21 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists - 2 comments
Comments:
Why Greenland? It's not too green.
Added 13 years ago by guest, 5 points
Greenland is notable for having the most deceptive name in country-naming history. How did anyone get away with this?
Added 15 years ago by JDBLists, 4 points
8.
INDIA
20 points - added 15 years ago by guest -
9.
Samoa
19 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -
10.
Kenya
19 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -
11.
Germany
rainy half year, snowy rest of year
15 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
12.
Liechtenstein
15 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists - 1 comment
Comments:
This may be the first country name ever to be said just for the fun of saying it, and people are still doing it to this day.
Added 15 years ago by JDBLists, -2 points
13.
Estonia
12 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -
14.
Sri Lanka
8 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists - 1 comment
Comments:
Sometimes you lose something wonderful, only to have it replaced by something just as great. Formerly sporting the awesome name of "Ceylon," Sri Lanka picked up its current (and still awesome) name following independence from Great Britain.
Added 15 years ago by JDBLists, -2 points
15.
Kazakhstan
8 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists - 1 comment
Comments:
Borat may have made Kazakhstan big in the West, but everyone in the former Soviet Union has known for a long time that Kazakhstan has a great name.
Added 15 years ago by JDBLists, 0 points
16.
Maldives
5 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -
17.
Poland (Polska)
2 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
18.
Qatar
2 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists - 1 comment
Comments:
This is one of those country names that no one in the U.S. seems to know how to pronounce. On the bright side, every pronunciation sounds great. Way to go, Qatar!
Added 15 years ago by JDBLists, -2 points
19.
Liberia
0 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -
20.
New Caledonia
-1 point - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -
21.
Macedonia
-3 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -
22.
Eritrea
-3 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -
23.
Djibouti
-3 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -
24.
Montenegro
-4 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -
25.
Trinidad and Tobago
-5 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -
26.
Great Britain
How many other countries have the word "Great" in their name! It's so pompous, stuck up and most of all so wrong! But nonetheless its a very cool name.