Non-European countries named after Europeans

Guess the countries outside of Europe that were named after European people.
Including cases where only a part of the country name is derived from the person's name
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Last updated: January 6, 2018
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Africa
Mauritius
São Tomé and Príncipe
Seychelles
Asia
Philippines
North America
Dominican Republic
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
United States of America
Oceania
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
South America
Colombia
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Level 70
Jan 5, 2018
United States seems unfair since it only includes "America" in it's official name. I think Saint Kitts and Nevis should also be included too, because it's named for Saint Christopher.
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Level 82
Jan 6, 2018
Yeah, I debated whether to include the US. America alone is a pretty common term, and the demonym is "American", so I decided to include it. I do see the argument though that the most common name doesn't include the word America... As for Saint Kitts and Nevis, St. Christopher wasn't European AFAIK?
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Level 66
Jan 6, 2018
I mean it IS named for Amerigo Vespucchi so I see no reason not to count it