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Commonly heard in the crime genre that involves money laundering, as most would hide their stash over there either in actual cash or digital monetary transfers. It’s only an island nation within the Caribbean, the thing is: why is it treated like a Swiss Bank of some sort?

Although it is not currently enforced, it is still mandatory for American men over 18 to register under the Selective Service System. But, there are countries who still have the draft enacted (i.e. Israel, South Korea, Thailand, Greece, etc). but Israel’s draft is different from the American one since they make it mandatory for both genders (male & female) to serve.

Even though Scotland is part of the UK, they print their own bank notes from 3 different banks: Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland & Clydesdale Bank. Same with Northern Ireland (not Ireland proper), their own version of the currency is from Ulster Bank. Despite that, they’re both categorized as “Pound Sterling” (GBP). Meaning they inherit the same monetary value as the British Pound, with the only difference being that they’re issued by different banks (like the ones from the UK proper are issued by the Bank of England) while the Scottish ones are from either of those 3 banks mentioned & the Northern Irish one is from Ulster Bank. Even though, both versions of the “Pound” exist: are they recognized in the UK (like Britain itself) as real money (legal tender) or will they consider it play money (refuse to accept)? The thing is, are they exchangeable in Europe or will there be issues with foreign exchanges on dealing with both Northern Irish & Scottish Pound notes?

According to Google maps: there’s no definite border (indicated by dashed lines) between the Kashmir region (of India) in which they claim the entire region but both China & Pakistan argue against India’s claim.