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Country Names - Old and New

Due to political and cultural changes, post-war declarations and independence, many countries have changed their' name. Can you identify some of the old and some of the new?
Due to politics, some borders have moved and changed.
Therefore new countries' borders may not exactly match previous ones.
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The previous name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Zaire
Netherlands was previously known as before 2020?
Holland
This current country was formerly called Swaziland before 2018?
Eswatini
The previous name for Thailand
Siam
The previous name for Iran
Persia
Name the 6 republics that became Yugoslavia In 1946 and separated into countries between 1991-1992
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Croatia
Macedonia
Montenegro
Serbia
Slovenia
Another country declared independence in 2008 from the former Yugoslavia
Kosovo
These 2 current countries were formerly called Northern and Southern Rhodesia
Zambia
Zimbabwe
In 2019 The Republic of Macedonia added what geographical word to it's name?
North
The 2 countries that were combined as the former Czechoslovakia
Czechia / Czech Republic
Slovakia
Sri Lanka's previous name
Ceylon
Myanmar's previous name
Burma
The new internationally recognised name (and spelling) for Turkey
Türkiye
The 4 'countries' that the United Kingdom is comprised of.
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
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