In the decade of the 1990s, over two dozen countries appeared, countries that were not countries in the 1980s. Which ones were they?

At least one country disappeared. Can you name one?
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03-19-04, 07:16 AM
mozart56
New countries from Communist unions: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Croatia, Czech Rep., Eritrea, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikstan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

... plus Namibia was fully freed by South Africa.

http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/govt1990.htm

03-19-04, 11:22 AM
DorianGreyed
Good job, Mozart! You got ALMOST all of them. I know of at least three more to appear, and at least one to disappear. Anyone else want to get those?

03-19-04, 12:43 PM
mozart56
East Germany and West Germany merged to form a unified Germany on October 3, 1990(East Germany disappeared)

Marshall Islands, September 17, 1991 and Palau, October 1, 1994, were both part of the Trust Territory of Pacific Islands (and administered by the United States)

Micronesia, previously known as the Caroline Islands (United States), September 17, 1991

Also Serbia and Montenegro,April 17 1992.

03-19-04, 01:01 PM
DorianGreyed
That covers all that I know about. Serbia and Montenegro still call themselves Yugoslavia, but I don't think it will be long before Montenegro breaks off completely.
"...it was once more accepted into UN organizations under the name of Yugoslavia."

"In 2002, the Serbian and Montenegrin components of Yugoslavia began negotiations to forge a looser relationship. These talks became a reality in February 2003 when lawmakers restructured the country into a loose federation of two republics called Serbia and Montenegro. An agreement was also reached to hold a referendum in each republic in three years on full independence." - www.cia.gov

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