Plus it has a spiffy new 26x26 table. The table in the article is interactive. It tells you the name of the country and if you click it, it takes you down the page to more info.
(click it to big it)
The table has an index in the article. The countries are mainly green (248) with a few territories thrown in with a few island groups thrown on top. So it's hard to tell how many countries there really are in the world.
That lead me to click on the US which took me to the ISO information which mentioned the United States Minor Outlying Islands. That article mentions the Bajo Nuevo Bank which is basically an atoll in the Caribbean.
The crazy thing about the Bajo Nuevo Bank is that four countries claim it including the United States.
So if you can get your kid born on the atoll, you can claim citizenship in the US, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and Trinidad. Eat your heart out Ed Snowden.
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So another Guano Island? We really need another one.
Yeah, I think we all know what the "Bank" part of Bajo Nuevo Bank means. Mitt Romney was born there.
Jay
Elvis - And how many more are out there that no one knows or talks about.
Jay - Maybe Mitt will return home and not bother us anymore.
Fascinating in its complexity.
Angel - The chart or the island?
If you had the chance to claim a Caribbean spot in any way, shape, or form, wouldn't you?
Oh, you totally would.
LET - I would but then I would sell it to ...... YOU!
When I have my own country, it's going to need a lot more than two letters to designate it.
Bilbo - You can call the island Bilbo Bay. Then declare war on the US, surrender, and get all kinds of aid.
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