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Old names - Which Modern Country?

These ancient, alternative or former names for countries or regions are either completely or predominantly within modern country boundaries - but which one?
Quiz by Berney
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Last updated: March 25, 2021
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First submittedMarch 19, 2013
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Abyssinia
Ethiopia
Basutoland
Lesotho
Bechuanaland
Botswana
British Guiana
Guyana
British Honduras
Belize
Ceylon
Srilanka
Dahomey
Benin
Dalmatia
Croatia
Dutch East Indies
Indonesia
Dutch Guiana
Suriname
East Pakistan
Bangladesh
Ellice Islands
Tuvalu
Formosa
Taiwan
French Guinea
Guinea
French Somaliland
Djibouti
French Sudan
Mali
Gaul
France
German South West Africa
Namibia
Gilbert Islands
Kiribati
Gold Coast
Ghana
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Helvetia
Switzerland
Hibernia
Ireland
Kampuchea
Cambodia
Lusitania
Portugal
Mesopotamia
Iraq
New Hebrides
Vanuatu
New Holland
Australia
Northern Rhodesia
Zambia
Nyasaland
Malawi
Persia
Iran
Phoenicia
Lebanon
Portuguese East Africa
Mozambique
Portuguese Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Siam
Thailand
South Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
Spanish East Indies
Philippines
Spanish Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Tanganyika
Tanzania
Upper Volta
Burkina Faso
Zaire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
kalbahamut
+5
Level 82
Mar 20, 2013
Fun quiz! One gripe... I wasted a lot of time trying to get Congo. If you're not going to accept "Congo" like most quizzes on the site, and you similarly don't accept "DRC," you could at least accept the official name of the country which is "Democratic Republic of THE Congo." Currently the quiz only accepts "Democratic Republic of Congo" which is not the country's official name.
Berney
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Level 80
Mar 20, 2013
Good point, thanks. It was meant to say "Democratic Republic of THE Congo" so I've corrected it now. It takes DRC also. I've also allowed it to accept "Congo", although of course there are two ""Democratic Republic of the Congo" and "Republic of the Congo".
Berney
+3
Level 80
Apr 8, 2013
I've just checked and it will accept "Democratic Republic of the Congo" and "Democratic Republic of Congo".
angelo
+1
Level 19
Mar 31, 2013
good one
wolfcat95
+1
Level 67
Nov 3, 2013
Phew... 100% with 0:01 on the clock. Going down the West coast of Africa took a while to get to Spanish Guinea. Just knew it had to be there... somewhere.
rocamorar
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Level 78
Oct 13, 2015
The usual allowed misspellings would help a lot in this test.
JGDove99
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Level 34
Jan 27, 2016
Another to add is "British Honduras" which is now "Belize".
Parinter
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Level 43
Aug 23, 2016
Very good quizz ! I love it !
Berney
+1
Level 80
Oct 2, 2018
Updated.
Berney
+1
Level 80
Mar 20, 2019
Updated.
divantilya
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Level 37
Mar 21, 2019
Yes. A great quiz. Thank you for the effort it took to create such an innovative quiz.
JonOfKent
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Level 56
Apr 17, 2020
What a great idea. I suppose if I were to nit-pick, Dalmatia is only part of Croatia - a bit like saying Wessex is a former name of England. But that's probably an occupational hazard with this kind of quiz, and you have said that in the description, which I hadn't read. A very nice quiz, very inventive.

Another really little-known one is that modern-day France was originally called Neustria. But you have France there already of course.

ThatOneMM2Player
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Level 43
Dec 27, 2020
Swaziland,Burma and Pleasant Island have changed they're names to.

Swaziland is now called Eswatini.

Burma is now called Myanmar.

Pleasant Island is now called Nauru.

Berney
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Level 80
Dec 27, 2020
You're quite right but I was trying to pick ones that changed their name further back in history.
Dollyfroggy
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Level 60
Aug 27, 2021
Pleasant Island is lesser known though, so it couldn't hurt to add it.
JetPunker180
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Level 54
Mar 22, 2021
Nice quiz, made another quiz in this series
fixypants
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Level 82
Mar 22, 2021
I would recommend yellow boxes on this one... I got a lot of them by guessing others incorrectly.
Berney
+2
Level 80
Mar 22, 2021
I did think about that but I think the same type of thing is true for many quizzes on this site. I may well change it though!
mightythor
+3
Level 66
Mar 22, 2021
Maybe add Ceylon.
Berney
+1
Level 80
Mar 22, 2021
Thanks, not sure why I missed that one.
blizzrd33
+2
Level 79
Mar 24, 2021
Seconded, also nominated! And if you wanted to add another entry to keep symmetry in the table, perhaps New Holland
Berney
+3
Level 80
Mar 25, 2021
Both now added! Thanks
EcceHomo
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Level 79
Apr 7, 2021
This is a great quiz. Nominated.
WillemLAif
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Level 76
Sep 12, 2021
Banda Oriental for Uruguay (although, it did include a slice of Brazil), Thule for Iceland, Melita for Malta, Nubia for Sudan, Alash for Kazakhstan, Hairouna for St Vincent...
Alexquiz17
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Level 88
Nov 18, 2021
Solid quiz
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