Or at least he thinks that it's an island off the coast of West Africa. Maybe he has it confused with the Canary Islands? In a bizarre day in which some people say a grenade was thrown at the Iranian President during a speech (news outlets closer to the leader say it was a firecracker), Mr. Ahmadinejad delivered this gem in the city of Hamedan, live on state television:

Look at this country of England — a small island in West Africa. These people made weapons and ships; they attacked people; they subjugated India, whose area is 10 times the size of England, whose populations is tens of times larger!