1. Historically formed by the coming together of four different tribes.
2. Total land area is around half the size of Nicaragua.
3. Borders four countries, and has a 498km coastline.
4. The white wagtail is a national symbol.
5. Around one third of the two million population live in the capital city

This was published in the July 2019 edition of Geographical magazine
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