This list of country nicknames compiles the aliases and slogans that countries are sometimes known by, officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards.

Albania

• Land of the Eagles - from a folk etymology of the native name, Shqipëria

Folk etymology is a term used in two distinct ways: A commonly held misunderstanding of the origin of a particular word, a false etymology. ...

Australia

• Oz - from the pronunciation 'Oz-tralia'
• Down Under
• Aussie
• The Lucky Country
• God's country
• Aus
• Godzone - from God's own country
• Straya - Australia in Strine (Australian)
• bauninam- greek word

Australia has often being classified as the Lucky Country. ...

Belarus

• White Rus' - translation of the name 'Belarus'
• Great Lithuania or Great Litva - used by some Belarusian intellectuals, derived from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
• Kryvia (Kryǔja)- derived from the first Belarusian state, the Kryvic Principality of Polatsak.

The banner of White Ruthenia White Russia is a name that was historically applied to different regions in Eastern Europe, most often to the region that roughly corresponds to the present-day Belarus. ... The Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Lithuanian: , Ruthenian: Wialikaje Kniastwa Litowskaje, Ruskaje, Żamojckaje, Belarusian: , Ukrainian: , Polish: , Latin: ) was an Eastern and Central European state of the 12th[1] /13th century until the 18th century. ...

Belgium

• Absurdistan - sometimes used in Flemish newspapers when referring to bizarre events, usually of a bureaucratic nature

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Bhutan

• Land of the thunder dragon - translation of Bhutanese name for the country (Druk Yul)
• The Last Shangri-La, referring to a fictional Himalayan paradise

Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the novel, Lost Horizon, written by British writer James Hilton in 1933. ...

Brazil

• Pindorama - from Tupi, "land of palm trees", almost always used disparagingly, when discussing some backward aspect of the country
• Land of the Future - after a book by Stefan Zweig

The Tupi language group consists of 6 languages in the Tupi-Guarani sublanguage family: Tupi Antigo, Nhengatu, Tupinkin, Potiguara, Omagua, and Cocoma. ... Stefan Zweig Stefan Zweig (November 28, 1881 Vienna, Austria–February 22, 1942 Petrópolis, Brazil) was an Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer. ...

Burkina Faso

• Land of the Upright Men - translation of the name 'Burkina Faso'

Cameroon

• The Armpit of Africa - from its location on the 'armpit' between west and central Africa
• The Hinge of Africa - from its location on the 'hinge' between west and central Africa

A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

Canada

• The Great White North
• 51st state - for Canada's perceived similarity with the United States of America
• A few acres of snow - a quotation from Voltaire about 18th-century Canada's perceived economic unworth as a colony
• Soviet Canuckistan - first use by Pat Buchanan, from Canada's perceived anti-American and left-wing political alignment. Other forms: Canuckistan, Soviet Republic of Canada
• The True North Strong and Free - Taken straight from the National Anthem of Canada, "O Canada", describing how many see their nation.
• North of the Border (Americans)
• Canadia
• America, Jr.

A U.S. 51 star flag has been designed in case of a 51st state actually joining the United States. ... A few acres of snow (in the original French, Quelques arpents de neige) is a quotation from Voltaire popularly understood to be a sneering evaluation of New Frances — and, by extension, Canadas — lack of mercantile value and strategic importance to France. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Anti-Canadianism represents a consistent hostility towards the government, culture, or people of Canada. ... Patrick Joseph Buchanan (born November 2, 1938) is an American politician, author, syndicated columnist, and broadcaster. ... Anti-American sentiment is a hostility towards or disapproval of the government, culture, history, and/or people of the United States of America. ... Sheet music O Canada is the national anthem of Canada. ...

Chad

• The Dead Heart of Africa - from its remoteness and largely desert climate

Chile

• Land of Poets, for its two Nobel Prize winners in literature (Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda)
• England of South America, for its prosperous economy since the 1980 decade, thanks to the Chilean Miracle

Nobel Prize medal. ... Nobel Prize in Literature medal. ... Gabriela Mistral Gabriela Mistral (April 7, 1889 – January 10, 1957) was the pseudonym of Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga, a Chilean poet, educator, diplomat and feminist who was the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, in 1945. ... Pablo Neruda (July 12, 1904 – September 23, 1973) was the penname of the Chilean writer and communist politician Ricardo Eliecer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

China

• The Sleeping Giant (because of their "sleeping" economic prosperity)
• The Red Dragon (The Dragon is an important symbol in China)
• Asia's Womb and Tongue (once dubbed because of its population and the wide range of their language and dialects)
• The Middle Kingdom, from China's perceived geographical position amidst all other lands.

