TIL Pakistan is the only country in the world whose name comes from an acronym
How would you name your own country?
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"It is composed of letters taken from the names of all our homelands, Indian and Asian, Panjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan."
I know it's a quote so not directed to you, but the fact that they didn't put the names in the order of the acronym bothered me more than it should have.
IAPAKSstan
I think the "Indian and Asian" parts are adjectives, right, not meant to be part of the name?
PAKSstan?
Are they not? Looks right to me
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexia
USA, pronounced oo sah 🫠
And if India officially changes its name to Bharat internationally, Pakistan will totally change its name to India.
They should, the Indus Valley is in Pakistan
CWAIN - Country Without An Interesting Name...
Pakronym
I too, have been re-watching Homeland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDSb9fgPOU8
Literally watching this on my sick day. Previous seasons haven't aged well but season 8...holy fuck
TIL Homeland went for 8 seasons