Nick Names of the Countries: Europe: 1. Albania – Land of the Eagles 2. Belarus – The White Rus 3. England – Land of Hope and Glory 4. Finland – Land of a Thousand Lakes 5. France – L’hexagone 6. Iceland – Land of Fire and Ice 7. Ireland – The Emerald Isle 8. Italy – The Boot 9. Slovenia – The Sunny Side of the Alps 10. Switzerland – Land of Milk and Honey 11. Ukraine – The Bread Basket of Europe Americas: 1. Brazil – Pindorama (Land of the Palms) 2. Canada – The Great White North 3. Chile – Land of Poets 4. Guyana – Land of Many Waters 5. Paraguay – The Island Surrounded by Land 6. Peru – Land of the Incas 7. USA - Uncle Sam 8. Venezuela – Land of Grace Asia: 1. Bhutan – Land of the Thunder Dragon 2. China – The Red Dragon 3. Indonesia – The Emerald of the Equator 4. Japan – Land of the Rising Sun 5. Mongolia – Land of the Blue Sky 6. North Korea – The Hermit Kingdom 7. Philippines – The Pearl of the Orient Seas 8. South Korea – Land of the Morning Calm 9. Sri Lanka – India’s Teardrop 10. Thailand – Land of Smiles Middle East: 1. Afghanistan – Graveyard of Empires 2. Israel – The Holy Land 3. Lebanon – Switzerland of the Middle East Australasia: 1. Australia – Land Down Under (sometimes also used for New Zealand) 2. New Zealand – Land of the Long White Cloud Africa: 1. Burkina Faso – Land of the Upright Men 2. Egypt – The Gift of the Nile 3. Lesotho – The Kingdom In The Sky 4. Madagascar – The Red Island 5. Rwanda – Land of a Thousand Hills 6. South Africa - Rainbow Nation
Posted on: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 05:25:13 +0000
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