What Countries Call Themselves
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Most of our maps and encyclopedias list the English names for the countries of the world. Here are a few of the names countries have for themselves.
| Austria | Österreich |
| Belgium | Belgique |
| Germany | Deutschland |
| Greece | Hellas (Ancient); Ellas |
| Greenland | Kalatdlit-Nunat |
| Israel | Yisrael |
| Japan | Nippon |
| The Netherlands | Nederland |
| Poland | Polska |
| Spain | España |
