Personifications of country subdivisions

Statue of Bavaria in Munich, Germany

personification of New England

national personification of the Southern states of the United States, or less generally, the Confederacy during the American Civil War

personification of the Northern states of the United States, or less generally, the Union during the American Civil War

personification of Bengal, created during the Bengali renaissance and later adopted by the Bengali nationalists

personification of the Telugu people, their language and their culture

Calafia, or Califia, is the fictional queen of the island of California, first introduced by 16th century poet Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo in his epic novel of chivalry, Las sergas de Esplandián (The Adventures of Esplandián), written around 1510. She is the namesake of the California region encompassing the U.S. state of California and the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur.

multiple statues of Kamehameha I