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Colombia

• Locombia - from "loco" + "-mbia": the country of the crazy (or eccentric) people

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

• DRC - abbreviated to distinguish it from Congo-Brazzaville

Costa Rica

• Switzerland of Central America - referring to the financial prosperity and peaceful nature
• Tiquicia - referring to the word 'tico,-a', an alternative way of calling the costarricans.

Croatia

• Lijepa naša (Our beautiful) - term which Croats use when speaking about their country

Czech Republic

• Bohemia and Moravia - from the two ancient kingdoms that form the country

The Czech Republic (Czech: Česká republika) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ...

Egypt

• The Cradle of Civilizations
• Om Eldonya (The mother of the world)

Ethiopia

• Abyssinia
• Burnt face - how Greeks used to call them to refer to Ethiopians' dark skin.
• Kush (Cush) - referring to the biblical name of people in that area.

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Finland

• 'Land of the Midnight Sun' - specifically the northern section within the arctic circle
• 'Land of a Thousand Lakes' - referring to the fact that Finland has over 188,000 lakes

France

• Gaul
• L'Hexagone (The Hexagon) - from the shape of the country
• La fille aînée de l'Église (Church's elder daughter) - nickname of controversial origin
• La République (The Republic) - shortened version of the official name La République Française (The French Republic)

Gaul (Latin: ) was the name given,in ancient times, to the region of Western Europe comprising present-day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ...

Greece

• Hellas - today's Greeks still name their country as their Ancient forefathers did (so perhaps 'Greece' is the nickname here)

Greek people have only relatively recently called themselves Ellines. Actually until the revolution in 1821 they called themselves Rumaioi, and theoretically their new country could have been 'Rumelia' or even 'Rumania'. There is a subtle but distinct conceptual and ideological difference between 'Ellinismos' or Hellenism, and 'Romeosyne', which is a related with Byzantine awareness as a Christian Orthodox successor to Rome.

• Achaea - Homeric term
• THE MOTHER LAND
• The home of Christian orthodoxy
• The land of the cleanest waters
• The land of the Brave (because of many wars during BC and AD)
• The Home of Alexander the Great
• Home to the Olympics

Homer (Greek: ) is the name given to the supposed unitary author of the early Greek poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. ...

Guyana

• Land of Many Waters - translation of the Amerindian word "Guiana", in reference to the country's vast amounts of rivers and waterfalls

Hungary

• Land of the Huns (Attila The Hun)

Iceland

• Land of the midnight sun (this is also attributed to the other Nordic countries)
• Frón - sometimes with the prefix 'farsælda' which means prosperous, as a reference to a patriotic poem by Jónas Hallgrímsson.
• Landið bláa - The blue land
• Ástkæra hrímhvíta móðir - Loving snowhite mother. This is another reference to the same poem as above.
• Ísaland - Ice land, the Icelandic version with an added 'a' giving ice a plural meaning
• Fögru landi ísa - beautiful land of ice (only used in dative). This is a reference to another poem by Jónas Hallgrímsson
• Köldu landi ísa - cold land of ice (also only used in dative)
• Klakinn - The Ice
• Skerið - The Reef
• Kletturinn - The Rock
• Guðsvolaða land - Land forgotten by God
• Silvia Nótt Sæmundsdóttir land- Land of Silvia Night

Political map of the Nordic countries and associated territories. ... Portrait of Jónas Hallgrímsson Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807–1845) was an Icelandic author. ... Portrait of Jónas Hallgrímsson Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807–1845) was an Icelandic author. ...

India

• The Jewel in the Crown - given by the British at the time of British India.
• The Subcontinent
• Bharat
• Hindustan
• Largest Peninsula

Anthem God Save The Queen/King British India, circa 1860 Capital Calcutta (1858-1912), New Delhi (1912-1947) Language(s) Hindi, Urdu, English and many others Government Monarchy Emperor of India  - 1877-1901 Victoria  - 1901-1910 Edward VII  - 1910-1936 George V  - January-December 1936 Edward VIII  - 1936-1947 George...

