Nickname of Countries in the World

Nickname of Countries in the World

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. Sir Lanka – India’s Teardrop

10. Thailand – Land of Smiles

11. Afghanistan – Graveyard of Empires

12. Israel – The Holy Land

13. Lebanon – Switzerland of the Middle East

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

America

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

Australia

1. Australia – Land Down Under (sometimes also used for New Zealand)

2. New Zealand – Land of the Long White Cloud

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