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).