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Please brace yourselves for a long answer.Index:Countries with “The” in their abbreviated namesEnclaves and exclaves: covering countries, parts of countries and special casesCountries with name having “And” in abbreviated/official namesGuineasCountries named after rivers and Countries named after peopleCaliforniasPlaces with same names as the entities they are inPlaces having “New” in their name and the story behind itThe United KingdomOverseas FranceTerritories of USARealm of New ZealandPlaces with very long namesThe Bahamas and The Gambia:There are two countries in the world that have the word “The” as a formal part of the abbreviated name: The Bahamas[1] and The Gambia[2]. They are officially known as Republic of the Gambia and Commonwealth of the Bahamas respectively.Location of The Bahamas (Source: The Bahamas - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bahamas#/media/File:LocationBahamas.svg))Location of The Gambia (Source: The Gambia - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gambia#/media/File:Gambia_(orthographic_projection_with_inset).svg))Also, The Gambia is peculiar in that in its entirety, it is located on the two banks of the downstream half of Gambia river and its mouth.Enclaves and Exclaves:[3]There are three landlocked countries in the world entirely surrounded by just one country. They are called true enclaved countries:Vatican City State[4][5] surrounded by Italy, the smallest country in the worldRepublic of San Marino[6] surrounded by ItalyKingdom of Lesotho[7] surrounded by South Africa, which also is the only country lying completely more than 1000m above sea levelExclaves: There are some regions that belong to one country but are completely surrounded by one more foreign countries.Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, surrounded by Armenia, Iran and Turkey entirely, belongs to Azerbaijan[8]Llívia, belonging to Spain is entirely surrounded by France[9]Campione d'Italia belongs to Italy and is surrounded by Switzerland[10]Büsingen am Hochrhein belongs to Germany and is surrounded by Switzerland[11]Likoma and Chizumulu Islands in Lake Malawi are enclaves and exclaves of Malawi, surrounded by Mozambique territorial waters[12] [13]UAE presents a peculiar case regarding enclaves and exclave:Hatta in Dubai emirate borders Oman to the east and the south, the Ajmani exclave of Masfut to the west, and Ras al-Khaimah to the north[14]Masfut surrounded by Ras al-Khaimah, the Dubai exclave of Hatta, and Oman, is part of Ajman emirate[15]Nahwa, part of Sharjah emirate is enclaved by Omani territory of Madha, itself surrounded by Sharjah[16][17]. This is an example of counter-enclave.Map showing the non-contiguous Belgian exclaves of Baarle-Hertog in Netherlands which, in turn, has Dutch enclaves within it.Dutch municipality of Baarle-Nassau has seven exclaves in two exclaves of the Belgian municipality of Baarle-Hertog[18][19]Third Order Enclave: Dahala Khagrabari[20] was an Indian enclave belonging to the District of Cooch Behar in West Bengal. This was a piece of India within a piece of Bangladesh within a piece of India within Bangladesh.The name has and:There are 7 nations in the world that have “and” in their name, signifying that they are composed of 2 (or more) distinct regions:Bosnia and Herzegovina[21]→ Approximate borders between two modern-day regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bosnia (marked dark brown) and Herzegovina (marked light brown) [Source: File:Bosna regija update.jpg - Wikipedia]Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe[22]: It consists of 2 archipelagos around the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe→ Source: File:São Tomé and Príncipe - Location Map (2013) - STP - UNOCHA.svg - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe_-_Location_Map_(2013)_-_STP_-_UNOCHA.svg)Trinidad & Tobago (officially Republic of Trinidad and Tobago)[23]: It consists of two islands Trinidad and Tobago, ceded to Britain in 1802 under Treaty of Amiens as separate states and unified in 1889.