Indonesia

• Emerald of the equator - because of its location
• The Lungs of the world - because of its rain forest
• De Gordel van Smaragd (The Emerald Belt) - called so by Multatuli
• Insulinde - archaic Dutch meaning "Island India", called so by Dutch traders and colonizers, also mentioned by Multatuli
• Land Of Thousands Island

Eduard Douwes Dekker, also known as Multatuli Eduard Douwes Dekker (Amsterdam, 2 March 1820 - 19 February 1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli, was a Dutch writer famous for his satirical novel, Max Havelaar (1860) in which he denounced the abuses of colonialism in the colony of the Dutch... Eduard Douwes Dekker, also known as Multatuli Eduard Douwes Dekker (Amsterdam, 2 March 1820 - 19 February 1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli, was a Dutch writer famous for his satirical novel, Max Havelaar (1860) in which he denounced the abuses of colonialism in the colony of the Dutch...

Iran

• Persia - Historical name
• The Islamic Republic

For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ...

Iraq

• Mesopotamia - Historical name
• Mess 'O Potamia - Parody of "Mesopotamia", popularized by Jon Stewart

Mesopotamia refers to the region now occupied by modern Iraq, and parts of eastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and southwest Iran. ... Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz on November 28, 1962) is an American comedian, satirist, actor, writer, author, and producer. ...

Ireland (the island)

• The Emerald Isle - from the lush green of the Irish landscape
• Erin - from the Irish name for Ireland (Éire), most commonly used in the expression 'Erin Go Bragh'
• Hibernia - Latin name for Ireland
• Land of saints and scholars - from the strong educational and religious tradition in Ireland in the middle ages
• Poor old woman - from the Irish Sean Bhean Bhocht, a traditional nationalist song (also spelt phonetically as 'Sean Van Vocht')
• Silk of the kine - from the Irish síoda na mbó
• The Old Sod - faux-maudlin term used by the Irish abroad

See also #Northern Ireland Look up Erin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A common stylisation of Erin Go Bragh, in a Celtic Font. ... True colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on 4 January 2003. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... The History of Ireland began with the first known human settlement in Ireland around 8000 BC, when hunter-gatherers arrived from Britain and continental Europe, probably via a land bridge. ... The Sean-Bhean bhocht, Irish for the Poor old woman (often spelt phonetically in this song as Shan Van Vocht), is a traditional Irish song from the period of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, and dating in particular to the lead up to a French expedition to Bantry Bay, that...

Republic of Ireland

• The South or (sometimes) Southern Ireland - as distinct from Northern Ireland
• The Twenty-Six counties - as distinct from the 32 counties of the whole island; now chiefly a derogatory term used by anti-partition republicans
• The Free State - name of the first southern state after partition; now exclusively a derogatory term used either by anti-partition republicans or some unionists

Northern Ireland (Irish: ) is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... For much of its history, the island of Ireland was divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). Two historical counties, County Desmond and County Coleraine, no longer exist. ... Territory of the Irish Free State Capital Dublin Language(s) Irish, English Government Constitutional monarchy Monarch  - 1922–1936 George V  - 1936–1936 George VI President of the Executive Council  - 1922–1932 W.T. Cosgrave  - 1932–1937 Eamon de Valera Legislature Oireachtas  - Upper house Seanad Éireann  - Lower house Dáil Éireann...

Israel

• Eretz Israel - 'land of Israel' in Hebrew. Nowadays, in short familiar form among Israeli Jews, called Ha'aretz, meaning 'the land'.
• Holy Land - for the religious significance of the region.
• 'Land of Milk and Honey' deriving from the Bible 'Eretz zavat chalav u dvash', Exodus 3:8.
• 'Little Satan' - anti-Israel pejorative term used almost exclusively by the Iranian government.
• The Zionist Entity - used quite frequently in the radical islamist and far-left literature to deny Israel's status as a nation.

The Land of Israel (Hebrew: Eretz Yisrael) refers to the land making up the ancient Jewish Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Holy Land (Biblical). ... Anti-Zionism is a term that has been used to describe several very different political and religious points of view, both historically and in current debates. ... See also Alternative political spellings and the list of pejorative political puns. ... Islamist is sometimes also used for a scholar who studies Islam and Muslim societies. ... The term far left refers to the relative position a person or group occupies within the left-right political spectrum. ...

