Statistics for Old names of countries

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country	Answer	% Correct
Iran	Persia	94%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Zaire	94%
Thailand	Siam	82%
Myanmar	Burma	71%
Northern Macedonia	Macedonia	71%
Sri Lanka	Ceylon	65%
Bangladesh	East Pakistan	65%
Eswatini	Swaziland	59%
Ethiopia	Abbyssinia	53%
Taiwan	Formosa	53%
Ghana	Gold Coast	53%
Indonesia	Dutch East Indies	47%
Zambia	Northern Rhodesia	47%
Zimbabwe	Southern Rhodesia	47%
Belarus	White Russia	41%
Burkina Faso	Upper Volta	35%
Cambodia	Kampuchea	29%
Jordan	Transjordan	29%
Pakistan	West Pakistan	24%
Guyana	British Guiana	18%
Belize	British Honduras	18%
Suriname	Dutch Guiana	18%
Suriname	Dutch Guiana	18%
Vietnam	French Indochina	18%
Lebanon	Phoenicia	18%
Namibia	South West Africa	18%
Equatorial Guinea	Spanish Guinea	18%
Ethiopia	Abbysinia	12%
Botswana	Bechuanaland	12%
Benin	Dahomey	12%
Tuvalu	Ellice Islands	12%
Ireland	Irish Free State	12%
Malawi	Nyasaland	12%
United Arab Emirates	Trucial States	12%
Lesotho	Basutoland	6%
Tonga	Friendly Islands	6%
Mozambique	Portuguese East Africa	6%
Liberia	Grain Coast	0%
Madagascar	Malagasy Republic	0%