New Caledonia
- New Caledonia and dependencies will be independent from France in a referendum.
- —Guest Beestie
South Sudan
- In the context of on going crisis in sudan, people will surely going to vote for new sudan...but question remains whether it is only solution. Instead of try for unified world we are creating more boudaries, more disputes, more wars.
- —Guest Sant Vijay
South Sudan
- The referendum vote will be fascinating to watch. Matt, I know Nat Geo struggles with this a lot, but what, by your definition, constitutes a country? [Matt's note: You can find my definition of an independent country here on my site - the link is found in the introductory paragraph at the top of this article.]
- —Guest Ryan
South Sudan
- South Sudan/New Sudan. the southern Sudanese, in the upcoming referendum where they will vote for either unity or separation, will vote for separation and this means that a new country is going to be created. They will not vote for unity because they do not trust the Khartoum government anymore after the 21 years of war which claimed millions of life of their beloved ones.
- —Guest mabyhor
Mindanao
- it's been a long time since this 2nd largest island in the philippines hoping for its Independence, mindanao is populated mostly by muslims... Philippine archipelago is dominated by Roman Catholic except for this island. 'til now war between christians and muslims is indeed in progress.
- —Guest reagan
Kurdistan
- i think Kurdistan would be independent from Iraq republic
- —Guest manuch
Tibet
- Due to international pressure it is likely that China frees Tibet from its control. We can hope of an independent Tibet in the near future.
- —Guest Akbar
Bloody Padania
- A plethora of north Italy people hope to become indipendent from south in order to reduce the government ax demand. Some people would prefer to join with Switzerland, and some politic doesn't have so straitful ideas...We will see, I hope that my country keep his integrity as long as we speak the same language and we gain indipendency from spanish and austrian domination.
- —Guest Matteo - Italy
Geogrian South Ousetchia
- there had been a Ethnic cleansing during Georgia- Russian war whereby many civilians were cleansed severly from both sides which then caused a huge population shift from border to border opening the door to further separation of different ethntic groups, and on the other hand Russia had recognised immediatly after the war ended leaveing way to much greater chance of world recognition since Russia now is a major player in world affairs and is going to be sooner.
- —Guest aden
Southern Sudan
- Southern Sudan will be next. I believe they held elections recently. The south of Sudan is mainly Christian; the North is Muslim.
- —Guest Steve
Houtbaairepublicana
- The Republic of Hout Bay on the afternoon sunshine side of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa had long been recognised as an independent holiday colony. I think the next independent country will be the Republic of Hout Bay.
- —Guest Republic of Hout Bay
Greenland
- Greenland will soon be an independent state, seceding from the Kingdom of Denmark.
- —Guest Alex
Abkhazia
- This region in Georgia created a small "war" between Russia and Georgia. This region is recognized by 4 countries and 2 Breakaway regions (Transnistria and South Ossetia). Abkhazia will eventually be recognized as its own country after some time but it is possible it won't become one. Somaliland has waited a very long time and still isn't internationally recognized. But Montenegro is now recognized internationally and was the latest to join the United Nations.
- —JoeBlabbah
Arizona
- Arizona will be the next place to declare it's independence and they will probably make Joe Arpaio their King.
- —Guest rstecz
Basques
- I hope and would like for it to be the nation of Basques in the Northern Spain.
- —Guest Jim Franklin
