Why Do Many Country Names End With ia?

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SOURCES AND FURTHER READING
List of Latin names Of Countries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_names_of_countries
-ia On Etymonline: https://www.etymonline.com/word/-ia
Why Do The Names Of So Many Places End In -ia?: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/247092/why-do-the-names-of-so-many-places-end-in-ia
-ia On dictionary.com: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/-ia
Romance Languages: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Romance-languages
Malaysia On Etymonline: https://www.etymonline.com/word/malaysia
India On Etymonline: https://www.etymonline.com/word/India#etymonline_v_6375
List Of Fictional Countries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_countries#L
The Bulgar People: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bulgar

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