→ Source:File:Trinidad and Tobago - Location Map (2013) - TTO - UNOCHA.svg - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trinidad_and_Tobago_-_Location_Map_(2013)_-_TTO_-_UNOCHA.svg)Saint Vincent & the Grenadines[24]→ Source: File:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Location Map (2013) - VCT - UNOCHA.svg - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines_-_Location_Map_(2013)_-_VCT_-_UNOCHA.svg)Antigua and Barbuda[25]: It is named after its major islands→ Source: File:Antigua and Barbuda - Location Map (2013) - ATG - UNOCHA.svg - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Antigua_and_Barbuda_-_Location_Map_(2013)_-_ATG_-_UNOCHA.svg)Saint Kitts & Nevis (Federation of Saint Christopher & Nevis)[26]→ Source: File:Saint Kitts and Nevis - Location Map (2013) - KNA - UNOCHA.svg - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis_-_Location_Map_(2013)_-_KNA_-_UNOCHA.svg)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland→ The 4 countries of UKGBNI with 3 ltying on Great Britain island and the remaining one comprising northern part of Ireland island [Source: United Kingdom - Wikipedia]Guineas:Guinea is the traditional name of coastal western Africa. The historical colonies of French Guinea, Spanish Guinea and Portuguese Guinea gained independence in that order and subsequently named themselves after the region.French Guinea became Guinea[27] in 1958.Spanish Guinea became Equatorial Guinea[28] in 1968.Portuguese Guinea became Guinea-Bissau[29] in 1973; Bissau is its capital.New Guinea island was named after this region and subsequently gave the name to the country Papua New Guinea.[30][31]Whats in a name? An entire riverThere are many rivers whose names are source of names of places.Countries:Belize river - Belize[32][33]Paraguay river - Republic of Paraguay[34][35]Jordan river - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan[36][37]Moldova river - Republic of Moldova[38][39]Uruguay river - Oriental Republic of Uruguay[40][41]Zambezi river - Republic of Zambia[42][43]Niger: Niger river[44] lends its name to 2 nations: Niger (Republic of the Niger)[45] and Nigeria (Federal Republic of Nigeria)[46], which are neighbours.The largest state in Nigeria is also called Niger.[47]Congo: Congo river[48] lends name to 2 nations: Democratic Republic of the Congo[49] and Republic of the Congo[50]. (No that is not a typo).The former Belgian colony of Congo, named Belgian Congo became Republic of the Congo[51] after its independence in 1960, renamed to Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1964, renamed to Zaire in 1971 with the Congo river’s named changed to Zaire[52], finally being renamed to Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997.Senegal river - Senegal[53][54]Indus (Sindhu, Hindu): [55] Things get interesting here. In Saṁskr̥ta, the river is called Sindhu, in Avestan it was called Hindu which was adopted as the name of the region to east of it in Iran. The name was passed on to Greeks as Indus, lending its European name to the region as India.The present day country and the historical region India (and Hindustan) are named after the river, as is Indian Ocean, Indian Plate and Indian Subcontinent.The inhabitants of the region were called Hindus, and the name was applied to their collective faiths as well i.e. Hindu/Hinduism, now used in a much narrower sense. The language[56] developed as the intended lingua franca of the region was named Hindustani (later Hindavi, and finally Hindi — It is the official language of Republic of India but doesn’t have nationwide usage in terms of speakers)The Sindh province in Pakistan is also named after the river.When Columbus set sail, he was trying to find India. He mistook the region he landed on as India and subsequently the inhabitants were called Indians; the region was in fact Americas. The islands he landed on were later named West Indies (now Caribbean Basin) when the mistake was identified, and the original region as East Indies.[57][58] West Indies is also the name of the cricket team that represents the countries in that region.[59]Indonesia’s name means Indian islands - it is a country named after a country named after a river.Regions of countries:Bosna river is the source of the name of Bosnia region of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[60]Whats in a name? This time a personThere are many places named after people, usually cities like Gandhinagar, Washington etc. (Some have been discussed in one of the succeeding sections) There are countries named after people too.Americas and USA:The continents North America & South America and the country United States of America are all named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, deriving from his first name’s Latin version - Americus.