Distinctive Names of Countries

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Distinctive Name Country/Town/Port/River

Britain of the South New Zealand

The Battlefield of Europe Belgium

City of the Golden Gate San Francisco

City of Magnificent Distances Washington D.C.

City of Popes Rome

City of Seven Hills Rome

City of Skyscrapers New York

Cockpit of Europe Belgium

Dark Continent Africa

Dairy of Northern Europe Denmark

Emerald Island Ireland

Empire City New York

Eternal City Rome, Italy

Forbidden City Lhasa (Tibet)

Garden of England Kent

Gate of Tears Babel-Mandab, Jerusalem

Granite City Aberdeen (Scotland)

Great White Way Broadway (New York)

Gift of Nile Egypt

Gibraltar of the Indian Ocean Aden

Herring Pond Atlantic Ocean

Hermit Kingdom Korea

Holy Land Palestine

Island of Cloves Madagascar (Malagasy)

The Isle of Spring Jamaica

Key to the Mediterranean Gibraltar

Land of Cakes (or Oat Cakes) Scotland

Land of the Golden Fleece Australia

Land of the Golden Pagoda Myanmar (Burma)

Land of Kangaroos Australia

Land of Lilies Canada

Land of the Midnight Sun Norway

Land of Milk and Honey Canaan

Land of Morning Calm Korea

Land of the Rising Sun Japan

Land of a Thousand Lakes Finland

Land of Thunderbolt Bhutan

Land of White Elephants Thailand

Lady of Snow Canada

Little Venice Venezuela

Never, Never Land Prairies (North Australia)


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Pearl of Antilles Cuba

Playground of Europe Switzerland

Pillars of Hercules Straits of Gibraltar

Pearl of the Pacific Guayaquil Port (Ecuador)

Power keg of Europe Balkans

The Promised Land Canaan

Quaker City Philadelphia

Queen of the Arabian Sea Kochi (India)

Queen of the Adriatic Venice

Rich Coast Costa Rica

Rich Port Puerto Rico

Roof of the World Pamir (Tibet)

The Sea of Mountains British Columbia

Sorrow of China River Hwang Ho

The Saw Mill of Europe Sweden

Sick Man of Europe Turkey

Sugar Bowl of the World Cuba

The Storehouse of the World Mexico

The Down Under Australia

Venice of the North Stockholm

Venice of the East Bangkok (Thailand), Allepey (India)

Yellow River Hwang Ho (China)

White City Belgrade

Windy City Chicago

White Mans Grave Guinea Coast (West Africa)

The Spice Island of the West Grenada

The Mother Colony of the West Indies St. Kitts

City of Arabian Nights Baghdad

Twin City Budapest

The Imperial City Rome

Golden City Johannesburg

The Modern Babylon London

Valley of Kings Thebes


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BORDER LINE NAMES OF COUNTRIES

Durand Line Pakistan, & Afghanistan

Mac Mohan Line India, & China,

Radcliff India, & Pakistan

Maginot Line France & Germany

Oder Niesse Line Germany &Poland

Hindenberg Line Poland & Germany(at the time of

First World War)

38th Parallel North & South Korea

49th Parallel USA &Canada

Country Capital Currency

Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwe Dollar

Zambia Lusaka Kwatcha

Yugoslavia Belgrade New Dinar

Yemen Sana Riya (YER)

Vietnam Hanoi Dong

Venezuela Caracas Bolivar

Vatican City State Vatican City Italian Lira

Uzbekistan Tashkent Som (UKS)

Uruguay Montevideo Peso

United States of America Washington D.C. Dollar

United Kingdom London Pound Sterling

United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Dirham


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Ukraine Kiev Karbovanets

Uganda Kampala Shilling

Turkey Ankara Turkish Lira

Turkemenistan Ashkabad Manat (TMM)

Tunisia Tunis Dinar

Trinidad and Tobago Port-of-Spain Dollar

Tonga Nukualofa Panga

Togo Lome Franc

The Gambia Banjul Dalasi

Thailand Bangkok Baht

Tanzania Dar-es-Salaam Shilling

Tajikistan Dushambe Tajik Rouble

Taiwan Taipei New Taiwan Dollar

Syria Damascus Syrian Pound

Switzerland Berne Swiss Franc

Sweden Stockholm Krona(SEK)

Swaziland Mbabane Lilangeni

Surinam Paramaribo Guilder

Sudan Khartoum Pound

St. Kitts and Nevis Basseterre Dollar

Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka Rupee


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Spain Madrid Peseta

South Africa Cape Town Rand

Somalia Mogadishu Shilling

Solomon Island Honiara Dollar

Slovania Ljubljana Tolar

Slovakia Bratislava Slovak Koruna

Singapore Singapore Singapore Dollar

Sierra Leone Freetown Leone

Seychelles Victoria Rupee

Senegal Dakar Franc

Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal (SAR)

