Which country was formerly named Formosa?

Taiwan

Greece

Tunisia

Brasil

Formosa is a name given to the island by the Portuguese explorers (“Ilha Formosa” - “beautiful island”). The name was used until 1945.

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Italy

78%

382

Australia

76%

13%

Brazil

72%

13%

Spain

66%

16%

11%

the United States

61%

23%

445

the United Kingdom

60%

24%

266

Austria

57%

22%

14%

103

France

57%

10%

18%

12%

Germany

51%

22%

15%

527

Greece

48%

26%

20%

Poland

47%

31%

12%

8817

Canada

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21%

24%

the Netherlands

42%

12%

25%

18%

Switzerland

37%

13%

27%

21%

India

31%

17%

36%

14%

Belgium

29%

12%

29%

24%

Russia

27%

42%

19%

240

Kazakhstan

25%

16%

38%

16%

Belarus

24%

13%

35%

26%

Ukraine

23%

15%

36%

21%

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