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Swaziland
I agree with the listing remaining under the tag "Swaziland", but shouldn't we have a cross-reference listing for the recently announced name? Something like what is done with "Côte d'Ivoire" and "China, Republic of". Of course, we would first need clarification of the whole eSwatini vs Eswatini business mentioned over at the Swaziland page.... --Khajidha (talk) 14:50, 1 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment to be added: Vanuatu is the same place as the New Hebrides.
Many people who know about the history of the Southwest Pacific, and the long, bloody conflict there during 1942-44, are a lot more familiar with "New Hebrides" and "Espiritu Santo" than they are with "Vanuatu". During that period of fighting over the Solomon Islands and the islands north of those, the New Hebrides and Espiritu Santo (to the south) were IMPORTANT American naval and air bases.24.156.77.8 (talk) 20:39, 13 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I do not agree. If we were to include all historical (or colonial) names of modern sovereign states, the list would be rather taken over by them, and it would be rather off topic.
This article is a list of sovereign states, not an encyclopaedia in its own right. If someone wants to look up the New Hebrides, they are most likely to put the words "New Hebrides" in the search box and that will give them the article New Hebrides. Similarly, if someone wants to know about Vanuatu, they can go to the article Vanuatu. Kahastoktalk 14:39, 8 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
This is crazy because Vanuatu and the New Hebrides are one and the same place, and there is no reason for there to be two different articles on them. This is just like the case of Siam and Thailand, which are one and the same place. See the article on Thailand for a CLEAR explanation for that!24.156.77.8 (talk) 20:39, 13 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. DRAGON BOOSTER ★ 08:46, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Navassa Island
I consider this article’s claim of Navassa Island NOT being stolen from Haiti to be problematic. It should be under “stolen” along with Bajo Neuevo Bank, Serranilla Bank, and you might as well just put all 50 states under “Stolen” but this US propaganda site won’t admit it. Someone with brains please fix this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.49.58.107 (talk) 17:46, 12 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
What you are talking about does not make any sense, as there is no "Stolen" category or heading in this list/article. The US is the controller/occupier of these territories, and the article reflects this. - Wiz9999 (talk) 03:34, 11 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. DRAGON BOOSTER ★ 08:46, 27 July 2018 (UTC)