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39 Old Name to New Name in India
Like people, countries sometimes change their names or disappear
altogether.
Match the old names of the following countries / cities with their
new names.
Old Name New Name
1. Congo a) Thailand
2. Peking b) Sri Lanka Thailand
3. East Pakistan c) Malaysia
Sri Lanka
4. Gold Coast d) Zaire
5. Constantinople e) Myanmar
Netherland
6. Burma f) Netherland
7. Siam g) Bangladesh
Iran
8. Ceylon h) Istanbul
9. Malaya i) Iran
Beijing
10. Abyssinia j) Beijing
11. Holland k) Ghana Ethiopia
12. Persia l) Ethiopia
Myanmar
This Corner
Ceylon became a republic in 1972 and changed its name to Sri Lanka
which means ‘‘Splendid Thing’’.
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