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SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Country Name Changes: gov.uk/government/publications/country-names/timeline-of-country-name-changes-in-hmg-use-1919-to-present
Comoros: britannica.com/place/Comoros/Government-and-society
Bahrain: newarab.com/opinion/ruling-bahrain-part-i-emir-declares-himself-king
Timor-Leste: britannica.com/place/East-Timor
Montenegro: bbc.com/news/world-europe-17670524
Kosovo: britannica.com/place/Kosovo/Self-declared-independence
Bolivia: peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/24/bolivians-celebrate-fourteen-years-of-the-plurinational-state
Myanmar: apnews.com/article/myanmar-burma-different-names-explained-8af64e33cf89c565b074eec9cbe22b72
South Sudan: bbc.com/news/world-africa-14069082
Libya: britannica.com/event/Libya-Revolt-of-2011
Suriname: 2009-2017.state.gov/outofdate/bgn/suriname/109664.htm
Burkina Faso: afrolegends.com/2013/09/12/why-the-name-burkina-faso
Cabo Verde: polgeonow.com/2014/01/icymi-cape-verdes-name-change.html
Czechia: theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/15/czech-republic-czechia-new-name
Eswatini: bbc.com/news/world-africa-43821512
Macedonia: edition.cnn.com/2019/02/13/europe/north-macedonia-name-change-intl
TĂĽrkiye: theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/03/turkey-changes-name-to-turkiye-as-other-name-is-for-the-birds
Micronesia: imf.org/en/Publications/CR/Issues/2024/03/04/Federated-States-of-Micronesia-2023-Article-IV-Consultation-Press-Release-Staff-Report-and-545538
Palestine: gov.uk/government/news/uk-formally-recognises-palestinian-state
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SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Country Name Changes: gov.uk/government/publications/country-names/timeline-of-country-name-changes-in-hmg-use-1919-to-present
Comoros: britannica.com/place/Comoros/Government-and-society
Bahrain: newarab.com/opinion/ruling-bahrain-part-i-emir-declares-himself-king
Timor-Leste: britannica.com/place/East-Timor
Montenegro: bbc.com/news/world-europe-17670524
Kosovo: britannica.com/place/Kosovo/Self-declared-independence
Bolivia: peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/24/bolivians-celebrate-fourteen-years-of-the-plurinational-state
Myanmar: apnews.com/article/myanmar-burma-different-names-explained-8af64e33cf89c565b074eec9cbe22b72
South Sudan: bbc.com/news/world-africa-14069082
Libya: britannica.com/event/Libya-Revolt-of-2011
Suriname: 2009-2017.state.gov/outofdate/bgn/suriname/109664.htm
Burkina Faso: afrolegends.com/2013/09/12/why-the-name-burkina-faso
Cabo Verde: polgeonow.com/2014/01/icymi-cape-verdes-name-change.html
Czechia: theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/15/czech-republic-czechia-new-name
Eswatini: bbc.com/news/world-africa-43821512
Macedonia: edition.cnn.com/2019/02/13/europe/north-macedonia-name-change-intl
TĂĽrkiye: theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/03/turkey-changes-name-to-turkiye-as-other-name-is-for-the-birds
Micronesia: imf.org/en/Publications/CR/Issues/2024/03/04/Federated-States-of-Micronesia-2023-Article-IV-Consultation-Press-Release-Staff-Report-and-545538
Palestine: gov.uk/government/news/uk-formally-recognises-palestinian-state
