TIL that a woman from New Zealand was detained in Kazakhstan because authorities didn't believe New Zealand actually existed. When she was asked to point out her country on a map, the map they provided didn't include New Zealand.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/kiwi-traveller/87233886/kiwi-detained-in-kazakhstan-after-officials-refuse-to-recognise-new-zealand-as-country
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g53zgc/til_that_a_woman_from_new_zealand_was_detained_in/