Countries People Mispronounce/Call the Wrong Thing

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Continent	Reason	Country
Asia	People think the H is silent, it's not.	Bahrain
South America	Often spelled with a U when it should be a second O.	Colombia
Africa	Called by English translation, not real name.	Cote d'Ivoire
Europe	It's changed its English name and lots of people (including Jetpunk) haven't adjusted.	Czechia
Africa	It changed its English name in 2018 and the UN has recognized it, but most people haven't adjusted.	Eswatini
Asia	The A in this country's name is pronounced the wrong way.	Iran
Oceania	The TI makes an S sound, but people don't know that.	Kiribati
Asia	The S on the end is silent, but people don't know that.	Laos
Africa	The H near the end is silent, but people don't know that. Also, the O's should be pronounced like u's.	Lesotho
Europe	Often mistakenly referred to as one of two of its subdivisions.	Netherlands
Africa	Not pronounced in the French way; confusion with a river and its southern neighbor,	Niger
Asia	More mispronounced than any country. Arabic means it's not pronounced at all the way it looks.	Qatar
Africa	People sometimes put the emphasis on the 2nd syllable, but it should be the 3rd.	Tanzania
Europe	Often mistakenly referred to as the largest of its subdivisions.	United Kingdom
North America	Called by a nickname by many of its own inhabitants. This nickname refers to one or two whole continents depending on who you ask.	United States