What is the strangest country you have ever visited?

 Haven't visited yet but it's gotta be Turkmenistan.

The capital Ashgabat is often described as

• A sci-fi film set
• A ghost town
• A mix between Las Vegas & Pyongyang

The city is full of flashy buildings but pretty much no one lives there. Visitors describe having an eery, creepy feeling in the utopian landscape. Have a look:

Empty roads:

Abandoned apartments:

A new park:

An airport:

Famous monuments:

Other (not-so-)fun facts about Turkmenistan:

• Black cars are banned. Dirty cars are also banned.
• Only men above 70 can keep beard. Police forcibly shave young men's facial hair and remove bearded men from flights
• Lip syncing at concerts is banned
• Dogs are banned in the capital
• Smoking is banned everywhere
• All apps banned, wifi nonexistent

No wonder Turkmenistan is dubbed “the North Korea of Central Asia”.

What countries have the strangest population distributions?

 Scandinavian countries:

They tend to have all their populations along coastlines.

It's even more pronounced in Greenland:

Greenland has only 50,000 people and one of the lowest population densities in the world.

Coastlines tend to offer more access to resources and favorable weather versus inland areas.

Australia:

Australia had almost nobody inland. The vast, vast majority avoid the harsh outback climates.

But there is a small city that has been built underground to deal with the climate:

It is called Coober Pedy.