Cinema4d:

We use the pronoun “she” for calling a country because it is our homeland . Usually, a mother is the one at home and the father is at work(doesn't apply now, but still relatable). It is now sexist, but it didn't used to be. We call a country “she” because we are from there, like you are from your mom. And she keeps reproducing.

Immatex:

Nations and countries multiple and grow. They reproduce future generations and so are fittingly classified in the feminine.

Cinema4d:

We use the pronoun “she” for calling a country because it is our homeland . Usually, a mother is the one at home and the father is at work(doesn't apply now, but still relatable). It is now sexist, but it didn't used to be. We call a country “she” because we are from there, like you are from your mom. And she keeps reproducing.

Biglittlelois:
This has always crossed my mind most times, and I always come up blank, even the all knowing Google always bring up unsatisfactory answers(to me anyway) so i decided to bring it here for more discussions, suggestions, and answers

Why are countries referred to as "she" and not "he"?

Lightorder:
you are intelligent. God bless you sir

jacoik:
great answer there my man

viyon02:
Just like a love of mother to a child, so we expect a country to love and care for her citizens..,..... Therefore we normally use "she" e,g US citizens enjoy mother like love from the country so it is ideal we use "she" for US. The only exception we have is Nigeria, please don't ask me why.

BeeBeeOoh:
That's not the bone of contention here, 'who gives the birth'.


Good morning

BeeBeeOoh:
Because, he doesn't give birth but she gives birth.

A country is a she because its citizens gives birth always which results to increase in population.

Same is with school because it gives birth when people gains admission or registers into it.

Cinema4d:

We use the pronoun “she” for calling a country because it is our homeland . Usually, a mother is the one at home and the father is at work(doesn't apply now, but still relatable). It is now sexist, but it didn't used to be. We call a country “she” because we are from there, like you are from your mom. And she keeps reproducing.

Calicoe:

If that's the actual reason, it doesn't make any sense

Cinema4d:

We use the pronoun “she” for calling a country because it is our homeland . Usually, a mother is the one at home and the father is at work(doesn't apply now, but still relatable). It is now sexist, but it didn't used to be. We call a country “she” because we are from there, like you are from your mom. And she keeps reproducing.

Immatex:

Nations and countries multiple and grow. They reproduce future generations and so are fittingly classified in the feminine.

viyon02:
Just like a love of mother to a child, so we expect a country to love and care for her citizens..,..... Therefore we normally use "she" e,g US citizens enjoy mother like love from the country so it is ideal we use "she" for US. The only exception we have is Nigeria, please don't ask me why.

Akuruoulo:

Ur answer is super wrong.
We are from sperm and it's of a man

Cinema4d:

We use the pronoun “she” for calling a country because it is our homeland . Usually, a mother is the one at home and the father is at work(doesn't apply now, but still relatable). It is now sexist, but it didn't used to be. We call a country “she” because we are from there, like you are from your mom. And she keeps reproducing.

Cinema4d:

you're very correct. We have the seed buh women are the soil. Where will the seed germinate? Inside us? It has to be the soil; which is women!

bukatyne:


Non living things are assigned gendered pronouns according to the major characteristics.

It was never considered 'sexist/misogynist' until recently.

So some feminine non-living words because of their ability to reproduce, multiply, create, balance, stability, elegance, support life etc. are:
1. Earth - Mother Earth (this can also refer to the soil because it aids growth/life)
2. Country
3. Motherland (also referencing country)
4. Nature
5. Ship/boat/cars/vehicles - perhaps because men owned them more initially and treated them like lovers?
6. Liberty/Freedom ( the Legal symbol of justice is female lady justice)
7. Luck - Lady Luck
8. Ocean/Sea
9. Life
10. Moon
11. Language (Mother tongue) etc.

Male non-living words are for strength; fieriness; power etc.
1. Death (the grim reaper is a wizard)
2. Time
3. Sun (somewhere said the Sun is giving {masculine} while the earth {absorbing} and the moon {reflecting} are feminine etc.

Well (unfortunately or not ) men do not get many inanimate objected gendered after them.

Cinema4d:

I never said it was the actual reason. Perhaps, you can give an explanation that makes sense. I'm open to learn

Calicoe:

I've really done some research because of this and I've been able to know that it is mostly use in English language and that is because countries are created from existing countries. So they liken it to the same way a mother or female gives birth to younger ones. Arab nations, Asians and some other countries don't refer a country as she /her

Cinema4d:

We use the pronoun “she” for calling a country because it is our homeland . Usually, a mother is the one at home and the father is at work(doesn't apply now, but still relatable). It is now sexist, but it didn't used to be. We call a country “she” because we are from there, like you are from your mom. And she keeps reproducing.