Tuesday, September 4, 2012

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
    That’s it. What is the Nickname of your country?
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