It has Europe's fastest growing economy & has been called the continent's "Sun Belt"
It gained independence from France in 1962; now a new constitution allows multiple political parties
December 21st, Forefathers' Day, commemorates the 1620 landing here
Native to Mexico, this pear-shaped green fruit is a hardy member of the laurel family
In the early 1900s this fast food was sometimes called "Coney Island Chicken"
"...Nearly every man in the village agreed she was the finest collie he had ever laid eyes on"
In "The Sword in the Stone", Kay calls this main character "The Wart"
He wrote "The Snow Man", "The Snowdrop", "The Ice Maiden" & "The Snow Queen"
The Big Billy Goat Gruff poked this character's eyes out with his horns & crushed him to bits
He wrote 14 books about Oz, & some short stories too