Countries that have Changes their Names

Mynamar got its new name in 1989 due to the military government's decision and the old name Burma was discarded.

Myanmar

Persia changed its name to Iran in 1935 after the government made the decision in this regard.

Iran

The government in 1939 renamed Siam to Thailand in order to promote a sense of national identity and unity.

Thailand

The country was called Rhodesia under the British regime. It changed the name to Zimbabwe in 1980 after it got independence. 

Zimbabwe

Formerly called Ivory Coast, the country changed its name to Cote d'Ivoire as the country;s official language was French.

Cote d'Ivoire

Ceylon was renamed as Sri Lanka in 1972 after the island nation was declared a republic.

Sri Lanka

While the Latin name was always Confoederatio Helvetica, the modern country is commonly referred to as Switzerland in English.

Switzerland A

The old name Holland was discarded in 2020 and Netherlands was adopted as a rebranding exercise.

Netherlands

Under the Khmer regime, the country was called Democratic Kampuchea. Later it went back to its old name of Cambodia.

Cambodia

Turkey became Turkiye in 2021 when President Erdogen announced the official name change, saying that the new name represents the country's values and culture.

Turkiye