Changed Country Names

Can you name a few of the modern-day countries which changed their name for various reasons?

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Previous Name	Current Name
Burma	Myanmar
New Spain	Mexico
Persia	Iran
Abyssinia	Ethiopia
Temasik	Singapore
Khmer Republic	Cambodia
Ceylon	Sri Lanka
New Granada	Colombia

Previous Name	Current Name
North *****n Confederation	Germany
Gold Coast	Ghana
New Hebrides	Vanuatu
Siam	Thailand
Nyasaland	Malawi
Dahomey	Benin
Bessarabia	Moldova
Swaziland	Eswatini

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