Local elections in Catalonia, which could lead to an independence referendum, put the region in a race with Scotland to be the world’s next new nation. Some other contenders:
NEW CALEDONIA A collectivity of France governed by a high commissioner and a 54-seat territorial congress. Rejected independence in a referendum in 1987 but will hold another one in 2015.
MTHWAKAZI A kingdom until the late 19th century, now part of Zimbabwe. A MTHWAKAZI independence party was founded earlier this year.
CABINDA Former Portuguese Congo, now a province of Angola. Detached from the rest of Angola by strip of the Congo.
BIAFRA Breakaway republic from Nigeria which existed between 1967 and 1970 before being reabsorbed. But there is still a Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, which claims to be a government in exile and issues passports to exiles.
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