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South Korean pedestrian crossing signs can be easily recognised from the distinctpentagonal shapecombined with the blue background.
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Korean buildings have very distinctivehouse numbers. They are blue and usually are shaped quite literally like a house. The full address of the building is written on them, in both Hangul and Latin script.
Some places have unique house numbers, which you can use to region-guess. More information about this can be found in the spotlight section.
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You will sometimes see these black and white wedge-shaped bollards. They have around yellow reflectoron the front, and a grey one on the back.
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The South Korean landscape is predominantlymountainous. It is very rare to not see at least some hills or mountains in the distance. Even in the flat areas, you can almost always see elevation on the horizon.
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Red brickis a very common building material in South Korea.
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Many buildings havetraditional tiled roofslike these. These often have decorative elements on the corners, and tend to have sides that curve slightly upwards. Blue roofs are quite common.
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South Korea has fairly limited andvery spotty coverage. Other than large highways, most of the coverage is concentrated in and around major cities.
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Area codesin South Korea increase to the south, from 02 in the north, to 064 on Jeju. It is also notable that Seoul has the only two-digit area code in the country.
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Generation 2coverage is almost exclusively found in Seoul and Busan. It can also be found on a couple of highways outside the cities, however almost all of that coverage has been overwritten.
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Asmall cameracan be seen mounted above the brake light on the Street View car on coverage northeast of Seoul and around Pohang.
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Jeju is avolcanic islandwith a lot of dark volcanic dirt, where you can also often see volcanoes in the distance.
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Jeju also has a lot ofrock walls, made ofdarkvolcanic rocks.
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The area around Gimje can be recognised by being one of the onlycompletely flatareas of South Korea, combined with the open,yellow-green fieldsalong almost every road in the area.
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House numbers in the Hampyeong region can be recognised from thelarge white sectionat the top of the sign.
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Spain uses standard long,whiteEuropean plates with a singleblue stripon the left.
NOTE: Most Portuguese plates have a yellow strip on the right. Italian plates have two blue strips on either side of the plate.
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The standard Spanish bollards have ayellow-orangereflector on the front and two white dots on the back (though the back can also be blank). They are typically hollow.
NOTE: Very close to Andorra, you can find aslightly different bollard, which is also used in Andorra itself.
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In Spain, you can find a variety of electricity poles and pole tops. In small towns and sparsely populated rural areasconcrete ladder polesandwooden polesare the most common.
“Ladder” poles have indents that resemble a ladder, hence the name.
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“French style” poletops are common in Spain. They are shaped like an upside down triangle, with a horizontal top bar that is curved slightly upwards. They are usually found on top of tall ladder poles ormedium sized steel poles.
NOTE: As the name suggests, French poletops are also very common in France.
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High voltage electricity lines supported bypylonsare very common in Spain, especially compared to other Mediterranean countries.
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Spain has distinct road markers with a variety ofcolourful borders. The code on top is the number of the road.
NOTE: Andorra hassimilar markersand the letter codes preceding the road number on these markers are often an important region-specific clue.You can learn more about these codes in the region guessing section.
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In rural areas you will often find hunting signs. There are two versions, both of which are unique to Spain. One is a simple white sign with a text starting with “coto” and ending in “caza”. The other one has a diagonally divided black and white background.
NOTE: These signs have an identifyingcodethat can sometimes be read. In this case “Ex” stands for Extremadura.
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Spain hasyellow reflectorson rounded A-type guardrails.
NOTE: Belgium, Andorra and Gibraltar also have yellow reflectors. For a good overview of European guardrails, seethis infographic.
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Spanish pedestrian crossing signs have8 stripes. This is the highest number of stripes in Europe, and almost unique to Spain.
NOTE: The only other European country with 8 stripes is Andorra.
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Spanish stop signs have a distinctsmallfont.
NOTE: These are mostly useful to distinguish Portugal from Spain: Portuguese stop signs have a noticeablylargerfont.
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Red borders on road signs extend all the way to the edge of the sign. There isno small white borderseparating the red part from the edge.
NOTE: France, Italy and Portugal have a smallwhiteborder on the edge of such road signs.
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Almost all traffic signs, kilometre markers, chevrons and some direction signs in Spain have aflat signpost.
NOTE: Flat signposts in Europe are also present in Portugal, France and Andorra.
