Countries Named After Historical Figures

These countries' names all have it's origin from a historical person. How many can you name?

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Named after a king of the Kingdom of Ndongo	Angola
Named after the eponymous ancestor of the Aramean people	Armenia
Named after a venezuelan military leader	Bolivia
Named after a famous italian explorer	Colombia
Named after a spanish saint	Dominican Republic
Named after the saviour Jesus Christ	El Salvador
Named after a former king in this region	Eswatini
Namer after a christian martyr and saint	Georgia
Named after a mythological celtic queen	Ireland
According to the bible, Jacob was given this name	Israel
Named after the english captain Thomas Gilbert	Kiribati
Named after the hinduistic god Lo	Laos
Named after a british explorer and captain	Marshall Islands
Named after prince Moritz von Nassau	Mauritius
Biblical person who was found in a basket	Mozambique
Named after Uman ibn Ibrahim al-Chalil	Oman
Named after a spanish king	Philippines
Nickname of patron Saint Christoph	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Named after the martyr of syracuse	Saint Lucia
This island was discovered on the fiest day of this patron	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Named after hermit Marinus	San Marino
Named after Thomas the apostle	São Tomé and Príncipe
Named after a french politician	Seychelles
Named after the ancient ruler of Israel and Judah	Solomon Islands
Named after a descendant of Genghis Khan	Uzbekistan

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Level 78

Jan 1, 2024

Maybe "Countries Named After Historical Figures"

Good Quiz btw.

Level 61

Jan 1, 2024

thanks a lot, i will use this title now!

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