THIS WORLD ... COUNTRIES THAT CHANGED NAMES

THIS WORLD ...

COUNTRIES

THAT CHANGED NAMES

Iran

Old Name: Persia
New Name: Iran
Capital: Tehran

Samoa

Old Name: Western Samoa
New Name: Samoa
Capital: Apia

Bangladesh

Old Name: East Pakistan
New Name: Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka

Zimbabwe

Old Name: Rhodesia
New Name: Zimbabwe
Capital: Harare

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Old Name: Zaire
New Name: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital: Kinshasa

Jordan

Old Name: Transjordan
New Name: Jordan
Capital: Amman

Ghana

Old Name: Gold Coast
New Name: Ghana
Capital: Accra

Belarus

Old Name: Belorussia
New Name: Belarus
Capital: Minsk

Myanmar

Old Name: Burma
New Name: Myanmar
Capital: Yangon

Turkey

Old Name: Ottoman Empire
New Name: Turkey
Capital: Ankara