to as a border state even though it seceeded. Our biggest sports teams are the Saint Louis Cardinals, Saint Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City royals and Saint Louis Blues along with The University of Missouri (MIzzou) football and Basketball teams. with the exception of 1956 and 2008, missouri has always predicted the winner of the United States Presidency since 1904. Most People within the state(with the exception of Eastern Missouri) are conservitive  and attend regular Chuch services or masses.

Switzerland, Europe! 
Capital: Bern
Language: German, French, Italian, and Romanish
Main Religion: Catholicism
Population: About 7.6 million
Climate: Generally temperate. Warm in the summer, cold in winter. Föhn winds can appear at any time of the year.
School system: Minimum age for beginning primary school is six. Primary school ends in fourth or fifth grade. Then there's a secondary school.
Form of government: Republic
Signature Dish: Mostly fondue and raclette. Oh, and CHOCOLATE!
Currency: Swiss franc
Fun Fact: No wars since 1815! 

jacool wrote:

cocoanut wrote:

Fun Fact: No wars since 1815! 

I think the last war Sweden was involved in was in 1814 

Awww... 

Competitive peace!

TheSaint wrote:

All those people up there (Switzerland, Sweden and Norway) never get into wars...Makes me wonder if they should be the ones ruling the world.

Switzerland is not located "Up there"    Switzerland is right next to France    Switzerland is even located more south than United Kingdom and Germany...

Whoops. 

jacool wrote:

TheSaint wrote:

Whoops. 

  Many people also confuse Sweden with Switzerland, I once told a guy tht I was from Sweden and he was like:
"Oh! Can you yodel?" xD

I rarely do. I know the locations of nearly every country!