Two men were discussing which one of them owned the best horse. To find out, they decided to organize a match. Because both of the men did not like to loose, they agreed on doing a ride as slow as possible. The last horse which would pass the finish would be the best one. The match started, but of course it did not proceed at all. After several hours the horsemen jumped of their horses and agreed upon something. After this short talk they jumped back on the horses and went with full speed to the finish. What did they agree upon?

Mansi is a language of a Siberian tribe and has about 3000 speakers. Here some number in the Mansi language:
8: nollow, 15: atxujplow, 49: atlow nopel ontellow, 50: atlow, 99: ontelsat ontellow, 555: xotsatn xotlow nopel at, 900: ontellowsat, 918: ontellowsat nollowxujplow.

What is the meaning of the following words: atsatn at, nolsat nopel xot, ontellowsatn ontellowxujplow? And how to say 58, 80, 716 in the Mansi language?

Problem Language Olympiade 2005

If Costa Rica goes with Thailand, Cuba goes with Puerto Rico, and the Netherlands go with Yugoslavia, what country would the Ivory Coast go with?