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Old 09-20-2016, 10:09 AM
 
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Change:
Republic of Congo to Kakongo,
Democratic Republic of Congo to Congo.
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Old 09-20-2016, 10:28 AM
 
Location: Østenfor sol og vestenfor måne
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Atlantica and Waterland sound like downscale Florida casinos. I like the names Holland and Frisia, but I assume those would be too divisive to name the whole country after one of them.

As for the USA and Canada, I would go for South Vinland and North Vinland respectively. That would be the Eurocentric scheme. The indigenous scheme would be South Turtle Island and North Turtle Island.
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Old 09-20-2016, 10:35 AM
 
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Atlantica and Waterland sound like downscale Florida casinos.
I was thinking Atlantica sounded more like a casino in the Bahamas while Waterland could be a water park in Orlando. Not saying they are great names for a country but better than the Netherlands imo.
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Old 09-20-2016, 10:39 AM
 
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
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As for the USA and Canada, I would go for South Vinland and North Vinland respectively. That would be the Eurocentric scheme. The indigenous scheme would be South Turtle Island and North Turtle Island.
It only makes sense if you extend the Rio Grande from El Paso to the Gulf of California.
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Old 09-20-2016, 11:15 AM
 
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the united states of corruption
the 'we hate everyone who isnt white and rich' country
the neurotic paranoid narcissistic states of america
the country of endless guns and endless drugs

Ill think of a few more later.
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Old 09-20-2016, 12:30 PM
 
Location: Phoenix
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For Philippines, I would say Maharlika.

We will be called Maharlikans
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Old 09-20-2016, 12:38 PM
 
Location: East Coast of the United States
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United States = The Badass Land
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Old 09-20-2016, 01:06 PM
 
Location: Gatineau, Québec
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How about "The Excited States of America" for our neighbours to the south?
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Old 09-20-2016, 02:16 PM
 
Location: Beautiful British Columbia 🇨🇦
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I would like the US to have a one-word name. But not America; that would be rude to the people who live in the Americas outside of the US.
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Old 09-20-2016, 02:19 PM
 
Location: Beautiful British Columbia 🇨🇦
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How about "The Excited States of America" for our neighbours to the south?
If many other Americans feel the same way I do about our country, then a more appropriate name would be "The Exasperated States of America".
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