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For “Germany”, the Spaniards say Alemania, the French say l’Allemagne and Arabic goes along with ألمانيا
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Poles say "Niemcy", which essentially means "mute people".

There you go! And only Ze Germans say Deutschland

What about the Austrians? And Swiss?

> What about the Austrians?

From experience, they pronounce it "*those* arseholes".




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