Past Countries and Their Current Names

Here's a list of 20 countries that existed in the past; can you name their modern-day names?

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Past Country Name	Current Country Name	Date of Change
Micronesia	Federated States of Micronesia	2023
Turkey	Türkiye	2022
Swaziland	Eswatini	2018
Czech Republic	Czechia	2016
Cape Verde	Cabo Verde	2013
Zaire	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1997
Burma	Myanmar	1989
Kampuchea	Cambodia	1989
Ivory Coast	Côte d'Ivoire	1986
Upper Volta	Burkina Faso	1984
Rhodesia	Zimbabwe	1980
Gilbert Islands	Kiribati	1979
Dahomey	Benin	1975
British Honduras	Belize	1973
Ceylon	Sri Lanka	1972
East Pakistan	Bangladesh	1971
Gold Coast	Ghana	1957
Siam	Thailand	1948
Abyssinia	Ethiopia	1941
Persia	Iran	1935