[61] Vespucci first demonstrated in about 1502 that Brazil and West Indies did not represent Asia's eastern outskirts as initially conjectured from Columbus' voyages, but instead constituted an entirely separate landmass hitherto unknown to Europeans.Countries named after local ruler/chieftains:Republic of Mozambique - Mussa Bin Bique, the 1st known ruler of the country[62]Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland) - King Mswati II[63]Republic of Uzbekistan - Sultan Mohammed Öz Beg, better known as Uzbeg or Ozbeg Khan[64]Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - The country is technically named after the founder Mohammad ibn Saud’s father Saud ibn Muhammad ibn Muqrin[65][66]Nicaragua - Nicarao, said to be the name of an indigenous chieftain who presided over a territory in southwestern Nicaragua during early 16th century CEBolivia and Venezuela (as in its official name: Bolivarian Republic of) - Simon Bolivar, Venezuelan military and political leader who played a leading role in establishment of Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama as sovereign states, independent of Spanish ruleCountries named after European explorers/colonialists/rulers:USA has already been discussedThe Philippines - King Philip II of Spain[67][68]Colombia - Christopher Columbus[69]Mauritius - Maurice, Prince of Orange[70]Kiribati - British mariner Thomas Gilbert (The name is the pronunciation of Gilbert in the native language Gilbertese)[71]Seychelles - Jean Moreau de Séchelles, a French official and politician[72]Marshall Islands - British explorer John Marshall[73]Countries named after Abrahamic saints or legendary figures:El Salvador - The name means The Saviour, and refers to Jesus[74]The capital is named San Salvador, meaning Saint Saviour, also referring to JesusDominican Republic - Saint Dominic[75]Saint Lucia - Saint Lucy[76]San Marino - Saint Marinus[77]Solomon Islands - King Solomon of Israel and Judah[78]Israel - Jacob, also called Israel in Bible[79]Countries named after local legendary figures:The founding myth of Slavic countries involves three brothers - Rus, Czech and Lech who founded, respectively Russia, Czechia (Czech Republic) and Lechia (now called Poland)[80]Norway - Nór[81]Denmark - legendary king DanDemocratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe:São Tomé - Portuguese for Saint Thomas[82]Príncipe - Portuguese for Prince's island in honor of Afonso, Prince of Portugal[83]Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:Saint Vincent - Saint Vincent of Saragossa[84]Edit 16–12–2018Cook Islands[85]: James Cook[86], a British navigatorThis answer of mine: Aditya Garg (आदित्य गर्ग)'s answer to How many islands does India have? discusses the islands of India named after people as a part of it.So many places, same names:Victoria: [87] There are a hell lot of places named Victoria. The list seems endless, so I will llist only a few:Australia has Victoria state[88] and Province of Victoria[89] that happen to be neighborsVictoria, the capital of British Columbia, Canada[90]. [Please also see: List of electoral districts in Greater Victoria - Wikipedia]Hong Kong has Victoria city, Victoria harbour and Victoria peak [91][92][93]Lake Victoria, one of the African Great Lakes[94]The capital of Seychelles is called Victoria[95]There is a Victoria in each of the states Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas, West Virginia, Virginia and Missouri in USA.Kansas:[96]There is Kansas city in the state of Kansas, USAThere is also Kansas city in Missouri, and happens to be the state’s largest city.Then, there is Kansas city in OregonBirmingham:[97]Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England.There is Birmingham in each of Alabama, Connecticut, Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey and Illinois, 2 in Pennsylvania and 3 in Ohio in USA.Virginia:[98]Virginia and West Virginia are states of USA. Then there is a place named Virginia in each of California, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri and Nebraska. And there is Virginia Beach in Virginia state.There is Virginia in Queensland and in South Australia in AustraliaWashington:[99] The places named Washington are almost all named after George Washington, the 1st President of USA.The capital of USA is Washington D.C. There is a state of USA named Washington.Then there is 1 Washington each in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia states and 2 in California. There are multiple Washington named places in Wisconsin state.[100]Image: The Californias (Source: The Californias - Wikipedia)The Californias:[101]The state of California of USA and the 2 states of Baja California and Baja California Sur (again, not a typo) of Mexico form the region called The Californias.Place-ception:Panama the nation has a province named Panama which has Panama City, the country’s and the province’s capital. In 2014, 5 districts of Panama province were separated to create Panama Oeste province.