Former Place Names of Countries and Cities
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
| Current name | Old Name |
|---|---|
| Ethiopia | Abyssinia |
| Ankara, Turkey | Angora, Turkey |
| Czech Republic and Slovakia | Bohemia, Moravia, Chechoslovakia |
| Sri Lanka | Ceylon |
| Istanbul, Turkey | Constantinople, Turkey |
| Beijing, China | Peking, China |
| Iran | Persia |
| Iraq | Mesopotamia |
| Zimbabwe | Southern Rhodesia |
| Zambia | Northern Rhodesia |
| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Saigon, South Vietnam |
| St. Petersburg, Russia | Petrograd and Leningrad, Russia |
| Thailand | Siam |
| Tanzania | Tanganyika and Zanzibar, German East Africa |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Zaire |
| Namibia | South-West Africa |
| Moldova | Moldavia |
| Burkina Faso | Upper Volta |
| Libya | Tripolitania and Cyrenaica |
| Algeria | Numidia |
| Mali | Sudanese Republic |
| France | Gaul |
| Central African Republic, Chad | French Equatorial Africa |
| Rwanda and Burundi | German East Africa |
| China (north) | Cathay |
| China (south) | Mangi |
| Vietnam | Cochin-China (south), Annam (central), Tonkin (north) |
| Myanmar | Burma |
| Tokyo, Japan | Edo |
| Korea (North and South) | Choson |
| Cambodia | Kampuchea |
| Taiwan | Formosa |
| Country Statistics at a Glance | General World Statistics |
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