Statistics for Countries Named After People

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PERSON	COUNTRY	LONG NAME	% Correct
Jean Moreau de Séchelles	Seychelles	Republic of SEYCHELLES	97%
Christopher Columbus	Colombia	Republic of COLOMBIA	95%
Amerigo Vespucci	United States	United States of AMERICA	95%
Emperor Qin (Ch'in)	China	People's Republic of CHINA	93%
Royal Navy Officer John Marshall	Marshall Islands	Republic of the MARSHALL Islands	93%
Simón Bolivar	Bolivia	Plurinational State of BOLIVIA	92%
King Philip II of Spain	Philippines	Republic of the PHILIPPINES	92%
Saint Dominic of Guzmán	Dominican Republic	DOMINICAN Republic	87%
Cacique Nicarao	Nicaragua	Republic of NICARAGUA	87%
Saint Vincent of Saragossa	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	SAINT VINCENT and the Grenadines	87%
Saint Lucy of Syracuse	Saint Lucia	SAINT LUCIA	85%
King Solomon of Israel	Solomon Islands	SOLOMON Islands	85%
Jesus Christ The Savior	El Salvador	Republic of EL SALVADOR	82%
Hebrew Patriarch Jacob	Israel	State of ISRAEL	82%
Saud I, Emir of Diriyah	Saudi Arabia	Kingdom of SAUDI Arabia	77%
King Mswati II	Eswatini	Kingdom of ESWATINI	73%
Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange	Mauritius	Republic of MAURITIUS	65%
Saint Christopher	Saint Kitts and Nevis	SAINT KITTS and Nevis	62%
Saint Marinus	San Marino	SAN MARINO	58%
St. George of Lydda	Georgia	GEORGIA	53%
Mussa Bin Bique	Mozambique	Republic of MOZAMBIQUE	50%
Saint Thomas the Apostle	São Tomé and Príncipe	Democratic Republic of SÃO TOMÉ and Príncipe	48%
British Captain Thomas Gilbert	Kiribati	Republic of KIRIBATI	47%
Simón Bolivar	Venezuela	BOLIVARIAN Republic of Venezuela	40%
Hashim ibn Abd Manaf	Jordan	HASHEMITE Kingdom of Jordan	25%