One of the things the boy got for Christmas this year was this globe (he's a budding geography nerd). While it doesn't attempt to label many countries (it does label all of the continents), those it does label are indicated by the text of the country's name, plus a small image indicating something about that country. For example, there are two such labels for the United States, one picturing the Statue of Liberty, the other picturing a cowboy boot. (Little publicized fact: Out here on the east coast, we assume all of you west of the Mississippi are cowboys who ride horses to work and frequent saloons.) Here are some of the other images, including one that had us laughing:

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So in Mexico, I can find a Mexican. Good to know. There are so few countries labeled on this globe, you'd think that if they couldn't come up with a landmark or symbol for a country, they'd just skip it. Or they could take the opportunity to highlight a "lesser known" landmark, like one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. In my head, I keep imagining the design meeting where someone pitched the idea that for Mexico, they should find an illustration of a Mexican. It's comical every time.