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List of political entities named after people

Around the world there are a number of countries and many administrative divisions named after famous people.

Table of contents

1 Countries
2 Former Countries
3 Administrative divisions

3.1 Australia
3.2 Canada
3.3 France
3.4 Mexico
3.5 Romania
3.6 United States

Countries

Bermuda - Juan de Bermudez (crown colony)
Bolivia - Simón Bolívar
China - after the Qin Dynasty
Colombia - Christopher Columbus
El Salvador - Jesus Christ
Israel - Jacob
Kiribati - Thomas Gilbert
Liechtenstein - John Adam of Liechtenstein
Marshall Islands - John Marshall
Mauritius - Maurice of Nassau
Philippines - Philip II of Spain
Romania - Romulus
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Saint Christopher
Saint Lucia - Lucy of Syracuse (?)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Saint Vincent
San Marino - Marinus the Dalmatian
São Tomé and Príncipe - Thomas
Saudi Arabia - Muhammad bin Saud
Seychelles - Jean Moreau de Sechelles
Solomon Islands - Solomon
United States of America - Amerigo Vespucci

Former Countries

Northern Rhodesia (Now Zambia) - Cecil Rhodes
Southern Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe) - Cecil Rhodes

Administrative divisions

Australia

Canada

Alberta - Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
British Columbia - Christopher Columbus
Prince Edward Island - King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, named during his mother's reign while he was still Prince of Wales

France

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon - St. Peter

Mexico

Romania

Bessarabia - from Basarab I

United States

Delaware - Thomas West, Lord de la Warr
Georgia - King George I of England
Louisiana - King Louis XIV of France
Maryland - Henrietta Maria de Bourbon, wife of Charles I
North Carolina - King Charles I of England
Pennsylvania - William Penn
South Carolina - King Charles I of England
Virginia - Queen Elizabeth I of England
Washington - George Washington
West Virginia - Queen Elizabeth I of England

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