Former Country Names

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Former Name
Country
Abyssinia
Ethiopia
Ceylon
Sri Lanka
Persia
Iran
Mesopotamia
Iraq
Southern Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
Northern Rhodesia
Zambia
Siam
Thailand
Tanganyika
Tanzania
Zaire
Democratic Republic of Congo
South-West Africa
Namibia
Moldavia
Moldova
Former Name
Country
Upper Volta
Burkina Faso
Cyrenaica
Libya
Numidia
Algeria
Sudanese Republic
Mali
Gaul
France
Tonkin
Vietnam
Burma
Myanmar
Choson
Korea
Kampuchea
Cambodia
Formosa
Taiwan
Banda Oriental
Uruguay
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3 Comments
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Level 88
Dec 25, 2014
Korea is not a country.
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Level 34
Dec 25, 2014
That's because before there was North and South Korea, the country was only one, named Korea. They separated then for political reasons. I suggest you to study a little more history
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Level 58
Feb 15, 2020
Maybe add a caveat that some of these countries no longer exist?