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Monday, January 15, 2007
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The 193 Countries on Earth With Their Capital City or Cities
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Here's a listing of the capitals of every country on earth (plus Taiwan). This is a complete listing of the 193 official countries of the world. //////////////////////////////////////Afghanistan - Kabul The 31 New Countries Created Since 1990 Since 1990, thirty-one new countries have been created. The dissolution of the USSR 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. Three of these countries declared and were granted independence a few months preceding the fall of the Soviet Union but the remaining twelve did not become independent until the Soviet Union fell completely on December 26, 1991. Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia (September 1991) Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia (September 1991) Lithuania (September 1991) Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Former Yugoslavia Yugoslavia dissolved in the early 1990s into five independent countries. Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 29, 1992 Croatia, June 25, 1991 Macedonia (officially The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) declared independence on September 8, 1991 but wasn't recognized by the United Nations until 1993 and the United States and Russia in February of 1994 Serbia and Montenegro, (also known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), April 17, 1992 Slovenia, June 25, 1991 Other New Countries Nine other countries became independent through a variety of causes. March 21, 1990 - Namibia became independent of South Africa May 22, 1990 - North and South Yemen merged to form a unified Yemen October 3, 1990 - East Germany and West Germany merged to form a unified Germany after the fall of the Iron Curtain 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 September 17, 1991 - Micronesia, previously known as the Caroline Islands, became independent from the United States January 1, 1993 - The Czech Republic and Slovakia became independent nations when Czechoslovakia dissolved May 25, 1993 - Eritrea was a part of Ethiopia but seceded and gained independence October 1, 1994 - Palau was part of the Trust Territory of Pacific Islands (administered by the United States) and gained independence as a former colony May 20, 2002 - East Timor declared independence from Portugal in 1975 but became independent of Indonesia in 2002 June 3, 2006 - Montenegro was part of Serbia and Montenegro (also known as Yugoslavia) but gained independence after a referendum. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// MUKHTIAR ALI SHAR Last edited by Shooting Star; Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 02:27 AM. 
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