[102]Guatemala the nation has the province Guatemala, housing the capital of both the province and country, Guatemala City.[103]Belize, the nation has a district named Belize whose capital is named Belize City.[104]Puducherry, Yanam, Mahe and Karaikal are municipalities which are the capitals of eponymous districts: Puducherry, Yanam, Mahe and Karaikal. Puducherry district is the capital of the Union Territory of India comprised of these 4 districts, itself called Puducherry.[105]Grand Duchy of Luxembourg[106] has a canton (division) named Luxembourg[107] in the former district Luxembourg, having Luxembourg City[108], the capital of the canton and the nation.In the new:Many places on being founded were simply named after an existing place, with New (or similar word) prefixed:New Delhi, Navi Mumbai and Naya Raipur were named after Delhi, Mumbai and Raipur respectively - all lying in India.USA:New Hampshire is named after Hampshire County, England. It lies in the geographical area named New England.[109][110]New Jersey was named after Jersey island in English Channel [discussed below under UK][111]New Mexico recieved its name long before the country Mexico was established; it was named by Spanish as Nuevo Mexico[112]Papua New Guinea has the provinces called East New Britain[113], West New Britain[114] and New Ireland[115]. The island on which it lies, New Guinea, is named after Guinea region of Africa.New Zealand’s name is the anglicised name of Novo Zeelandia given by Dutch explorers to the region after Zeeland province of Netherlands.[116]United Kingdom: (Topic’s name changed as part of edit - read after the end of images)Source: British Isles - WikipediaImage: Euler Diagram of British Isles (Source: Datei:British Isles Euler diagram 15.svg – Wikipedia (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:British_Isles_Euler_diagram_15.svg))Edit: 05–07–2018United Kingdom’s official name: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.UK comprises 4 countries (although UK would be classified as a country by most standards, a better term is sovereign state) -Scotland[117]Wales[118]England[119]Northern Ireland[120] - the only part of UK to have a land boundary (with Republic of Ireland)Crown Dependencies[121]: 3 islands which are part of British Islands but not part of UK - they are non-sovereign and are self governing possesions of UK’s crown (marked in black in first image):Bailiwick of Guernsey - comprising the islands of Guernsey, Sark, Alderney, Brecqhou, Herm, Jethou and LihouBailiwick of Jersey - comprising the island of Jersey, the largest of Channel Islands, and uninhabited islets such as Minquiers and ÉcréhousIsle of Man or Mann, an island located in Irish SeaThe Bailiwicks are located in English Channel, and as such form part of Channel Islands.British Overseas Territories:[122] In addition to the 4 countries and 3 Crown Dependencies, UK also has sovereignity over 14 territories which are parts of British Empire that have not been granted independence or have voted to remain British territories. With exception of Gibraltar, they are not part of European Union.British Overseas Territories (Source: British Overseas Territories - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories#/media/File:United_Kingdom_(%2Boverseas_territories)_in_the_World_(%2BAntarctica_claims).svg))Territories with some permanent population:Anguilla - located in CaribbeanBermuda - located in North Atlantic OceanBritish Virgin Islands (BVI), officially simply "Virgin Islands" - located in Caribbbean regionCayman Islands - located in CaribbeanFalkland Islands - located in South Atlantic Ocean on Patagonian ShelfGibraltar - located in Iberian PeninsulaMontserrat - located in CarribbeanPitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands - a group of four islands in the southern Pacific OceanSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha - located in South AtlanticTurks and Caicos Islands - located in North AtlanticSovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia - located in Cyprus island in Mediterranean SeaTerritories with with temporary population only:British Antarctic TerritoryBritish Indian Ocean TerritorySouth Georgia and South Sandwich Islands - located in South AtlanticOverseas France:Overseas France (French: France d'outre-mer) consists of all French-administerd territories outside the Europe. Just like UK, France has sovereignity over many territories that lie outside Europe.Source: Overseas France - WikipediaThese territories are themselves divided