Countries Independent after 1960

📜 Did the country gain independence after 1960?

65 countries

65 of the 172 countries in Geo Atlas answer yes to the question “Did the country gain independence after 1960?”. They are spread across 6 continents, mostly Africa (22). The largest is Russia (17,098,242 km²) and the smallest Singapore (728 km²). The most populous is Bangladesh with 164.7 million people; together these countries are home to about 960 million people. Each country below links to its full geography profile — then try to find them all on the map in a game.

Africa · 22Asia · 18Europe · 16Oceania · 5North America · 2South America · 2
Algeria 🏛 Algiers Africa · 44.7 million Angola 🏛 Luanda Africa · 32.9 million Armenia 🏛 Yerevan Asia · 3 million Azerbaijan 🏛 Baku Asia · 10.1 million Bahrain 🏛 Manama Asia · 1.7 million Bangladesh 🏛 Dhaka Asia · 164.7 million Belarus 🏛 Minsk Europe · 9.4 million Belize 🏛 Belmopan North America · 397,000 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🏛 Sarajevo Europe · 3.3 million Botswana 🏛 Gaborone Africa · 2.4 million Brunei 🏛 Bandar Seri Begawan Asia · 437,000 Burundi 🏛 Gitega Africa · 11.9 million Croatia 🏛 Zagreb Europe · 4 million Czech Republic 🏛 Prague Europe · 10.7 million Djibouti 🏛 Djibouti City Africa · 988,000 East Timor 🏛 Dili Asia · 1.3 million Equatorial Guinea 🏛 Malabo Africa · 1.4 million Eritrea 🏛 Asmara Africa · 3.5 million Estonia 🏛 Tallinn Europe · 1.3 million Eswatini 🏛 Mbabane Africa · 1.2 million Fiji 🏛 Suva Oceania · 896,000 Gambia 🏛 Banjul Africa · 2.4 million Georgia 🏛 Tbilisi Asia · 4 million Guinea-Bissau 🏛 Bissau Africa · 2 million Guyana 🏛 Georgetown South America · 786,559 Jamaica 🏛 Kingston North America · 3 million Kazakhstan 🏛 Nur-Sultan Asia · 18.8 million Kenya 🏛 Nairobi Africa · 53.8 million Kosovo 🏛 Pristina Europe · 1.8 million Kuwait 🏛 Kuwait City Asia · 4.3 million Kyrgyzstan 🏛 Bishkek Asia · 6.5 million Latvia 🏛 Riga Europe · 1.9 million Lesotho 🏛 Maseru Africa · 2.1 million Lithuania 🏛 Vilnius Europe · 2.7 million Malawi 🏛 Lilongwe Africa · 19.1 million Moldova 🏛 Chisinau Europe · 2.7 million Montenegro 🏛 Podgorica Europe · 628,000 Mozambique 🏛 Maputo Africa · 31.3 million Namibia 🏛 Windhoek Africa · 2.5 million North Macedonia 🏛 Skopje Europe · 2.1 million Palestine 🏛 Ramallah Asia · 4.7 million Papua New Guinea 🏛 Port Moresby Oceania · 8.9 million Qatar 🏛 Doha Asia · 2.9 million Russia 🏛 Moscow Europe · 145.9 million Rwanda 🏛 Kigali Africa · 13 million Samoa 🏛 Apia Oceania · 198,000 Serbia 🏛 Belgrade Europe · 6.8 million Sierra Leone 🏛 Freetown Africa · 8 million Singapore 🏛 Singapore Asia · 5.8 million Slovakia 🏛 Bratislava Europe · 5.5 million Slovenia 🏛 Ljubljana Europe · 2.1 million Solomon Islands 🏛 Honiara Oceania · 687,000 South Sudan 🏛 Juba Africa · 11.2 million Suriname 🏛 Paramaribo South America · 586,000 Tajikistan 🏛 Dushanbe Asia · 9.5 million Tanzania 🏛 Dodoma Africa · 59.7 million Turkmenistan 🏛 Ashgabat Asia · 5.9 million UAE 🏛 Abu Dhabi Asia · 9.8 million Uganda 🏛 Kampala Africa · 45.7 million Ukraine 🏛 Kyiv Europe · 43.7 million Uzbekistan 🏛 Tashkent Asia · 33.5 million Vanuatu 🏛 Port Vila Oceania · 307,000 Yemen 🏛 Sanaa Asia · 29.8 million Zambia 🏛 Lusaka Africa · 18.4 million Zimbabwe 🏛 Harare Africa · 14.9 million

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