Identity Shifts: Countries That Have Renamed Themselves

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Myanmar formerly known as Burma

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Sri Lanka formerly known as Ceylon

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Bangladesh formerly is known as East Pakistan

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Czechia formerly known as Czech Republic

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Thailand is formerly known as Siam

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Kingdom of Eswatini formerly known as Swaziland

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