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Countries Named After People
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These are some of the countries in the world that are named after people.
| | Bermuda - Juan de Bermúdez |
| | Bolivia - Simón Bolívar |
| | Cambodia - Cambu Svayambhuva |
| | Colombia - Christopher Columbus |
| | El Salvador - "The Saviour", Jesus |
| | Israel - Jacob |
| | Kiribati - Thomas Gilbert |
| | Liechtenstein - Anton Florian of Liechtenstein |
| | Marshall Islands - John Marshall |
| | Mauritius - Maurice of Nassau |
| | Philippines - Philip II of Spain |
| | Saint Kitts and Nevis - Saint Christopher |
| | Saint Lucia - Lucy of Syracuse |
| | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Saint Vincent |
| | San Marino - Saint Marinus |
| | São Tomé and Príncipe - Saint Thomas |
| | Saudi Arabia - Muhammad bin Saud |
| | Seychelles - Jean Moreau de Sechelles |
| | Solomon Islands - Solomon |
| | The United States of America - Amerigo Vespucci |
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That was a very iformative list. Never knew this
Thanks for listing
Comment by: Kamal
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