Sep 7, 2023, 01:49 PM IST
In 2022, Turkey informed the United Nations that it had officially changed its name to Turkiye.
The Netherlands was renamed from Holland with the aim of updating its global image.
Myanmar got its current name in 1989. The Southeast Asian country had long been known as Burma, after the dominant Burman ethnic group.
Formerly known as Ceylon, the island nation was renamed Sri Lanka
Iran was historically known as Persia till 1935.
Thailand was formerly known as Siam until 1939.
Cape Verde adopted the full Portuguese spelling of the Republic of Cabo Verde in 2013.
The Democratic Republic of Congo underwent several name changes before getting its current name in 1997.
Formerly known as the Kingdom of Swaziland, the country was renamed to the Kingdom of Eswatini by King Mswati III in 2018.