Identification. The name "Bosnia" is derived from the Bosna River, which cuts through the region.
Read MoreIdentification. Formerly Bechuanaland Protectorate under the British, Botswana became independent in 1966.
Read MoreIn Portuguese, Brasil; its citizens are Brasileiros or Brasileiras depending on gender.
Read MoreIdentification. The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, which also includes the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix.
Read MoreIdentification. Brunei Darussalam is a multiethnic society in which one ethnic group, the Barunay, has a monopoly of political power.
Read MoreBulgar, from the Bulgarian bu'lgar (Bulgarian person). In English, "Bulgar" is usually used only for the central Asian ancestors of the modern Bulgarians.
Read MoreIdentification. In 1984, Thomas Sankara's revolutionary government changed the name Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, thus discarding the name the French had given their former
Read MoreIdentification. The name of the country of Burma (or Myanmar, as it is now officially known) is associated with the dominant ethnic group, the Burmese.
Read MoreIdentification. Burundi has to two distinct ethnic groups: the Hutu and the Tutsi.
Read MoreIdentification. The name "Cambodia" derives from the French Cambodge, which comes from the Khmer word Kâmpuchea, meaning "born of Kambu." During the socialist regimes of Democratic Kampuchea (DK) (1975–1979) and the People's Republic of Kampuchea (PRK) (1979–1989), the country was known internationally as Kampuchea, but more recent governments have returned to using Cambodia, and the official name in English is now the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Read MoreIdentification. The name of the country derives from the term used for the Wouri River by Portuguese explorers.
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