World's Newest Countries Since 1990

South Sudan is the newest country in the world.

Eastern Europe dominates the globe for number of newest countries formed since 1990, when the Soviet Union dissolved. The dissolution of the Soviet Union created 14 nations in 1991 (plus Lithuania in 1990).

The dissolution of Yugoslavia created 6 countries. Kosovo is the only country not fully recognized the the United Nations, with just over half of member states recognizing it. In the middle East, Yemen was formed from two pre-existing nations: South Yemen and the Yemen Arab Republic.

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