Countries Named After People

Below is a list of the countries in the world named after a specific person/individual. Can you identify them all?

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PERSON	COUNTRY	LONG NAME
Amerigo Vespucci	United States	United States of AMERICA
British Captain Thomas Gilbert	Kiribati	Republic of KIRIBATI
Cacique Nicarao	Nicaragua	Republic of NICARAGUA
Christopher Columbus	Colombia	Republic of COLOMBIA
Emperor Qin (Ch'in)	China	People's Republic of CHINA
Hashim ibn Abd Manaf	Jordan	HASHEMITE Kingdom of Jordan
Hebrew Patriarch Jacob	Israel	State of ISRAEL
Jean Moreau de Séchelles	Seychelles	Republic of SEYCHELLES
Jesus Christ The Savior	El Salvador	Republic of EL SALVADOR
King Mswati II	Eswatini	Kingdom of ESWATINI
King Philip II of Spain	Philippines	Republic of the PHILIPPINES
King Solomon of Israel	Solomon Islands	SOLOMON Islands
Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange	Mauritius	Republic of MAURITIUS
Mussa Bin Bique	Mozambique	Republic of MOZAMBIQUE
Royal Navy Officer John Marshall	Marshall Islands	Republic of the MARSHALL Islands
Saint Christopher	Saint Kitts and Nevis	SAINT KITTS and Nevis
Saint Dominic of Guzmán	Dominican Republic	DOMINICAN Republic
Saint Lucy of Syracuse	Saint Lucia	SAINT LUCIA
Saint Marinus	San Marino	SAN MARINO
Saint Thomas the Apostle	São Tomé and Príncipe	Democratic Republic of SÃO TOMÉ and Príncipe
Saint Vincent of Saragossa	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	SAINT VINCENT and the Grenadines
Saud I, Emir of Diriyah	Saudi Arabia	Kingdom of SAUDI Arabia
Simón Bolivar	Bolivia	Plurinational State of BOLIVIA
Simón Bolivar	Venezuela	BOLIVARIAN Republic of Venezuela
St. George of Lydda	Georgia	GEORGIA

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