Jul 7, 2024, 08:42 AM IST

8 countries that changed their names

Mahipal Chouhan

Myanmar (formerly Burma) - Changed in 1989.

Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia) - Split into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.

Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) - Changed in 1980.

Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) - Changed in 1972.

North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) - Changed in 2019.

Belarus (formerly Byelorussia) - Changed in 1991.

Swaziland (formerly Kingdom of Eswatini) - Changed in 2018.

Thailand (formerly Siam) - Changed to Thailand officially in 1939.

This information is not DNA's opinion but obtained from media reports