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Countries named after persons

  1. Bolivia
  2. Colombia
  3. (The United States of) America
  4. Saint Lucia
  5. Republic of the Philippines
  6. Saudi Arabia
  7. El Salvador
  8. Georgia
  9. Mozambique

Countries named after persons

  1. Bolivia
  2. Colombia
  3. (The United States of) America
  4. Saint Lucia
  5. Republic of the Philippines
  6. Saudi Arabia
  7. El Salvador
  8. Georgia
  9. Mozambique
  10. Rhodesia

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Countries named after persons

  1. Bolivia
  2. Colombia
  3. (The United States of) America
  4. Saint Lucia
  5. Republic of the Philippines
  6. Saudi Arabia
  7. El Salvador
  8. Georgia
  9. Mozambique
  10. Rhodesia
  11. Dominican Republic

Countries named after persons

  1. Bolivia
  2. Colombia
  3. (The United States of) America
  4. Saint Lucia
  5. Republic of the Philippines
  6. Saudi Arabia
  7. El Salvador
  8. Georgia
  9. Mozambique
  10. Rhodesia
  11. Dominican Republic
  12. Israel

From Wiki: “According to the Hebrew Bible the name “Israel” was given to the patriarch Jacob (Standard Yisraʾel, Isrāʾīl; Septuagint Greek: Ἰσραήλ; “persevere with God”) after he successfully wrestled with an angel of God.”

Countries named after persons

  1. Bolivia
  2. Colombia
  3. (The United States of) America
  4. Saint Lucia
  5. Republic of the Philippines
  6. Saudi Arabia
  7. El Salvador
  8. Georgia
  9. Mozambique
  10. Rhodesia
  11. Dominican Republic
  12. Israel
  13. Phillipines

Next: Countries/states/provinces with names of one word that include “land”

  1. Ireland

Next: Countries/states/provinces with names of one word that include “land”

  1. Ireland
  2. Switzerland

Next: Countries/states/provinces with names of one word that include “land”

  1. Ireland
  2. Switzerland
  3. Newfoundland

Is there a difference between 5 and 13? No biggie, moving on…

Countries/states/provinces with names of one word that include “land”

  1. Ireland
  2. Switzerland
  3. Newfoundland
  4. Scotland

Countries/states/provinces with names of one word that include “land”

  1. Ireland
  2. Switzerland (but that’s not its official name, mind you. We have five names for it: Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Svizra, and to make everybody happy, Confoederatio Helvetica, but no Switzerland)
  3. Newfoundland
  4. Scotland
  5. Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland

Countries/states/provinces with names of one word that include “land”

  1. Ireland
  2. Switzerland
  3. Newfoundland
  4. Scotland
  5. Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland
  6. Iceland

Countries/states/provinces with names of one word that include “land”

  1. Ireland
  2. Switzerland
  3. Newfoundland
  4. Scotland
  5. Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland
  6. Iceland
  7. Thailand

Countries/states/provinces with names of one word that include “land”

  1. Ireland
  2. Switzerland
  3. Newfoundland
  4. Scotland
  5. Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland
  6. Iceland
  7. Thailand
  8. England

For the duplicate Philippines reference, I’ll substitute:

  1. Solomon Islands

Countries/states/provinces with names of one word that include “land”

  1. Ireland
  2. Switzerland
  3. Newfoundland
  4. Scotland
  5. Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland
  6. Iceland
  7. Thailand
  8. England
  9. Swaziland

Also, I had not realized before, named after a person: Mswati II - Wikipedia

Countries/states/provinces with names of one word that include “land”

  1. Ireland
  2. Switzerland
  3. Newfoundland
  4. Scotland
  5. Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland
  6. Iceland
  7. Thailand
  8. England
  9. Swaziland
  10. Poland

Countries/states/provinces with names of one word that include “land”

  1. Ireland
  2. Switzerland
  3. Newfoundland
  4. Scotland
  5. Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland
  6. Iceland
  7. Thailand
  8. England
  9. Swaziland
  10. Poland
    11.Namaqualand

Countries/states/provinces with names of one word that include “land”

  1. Ireland
  2. Switzerland
  3. Newfoundland
  4. Scotland
  5. Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland
  6. Iceland
  7. Thailand
  8. England
  9. Swaziland
  10. Poland
    11.Namaqualand
  11. Finland

Countries/states/provinces with names of one word that include “land”

  1. Ireland
  2. Switzerland
  3. Newfoundland
  4. Scotland
  5. Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland
  6. Iceland
  7. Thailand
  8. England
  9. Swaziland
  10. Poland
    11.Namaqualand
  11. Finland
  12. Holland

(make your choice)

Upon reflection, Newfoundland (my contribution) shouldn’t count. The island is Newfoundland, but the province is called the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. I’m working on an acceptable substitute.

Songs with outer-space themes

  1. “Starman” by Bowie