title: Java alternative of bad looking if-else or switch constructions
body: <p>Looking for modern way to realise String translation to replace bad looking if-else or switch constructions:</p>
  
  <pre><code>if ("UK".equals(country)) 
       name = "United Kingdom";
    if ("GE".equals(country))
       name = "Germany";
    if ("FR".equals(country))
       name = "France";
    if ("IT".equals(country))
       name = "Italy";
    [...]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>or</p>
  
  <pre><code>switch (country) {
        case "UK": name = "United Kingdom"; break;
        case "GE": name = "Germany" break;
        case "FR": name = "France"; break;
        case "IT": name = "Italy" break;
    [...]
  </code></pre>