Past Country of each country

Guess the past country or status of each country

Colonies are included

Invasions like the ones from Germany during WWII do not count.

If you find errors please tell me in comments

There isn't Liberia because it never had a "past Country"

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Modern Country	Past Country
Afghanistan	Durrani Empire
Albania	Ottoman Empire
Algeria	French Algeria
Andorra	First French Empire
Angola	Portuguese West Africa/Portuguese Angola
Antigua and Barbuda	British Federation of the West Indies
Argentina	Spanish Argentina
Armenia	USSR
Australia	British Australia
Austria	Austro-Hungarian Empire
Azerbaijan	USSR
Bahamas	British Bahamas
Bahrain	British Bahrain
Bangladesh	East Pakistan
Barbados	British Barbados
Belarus	USSR
Belgium	Kingdom of Netherlands
Belize	British Honduras
Benin	French Dahomey
Bhutan	British Bhutan
Bolivia	Spanish Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Yugoslavia
Botswana	British Bechuanaland
Brazil	Portuguese Brazil
Brunei	British Brunei/Sultanate of Brunei
Bulgaria	Ottoman Empire
Burkina Faso	French Upper Volta
Burundi	Belgian Ruanda-Urundi
Cape Verde	Portuguese Cape Verde
Cambodia	French Indochina
Cameroon	British Cameroon/French Cameroon
Canada	British Canada/British Newfoundland
Central African Republic	French Ubangi-Sciari
Chad	French Chad
Chile	Spanish Chile
China	Republic of China
Colombia	Gran Colombia
Comoros	French Comoros
Rep. of the Congo	French Congo
D.R. Congo	Belgian Congo
Costa Rica	Federation of Central America
Croatia	Yugoslavia
Cuba	American Cuba
Cyprus	British Cyprus
Czech Republic	Czechoslovakia
Denmark	Denmark-Norway
Djibouti	French Somali Coast
Dominica	British Dominica
Dominican Republic	Haiti
East Timor	Indonesia
Ecuador	Gran Colombia
Egypt	United Arab Republic
El Salvador	Federation of Central America
Equatorial Guinea	Spanish Guinea
Eritrea	Ethiopia
Estonia	USSR
Eswatini	British Swaziland
Ethiopia	Italian Ethiopia
Fiji	British Fiji
Finland	Russian Empire
France	Vichy France
Gabon	French Gabon
Gambia	British Gambia
Georgia	USSR
Germany	West Germany\| East Germany
Ghana	British Gold Coast
Greece	Kingdom of Greece
Grenada	British Grenada
Guatemala	Federation of Central America
Guinea	French Guinea
Guinea Bissau	Portuguese Guinea
Guyana	British Guyana
Haiti	French Haiti
Honduras	Federation of Central America
Hungary	Austro-Hungarian Empire
Iceland	Kingdom of Denmark
India	British Raj
Indonesia	Dutch East Indies
Iran	Persia
Iraq	British Mandate of Mesopotamia
Ireland	Great Britain Mainland
Israel	British Mandatory Palestine
Italy	Kingdom of Italy
Ivory Coast	British Ivory Coast
Jamaica	British Jamaica
Japan	Japanese Empire
Jordan	British Transjordan
Kazakhstan	USSR
Kenya	British Kenya
Kiribati	British Gilbert Islands
Kosovo	Serbia
Kuwait	Iraq
Kyrgyzstan	USSR
Laos	French Indochina
Latvia	USSR
Lebanon	French mandate in Syria and Lebanon
Lesotho	British Basutoland

Modern Country	Past Country
Libya	Italian Libya
Liechtenstein	German Confederation
Lithuania	USSR
Luxembourg	Kingdom of Netherlands
Madagascar	French Madagascar
Malawi	British Nyasaland
Malaysia	Federation of Malaysia \| British Singapore\| British Sarawak\| British North Borneo
Maldives	British Raj
Mali	French Sudan
Malta	British Malta
Marshall Islands	Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Mauritania	French Mauritania
Mauritius	British Mauritius
Mexico	Mexican Empire
Micronesia	Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Moldova	USSR
Monaco	Republic of Genoa
Mongolia	Khanate of Mongolia/Republic of China
Montenegro	Serbia and Montenegro
Morocco	French Morocco/Spanish Morocco/ Spanish Sahara
Mozambique	Portuguese East Africa/ Portuguese Mozambique
Myanmar	British Raj
Namibia	South West Africa (Union of South Africa)
Nauru	Australian Nauru
Nepal	Malla Dynasty
Netherlands	First French Empire
New Zealand	British New Zealand
Nicaragua	Federal Republic of Central America
Niger	French Niger
Nigeria	British Nigeria
North Macedonia	Yugoslavia
North Korea	Japanese Korea
Norway	Sweden-Norway
Oman	Muscat and Oman
Pakistan	British Raj
Palau	Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Panama	Gran Colombia
Papua New Guinea	British Territory of Papua/ British Territory of New Guinea
Paraguay	Spanish Paraguay
Perù	Spanish Peru
Philippines	American Philippines
Poland	Russian Empire/German Empire/ Austro-Hungarian Empire
Portugal	Kingdom of Portugal
Qatar	British Qatar
Romania	Kingdom of Romania
Russia	USSR
Rwanda	Belgian Ruanda-Urundi
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint-Christoper-Nevis-Anguilla
Saint Lucia	British Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	British Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa	New Zealand
San Marino	Roman Empire (Traditional)/ Papal State (Recognized)
São Tomé e Príncipe	Portuguese São Tomé e Príncipe
Saudi Arabia	Kingdom of Neged and Hejaz
Senegal	Federation of Mali
Serbia	Serbia and Montenegro
Seychelles	British Seychelles
Sierra Leone	British Sierra Leone
Singapore	Malaysia
Slovakia	Czechoslovakia
Slovenia	Yugoslavia
Solomon Islands	British Solomon Islands
Somalia	State of Somaliland/ Italian Trust Territory of Somaliland
South Africa	Union of South Africa
South Korea	Japanese Korea
South Sudan	Sudan
Spain	Kingdom of Spain
Sri Lanka	British Ceylon
Sudan	Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Suriname	Dutch Suriname
Sweden	Sweden-Norway
Switzerland	Holy Roman Empire
Syria	French mandate in Syria and Lebanon
Tajikistan	USSR
Tanzania	Tanganyika/Zanzibar
Thailand	Kingdom of Siam
Togo	British Togoland/French Togoland
Tonga	British Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago	British Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia	French Tunisia
Turkey	Ottoman Empire
Turkmenistan	USSR
Tuvalu	British Ellice Islands
Uganda	British Uganda
Ukraine	USSR
United Arab Emirates	Trucial States
United Kingdom	British Empire
United States	British Thirteen Colonies
Uruguay	Spanish Uruguay
Uzbekistan	USSR
Vanuatu	New Hebrides Condominium
Vatican City	Papal State
Venezuela	Gran Colombia
Vietnam	North Vietnam/South Vietnam
Yemen	North Yemen/South Yemen
Zambia	British Northern Rhodesia
Zimbabwe	British Southern Rhodesia

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Level 55

Feb 5, 2026

If you expect us to type out each European colony individually instead of just naming the empire, this is not enough time.

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