City namesEnglish or current names that differ from local or former names of prominent citiesNot an exhaustive list; suggestions for additions are welcome.Workbook compiled by Kurt Schuler, July 2010 from various sources; updated May 2011English nameLocal namePast English or local namesCountryAlexandriaal-IskandariyyaEgyptAlgiersal-Jaz'irAlgerAlgeriaAlmatyAlmatyAlma-AtaKazakhstanAnkaraAnkaraAngoraTurkeyAntananarivoAntananarivoTananariveMadagascarAntwerpAntwerpen, AnversBelgiumAthensAthnaiGreeceBangkokKrung ThepThailandBanjulBanjulBathurstGambiaBeirutBayrtLebanonBelgradeBeogradSerbiaBombayMumbaiIndiaBratislavaBratislavaPressburgSlovakiaBrusselsBrussel, BruxellesBelgiumBucharestBucurestiRomaniaCairoal-QhiraEgyptCalcuttaKolkotaIndiaCanton (city)GuangzhouChinaCanton (province)GuangdongKwantungChinaCape TownCape Town, KaapstadSouth AfricaChiinuChiinuKishinevMoldovaCologneKlnGermanyCopenhagenKbenhavnDenmarkDaccaDhakaBangladeshDamascusDimashqSyriaDublinDublin, Baile tha CliathIrelandFlorenceFirenzeItalyFoochowFuzhouChinaGdnskGdnskDanzigPolandGenoaGenovaItalyGenevaGenveSwitzerlandHarareHarareSalisburyZimbabweHelsinkiHelsinkiHelsingforsFinlandHo Chi Minh CityThnh ph H Ch MinhSaigonVietnamIstanbulIstanbulConstantinopleTurkeyJakartaJakartaBataviaIndonesiaKievKyyivUkraineKinshasaKinshasaLopoldvilleDemocratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zare)Kuwait CityAl KuwaytKuwaitLisbonLisboaPortugalLubumbashiLubumbashilisabethvilleDemocratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zare)LyonsLyonFranceMadrasChennaiIndiaMaputoMaputoLoureno MarquesMozambiqueMexico CityMxico, D.F.MexicoMilanMilanoItalyMoscowMoskvaRussiaMunichMnchenGermanyNankingNanjingChinaNaplesNapoliItalyNDjamenaNDjamenaFort-LamyChadNuukNuukGodthbGreenlandOsloOsloChristianaNorwayPekingBeijingPeipingChinaPraguePrahaCzech RepublicPusanBusanSouth KoreaQuebec CityQubecCanadaRangoonYangonMyanmar (Burma)RomeRomaItalySofiaSofiyaBulgariaSaint PetersburgSankt-PeterburgPetrograd, LeningradRussiaSwatowShantouChinaTallinnTallinnRevalEstoniaTbilisiTblisiTiflisGeorgiaThe HagueDen Haag, 's GravenhageNetherlandsTientsinTianjinChinaTurinTorinoItalyUlan BatorUlaanbaatarMongoliaVeniceVeneziaItalyViennaWienAustriaVilniusVilniusWilno, Wilna, VilnaLithuaniaWarsawWarzawaPoland

Country namesEnglish or current country names that differ from local or former namesNot an exhaustive list; suggestions for additions are welcome.Names are listed in their common short forms rather than their full legal forms, for instance, Mexico rather than United Mexican StatesEnglish nameLocal name, if differentPast English namesPast local names, if differentAfghanistanAfghanestanAlbaniaShqipri or ShqipriaAlgeriaal-Jaz'irAlgiers, Barbary CoastAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillapart of the Leeward Islands and of Saint Christopher-Nevis-AnguillaAntigua and BarbudaBarbuda was known as Dulcina; Antigua and Barbuda were part of the Leeward IslandsArgentinaArmeniaHayastanpart of the USSR's Transcaucasian RepublicArubaAustraliaNew South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia.AustriasterreichAzerbaijanAzrbaycan Respublikaspart of the USSR's Transcaucasian RepublicBahamasBahrainal-Baraynpart of the Federation of Arab EmiratesBangladeshEast PakistanBarbadosBelarusByelarusWhite Russia, Little Russia, ByelorussiaBelgiumBelgique (French), Belgi (Flemish), Belgien (German)BelizeBritish HondurasBeninBenin, Dahomey, part of French West AfricaBerbice(defunct)BermudaSomer Islands, Summer IslandsBhutanDruk YulBiafra(defunct)BoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosna i HercegovinaBotswanaBechuanaland, British Bechuanaland, Bechuanaland ProtectorateBrazilBrasilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin Islandspart of the Leeward IslandsBruneiBulgariaBlgariaBurkina FasoUpper Volta, part of French West AfricaBurundipart of German East Africa; Ruanda-UrundiCalifornia(no longer independent)CambodiaKampucheapart of French Indochina; Khmer Republic, KampucheaCameroonalso Cameroun (French)CanadaCape VerdeCabo VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicRpublique CentrafricaineHaut-Ubangi, Oubangui-Chari; part of French Equatorial Africa; Central African EmpireChadTchadpart of French Equatorial AfricaChileChinaZhong GuoChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaNew GranadaNueva Granada; part of Gran ColombiaComorosComores (French), al-Qamar (Arabic)Congo-BrazzavilleRpublique du CongoFrench Congo, Moyen-Congo; part of French Equatorial Africa; Peoples Republic of CongoCongo-KinshasaRpublique Dmocratique du Congothe Congo Free State, Independent State of the Congo, Belgian Congo, Republic of the Congo, and Zare; also known as Congo-Lopoldville and later Congo-KinshasaConfederate States of America(defunct)Cook IslandsCosta RicaCte d'IvoireIvory Coast, part of French West AfricaCte de lOrCreteKritiCroatiaHrvatskaCubaCyprusKypros (Greek), Kibris (Turkish)Cyprus, NorthernKuzey KbrsCzech Republicesk republikaDanzig(defunct)Demarara and Essequibo(defunct)DenmarkDanmarkDjiboutialso Jbt (Arabic)Afars and Issas, French SomalilandDodecanese IslandsDodeknisaPossedimenti Italiani dell'EgeoDominicapart of the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands at different timesDominican RepublicRepblica DominicanaSanto DomingoEcuadorpart of Gran ColombiaEgyptMirpart of United Arab RepublicEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaGuinea EcuatorialGulf of Guinea, Spanish GuineaTerritorios Espaoles del Golfo de GuineaEritreaErtraEstoniaEestiEthiopiatyyAbyssiniaFalkland IslandsFaeroe IslandsFroyar (Faroese), Frerne (Danish)FijiFinlandSuomiFiumeFranceFrench GuianaGuyaneFrench PolynesiaPolynsie franaiseSociety IslandsGabonpart of French West Africa; French Congo; part of French Equatorial AfricaGambiapart of British West Africa and of SenegambiaGeorgiaSak'art'velopart of the USSR's Transcaucasian RepublicGermany, West and unitedDeutschlandBundesrepublik Deutschland, WestdeutschlandGermany, East(defunct)Deutsche Demokratische Republik, OstdeutschlandGhanaGold Coast, part of British West AfricaGibraltarGoa(no longer independent)GreeceHellsGreenlandGrnland (Danish), Kalaallit Nunaat (Kalaallisut)GrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinepart of French West AfricaGuinea-BissauGuin-BissauCacheu, Bissau, Portuguese GuineaGuyanaBerbice, Demarara, Essequibo, British GuianaHaitiHati (French), Ayiti (Hatian Creole)Saint-DomingueHawaiiHondurasHong KongHungaryMagyarorszgHyderabadIcelandslandIndiaIndonesiaalso Bharat (Hindi)Netherlands East Indies, Sunda IslandsIonian IslandsIonia nisiaIranIrnPersiaIraqIrqMesopotamiaIrelandalso Eire (Gaelic)Isle of ManIsraelYisra'el (Hebrew), Isr'l (Arabic)PalestineItalyItaliaJamaicaJapanNipponJerseyJordanal-'Urdunnpart of Palestine; TransjordanKatangaKazakhstanQazaqstan (Kazakh)KenyaEast Africa Protectorate, part of British East AfricaKiribatiGilbert IslandsKorea, NorthChosn Minjujui Inmin KonghwagukKorea, South and unitedChosn, Daehan-mingukKosovoKosova (Albanian)Kuwaital-KuwaytKyrgyz RepublicKrgz Respublikas (Kyrgyz), Kyrgyzskaya Respublika (Russian)Kyrgyzia, KyrgyzstanLaosSathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Laopart of French IndochinaLatviaLatvijaLebanonLubnn (Arabic), Liban (French)LesothoBasutolandLiberiaCape Mesurado ColonyLibyaLbiyTripoli; Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, and Fezzan; Libyan Arab Republic; Libyan Socialist Peoples JamahiriyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLietuvaLuxembourgMacauAmn (Mandarin Chinese)MacaoMacedoniaMakedonijaMadagascarMalagasy RepublicRpublique MalgacheMalawiNyasaland; part of British Central Africa and the Federation of Rhodesia and NyasalandMalaysiaParts of the country were formerly the Straits Settlements, Malaya, Sarawak, Sabah, and North BorneoMaldivesDhivehi Raa'jeMaldive IslandsMaliSoudan, French Sudan, Senegambia-Niger, Upper Senegal-Niger, part of French West Africa, and part of the Federation of MaliMaltaManchuriaDngbi, GundngManchukuoMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMrtniypart of French West AfricaMauritiusle de FranceMayotteMahorMexicoMxicoMicronesiaCaroline IslandsMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMongol UlsMontenegroCrna GoraMontserratpart of the Leeward IslandsMorocco, French and unitedal-MaribMorocco, SpanishMozambiqueMoambiquePortuguese East AfricaMyanmar (Burma)NamibiaGerman South West Africa, South West AfricaNauruPleasant IslandNepalNeplNetherlandsNederlandNetherlands AntillesNederlandse Antillen (Dutch), Antia Hulandes (Papiamento)New CaledoniaNouveau-CaldonieNewfoundlandNew GuineaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerpart of Senegambia-Niger, Upper Senegal-Niger, and French West AfricaNigeriaLagos, Northern Nigeria, Oil