It's like that article about Iran being crazy about bitcoin and that foreign currencies are worth so much that you can live like a king. Alessio Rastani went there to check it out first hand and guess what. Nobody knew about Bitcoin, nobody (like taxi drivers and restaurant owners) wanted to sell their stuff for bitcoin.
There is so much nonsense everywhere, it's unbelievable how easily some people take whatever these articles say for granted. People were legit looking for a way to buy Bitcoin in US dollars over here and sell them in Iran, while they completely disregard that the volumes there are so crazy thin, that a 1-2BTC dump would crash the price with 50 or so %.
Venezuela, Zimbabwe and a few others have been pointed at to be a crypto capital as well, but aside from a few local initiatives, there is nothing that makes these people use or even consider crypto as alternative. It's sad to see news outlets looking to score over the back of their drama, but hey, business is business for them, they don't give a shit.
Eventually they might be hopping over to Bitcoin, but right now it's nothing more than a bunch of hopes and dreams.