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Spain has two chevrons:black with whitearrows, andblue with whitearrows. Chevrons with a single arrow are rare.
NOTE:
In Southern Europe, black with white chevrons can be found in Italy, Greece and Albania.
France is the only other European country that has blue with white chevrons.
Portugal has black with yellow chevrons.
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Spanish direction signs have a white background. They often featurecolourful boxeswith road numbers, making them recognizable. These road number boxes can be many different colours.
Highway signs have a blue background.
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Rural roads sometimes havedashed outer lines. This can help tell Spain apart from Portugal and Italy, where such road lines are (almost) non-existent.
Note that the reverse is not true: like Italy and Portugal, many Spanish roads do have solid outer lines.
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Spanishis the main language in most of the country. It is a Romance language that is closely related to Portuguese.
Spanish and Portuguese can look very similar. Some key differences between the two:
Ñ is unique to Spanish.
Ç and lh are unique to Portuguese (Ç is also present in Catalan).
Portuguese uses the -ao word ending, and -nh- instead of ñ.
Portuguese uses da and do, where Spanish uses de.
NOTE: Spain also has several regional languages, some of which are more common than Spanish in their respective regions.These languages are discussed in more detail in the region-guessing section.
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The Spanish word for street iscalle.
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You will often find no parking signs in front of garage doors and gates. They will usually read “Vado permanente”.
These signs will very often have the name of the municipality after “Ayuntamiento de”.
NOTE: Italy uses signs that read “Passo carrabile”.
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Spain hashighly diverse landscapes, ranging fromlush Atlantic foreststobone-dry semideserts. Elevation is also varied: highland plateaus interspersed withrolling hillsare common, but you might also encounter jagged mountain ranges andvery flat lowlandareas.
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While there is not one single definitive Spanish landscape, most of the country has a somewhat dry,Mediterraneanclimate, with matching vegetation and agriculture.
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Generation 3 cars can havelong, shortornoantennas. The back of the car is usually not visible, but when it is, it can be either black or white.
NOTE: Coverage in Eastern Andalusia, Huesca, and Lleida sometimes has a long antenna with adistinctive white top.
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Generation 4 cars areblueor less commonlyblack. The car can be completely hidden.
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Spanish regional road numbers featureregion-specific codes. These are found onroad markers, and sometimes ondirection signs.
For example, theSG code on road markersrefers to a road in Segovia province.
The infographic shows almost all the regional codes, except for some very rare codes. Click on the image to enlarge it.
NOTE:
National roads use the following codes: E, AP, A, R, N. These can be found anywhere in the country.
Be careful: A is also used for community roads in Andalusia and Aragon.
Some autonomous communities do not have community roads, only provincial roads. These have been indicated with grey on the map.
Asturias uniquely has a large variety of local road codes.
Ceuta only has N-roads. Melilla uses the code ML.
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Area codesin Spain are very useful, as you only need two digits to get a very accurate guess. Every landline number starts with “9”, followed by the regional numbers.
Mobile numbers start with “6”, and are not relevant in region guessing.
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Spain has several regional languages. The ones that are most useful to GeoGuessr areCatalan,BasqueandGalician.
Some other regions, such as Asturias, also have their own regional languages. But there, non-Spanish signage is much more rare.
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Catalanis a Romance language that is closely related to both Spanish and French.
It is spoken in Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands. In Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, it is (much) more common than Spanish on signage. The Valencian Community is more bilingual.
If you are unfamiliar with Romance languages, it can be hard to distinguish between Catalan and Spanish.
The Catalan word for “and” isi, compared to Spanish y.
The grave accent (à, è, ò), is exclusive to Catalan within Spain and very common to see in words, especially on à.
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The Catalan word for street is “carrer”.
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No parking signs in Catalan speaking areas will read “Gual permanent”. Most municipalities use “gual” in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, while it’s more common to find a mix of Spanish and Catalan signs in Valencia.
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Basqueis a language isolate that is spoken in the Basque Country and northern Navarre. In these regions, you will find a mix of Spanish and Basque signs (often bilingual).
Basque is not related to any other language, so it has a unique look. Z and K are common letters.
NOTE: Basque is also used in the border area of southwest France.
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Streets in Basque-speaking areas are sometimes called “kalea”. However, Spanish “calle” is also still common.
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Road signs in the Basque Country and Navarre often have these distinctivebilingual sub-signswith athick black border.
