List of countries, territories and currencies: modifications

1.1.2023

Croatia: euro (new), kuna (withdrawn)

19.12.2022

Sierra Leone: currency code SLL replaced by SLE

7.10.2022

Turkey: ‘Turkey’ replaced by ‘Türkiye’; ‘Republic of Turkey’ replaced by ‘Republic of Türkiye’

6.10.2022

Kazakhstan, capital: ‘Nur-Sultan’ replaced by ‘Astana’; demonym: ‘Kazakh’ replaced by ‘Kazakhstani’; adjective: ‘Kazakh’ replaced by ‘Kazakhstani, of Kazakhstan’

5.12.2019

Cabo Verde: short name ‘Cape Verde’ is replaced by ‘Cabo Verde’; full name ‘Republic of Cape Verde’ is replaced by ‘Republic of Cabo Verde’; demonym and adjective ‘Cape Verdean’ are replaced by ‘Cabo Verdean’; currency: ‘Cape Verde escudo’ is replaced by ‘Cabo Verde escudo’

29.5.2019

Burundi, capital: ‘Bujumbura’ replaced by ‘Gitega’

24.5.2019

Kazakhstan, capital: ‘Astana’ replaced by ‘Nur-Sultan’

15.2.2019

North Macedonia (new denominations)

30.10.2018

Western Sahara, capital: ‘Al aaiun’ replaced by ‘Laayoune’

Yemen, capital: ‘San’a’ replaced by ‘Sana’a’

9.10.2018

Swaziland, full name ‘Kingdom of Swaziland’ replaced by ‘Kingdom of Eswatini’; short name: ‘Swaziland’ replaced by ‘Eswatini’

18.9.2018

Czechia, short name: ‘Czech Republic’ replaced by ‘Czechia’

20.8.2018

Venezuela, currency (VES, new; VEF, withdrawn)

1.7.2018

Mauritania, currency (MRO, withdrawn)

São Tomé and Príncipe, currency (STD, withdrawn)

11.5.2018

Wallis and Futuna, full name: ‘Wallis and Futuna’ replaced by ‘Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands’

15.1.2018

Libya, full name: ‘Libya’ replaced by ‘State of Libya’

1.1.2018

Mauritania, currency (MRU, new)

São Tomé and Príncipe, currency (STN, new)

22.9.2017

Slovakia, adjective (update)

25.7.2017

Azerbaijan, currency (‘Azerbaijani manat’ replaced by ‘Azerbaijan manat’)

1.1.2017

Belarus, currency (BYR, withdrawn)

1.7.2016

Belarus, currency (BYN, new)

3.6.2016

Cambodia, currency subunit (updated)

20.4.2016

Falkland Islands, currency subunit: ‘new penny’ replaced by ‘penny’

16.3.2016

Faroes, short name: ‘Faeroe Islands’ replaced by ‘Faroes’, full name: ‘Faeroe Islands’ replaced by ‘Faroe Islands’, citizen and adjective: ‘Faeroese’ replaced by ‘Faroese’

25.2.2016

Peru, currency: ‘new sol’ replaced by ‘sol’

23.2.2016

Iceland, full name: ‘Republic of Iceland’ replaced by ‘Iceland’

16.2.2016

American Samoa, capital (note)

31.7.2015

Mongolia, capital: ‘Ulan Bator’ replaced by ‘Ulaanbaatar’

10.6.2015

Nepal, full name: ‘Nepal’ replaced by ‘Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal’

1.1.2015

Lithuania, currency: ‘litas’ replaced by ‘euro’

6.10.2014

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, adjective: ‘—’ replaced by ‘of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands’

United States Minor Outlying Islands, adjective: ‘—’ replaced by of the United States Minor Outlying Islands’

24.9.2014

Taiwan, full name: ‘Republic of China, Taiwan’ replaced by ‘Taiwan’; note (modification)

1.1.2014

Latvia, currency: ‘lats’ replaced by ‘euro’

25.7.2013

Somalia, full name: ‘Somali Republic’ replaced by ‘Federal Republic of Somalia’; note (deleted)

4.6.2013

Jordan, currency subunit: ‘100 qirsh, 1 000 fils (inv.)’ replaced by ‘100 qirsh, [1 000 fils] (inv.)’

21.5.2013

Sri Lanka, capital: ‘Colombo’ replaced by ‘Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte’

25.4.2013

‘Burma/Myanmar’ replaced by ‘Myanmar/Burma’

18.4.2013

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, currency: ‘Saint Helena pound’ replaced by ‘Saint Helena pound (Saint Helena and Ascension); pound sterling (Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)’

15.4.2013

Indonesia, currency: ‘Indonesian rupiah’ replaced by ‘rupiah’

12.3.2013

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, short name: ‘Saint Helena’ replaced by ‘Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha’; citizen/inhabitant and adjective: ‘Saint Helenian’ replaced by ‘of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha’

1.1.2013

Zambia, currency: ‘ZMK’ replaced by ‘ZMW’

1.9.2012

Venezuela, currency: ‘bolívar fuerte’ replaced by ‘bolívar’

