Sentence examples for last countries from inspiring English sources

When Nigeria marked two years without any new cases last month, Afghanistan and Pakistan were thought to be the last countries in the world left where polio is endemic.

MANILA — When citizens of the small Mediterranean nation of Malta voted in a referendum last month to legalize divorce, they reignited debate in the Philippines, one of the last countries, along with Vatican City, where divorce is still banned.

The United States was one of the last countries to institute such programs.

ARGENTINA may seem like one of the last countries on earth to offer lessons for dealing with economic malaise.

The Netherlands, one of the last countries to make its nomination, is keeping its current commissioner, Neelie Kroes.

"It turns out that the United States is one of the last countries on earth to get it," he said.

The last country to join was Estonia in 2011.

In the Western Hemisphere, Brazill was the last country to abolish slavery.

It was the last country to officially abolish slavery in 1888.

In 1999 China became the last country to give up manufacturing steam locomotives.

Lithuania will not be the last country to join the euro.