Statistics for Guess the countries based on their alternate or former name

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Informally known as Holland	Netherlands	97%
Also known as Chinese Taipei or, officially, the Republic of China	Taiwan	93%
Known as Zaire from 1971-1997	DR Congo	87%
Officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire	Ivory Coast	87%
This country's military government changed its name to Myanmar in 1989	Burma	86%
Formerly known as Siam	Thailand	84%
Also known as Kampuchea	Cambodia	76%
Formerly known as Ceylon	Sri Lanka	75%
This African nation changed its name in 1984 and was formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta	Burkina Faso	58%
Formerly known as New Holland	Australia	51%
Before being renamed in 1975, this African country was called the Republic of Dahomey	Benin	47%