Places Sharing Names with Countries: Indian States, US States, and More

Several subnational regions share names with sovereign countries:

India

• Bihar (state) / Myanmar (country)
• Sikkim (state) / Bhutan (country)
• Tripura (state) / Bangladesh (country)
• Himachal Pradesh (state) / Nepal (country)

United States

• Georgia (state) / Georgia (country)

Brazil

• Amazonas (state) / Venezuela (country)

Canada

• Ontario (province) / Ontario (country? – likely confusion; Ontario is a Canadian province, not a country)

Mexico

• Yucatán (state) / Yucatán (country? – Yucatán is a Mexican state; no country named Yucatán exists)

Note: Some pairings in the original list appear inaccurate (e.g., Ontario is not a country; Yucatán is not a country).