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Think outside the country (name): A world map of country name origins

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 by John Yunker

This month I had planned to be traveling to Southern Land (Australia). At least I can visit virtually. Like via this unique map of the world based on the origin of country names, such as Land of the Fierce (France). …

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Categories Country Codes, Global By Design, Maps

Welcome to the Kingdom of eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland

April 30, 2018 by John Yunker

When I read about Swaziland’s recent name change, by decree, my first thought was: What about the country code? As in .sz? As far as I can tell, it’s way too soon to know if the president has thought this …

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Categories Countries, Country Codes, Global Marketing, Languages, Maps

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