Old name/new name * Western Samoa/Samoa * Persia/Iran * Rhodesia/Zimbabwae * Zaire/Democratic Republic of the Congo * Upper Volta/Burkina Faso * Belgian Congo/Zaire * Abyssia/Ethiopia * Ottoman Empire/Turkey * Transjordon/Jordon * New Herbidiee/Vanuatu * Gilbert Islands/Tuvalu * Gold Coast/Ghana * Belorussia/Belorus * British Hondourus/Belize * British South Asia/India, Pakistan * Eastern Pakistan/Bangladesh * Burma/Myanmar
Bulgaria
It is not know exactly how many countries have changed their names in the last 50 years. Some of the countries no longer exist. In 1971, East Pakistan became Bangladesh and in 1993 Czechoslovakia became the Czech Republic.
Thailand Zimbabwe Middle east former Yugoslavia
Several countries in the British Empire have changed their names after gaining independence. For example, Ceylon became Sri Lanka in 1972, and the Gold Coast was renamed Ghana in 1957. In 1986, the British colony of Burma officially changed its name to Myanmar. Additionally, the British colony of Rhodesia is now known as Zimbabwe since 1980.
EgyptYemenSudanChinaPalauSamoaNigerJapanHaitiGhanaBeninLibyaTongaGabonKenyaSpainNepalNauruSyriaChileMaltaIndiaItalyQatarBurma* (recently changed to Myanmar)Korea
Yes, names of countries are capitalized.
Adam, Avraham, Sarah, and Yisrael are a few of the people in the Torah who's names were changed.
Only the Names Have Been Changed was created on 2007-01-12.
Names of Caribbean countries that practice chritianity
There are a total of approximately 17 names changed in the Bible. These names where either changed by God or other people of Authority.
Europe has changed a lot from Europe of Napoleon's Empire to Europe of today on the map. Some changes are below: -The names of the states -the separation of the states -the alliance among the states
There are 10 countries in the world that are known by separate English names.