Statistics for Countries that Gained Independence via Referendums

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Year of Referendum	Former State	New State	% Correct
2006	Serbia and Montenegro	Montenegro	85%
2011	Sudan	South Sudan	85%
1991	Yugoslavia	Croatia	84%
1991	Soviet Union	Estonia	84%
1991	Soviet Union	Latvia	84%
1991	Soviet Union	Lithuania	84%
1991	Soviet Union	Ukraine	82%
1992	Yugoslavia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	81%
1993	Ethiopia	Eritrea	80%
1991	Yugoslavia	Macedonia	79%
1999	Indonesia	East Timor	78%
1991	Soviet Union	Georgia	78%
1990	Yugoslavia	Slovenia	77%
1991	Soviet Union	Armenia	76%
1905	Sweden-Norway	Norway	75%
1991	Soviet Union	Azerbaijan	74%
1944	Denmark	Iceland	74%
1991	Soviet Union	Turkmenistan	70%
1991	Soviet Union	Uzbekistan	69%
1962	France	Algeria	61%
1961	New Zealand	Samoa	51%
1983	United States	Micronesia	31%
1964	United Kingdom	Malta	26%
1846	USA	Liberia	24%
1945	France	Cambodia	20%
1964	United Kingdom	Rhodesia	19%
1977	France	Djibouti	16%
1958	France	Guinea	16%
1970	United Kingdom	Bahrain	8%