Generally you will find Basque on top in the Basque Country, while it is more common to find Spanish on top in Navarre.
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Galicianis a Romance language that is closely related to Portuguese. It is (unsurprisingly) spoken in Galicia. Compared to Catalan, it is less dominant, meaning you will still find a lot of Spanish-only signs in this region.
Galician can look very similar to Portuguese. Some ways to tell them apart is the use ofñand the lack ofçin Galician.
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Streets are commonly calledRúain Galicia, whereas in Portugal they are called Rua (without an accent). However, you can sometimes find signs without the accent in Galicia.
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ManyGalician town namesstart with A, O, As or Os articles (examples: “A Pena”, “O Burgo”, “As Cruces”). This is both very common and unique to this region, and rarely over the border in western Asturias.
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The regional flags of the autonomous communities are reasonably common, so it is worth learning them.
NOTE: You can practise them withthis quiz.
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The Catalan Independence flag is not official, but is commonly found in Catalan-speaking areas. It uses thered-and-yellowstripedSenyerapattern that is also used in four of the autonomous community flags.
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Spain is a verymountainouscountry.
The highest mountain ranges are the Pyrenees in the northeast, and the Baetic System (which includes Sierra Nevada) in the southeast.
The Meseta Central is a high altitude, mostly flat area in the centre of the country. It is surrounded by several smaller mountain ranges: the Cantabrian Range in the north, the Iberian System in the east, and Sierra Morena in the south.
Within the Meseta Central there are two more mountain ranges: the Sistema Central (going from the Portuguese border to the northeast of Madrid) and Montes de Toledo.
There are four big river basins in Spain. The Tajo and Guadiana cross Extremadura and go into Portugal, the Guadalquivir covers most of the southwest of Andalusia and the Ebro river basin starts in Navarra and flows into the mediterranean in the south of Catalonia.
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The landscape in the far north is much moregreen and lushthan the rest of Spain. The landscape is generally quite hilly. Hedges and green meadows are common. In some places, this region’s landscape bears a vague resemblance to Ireland, France and the UK.
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ThePyreneesis a large mountain range on the border between Spain and France. Its mountains are some of the highest in all of Spain. It can be recognized by its light grey rock and abundance of pine trees. Local architecture features manyrock walls.
NOTE: Andorra and the French part of the Pyrenees look very similar in terms of landscape and architecture. Also consider that the exclave ofLlíviais part of Spain.
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Thick forests oftall pinescan be found all throughout the Pyrenees. When encountered in smaller mountains in between grazing fields or agricultural land, it will most likely be in the Basque Country or Navarra.
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The centre of Castilla y León features amostly flat agricultural landscape, with only slight changes in elevation. Most of the fields will have cereal crops like wheat and barley, and it is fairly common to find sunflower plantations.
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Vineyards can be found in several places in Spain. However, if you see vineyardsin between mountain rangesto the north and south, you are most likely in La Rioja.
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Starting in Navarra and cutting across the middle of Aragón, there is a strip of semi-desert landscape on both sides of the Ebro river basin. Light sandy soil andsmall shrubsgrowing onsmall hillsare common in this area.
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Veryaridlooking and mostlyflatareas are common in central and south Aragón.
The soil is very white and rocky in the northern part. Red soil is more common in Teruel.
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Castilla la Mancha can havecompletely flat landscapes, which are not that common in Castilla y León. Half of Spain’s wine is produced in this region, so vineyards are fairly common.
In the western provinces of Ciudad Real and Toledo, it is very common to see olive tree plantations, generally in flatter ground than those found in Andalusia.
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Open fields sparsely populated withholm oaks(Quercus ilex) andcork oaks(Quercus suber) are very common in Extremadura and neighbouring regions. These species of oaks tend to be on the smaller side, and have a Mediterranean look. Be careful not to confuse them with olive trees, as they can look superficially similar to the untrained eye.
North of Cáceres the vegetation ismore lushand winter and spring coverage is more common.
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In the southeast of Spain, especially in Murcia, you can find a ratherarid landscape, with very sandy soil andmedium sized mountainssurrounding.
Small shrubs and small plantations of fruit trees and olive trees are a common sight around rural roads.
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Mountains in this area, especially Murcia and the south of Alicante have a very distinct look.
They are quiterugged, usually lacking in vegetation. This region commonly features ahazylook, making mountains in the distance look like they are behind a sort of mist.
