Why Do Some Countries Have Similar Names?

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Iran and Iraq, Nigeria and Niger, Austria and Australia: There are over 190 countries in the world, and some of them have very similar names to each other in the English language. So why? Let's explore some nations that have almost identical names! Due to cultural similarities, similar languages, words with the same meaning or just a coincidence, the etymology of some of these countries are sure to be interesting to any geography fan. Know any more? Comment below!

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So many English country names that sound similar! 🌍🌎🌏 Do you know any more? Leave a comment below ⬇⬇

itsNNAU
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Iran:I'm Older!
Iraq: No iam!
Egypt: let me introduce myself

qtz
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India and Indonesia
Malaysia and Malavi
Mali and Maldives
Jordan and Georgia
Latvia band Lituvania

ajintomjoseph
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This was really well made and also something new. I really liked it!

Zockid
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Morocco and Monaco they sound like but they're completely different

micmar
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The Congo' are actually Called: 🇨🇬 Congo-Brazzaville and 🇨🇩 Congo-Kishasa!

Larssonnie
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May be Costa Rica 🇨🇷
and Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 in Spanish have a similar meaning...😁

j.d.kottom
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Also Burundi, Brunei, and Bhutan. And before Myanmar change their name, Burma would also have fit

daviddeppa
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You should have included Mali and Malta

fernandosstuff
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Countries like Swaziland and Switzerland or Iceland and Greenland (even tho the meanings are very obvious), Indonesia, Polynesia and Micronesia, the saint islands in the Caribbean like St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, or the Grenadines and Grenada, Maldives and Moldova, etc

usernames_this
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Ive never ever seen someone mistake Taiwan for Thailand. Does that actually happen?

IdioticSubcarpathian
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Maybe Switzerland🇨🇭 and Sweden🇸🇪 can be included

sonjidatabasum
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Morocco and Monaco and Nigeria and Algeria could be some.

Idontmakestorms
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Let's write all the countries, cities, regions, geographical places whose name ends by -stan:
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Karakalpakstan, Kurdistan, Bashkortostan (in Russia), Tatarstan (in Russia), Dagestan (in Russia), Shahristan (in Tajikistan), Turkestan (in Kazakhstan), Rajastan (or Rajasthan?) (in India), Indostan (Hindustan?), ...

roxxy-foxxy
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Latest after the Kazakhstan - Kyrgyzstan comparison, I was basically waiting for Switzerland - Swaziland or Switzerland - Sweden.... 🙄

danielberger
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Nice video. I like it.
You have a new subscriber! 😁

StatsCount
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Libya and Liberia
India and Indonesia
Armenia and Algeria
Moldova and Mongolia
Saint Vicent and the grenadines and Grenada.

Foxy_
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🇨🇬
Republic of the Congo❌
Congo✔





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I call DRC beacause Demotatic Republic of the Congo is a long name

bernardi
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THE reason THE Gambia has THE is sow its more distinguishable from Zambia

OCDryl
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British Virgin Islands 🇻🇬 and U.S. Virgin Islands 🇻🇮

BehzadBahadorifarBHR