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Missing Countries

From Matt Rosenberg,


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Dec 25 2006

Countries That No Longer Exist


Since many countries merge, split, or just decide to change their name, there are many
"missing" countries that no longer exist. This list is far from comprehensive, but it's
meant to serve as a guide to some of the most well-known missing countries of today.
Abyssinia: The name of Ethiopia until the early 20th century.
Austria-Hungary: A monarchy (also known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire) that was
established in 1867 and included not just Austria and Hungary, but also parts of the Czech
Republic, Poland, Italy, Romania, and the Balkans. The empire collapsed at the end of
World War I.
Basutoland: Lesotho's name prior to 1966.
Bengal: An independent kingdom from 1338-1539, now part of Bangladesh and India.
Burma: Burma officially changed its name to Myanmar in 1989 but many countries still
aren't recognizing the change, such as the United States.
Catalonia: This autonomous region of Spain was independent from 1932-1934 and 19361939.
Ceylon: Changed its name to Sri Lanka in 1972.
Champa: Located in south and central Vietnam from the 7th century through 1832.
Corsica: This Mediterranean island was ruled by various nations over the course of
history but had several brief periods of independence.
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Today, Corsica is a department of France.
Czechoslovakia: Peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.
East Germany and West Germany: Merged in 1989 to form a unified Germany.
East Pakistan: This province of Pakistan from 1947-1971 became Bangladesh.
Gran Colombia: A South American country that included what is now Colombia, Panama,
Venezuela, and Ecuador from 1819-1930. Gran Colombia ceased to exist when Venezuela
and Ecuador seceded.
Hawaii: Though a kingdom for hundreds of years, Hawaii wasn't recognized as an
independent country until the 1840s. The country was annexed to the U.S. in 1898.
New Granada: This South American country was part of Gran Colombia (see above) from
1819-1830 and was independent from 1830-1858. In 1858, the country became known as
the Grenadine Confederation, then the United States of New Granada in 1861, the United
States of Colombia in 1863, and finally, the Republic of Colombia in 1886.
North Yemen and South Yemen: Yemen split in 1967 into two countries, North Yemen
(a.k.a. Yemen Arab Republic) and South Yemen (a.k.a. People's Democratic Republic of
Yemen). However, in 1990 the two rejoined to form a unified Yemen.
Ottoman Empire: Also known as the Turkish Empire, this empire began around 1300 and
expanded to include parts of contemporary Russia, Turkey, Hungary, the Balkans,
northern Africa, and the Middle East. The Ottoman Empire ceased to exist in 1923 when
Turkey declared independence from what remained of the empire.
Persia: The Persian Empire extended from the Mediterranean Sea to India. Modern Persia
was founded in the sixteenth century and later became known as Iran.
Prussia: Became a kingdom in 1660, at greatest extent it included the northern two-thirds
of Germany and western Poland. Prussia, by World War II a federal unit of Germany, was
fully disbanded at the end of World War II.
Rhodesia: Zimbabwe was known as Rhodesia (named after British diplomat Cecil
Rhodes) prior to 1980.
Scotland and Wales: Despite recent advances in autonomy, part of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland, both Scotland and Wales were independent nations
that were merged with England to form the U.K.

Siam: Changed its name to Thailand in 1939.


Southwest Africa: Gained independence and became Namibia in 1990.
Taiwan: While Taiwan still exists, it is not considered an independent country. However,
it did represent China in the United Nations until 1971.
Tanganyika and Zanzibar: These two African countries united in 1964 to form Tanzania.
Texas: The Republic of Texas gained independence from Mexico in 1836 and existed as
an independent country until annexation to the United States in 1845.
Tibet: A kingdom established in the 7th century, Tibet was invaded by China in 1950 and
has since been known as the Xizang Autonomous Region of China.
Transjordan: Became the independend kingdom of Jordan in 1946.
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR): Broke into fifteen new countries in 1991:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,
Lithuania, Moldovia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
United Arab Republic: From 1958 to 1961, non-neighbors Syria and Egypt merged to
become a unified country. In 1961 Syria abandoned the alliance but Egypt kept the name
United Arab Republic itself for another decade.
Vermont: In 1777 Vermont declared independence and existed as an independent country
until 1791, when it became the first state to enter the United States after the thirteen
colonies.
West Florida, Free Independent Repubic of: Parts of Florida, MIssissippi, and Louisana
were independent for ninety days in 1810.
Western Samoa: Changed its name to Samoa in 1998.
Yugoslavia: The original Yugoslavia divided up into Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia
and Montenegro, and Slovenia in the early 1990s.
Zaire: Changed its name to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997.

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