The Newest Country in the World, 2022 The African country of South Sudan, which declared independence on July 9, 2011, is the world's latest internationally recognised country. It became a United Nations member in the days that followed.
1. South Sudan. South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after years of civil war, but violence continues to ravage the world's newest country. Civil War erupted in South Sudan in 2013 and continues today, as political leaders from different ethnic groups vie for power.
The newest internationally recognized country in the world is the African country of South Sudan, which declared independence on July 9, 2011. In the following days, it became also the newest member of the United Nations. So, how do new countries come into being?
1. Iran. Iran is the oldest country in the world founded in 3200 B.C. and has a topography characterized by numerous mountains and mountain ranges. Iran was established as a country in 3200 B.C.
It is one of the youngest countries in terms of European settlement, yet it boasts the world's oldest culture (the earliest Aborigine arrived 50,000 years ago).
On the other side of the scale, the CIA estimates Monaco has the lowest birth rate in the world at 6.63 average annual births per 1,000 people per year.
Ethiopia, the country that follows a 13-month calendar, and is 7 years behind the rest of the world!
Bougainville – Papua New Guinea.
Using a different criterion, here are the nations World Population Review lists as the oldest in the world according to their respective dates of self-sovereignty: Japan - 660 BCE. China - 221 BCE. San Marino - 301 CE.
Czechoslovakia. After the end of World War I in 1918, Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia were combined in Central Europe to form Czechoslovakia. From 1939 to 1945, the country was partially incorporated into Nazi Germany and ceased to exist as a state, though its government-in-exile remained in operation.
Papua New Guinea and the Autonomous Bougainville Government have recently agreed to a timetable that will transfer many governmental responsibilities by 2023, and establish full independence in 2027.
The one-child policy (Simplified Chinese: 一孩政策) was a population planning initiative in China implemented between 1979 and 2015 to curb the country's population growth by restricting many families to a single child.
Deaths of children under five years of age per 1000 live births, 2021 - Country rankings: The average for 2021 based on 187 countries was 26 deaths per 1000 births. The highest value was in Niger: 115 deaths per 1000 births and the lowest value was in Estonia: 2 deaths per 1000 births.
Examples of first world countries include the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.
Indigenous Australia culture is tens of thousands of years older than many other ancient civilisations that are revered around the world, such as Mesopotamia (dating back as early as 3500 B.C.), Egypt (3100 B.C.), Greece (2700 B.C.), Maya (2600 B.C.) and China (1600 B.C.).
Australia became a nation on 1 January 1901, when the British Parliament passed legislation enabling the six Australian colonies to collectively govern in their own right as the Commonwealth of Australia.
Greece. Dating back to the Ancient Greek era, the country of Greece has remained firmly in the grasp of Grecians for at least 5,000-6,000 years. The Greeks were known to have taught the world revolutionary concepts and created the foundations of modern Western civilization.
Jericho, Palestine
A small city with a population of 20,000 people, Jericho, which is located in Palestine, is believed to be the oldest city in the world. Indeed, some of the earliest archeological evidence from the area dates back 11,000 years.