Italy

• The Boot (Lo Stivale) - from the shape of the country
• The Peninsula (La Penisola) - as an antonomasia
• The Beautiful Country (Il Belpaese)
• Land of saints, poets and sailors

Antonomasia is a rhetoric device: the substitution of any epithet or phrase for a proper name; the opposite substitution of a proper name for some generic term is also sometimes called antonomasia. ...

Japan

• Nihon or Nippon (日本) - Japanese name for the country
• Land of the Rising Sun - literal translation of the above Japanese names
• Yamato (大和) - Old Japanese name for the country

Kazakhstan

• Horde, Kazakh Horde - tsarist name Казацкая орда, Казачья орда was used to the Kazakh Khanate, a heir of the Golden Horde.

The subject of this article was previously also known as Russia. ... Flag¹ Motto Alash! Capital Hazrat-e Turkestan Language(s) Kazakh Religion Sunni Islam Government Monarchy Khan  - 1465—1480 Janybek Khan and Kerei Khan (first) History  - Established 1456  - Disestablished 1731 Kazakh Khanate (Kazakh: Қазақ хандығы, Russian: Казахское ханство) was a Kazakh state that existed in 1456-1731, located roughly on the territory of present day... The four successor Khanates of the Mongol Empire: Empire of the Great Khan (Yuan Dynasty), Golden Horde, Il-Khanate and Chagatai Khanate The Golden Horde (Mongolian: Altan Ordyn Uls; Turkish: ; Tatar: ; Russian: ) was a Mongol[1][2][3][4] — later Turkicized[3] — khanate established in parts of present-day Russia...

Korea (North/South)

• Land of the morning calm
• The Hermit Kingdom

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Lebanon

• Middle East's Switzerland - from its reputation for financial prosperity (at least before the Civil War) as much as from its ski resorts
• The Pearl of the Mediterranean
• Land of Milk and Honey - The 'milk' came from the snow-covered mountain peaks; the 'honey' from the fragrant woods.

The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ...

Lesotho

• The Kingdom in the Sky - from the fact that Lesotho is high up in the Drakensberg Mountains

Republic of Macedonia

• Lavovi (Лавови)- Lions
• Земја на сонцето(Zemja na sonceto)- The land of the sun

Malaysia

• Bolehland or Boleh Land - from the well known 'Malaysia Boleh' ('Malaysia Can') slogan.
• Bolehnesia (and its citizens, Bolehnesians) - from the word 'Boleh' and Indonesia.

Mongolia

• Land of the blue sky
• Mongoria - etymology unknown

Netherlands

• Holland - commonly used interchangeably with 'Netherlands' but can only be regarded as a nickname. Gained fame because Holland is a region inside the Netherlands that is (and has been throughout history) the most important part of the country, encompassing the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and other cities such as Leiden.

Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands with a population of 6. ... It has been suggested that Mokum be merged into this article or section. ... Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province South Holland Government  - Mayor Ivo Opstelten  - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1]  - City 319 km²  (123. ... Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province South Holland Area (2006)  - Municipality 98. ... Leyden redirects here. ...

New Zealand

• God's Own Country
• The Seventh State - In relation to it proximity to Australia and cultural similarities with Australia.
• Godzone - abbreviation of the above nickname
• Land of the long white cloud - from English translation of Māori name for the islands (Aotearoa)
• The shakey isles - from the number of earthquakes
• Kiwiland
• Australia's Canada - from the perceived similarities between Australian-Kiwi and American-Canadian relations
• Kiwi

God’s Own Country, often abbreviated to Godzone, is a phrase that has been used for more than 120 years by New Zealanders to describe their homeland. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Māori or Te Reo Māori, commonly shortened to Te Reo (literally the language) is an official language of New Zealand. ...

Oman

• Al-Ghubairaa in Arabic

Pakistan

• 'Land of the Indus Valley Civilization'
• 'Eighth Wonderer of the World'
• 'Land Of Pure Peaple's

The // (c. ... Karakoram is a mountain range spanning the borders between Pakistan, China, and India, located in the regions of Gilgit, Ladakh and Baltistan. ...

