Statistics for Element Etymologies: Places

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Type of Place	Place	Element	% Correct
Country or Continent (disputed)	America	Americium	85%
State in the US	California	Californium	82%
Continent	Europe	Europium	80%
Country	France	Francium	76%
Country	Germany	Germanium	74%
City in Russia	Moscow	Moscovium	64%
Roman Province	Gaul	Gallium	54%
Village in Sweden	Ytterby	Yttrium	53%
City or University in the US	Berkeley	Berkelium	52%
Village in Sweden	Ytterby	Ytterbium	51%
State in the US	Tennessee	Tennessine	50%
City in France (Latin name)	Lutetia (Paris)	Lutetium	49%
Country	Poland	Polonium	47%
Country or River (indirectly)	India	Indium	44%
Village in Sweden	Ytterby	Erbium	43%
Village in Sweden	Ytterby	Terbium	41%
City in Sweden (Latin name)	Holmia (Stockholm)	Holmium	37%
Country (Endonym)	Nihon (Japan)	Nihonium	37%
City in Germany	Darmstadt	Darmstadtium	35%
City in Denmark (Latin name)	Hafnia (Copenhagen)	Hafnium	35%
State in Germany	Hesse	Hassium	28%
River	Rhine	Rhenium	27%
Research Laboratory in the US	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Livermorium	25%
Country	Cyprus	Copper	24%
Country (Latin name)	Ruthenia (Russia)	Ruthenium	24%
Supranational Region	Scandinavia	Scandium	24%
Town in Russia	Dubna	Dubnium	21%
Research Laboratory in Russia	Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions	Flerovium	15%
Village in Scotland	Strontian	Strontium	13%
Ancient Island (exact location disputed)	Thule	Thulium	13%
District in Greece	Magnesia	Magnesium	10%
District in Greece	Magnesia	Manganese	9%
City in India	Belur	Beryllium	7%