Here is a brief history of some of our DXCC entities that you probably didn't know the backstory about.  Of course, we just take them for granted that they are a "country", when in reality, they are sometimes just vaporware states. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJJQAj82zYg

73's

George - WB5JJJ
HoIP - 100105