Former Country Names

The flashcards below were created by user elboe on FreezingBlue Flashcards.

Algeria

Ancient Numidia (French)
Angola

Portugese West Africa
Armenia
- Armenian SSR
- Transcaucasian SSR
- Transcaucasian Federation
- Armenia
- Persia
Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan SSR
- Transcaucasian SSR
- Transcaucasian Federation
- Armenia
- Persia
Bangladesh
- East Pakistan
- British India
Belarus
- Belarussia
- White Russia
Belize

British Hondouras
Benin

Dahomey (French)
Bosnia-Herzgovina
- Yugoslavia
- Serbia
Botswana

Bechuanaland (English)
Burkina Faso

Upper Volta (French)
Burundi
- Ruanda-Urundi
- Belgian Congo
- German East Africa
Cambodia
- Kampuchea
- Khmer Republic
- French Indo-China
Central African Republic
- Central African Empire
- French Equatorial Africa
- Ubangi-Shari
Chad

French Equiatorial Africa
Congo (capital Brazzaville)

Middle Congo (French)
Congo (capital Kinshasa)
- Zaire
- Belgian Congo
- Congo Free State
Croatia

Yugoslavia
Czech Republic
- Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslavak Austria-Hungary
Dijbouti
- Afars and Issas
- French Somaliland
East Timor
- Portuguese Timor
- Indonesia
England

Ancient Albion
Equitorial Guinea

Spanish Guinea
Estonia
- Estonian SSR
- Sweden
- Germany
Ethopia
- Ancient Abyssinia
- Itanlian East Aftrica
France

Ancient Gaul
Gabon

French Equitorial Africa
Georgia
- Georgian SSR
- Transcaucasian SSR
- Transcaucasian Federation
Germany

Prussia
Ghana

Gold Coast (English)
Greece
- Ancient Hellas
- Ottoman Empire
Guinea

Frence Guinea
Guinea-Bissau

Portugese Guinea
Guyana

British Guinea
Indonesia
- Netherlands East Indies
- Ditch East Indies
Iran

Persia
Iraq
- Ancient Babylonia
- Assyria
- Ancient Mesopotamia
- Ottoman Empire
Isreal
- Palestine
- ancient Canaan
Jordan
- Palestine
- Transjordan
- Ancient Edom and Moab
Kiribati

Gilbert Islands (English)
Lao People's Democratic Republic

French Indo-China
Latvia & Lithuania
- Latvian SSR (Latvia)
- Lithuanian SSR (Lithuania)
- Russia
- Poland
Lesotho

Basutoland (English)
Macedonia
- Yugoslavia
- Bulgaria
- Greece
Madagascar

Malagasy Republic (French)
Malawi

Nyasaland (English)
Malaysia
- Malaya and Sabah (North Borneo)
- Sarawak (English)
Mali

French Sudan
Moldova
- Moldovan SSR
- Moldavia
- Turkey
- Romania
- Bessarbia
Mozambique

Portugese East Africa
Myanmar
- Burma
- British India
Namibia
- Southwest Africa
- German Southwest Africa
- (English & Afrikaans)
Niger

French West Africa
Oman

Muscat and Oman (Portuguese)
Pakistan
- West Pakistan
- British India
Rwanda
- Ruanda-Urundi
- Belgian Congo
- German East Africa
Senegal

French West Africa
Spain

Ancient Iberia
Sri Lanka

Ceylon (English)
Sudan
- Angl-Egyptian Sudan
- Ancient Nubia
Suriname

Dutch Guiana
Switzerland

Ancient Helvetia
Taiwan

Formosa
Tajikistan
- Tajik SSR
- Afganistan
- Persia
Thailand

Siam
Tunisia

Ancient Carthage
Tuvalu

Ellice Islands (English)
United Republic of Tanzania

Tanganyika and Zanzibar (English)
Vanuatu

New Hebrides (English & French)
Vietnam

French Indo-China
Yemen

Ottoman Empire (English)
Zambia

Northern Rhodesia (English)
Zimbabwe

Rhodesia (English)

Author

elboe

31634

Card Set

Former Country Names

Description

modern country names/previous names

Updated

2010-08-29T02:26:02Z

Show Answers