List of sovereign states by date of formation

Below is a list of sovereign states with the dates of their formation (date of their independence or of their constitution), sorted by continent.

This list includes the 195 states which are currently member states of the United Nations or non-member observer states with the United Nations General Assembly. This does not include extinct states, but does include several states with limited recognition.^{[note 1]}

For proposed states or various indigenous nations which consider themselves still under occupation, see list of active autonomist and secessionist movements.

Nation-building is a long evolutionary process, and in most cases the date of a country's "formation" cannot be objectively determined; e.g., the fact that England and France were sovereign kingdoms on equal footing in the medieval period does not prejudice the fact that England is not now a sovereign state (having passed sovereignty to Great Britain in 1707), while France is a Republic founded in 1870 (though the term France generally refers to the current French Fifth Republic government, formed in 1958).

Around 60 countries gained independence from the United Kingdom throughout its history, the most in the world, followed by around 40 countries that gained independence from France throughout its history.^[2] Over 50% of the world's borders today were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism.^[3]^[4]^[5]

An unambiguous measure is the date of national constitutions; but as constitutions are an almost entirely modern concept, all formation dates by that criterion are modern or early modern (the oldest extant constitution being that of San Marino, dating to 1600).

Independence dates for widely recognized states earlier than 1919 should be treated with caution, since prior to the founding of the League of Nations, there was no international body to recognize nationhood, and independence had no meaning beyond mutual recognition of de facto sovereigns (the role of the League of Nations was effectively taken over by the United Nations after the Second World War). See also: disputed territories.

Many countries have some remote (or fantastically remote) symbolic foundation date as part of their national mythology, sometimes artificially inflating a country's "age" for reasons of nationalism, sometimes merely gesturing at a long and gradual process of the formalizing national identity. Such dates do not reflect the formation of a state (an independent political entity).^{[citation needed]}

The following list contains the formation dates of countries with a short description of formation events. For a more detailed description of a country's formation and history, please see the main article for that country.