San Marino San Marino Italian Lira

Rwanda Kigali Franc

Russia Moscow Rouble

Romania Bucharest Lei

Republic Prague Koruna

Qatar Doha Qatari Riyal

Portugal Lisbon Escudo

Poland Warsaw Zloty

Philippines Manila Piso

Peru Lima Nuevosol


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Paraguay Asuncion Guarani

Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Kina

Panama Panama City Balboa

Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee

Oman Muscat Omani Rial

Norway Oslo Norwegian Krone

Nigeria Lagos Naira

Niger Niamey Franc

Nicaragua Managua Cordoba

New Zealand Willington New Zealand Dollar

Netherlands The Hague Guilder

Nepal Kathamandu Nepalese Rupee

Nauru Nauru Dollar

Namibia Windhock Rand

Myanmar Yangoon Kyat

Mozambique Maputo Metical

Morocco Rabat Dirham

Montenegro Podgorica Euro

Mongolia Ulan-Bator Tugrik

Monaco Monaco French Franc

Moldova Chisinau Leu


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Mexico Mexico City Peso

Mauritius Port Louis Mauritius Rupee

Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya

Malta Valletta Maltese Lira

Mali Bamako Franc (CFA)

Maldives Male Rufiyaa

Malaysia Kuala Lumpu Malaysian Ringgit

Malawi Lilongwe Kwacha

Madagascar Antananrivo Malagasy Franc

Macedonia Skopje Dinar

Luxemburg Luxemburg Luxemburg France

Lithuania Vilnius Litas

Libya Tripoli Libyan Dinar

Liberia Monorovia Liberian Dollar

Lesotho Maseru Loti

Leichtenstein Vaduz Swiss Franc

Lebanon Beirut Lebnanesse Pound

Latvia Riga Lats

Laos Vientiane Kip

Kyrgystan Bishkek Som (KGS)

Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwait Dinar


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Kosovo Pristina Euro

Korea (South) Seoul Won (KRW)

Korea (North) Pyongyang Won (KPW)

Kenya Nairobi Kenya Shilling

Kazakhstan Akmola Tenge

Jordan Amman Lordan Dinar

Japan Tokyo Yen

Jamaica Kingston Dollar

Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro Franc (CFA)

Italy Rome Euro

Israel Tel Aviv Shekel

Ireland Dublin Euro

Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar

Iran Tehran Riyal

Indonesia Djakarta Rupiah

India New Delhi Indian Rupee

Iceland Reykavik Krona

Hungary Budapest Forint

Honduras Tegucigalpa Lempira

Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde

Guyana Georgetown Dollar


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Guinea Bissau Bissau Peso

Guinea Conakry Guinean Franc

Guatemala Guatemala City Quetzal

Grenada St. George Dollar

Greece Athens Drachma

Ghana Accra Cedi

Germany Berlin Deutsche Mark

Georgia Tbilisi Lari

Gabon Libereville Franc (CFA)

French Guyana Koenne Franc

France Paris Franc

Finland Helsinki Marakka

Fiji Suva Fiji Dollar

Estonia Tallinn Kroon

Eritrea Asmara Etheopian Birr

Equatorial Guinea Malabo Franc (CFA)

El Salvador San Salvador Colon

Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound

Ecuador Quito Suere

Dominica Roseau Sterling

Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti Franc


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Denmark Copenhagen Danish Krone

Czech Zagreb Koruna

Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus Pounnd

Cuba Havana Peso

Croatia Sofia Lev






Countries with Capital and Currency of South America

Countries with Capital and Currency of Oceania

Countries with Capital and Currency of North America

Countries with Capital and Currency of Europe

Countries with Capital and Currency of Asia

Countries with Capital and Currency of Africa

Costa Rica San Jose Colon

Congo Brazzaville Franc (CFA)

Comoros Moroni Comorian Franc

Colombia Bogot Peso

China Beijing Yuan


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Chile Santiago Peso

Chad ND Jamena Franc (CFA)

Central African Republic Bangul Franc (CFA)

Cape Verde Prala Cape Verde Escudo

Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar

Cameroon Yaoundi Franc (CFA)

Cambodia Phnom Panh Rile

Burundi Bujumbura Burundi Franc

Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Franc (CFA)

Bulgaria Sofia Dinar

Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Dollar

Brazil Brasilia Cruzeiro

Bostwana Gaborone Pula

Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Konvertibilna Marka

Bolivia La Paz Boliviano

Bhutan Thimpu Ngulturm

Benin Porto Novo Franc (CFA)

Belize Belmopan Dollar

Belgium Brussels Belgian Franc

Belarus Minsk Manat

Barbados Bridgetown Dollar


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Bangladesh Dhaka Taka

Bahrain Manama Bahraini Dinar

Bahamas Nassau Dollar

Austria Vienna Schilling

Australia Canberra Australian Dollar

Armenia Yerevan Dram

Argentina Buenos Aires Austral (Pesu)

Antigua and Barbuda St. Johns Dollar

Angola Luanda Kwanza

Andorra Andorra-la-vella Franc Pesta

Algeria Algiers Algerian Dinar

Albania Tirana Lek

Afghanistan Kabul Afghani


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EMBLEMSCountry Emblem

Australia Kangaroo

Bangladesh Water Lily

Canada White Lily

Denmark Beach

France Lily

Germany Com Flower

India Lion Capital

Iron Rose

Ireland Shamrock

Italy White Lily

Japan Chrysanthemum

Norway Lion

Pakistan Crescent

Spain Eagle

Sri Lanka Sword &Lion

Russia Sickle &Hammer

United Kingdom Rose

U.S.A. Golden Rod


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LARGEST, LONGEST

Animal, Tallest Giraffe

Archipelago, Largest Indonesia

Bird, Fastest Swift

Bird, Largest Ostrich

Bird, Smallest Humming Bird

Bridge, Longest Railway Huey P. Long Bridge, Louisiana (U.S.A.)

