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According to statistics, Jamaica is the region where twins are most often born! If you believe in mystical powers like Douglas and want twins for yourself, welcome!

The national symbol of Jamaica is an endemic native bird called the Pennant-tailed Hummingbird. The capital of the sowing state is the city of Kingston, people here speak their varied English, replacing "y" with "j", this is the pronunciation.

They love to run here! Such is the local joke related to two facts:

- The fastest male and female runners are Jamaicans;

- In terms of the number of medals won at the Olympic Games, Jamaica ranks second in the world.

Douglas wanted to keep up the tradition and run all 70 beaches in Jamaica in a week but forgot that he doesn't like running, so he fell asleep on the first one. He was burned notably, but he found the perfect excuse.

Jamaican women have often won the Miss World title in beauty pageants, so our traveler was looking forward to this trip. It was only after Douglas was burned that his desire disappeared somewhere and he simply wrote off everything to fate.

The youngest state on Earth, whose independence is recognized by the international community. As you might have guessed, this country received its independence from Sudan in June 2011.

If you decide to take a drive through the capital of South Sudan, Juba, you will notice that it is built up of round clay houses with thatched roofs and one-story brick warehouses.

The locals told us one fact that we could not think of how to comment on, so everything is in your hands. South Sudan plans to significantly increase its treasury by selling domains in the ".ss" zone to various neo-Nazi groups.

Douglas, after a trip to Sudan, realized that he shouldn't be pushed out of his room. Moreover, at least 7 armed groups operate on the territory of the country, conflicts and uprisings continue.

Someone will accuse us of not naming the article in honor of the most famous dish of the sowing state - Ossetian pies. For a week we ate them well but decided to start with the fact that there are only two cities in South Ossetia: Tskhinval (the capital of South Ossetia) and a small settlement-type town of Kvaisi.

Local residents warmly greeted us and arranged a small feast. They didn't even know that we were famous people (Douglas considers himself a star if someone has forgotten), so it was nice to feel like ordinary tourists who came to rest.

The population of the country is about 60 thousand people. If you decide to visit a local club and dance, be sure to check out such dances as simd and honga. And don't forget to listen to the famous Caucasian polyphony!

Excursions in the mountains you choose yourself, so everything here will depend on the taste. The highest point in South Ossetia is Mount Khalatsa (3938 meters).

Let's start with a fact about politics. South Africa is the only African country that has never had a single coup d'état. Also, this country has as many as three capitals! Administrative - the city of Pretoria, legislative - the city of Cape Town, and judicial - the city of Bloemfontein. It is enough to remember the administrative one.

If you are going to come here, no matter which city, know that in each of them there are areas that even the police do not enter. Douglas doesn’t like asking for directions, since we didn’t let him walk alone. Remember, the main thing is safety!

Interesting fact: the world's first heart transplant operation was performed here by the forces of a South African surgeon. The higher the risks, the sweeter the result!

The national currency of the country of South Africa is the South African rand, one dollar can be exchanged for about 14-15 of these. Mount Njesuti, rising to a height of 3410 meters, is the highest point of the swing state.

Just another name for the country that has been common in Europe for a while. The national language is Amharic, and the capital of the country is located in Addis Ababa.

The lowest point in all of Africa (Danakil Valley) is located 116 meters below sea level in Ethiopia. The highest point in this country is located on the Ras Dashen mountain with a height of 4620 meters above sea level.

What was Douglas doing all this time? I drank coffee, enjoyed my vacation, did not get into history. It is difficult to run into adventure when you are not understood and you do not drink. We argued with our wanderer that he could not last a week without a drink. How upset our film crew was when they lost. Coffee first appeared in Ethiopia.

Mbabane Call it what you want, the main thing is to know that the sow of the state has two capitals - the cities of Mbabane and Lobamba. The first is official, and the second is royal and parliamentary.

Tourism in the state is not particularly booming, so it should come as no surprise if you are hearing about Swaziland for the first time. Many different peoples live here, but the Swazi still predominate (90 percent of the total population).

Concerning interesting stories. Nothing memorable happened, Douglas tried to exchange dollars for lilangeni (national currency) for a couple of days but did not know the exact exchange rate, so he did not trust anyone. Our film crew prepared before leaving for the sowing country, but we decided not to give the exact numbers to our wanderer (he will know how to call us bores).

Would you like a couple more interesting facts? The country is ruled by a king, his power is partially limited by parliament. Medical services in the country are lame but free. There are only about two dozen hospitals in the whole country.

You guessed it, but we will all clarify this point. To enter the country, you must be vaccinated against yellow fever. Without a document, you will simply not be allowed into the country, and the fact that Equatorial Guinea is in 4th place in terms of infection with various infectious diseases makes itself felt.

Douglas decided to earn a little money for his comfortable old age, because gold mining here is legally available to everyone, only for this you need to know the places and ways of achieving the goal. Our wanderer, in turn, watched a couple of films that just mentioned gold mining, so nothing good came of it. True, it was funny to watch how our wanderer is carried away by the current as if we were watching an old cartoon.

There are problems with electricity in the country, even in the capital of Guinea (the city of Malabo) it is given for a couple of hours a day, and in other regions, they can simply be turned off for the entire rainy season.

Also, to cheer us up and have a fun evening, the locals showed us special nuts growing here, which give the effect of slight intoxication. Douglas ate a whole plate by mistake, so the night was stunning.

Another translation of the country in the title, you have not come up with anything more interesting? Do you have any idea that this is not a clickable title for an article? Another hashtag with the same name would be used to get to the top. This might look like angry comments such as "What is this article about?"

So what is this article about? About the next adventures of our wanderer? Douglas tried not to get into unpleasant stories, did not particularly get acquainted with the local cuisine. The only thing, he really thought about was how to participate in the elections, because foreign citizens staying in Ecuador can participate in elections on an equal basis with the citizens of this country. Such is the story, it is a pity the elections will not be held soon, and we are here only for a week.

Since we have touched upon the topic of power, the seed of the country had an interesting period of time, when nine presidents have been in power in ten years. Was it possible?

The locals told us that in some parts of the country (we lived in the capital of Ecuador - the city of Quito) people still find cannibalism an acceptable meal. There are no confirmed facts, but doubts and the instinct of self-preservation make themselves felt.