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Countries Named After A Person

Can you name all of the countries named after a person with the help of the person they were named after?
Or people, if necessary
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Last updated: October 8, 2025
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First submittedOctober 8, 2025
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Person
Country
Amerigo Vespucci
United States
Christopher Columbus
Colombia
The House of Saud
Saudi Arabia
Jacob (Israel)
Israel
Jean Moreau de Séchelles
Seychelles
Jesus Christ
El Salvador
Person
Country
John Marshall
Marshall Islands
King Mswati II
Eswatini
King Solomon
Solomon Islands
Maurice of Nassau
Mauritius
Mussa Bin Bique
Mozambique
Nicarao
Nicaragua
Person
Country
Saint Christopher
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucy of Syracuse
Saint Lucia
Saint Thomas the Apostle
São Tomé and Principe
Saint Vincent of Zaragoza
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Simón Bólivar
Bolivia
The Liechtenstein Family
Liechtenstein
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Oct 8, 2025
Before I get 100 comments, Georgia is NOT named after St. George. Its name comes from the Anglicized version of the country's PERSIAN name of Gurgistan, meaning land of the wolves.