See also #1263434:

Tether's Stablecoin Touches Over 6% Of The World's Population, Says CEO https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/tethers-stablecoin-touches-625-worlds-population-says-ceo

Q4 2025 Update, with Interactive Map:

And the difference, from just Q3:

Latest (non-interactive, here on SN, obviously):

See also:

Africa Is Home To 16 Of The World's 20 Fastest Growing Populations #1255789

and

How Many Countries Fit In Africa? Visualizing The Continent's True Size #1255150

See also:

Africa Is Home To 16 Of The World's 20 Fastest Growing Populations #1255789

and

Top 10 African Countries with the Largest Labor Force in 2025 #1255173

See also:

How Many Countries Fit In Africa? Visualizing The Continent's True Size #1255150

and

Top 10 African Countries with the Largest Labor Force in 2025 #1255173

Map from 1590

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Here's what I first wrote,

"Hotel" = restaurant "Comrade" = fellow broke ass (i.e., not necessarily used only by socialists and commies)

You can pay using Machankura (wallet), from your $12 feature phone.

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Or, if Sorted Wallet has LN support now, then you can install that wallet as a KaiOS app on your $25 Nokia 2720.

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For smartphones, you have options. Blink.sv is the now the most common LN wallet app on the streets.

Translation(s), per AI Chat:

Hotel: In Kenya, the word "hotel" often refers to a small restaurant or an affordable eatery, not necessarily a place to sleep. Locally, "hotel" is commonly used for simple dining places found across both urban and rural areas, especially in lower-income neighborhoods and slums.

Comrade: In the slums and informal settlements of Kenya, especially in places like Mathare, "comrade" can also refer to anyone facing similar economic struggles, those sharing the everyday challenges of life in tough environments. Here, the word suggests a sense of trust, shared experience, and practical loyalty—it signals someone who can be relied upon in difficult times, irrespective of their background or exact affiliation.

Certainly, I could have picked a better example.

But referring to internationally recognized (sovereign) countries, the UK fits.

Keep good notes ... you (too) could even write a book about it!