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South Ossetia declared it’s independence from Georgia and pronounced that it was a fully autonomous state in 1990. Up until 2008, when an armed conflict re-sparked tensions in the area, South Ossetia was sprinkled with small cities and villages, alternately occupied by both Georgian inhabitants and South Ossetians. Although South Ossetia declared it’s independence in [...]

Throughout the course of human history international borders have been realigned by war, strife, and political jostling. This often results in the separation of similar ethnic groups, tribes, and families. There have also been times however when ethnic groups are incapable of living together and redraw national borders because of strife between the sides. This [...]

South Ossetia, formerly part of the country of Georgia, has not been a nation for long. Although it has been a nation since 1990 in its own eyes, the country it used to be part of still considers it part of Georgia’s territory. While the modern history of the new nation is interesting, it does [...]

South Ossetia declared its independence from the Russian territory of Georgia in 1990. Georgia has tried to reclaim the territory several times since then, but it has little success. Few countries officially recognize the nation’s sovereignty. Russia, Nicaragua, and Venezuela are currently the only exceptions to this. The European Union did not come to a [...]

One of the first lessons any child learns during their early years in school is geography and civics. At first students are taught the geography of the country they live in, but eventually they are introduced to the world as a whole through textbooks and globes. The location and number of countries in planet Earth [...]