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Newest Countries 2024

31 countries

Country
Admitted to UN
Formation
South Sudan2011split from Sudan
Montenegro2006seceded from Yugoslavia, later split from Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia2000seceded from Yugoslavia, later split from Serbia and Montenegro
Palau1994graduated from U.N. trust
Czech Republic1993split from Czechoslovakia
Slovakia1993split from Czechoslovakia
Eritrea1993split from Ethiopia
North Macedonia1993seceded from Yugoslavia
Uzbekistan1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Kazakhstan1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Tajikistan1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Azerbaijan1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Turkmenistan1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Kyrgyzstan1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Croatia1992seceded from Yugoslavia
Georgia1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Bosnia and Herzegovina1992seceded from Yugoslavia
Moldova1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Armenia1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Slovenia1992seceded from Yugoslavia
Russia1991remainder of U.S.S.R.
Belarus1991seceded from U.S.S.R.
Lithuania1991seceded from U.S.S.R.
Latvia1991seceded from U.S.S.R.
Estonia1991seceded from U.S.S.R.
Micronesia1991graduated from U.N. trust
Marshall Islands1991fostered by United States
Germany1990merged East & West Germany
Yemen1990merged Yemen Arab Republic & South Yemen
Namibia1990rebelled against South Africa
Ukraine1945Joined U.N. separately from U.S.S.R. in 1945, seceded from U.S.S.R. 1991

What is the newest country to exist?

South Sudan declared its independence on July 9, 2011.

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