Countries That Changed Their Names and Why: ☆ Turkey to Turkiye: Turkey informed the UN in June 2022 that it wishes to be called “Turkiye" in all languages. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, “The word ‘Turkiye’ represents and expresses the culture, civilisation, and values of the Turkish nation in the best way."  ☆ Holland to Netherlands: The Dutch government decided to change its name from Holland to the Netherlands, as part of an attempted update of its global image.  ☆ Czech Republic to Czechia: The Czech Republic came to be known as “Czechia" from earlier this year to make it easier for companies and sports teams to use it on products and clothing ☆ Burma to Myanmar: The country was traditionally called Burma, after the dominant Burman ethnic group, for generations. But in 1989, one year after the ruling junta brutally suppressed a pro-democracy uprising, military leaders suddenly changed its name to Myanmar. ☆ Ceylon to Sri Lanka: In 2011, Sri Lanka officially wiped the old colonial name Ceylon from govt use. ☆ Kampuchea to Cambodia: In 1976, the communist govt officially called the country Kampuchea, but after the end of the regime, the country began to be officially called Cambodia. ☆ Swaziland to Eswatini: In April 2018, King Mswati III announced that the Kingdom of Swaziland had been renamed as the Kingdom of Eswatini. ☆ Republic of Macedonia to Republic of North Macedonia: In 2019, the Republic of Macedonia officially changed its name to became the Republic of North Macedonia. ☆ Persia to Iran: When Reza Shah became the new king, the country was renamed as Iran in 1935 to signify a new beginning.  #Bharat #India #भारत