Paraguay

Philippines

• Pearl of the Orient/ "Perlas ng Silangan"
• Gateway to Asia/Melting Pot of Asia
• Pinas - shortened form of the Filipino word "Pilipinas", which means "Philippines"
• SMS or Texting Capital of the World
• Juan de la Cruz (or John) - national personification
• Poor Man of Asia, for its poverty.
• Little Brown America

Poland

• Polonia - Latin name for the country
• Lechia - historical name

// Polonia, the name for Poland in Latin and many Romance and other languages, refers in modern Polish to the Polish diaspora—people of Polish origin who live outside Polish borders. ... Lechia is the historical name of Poland, still present in several European languages: Lenkija in Lithuanian, Lengyelorszag in Hungarian, Lehistan in Turkish. ...

Portugal

• Lusitania - from the Roman province of the same name which covered much of the country, more commonly used is Lusophone (Portuguese speaking)
• Rectângulo - Rectangle in Portuguese after the shape of the country
• Pays du Soleil - Country of the sun in French
• Metropole - Metropolis, because it was the centre of a colonial empire.
• Jardim à beira-mar plantado - A garden planted by the sea.

In red is the province of Lusitania within the Roman Empire, 120 AD Lusitania was an ancient Roman province approximately including current Portugal, except for the area between the rivers Douro and Minho (part of Hispania Tarraconensis), and part of modern day western Spain, the present autonomous communities of Extremadura... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... A Lusophone is someone who speaks the Portuguese language natively or by adoption. ... In geometry, a rectangle is defined as a quadrilateral where all four of its angles are right angles. ...

Russia

• Mother Russia
• Rus
• Soviets

The history of Russia is essentially that of its many nationalities, each with a separate history and complex origins. ...

Rwanda

• Land of a thousand hills - from the hilly geography of the country

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Sugar City - Sugar was the main export for 365 years, every year, from 1640 - 2005.
• Mother Colony of the West Indies (Saint Kitts) - Saint Kitts was home to the first British colony in the Caribbean in 1623, and the first French colony in the Caribbean in 1624.
• Queen of the Caribees (Nevis) - In the 17th and early 18th centuries, Nevis made more money per capita than any other British colony.

Saint Lucia

• Helen of the West - The beautiful island changed hands continually over the 17th and 18th centuries as both the British and French heavily contested it, similar to the story of Helen of Troy.

Singapore

• The Fine Country - Used in a sarcastic or satirical manner; it playfully describes the highly efficient nature of law enforcement in Singapore as the island nation is known to have meted out high fines for petty offences such as littering.
• The Garden City - The island nation is known for its lush amount of greenery, even in its city streets.
• The Lion City
• The little red dot

Slovenia

• The Country on the Sunny Side of the Alps (or simply "On the Sunny Side of the Alps") - Originally a tourist slogan, this popular nickname refers to Slovenia's position between the Alps and the sunny Adriatic coast.
• The Green Piece of Europe - Tourist slogan
• Europe in miniature - Tourist slogan

South Africa

• Azania - used by some black nationalists for representing the 'real South Africa'
• Rainbow Nation - term coined by Desmond Tutu to describe the multiethnic nature of post-apartheid South Africa, and in very wide use today
• Mzansi - this term is widely used by urban South African youth. It comes from umzantsi, which is Xhosa for "south"
• Seffrica - A centralised, lax way of referring to South Africa.
• The Republic - New Zealand and Australian rugby supporters often refer to South Africa as The Republic

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Soviet Union

• The Great Bear - used by some during the Cold War to symbolize this one 'super power'
• Russia

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Spain

• La piel de toro, the bull's skin - from the country's shape
• Hispania - old Roman name
• Nuestros Hermanos, often named by people in Portugal

Sri Lanka

• Pearl of the Indian Ocean
• India's teardrop - from the country's shape
• Pearl of the Orient - again, from the country's shape
• Ceylon - the country's former name
• Traprobain
• Serendib - by Arab navigators in the 6th and 7th centuries
• Zeilan - by the Portuguese

Sweden

• Svea - poetical name for Sweden (originally a tribe near Stockholm)
  • See also Mother Svea

Mother Svea. ...

Switzerland

• Helvetia - Latin name for the country
• Land of chocolate and cuckoo clocks
• Land of milk and money
• Land of Sweat (climbing)

Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...

Taiwan

• Formosa - name given by Portuguese and by which it was known in the Western world until post-World War II

Tajikistan

• Crownies - (i.e. people who have crowns in their head) word derived from Persian "toj" meaning "crown".

