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.
Answer. The youngest country in the world is the Republic of South Sudan.
South Sudan is the world's newest country, established in 2011.
Ethiopia, the country that follows a 13-month calendar, and is 7 years behind the rest of the world!
As mind-boggling as it sounds, this is the case in Ethiopia. While the rest of the world is currently living in 2022, in Ethiopia the year is currently 2014. And suddenly we have all become Robin Williams' character from "Jumanji." It's actually all very simple.
But why so? Ethiopia's calendar takes its inspiration from the idea that Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden for seven years before they were expelled for their sins. After they repented, God promised to save them after 5,500 years. And, that explains why Ethiopians are seven years behind us.
As a result, six of the seven largest economies in the world are projected to be emerging economies in 2050 led by China (1st), India (2nd) and Indonesia (4th)
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.
On 7 July 2021, it was announced that Bougainville will become independent by the end of 2027 pending approval of the PNG parliament.
Indigenous people have lived in Australia more than 65,000 years ago, according to scientific evidence of human occupation1. To put this in perspective, this is ten times older than the ancient Egyptian pyramids.
Earth's oldest known piece of continental crust dates to the era of the moon's formation. Australia holds the oldest continental crust on Earth, researchers have confirmed, hills some 4.4 billion years old.
A strong and open economy
Australians enjoy some of the highest living standards in the world despite being home to only 0.3 per cent of the global population. Since 1992, our economy has grown faster than any other major developed country.
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.
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.
Based on the latest UN population projections, the world's youngest countries in 2050 are most likely to be Niger and Mali, with more than half their populations aged 20 or under.
New Zealand is one of the youngest countries on Earth, having first been discovered and settled by Polynesian explorers around 700 years ago. The early Polynesian settlers became the ancestors of the modern day Māori people, known in New Zealand as tangata whenua, or the 'people of the land'.
1) The year lasts 13 months
Not only that - the Ethiopian calendar is also seven years and eight months behind the Western calendar, making Saturday the start of 2014. This is because it calculates the birth year of Jesus Christ differently.
Undecimber or Undecember is a name for a thirteenth month in a calendar that normally has twelve months. Duodecimber or Duodecember is similarly a fourteenth month.
So what is the date in Ethiopia? At the time this story is being published (April 11, 2022, in Gregorian time), it's currently the third day of the eighth month of 2014. Ethiopia's new year begins when it's September in the U.S. Beyond the difference in dates, the calendar is fairly similar.