List of homonymous states and regions

The following are a list of homonymous states and regions that share a single name

National entities and subnational entities

• Azerbaijan (country) and Azerbaijan (region of Iran).
• Georgia (country) and Georgia (U.S. state).
• Luxembourg (country) and Luxembourg (region of Belgium).
• Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo (neighbouring countries in Africa)
• Republic of Macedonia and Macedonia (region of Greece). For more, see Macedonia (terminology).
• Moldova (country) and Moldova (historical region of Romania).

Subnational entities

• Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas department (Colombia), Amazonas Region (Peru) and Amazonas (Venezuelan state).
• Galicia (Galiza), an autonomous community of Spain, and Galicia, a historical region in Poland and western Ukraine.
• Iberia (Iberian Peninsula), a peninsula in western Europe occupied by Spain and Portugal, and Iberia in the Caucasus (now mainly in Georgia).
• Karelia (Russian republic) and Karelia (region), that includes territories of Russia and Finland.
• Limburg (region of Belgium) and Limburg (region of the Netherlands).
• Panama (country) and Panamá Province in Panama.
• Paraná (state of Brazil) and Paraná (city in Argentina).
• Punjab (state of India) and Punjab (Province of Pakistan) and Punjab (region that includes territories of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan).
• New Caledonia, a French island in the South Pacific, and New Caledonia, a former colony in what is now British Columbia, Canada
• Tyrol (state of Austria) and South Tyrol (autonomous province of Italy).

See also

• Divided regions
• Wikipedia:Multiple-place names