Which of the following countries is known as the 'Land of Thunderbolt'?

Q. Which of the following countries is known as the 'Land of Thunderbolt'?

1. Belgium
2. Nepal
3. Bhutan
4. Bolivia

Answer: Bhutan

Which country is known as the land of thunderbolt?
Bhutan
Bhutan is called Druk Yul - Land of Thunder Dragon.


Why is Bhutan called a land of thunderbolt?

Since the 17th century the official name of Bhutan has been Druk yul (country of the Drukpa Lineage, the Dragon People, or the Land of the Thunder Dragon, a reference to the country's dominant Buddhist sect) and Bhutan only appears in English-language official correspondence.

Nicknames for nations around the world

Asia
Bhutan	Land of the Thunder Dragon
China	The Red Dragon
Indonesia	The Emerald of the Equator
Japan	Land of the Rising Sun
Mongolia	Land of the Blue Sky
North Korea	The Hermit Kingdom
Philippines	The Pearl of the Orient Seas
South Korea	Land of the Morning Calm
Sir Lanka	India’s Teardrop
Thailand	Land of Smiles
Afghanistan	Graveyard of Empires
Israel	The Holy Land
Lebanon	Switzerland of the Middle East

Africa
Burkina Faso	Land of the Upright Men
Egypt	The Gift of the Nile
Lesotho	The Kingdom In The Sky
Madagascar	The Red Island
Rwanda	Land of a Thousand Hills
South Africa	Rainbow Nation

America
Brazil	Pindorama (Land of the Palms)
Canada	The Great White North
Chile	Land of Poets
Guyana	Land of Many Waters
Paraguay	The Island Surrounded by Land
Peru	Land of the Incas
USA	Uncle Sam
Venezuela	Land of Grace

Australia
Australia	Land Down Under (sometimes also used for New Zealand)
New Zealand	Land of the Long White Cloud

Europe
Albania	Land of the Eagles
Belarus	The White Rus
England	Land of Hope and Glory
Finland	Land of a Thousand Lakes
France	L’hexagone
Iceland	Land of Fire and Ice
Ireland	The Emerald Isle
Italy	The Boot
Slovenia	The Sunny Side of the Alps
Switzerland	Land of Milk and Honey
Ukraine	The Bread Basket of Europe