[frongpik]

Just like the name "Liberia" and "Democratic Republic of" hint that they have no liberty and democracy respectively, the "united states" prefix hint that the states in america aren't that united (and european union isn't really a union). I remember, this was a joke from the "warlord" movie with Cage.

[gerikson]

The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire - Voltaire.