Multiple choice general knowledge

The new name of 'Peking' is

  1. Beijing

  2. Bahrain

  3. Belgium

  4. Burma
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Explanation

Peking is the former romanization of Beijing, the capital of China. The city adopted the Pinyin romanization 'Beijing' as its official English name in the 1980s, replacing the Wade-Giles romanization 'Peking'. Bahrain, Belgium, and Burma are separate countries entirely.

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