List of political entities named after people
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Around the world there are a number of countries and many administrative divisions named after famous people.
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Countries
- Bermuda - Juan de Bermudez (crown colony)
- Bolivia - [[Sim�n Bol�var]]
- Colombia - Christopher Columbus
- El Salvador - Jesus Christ, "The Saviour"
- Israel - Jacob
- Kiribati - Thomas Gilbert
- Liechtenstein - John Adam of Liechtenstein
- Marshall Islands - John Marshall
- Mauritius - Maurice of Nassau
- Philippines - Philip II of Spain
- Romania - Romulus
- Saint Kitts and Nevis - Saint Christopher
- Saint Lucia - Lucy of Syracuse (?)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Saint Vincent
- San Marino - Marinus the Dalmatian
- [[S�o Tom� and Pr�ncipe]] - Thomas
- Saudi Arabia - Muhammad bin Saud
- Seychelles - Jean Moreau de Sechelles
- Solomon Islands - Solomon
- United States of America - Amerigo Vespucci
Former Countries
- Northern Rhodesia (Now Zambia) - Cecil Rhodes
- Southern Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe) - Cecil Rhodes
Administrative divisions
Australia
Canada
- Alberta - Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria
- British Columbia - Christopher Columbus
- Prince Edward Island - King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, named during his mother's reign while he was still Prince of Wales
France
Mexico
- Guerrero - Vicente Guerrero
- Hidalgo - Miguel Hidalgo
- Morelos - [[Jos� Mar�a Morelos]]
- Quintana Roo - [[Andr�s Quintana Roo]]
- Veracruz-Llave - Ignacio de la Llave
Romania
- Bessarabia - from Basarab I
United Kingdom
- Glamorgan - Prince Morgan the Old of Gwent
United States
- Delaware - Thomas West, Lord de la Warr
- Georgia - King George I of England
- Louisiana - King Louis XIV of France
- Maryland - Henrietta Maria de Bourbon, wife of Charles I
- North Carolina - King Charles I of England
- Pennsylvania - William Penn
- South Carolina - King Charles I of England
- Virginia and West Virginia - Queen Elizabeth I of England, the "Virgin Queen"
- Washington - George Washington
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "List_of_political_entities_named_after_people" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_entities_named_after_people, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
