Countries by Colonial Names

Many countries change their names upon independence to better reflect their cultural and national identity. Can you name some of these countries based on their names as colonies of European empires?

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Hint	Answer
French Somaliland	Djibouti
Northern Rhodesia	Zambia
Bechuanaland	Botswana
Ubangi-Shari	Central African Republic
British Honduras	Belize
Upper Peru; Audencia of Charcas	Bolivia
Ellice Islands	Tuvalu
New Hebrides	Vanuatu
Trucial States	United Arab Emirates
French Sudan	Mali
Nyasaland	Malawi

Hint	Answer
Dahomey	Benin
Basutoland	Lesotho
Cisplatina; Banda Oriental	Uruguay
Portuguese Guinea	Guinea-Bissau
Gilbert Islands; Line Islands; Phoenix Islands	Kiribati
Upper Volta	Burkina Faso
Dutch Guiana	Suriname
Dutch East Indies	Indonesia
Saint-Domingue	Haiti
British South West Africa	Namibia
Southern Rhodesia	Zimbabwe