Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Mon, Aug 30 2004
Changing Country Names
Several days ago the news began to talk about Equatorial Guinea, and I realized that many countries I grew up learning about simply no longer exist. Their names have changed with new regimes and leaders. I found a great place to look up historical country names, so that if you know what a country used to be called, you can find out what its more modern name is. And if you need to know the capital city of a country or state, try checking here.
posted at: 10:19 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Several days ago the news began to talk about Equatorial Guinea, and I realized that many countries I grew up learning about simply no longer exist. Their names have changed with new regimes and leaders. I found a great place to look up historical country names, so that if you know what a country used to be called, you can find out what its more modern name is. And if you need to know the capital city of a country or state, try checking here.
posted at: 10:19 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
