Macedonia change its name in 2019. The Balkan country became the Republic of North Macedonia, after a long dispute with neighboring country Greece. But these are not the only country that has had a name change.
Many nations have had their own identity crises.
Countries that Change their Names :
Australia
Australia was once known as New Holland and New South Wales.
Myanmar
The Southeast Asian country was once call as Burma and this name is still use in some countries.
Philippines
Philippines was once part of the Spanish East Indies.
The country get its independence in 1898, and was name as the Philippines.
Ethiopia
Before 1974, the land of Ethiopia was combine with Eritrea to form Abyssinia.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh use to be call as Eastern Bengal and Assam, then East Bengal, East Pakistan, and now Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka
From the British colonial rule, country was known as Ceylon.
Lesotho
Lesotho was once a British Crown colony by the name of Basutoland.
Belarus
From 1920 to 1991, Belarus was known as Byelorussia (“White Russia”).
Moldova
Historically Moldova known as Moldova was name as Bessarabia.
Iraq
In 1932, Iraq was given full independence, and was formally name as Iraq.
Before that, it was name as the British Mandate of Mesopotamia.
Belgium
Belgium has had plenty of name changes.
It has been previously known as Duchy of Brabant, Burgundian Netherlands, and the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Benin
The West African country was previously name as Dahomey.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is another country that has had many name changes.
Previous names include Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia, and Zimbabwe-Rhodesia.
Bolivia
Until 1825, this country was name Upper Peru.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Until 1853, this nation was known as Bosnia.
Zambia
Until 1964, this country was call as Northern Rhodesia.
Vanuatu
Before it became Vanuatu, this country was known as New Hebrides.
Tuvalu
This Polynesian island country was previously known as the Ellice Islands.
Suriname
The South American country was once known as Dutch Guiana.
Togo
Togo was once part of French Togoland, a colonial League of Nations that lasted from 1916 to 1960.
Thailand
Thailand was known as Siam before it formally became Thailand in 1949.
Singapore
Temasek was an early name of Singapore, which got its latter name in 1819.
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea has a couple of name changes.
It has been formerly known as the Territory of Papua and Territory of New Guinea and the Territory of Papua and New Guinea.
Netherlands
Netherlands was previously known as the County of Holland, the Dutch Republic, and the Batavian Republic.
Belize
Belize was once name as British Honduras.
Namibia
Namibia went by German Southwest Africa and Southwest Africa before its last name change in 1990.
Mexico
Mexico was once part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain until its iconic name change in 1821, following a war of independence.
Mali
Before its name was change as Mali in 1960, this country was call as French Sudan after its European colonizers.
Jordan
Jordan name as the Emirate of Transjordan before it formally became the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 1949.
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