Discovered and claimed for Spa ...... ed at Aruba's request in 1990.
The islands of Antigua and Bar ...... ntigua and Barbuda since 1995.
Afghanistan was invaded and oc ...... re, and widespread land mines.
After a century of rule by Fra ...... y the petroleum-based economy.
Azerbaijan - a nation of Turki ...... s remains largely unfulfilled.
In 1990 Albania ended 44 years ...... 2001 parliamentary elections.
An Orthodox Christian country, ...... toward a peaceful resolution.
Long isolated and impoverished ...... with its lack of income taxes.
Civil war has been the norm in ...... over the past quarter century.
Settled as early as 1000 B. C. ...... ago Pago - the following year.
Following independence from Sp ...... s in democratic consolidation.
Australia became a commonwealt ...... epublic, was defeated in 1999.
These uninhabited islands came ...... romising petroleum formations.
Once the center of power for t ...... euro monetary system in 1999.
Colonized by English settlers ...... a separate British dependency.
Speculation over the existence ...... it entered into force in 1961.
Bahrain's small size and centr ...... sputed with Qatar, to Bahrain.
The island was uninhabited whe ...... dustry in economic importance.
Formerly the British protector ...... s dominated by diamond mining.
Bermuda was first settled in 1 ...... was soundly defeated in 1995.
Belgium became independent fro ...... rmal recognition and autonomy.
Since attaining independence f ...... illegal migrants into the US.
Bangladesh came into existence ...... ampering economic development.
Territorial disputes between t ...... de, and increased urban crime.
Bosnia and Herzegovina's decla ...... f approximately 21,000 troops.
Bolivia, named after independe ...... g an anti-corruption campaign.
Despite multiparty elections i ...... routinely harassed or jailed.
Dahomey gained its independenc ...... ns were reestablished in 1991.
After seven decades as a const ...... ought to implement the accord.
The UK established a protector ...... estation, and malaria control.
This uninhabited island was cl ...... me a National Wildlife Refuge.
Following three centuries unde ...... on remains a pressing problem.
This atoll is a volcanic rock ...... r residing in Reunion in 1968.
Under British influence a mona ...... ndian cross-border incursions.
Bulgaria earned its independen ...... ccession negotiations in 2000.
This uninhabited volcanic isla ...... logical station on the island.
The Sultanate of Brunei's heyd ...... Brunei for over six centuries.
Between 1993 and 2000, wide-sp ...... ocratic Republic of the Congo.
A land of vast distances and r ...... the remainder of the country.
Following a five-year struggle ...... remaining Khmer Rouge forces.
Chad, part of France's African ...... f a northern ethnic oligarchy.
Occupied by the Portuguese in ...... war that continues to fester.
Upon independence in 1960, the ...... xist President SASSOU-NGUESSO.
Since 1994 the Democratic Repu ...... egan overtures to end the war.
For centuries China has stood ...... c controls continue to weaken.
A three-year-old Marxist gover ...... ut recovered strongly in 2000.
The Cayman Islands were coloni ...... the former became independent.
The islands were discovered in ...... and the Malays on Home Island.
The former French Cameroon and ...... hands of an ethnic oligarchy.
Unstable Comoros has endured 1 ...... an Unity has yet to recognize.