NO MORE Turkey? The country has had it with bad jokes likening it to an ugly, gobbling bird. The UN has accepted its request to be officially known as Türkiye in English, as it is in Turkish. The ...

Many countries are known by long formal names, such as the United States of America or the United Arab Emirates. Less widely recognized is that a surprising number of sovereign nations have names made ...

Countries change their names for a variety of reasons. Sometimes, it’s for political purposes or to encourage a sense of national pride. The switch might be motivated by marketing considerations and ...

Country names often fade into the background of a map and eventually become fixed and obvious. But the truth is, they're anything but. These names are often rooted in ancient riddles, happy accidents, ...

Every place in the U.S. that shares the name of a foreign country or country adjective, or select foreign territories or cities. It has come to our attention that much of the United States of America ...