21 October 2013

Good at something

Rico says everybody's gotta be good at one thing or another, and Allison Sekuler has a Google+ article about who and what; given the others on the list, if you're not known for something, you're not trying very hard, as everyone is good at something, even if it's just maple syrup and impact craters...
The Doghouse Diaries has a lot more:
Country   Leads World In… Measure   Source
Afghanistan   opium   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium#Illegal_production
Albania
Algeria   Middle Paleolithic flake tool techniques   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria#Ancient_history
Andorra reading   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_literacy_rate
Angola speaking umbundu   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola#Languages
Antarctica emperor penguins   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Penguin
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina exporting soccer players   http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-12-30-3736107920_x.htm
Armenia
Australia deadly animals and melanoma   http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/top-30-deadly-animals-in-australia.htm, http://www.aneki.com/melanoma_cancer_countries.html
Austria mohnflesserl   http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Geography/Austria-5140.html
Azerbaijan software piracy   http://www.economist.com/node/9248524
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh   peacekeeping   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_UN_peacekeepers
Barbados
Belarus   wisents   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_bison#Numbers_and_distribution
Belgium   relaxing   http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/lif_lei_lei_tim_lei_tim_acr_dem_gro_tot-time-across-demographic-groups-total
Belize   destroying the ozone   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_greenhouse_gas_emissions_per_capita
Benin
Bhutan   farming   http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/agr_lab_sha-agriculture-labor-share
Bolivia   brazil nuts   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_nut
Bosnia & Herzegovina   land mines   http://www.unicef.org/sowc96pk/hidekill.htm
Botswana   diamonds   http://geology.com/articles/gem-diamond-map/
Brazil   coffee   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_coffee_production
Brunei
Bulgaria   living the american dream   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_home_ownership_rate
Burkina Faso   illiteracy   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_literacy_rate
Burundi   being unsatisfied   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisfaction_with_Life_Index
Cambodia   long alphabet     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_top_international_rankings_by_country
Cameroon   killer lakes   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nyos#Medical_problems
Canada   maple syrup and asteroid impacts     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_syrup#Commerce, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_impact_craters_on_Earth
Cape Verde
Central African Republic expensive internet   http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/int_pri_bas_for_int_us_per_mon-price-basket-us-per-month
Chad   not wasting electricity   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_electricity_consumption
Chile   staying married    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce_demography
China   CO2 emissions and renewable energy   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_electricity_production_from_renewable_sources, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions
Colombia   rain   http://www.top5ofanything.com/index.php?h=83a372df
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of   pygmy chimpanzees   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
Congo, Republic of   saving energy    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_energy_intensity
Costa Rica   happiness   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Planet_Index
Ivory Coast   malaria   http://www.aneki.com/highest_rate_of_malaria_deaths.html
Croatia
Cuba   baseball   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_World_Cup#Medal_table
Cyprus
Czech Republic   beer consumption  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_beer_consumption_per_capita
Denmark   education   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_Index
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador   endangering plants   http://www.top5ofanything.com/index.php?h=4639d2e4
Egypt   African Cup of Nations   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Cup_of_Nations#Results
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia prevalence of women   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_sex_ratio
Ethiopia   employing children   http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.0714.ZS/countries?order=wbapi_data_value_2011+wbapi_data_value+wbapi_data_value-last&sort=asc
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Finland   drinking coffee   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_coffee_consumption_per_capita
France   tourism   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tourism_rankings
Gabon   sun-tailed monkeys   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_of_Gabon#Mammals
Gambia   not spending money on military   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures
Georgia   khachapuri   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khachapuri
Germany   almost winning the World Cup   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_records
Ghana
Greece   smoking   http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_dai_smo-health-daily-smokers
Greenland   personal space   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density
Grenada   Olympic medals per capita   http://www.medalspercapita.com/#medals-per-capita:2012
Guatemala
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras   homicide rate   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_homicide_rate
Hong Kong   IQ avg   http://www.statisticbrain.com/countries-with-the-highest-lowest-average-iq/
Hungary canoeing medals   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoeing_and_kayaking_at_the_Summer_Olympics#Medal_table
Iceland   using the internet   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_users
India   movies and low prices   http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/world-top-ten-feature-film-production-map.html, http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/rankings_by_country.jsp
Indonesia   volcanoes   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_volcanoes
Iran   brain drain   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%27s_brain_drain
Iraq not safe for journalists total http://www.top5ofanything.com/index.php?h=cdd1370f
Ireland   quality of life   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality-of-life_index
Israel   r&d % of gdp   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_research_and_development_spending
Italy   UEFA competitions   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UEFA_club_competition_winners
Jamaica
Japan   robots per 10,000 manufactoring workers   http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/01/top-10-countries-by-robot-density.html
Jordan large falafel balls total http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falafel#Largest_falafel_ball
Kazakhstan uranium total http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Nuclear-Fuel-Cycle/Mining-of-Uranium/World-Uranium-Mining-Production/#.UhJWen9Yojc
Kenya flowers total http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floral_industry#New_flower_growing_centres
Kiribati
Kuwait highest valued currency exchange rate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highest-valued_currency_unit
Kyrgyzstan   walnut forests   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arslanbob
Laos   solar energy   http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/ene_ele_sol_pro_sel_percap-production-self-producer-per-capita
