Countries Independent after 2000

5 of the 172 countries in Geo Atlas answer yes to the question “Did the country gain independence after 2000?”. They are spread across 3 continents, mostly Europe (3). The largest is South Sudan (619,745 km²) and the smallest Kosovo (10,887 km²). The most populous is South Sudan with 11.2 million people; together these countries are home to about 21.8 million people. Each country below links to its full geography profile — then try to find them all on the map in a game.