This time in Language Day, let’s talk a little about countries. Anyone who watches international sports events such as the Olympic Games is well aware of that many national teams like to display the name of their country in their own language. Which can be very different from how it is said in English.

So the list below shows what it might say on the shirt of an athlete  (these days of course you often see the name of the athlete instead). Or what the country is colloquially called - so not the long official name of it. The links will take you to the excellent pages of Encyclopedia Britannica. Most of those pages come with the flag and a simple map.

Australia - Albania - Shqipëria Armenia - Hayastan - Հայաստանի Austria - Österreich Belarus - Беларусь Belgium - België (Dutch) - Belgique (French) Bulgaria -  Bulgariya -  България China - 中国 Croatia - Hrvastka Cyprus - Κύπρος Czech Republic -  Česká Denmark - Danmark Estonia - Eesti Finland - Suomi France - France Georgia - Sakartvelo - საქართველო Germany - Deutschland Greece - Hellas - Ελλάδα Hungary - Magyarország Iceland - Ìsland India - Bhārat - भारत Ireland - Èire Israel - Israel Japan - Nippon - 日本 Netherlands - Nigeria - North Korea - Norway - Norge Poland - Polska Romania - Rumania Russia -  Россия Serbia - Srbija South Korea - Korea 대한민국 Spain - España Sweden - Sverige Switzerland - Suisse (French) - Schweitz (German) Turkey - Türkiye Ukraine - Украї́на https://www.britannica.com/topic-browse/Countries-of-the-World Updated 30.4.2022