With all the flooding happening in Australia, we thought we’d travel to Europe this week to learn about “The Lowlands” – which is what “The Netherlands” means – and find out how they deal with having more than 1/3 of their country below sea level. The Dutch are serious experts when it comes to dealing with unwanted water. They’re also some of the world’s tallest people, have a thing for licorice, and, yes… we’ll talk about tulips.

Who doesn’t want to know more about a country that has the highest density of robots in the world, where taekwondo was invented, and where, when you take a photo, everyone says “kimchi”?

I’m Amanda Bower, and today on Squiz the World we’re visiting the Gold Coast. Not the one in Queensland, but the one in sub-Saharan Africa. We’ll learn why Ghana got a new name; what our names would be if we were born in Ghana; and how to pluck a guitar, African-style.

We’re headed to one of the least-visited countries in the world… but that’s about to change, with direct flights from Australia having just started!

We’re visiting a country known for leprechauns, potatoes, and the colour green. Can you guess?

It’s the biggest country in South America, and has the world’s greatest variety of animals, including pink dolphins! Strap yourselves into the Squiz Kids Super Fast Supersonic Jetliner as we take off and take a squiz at Brazil…