| I probably failed to make this clear, but this is a list of countries whose common name in 1800 are the same as their common name today. Although the list does have a few errors, it is mostly correct.
@peanut4: In 1800, the present-day Republic of Ireland (common name Ireland) was the Kingdom of Ireland (common name Ireland) until the Act of Union in 1801, after which it was joined with Great Britain to form the United Kingdom. Independence was reinstated with the Government of Ireland Act of 1920, since which Ireland has been known as the Republic of Ireland.
@peanut4: The present-day Russian Federation (common name Russia) became the Empire of Russia (common name Russia) in 1721, and remained as such until the Russian Revolution of 1917 transformed it into the USSR. In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed and the Russian Federation came into existence, and remains today.
@zzyzx501: You are correct in saying that Burma/Myanmar should not be on the list, though it is still somewhat debatable considering present-day Myanmar goes by Burma as well.
@Neostinker: The present-day United Kingdom was officially Great Britain until the Act of Union of 1801, as mentioned above in the Ireland section.
@karogh: It is also correct that the Benin in 1800 is different than the Benin today; thank you for the correction. Ireland is mentioned above, and I also can't figure out why Sweden isn't listed in the source, it seems to have gone by Sweden in 1800. Thank you once again, comments like yours are the kind of constructive criticism that help the Sporcle community.
@Sesel: This is not true. If you could give me an example of a country that was not independent, I could show you a source.
@gqb: Holy Roman Empire is a bonus answer, and not on the list.
@freek: Although the Qing dynasty of 1800 and the present-day People's Republic of China are very different, they both went by the same common name China.
@tscheno2: Monaco was de facto indepedent for hundreds of years before the Franco-Monegasque Treaty of 1861; The House of Grimaldi has ruled Monaco since 1297 even though its independence was not made official until the treaty with France. This is parallel to the fact that the United States has been independent since 1776, though it was not recognized as independent by Great Britain until the 1783 Treaty of Paris.
@Neostinker: See the above comment on Ireland.
Thank you all for your concern about the accuracy of this quiz, I hope this clarifies things. |
U.S. States 
Countries of Africa 
Countries of Asia