Building, Tallest in the World Burj, Dubai (UAE)

Canal, Longest Irrigational The Kalakumsky Canal

Canal, Longest Suez Canal

Capital, Highest La Paz (Boliva)

City, Biggest in Area Mount Isa Australia

City, Largest in Population Tokyo

City, Costliest Tokyo

City, Highest Van Chuan (China)

Continent, Largest Asia

Continent, Smallest Australia

Country, Biggest (Area) Russia

Country, Largest (Population) China

Country, Largest (Electorate) India

Creature, Largest Blue Whale

Delta, Largest Sunderban (Bangladesh & India)

Desert, Largest (World) Sahara (Africa)

Desert, Largest (Asia) Gobi


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Dam, Largest Grand Coulee Dam (U.S.A.)

Dam, Highest Hoover Dam (U.S.A.)

Diamond, Largest The Cullinan

Dome, Largest Astrodome, in Housten (U.S.A.)

Epic, Largest Mahabharat

Irrigation Scheme, Largest Lloyd Barrage, Sukkur (Pakistan)

Island, Largest Greenland

Sea, Largest Mediterranean sea

Longest Sea Bridge Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, China (42.5 km)

Lake, Deepest Baikal (Siberia)

Lake, Largest (Artificial) Lake Mead (Boulder Dam)

Lake, Highest Titicaca (Bolivia)

Lake, Largest (Fresh water) Superior

Lake, Largest (Salt water) Caspian

Library, Largest United State Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

Mountain Peak, Highest Everest (Nepal)

Mountain Range, Longest Andes (S. America)

Museum, Largest British Museum, London

Ocean, Largest Pacific

Palace, Biggest Vatican (Italy)

Park, Largest Yellow Stone National Park (U.S.A.)

Peninsula, Largest Arabia

Place, Coldest (Habitated) Verkhoyank (Siberia)

Place, Dryest Iqique (In Atacama Desert, Chile)

Place, Hottest Azizia (Libya, Africa)


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Place, Rainiest Mausinram (Meghalaya, India)

Planet, Biggest Jupiter

Planet, Brightest Venus

Planet, Smallest Mercury

Plateau, Highest Pamir (Tibet)

Platform, Longest Kharagpur (India)

Railway, Longest Trans-Siberian railway

Railway Station, Longest Grand Central Terminal, Chicago (U.S.A.)

River, Longest Nile (Africa)

River, Largest Amazon (S. America)

Sea-bird, Largest Albatross

Star, Brightest Sirius

Statue, Tallest Statue of Motherland, Volgagrad (Russia)

Telescope, Largest Radio New Mexico (U.S.A.)

Tramway, Worlds first New York

Tunnel, Longest (Railway) Tanna (Japan)

Tunnel, Longest (Road) Mont Blanc Tunnel between France and Italy

Volcano, Highest Ojos del Salado (Andes, Ecuador)

Volcano, Most Active Maunaloa (Hawail-U.S.A.)

Wall, Longest Great wall of China

Waterfall, Highest Angel (Venezuela)

Water, Lowest body Dead Sea

Zoo, Largest Kruger National Park, South Africa

NATIONAL GAMES


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Country Games

Argentina Pato

Bahamas Sloop

Bangladesh Kabaddi

Brazil Capoeira

Canada Ice Hockey (winter), Lacrosse (summer)

Chile Chilean rodeo

Colombia Tejo

Mexico Charrera

Korea (Rep.) Tae Kwon Do

Philippines Arnis

Puerto Rico Paso fino

Sri Lanka Volleyball

Uruguay Gaucho

Afghanistan Buzkashi

Anguilla Yacht racing

Antigua and Barbuda Cricket

Barbados Cricket

Bermuda Cricket

Bhutan Archery

China Table Tennis

Colombia Association Football

Cuba Baseball


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Dominican Republic Baseball

Finland Pespallo

Grenada Cricket

Guyana Cricket

India Field hockey

Ireland Gaelic games

Jamaica Cricket

Latvia Basketball (summer sport)

Latvia Ice hockey (winter sport)

Lithuania Football

New Zealand Rugby Union

Norway Cross-country Skiing

Pakistan Field Hockey

Papua New Guinea Rugby league

Peru Paleta Frontn

Slovenia Alpine Skiing

Switzerland Shooting, Gymnastics

Turkey Wrestling & Jereed

United States Baseball

Wales Rugby union

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