Statistics for Countries People Mispronounce/Call the Wrong Thing

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Continent	Reason	Country	% Correct
South America	Often spelled with a U when it should be a second O.	Colombia	85%
North America	Called by a nickname by many of its own inhabitants. This nickname refers to one or two whole continents depending on who you ask.	United States	76%
Oceania	The TI makes an S sound, but people don't know that.	Kiribati	71%
Europe	Often mistakenly referred to as one of two of its subdivisions.	Netherlands	65%
Africa	Not pronounced in the French way; confusion with a river and its southern neighbor,	Niger	56%
Africa	It changed its English name in 2018 and the UN has recognized it, but most people haven't adjusted.	Eswatini	50%
Europe	Often mistakenly referred to as the largest of its subdivisions.	United Kingdom	50%
Europe	It's changed its English name and lots of people (including Jetpunk) haven't adjusted.	Czechia	44%
Asia	More mispronounced than any country. Arabic means it's not pronounced at all the way it looks.	Qatar	41%
Asia	People think the H is silent, it's not.	Bahrain	38%
Africa	Called by English translation, not real name.	Cote d'Ivoire	38%
Asia	The S on the end is silent, but people don't know that.	Laos	35%
Africa	The H near the end is silent, but people don't know that. Also, the O's should be pronounced like u's.	Lesotho	21%
Asia	The A in this country's name is pronounced the wrong way.	Iran	18%
Africa	People sometimes put the emphasis on the 2nd syllable, but it should be the 3rd.	Tanzania	15%