Ireland (Republic of)

Economic basket case off the west coast of Europe. Almost exclusively irrelevant in its own right, has spent centuries exporting things it's proud of (sons, daughters and whiskey) and things it's not (the bagpipes). Locals speak a dialect of English often bewildering to other native English speakers: 'craic' for 'fun'; 'drizzle' for 'humidity'; 'a pint' for 'twelve pints'; 'grand' for 'broke and destitute, but no point in complaining, anyone interested in a pint?'.

Will never win a World Cup in anything except golf.