Since 1990, 34 new countries have been created.

The dissolution of the USSR and Yugoslavia in the earl 1990s caused the creation of !ost of the newl inde"endent states. You "robabl #now about !an of these changes but a few of these new countries see!ed to sli" b al!ost unnoticed. This co!"rehensive listing will u"date ou about the countries which have for!ed since 1990. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics $ifteen new countries beca!e inde"endent with the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. %ost of these countries declared inde"endence a few !onths "receding the fall of the Soviet Union in late 1991. 1. &r!enia '. &(erbai)an 3. *elarus 4. +stonia ,. -eorgia .. /a(a#hstan 0. / rg (stan 1. 2atvia 9. 2ithuania 10. %oldova 11. Russia 1'. Ta)i#istan 13. Tur#!enistan 14. U#raine 1,. U(be#istan Former Yugoslavia Yugoslavia dissolved in the earl 1990s into five inde"endent countries. 1. *osnia and 3er(egovina, $ebruar '9, 199' '. 4roatia, 5une ',, 1991 3. %acedonia 6officiall The $or!er Yugoslav Re"ublic of %acedonia7 declared inde"endence on Se"te!ber 1, 1991 but wasn8t recogni(ed b the United 9ations until 1993 and the United States and Russia in $ebruar of 1994 4. Serbia and %ontenegro, 6also #nown as the $ederal Re"ublic of Yugoslavia7, &"ril 10, 199' 6see below for se"arate Serbia and %ontenegro entries7 ,. Slovenia, 5une ',, 1991 Other New Countries Thirteen other countries beca!e inde"endent through a variet of causes.

%arch '1, 1990 : 9a!ibia beca!e inde"endent of South &frica.

%a '', 1990 : 9orth and South Ye!en !erged to for! a unified Ye!en. ;ctober 3, 1990 : +ast -er!an and <est -er!an !erged to for! a unified -er!an after the fall of the =ron 4urtain. Se"te!ber 10, 1991 : The %arshall =slands was "art of the Trust Territor of >acific =slands 6ad!inistered b the United States7 and gained inde"endence as a for!er colon . Se"te!ber 10, 1991 : %icronesia, "reviousl #nown as the 4aroline =slands, beca!e inde"endent fro! the United States. 5anuar 1, 1993 : The 4(ech Re"ublic and Slova#ia beca!e inde"endent nations when 4(echoslova#ia dissolved. %a ',, 1993 : +ritrea was a "art of +thio"ia but seceded and gained inde"endence. ;ctober 1, 1994 : >alau was "art of the Trust Territor of >acific =slands 6ad!inistered b the United States7 and gained inde"endence as a for!er colon . %a '0, '00' : +ast Ti!or 6Ti!or:2este7 declared inde"endence fro! >ortugal in 190, but did not beca!e inde"endent fro! =ndonesia until '00'. 5une 3, '00. : %ontenegro was "art of Serbia and %ontenegro 6also #nown as Yugoslavia7 but gained inde"endence after a referendu!. 5une ,, '00. : Serbia beca!e its own entit after %ontenegro s"lit. $ebruar 10, '001 : /osovo unilaterall declared inde"endence fro! Serbia. 5ul 9, '011 : South Sudan "eacefull seceded fro! Sudan following a 5anuar '011 referendu!. Sudan itself was the first to recogni(e South Sudan and did so one da earl , on 5ul 1, '011.