into collectivities and departments.Overseas Departments - they have powers equal to metropolital France:French Guiana[123] in South AmericaGuadeloupe[124] in Caribbean (North America)Martinique[125] in Caribbean (North America)Mayotte[126] in Indian Ocean (Africa)Réunion[127] in Indian Ocean (Africa)Overseas Collectivities (official names are in parenthesis) - they have a particular status and high degree of autonomy:French Polynesia[128] in South PacificSaint Barthélemy[129] (Territorial collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy) in West IndiesSaint Martin[130] (Collectivity of Saint Martin) in CaribbeanSaint Pierre and Miquelon[131] (Overseas Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon) in Northwestern AtlanticWallis and Futuna[132] (Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands) in South PacificNew Caledonia[133] lying in southwest Pacific is a special collectivity - as a result of the 1998 Nouméa Accord, it gained a special status (statut particulier or statut original) in 1999. A New Caledonian citizenship was established, and a gradual transfer of power from France to New Caledonia was begun, to last from 15 to 20 years.France also posseses uninhabited overseas territories:Clipperton Island[134] in eastern PacificFrench Southern and Antarctic Lands[135] - itself consisting of 5 group of islands:Kerguelen Islands (Archipel des Kerguelen), a group of volcanic islands in southern Indian OceanSt. Paul and Amsterdam islands (Îles Saint Paul et Amsterdam), a group north of KerguelenCrozet Islands (Îles Crozet), a group in southern Indian Ocean, south of MadagascarAdélie Land (Terre Adélie), French claim on AntarcticaScattered Islands (Îles Éparses), a scattered group of islands around the coast of Madagascar[Yep, there is a group of scattered islands called Scattered Islands.]Edit 22–07–2018:Well USA can’t be left behind, right?Territories of USA:USA has 16 non-soveriegn territories directly administered by federal government instead of any state government, although 2 of them are actually administered by Republic of Colombia.[136]Territories of USA (Source: Territories of the United States - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States#/media/File:US_insular_areas.svg))Permanently inhabited territories:Puerto Rico in Caribbean and North AtlanticUS Virgin Islands in Caribbean and North AtlanticGuam in Micronesia and North PacificNorthern Mariana Islands in Micronesia and North PacificAmerican Samoa in Polynesia and South PacificUninhabited Territories:Baker Island in North PacificHowland Island in North PacificJarvis Island in South Pacific and PolynesiaJohnston Atoll in North PacificKingman reef in North Pacific and PolynesiaMidway Atoll in North PacificNavassa Island in North Atlantic and CaribbeanPalmyra Atoll in North Pacific and PolynesiaWake Island in Micronesia and North PacificBaja Nuevo Bank and Serranilla Bank are adminstered by Colombia but claimed by USAThere are many previous territories of USA that later became independent sovereign countries:PhillippinesMarshall IslandsPalauMicronesia (the nation: Federated States of Micronesia)Realm of New Zealand:Realm of New Zealand [Source: File:NZL orthographic NaturalEarth labelled en.svg - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NZL_orthographic_NaturalEarth_labelled_en.svg)]Realm of New Zealand is the region where Queen of New Zealand (presently the Queen of UKGBNI) is the head of the state.[137]This region comprises:one sovereign nation - New Zealand, along with its Antarctic claim - Ross Dependencydependent territory named Tokelau[138]2 associated states[139] - Cook Islands and Niue.[Note: Associated statehood is a complex statehood, it is better to make a separate reading about the topic]Places with very long names:Certain places have such long names that pronuncing them is really difficult.Taumatawhakatangi­hangakoauauotamatea­turipukakapikimaunga­horonukupokaiwhen­uakitanatahu[140], New Zealand: the names means - “The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one”. This is listed in Guinness World Records as the place with longest official name.The ceremonial name of Bangkok, Thailand is even longer than the previous entry - Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit. It means - “City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of deities incarnate, erected by Viśvakarman at Indra's behest”.Then there are some names that not so long but their names have weird meanings:Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein[141] in North West province, South Africa.Its name means: