Former Names of Modern-Day Countries

For this quiz, the former name of multiple countries are shown below. You have to figure out what modern-day country used to be called by each name.
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Last updated: May 31, 2024
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First submittedMarch 15, 2024
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East Pakistan
Bangladesh
Burma
Myanmar
Persia
Iran
Siam
Thailand
Swaziland
Eswatini
Ceylon
Sri Lanka
Abyssinia
Ethiopia
Kampuchea
Cambodia
Macedonia
North Macedonia
Holland
Netherlands
Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
Bohemia
Czech Republic
Zaire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sudanese Republic / French Sudan
Mali
Mesopotamia
Iraq
British Honduras
Belize
Dutch East Indies
Indonesia
New Spain
Mexico
Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Tanzania
Somaliland
Somalia
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3 Comments
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Level 44
May 31, 2024
Fun quiz. Time seems excessive (though I was able to use it to guess half of Africa for French Sudan, lol).
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Level 48
May 31, 2024
Lol, thanks! I'll shorten the time by a minute
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Level 59
Apr 24, 2025
Netherlands was never called Holland.