https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-that-no-longer-exist
Austria - Hungary - A region that included Austria, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, and the Balkans. Ceased to exist following World War I. Basutoland - Now known as Lesotho. Bengal - Now part of India and Bangladesh. Burma - Now known as Myanmar. Catalonia - An autonomous region of Spain. Ceylon - Now known as Sri Lanka.

https://www.thoughtco.com/missing-countries-1435425
In 1958, non-neighbors Syria and Egypt joined together to form the United Arab Republic. In 1961, Syria abandoned the alliance, but Egypt kept the name United Arab Republic for itself for another decade. Tibet, Rhodesia, and Siam are just a few of the many countries that no longer exist as a result of geopolitical changes.

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The country was renamed Paraguay immediately after. La Gran Colombia. Where Colombia, Panama, Venezuela and Ecuador now exist, there once was a larger country known as La Gran Colombia. It only existed from 1819 to 1830, but it was fairly powerful. It was the largest country in Spanish America, but European countries opposed its territory claims.

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Sarawak. Now a state in Malaysia on the island of Borneo, Sarawak is a land full of natural beauty. Created as a kingdom by the adventurer James Brooke in the 1840s, Sarawak was ruled by his

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_former_sovereign_states
A historical sovereign state is a state that once existed, but has since been dissolved due to conflict, war, rebellion, annexation, or uprising. This page lists sovereign states, countries, nations, or empires that ceased to exist as political entities sometime after 1453, grouped geographically and by constitutional nature.

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-that-no-longer-exist.html
Following the Velvet Revolution, Czechoslovakia decided to split peacefully into the sovereign nations of Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The country ceased to exist in 1993. 3. North Vietnam/South Vietnam. In 1954 Vietnam was divided into separate countries whose border was the Ben Hai River in Quang Tri Province.

https://247wallst.com/special-report/2019/05/06/23-countries-that-no-longer-exist-and-the-history-behind-them-2/
19. Texas. Six flags have flown over Texas in its history, but only one has fluttered over an independent republic. That was in the 19th century, when Texas declared its independence from Mexico

https://www.businessinsider.com/countries-that-no-longer-exist?op=1
Wikimedia/Medill DC. Of course Tibet has a history predating 1912 by thousands of years, but 1912 marks the year it officially became a recognized independent country, proclaimed as such by the

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20151103-the-countries-that-dont-exist
By one criterion, England itself is a country that doesn’t exist Yet many countries that meet these criteria aren't members of the United Nations (commonly accepted as the final seal of a

https://www.grunge.com/878144/why-these-countries-dont-exist-anymore/
That's because countries tend to exist a lot longer than we do, and changing borders requires a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. ... Tibet's period of modern independence between 1913 and 1950 is a "blip" that doesn't count. Despite China's claims, there's little doubt that during that time, Tibet functioned as an independent nation.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/countries-that-dont-exist/index.html
Antarctica —. Yes, it's technically a continent, but that hasn't stopped nations trying to claim a slice as a country of their own. With about 5,000 residents at any one time (mainly scientists

https://listverse.com/2019/06/18/10-european-countries-that-no-longer-exist/
5 The Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire was one of the longest-lived empires in human history. [6] First formed by seminomadic Turks in the 1300s, it dominated the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeastern Europe throughout the 1600s and 1700s. Its armies even reached the gates of Vienna in Austria.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/transinistria-moldova-republic-ukraine
The Country That Doesn't Exist. In little-known Transdniestria, life is a constant search for identity. One photographer recently took a closer look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JH-1hTUyEY
Today we're going to take you to a country that technically doesn't exist. How is that even possible? Find out in today's epic new video that uncovers a secr

https://intrepidtimes.com/2022/04/transnistria-the-country-that-doesnt-exist/
Transnistria: The Country That Doesn't Exist. by Eloise Stark April 6, 2022. A trip through Eastern Europe lands a traveler in Transnistria, a country that doesn't officially exist, causing her to question what actually defines a country. Our hodge-podge of cars and people contrast starkly with the gray offices and terse expressions of the

https://historyofyesterday.com/transnistria-the-country-that-doesnt-exist/
The Transnistrian Army on Victory day parade (Source: Russia Direct) or thousands of years, humankind had recognized the existence of different cultures, tribes, and communities. These came to become today's huge cities that represent our society. During the last century, the world has done a great job at putting on the map every small tribe

https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdjkb/unrecognised-countries-south-ossetia-abkhazia-transnistria-nagorno-karabakh
6.5 million people across Europe are trying to live normal lives in countries mostly unrecognised by the rest of the world. RO. by Robert O'Connor. March 24, 2021, 8:23am. Today in Europe there

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/23/the-country-that-doesnt-exist
over their hair, the mic-mac of their clogs—. this in a country that doesn't exist. But. don't tell that to the storks who flap in from. Africa and build stick houses on battlements. And

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/visit-country-that-doesnt-exist/index.html
Abkhazia: "It's not what you'd expect of a country that doesn't exist," Canever says of the self-declared sovereign state. "A lot of Russians go there during the summer for the beaches [Abkhazia

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There's a frustrating workplace trend existing in Australia and it's only going to add to the woes of jobseekers across the country.You might have applied for a role you saw online and had high hopes about the potential new gig. But after submitting your application, all you hear is crickets.While you might not have been the right candidate, there's also a chance the job never existed.

https://www.bigissue.com/news/transnistria-the-country-that-doesnt-exist-but-could-shape-the-future-of-russia-and-europe/
Across the street is another monument, erected in 2012 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Russian peacekeepers in the country. It is "a pigeon carrying a rifle", Smolenskiy explained. "Ukraine only exists as a state because Russia allowed it," Smolenskiy said. What he went onto say next feels eerie to read again years on.

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170515-a-passport-from-a-country-that-doesnt-exist
A passport from a country that doesn't exist. The NSK has invented a nation as a work of art - and its pavilion at the Venice Biennale has much to say about statehood and globalisation, writes

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/inside-the-country-that-technically-doesn-t-exist-with-a-population-of-half-a-million/ss-BB1hyL10
Likewise, as far as the international community is concerned, the country simply doesn't exist - only being recognised by other breakaway states such as Abkhazia and South Ossetia (Picture: Getty

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/uknews/you-are-the-problem-rishi-sunak-tears-into-david-tennant-as-kemi-badenoch-row-escalates/ar-BB1oVvLX
Tennant told the crowd: "Until we wake up and Kemi Badenoch doesn't exist anymore - I don't wish ill of her, I just wish her to shut up - whilst we do live in this world, I am honoured to

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/06/22/david_brooks_bidens_executive_order_for_undocumented_immigrants_is_self-destructive.html
It just doesn't seem right to break up families. If an American marries you, I think you should pretty much count as an American. So — but as for the politics of this, I just think the president