What is Timeline of world map changes?
== 2020s == *January 24, 2025 – [[United States]] changes the name of the [[Gulf of Mexico]] to the [[Gulf of America]]. *October 3, 2024 – [[United Kingdom]] hands over [[Chagos Archipelago]] back to [[Mauritius]] after they [[International Court of Justice|illegally occupied]] it since February 25th 2019 *September 30, 2022 – [[Russia]] annexes four regions from southeast [[Ukraine]]. This action is only partly recognized, and Russia did not control all the land.<ref>{{cite web|title=What Russian annexation means for Ukraine's regions |website=[[BBC News]] |last=Kirby |first=Paul |date=30 September 2022|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63086767}}</ref> This land is still recognized as part of Ukraine by most countries. *September 17, 2022 – The [[Kazakhstan|Republic of Kazakhstan]] officially changed the name of its capital from Nur-Sultan back to [[Astana]]. *May 31, 2022 – The [[Republic of Turkey]] officially changes its name to the Republic of Türkiye.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wertheimer|first=Tiffany|date=2 June 2022|title=Turkey changes its name in rebranding bid|website=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61671913|access-date=2 June 2022}}</ref> *August 15, 2021 – The [[Taliban]] overthrow the [[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]] and replace it with the [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sieff|first=Kevin|date=15 August 2021|title=Taliban declares Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Here's what that looked like last time.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/15/afghanistan-taliban-islamic-emirate/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> == 2010s == *February 12, 2019 – The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia officially changes its name to the [[North Macedonia|Republic of North Macedonia]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=North Macedonia - Countries - Office of the Historian|url=https://history.state.gov/countries/macedonia|access-date=2022-05-29|website=history.state.gov}}</ref> *April 19, 2018 – The Kingdom of Swaziland changed its name to the [[Kingdom