Two-Buffalos-Shot-Totally-Dead-with-One-Shot FountainMamungkukumpurangkuntjunya[142] in South Australia, Australia.Its name means: Where the devil urinatesSee others answers by me related to geography:Guinea (region and the countries): Aditya Garg (आदित्य गर्ग)'s answer to Why do so many countries have "Guinea" in their name?Indian subcontinent: Aditya Garg (आदित्य गर्ग)'s answer to What is the Indian subcontinent?Footnotes[1] The Bahamas - Wikipedia[2] The Gambia - Wikipedia[3] List of enclaves and exclaves - Wikipedia[4] Vatican City - Wikipedia[5] Holy See - Wikipedia[6] San Marino - Wikipedia[7] Lesotho - Wikipedia[8] Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic - Wikipedia[9] Llívia - Wikipedia[10] Campione d'Italia - Wikipedia[11] Büsingen am Hochrhein - Wikipedia[12] Likoma Island - Wikipedia[13] Chizumulu Island - Wikipedia[14] Hatta, United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia[15] Masfut - Wikipedia[16] Nahwa - Wikipedia[17] Madha - Wikipedia[18] Baarle-Nassau - Wikipedia[19] Baarle-Hertog - Wikipedia[20] Dahala Khagrabari - Wikipedia[21] Bosnia and Herzegovina - Wikipedia[22] São Tomé and Príncipe - Wikipedia[23] Trinidad and Tobago - Wikipedia[24] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Wikipedia[25] Antigua and Barbuda - Wikipedia[26] Saint Kitts and Nevis - Wikipedia[27] Guinea - Wikipedia[28] Equatorial Guinea - Wikipedia[29] Guinea-Bissau - Wikipedia[30] New Guinea - Wikipedia[31] Papua New Guinea - Wikipedia[32] Belize - Wikipedia[33] Belize River - Wikipedia[34] Paraguay - Wikipedia[35] Paraguay River - Wikipedia[36] Jordan - Wikipedia[37] Jordan River - Wikipedia[38] Moldova - Wikipedia[39] Moldova River - Wikipedia[40] Uruguay - Wikipedia[41] Uruguay River - Wikipedia[42] Zambia - Wikipedia[43] Zambezi - Wikipedia[44] Niger River - Wikipedia[45] Niger - Wikipedia[46] Nigeria - Wikipedia[47] Niger State - Wikipedia[48] Congo River - Wikipedia[49] Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia[50] Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia[51] Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) - Wikipedia[52] Zaire - Wikipedia[53] Senegal River - Wikipedia[54] Senegal - Wikipedia[55] Indus River - Wikipedia[56] Hindustani language - Wikipedia[57] East Indies - Wikipedia[58] West Indies - Wikipedia[59] West Indies cricket team - Wikipedia[60] Bosna (river) - Wikipedia[61] Amerigo Vespucci - Wikipedia[62] Mussa Bin Bique - Wikipedia[63] Mswati II - Wikipedia[64] Öz Beg Khan - Wikipedia[65] Muhammad bin Saud - Wikipedia[66] Saud ibn Muhammad ibn Muqrin - Wikipedia[67] Philip II of Spain - Wikipedia[68] Philippines - Wikipedia[69] Colombia - Wikipedia[70] Maurice, Prince of Orange - Wikipedia[71] Thomas Gilbert (sea captain) - Wikipedia[72] Jean Moreau de Séchelles - Wikipedia[73] John Marshall (British captain) - Wikipedia[74] El Salvador - Wikipedia[75] Saint Dominic - Wikipedia[76] Saint Lucy - Wikipedia[77] Saint Marinus - Wikipedia[78] Solomon - Wikipedia[79] Jacob - Wikipedia[80] Lech, Czech, and Rus - Wikipedia[81] Nór - Wikipedia[82] São Tomé - Wikipedia[83] Príncipe - Wikipedia[84] Vincent of Saragossa - Wikipedia[85] Cook Islands - Wikipedia[86] James Cook - Wikipedia[87] Victoria - Wikipedia[88] Victoria (Australia) - Wikipedia[89] Province of Victoria - Wikipedia[90] Victoria, British Columbia - Wikipedia[91] Victoria, Hong Kong - Wikipedia[92] Victoria Harbour - Wikipedia[93] Victoria Peak - Wikipedia[94] Lake Victoria - Wikipedia[95] Victoria, Seychelles - Wikipedia[96] Kansas City (disambiguation) - Wikipedia[97] Birmingham (disambiguation) - Wikipedia[98] Virginia (disambiguation) - Wikipedia[99] Washington - Wikipedia[100] Washington, Wisconsin - Wikipedia[101] The Californias - Wikipedia[102] Panama - Wikipedia[103] Guatemala - Wikipedia[104] Belize - Wikipedia[105] Puducherry - Wikipedia[106] Luxembourg - Wikipedia[107] Luxembourg (canton) - Wikipedia[108] Luxembourg City - Wikipedia[109] New Hampshire - Wikipedia[110] New England - Wikipedia[111] New Jersey - Wikipedia[112] New Mexico - Wikipedia[113] East New Britain Province - Wikipedia[114] West New Britain Province - Wikipedia[115] New Ireland Province - Wikipedia[116] New Zealand - Wikipedia[117] Scotland - Wikipedia[118] Wales - Wikipedia[119] England - Wikipedia[120] Northern Ireland - Wikipedia[121] Crown dependencies - Wikipedia[122] British Overseas Territories - Wikipedia[123] French Guiana - Wikipedia[124] Guadeloupe - Wikipedia[125] Martinique - Wikipedia[126] Mayotte - Wikipedia[127] Réunion - Wikipedia[128] French Polynesia - Wikipedia[129] Saint Barthélemy - Wikipedia[130] Collectivity