Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with ind

Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had bec

Tajikistan has completed its transition from the civil war that plagu

A lengthy struggle between France and Great Britain for the islands e

Eritrea was awarded to Ethiopia in 1952 as part of a federation. Ethi

Madeira is part of Portugal.

These uninhabited islands came under Australian authority in 1931; fo