Definite article with names of continents/countries/counties/regions/states - New Hamsphire

Bonjour Pieter,

I agree with you that getting to understand when a region/country is feminine or masculine can be tricky in French. Here, "New Hampshire" is unchanged from English and doesn't carry a French feminine ending, so by convention it will be masculine → le New Hampshire. This is what this part in the lesson is explaining:

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !