The name Democratic Republic of the Congo in Chinese / Japanese...

剛果民主共和國 is the Chinese title for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

コンゴ民主共和国 is the Japanese name for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Katakana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

This is the Chinese name for the Czech Republic.

See Also:  Slovak Republic | Europe

剛果 is how to write Congo in Chinese.

In Japanese, this does not mean Congo but is a word that means valor and decisiveness.

斯洛伐克共和國 is the Chinese name for the country of the Slovak Republic.

See Also:  Czech Republic | Europe

This is Congo in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

マリ共和國 is The Republic of Mali in Japanese.

Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Katakana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

This is the Chinese name for the Dominican Republic.

See Also:  North America

This is Dominican Republic in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Hiragana and Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

チェコ共和国 is the title for the Czech Republic in Japanese.

Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Katakana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

This is the Chinese name for the country of the Central African Republic.

See Also:  Africa

北朝鮮 is the Chinese and Japanese name for the country of North Korea.

The official English name being Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

See Also:  South Korea | Asia

This short Japanese name for the country of North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea).

There is a 3-character name, 北朝鮮 that is a lot more common.

See Also:  South Korea | Asia

スリナム is the (Republic of) Suriname in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

トーゴ is Togo (as in the Togolese Republic) in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

This is Slovakia (Slovak Republic), or Slovenska, in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

布拉格 is the Chinese title for Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic or Czechia.

馬里 is the Chinese name for the country of Mali (Republic of Mali).

See Also:  Africa

斯洛伐克 is the Chinese title for Slovak as in the Slovak republic or Slovakia.

ベラルーシ is the Japanese transliteration for the country of Belarus.

Technically, this is the Republic of Belarus, also known as Byelorussia or Belorussia.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

モーリタニア is the Japanese title for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

This simply reads, “Mauritania.”

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

澳門 is the Chinese name for the island of Macao.

Note: Macao / Macau is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China but formerly a territory of Portugal. Portuguese remains an official language.

See Also:  China | Hong Kong | Taiwan | Asia | Portugal

南韓 is the common Chinese name for the country of South Korea.

The official English name being Republic of Korea.

See Also:  North Korea | Asia

北京 is how to write Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, in Chinese and Japanese.

Occasionally, you will see a romanized version, Peking or Pekin. That's the same place, just an older way to romanize the characters.

This is the Chinese and Japanese name for the Special Administrative Region (SAR) of The Peoples Republic of China known as Hong Kong (formerly a British administrated territory).

The romanization “Hong Kong” is probably a British approximation of the Cantonese pronunciation for this land.

See Also:  Great Britain | China | Macao | Taiwan | Singapore | Japan | Vietnam | Korea | Asia

台灣 is the Chinese name for the Republic of China which is more commonly known as Taiwan.

The island of Taiwan is actually considered a renegade province of mainland China. It became the last holdout of the former government of China after Chairman Mao took power during the revolution that followed WWII.

Note: There are a few ways to write Taiwan: 台湾 / 薹灣 / 台灣.

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See Also:  Asia

伊斯蘭教 both means and sounds like “Islam” in Mandarin Chinese.

The first three characters sound like the word “Islam,” and the last character means “religion” or “teaching.” It's the most general term for “Islam” in China. The highest concentration of Muslims in China is Xinjiang (the vast region in northwest China that was called The East Turkistan Republic until 1949 and is sometimes called Chinese Turkistan, Uyghuristan). Here you will find Uygurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and others that are descendants of Turkmen (possibly mixed with Persians and Arabs). Many of their ancestors were traders who traveled the silk road to buy and sell spices and silk and exchange other goods from the Orient and the Middle East.

I spent some time in Xinjiang and got to know this community. They are strong people who can endure much. They are friendly and love to have a good time. I was a stranger but was treated by villagers (near China's border with Afghanistan) as if I was a good friend.
However, I have heard that it's best not to cross them, as in this land, the law is the blade, and everything is “eye for an eye.” The Chinese government has little control in Xinjiang, with almost no police officers except in the capital of Urumqi (so it's a 60-hour roundtrip train ride to seek the aid of law enforcement in most cases).

While few seem devout, there are at least small mosques in every village. And you will never see a man or woman outside without a head covering.

It should be noted that these people are all citizens of China, but they are officially of the Caucasian race. A visit to Xinjiang will change your idea of what it means to be Chinese.