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States and territories established in 1965

  • Cook IslandsThe Cook Islands sit in the South Pacific Ocean, north-east of New Zealand. Fifteen islands spread across a vast stretch of water form this nation.
  • SingaporeIn 1365, the Javanese eulogy Nagarakretagama recorded a place called Temasek, meaning Sea Town, as a trading port under the influence of the Majapahit Empire.
  • MaldivesThe Maldives stretches across the equator from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to Addu Atoll in the south. This chain of 26 atolls covers roughly 90,000…