The Story of the Fourth of July. We celebrate American Independence Day on the Fourth of July every year. We think of July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation.
there are 6 islands in Africa so if you count the islands and the countries in Africa it will bring you to a total of 53.
Not just an African phenomenon. While it might seem a quirk not to be able to say, for sure, how many countries there are on the continent, the disagreement over numbers is not limited to Africa. In Asia, there is disagreement about whether Taiwan, which split off from China in 1949, is an independent nation, or not.