A former British colony, Cyprus received independence in 1960 followi

Lebanon has made progress toward rebuilding its political institution

Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants durin

The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under th

The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627.

The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African R

Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial reg

For most of its history since independence from British administratio