Misleading place names - What country are these places in? #2

I'll give you a place name, and you have to tell me which country it is in. Sounds simple enough, right? Well, no, because these places are all misleading in some way. Can you guess all the countries?

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Place	Why is it mIsleading?	What country is this place in?
Gustavia	Definitely Scandinavian, right?	France (St Barthélemy overseas collectivity)
Uruguaiana	Why would you name a city like that if it was not in Uruguay?	Brazil
Joinville	Is this an English name or a French one?	Brazil
Mallawi	This reminds me of some country...	Egypt
Constantine	Is this the one that changed its name to Istanbul?	Algeria
Bendigo	I don't know which South American country this is in...	Australia \| New Zealand
Balkan	Sounds like a very unoriginal name for a province in a country in the Balkans	Turkmenistan
Ocho Ríos	I bet this is in a country where Spanish is spoken	Jamaica

Place	Why is it mIsleading?	What country is this place in?
Cartago	If that means Carthage in Spanish, it can't be very far away from the Mediterranean, can it?	Costa Rica
Portuguesa	Portugal? Brazil?	Venezuela
New Ireland	Let's try to think about a country with a lot of Irish ancestry, just like...	Papua New Guinea
Lívingston	English name, so it makes sense this would be in...	Guatemala
Inner Mongolia	Easy, it's Mongolia! Wait...	China
Edo	I know this is how Tokyo used to be named, but where can this name be from nowadays?	Nigeria
Guadalcanal Island	Definitely in a Spanish-speaking country...	Solomon Islands

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6 Comments

Level 83

Dec 12, 2021

Maltese is actually related to Arabic, so maybe Mqabba isn't as misleading as it's made to sound here

Level 55

Dec 13, 2021

I know, but the idea was that many people probably don't know that. I'll think about a better one to replace it.

Level 76

Oct 13, 2023

There is also a Bendigo in New Zealand

Level 55

Feb 4, 2024

Didn't know that, I'll accept New Zealand as an answer as well

Level 56

Feb 5, 2024

livingston is also in Zambia right?

Level 55

Feb 6, 2024

That one is actually called Livingstone with an 'e' at the end

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