of Saint Martin - Wikipedia[131] Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Wikipedia[132] Wallis and Futuna - Wikipedia[133] New Caledonia - Wikipedia[134] Clipperton Island - Wikipedia[135] French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Wikipedia[136] Territories of the United States - Wikipedia[137] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realm_of_New_Zealandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realm_of_New_Zealand[138] Tokelau - Wikipedia[139] Associated state - Wikipedia[140] Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu - Wikipedia[141] Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein - Wikipedia[142] Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya Hill - Wikipedia

I live in the California Bay Area.And within the United States, it is in my view one of the best places to be.Bay Area’s Response: 10 out of 10.California’s Response: 10 out of 10.Fed’s response: 0But hey, could be worse, could have been negative; at least they stayed out of the way. Not all states have been this lucky.I’m sure opinions differ. But that’s mine and it has been my experience. I’ll explain with a more or less full timeline:To sum up a comment on the Federal Response: There has been none. It’s a sh— show over there. I sometimes complain about how they love to discard us and ignore the contributions of the West Coast over “back East” (hate that term, by the way) and keep us out of their planning, but right now, that’s fine by me. I am sad for the rest of my country, but I’m at least I’m mostly a spectator.“I don’t take responsibility at all” - Donald J Trump. March 13, 2020.In California, we had our first case January 25 (Riverside, near L.A.), and the first Bay Area case in Jan 31st.We were all talking about the virus and watching things unfold in February. Santa Clara declared state of emergency on Feb 3rd.We continued to watch it unfold in horror and dealing with it locally via county state of emergencies through February. Tracking cases. Finding our first locally contracted case. Being careful, taking initial measures. Learning about this threat and comparing notes.By March 7th., San Francisco banned large gatherings. On March 9th, Trump said it was like the flu and “nothing is shut down”. We didn’t listen - Disneyland and California sport venues closed March 12th (there’s some concert tickets I have that weren’t refunded which, if we ever have concerts, I’ll need to look into because they pushed it to November - maybe… most of us have a similar story).Locally, as I talked to my friends, the pattern was that entire office buildings and schools closed and sent everyone in that building/school home on quarantine as soon as a single case happened at that location (even if in the morning - the school would close and “come pick up your kids then”). We kept a tight leash on it in the Bay Area that way through late February and early March.My kid went to school last March 13th, Friday (same day as the Trump “responsibility” quote).We were sort of expecting that at any time as the state had already signaled its intention of closing schools very soon. That day they closed all schools after 3pm - the next school over had a confirmed case that morning and they sent everyone home in the morning, and our school cut about an hour early. A teacher told me that a few staff had already not shown up and only a bit over 60% of the kids were there because parent’s didn’t bring them in (I actually discussed having my kid skip school but decided against it) and were all just talking Covid and going through how distance learning may work so there wasn’t a lot of learning on the school program that day anyway.We started shelter at home that day personally - it’s the same area, these kids all know each other, and there was no way of knowing if contact had or hadn’t happened. We turned out to be fine.All 7 Bay Area counties - a total of 7.6 million people - declared “shelter in place” the next Monday, March 16.The state followed on the 19th with a statewide order.We have been shelter-in-place since.Ah, and on April 13th, CA made a pact with Oregon and Washington to coordinate health decisions regarding Covid-19. So the whole West can protect in a similar way.That same day, Trump’s main worry was that his name go on every stimulus check, and - of course - blamed the Obama administration.Colorado and Nevada joined the Western States pact April 17th, the same day Trump was tweeting his weird “liberate XXX state” drivel.Throughout this entire ordeal, CA Governor Gavin Newsom has been reporting daily, but his report