Priller
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@jc100 Apparently I also strike out on massive African countries as well. Here's my tour of West Africa, hitting all around the target, but forgetting all about a (physically) giant nation between Morocco and Senegal:
By which I also learned the genuinely fascinating fact (to me, anyway!) that Mauritania is a continuation of the Roman word Mauri, which is the root for Moor. So Mauritania is essentially "Moorland' in ancient Latin and is unchanged in 2,000+ years. They also didn't outlaw slavery until 2007, so there's that...
By which I also learned the genuinely fascinating fact (to me, anyway!) that Mauritania is a continuation of the Roman word Mauri, which is the root for Moor. So Mauritania is essentially "Moorland' in ancient Latin and is unchanged in 2,000+ years. They also didn't outlaw slavery until 2007, so there's that...