A teardrop-shaped island that produces tea so good you forgive it for the six-syllable capital city.
Fun fact: Sri Lanka elected the world's first female head of state, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, in 1960.
Democracy, philosophy, the Olympics — invented all of it and then had a nice long sit down.
Fun fact: The Greek national anthem has 158 verses, the longest of any country in the world.