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The name is similar to Greek-born film director Costa-Gavras; Costaguana: from Joseph Conrad's Nostromo, said to be a hybrid of several real countries; Country of the Blind: from the short story with the same name by H. G. Wells; Diamantara: a republic in South America from the anime Michiko & Hatchin
The name derives from the mountainous and hilly landscape of the western half of the island of Hispaniola. Hispaniola (name of the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic) – a Latinization of the Spanish name La Española, meaning "The Spanish (island)", a name given to the island by Columbus in 1492. [232]
United States of Central America (informal name), or the United Provinces of Central America and the Federal Republic of Central America, in existence from 1823 to 1841; United States of Colombia, name held by Colombia between 1863 and 1886; United States of Indonesia, name of the country from 1949 to 1950
Most sovereign states have alternative names. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Some have special names particular to poetic diction or other contexts. This article attempts to give all known alternative names and initialisms for all nations, countries, and sovereign states, in English and any ...
This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas.It comprises three regions, Northern America (Canada and the United States), the Caribbean (cultural region of the English, French, Dutch, and Creole speaking countries located on the Caribbean Sea) and Latin America (nations that speak Spanish and Portuguese).
Within the first year, 21% of moms feel regret over their baby’s name; meanwhile, 15% experience a dislike of the name within the first month. However, only 6% claim that they have doubts about ...
The following is a list of ethnic slurs, ethnophaulisms, or ethnic epithets that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given ethnic, national, or racial group or to refer to them in a derogatory, pejorative, or otherwise insulting manner.
Pan-American countries by population, 2020. This is a list of countries and dependent territories in the Americas by population, which is sorted by the 2015 mid-year normalized demographic projections.