These nations were once proud and powerful, with their flags, leaders, and cultures. But today, they live only in history books and old maps. Do you know about countries that no longer exist?

24/7 Tempo used reference materials like Britannica.com, state and country websites, and various biographical websites as information sources to create its list of countries that no longer exist.

Architect and researcher Bjorn Berge thinks you can gather clues by looking at its stamps. In his new book Nowherelands, Berge collects the stamps of countries that no longer exist.

There are currently 195 recognized countries in the world – but as with anything tied to the inherent unpredictability of international politics, that number has naturally fluctuated over the ...

However, that won't be happening with the following countries, which, as of astonishingly recently, no longer exist.

24/7 Wall St. used reference materials like Britannica.com, state and country websites, and various biographical websites as information sources to create its list of countries that no longer exist.

Another one is Yugoslavia, which broke apart into several countries after years of conflict. In this article, we’ll take a look at the top 5 countries that no longer exist.