it was renamed Lesotho - in 1966.
Lesotho
Benin is the present name of the country formerly called Dahomey.
Basutoland is the former name of the landlocked country known today as Lesotho. Located in Southern Africa, it is entirely surrounded by South Africa. The name Basutoland was used during the British colonial period before it gained independence in 1966 and was renamed Lesotho. The country is known for its mountainous terrain and rich cultural heritage.
The country was formerly called "Burma."
The country was formerly called "Burma."
Zimbabwe is the current name of the country formerly called Rhodesia.
Upper Volta was renamed Burkina Faso on 4 August 1984.
The Kingdom of Lesotho.
The former French colony called "Soudan Français", (English: French Sudan) is the country now called Mali.
Iran used to be called Persia. It changed its name in the early 1920s. (Prussia, which sounds similar, is an entirely different country, formerly located in the eastern part of, what is now, United Germany
Yokohama
Uluru, formerly known by the European name of Ayers Rock, is in the country and continent of Australia.