Ninth biggest country on earth and most people couldn't point to it on a map to save their life.
Fun fact: Every crewed Russian space mission since 1961 has launched from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Fifteen dishes show up before you've even ordered your main, and every single one's a banger.
Fun fact: The word "bible" derives from Byblos, a Lebanese port city inhabited since 5000 BC.