Latvia   eco-friendly   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index
Lebanon
Lesotho mortality rate   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_death_rate
Liberia
Libya   heat   http://www.aneki.com/hottest.html
Liechtenstein teachers per capita   http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_sec_edu_tea_percap-education-secondary-teachers-per-capita
Lithuania
Luxembourg   generosity per capita   http://www.aneki.com/most_generous_countries.html
Macedonia
Madagascar   lemurs   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar#Ecology
Malawi   malawisaurus   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawisaurus
Malaysia   caves   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia#Geography
Maldives
Mali   firefinches   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_of_Mali#Birds
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico   getting struck by lightning, cartels and boxing   http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/mor_vic_of_lig-mortality-victim-of-lightning, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_cartel#Mexico, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Mexico#Boxing
Moldova   alcohol consumption per capita   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumption
Monaco
Mongolia   velociraptor bones   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velociraptor
Montenegro
Morocco   couscous   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan_cuisine#Main_dishes
Mozambique
Myanmar speaking Burmese   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Burma
Namibia   wealth inequality   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_distribution_of_wealth
Nepal   not killing themselves   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate
Netherlands   male and female height   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Average_height_around_the_world
New Zealand   sheep and rugby   http://agriexchange.apeda.gov.in/product_profile/Major_Exporing_Countries.aspx
Nicaragua
Niger   births per woman   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_territories_by_fertility_rate
Nigeria   yams   http://www.top5ofanything.com/index.php?h=7e762cf1
North Korea   censorship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_by_country
Norway   democracy   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index#Changes_from_2010_to_2011_and_2012
Oman
Pakistan   field hockey   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_World_Cup#Successful_national_teams
Palau   swimming with jellyfish   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellyfish_Lake
Palestine   not having cancer   http://www.top5ofanything.com/index.php?h=b62e36fc
Panama   defenselessness   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_troops
Papua New Guinea   linguistic diversity   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_diversity_index
Paraguay   drinking tea per capita   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tea_consumption_per_capita
Peru   sandboarding   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandboarding#Sandboarding_in_South_America
Philippines   social media   http://www.mediameasurement.com/how-social-media-use-varies-across-countries-and-age/
Poland   kielbasa   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kielbasa
Portugal   graduating high school   http://www.aneki.com/oecd_countries_high_school_graduation_rates.html
Puerto Rico
Qatar    GDP per capita   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita
Romania   download speed   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania#Telecommunications
Russia   raspberries and nuclear warheads   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry#Commercial_production, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_level_of_military_equipment
Rwanda   women in parliament   http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SG.GEN.PARL.ZS?order=wbapi_data_value_2012+wbapi_data_value+wbapi_data_value-last&sort=asc
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia   oil reserves   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_oil_exports
Senegal
Serbia   water polo   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_polo_at_the_World_Aquatics_Championships
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore   science   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trends_in_International_Mathematics_and_Science_Study
Slovakia   making cars   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia#Industry
Slovenia   casinos per thousand inhabitants   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia#Tourism
Solomon Islands
Somalia   pirates   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_in_Somalia#Somalia
South Africa   ostriches   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_of_South_Africa#Birds
South Korea   work hours per year per person   http://www.aneki.com/work_hours.html
South Sudan   inflation rate   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_inflation_rate
Spain   cocaine use   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_prevalence_of_cocaine_use
Sri Lanka   cinnamon   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon#Cultivation
Sudan
Suriname   forested area   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_forest_area
Swaziland
Sweden   atheism   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreligion_by_country
Switzerland   employment rate   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_employment_rate
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania   national parks and wildlife   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_of_Tanzania#National_Parks
Thailand   rice exports   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand#Economy
Timor-Leste
Togo   deaths per 100,000 cars   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia   guns per capita   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_guns_per_capita_by_country
Turkey   apricots   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_apricot_production
Turkmenistan   corruption   http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2012/results/
Uganda   median age   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_median_age
Ukraine   population control   http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_con_pre_of_wom_age_1549-prevalence-women-ages-15-49
United Arab Emirates   sex ratio   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_sex_ratio
United Kingdom    fascist movements   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fascist_movements_by_country_U-Z
Uruguay   eating beef   http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-11000/largest-bovine-meat-consumption-per-capita/
USA   falling off beds and chairs, getting killed by lawnmowers, Nobel laureates, and eating hot dogs   http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/mor_fal_inv_bed-mortality-fall-involving-bed, http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/mor_fal_inv_cha-mortality-fall-involving-chair, http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/mor_con_wit_pow_law-mortality-contact-with-powered-lawnmower, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nobel_laureates_by_country, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan’s_Hot_Dog_Eating_Contest
Uzbekistan   being double landlocked   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_landlocked#Doubly_landlocked_country
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela   Miss Universe pageants   http://www.aneki.com/beautiful.html
Vietnam   economic growth   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3G_%28countries%29
Western Australia   deadly shark attacks   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_attack#Statistics
Western Sahara
Yemen   gender gap   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Gender_Gap_Report
Zambia   Rhodesian giraffe   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe#Subspecies
Zimbabwe   prime lending rate   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate

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