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The mountain range of Sierra Nevada featuressnowy peaksthrough the months of November and May. Sierra Nevada is the only mountain range in south Spain with snow during most of the year.
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Towns builton a mountain face, consisting entirely of white houses, are very common on the south coast of Spain, around Málaga.
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Olive treesare one of the main crops planted in Spain, they can be commonly seen in more than half of the country.
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Around Córdoba and Jaén, you can find massiveolive tree plantationsgrowing overrolling hillsand going as far as the eye can see.
The bigger and more remote plantations are usually only covered inGeneration 2.
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South of Madrid, olive tree plantations are usually in small or medium sized fields, in mostly flat terrain and commonly accompanied by red soil.
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Olive plantations on the east coast are commonly fenced or behind rock walls and you will almost always see mountains in some direction.
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All throughout the north coast of Spain you will findeucalyptus plantationslooking like this. Galicia has more plantations than the rest of the north combined.
NOTE: Eucalyptus plantations are also extremely common in Portugal.
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When you encountereucalyptus trees in a dry environment, you will most likely be in the province of Huelva. You can find them more rarely in Extremadura in the north and up until Córdoba in the east.
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On the east coast of Spain, you can find manyorange tree plantations. They are usually in small valleys, and if they are in flat land you can usually see mountains to the west, north or south.
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In the Guadalquivir river basin you can also find many orange plantations, usually in much more open and flat terrain than those of the east coast.
There are some extensiveplantationsin the mountains, but coverage is sparse there.
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Cornis most commonly grown in big river basins in Spain. It is also grown on the north coast, especially Galicia, and in an area in the north west of Castilla y León.
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Stone pines(Pinus pinea) can be recognized by their fluffy leaves, and compact bulbous crown that is wider than it is tall.
Forests of exclusively stone pines in a flat area are very common around Valladolid and Huelva. It is common to see them in the mountains close to Barcelona in residential areas.
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Aleppo pines(Pinus halepensis) also have fluffy leaves, but their crown is less compact, more disorganised looking, and often taller, compared to stone pines.
This is the most common pine on the east coast of Spain and the Balearic Islands.
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Baltic pines(Pinus sylvestris) are tall and thin, with a dark bark that sheds at the top, revealing the orange-red wood underneath. They usually do not have branches on the bottom half of the trunk, especially when fully grown.
Baltic pines can be found in mainly three mountain ranges: the Pyrinees, Sierra de Guadarrama and the Iberian System.
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Maritime pines(Pinus Pinaster) has two variants in Spain, near the Atlantic coast, it has grey bark with red undertones, and fluffy branches that point upwards. Older trees often don’t have any branches in the bottom half of the tree.
NOTE: Plantations of this pine are extremely common in north and central Portugal.
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In the rest of Spain you can find the Mediterranean variant of the tree. It still has a grey bark with red tones, and it is usually very fissured.
You can find the tree in most of the mountain ranges in central and southern Spain. Extensive plantations in flat ground can be found North ofSegovia.
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Vehicles in Sri Lanka havelong white frontplates andshort yellow rearplates.
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In most Generation 3 coverage, you will be able to see thefront of the Google carpartially through the blur: it is visible as blue-white-red patches, reminiscent of the French flag. The red patch is usually most visually distinct.
NOTE: This car is unique to Sri Lanka. Coverage in Ghana has a similar front of the car visible, but this coverage also has a roof rack.
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All Generation 4 coverage islow-cam. This means that the camera on the Google car is intentionally set up lower than in most other countries. This can be recognized in two ways:
The car blur is significantly bigger. Generally, the bigger car blur is the most consistent way to recognize low-cam.
Roads look wider and objects around you are seen from a lower angle.
Note that Sri Lanka’s Generation 3 coverage is made with a normal height camera!
NOTE: All coverage in Japan and Switzerland is low-cam. However, landscape should be sufficient to tell these apart from Sri Lanka.
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In Sri Lanka, you will see two scripts:SinhalaandTamil. You will also sometimes see English, written in Latin script.
Sinhala is most common, and can be found throughout the entire country. It has a very curvy, ‘rounded’ look.
Tamil is more regionally limited. It has straighter lines. For an exact distribution, see the region-guessing section.
NOTE: Sinhala is unique to Sri Lanka. However, Tamil can also be found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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Sri Lanka typically usesconcrete utility poles. Two pole types are common and distinctive:
Square poleswith small pinholes in the sides. These pinholes are limited to the top part of the pole.
