Can you name the Alternative Country Names? by Olliejoseph1997

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Alternative Country Names Quiz

by Olliejoseph1997

Created Jun 6, 2011 in Geography
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	carbon_rod:	Jun 6th, 2011 at 20:54 GMT	1 point
	Abyssinia is spelled wrong. Ubangi-Shari should be accepted for Oubangui-Chari. Southern Rhodesia should be acceptable for Rhodesia. Indochina comprised more than just Vietnam, and Tanganyika comprised less than Tanzania.

	bsd987:	Jun 6th, 2011 at 21:26 GMT	3 points
	Sorry, but for the most part, these are not alternative names. Alternative means that it's a possible choice to call these countries that. These are FORMER names. You cannot call Zimbabwe Rhodesia, just as you can't call Iran Persia. The only ones that are alternate names are Holland and Belau.

	gowhere:	Jun 6th, 2011 at 21:28 GMT	3 points
	I agree in part with what bsd987 is saying. Many of these are former names for the country, part of the name of the country, the name of the country in a different language. However, Holland also does not qualify as it is a name for only part of the country of the Netherlands.

	rockhopperlad:	Jun 7th, 2011 at 02:48 GMT	1 point
	Although it's not unusual for people to call the Netherlands "Holland", it's really like calling the UK "England" or calling the USA "Texas". :)

	tm83:	Jun 7th, 2011 at 16:54 GMT	1 point
	Funny thing is the Dutch themselves who will all say "I'm from Holland" but then castigate anyone who tries to use that name themselves :)