Thailand

• The Land of Smiles - after the perceived gentleness of its inhabitants
• Siam - after the ancient Kingdom
• The ancient axe - from the shape of the country

Tonga

• Friendly Islands - former name for the islands, though still used to refer to them

Turkey

• Anatolia
• Asia Minor

Anatolia and Europe Anatolia (Turkish: from Greek: Ανατολία - Anatolia) is a peninsula of Western Asia which forms the greater part of the Asian portion of Turkey, as opposed to the European portion (Thrace, or traditionally Rumelia). ... Anatolia (Greek: ανατολη anatole, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to...

Ukraine

• Little Russia - archaic name, used during Russian Empire rule
• Bread Basket of Europe - from the rich dark soil and the vast fields of wheat

Little Russia or Malorossiya (Russian: ) was the name for the territory of Ukraine applied in the time of the Russian Empire and earlier. ...

United Kingdom

• 51st state - due to the UK's perceived similarity and historical connections with America
• Across the Pond - occasionally used by Americans, but can be used by UK residents to describe America as well
• Albion - ancient name, often used specifically as a name for England
• Blighty - originally a slang name for Britain, often used sentimentally during warfare by soldiers
• Britannia - Latin name for Britain.
• Perfidious Albion - ancient name, used in Spain and caused by the historic relations between both countries since the kingdom of Philip II.
• The Soggy Isles - this name is given to the UK by the many Australian and South African immigrants working there, from the rainfall and greyness.
• Disunited Queendom - name used by some to describe the country's status
• UKoGBaNI - an abbreviation for The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland which is sometimes seen online.
• England - often used by people in other countries to erroneously refer to the UK as a whole.
• Over home, or over 'ome - sometimes used by Britons living overseas to refer to the UK.

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England

• Anglia - Latin and Polish name for the country
• Green and pleasant land - from the opening line of William Blake's poem 'Jerusalem'
• Land of hope and glory - from the patriotic song of the same name
• Pommieland, Pomgolia - Australians and New Zealanders
• South of the Border - Scots
• Sceptre'd Isle - from act 2 scene 1 of Shakespeare's King Richard II: "This royal throne of kings, this sceptre'd isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England"
• Londontown
• La perfide Albion or Albion perfide. Perfidious Albion Used by the French who considered the English to be faithless and unreliable.
• Land of the Wuthering - as stated in Emily Bronte's epic novel Wuthering heights.

Look up Anglia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... William Blake (November 28, 1757 – August 12, 1827) was an English poet, visionary, painter, and printmaker. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... Land of Hope and Glory is an English patriotic song. ... Perfidious Albion is a hostile epithet for England or the United Kingdom: Perfidious signifies one who does not keep his faith or word, while Albion is an ancient name for Great Britain. ...

Northern Ireland

• Norn Iron - derived from the pronunciation of the words "Northern Ireland" in an exaggerated Ulster accent
• The North - used by Nationalists/Republicans to emphasise Irish geographic unity (sometimes 'the north of Ireland')
• The Province - used by Unionists/Loyalists to emphasise unity with Britain
• Six Counties - used by Nationalists/Republicans to play down Northern Ireland's status as a political entity (sometimes with the prefix 'occupied')
• The Occupied 6 - used by Nationalists/Republicans in reference to the perceived occupation by the British Army in Northern Ireland which consists six of the thirty two historical counties of Ireland
• Ulster - one of the four ancient Provinces of Ireland, Northern Ireland contains six of its nine counties
• Tuisceart Éireann - "Northern Ireland" in the Irish Language.

Norn Iron is an informal and affectionate local nickname for Northern Ireland, derived from the pronounciation of the words Northern Ireland in an exaggerated Belfast accent. ... Statistics Area: 24,481 km² Population (2006 estimate) 1,993,918 Ulster (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Ulstèr, IPA: ) is one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland, in addition to Connaught, Munster and Leinster. ... Statistics Area: 24,481 km² Population (2006 estimate) 1,993,918 Ulster (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Ulstèr, IPA: ) is one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland, in addition to Connaught, Munster and Leinster. ... When under Gaelic rule, Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the túatha. ... Percentage of Irish speakers by county of the Republic; the six Northern Ireland counties have been considered as one. ...

