Countries are created due to several political, geological and economical factors. Unlike many of the nations, there are some of them that are politically or economically unstable or have converted in a major conflict zone. Here are 10 countries that might exist in the near future:
1. United Korea
On one hand, South Korea is a hyper-capitalist tech-dominated country with one of the highest living standards of it's population in Asia. On the other hand North Korea is nothing but an impoverished wasteland that has been ruled by paranoid dictators. If ever in future, North Korea ever collapses, the official policy is for them to reunite, which can take place years later or maybe even a week.
2. The United States Of Europe
The call for ‘United States of Europe’ was first issued by Winston Churchill. As in 1946, this seemed to be one of the best ways to end the suffering from the bruising wars. Since then, many have supported his call. Building "United States of Europe" is basically combination of a common government, army, and currency, as in accordance with the treaty that made the current modern EU. However, this is a real possibility.
3. Independent London
With the secession from EU, it seems that London isn’t far from becoming an independent state. London, the capital of UK and one of the most dynamic cities on Earth, has a full potential to leave the UK. With a powerful population of over eight million, land area in excess of city states like Singapore, and already being, culturally and economically detached from the nation around it. Basically, an independent London will be a powerful financial center dominated by left-ish politics.
4. Kurdistan
The Kurds, an ethnic group from the Middle East, lost their homeland in the split between Iraq, Syria, and Turkey, owing to the aftermath of WW1. Since then they have been fighting for a separate Kurdish state, following a civil war in Turkey and an attempted genocide against the Kurds in Iraq. Amidst this came the Syrian civil war and rise of ISIS, to which the Kurds became allies to the US in the region. Kurdish forces have seized territory ISIS took from Iraq, even large enfolds of Syrian land were under the Kurds control.
5. Catalonia
Catalonia is the home to Barcelona and the economic engine of Spain. It has always been fiercely independent with its diversity, own language, and its own currency. Since 2014, after a non-binding referendum had over 80% of Catalans vote to split from Spain. Since it’s already on its way to secession, a Catalan state would be relatively wealthy and have a good industrial base.
6. Somaliland
Somaliland is already a state, but modern day Somalia entails Puntland and Somalia itself, though it declared independence from Somalia way back in 1991. Since then all 35 years has seen an independent free election, kept at peace, created state infrastructure, and developed economically. Somaliland doesn’t have any recognition for this independence though, yet does business with the US, EU, UN and Arab League. Also maintains its own army and controls its borders.
7. Scotland
In 2014, Scottish voters almost came within the edge of opting to split Scotland from the UK, creating a new state. Even though this established a sense of nationalism within them, over 55% of Scots ultimately chose to remain within the union. Independent Scotland will either make it or break, considering all depends on oil prices and Scotland’s largest resource would be north sea oil.
8. East and West Libya
Since the time Gaddafi was overthrown, the country has just kept tossing in-between diverse and extreme visions of what it should be, never settling on one of them. The state of affairs has pretty much deteriorated with Militias seizing control of large areas. ISIS taking over drapes of central territory. Multiple self-declared governments have emerged, each claiming to be the legitimate one to rule. Amidst all this, the one thing to keep it all together has been falling apart, East and West Libya, that is; with a finality to end each other’s unification and go separate sooner.