A fictional country is a country that is made up for fictional stories, and does not exist in real life, or one that people believe in without proof. Sailors have always mistaken low clouds for land masses, and in later times this was given the name Dutch capes.
Laos is one of the most contested countries when it comes to pronunciation. The nation in Southeast Asia is often referred to as "Lao" (rhyming with cow), but locals say "Laos" as if it rhymes with "blouse," according to Tripsavvy.
Start by detailing the setting (the environment of the world: era, location, etc.) Make sure you also address the rules, laws, and taboos of the world. A good fictional world will also have a clearly defined society, rituals, social practices, and cultures.
In fact, almost every country in the world is named after one of four things: 1) a tribe; 2) a feature of the land; 3) a directional description; or 4) an important person. That's according to Quartz, which analysed 195 countries listed in the Oxford Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names.
The five most populous countries in 2022 are China, India, followed by the European Union (which is not a country), the United States, the island nation of Indonesia, and Pakistan.
Based on landmass, Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, measuring just 0.2 square miles, almost 120 times smaller than the island of Manhattan. Situated on the western bank of the Tiber River, Vatican City's 2-mile border is landlocked by Italy.
Several countries with five letters also have no "a": Benin, Egypt, Niger, and Yemen. Africa has the most countries lacking the letter "a" with a total of 12. These countries include Benin, Burundi, Comors, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Lesotho, Morocco, Niger, Seychelles, and Togo.
Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (for the "Hashemite Kingdom" part), the name Jordan is derived from the Jordan River. Birú, a local ruler who lived near the Bay of San Miguel, Panama City, in the early 16th century.
