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Country that changed their names - Original names

Guess the original name of this countries.
In yellow, all the country that changed names with their independence
Source : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/country-names/timeline-of-country-name-changes-in-hmg-use-1919-to-present
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Last updated: May 19, 2026
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Original country name
North Macedonia
2019
Macedonia
Myanmar
2019
Burma
Eswatini
2018
Swaziland
Suriname
2012
Surinam
Samoa
1997
Western Samoa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
1997
Zaire
Burkina Faso
1984
Upper Volta
Belize
1981
British Honduras
Zimbabwe
1980
Southern Rhodesia
Vanuatu
1980
New Hebrides
Tuvalu
1978
Ellice Islands
Djibouti
1977
French territory of the Afars and Issas
Benin
1975
Dahomey
Sri Lanka
1972
Ceylon
Bangladesh
1971
East Pakistan
Romania
1970
Rumania
Botswana
1967
Bechanaland
Zambia
1964
Northern Rhodesia
Jordan
1949
Transjordan
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