Asia:
Name of the Country | Nick Names |
Afghanistan | Graveyard of Empires |
Armenia | Land of Noah |
Baghdad (Iraq) | City of Arabian Nights |
Bahrain | Pearl of Arabia; Island of Pearls |
Beijing (China) | City of Cycles |
Bhutan | Land of the Thunder Dragon |
China | The Red Dragon; Celestial Empire; Land of Thunder Dragon |
Hong Kong | Asia’s World City; Pearl of Orient |
Huang Ho River | Sorrow of China |
India | Bharata |
Indonesia | The Emerald of the Equator |
Iraq | Cradle of Ancient Civilization |
Israel | The Holy Land |
Japan | Land of the Rising Sun; Britain of the East |
Laos | Land of Thousand Elephants |
Lebanon | Switzerland of the Middle East |
Lhasa (Tibet) | Forbidden City |
Macau | Vegas of the East |
Mongolia | Land of the Blue Sky |
Myanmar | Land of Golden Pagoda |
North Korea | The Hermit Kingdom |
Osaka (Japan) | Manchester of the Orient |
Palestine (West Asia) | Holy Land |
Pamirs (Plateau) | Roof of the World |
Philippines | The Pearl of the Orient Seas |
Singapore | The Lion City |
South Korea | Land of the Morning Calm |
Sri Lanka | India’s Teardrop |
Thailand | Land of Smiles; Land of White Elephants |
Turkey | Sick Man of Europe |
Africa:
Name of the Country | Nick Names |
Africa | Dark Continent |
Burkina Faso | Land of the Upright Men |
Egypt | The Gift of the Nile |
Guinea Coast | White Man’s Grave |
Lesotho | The Kingdom in the Sky |
Madagascar | The Red Island; Island of Cloves |
Natal | Land of Perpetual Greenary |
Rwanda | Land of a Thousand Hills |
South Africa | Rainbow Nation |
Strait of Bab-el Mandeb | Gateway of Tears |
Tristan Da Cunha | World Loneliest Islands |
Zambia | Copper Country |
America:
Name of the Country | Nick Names |
Barbados | Land of the Flying Fish |
Brazil | Pindorama (Land of the Palms) |
British Columbia (West Canada) | Sea of the Mountains |
Canada | The Great White North; Land of Lilies; Land of Maple |
Chicago (USA) | Windy City |
Chile | Land of Poets |
Costa Rica | Rich Coast |
Cuba | Sugar Bowl of the World; Pearl of Antilles |
Guatemala | The Land of Eternal Spring |
Guyana | Land of Many glasses of water |
Haiti | The Pearl of the Antilles |
Mexico | Store House of the World |
New York (USA) | City of Sky Scrappers; Empire City |
Paraguay | The Island is Surrounded by Land |
Peru | Land of the Incas |
Philadelphia (USA) | Quaker City of USA |
Prairies of North America | World’s Bread Basket |
Puerto Rico | Rich Port |
Quito (Ecuador) | City of Eternal Springs |
San Francisco (USA) | City of Golden Gate |
Trinidad | Land of the HummingBird |
United States of America | The Land of the Free; Uncle Sam |
Venezuela | Land of Grace |
Washington DC (USA) | City of Magnificent Distances |
Australia:
Name of the Country | Nick Names |
Australia | Land Down Under; Land of Golden Fleece; Land of Kangaroos |
New Zealand | Land of the Long White Cloud; Britain of the South |
Europe:
Name of the Country | Nick Names |
Aberdeen (Scotland) | Granite City |
Albania | Land of the Eagles |
Athens (South-east Europe) | The Eye of Greece |
Austria | Land of Beauty and Music |
Belarus | The White Rus; The Blue-Eyed Country; |
Belgium | The cockpit of Europe; Battlefield of Europe; Workshop of Europe |
Belgrade | White City |
Cyprus | The Island of Love |
Denmark (West Europe) | Mother-in-Law of Europe |
England | Land of Hope and Glory |
Finland | Land of a Thousand Lakes |
France | The Hexagon |
Holland (West Europe) | Land of Windmills |
Iceland | Land of Fire and Ice |
Iceland (West Europe) | Island of Fire |
Ireland | The Emerald Isle |
Italy | The Boot |
Kent (UK) | Garden of England |
London (UK) | Modern Babylon |
Malta | George Cross Island |
Netherlands (West Europe) | Land of Tulips |
Norway (North-west Europe) | Land of Midnight Sun |
Oxford (UK) | City of Dreaming Spires |
Poland | Land of windmills |
Rome (Italy) | City of Seven Hills; Eternal City |
Scotland | Land of Lakes |
Slovenia | The Sunny Side of the Alps |
Spain | The Iberian Peninsula |
Stockholm | Venice of the North |
Strait of Gibraltar | Pillars of Hercules; Key to the Mediterranean |
Sweden (North Europe) | Saw Mill of Europe |
Switzerland | Land of Milk and Honey; Playground of Europe |
UK (West Europe) | Land of Setting Sun |
Ukraine | The Bread Basket of Europe |
Venice (Italy) | Queen of the Adriatic |