New Countr|es of the Wor|d

Since 1990, 34 new countries have been created. The dissolution of the URSS and Yugoslavia in
the early 1990s caused the creation of most of the newly independent states.
You probably know about many of these changes but a few of these new countries seemed to slip by
almost unnoticed. This comprehensive listing will update you about the countries which have formed
since 1990.
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Fifteen new countries became independent with the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Most of these
countries declared independence a few months preceding the fall of the Soviet Union in late 1991.
1. rmenia
2. erbaijan
3. Belarus
4. Estonia
5. Georgia
6. Kaakhstan
7. Kyrgystan
8. Latvia
9. Lithuania
10. Moldova
11. Russia
12. Tajikistan
13. Turkmenistan
14. Ukraine
15. Ubekistan
ormer Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia dissolved in the early 1990s into five independent countries.
1. Bosnia and Heregovina, February 29, 1992
2. Croatia, June 25, 1991
3. Macedonia (officially The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) declared independence on
September 8, 1991 but wasn't recognied by the United Nations until 1993 and the United States
and Russia in February of 1994
4. Serbia and Montenegro, (also known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), pril 17, 1992 (see
below for separate Serbia and Montenegro entries)
5. Slovenia, June 25, 1991
ther New Countries
Thirteen other countries became independent through a variety of causes.
O March 21, 1990 - Namibia became independent of South frica.
O May 22, 1990 - North and South Yemen merged to form a unified Yemen.
O ctober 3, 1990 - East Germany and West Germany merged to form a unified Germany after the
fall of the Iron Curtain.
O September 17, 1991 - The Marshall Islands was part of the Trust Territory of Pacific Islands
(administered by the United States) and gained independence as a former colony.
O September 17, 1991 - Micronesia, previously known as the Caroline Islands, became independent
from the United States.
O January 1, 1993 - The Cech Republic and Slovakia became independent nations when
Cechoslovakia dissolved.
O May 25, 1993 - Eritrea was a part of Ethiopia but seceded and gained independence.
O ctober 1, 1994 - Palau was part of the Trust Territory of Pacific Islands (administered by the
United States) and gained independence as a former colony.
O May 20, 2002 - East Timor (Timor-Leste) declared independence from Portugal in 1975 but did not
became independent from Indonesia until 2002.
O June 3, 2006 - Montenegro was part of Serbia and Montenegro (also known as Yugoslavia) but
gained independence after a referendum.
O June 5, 2006 - Serbia became its own entity after Montenegro split.
O Febraury 17, 2008 - Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia.
O July 9, 2011 - South Sudan peacefully seceded from Sudan following a January 2011 referendum.
Sudan itself was the first to recognie South Sudan and did so one day early, on July 8, 2011.