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Countries Named After Geographical Features

These countries' names all have it's origin from geographical features. How many can you name?
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Last updated: March 24, 2024
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Named after the arabic word for "the sea"
Bahrain
Named after a river which flows into the sava
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Named after the portugese name of the wouri river
Cameroon
Named after a cape in Senegal
Cape Verde
Named after an african lake who is slowly disappearing
Chad
Literally translated it means "rich coast"
Costa Rica
Named after the 2nd longest river of its continent
Democratic Republic
of the Congo | Republic of the Congo
Ancient name of a forest which separated this country from the goths
Denmark
Named after the sea on which this african country is located
Eritrea
Named after the tongan name of this countries main island
Fiji
Mountainous region in which this country is located
Guyana
Named after the longest river on this subcontinent
India
Named after "uruk" the semitic word for body of water
Iraq
Named after a river, often mentíoned in the bible
Jordan
Named after the biggest mountain in this country
Kenya
Named after a karst field in the dinaric alps
Kosovo
Named after the turkish word for steppe
Kyrgyzstan
Named after a rivulet in the Jonava district
Lithuania
Named after the black mountain Lovćen
Montenegro
Named after a coastal desert
Namibia
Named after a river which flows into the gulf of guinea
Niger | Nigeria
Transboundary river in south america
Paraguay
Named after a slavic word for field
Poland
Named after a river in western africa
Senegal
Named after the lion mountains
Sierra Leone
Named after a river in this former dutch colony
Suriname
Name creation out of the central region and a famous island on its coast
Tanzania
This south american country lies entirely east of the eponymous river
Uruguay
Named after one of seven hills
Vatican City
Named after a river which contains big waterfalls
Zambia
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Jiaozira
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Level 70
Mar 4, 2024
Good quiz! More specifically Bahrain means 'two seas', referring to the sea on either side of the island.
Barroszt
+1
Level 15
Mar 21, 2024
Geografical > Geographical
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