...that France possesses the largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the world?
...that Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City all mint their own euro coins, with their own national symbols on the back?
...that Turkey's two most famous weightlifters, Naim Suleymanoglu and Halil Mutlu are only two of four weightlifters in the world to have won 3 gold medals in 3 olympics?