Next independent nation

[CiviC]

Who do you think will be the next independent nation in the World?

I'm refering not to self-proclaimed entities and recognised by few states (like Abkhazia or South Ossetia), it has to be a generally non disputed independence or an independence recognised by significant number of important states (like Kosovo).

[Poach]

A good question, where do we know that has a reasonably popular independence movement? I'm reckoning Kurdistan to be honest, they're pretty much independent in all but name these days.

[Farnan]

Palestine.

[intel]

Kashmir, Palestine, Kurdistan?

[Frederich Barbarossa]

hmmm Good question, I'd have to go with Kurdistan, Palestine, and Iraq splitting into 3 countries.

[Farnan]

The last one isn't likely to happen and the KRG doesn't want independence.

[Armenum]

How about Nagorno-Karabakh? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NKR)

[nce_wht_guy]

The Soviet Socialist Republic of Wales

[Yorkshireman]

The Soviet Socialist Republic of Wales

Unlikely.

The desire for Wales to be an independent nation also appears to be waning. According to the poll, the level of support for an independent Wales outside the UK but within the EU was just 7% with 4% wanting an independent Wales outside both the UK and the EU.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/wal...cs/8541797.stm

[nce_wht_guy]

Unlikely.

I was just taking the piss.

[roy34543]

Palesine probably. At least one side is likely to declare unilaterally that theres an independent palestine, irregardless of wether the other side agrees. Im guessing kurdistan is an option but meh.. they have a lot of oil, Im not sure that they will be let go of that easily.
Theres also the possibility of quebec independence, thats actually the most solid likelihood in a way.

[Tiberios]

South Sudan?

[uzi716]

South Sudan?

I doubt the Sudanese dictator will allow that...

[Tiberios]

I doubt the Sudanese dictator will allow that...

yeah, but the last civil war they had the South manage to force the north to accept a plebescite on the issue..

[CiviC]

Kurdistan (Iraqi), Quebec and South Sudan seem the best candidates so far.
Palestine is still to complicated.

[Confederate Jeb]

Confederates States of America? Would be nice, especially if all the US did it so we could get back to our roots, and not the socialist/progressive path we've been on since the very late 1800s.

Quebec would be my choice though. Perhaps they are tired of how crappy healthcare is up there? All the premiers of Canada come down to the US to get their medical needs taken care of, so maybe Quebec will understand that leaving Canada is for the best.

Hope Israel takes care of business if Palestine does form. I might have to move there to help the Israelis out.

[Thanatos]

Confederates States of America? Would be nice, especially if all the US did it so we could get back to our roots, and not the socialist/progressive path we've been on since the very late 1800s.

Quebec would be my choice though. Perhaps they are tired of how crappy healthcare is up there? All the premiers of Canada come down to the US to get their medical needs taken care of, so maybe Quebec will understand that leaving Canada is for the best.

Except Quebec as a whole doesn't really wish to secede, only a very vocal minority.

[Arch-hereticK]

Cyprus.

[CiviC]

Cyprus.

Cyprus is independent

[Eastern Roman]

Cyprus is independent

Northern Cyprus

Northern Cyprus or North Cyprus (Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs), known officially as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) (Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, KKTC) [4], is a de facto independent republic[5][6][7] located in the north of Cyprus. Northern Cyprus declared its independence in 1983, nine years after a Greek Cypriot coup attempting to annex the island to Greece triggered an invasion by Turkey. It has received diplomatic recognition only from Turkey, on which it has become dependent for economic, political and military support. The rest of the international community, including the United Nations and European Union, recognises the de jure sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over the whole island.
The Turkish Army maintains a large force in Northern Cyprus. The Republic of Cyprus and the international community regard it as an illegal occupation force and its presence has also been denounced in several United Nations Security Council resolutions.

International status and foreign relations

The international community, with the exception of Turkey, does not recognise Northern Cyprus as a sovereign state, but recognises the de jure sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over the whole island. The United Nations considers the declaration of independence by Northern Cyprus as legally invalid in several of its resolutions.[20][21]
In wake of the April 2004 referendum on the United Nations Annan Plan, and the support of the Turkish Cypriot community for the plan, the European Union made pledges towards ending the isolation of northern Cyprus. These included measures for trade and 259 million euro in aid.
The Organization of the Islamic Conference gave Northern Cyprus the status of a constituent state, making the "Turkish Cypriot State" an observer member of the organization.[22] A number of high profile formal meetings have also taken place between President Mehmet Ali Talat and various foreign leaders and politicians including the former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the then British foreign minister, Jack Straw and former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
The Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan (Azerbaijan) has issued a resolution recognizing Northern Cyprus' independence, but Azerbaijan has yet refrained to officially support this decision due to the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.[23]
The European Union considers the area not under effective control of the Republic of Cyprus as EU territory under Turkish military occupation and thus indefinitely exempt from EU legislation until a settlement has been found.