There are many countries that existed in history but do not exist today. Many disappeared due to war, the collapse of empires, the end of colonial rule, political unification, etc.
🌍 Some important countries that disappeared from the world:
🏰 Europe
Yugoslavia – broke up into several countries in the 1990s (Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, etc.).
East Germany (East Germany / GDR) – united with West Germany in 1990, and today is one Germany.
Austro-Hungarian Empire – broke up into several countries after World War I (1918).
Czechoslovakia – broke up into the Czech Republic & Slovakia in 1993.
Prussia – Disappeared after World War II.
🕌 Asia
Ottoman Empire – Disappeared after World War I (1922), forming present-day Turkey.
Tibet – Under Chinese control in the 1950s.
Sikkim – Joined India in 1975.
Hyderabad State – Joined India in 1948.
🌍 Africa
Biafra – Declared independence in Nigeria in 1967–1970, but later ceased to exist.
Zulu Kingdom – Joined South Africa after British occupation.
🌎 America
New Granada – Existed in the 1830s, later became countries such as Colombia and Panama.
Republic of Texas – 1836–1845, later annexed by the United States.
Hawaiian Kingdom – 1898. Became a U.S. territory.
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