Scotland

• Alba - The word for Scotland in Scots Gaelic.
• Caledonia - Latin name for the country, after the Caledonii
• Scotia - Latin name for the country, after the Scoti
• Bonnie Scotland or Bonny Scotland. Scots derived from French 'bonne' for 'good'.
• Scotland the Brave - also a favourite pipe tune and song

Look up Alba in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... Caledonia is the Latin name given by the Roman Empire to a northern area of the island of Great Britain. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... // The Caledonians (Latin: Caledonii) or Caledonian Confederacy, is a name given by historians to a group of the indigenous Picts of Scotland during the Iron Age. ... Scotia was originally the Latin name for Ireland (also known to the Romans as Hibernia). ... The Gaels are an ethno-linguistic group which spread from Ireland to many parts of Britain, specifically Scotland, the Isle of Man, Wales and Cornwall. ... Scotland the Brave (Scottish Gaelic: Alba an Aigh) is, along with Flower of Scotland and Scots Wha Hae, an unofficial national anthem of Scotland. ...

Wales

• Cambria - Latin name for Wales, from the Welsh name Cymru
• Land of My Fathers - from the anthem's English name.

Cambria is a latinised form of Cymru, which is the Welsh name for Wales. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (pronounced , usually translated as land of our fathers init, but literally old country of my fathers) is, by tradition, the national anthem of Wales. ...

United States of America

• The U.S. - common abbreviation
• The U.S.A
• The U.S. of A.
• America - a widely used shorthand
• Amiland - used by German speakers; "Ami" is a (usually friendly) nickname for Americans
• The States - a widely used colloquial name
• Uncle Sam - America's national personification.
• Lady Liberty - another one of America's national personifications.
• Home of the Brave - from the national anthem 'The Star Spangled Banner'
• Land of the Free - from the national anthem 'The Star Spangled Banner,
• Leftpondia - referring to its position on a map to the left of the Atlantic Ocean, occasionally used by British and Irish nationals
• Amerika - German spelling of 'America,' used to suggest Nazism/Fascism (note also Amerika (Kafka novel))
• Columbia - poetic name, now rarely used
• Great Satan - chiefly Muslim epithet alleging American imperialism and also dissoluteness
• Uncle Sugar - used by University of Chicago political science and international relations professor John Mearsheimer to describe the United States' massive power and wealth during World War II
• Uncle Sap - used in reference to America's perceived extension of aid to other countries against her own best interests.
• Uncle Sucker - used in reference to America's welfare fraud problem
• Yankeeland/Yanklandia - Aussie and English usage
• Gringolandia - Used by Spanish-speaking Latin Americans
• The World - Sometimes used by military personnel stationed in another country (mainly overseas).
• Land of the Big PX - Used by military personnel during the Vietnam War
• G.I. Joe(the US soldiers-as referred by other countries)

J. M. Flaggs 1917 , based on the original British Lord Kitchener poster of three years earlier, was used to recruit soldiers for both World War I and World War II. Flagg used a modified version of his own face for Uncle Sam, and veteran Walter Botts provided the pose. ... Liberty (also known as Lady Liberty or the Goddess of Liberty) personifies liberty and freedom, particularly popular in the United States. ... Nicholson took the copy Key gave him to a printer, where it was published as a broadside on September 17 under the title The Defence of Fort McHenry, with an explanatory note explaining the circumstances of its writing. ... Nicholson took the copy Key gave him to a printer, where it was published as a broadside on September 17 under the title The Defence of Fort McHenry, with an explanatory note explaining the circumstances of its writing. ... Amerika, also known as Der Verschollene or The Man Who Disappeared, was the incomplete first novel of author Franz Kafka, published posthumously in 1927. ... Concern has been expressed that a self-published source being cited in this article is not legitimately citable as a secondary source in this article but only as a primary source in an article about the source itself, according to the Reliable sources guideline and the Verifiability policy. ... For the computer game, see Imperialism (computer game). ... The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. ... Professor John J. Mearsheimer John J. Mearsheimer (born December 1947) is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000...

Uruguay

• South America's Switzerland - from its reputation for financial prosperity

Vietnam

• 'Nam, the - shortening of 'Vietnam,' a widespread nickname during the Vietnam War period
• Hell's Own Heat - used by American soldiers, particularly those from colder climates.
• DRV - from Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000...

See also

• Toponomy
• National personification
• List of country name etymologies
• List of U.S. state nicknames

Toponomy is the study of place-names. ... Britannia arm-in-arm with Uncle Sam symbolizes the British-American alliance in World War I. Germania representing Germany, from 1848. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This is a list of U.S. state nicknames: both official and traditional (official state nicknames in bold). ...

External link

• International Alternative Country Names