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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