Ok, let's begin the final #fridaygeotrivia of 2022 and the first time here on Mastodon. We will see how/if it works. Embrace the chaos.

This thread starts the game.
As always rules are on the blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/post/geotrivia-december-2022
For full points you need the hashtag and emoji flag.

Name countries that, in common English usage - have “short name” with at least two words. For example “Saudi Arabia”. Countries that are commonly abbreviated, for example “USA” do NOT count.