Poles with largesee-through holesin the lower half of the pole (“holey poles“). These poles are unique to Sri Lanka.
NOTE: The square poles with small pinholes can look very similar to those found in Thailand. However, in Thailand the pinholes extend all the way to the bottom of the pole.
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These short, widestone bollardsare unique to Sri Lanka. They have a tapered shape, with a black base and a white top.
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Sri Lanka commonly usesblack and whitestriped signposts.
NOTE: Within South and Southeast Asia, such signposts are also found in Bangladesh, India and Malaysia.
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Rural roads often haveoutside lines, but no middle lines. In the absence of other clues, this can sometimes be a way to decide a tough 50-50.
NOTE: Most small roads lack road lines entirely.
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Sri Lanka is atropicalcountry. It usually has very lush, green vegetation. It is densely populated and many parts are covered in a patchwork of agricultural fields.
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Many parts of Sri Lanka havereddish soil.
Less commonly, you may encounterwhite, sandy soil.
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Palm treesare very common in Sri Lanka, more so than many other Asian countries.
NOTE: Palm trees are also very common in the Philippines.
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Houses often haveorange or red tiled roofs. Due to wear and tear, these tiles often have an almost brown tint to them.
NOTE: Similar roofs are also common in parts of Indonesia.
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The country is majorityBuddhist: 70% of the population practise this religion. Throughout the country, you will often see signs of the religion, including temples, Buddha statues,stupasand theBuddhist flag.
NOTE: Thailand, Cambodia and Laos are also majority Buddhist.
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A substantial minority of the population adhere toother religions: Hinduism (13%), Islam (10%) and Christianity (7%). These religions have strong regional distribution patterns; see the region-guessing section for more information.
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This style oftuktukis common in Sri Lanka: it has a bulky shape and a black roof. They are usually coloured green, yellow or red, though other colours appear as well.
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Google used a weird, low-quality camera in Sri Lanka. This camera is known as the official Ari (or “Shitcam”). It has a wide circular car blur and often somewhat brownish colours. A good map will not usually include this coverage, but it is good to be aware of its existence, in order to not be caught off-guard by it.
NOTE: Other tropical countries with shitcam include India, Cambodia, Ecuador and to a lesser extent Bangladesh.
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Sri Lankan telephone numbers have 10 digits.
The first three digits of landline phone numbers are thearea code. The first digit of that area code is always a 0, while the remaining two digits are shown on the map.
Mobile phone numbers always start with 07 and are not associated with any particular region.
You can click on the image to enlarge it. Image credit: Maccem.
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These maps shows the distribution of each of Sri Lanka’sfour main religions. This can help with region-guessing when you spot a house of worship or other symbol associated with one of the religions.
Buddhism is found in most of the country but is mostly absent from the north and some parts of the east coast.
Hinduism is predominantly found in the north and parts of the east, as well as around the town of Nuwara Eliya in the central mountains.
Islam is strongest on the east coast, but not a majority in any district.
Christianity is mostly confined to the northwest, and is strongest around the town of Mannar.
You can click on the image to enlarge it.
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The presence of theTamil scriptis strongly correlated with the distribution of Hinduism (though not all Tamils are Hindu and vice versa).
There are two groups that use the Tamil script:
Native Sri Lankan Tamils, who predominantly live in the north and the east.
Indian Tamils, who mostly live in and around the central Nuwara Eliya district.
Note that it is not uncommon to find bilingual Sinhala and Tamil signs far outside the area where Tamil is the predominant language. However, Tamil-only signage can be a strong indicator for one of the Tamil-majority areas.
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This map shows Sri Lanka’stopography. Hills and mountains are strongly concentrated in the central-southern part of the country.
You can click on the image to enlarge it.
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The southwest of Sri Lanka has a morewet climatethat is characterised by lush, dense vegetation. Deep green tones dominate the landscape.
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Conversely, the rest of the country has a slightly moredry climate. The vegetation is often lower and more open. The landscape usually has a mix of brown and green tones.
Note that the difference is not extreme, as the landscape in Sri Lanka never truly gets downright arid. However, with some practise, you can often learn to tell the difference. Your mileage may also vary depending on the season, local forest cover, or coverage type (Generation 3 often tends to make the landscape look more arid than it really is).
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