Which country derives its name from the word "South"?

Egypt
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Australia
Georgia
"Australis" means "South" in Latin. Following European discovery, names for the Australian landmass were often references to the legendary Terra Australis Incognita - an "unknown land of the South" which appeared on many maps since Roman times.
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flagItaly
4%
8%
81%
5%
71
flagGreece
7%
7%
78%
3%
52
flagAustralia
6%
9%
76%
7%
110
flagSpain
0%
11%
74%
14%
35
flagThailand
4%
17%
73%
4%
23
flagIsrael
0%
4%
72%
22%
22
flagRepublic of Ireland
7%
14%
65%
10%
55
flagFrance
6%
10%
65%
17%
29
flagGermany
14%
9%
64%
10%
815
flagSwitzerland
12%
12%
63%
8%
57
flagPakistan
3%
28%
62%
6%
32
flagthe United States
9%
19%
60%
10%
765
flagthe Netherlands
16%
16%
57%
9%
61
flagthe Philippines
11%
22%
55%
11%
27
flagthe United Kingdom
11%
20%
54%
12%
392
flagAustria
16%
14%
54%
10%
122
flagUnknown
9%
20%
48%
18%
43
flagPoland
17%
21%
47%
12%
27111
flagIndia
18%
23%
44%
14%
200
flagCanada
12%
21%
41%
23%
116