Africa

Country	Date of current form of government	Birth of current form of government	Date of acquisition of sovereignty	Acquisition of sovereignty	Date of territorial modification	Most recent significant territorial modification
Algeria	19 September 1958	Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic proclaimed	202 BC	Massinissa unifies Numidia which extended from the Moulouya river in the west to Cyrenaica in the east	18 March 1845	Lalla Maghnia treaty between French administration in Algeria and the Sherifian empire, the treaty confirms the Sherifian acquisitions in 1813, the Moulouya river is no longer the border between the two territories and is relocated to Oued Kiss. Algerian territory no longer comprises Oujda and Figuig
Algeria	19 September 1958	Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic proclaimed	5 July 1962	Algeria reclaims sovereignty over the entire Algerian territory upon independence from France	18 March 1845
Angola	1975		11 November 1975	Independence from Portugal
Benin	1 March 1960		1 August 1960	Independence from France	15 January 1894	Borders of French Protectorate of Dahomey set at conclusion of Second Franco-Dahomean War
Botswana	30 September 1966		30 September 1966	Independence from the United Kingdom	31 December 1999	Sedudu ruled to belong to Botswana rather than Namibia by the International Court of Justice.
Burkina Faso	30 September 2022	Coup d'état	5 August 1960	Independence from France
Burundi	28 November 1966	Monarchy replaced by republic	1 July 1962	Independence from Belgium
Cabo Verde	5 July 1975		5 July 1975	Independence from Portugal
Cameroon	20 May 1972		1 January 1960	Independence from France	1 October 1961	Merger of part of British Cameroons with Cameroon
Central African Republic	21 September 1979	Monarchy replaced by republic	13 August 1960	Independence from France
Chad	10 October 2022	National Transitional Council established	11 August 1960	Independence from France	3 February 1997	Aouzou Strip awarded to Chad
Comoros			6 July 1975	Independence from France declared
Democratic Republic of Congo	17 May 1997		30 June 1960	Independence from Belgium
Republic of Congo			15 August 1960	Independence from France
Djibouti			27 June 1977	Independence from France
Egypt	18 June 1953	Egyptian revolution of 1952, Egyptian monarchy overthrown in a military coup, republic declared	28 February 1922	The UK ends its protectorate, granting independence to Egypt	1925	The eastern borders of Libya and British Egypt are changed to their present boundaries.
Equatorial Guinea			12 October 1968	Independence from Spain
Eritrea			27 April 1993	Independence from Ethiopia declared	1 April 2002	Badme ruled to be Eritrean by the Eritrea–Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC after the Eritrean–Ethiopian War). Contested by Ethiopia
Eswatini	8 February 2006	Constitution of Eswatini	6 September 1968	Independence from the United Kingdom
Ethiopia	21 August 1995	1995 Constitution of Ethiopia	900	Zagwe dynasty	1 April 2002	Badme ruled to be Eritrean by the Eritrea–Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC after the Eritrean–Ethiopian War). Contested by Ethiopia
Gabon			17 August 1960	Independence from France
Gambia			18 February 1965	Independence from the United Kingdom
Ghana			6 March 1957	Independence from the United Kingdom	13 December 1956	Union of British Togoland with Gold Coast
Guinea declaration			2 October 1958	Independence from France
Guinea-Bissau			24 September 1973	Independence from Portugal declared
Guinea-Bissau			10 September 1974	Independence from Portugal recognized
Ivory Coast			4 December 1958	Autonomous republic within French Community
Ivory Coast			7 August 1960	Independence from France
Kenya			12 December 1963	Independence from the United Kingdom
Lesotho			4 October 1966	Independence from the United Kingdom	12 March 1868	Area that is now Lesotho placed under British rule
Liberia			26 July 1847	Independence from American Colonization Society	6 January 1986	Current constitution came into effect