Rivers, and Southern Nigeria; part of British West AfricaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern IrelandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayNorgeOkinawa (Ryukyu Islands)OmanUmnMuscat and OmanPakistanSindh, Balochistan, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, Kashmir; West PakistanPalaualso spelled BelauPeliuPanamapart of Gran ColombiaPanama Canal ZonePapua and Papua New Guineaalso Papua Niugini (Tok Pisin)Papua, New GuineaParaguayPeruPerPhilippinesalso Pilipinas (Filipino)Pitcairn IslandsPondicherryPolandPolskaPortugalPuerto RicoPorto RicoPorto RicoQatarQaarpart of the Federation of Arab EmiratesReunionRunionle Bourbon and later le BonaparteRio Grande do SulRomaniaRomniaRumaniaRussiaRossiyaUnion of Soviet Socialist RepublicsRwandapart of German East Africa and Ruanda-UrundiSaint HelenaSaint Kitts and Nevispart of the Leeward IslandsSaint Luciapart of the Leeward IslandsSaint-Pierre and MiquelonSaint-Pierre-et-MiquelonSaint Vincent and the Grenadinespart of the Windward IslandsSamoaGerman Samoa, Western SamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSo Tom e PrncipeSaudi Arabiaal-Arabiyya as-SudiyyaHejaz (Hijaz), Najd, Asir, SanusiyaScotlandSenegalpart of French West Africa, Federation of Mali, and SenegambiaSerbia (Yugoslavia)SrbijaSeychellespart of MauritiusSierra Leonepart of British West AfricaSikkimSingaporepart of the Straits SettlementsSlovak RepublicSlovenskoSloveniaSlovenijaSolomon IslandsBritish Solomon IslandsSomaliaSoomaaliya (Somali), a-ml (Arabic)British Somaliland (northern part) and Benadir or Italian Somaliland (southern part); parts of the country are known as Jubaland and PuntlandSomaliland and PuntlandSouth Africaalso Suid-Afrika (Afrikaans)Parts of present-day South Africa were formerly the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange Free State (Orange River Colony), and Transvaal (South African Republic); also Griqualand and part of British BechuanalandSpainEspaaSri LankaCeylonSudanAs SdnSurinameDutch Guyana, SurinamSvalbardSwazilandSwatini, NgwaneSwedenSverigeSwitzerlandSchweiz (German), Suisse (French), Svizzera (Italian)SyriaSriyyahAleppo, Damascus, the Autonomous State of the Alawites (Latakia) and the Autonomous State of the Jebel Druze; part of the United Arab RepublicTaiwan (Republic of China)T'ai-wanFormosaTajikistanTojikistonpart of BukharaTannu-TuvaTanzaniaTanganyika; part of German East Africa and British East AfricaTexas(no longer independent)ThailandMuang ThaiSiamTibetBodTimor-Leste (East Timor)TogoTogoland, part of French West AfricaTokelauUnion Group [of islands]TongaFriendly IslandsTransdniester RepublicRepublica Moldoveneasc NistreanTriesteTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTnisTunisTurkeyTrkiyeOttoman EmpireTurkmenistanTrkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluEllice IslandsUgandapart of East Africa Protectorate and British East AfricaUkraineUkrayinaUnited Arab EmiratesDawlat al-Imrt al-Arabyah al-MuttaidahTrucial States, part of the Federation of Arab Emirates; also the states of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras el-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-QaiwainUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanOzbekistonpart of Uzbekistan was formerly BukharaVanuatuNew HebridesVatican CityCitt del Vaticano, Santa SedeVenezuelapart of Gran ColombiaVietnam, North and unitedVit NamCochin-China, Annam, and Tonkin; part of French IndochinaVietnam, SouthVit Nam Cng Hapart of French Indochina; Republic of VietnamVirgin Islands (U.S.)Wallis and FutunaWallis et FutunaWest Bank and GazaWest IrianIrian JayaWestern SaharaAs-ar' al-arbiyyahRo de Oro, Saguia el Hamra, Spanish SaharaYemen, North and unitedal-YamanSana'a, Yemen Arab RepublicYemen, SouthJumhryyat al-Yaman ad-Dmuqryyah ash-Sha'byyahHadhramaut (Hadramaut), Aden, Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, Federation of South Arabia, People's Democratic Republic of YemenZambiaNorthern Rhodesia; part of British Central Africa and the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (also called the Central African Federation)ZanzibarZimbabweBritish South Africa, Mashonaland, Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia; part of British Central Africa and the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (also called the Central African Federation)