Ukraine/The Ukraine

[Jules Levin]

I understand that France is insisting we add the article 'The' to its 
name, Germany wants to be called 'Deutschland', and The Netherlands 
demands that we drop the article.  Amazing how speakers of a language 
without articles are so sensitive to the subtleties of English.  As a 
naive native speaker, I always thought that The Vatican and The Hague 
had a certain classy distinction with the article, but what do I know?
Jules Levin (now in big trouble?)
Los Angeles

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