Libya	4 August 2014	House of Representatives takes power.^{[note 2]}	24 December 1951	Independence from UN Trusteeship (British and French administration after Italian governance ends in 1947)	13 February 1984	Aouzou Strip awarded to Chad.
Madagascar			14 October 1958	The Malagasy Republic was created as autonomous state within French Community
Madagascar			26 June 1960	France recognizes Madagascar's independence
Malawi			6 July 1964	Independence from the United Kingdom
Mali			25 November 1958	French Sudan gains autonomy	8 April 1960	Senegal secedes from Mali Federation
Mali			22 September 1960	Independence from France	8 April 1960	Senegal secedes from Mali Federation
Mauritania			28 November 1960	Independence from France	11 August 1979	Mauritania withdraws from Tiris al-Gharbiyya (part of Western Sahara)
Mauritius			12 March 1968	Independence from the United Kingdom	1965	Separation of Chagos Archipelago
Morocco	18 November 1955	Protectorate Abolished	788 AD	Enthronement of Idris I in Volubilis	6 November 1975	Green March
Mozambique	27 October 1994	Mozambique holds its first multiparty election since the Civil War	25 June 1975	Independence from Portugal
Namibia			21 March 1990	Independence from South African rule	1 March 1997	Walvis Bay integrated into Namibia
Niger			4 December 1958	Autonomy within French Community
Niger			3 August 1960	Independence from France
Nigeria			1 October 1960	Independence from the United Kingdom	15 January 1970	Biafra re-integrated into Nigeria
Nigeria			1 October 1960	Independence from the United Kingdom	1 June 1961	Northern Cameroons integrated in Nigeria
Rwanda			1 July 1962	Independence from Belgium
São Tomé and Príncipe			12 July 1975	Independence from Portugal
Senegal			20 August 1960	Independence from France
Seychelles			29 June 1976	Independence from the United Kingdom
Sierra Leone			27 April 1961	Independence from the United Kingdom
Somalia	20 August 2012	Federal Government of Somalia established.^{[note 3]}	1 July 1960	Union of Trust Territory of Somalia (former Italian Somaliland) and State of Somaliland (formerly British Somaliland)	18 May 1991 (disputed)	Somaliland declares independence, but is not recognized by any UN state.
South Africa	31 May 1961	Republic declared	11 December 1931	Statute of Westminster, which establishes a status of legislative equality between the self-governing dominion of the Union of South Africa and the UK	21 March 1990	De facto: South West Africa declares independence, forming Namibia
South Africa	4 February 1997	The post-Apartheid Constitution of South Africa comes into effect	31 May 1910	Creation of the autonomous Union of South Africa from the previously separate colonies of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and Orange River	27 April 1994	De jure: Reincorporation of the nominally independent but unrecognised bantustans into post-apartheid South Africa
South Sudan	9 July 2011	2011 South Sudanese independence referendum	9 July 2011	Separation of Southern Sudan from Sudan
Sudan	15 April 2010	First democratic election since the Second Sudanese Civil War	1 January 1956	Independence from Egyptian and British joint rule	9 July 2011	South Sudan secedes from Sudan
Tanzania	1 July 1991	Amendment to Constitution of Tanzania ends status as one-party state	9 December 1961	Independence of Tanganyika from the United Kingdom	26 April 1964	Merger of Zanzibar with Tanganyika to form Tanzania
Togo			30 August 1958	Autonomy within French Union
Togo			27 April 1960	Independence from France
Tunisia	25 July 2022	2022 Constitution of Tunisia	20 March 1956	Independence from France
Uganda			1 March 1962	Self-government granted
Uganda			9 October 1962	Independence from the United Kingdom
Zambia			24 October 1964	Independence from the United Kingdom
Zimbabwe	22 December 1987	Robert Mugabe revises the Constitution of Zimbabwe to create an executive presidency.^{[note 4]}	11 November 1965	Unilateral declaration of independence by Southern Rhodesia	1901	BSAC separates North-Eastern Rhodesia from Southern Rhodesia
Zimbabwe	22 December 1987		18 April 1980	Recognized independence from the United Kingdom as Zimbabwe	1901

