European countries in their official native languages
Countries around the world are known by neutral names today, but this wasn't always the case.
Many countries have native names that changed due to history, culture, and pronunciation. For example, Japan's name comes from a Portuguese version of "Nippon," the Japanese name for the country. China's name has roots in Persian history. "China" comes from the Sanskrit "Cina," derived from the Chinese Qin Dynasty, which the Persians translated as "Cin." This name became popular through trade along the Silk Road. Some countries adopted simpler global names because they were easier to pronounce than their original names.
Here are a few European countries with native names that vary
Spain is called España, pronounced as eh·spae·nyuh in Spanish
Germany is called Deutschland, pronounced as doych·lant in German
Greece is called Elláda, pronounced as eˈlaða in Greek
Croatia is known as Hrvatska, pronounced as haa·vat·skuh in Croatian
Finland is Suomi, pronounced as soo·ow·mee in Finnish
Austria is known as Österreich, pronounced as øːstəʁaɪç in German
Hungary is known as Magyarország, pronounced as mˈadʒjɐɹˌɔːszaɡ in Hungarian
Albania is known as Shqipëria, pronounced as ʃcipəˈɾi in Albanian
Montenegro is known as Crna Gora, pronounced as t͡sr̩̂ːnaː ɡǒra in Montenegrin
Slovakia is known as Slovensko, pronounced slovɛnsko in Slovak
Georgia is known as Salartvelo, pronounced sakʰartʰvelo in Georgian
Ireland is known as Éire, pronounced Ay-ra in Irish
Luxembourg is known as Lëtzebuerg lə.t͡sə.buəɕ in Luxembourgish
Cyprus is known as Kipros/Kıbrıs in Greek and Turkish which are both official languages of the country.
