Exactly, it's the national game of the USA, Japan, Cuba and Colombia and extremely popular in dozens of others - especially East Asia, central America, north of South America and Canada.
Another great global game invented by the British before they turned out to be shithouse at it.
That's quite an interesting fact, not that it contradicts the post you replied to of course.
As an example, only 5% of Americans travelled abroad for either business or pleasure in 2009:
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/1920287