I was at a thrift store the other day, looking at an old globe, trying to figure out when it was made by the countries that existed on it.
It seemed like a good skill to have, so I researched a little more, and found this list a like minded gentleman had put together!
May 1990: North and South Yemen mergeOctober 1990: There is only one GermanyDecember 1991: Soviet Union breaks upDuring 1992: Yugoslavia breaks upJanuary 1993: Czechoslovakia dissolvesApril 1994: White rule over and racial homelands are dissolved in South AfricaMay 1997: Zaire becomes the Democratic Republic of the CongoJuly 2000: Yemen's current border with Saudi Arabia officially agreed uponMay 2002: East Timor becomes independentJune 2006: Montenegro separates from SerbiaFebruary 2008: Kosovo becomes independent (not universally recognized)
http://www.geographictravels.com/2009/06/how-to-tell-when-map-went-out-of-date.html
Fantastic!
That blog post just redefined "dork" for me. Love ya!
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