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06-24-2013, 11:41 PM
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Location: San Diego
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Are there any twin countries? Size and scope do not matter as much as heritage and present culture. Can you name any twin countries in this regard?
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06-24-2013, 11:43 PM
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Location: M I N N E S O T A
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USA - Canada
Australia - New Zealand
UAE - Qatar
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06-25-2013, 12:04 AM
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Location: Victoria TX
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Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo. Their capitals are connected by ferry just a few minutes across.
Rwanda and Burundi are very similar, culturally, historically, geographically. Both former Belgian territories, inhabited by the same tribal groups.
Haiti and Dominican Republic share an island, about equally.
Norway, Sweden and Denmark understand each other's languages fairly well, and from time to time in the past, were parts of each other's kingdoms.
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06-25-2013, 01:15 AM
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Location: Canada
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at least one of the countries in each of these pairs will HATE the comparison. Also, I agree with the above pairs.
UK and Ireland
Greece and Turkey
Chile and Argentina
Spain and Portugal
Malaysia and Singapore
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06-25-2013, 01:22 AM
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Location: San Diego, California Republic
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USA-Canada
Austria-Hungary
Slovenia-Croatia
Australia-New Zeeland
Chile-Argentina
Republic of Congo-Democratic Republic Of Congo
UK-Ireland
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06-25-2013, 02:18 AM
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Location: Brisbane
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You cant dispute Australia and NZ, however most people seem to ignore the fact that there is well over 1000 miles of ocean between the two countries (Geographically Darwin is closer to Shanghai than it is to Auckland) and almost 1/4 of NZ's population are Maori or other native pacific islanders, they have a large cultural influence on the country.
The two are possibly not as closely linked as most would think.
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06-25-2013, 04:06 AM
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Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Canada - USA
Guatemala - El Salvador
Honduras - Nicaragua
Costa Rica - Panama
Colombia - Venezuela
Ecuador - Peru
Bolivia - Paraguay
Chile - Argentina
Ireland - Scotland
Iceland - Denmark
Norway - Sweden
Netherlands - Belgium
France - Switzerland
Germany - Austria
Luxembourg - Liechtenstein
Finland - Estonia
Latvia - Lithuania
Czech Republic - Slovakia
Portugal - Spain
Italy - Malta
Slovenia - Croatia
Montenegro - Serbia
Bosnia - Albania
Greece - Cyprus
Macedonia - Bulgaria
Romania - Moldova
Belarus - Ukraine
Morocco - Algeria
Senegal - Mali
Guinea - Guinea-Bissau
Sierra Leone - Liberia
Togo - Benin
Ivory Coast - Cameroon
Ghana - Nigeria
Niger - Chad
Sudan - Somalia
Eritrea - Ethiopia
Kenya - Tanzania
Rwanda - Burundi
Equatorial Guinea - Gabon
Congo - DR Congo
Zambia - Zimbabwe
Mozambique - Madagascar
Namibia - South Africa
Lesotho - Swaziland
Lebanon - Syria
Kuwait - Saudi Arabia
Qatar - UAE
Russia - Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan - Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan - Tajikistan
Afghanistan - Pakistan
Nepal - Bhutan
India - Sri Lanka
Laos - Cambodia
China - Vietnam
Hong Kong - Macau
Malaysia - Indonesia
Singapore - Brunei
Northern Mariana Islands - Guam
Federated States of Micronesia - Marshall Islands
Papua New Guinea - Solomon Islands
Australia - New Zealand
Vanuatu - New Caledonia
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06-25-2013, 04:32 AM
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Location: Chicago
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Trinidad and Tobago?
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06-25-2013, 04:50 AM
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Location: Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Drover
Trinidad and Tobago?
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06-25-2013, 07:35 AM
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Location: Texas
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India and Pakistan
North Korea and South Korea
Spain and Portugal
US and Mexico
Norway and Sweden
Netherlands and Denmark
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