Did you know what the newest country in the world is? 🌍 Right now, it’s South Sudan 🇸🇸 — a nation that gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after decades of civil war and a historic national vote 🗳️ — but that title might soon belong to another place: Bougainville 🏝️ a small island in the Pacific Ocean 🌊 which is on track to become the 196th country on the world map 🗺️ after an overwhelming 97% of its population voted for independence from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 in 2019, citing deep cultural differences, and what makes this story even more fascinating is that Papua New Guinea was once part of Australia 🇦🇺 which itself separated from Great Britain 🇬🇧 in 1901 — a true chain of independence stories 📜 — and if everything goes according to plan, Bougainville could officially join the list of nations by 2027, with a size and population comparable to Cyprus 🇨🇾 and Lebanon 🇱🇧

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