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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. For a general etymological listing of place names see Placename etymology.

Table of contents
1 Continents
2 Countries
3 Former countries
4 Administrative divisions
5 See also

Continents

Countries

Former countries

Administrative divisions

Australia

Canada

France

Mexico

New Zealand/Aotearoa

Romania

United Kingdom

United States

See also