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| Description | Other name(s) or older name(s) |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh (common, English) |
East Pakistan, East Bengal (former names, English), People's Republic of Bangladesh (official, English) |
| Belarus (common, English) |
Republic of Belarus (official, English), Gudija (Lithuanian), Byelorussia (former name), White Russia (outdated) |
| Benin (common, English) |
Dahomey (former name), Republic of Benin (official, English), République du Bénin (official, French) |
| Botswana (common, English) |
Bechuanaland (former, English), Republic of Botswana (official, English) |
| Brazil (common, English) |
Pindorama (native, pre-colonization, Tupi-Guaraní), Terra de Santa Cruz (early Portuguese colonization), United States of Brazil (former, English), Federative Republic of Brazil (official, English) |
| Burkina Faso (official, English and French) |
Upper Volta (former name, English), Haute-Volta (former name, French), Bourkina-Fasso (unofficial French form in the first few days after the 1984 change from Upper Volta until the government clarified the official spelling) |
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