Albania is called Land of the Eagles Australia is called Land Down Under (sometimes also used for New Zealand) Belarus is called The White Rus Bhutan is called Land of the Thunder Dragon Brazil is called Pindorama (Land of the Palms) Burkina Faso is called Land of the Upright Men Canada is called The Great White North Chile is called Land of Poets China is called The Red Dragon Egypt is called The Gift of the Nile England is called Land of Hope and Glory Finland is called Land of a Thousand Lakes France is called L'hexagone Guyana is called Land of Many Waters Iceland is called Land of Fire and Ice Indonesia is called The Emerald of the Equator Ireland is called The Emerald Isle IS Sir Lanka is called India's Teardrop Israel is called The Holy Land Italy is called The Boot Japan is called Land of the Rising Sun Kashmir - the land of heaven Lebanon is called Switzerland of the Middle East Lesotho is called The Kingdom In The Sky Madagascar is called The Red Island Mongolia is called Land of the Blue Sky New Zealand is called Land of the Long White Cloud Nigeria the giant of Africa North Korea is called The Hermit Kingdom Paraguay is called The Island Surrounded by Land Peru is called Land of the Incas Philippines is called The Pearl of the Orient Seas Rwanda is called Land of a Thousand Hills Slovenia is called The Sunny Side of the Alps South Africa Rainbow Nation South Korea is called Land of the Morning Calm Switzerland is called Land of Milk and Honey Thailand is called Land of Smiles Ukraine is called The Bread Basket of Europe USA - Uncle Sam. Venezuela is called Land of Grace