University of Oxford geographer Nick Middleton wro...  ...ally doesn’t help when you’re a small nation trying -and failing- to gain acceptance from othe...  ...rying -and failing- to gain acceptance from other nations . Not only does a country have to be recognized, b...  ...ave to be recognized, but...

[http://youtu.be/OPHRIjI3hXs] (YouTube link)C.G.P....  ...ated. Or at least very odd when compared to other nations

Today is the official birth date of South Sudan, a...  ...is the official birth date of South Sudan, a new nation that is independent from Sudan as of today. Crowd...  ...'s sovereignty officially breaks Africa's largest nation into two. It is the result of a January refere...  ...rs. South Sudan starts out...

Just how hard is it to misplace an entire civilization, really? ...the Mayans were an incredibly advanced society believed to have the only complete written language in the pre-Columbian Americas. They were also renowne...