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Chemical element symbols that are also ISO 3166 country code abbreviations

• Amorymeltzer 11y ago
  >Eu Europium - Europe >Fr Francium - France >In Indium - India These are the only three that align perfectly I think, although technically Indium is named for Indigo, not India, even though both come from Greek. >No Nobelium - Norway Kind of! Norway gives out the Peace Prize. Some amusing naming near-misses[1] >Am Americium - Armenia >Cf Californium - Central African Republic >Ga Gallium - Gabon >Ge Germanium - Georgia 1: Near-hits for you George Carlin fans
  • Muromec 11y ago
    >These are the only three that align perfectly I think You missed Ruthenium. Rus' and Russia are not really same, but well, they stole that name long time ago. >The Baltic German scientist Karl Ernst Claus discovered the element in 1844, and named it after Ruthenia, the Latin word for Rus'
  • mamon 11y ago
    Not exactly "country code", but Polonium (Po) was named after Poland by Maria Skłodowska-Curie.