30 countries with awesome nicknames
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30 countries with awesome nicknames
A nickname is a replacement of the original name. There may be different reason behind that specific nickname like Napoleon named China as “The Sleeping Giant” just because he expected China as one of the greatest nations in future and he was right.
This post is dedicated to 30 countries that have awesome nicknames.
Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires
Albania: Land of the eagles
Australia: The lucky country
Belarus: The White Rus
Bhutan: Land of the thunder dragon
Cameroon: The Armpit of Africa
Canada: A few acres of snow
Chad: The dead heart of Africa
Chile: Land of poets
Egypt: The gift of the Nile
England: Land of hope and glory
Ethiopia: The Mother Land
Finland: Land of a thousand lakes
France: The Church’s old daughter
Indonesia: The lungs of the world
Ireland: The emerald Isle
Italy: The boot
Lebanon: Switzerland of the Middle East
Lesotho: The Kingdom in the sky
Malaysia: Bolehland
Mongolia: Land of the blue sky
Paraguay: An island surrounded by land
Philippines: The pearl of the Orient Seas
Rwanda: Land of a thousand hills
South Africa: Rainbow Nation
South Korea: Land of the morning calm
Slovenia: Sunny side of the Alps
Srilanka: Pearl of the Indian Ocean
Ukraine: The bread basket of Europe
Venezuela: Land of grace
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