>I thought Czech Republic was switched to Czechia? Nah, it's just sort of the shortened way to say it. It's like instead of saying "The United States of America", we say "the US" or "America". Czechia is what most Czech people would refer to their country as when speaking to each other. If they were telling an American where they were from, they would probably say "I am from the Czech Republic" or "I am from Czechia" and then immediately clarify, because most foreigners wouldn't know that name. They'd confuse it with Chechnya, the muslim butthole of Russia.