Ozfactor Posted April 20, 2018 #1 Share Posted April 20, 2018 http://www.news.com.au/travel/world-travel/africa/king-of-swaziland-has-suddenly-changed-the-name-of-his-country-to-eswatini/news-story/6e097ab5ba72e54f9da79838d8775d80 THE leader of a small African nation has officially changed the name of his country because he said it keeps getting confused with Switzerland. King Mswati III made the surprise announcement on Wednesday that the country previously known as Swaziland would, from now on, be known as the “Kingdom of eSwatini”. The ruler is able to make the decree as he is one of the world’s last absolute monarchs who has complete control over his country’s affairs. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Smoke aLot Posted April 20, 2018 #2 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Nice article, didn't know about the name change in Czechia until now but here it was always ''Češka'' so that might be the reason. Nice remark about Australia eheh but geography is more interesting this way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Posted April 21, 2018 #3 Share Posted April 21, 2018 50 years ago this year that Swaziland gained its independence from Britain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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