Recent Geographic Changes

Can you name these changes to the world map that have happened in the past few years?

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Last updated: June 20, 2019

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Year	Date	Change	Answer
2019	March 20	This city was renamed to Nur-Sultan	Astana
2019	February 12	This country adds an extra word to its name	North Macedonia
2018	December 24	Burundi changes its capital from Bujumbura to this	Gitega
	July 9	A 20-year border dispute between two African countries is resolved. Name one of these countries.	Ethiopia/Eritrea
	April 19	Swaziland changes its name to this	Eswatini
	February 2	A disputed piece of land on the San Juan River belongs to this country	Costa Rica
2017	June 24	Egypt gives Sanafir Island and Tiran Island to this country	Saudi Arabia
2017	February 21	The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic becomes the Artsakh Republic, but is still considered part of this country	Azerbaijan
2016	May 2	The Czech Republic changes its English name to this	Czechia
2015	November 12	Pakistan leases Gwadar Port to this country	China
	June 6	India exchanges many enclaves with this nation	Bangladesh
	May 8	A solution is reached with a border dispute between Niger and this bordering country	Burkina Faso
	March 21	This city is declared the capital of Yemen	Aden
2014	March 18	This territory is annexed by Russia	Crimea
2013	October 24	Cape Verde decrees that this is its official english name	Cabo Verde
2013	July 27	The United Federated States of Bangsamoro Republik declares independence from the Philippines, and claims large portions of this island as well.	Borneo
2012	November 29	The U.N declares this state a "non-member observer state"	Palestine
2012	April 6	Azawad declares independence from this African Nation	Mali
2011	December 31	Tokelau and this country switch to become on the opposite side of the International Date Line	Samoa
	July 9	This country obtains independence	South Sudan
	March 31	This Indian Ocean island becomes a French Department	Mayotte

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