I’m voting with Cape-Ver-De, especially since Cabo Verde has even more syllables, and if I ordered enchiladas verds (not verdes) at a restaurant the waiter would talk about me in the kitchen, calling me the rube at table 13. Again.
Laos shouldn't be here, as it's pronounced 'ow' with an 'l' on the front by Jetpunk conventions. Ireland is 'eye-ur-lind' and if you're including nicknames, Holland ought to be here as well. And Israel has been 'is-rail' every time I've heard it.