quickly gives way to Dr. Sonia Angell, who has been nothing short of fantastic in explaining the science and the “why” of each and every one of California’s moves and decisions.This became a familiar image. During shelter in place, they each had their own space.And this, too. With illustrations. A plan. Reasons. Preparation. Professionalism.Thanks to clear messaging, planning and professionalism, we all know before we open, we have a list of “preconditions” to open without dates (when do you open? when all the preconditions are met). And we are including immigrants and homeless people, with line items and help specific for them as well.So County by county, in California, if a set of conditions are complied with, we will open (other Western states, because of the pledge, have very similar conditions). These are:No more than one new case per 10K residents in 14 daysNo deaths in 14 daysEssential workers have access to PPEA minimum of 1.5 test per 100K residents conducted dailyAbility to temporarily house 15% of the homelessHospitals are equipped to handle a max 35% surge.Nursing facilities have 2 week supply of PPEWillingness to continue to monitor metrics and potentially re-enact restriction.These are minimum. Other counties have other restrictions.Each local newspaper (and of course, your city and county websites) shows the status of their counties. As of this writing, 17 counties got the go-ahead to reopen “more quickly”. There are new standards for restaurants and offices. Things are clear and you can read it in the paper. Some counties refuse to open, citing lack of ability to do the above, and California is assisting them.There has been essentially zero of the bickering in Washington.It’s like a different country, and makes me glad to pay the high California taxes which until earlier this year so many Quorans made fun of. Our “Big California government” took care of things, widely informed the population, will keep monitoring, and may open and close specific things.But our population is ready and willing, as the “Western States Pact” says, to “flip the script on COVID-19”.And this is important. California has 39.51 million people. Oregon 4.2, Washington 7.6, Colorado 5.7. Nevada 3 million. That’s 60 million people coordinating a response.In the meantime, I watched with dismay the U.S. congressional conference as a congressman asked a task force coordinator for Opening Guidance (sorry I have no names, again, we’re oversaturated with information for our state at the moment). The coordinator said he sent the recommendations to the CDC, and the CDC has not “approved” them, so he couldn’t tell him. The congressman asked “so what do I tell my people? We’re supposed to open next week”. There was a back-and-forth. Essentially the Doctor saying, in different words “go ask the CDC for the document I prepared, because I can’t actually give it to you”. Tragic waste of time. Those documents, I thought, should all just be open and edited as they go so they can start planning as early as possible. We have computers and the internet, for crying out loud! Free software does word documents, tracks changes and keeps versions while keeping it on the internet!There was no reason for that public display while citizens are dying. The only reasonable response would have been “I’ll email Congress a public link as soon as we’re done here, sir, keep in mind there may be changes by the CDC soon so recheck often for them”. But maybe that’s “too Silicon Valley” or something.And today, the Supreme Court in Wisconsin ended the extension of the state’s own shelter in place order. None of the grounds the court (judges, not M.D.s) gave were medical.And the commander-in-chief, Mr. “I don’t take responsibility at all”, “blame China”, the man that fights with every single Democrat governor, has at least stayed mostly out of the way: April 25 - “Gavin Newsom was very nice today," he said in his own Thursday briefing. "They've done very well in California”.Glad you noticed, Mr. President. How’s it going over there? And most importantly, why?And nobody can claim “victory” yet, but we Californians are in this for the long haul. We’ll reopen, slowly and carefully, and, most of all, well prepared and almost all pulling in the same direction. And I feel great about Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Colorado, at least.And for everyone else’s sake, I really do hope they stop bickering in Washington. As I said the other day here, politically it’s all fun and games but when the dumb stuff you say starts having a body count, maybe it’s time to stop?Stay safe, everyone.