5.6.2012

Timor-Leste, names: ‘East Timor’ replaced by ‘Timor-Leste’, ‘Democratic Republic of East Timor’ replaced by ‘Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste’

18.4.2012

Ukraine, capital: ‘Kiev’ replaced by ‘Kyiv’

21.2.2012

Burma/Myanmar, capital: ‘Yangon’ replaced by ‘Naypyidaw’

7.2.2012

Cocos (Keeling) Islands, capital: ‘Bantam’ replaced by ‘West Island’

24.1.2012

The Gambia, names: ‘Gambia’ replaced by ‘The Gambia’, ‘Republic of the Gambia’ replaced by ‘Republic of The Gambia’

1.1.2012

Hungary, full name: ‘Republic of Hungary’ replaced by ‘Hungary’

27.10.2011

São Tomé and Príncipe, currency subunit: ‘centavo’ replaced by ‘cêntimo’

22.9.2011

Libya, full name: ‘Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya’ replaced by ‘Libya’

7.9.2011

Colombia, capital: ‘Santa Fe de Bogotá’ replaced by ‘Bogotá’

9.8.2011

Northern Mariana Islands, short name: ‘Northern Marianas’ replaced by ‘Northern Mariana Islands’

5.8.2011

South Sudan (new)

21.6.2011

Burma/Myanmar, names: ‘Myanmar/Burma’ replaced by ‘Burma/Myanmar’, ‘Union of Myanmar/Union of Burma’ replaced by ‘Burma/Myanmar’ (+ note)

Democratic Republic of the Congo, name of citizenship + adjective (update)

20.6.2011

Taiwan: footnote updated

30.5.2011

Burma/Myanmar, names: ‘Myanmar/Burma’ replaced by ‘Burma/Myanmar’, ‘Union of Myanmar/Union of Burma’ replaced by ‘Union of Burma/Union of Myanmar’

18.5.2011

Svalbard and Jan Mayen, administrative centre and adjective.

12.5.2011

Mayotte, full name: ‘Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte’ replaced by ‘Mayotte’ (Mayotte became an overseas department and region (DOM-ROM) on 31.3.2011).

3.2011

new paper version (= new base version)

28.2.2011

Brunei, full name: ‘Negara Brunei Darussalam’ replaced by ‘Brunei Darussalam’

Fiji, full name: ‘Republic of the Fiji Islands’ replaced by ‘Republic of Fiji’; name of citizenship: ‘Fiji Islander’ replaced by ‘Fijian’; name of citizenship: ‘of Fiji’ replaced by ‘Fijian’

Niue, full name: ‘Republic of Niue’ replaced by ‘Niue’

Somalia, full name: ‘Somalia’ replaced by ‘Somali Republic’

1.1.2011

Estonia, currency: ‘kroon’ replaced by ‘euro’

10.10.2010

Netherlands Antilles: dissolved

Curaçao and Sint Maarten become autonomous entities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

27.9.2010

Nicaragua, currency: ‘córdoba’ replaced by ‘córdoba oro’

13.9.2010

Tuvalu, capital: ‘Fongafale’ replaced by ‘Funafuti’

11.8.2010

Northern Marianas, capital: ‘Garapan’ replaced by ‘Saipan’

29.3.2010

Saint Helena, full name: ‘Saint Helena and Dependencies’ becomes ‘Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha’

24.3.2010

Nepal, full name: ‘Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal’ becomes ‘Nepal’

1.3.2010

Turkmenistan (TMM, withdrawn)

3.12.2009

Macau (short name) is replaced by Macao

12.10.2009

French overseas territories (updated)

30.9.2009

Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey (added)

1.7.2009

Zimbabwe, currency (ZWR, withdrawn)

29.4.2009

Bolivia, full name: ‘Republic of Bolivia’ becomes ‘Plurinational State of Bolivia’

14.4.2009

Cuba, currency (CUC, new)

27.2.2009

‘Eastern Caribbean dollar’ replaced by ‘East Caribbean dollar’

26.2.2009

Angola, currency: ‘readjusted kwanza’ replaced by ‘kwanza’, ‘lwei’ replaced by ‘cêntimo’

1.2.2009

Zimbabwe, currency (ZWG, new)

1.1.2009

Ghana (GHC, withdrawn), Slovakia (euro), Turkmenistan (TMT)

1.8.2008

Zimbabwe, currency: ZWD replaced by ZWR

12.6.2008

Nepal, full name: ‘Kingdom of Nepal’ becomes ‘Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal’

28.11.2007

Cyprus/Malta (euro), Ghana (Ghana cedi), Madagascar (iraimbilanja), Venezuela (bolívar fuerte)

Footnotes have been renumbered

19.11.2007

Montenegro, full name: ‘Republic of Montenegro’ becomes ‘Montenegro’

1.7.2007

Sudan: suppression of the dinar (SDD)

16.3.2007

Iceland: the currency subunit (eyrir/aurar) is deleted

23.2.2007

Sudan: introduction of the pound (SDG)

1.1.2007

Slovenia: the tolar is replaced by the euro

7.10.2006

Palau, capital: ‘Koror’ replaced by ‘Melekeok’

29.6.2006

Montenegro and Serbia become independent States