How many countries were named after a person? I can think of a few: Israel, Bolivia, Columbia, Georgia. But perhaps I’m missing some. Is there a more complete list out there?
I will guess these:
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Philippines (?)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Solomon Islands
Two continents, actually (I can be just as pedantic as you). However, it also forms (part of) the name of a country and is frequently used to refer specifically to that country. Therefore, a valid answer.
Tchad was so named by the french from Lake Tchad, and from the Encyclopedia Britannica article, it seems pretty clear that Jordan was named after the river Jordan. Of course, one would need to know how the lake and river got their name. But if you go back far enough, you might find that the Mongols called themselves that because of some guy with the first name Mongo. That doesn’t mean that Mongolia is named after him.
Well I don’t know about the histories behind those countries, but inclusion of words like “Republic” or “State” do not disqualify them, if that’s what you mean. “United States of America” is different than something like “The Republic of China”.
USA: “The unition of states contained in America”
Republic of China: “A republic which is called China”