Can you name a country that was once united but is now divided into two or more countries, excluding Palestine and Israel?

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Yes — here are some examples of countries that were once united but later split into two or more independent countries (excluding Palestine and Israel):

  • Sudan → Sudan & South Sudan (South Sudan became independent in 2011).
  • Yugoslavia → multiple countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and later Kosovo).
  • Czechoslovakia → Czech Republic & Slovakia (peacefully separated in 1993, known as the "Velvet Divorce").
  • Soviet Union → 15 independent republics (including Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic states, etc., after 1991).
  • Pakistan → Pakistan & Bangladesh (Bangladesh gained independence in 1971).
  • East Germany & West Germany → united in 1990 (the reverse case: formerly divided, now one).

👉 Since you asked specifically about a country that was once united and is now divided, the clearest examples are Sudan, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union, and Pakistan.

Would you like me to give you a list of modern-day countries that exist today because of these divisions?

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