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Old Name of Countries #1

Can you guess the names of these countries by their old name?
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Last updated: December 15, 2023
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First submittedMarch 4, 2023
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Average score66.7%
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Old Name
Current Name
Cathay
China
Jambudvīpa
India
United Colonies
United States
Dutch East Indies
Indonesia
Vera Cruz
Brazil
East Pakistan
Bangladesh
Anahuac
Mexico
Yamato
Japan
Old Name
Current Name
Las Felipinas
Philippines
Abyssinia
Ethiopia
Kemet
Egypt
Annam
Vietnam
Zaire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Persia
Iran
Anatolia
Turkey
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Level 59
Mar 10, 2023
Nippon is the Japanese name and Las Filipinas is the current Spanish Name.
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Level 33
Mar 10, 2023
True, I will re-check it.
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Level 33
Mar 10, 2023
I changed Japan’s name, but Las Filipinas was the Old Name of the Philippines under Spanish Rule.
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Level 73
Mar 10, 2023
I only got all of them because I realized it was the most populated countries...
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Level 33
Mar 10, 2023
Good Thinking!
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Level 60
Mar 10, 2023
Zhongguo ("Middle Kingdom") is still what Chinese people call China....
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Level 33
Mar 10, 2023
Yeah, but the Previous name was still Zhongguo. I will edit if I find something different.
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Level 33
Mar 10, 2023
I edited it.
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Level 44
Mar 10, 2023
Fun!

Thought I'd see Sri Lanka / Ceylon. But I'm not that up on the history so maybe it doesn't quite belong here. And I was ready for Taiwan / Formosa but not surprised it wasn't included either.

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Level 33
Mar 10, 2023
I will add it in Old Name of Countries #3!
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Level 52
Dec 15, 2023
More time please. 14/15
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Level 33
Dec 15, 2023
Sure, I will add it soon.