Americas

Country	Date of current form of government	Birth of current form of government	Date of acquisition of sovereignty	Acquisition of sovereignty	Date of territorial modification	Most recent significant territorial modification
Antigua and Barbuda			1 November 1981	Independence from the United Kingdom
Argentina	10 December 1983	The current Constitution of Argentina enters in force	25 May 1810	May Revolution installs first local government	18 October 1884	Conquest of the Desert
Argentina	10 December 1983	The current Constitution of Argentina enters in force	9 July 1816	Argentine Declaration of Independence from Spain.	18 October 1884	Conquest of the Desert
Bahamas			7 January 1964	Internal self-governance granted
Bahamas			10 July 1973	Independence from the United Kingdom
Barbados			30 November 1966	Independence from the United Kingdom
Belize			1 January 1964	Self-governing colony	1859	Treaty establishes border between British Honduras and Guatemala
Belize			21 September 1981	Independence from the United Kingdom	1859
Bolivia	25 January 2009	Constitution of Bolivia	6 August 1825	Bolivian War of Independence from Spain.	11 November 1903	Treaty of Petrópolis with Brazil whereby Bolivia gained lands in Mato Grosso in exchange for the territory of Acre
Bolivia	25 January 2009	Constitution of Bolivia	21 July 1844	Independence recognized by Spain	11 November 1903
Brazil	5 October 1988	Constitution of Brazil established as the third Federative Republic	7 September 1822	Independence from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves declared	11 November 1903	Signing of the Treaty of Petrópolis with Bolivia whereby Brazil was given the territory of Acre in exchange for lands in Mato Grosso
			29 August 1825	Independence recognized by Portugal
			15 November 1889	Proclamation of the Federal Republic
Canada	1 July 1867	Granted nominal independence (Dominion status), establishing as a federation	11 December 1931	Statute of Westminster	1 April 1999	Nunavut Territory created as per native land claims act from two thirds of the area of Northwest Territories.
Canada	1 July 1867		17 April 1982	Constitution Act, 1982 established	1 April 1999
Chile	17 August 1989	Amendment to the Constitution of Chile ends the military dictatorship	18 September 1810	First Government Junta	3 July 1929	Chile awarded Arica district in Treaty of Lima
			12 February 1818	Chilean Declaration of Independence from Spain
			25 April 1844	Independence recognized by Spain
Colombia	4 July 1991	Colombian Constitution of 1991 established as a presidential republic.	20 July 1810	Colombia declares independence from Spain.	4 July 1991	The Sovereign territory was organized under the National Constituent Assembly.
			17 December 1819	Colombia merged with Venezuela, Panama, and Ecuador.
			19 November 1831	Gran Colombia dissolved creating a pact with Panama as the Republic of New Granada.
			22 May 1858	The Republic of New Granada was replaced to the Granadine Confederation under the 1858 constitution.
			8 May 1863	The Granadine Confederation was replaced to the United States of Colombia under the constitutional change of 1864.
			30 January 1881	Declaration of Independence recognized by Spain
			8 August 1886	Establishment of the current sovereignty of Colombia as a republic.
Costa Rica	7 November 1949	Constitution of Costa Rica	15 September 1821	Costa Rica declared independence from Spain	25 July 1824	Partido de Nicoya
			15 November 1838	Independence from Federal Republic of Central America
			10 May 1850	Independence recognized by Spain
Cuba	1 January 1959	Cuban Revolution	10 October 1898	Several wars were declared against Spain from 1868 to 1898, ending with the military support of USA to the Cuban Revolution.
			10 December 1898	Spain loses the war against the United States and the military occupation of Cuba by the U.S. begins.
			20 May 1902	United States military occupation ends^[6]
Dominica	3 November 1978	Constitution of Dominica	27 February 1967	Became an associated state of the United Kingdom
Dominica	3 November 1978	Constitution of Dominica	3 November 1978	Independence from the United Kingdom
Dominican Republic	28 November 1966	Civilian constitution of the Dominican Republic following the Dominican Civil War.^{[note 5]}	27 February 1844	The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti	9 May 1936	Haiti and the Dominican Republic sign a treaty setting a definitive border.
Dominican Republic	28 November 1966		14 October 1874	Independence recognized by Spain	9 May 1936
Ecuador	28 September 2008	Constitution of Ecuador established.	10 August 1809	First declaration of Independence from Spain	26 February 1946	Rio Protocol ends border dispute with Peru
			24 May 1822	Second declaration of independence from Spain of Gran Colombia, of which Ecuador is a part of
			13 May 1830	Dissolution of Gran Colombia
			16 February 1840	Declaration of Independence recognized by Spain
El Salvador	16 December 1983	Constitution of El Salvador established as the third Unitary presidential republic	15 September 1821	El Salvador becomes independent from Spain, and 4 months later becomes province in First Mexican Empire
			1 July 1823	El Salvador becomes a state of Federal Republic of Central America from the First Mexican Empire
