Why are you proud of your nation?

Question

Every time i use Yahoo Answers i read messages from
people saying good or bad words about their or other nations.
Can you mention 5-10 reasons for making YOU proud of
YOUR nation (or Ethnic group for example Arabs, Afroamericans etc.). What did you make for mankind?
Of course i welcome answers from all nations.

Answer 1

i'm from India and i'm proud of my country because India has the oldest culture in the world, over 7000 years old, the most deep rooted values and is the bed of spirituality. We were the richest country in the world until the british made us a colony for several years, thus impoverishing the country, which through mahatma gandhi fought for it's indepence through NON VIOLENCE and is today trying to shine again.

Answer 2

I AM ARABIC AND IM FROM PALESTINE IM EXTREMELY PROUD OF MY NATION BECAUSE:
1. ALL MY RELIGOUS BELIEFS ABOUT MOHAMMAD , OCCURED IN PALESTINE, AND THERE ARE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO DIE TO DEFEND THEIR COUNTRY AND HELP THE YOUNGER ONES UNDERSTAND AND GRASP THE RELIGION VISUALLY
2. PALESTINIANS ARE ALWAYS FOCUSED ON WHATS RIGHT FROM WHATS WRONG!
3.I HAVE NO REASON TO BE ASHAMED IN MY HERITAGE , BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE QURAN , EVEN THOUGHT THERE MIGHT NOT BE CONCRETE EVIDENCE AT THIS MOMENT. AND I THINK FOR THAT REASON {AL HAMDU LILLAH} EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GOING GOOD FOR ME.
3.MY HERITAGE /RELIGION DOES NOTHING BUT IMPROVE OUR SOULS AND WAYS OF THINKING!
4.IM PROUD THAT EVER SINCE THE YEAR 570BC ISLAM IS STILL LONG LIVING TODAY, AND THANK GOD IS GROWING BY THE THOUSANDS EACH HOUR!
5. MY HERITAGE IS KEEPING ME FROM COMMITTING SINS , THAT WILL EFFECT ME IN THE HEREAFTER.
6. LAST BUT NOT LEAST I AM SO0O0O0 GREATFULLY PROUD TO BE A MUSLIM .NO MATTER HOW STRICT IT MIGHT BE AND HOW ALL DESIRES ARE SOMETIMES FORBIDDEN UNTIL MARRIAGE , I STILL HAVE NO WORRIES OF THE AFTER LIFE , JUDGEMENT DAY. BECAUSE I WILL FEEL IN MY HEART A SIGN OF ACCOMPLISHEMENT , THAT I HAVE PASSED THE TEST , WHICH IS TODAYS LIFE ON EARTH!