10 countries that changed their names and the unique reasons behind it

The names Holland and the Netherlands have been used interchangeably. Holland was never the official name, but it is the name of two of the country’s 12 provinces (North Holland and South Holland), which include major cities like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague. As it is historically and economically significant, the name Holland was often used for the entire country. However, in 2019, the Dutch government stopped using Holland in its international branding and rebranded as ‘The Netherlands’.

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