15/ Ireland: the Emerald Isle or the Green Island
The Green Island is a nickname that well reflects the verdant countrysides in Ireland, which is more poetically known as “the Emerald Isle”.
16/ North Korea: Hermit Kingdom
Also rechristened the country of Grand Leaders, its name ‘Hermit Kingdom’ refers to the isolation of the territory from the rest of the world.
17/ Mongolia: Land of the Eternal Blue Sky
Very little rain falls in Mongolia, which explains its nickname: the country is found at the heart of an anticyclone with means that the sky is often clear (around 257 days a year).
