Doubly landlocked, meaning you'd need to cross two whole countries before you even see the sea.
Fun fact: The Aral Sea in Uzbekistan was once the world's fourth-largest lake but has lost 90% of its water.
Their language isn't related to a single one of their neighbours', which is a properly impressive level of stubbornness.
Fun fact: Ernő Rubik took a full month to solve his own Rubik's Cube after inventing it in 1974.