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Former Countries

Given clues, guess these countries that no longer exist
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Last updated: April 11, 2025
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Clue
Country
1) After its independence from Mexico,
this state was its own country from 1836-45
Texas
2) Eastern European nation that included
Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Slovenia, Montenegro
and Macedonia
Yugoslavia
3) This country was the unity of the Czech Republic
and Slovakia
Czechoslovakia
4) After WW2, this country was divided into East
and West through the Cold War until 1990
Germany
5) Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
from 1971-1997
Zaire
6) This kingdom was once the Ethiopian empire until its
split into Ethiopia and Eritrea
Abyssinia
7) Now called Myanmar, some in the world still call it by this
name
Burma
8) This Asian kingdom existed from 1338-1539, now
the countries of India and Bangladesh
Bengal
9) Former name of Sri Lanka until its change in 1972
Ceylon
10) This nation included Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
and Panama from 1819-1830
Gran Colombia
Clue
Country
11) This state was an independent nation from 1795-1893
as a monarchy
Hawaii
12) Formerly the powerful Soviet state until its
dissolution in 1991 into 15 nations
USSR
13) This former Russian kingdom once included parts of
Germany and Poland until it dissolved after WW2
Prussia
14) Part of Vietnam that existed from 1954-1976 as
an anti communist break from the north
South Vietnam
15) Formerly the home of the Dalai Lama high in the
Himalayan range
Tibet
16) This country changed its name to Eswatini in 2018
Swaziland
17) The countries of Syria and Egypt were once part of
this nation
United Arab Republic
18) British colony from 1884-1866 within present day
Lesotho
Basutoland
19) This New England state was an independent nation
from 1777-1791
Vermont
20) Zimbabwe was called this country from 1965-79
Rhodesia
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