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Macedonia is finally changing its name. The Balkan country will become The Republic of North Macedonia, after a long dispute with neighboring country Greece. But it's not the only country that has had a name change. In fact, plenty of nations have had their own identity crises.

Click through this gallery to discover which countries have changed their names.

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This country was once known as New Holland and New South Wales.

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▲The Southeast Asian country was once called Burma and this name is still used in some countries.

▲This country was once part of the Spanish East Indies. The country earned its independence in 1898, and was named the Philippines.

▲Before 1974, the land of Ethiopia was combined with Eritrea to form Abyssinia.

▲This South Asian country used to be called Eastern Bengal and Assam, then East Bengal, East Pakistan, and now Bangladesh.

▲From the beginning of British colonial rule, this country was known as Ceylon.

▲The enclaved country was once a British Crown colony by the name of Basutoland.

▲From 1920 to 1991, this country was known as Byelorussia ("White Russia").

▲Historically, the country known as Moldova was named Bessarabia.

▲In 1932, this country was granted full independence, and was formally named Iraq. Before that, it was named the British Mandate of Mesopotamia.

▲Belgium has had plenty of name changes. It has been previously known as Duchy of Brabant, Burgundian Netherlands, and the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.

▲The West African country was previously named Dahomey.

▲Zimbabwe is another country that has had several name changes. Previous names include Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia, and Zimbabwe-Rhodesia.

▲Until 1825, this country was named Upper Peru.

▲Until 1853, this nation was known as Bosnia.

▲Up until 1964, this landlocked country was called Northern Rhodesia.

▲Before it became Vanuatu, this country was known as New Hebrides.

▲This Polynesian island country was previously known as the Ellice Islands.

▲The South American country was once known as Dutch Guiana.

▲Togo was once part of French Togoland, a colonial League of Nations that lasted from 1916 to 1960.

▲This country was known as Siam before it formally became Thailand in 1949.

▲Temasek was an early name of Singapore, which got its latter name in 1819.

▲Papua New Guinea has endured a couple of name changes. It has been formerly known as the Territory of Papua and Territory of New Guinea and the Territory of Papua and New Guinea.

▲This nation was previously known as the County of Holland, the Dutch Republic, and the Batavian Republic.

▲Belize was once named British Honduras.

▲Namibia went by German Southwest Africa and Southwest Africa before its last name change in 1990.

▲Mexico was once part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain until its iconic name change in 1821, following a war of independence.

▲Before it was named Mali in 1960, this country was called French Sudan after its European colonizers.

▲This area was named the Emirate of Transjordan before it formally became the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 1949.

▲Iran was formerly called Persia.