Sentence:  The collapse of the imperialist colonial system has complicated the problem of marketing for capitalists in two ways. Positively from the angle of international monopoly capital, the struggle of the newly <WSD>free countries</WSD> for economic independence and their first steps towards the creation of a modern diversified economy are increasing the demand for certain modern consumer goods, and for equipment and other production commodities from the industiralized capitalist countries. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A sovereign or independent country.