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Country That Dropped Western From Its Name In 1997

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• a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific

• a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop

46%5 Old country name or its currency, both dropped in 1997
noun

• a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960

• the basic unit of money in Zaire

30%4 Currency whose name can become its country's name by changing its last letter to an N and scrambling
noun

• the basic unit of money in Yemen; equal to 100 fils

• the basic unit of money in Oman

• the basic unit of money in Iran

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