			2 February 1841	Dissolution of the Federal Republic of Central America, El Salvador becomes independent nation
			18 February 1841	El Salvador was internationally recognized.
			24 June 1865	Independence recognized by Spain
Grenada	30 September 1978	Paul Scoon Takes power after the US Invasion Which Ousted the PRG	27 February 1967	Associated state of the United Kingdom
Grenada	30 September 1978		7 February 1974	Full independence from the United Kingdom
Guatemala	31 May 1985	Constitution of Guatemala established	15 September 1821	Guatemala becomes state in Federal Republic of Central America, which declared independence from Spain
			17 April 1839	Independence from Federal Republic of Central America declared
			29 May 1863	Independence recognized by Spain
Guyana			26 May 1966	Independence from the United Kingdom
Haiti	March 1987	Constitution of 1987 (superseded)	1 January 1804	The French colony Saint-Domingue gains independence as Haiti	27 February 1844	The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti
Haiti	March 1987	Constitution of 1987 (superseded)	1 January 1804		9 May 1936	Haiti and the Dominican Republic sign a treaty setting a definitive border.
Honduras	11 January 1982	Constitution of Honduras.	15 September 1821	Honduras becomes state in Federal Republic of Central America, which declared independence from Spain	1 September 1972	Swan Islands returned to Honduras from United States occupation
			26 October 1838	Independence from Federal Republic of Central America
			17 November 1894	Independence from Spain recognized
Jamaica			6 August 1962	Independence from the United Kingdom
Mexico	7 February 1917	Constitution of Mexico	16 September 1810	Independence from Spain declared	30 December 1853	Gadsden Purchase
			27 September 1821	Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire
			28 December 1836	Declaration of Independence recognized by Spain
Nicaragua	9 January 1987	Constitution of Nicaragua established	15 September 1821	Nicaragua becomes state in Federal Republic of Central America, which declared independence from Spain
			5 November 1838	Independence from Federal Republic of Central America
			24 July 1850	Independence recognized by Spain
Panama	11 October 1972	Constitution of Panama established	3 November 1903	Independence from Colombia	31 December 1999	Sovereignty of Panama Canal Zone transferred to Panama from the United States
Panama	11 October 1972	Constitution of Panama established	10 May 1904	Independence from Spain recognized	31 December 1999
Paraguay	20 June 1992	Democratic Constitution of Paraguay	14 May 1811	Independence from Spain declared	1938	Paraguay awarded a large portion of the Gran Chaco as a result of the Chaco War
Paraguay	20 June 1992	Democratic Constitution of Paraguay	10 September 1880	Independence from Spain recognized	1938
Peru	31 December 1993	Constitution of Peru established	28 July 1821	Independence from Spain declared	26 February 1942	Rio Protocol ends border dispute with Ecuador
Peru	31 December 1993	Constitution of Peru established	14 August 1879	Independence from Spain recognized	26 February 1942	Rio Protocol ends border dispute with Ecuador
Saint Kitts and Nevis			27 February 1967	Associated state of the United Kingdom	19 December 1980	Anguilla separated from Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
Saint Kitts and Nevis			19 September 1983	Independence from the United Kingdom	19 December 1980	Anguilla separated from Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
Saint Lucia			27 February 1967	Associated statehood
Saint Lucia			22 February 1979	Independence from the United Kingdom
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines			27 October 1969	Associated statehood
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines			27 October 1979	Independence from the United Kingdom
Suriname			15 December 1954	Self-government granted
Suriname			25 November 1975	Independence from Netherlands
Trinidad and Tobago			31 August 1962	Independence from the United Kingdom
United States	4 March 1789	United States Constitution enters into force, replacing the previous Articles of Confederation and creating a new system of government	4 July 1776	Declaration of Independence from Great Britain is adopted by the United States Congress	21 August 1959	United States Territory: Territory of Hawaii joins the United States as the State of Hawaii
United States	4 March 1789		3 September 1783	Independence from Great Britain recognized	7 September 1981	Insular area: The United States cedes Serrana Bank and Roncador Bank to the Republic of Colombia as a result of a treaty signed in 1972
Uruguay	8 December 1996	1996 Uruguayan constitutional referendum	25 August 1825	Independence from Empire of Brazil declared, joined in union with United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (current Argentina).	1861	Brazil-Uruguay border treaty
			27 August 1828	Treaty of Montevideo signed, recognizing Uruguay's independence by Brazil
			19 July 1870	Independence recognized by Spain
Venezuela	20 December 1999	New Constitution of Venezuela establishes the Bolivarian Fifth Republic	19 April 1810^[7]	Independence from Spain declared	3 October 1899	Tribunal of Arbitration awards most of disputed territory to British Guyana.
			13 January 1830	Dissolution of Gran Colombia
			30 March 1845	Independence recognized by Spain

