Newest Countries 2025

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Newest Countries Admitted to UN (year)

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5 Newest Countries

Country
Newest Countries Admitted to UN (year)
Formation
South Sudan Flag
South Sudan2011split from Sudan
Montenegro Flag
Montenegro2006seceded from Yugoslavia, later split from Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia Flag
Serbia2000seceded from Yugoslavia, later split from Serbia and Montenegro
Palau Flag
Palau1994graduated from U.N. trust
Czech Republic Flag
Czech Republic1993split from Czechoslovakia
Slovakia Flag
Slovakia1993split from Czechoslovakia
Eritrea Flag
Eritrea1993split from Ethiopia
North Macedonia Flag
North Macedonia1993seceded from Yugoslavia
Uzbekistan Flag
Uzbekistan1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Kazakhstan Flag
Kazakhstan1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Tajikistan Flag
Tajikistan1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Turkmenistan Flag
Turkmenistan1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Kyrgyzstan Flag
Kyrgyzstan1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Croatia Flag
Croatia1992seceded from Yugoslavia
Georgia Flag
Georgia1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina1992seceded from Yugoslavia
Moldova Flag
Moldova1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Armenia Flag
Armenia1992seceded from U.S.S.R.
Slovenia Flag
Slovenia1992seceded from Yugoslavia
Russia Flag
Russia1991remainder of U.S.S.R.
Belarus Flag
Belarus1991seceded from U.S.S.R.
Lithuania Flag
Lithuania1991seceded from U.S.S.R.
Latvia Flag
Latvia1991seceded from U.S.S.R.
Estonia Flag
Estonia1991seceded from U.S.S.R.
Micronesia Flag
Micronesia1991graduated from U.N. trust
Marshall Islands Flag
Marshall Islands1991fostered by United States
Germany Flag
Germany1990merged East & West Germany
Yemen Flag
Yemen1990merged Yemen Arab Republic & South Yemen
Namibia Flag
Namibia1990rebelled against South Africa
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine1945Joined U.N. separately from U.S.S.R. in 1945, seceded from U.S.S.R. 1991