Some countries that have changed their names include Myanmar (formerly Burma), Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia), Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), and North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia).
Yugo. - Named after the former country in which it came from; Yugoslavia
When they become independent.
Yugoslavia has no deserts.
Canton= Hong Kong Peiking= Beijing
Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia, Montenegro & Kosovo
Yugoslavia Yemen
Yugoslavia
The countries of the former USSR are: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.(note: all these countries are in alphabetical order)
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Ukraine
These are all names of former US presidents.
Tanzania was formed from Tanganyika and Zanzibar in 1964. The name Tanzania is based on first syllables of the two earlier countries' names (Tan + Zan).