Countries and Territories with Other Names on Wikipedia

This includes any country or territory that has multiple bolded names in the first sentence of its article on Wikipedia. (ex. Country One, also known as Country 1, is...) It could also just be a nickname or old name. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population

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Hint	Answer
Benin, formerly...	Dahomey
The British Virgin Islands, officially the...	Virgin Islands
Cape Verde, or...	Cabo Verde
The Central African Republic, formerly known as...	Ubangi-Shari
The Czech Republic, also known as...	Czechia
The Czech Republic, historically known as...	Bohemia
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as...	Congo-Kinshasa
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as...	DRC
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as...	DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, or simply...	The Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, known from 1971-1997 as...	Zaire
East Timor, also known as...	Timor-Leste
Eswatini, also known by its former official name...	Swaziland
The Faroe Islands or...	Faeroe Islands
The Faroe Islands, or simply...	The Faroes
The Gambia or...	Gambia
Greece, officially...	The Hellenic Republic
Guinea, sometimes referred to as...	Guinea-Conakry
Haiti, formerly known as...	Hayti
Iran, also known as...	Persia
The Isle of Man, also known as...	Mann
Ivory Coast, also known as...	Côte d'Ivoire
Macau, or... (alternative spelling)	Macao
Malawi, formerly known as...	Nyasaland
The Federated States of Micronesia, or simply...	Micronesia
Myanmar, also known as...	Burma

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Nauru, formerly known as...	Pleasant Island
The Netherlands, informally...	Holland
The Republic of the Congo, also known as...	Congo-Brazzaville
The Republic of the Congo, also known as...	The Congo Republic
The Republic of the Congo, or simply...	Congo
The Republic of the Congo, or simply...	The Congo
Saint Barthélemy, also known as...	St. Barts
Saint Barthélemy, also known as...	St. Barth
Saint Lucia, previously called...	Iouanalao
Saint Lucia, previously called...	Hewanorra
Samoa, until 1997 known as...	Western Samoa
Solomon Islands, also known simply as...	The Solomons
South Ossetia, or...	The State of Alania
Sri Lanka, historically known as...	Ceylon
Taiwan, officially the...	Republic of China
Thailand, also known historically as...	Siam
Transnistria, or...	Pridnestrovie
Turkey, or... (alternative spelling)	Türkiye
Tuvalu, formerly known as...	The Ellice Islands
The United Arab Emirates, or simply...	The Emirates
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the...	United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as...	Britain
The United States of America, commonly...	The United States
The United States of America, commonly...	America
The United States of America, abbreviated...	U.S.
The United States of America, abbreviated...	U.S.A.

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