Texas was once an independent country before joining the United States as a state.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Namibia.
In the olden days Iowa was located in the southwest. Iowa is still located in the southwest region today, we were all once the southwest when pangea was around but then the world had an earthquake and broke up and us iowans got to be the lucky ones who stayed in the southwest region also Eddie is a loser.
Angola
Texas was once a country known as the Republic of Texas before it joined the United States in 1845.
No, Kosovo is a region of what was once the larger country of Yugoslavia.
Africa
Turkey
Spain had the first claims in the American southwest. Once Mexico gained independence, this area was a part of Mexico. However, the US gained control as a result of the Mexican-American War.
Namibia.
The term satellite state means a country that is controlled by a more powerful country. A satellite state means that the country was once independent by is now heavily controlled by the politics, economy, and military capabilities of another country.