Countries of the World #1 - Spot the Imposter

Each question lists three names - two of which are Countries of the World as "officially" recognized by JetPunk and one of which is an imposter. See if you can identify the imposter for each question.
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1. Which is not a current Country of the World?
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Yugoslavia
Serbia
2. Which is not a current Country of the World?
Cyprus
Malta
Crete
3. Which is not a current Country of the World?
Federal Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
4. Which is not a current Country of the World?
Canary Islands
Cape Verde
Comoros
5. Which is not a current Country of the World?
Guinea
New Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
6. Which is not a current Country of the World?
Saint Lucia
Saint Croix
Saint Kitts and Nevis
7. Which is not a current Country of the World?
São Paulo
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
8. Which is not a current Country of the World?
Slovakia
Slovania
Slovenia
9. Which is not a current Country of the World?
Taiwan
Singapore
Hong Kong
10. Which is not a current Country of the World?
Croatia
Macedonia
Montenegro
11. Which is not a current Country of the World?
Kiribati
Tahiti
Fiji
12. Which is not a current Country of the World?
Tonga
Toga
Togo
13. Which is not a current Country of the World?
Zambia
Zaire
Zimbabwe
14. Which is not a current Country of the World?
Mauritius
Martinique
Mauritania
15. Which is not a current Country of the World?
Aruba
Barbados
Antigua and Barbuda
16. Which is not a current Country of the World?
Kashmir
India
Pakistan
17. Which is not a current Country of the World?
Haiti
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
18. Which is not a current Country of the World?
South Korea
South Vietnam
South Sudan
19. Which is not a current Country of the World?
United Arab Emirates
Federated States of Micronesia
Central Asian Republic
20. Which is not a current Country of the World?
Maldives
Falkland Islands
Seychelles
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17 Comments
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Level 43
Oct 4, 2021
I got one wrong lol
+2
Level 62
Jan 14, 2022
when the imposter is sus
+2
Level 38
Jan 21, 2022
Amogus
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Level 27
Oct 21, 2025
???
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Level 33
Feb 28, 2022
i missed the zambia/gambia/nambia one bc I put gambia, the official name is the gambia so technically gambia is also wrong
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Level 42
Nov 3, 2022
Very cool quiz. Hope it gets featured in the future.
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Level 53
Nov 10, 2022
-100 social credit
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Level 94
Nov 10, 2022
I guess that puts my social credit score at -100 total now! Anyway, due to the numerous complaints, I have now removed the nambia/gambia/zambia question and replaced it with a boring old question.
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Level 44
Jan 5, 2023
But taiwan is not a country...
+3
Level 94
Jan 5, 2023
I'm using the standard 196 Countries of the World that are recognized throughout all JetPunk quizzes.
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Level 25
Oct 2, 2023
sao tome an principe is a country on the main quiz of countries of the world. good quiz otherwise!
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Level 58
Jun 5, 2024
The question said San Tome and Principe though...
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Level 32
May 24, 2024
Nice Quiz, nominated!
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Level 50
Mar 18, 2025
Nice quiz but on question 10 you made a mistake because you put Macedonia and it is a country that people recognize by that name.
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Level 40
Mar 26, 2025
It's north Macedonia and toga is something you can wear
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Level 55
Jul 19, 2025
zaire and macedonia is old name but still country
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Level 41
Feb 6, 2026
I had a glitch and got 0:00 as my best time. Just wanted to let you know. Cool quiz otherwise