The Quiz: After gaining independence in 2011, which country became internationally recognized as the newest country in the world?
Croatia
Serbia
Yemen
South Sudan
The newest internationally recognized country in the world is the African country of South Sudan, which declared independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011. This was a direct result of a 2005 agreement that put an end to the longest-running civil war in Africa. In the following days, South Sudan became also the newest member of the United Nations. The South Sudanese population is composed mostly of Nilotic peoples, and it is also demographically among the youngest nations in the world, with roughly half of the population under 18 years old.
The correct answer to this quiz is South Sudan.