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The name for Sweden is generally agreed to derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *s(w)e, meaning "one's own", referring to one's own tribe from the tribal period. [15] [16] [17] The native Swedish name, Sverige (a compound of the words Svea and rike, first recorded in the cognate Swēorice in Beowulf), [18] translates as "realm of the Swedes", which excluded the Geats in Götaland.
According to legends, the first settlers of the Maldives were people known as Dheyvis. [23] The first Kingdom of the Maldives was known as Dheeva Maari Kingdom. [24] During the 3rd century BCE visit of emissaries, it was noted that the Maldives was known as Dheeva Mahal.
El Salvador, [a] officially the Republic of El Salvador, [b] is a country in Central America.It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean.
Nepal, [a] officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, [b] is a landlocked country in South Asia.It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
Ireland (/ ˈ aɪər l ə n d / ⓘ IRE-lənd; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ; Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.
Nigeria, [a] officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. [9] It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean.
Romania [b] is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe. [12] [13] [14] It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast.
Tanzania, [b] officially the United Republic of Tanzania, [c] is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.