Asia

Country	Date of current form of government	Birth of current form of government	Date of acquisition of sovereignty	Acquisition of sovereignty	Date of territorial modification	Most recent significant territorial modification
Afghanistan	15 August 2021	Fall of Kabul reestablished the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.	1747	Durrani Empire	12 November 1893	Durand Line Agreement
Armenia	21 September 1991	2015 Armenian constitutional referendum creates a parliamentary republic	189 BC	Kingdom of Armenia under Artaxiad dynasty^[8]	5 December 1936	Establishment of the Armenian SSR
			880	Evolving as a feudal kingdom in the ninth century, Armenia experienced a brief cultural, political and economic renewal under the Bagratuni dynasty.
			21 September 1991	Independence recognized by the Soviet Union
Bahrain	14 February 2002	2002 Constitution of Bahrain	15 August 1971	End of treaties with the United Kingdom	1 July 1521	Portuguese conquest of current territory
Bangladesh	4 November 1972	De jure: Constitution of Bangladesh	26 March 1971	Independence from Pakistan declared	31 July 2015	India and Bangladesh exchange enclaves
Bangladesh	February 27, 1991	De facto: First general election since restoration of parliamentary democracy.	26 March 1971	Independence from Pakistan declared	31 July 2015	India and Bangladesh exchange enclaves
Bhutan	24 March 2008	First elections to the National Assembly	1885	Ugyen Wangchuck ends period of civil war and unites Bhutan	11 November 1865	Treaty of Sinchula
Brunei	29 September 1959	De jure: Constitution of Brunei	1 January 1984	Brunei regains its independence after an agreement with the British on 4 January 1979	18 August 1841	Kingdom of Sarawak founded
Brunei	12 December 1962	De facto: Martial law declared during the Brunei Revolt, suspending democratic elections indefinitely.	1 January 1984		18 August 1841	Kingdom of Sarawak founded
Cambodia	21 September 1993	Constitution of Cambodia	802	Khmer Empire^[9]
			9 November 1953	France grants Cambodia independence
			26 September 1989	Becomes free from Vietnamese occupation; it gets back its name instead of the People's Republic of Kampuchea
Republic of China (Taiwan)^{[Asia 1]}	1 January 1912	A republic was formally established following the Xinhai Revolution,	August 15, 1945	End of Japanese rule of Taiwan	20 January 1955	Loss of Yijiangshan Islands, resulting in the current free area of the Republic of China
Republic of China (Taiwan)^{[Asia 1]}	25 December 1947	The Republic of China adopted its constitution during the National Assembly on 25 December 1947, with further revisions and amendments since 1991	April 28, 1952	Treaty of San Francisco came into force	20 January 1955
People's Republic of China	1 October 1949	Proclamation of the People's Republic of China in Beijing	2070 BC	The Xia dynasty is canonically the first Chinese state in traditional Chinese histography	6 October 2011	Tajikistan ceded 1158 square kilometers of land to China
People's Republic of China	4 December 1982	The People's Republic of China adopted its constitution during the 5th National People's Congress on 4 December 1982, with further revisions about every five years	1600 BC	The Shang dynasty is the earliest dynasty with known archaeological evidence	6 October 2011	Tajikistan ceded 1158 square kilometers of land to China
India	26 January 1950	De jure: Constitution of India	15 August 1947	Independence from the British Empire	31 July 2015	India and Bangladesh exchange exclaves
India	26 January 1950	De jure: Constitution of India	321 BC	Emperor Chandragupta Maurya with his mentor and teacher Chanakya unifies India	31 July 2015	India and Bangladesh exchange exclaves
Iran	11 February 1979	Iranian Revolution ended the monarchy and establishes the Islamic Republic on 11 February 1979	2600 BC	Founded by the Elamite	10 February 1828	Signing of the Treaty of Turkmenchay, whereby the territories that now constitute Armenia, Azerbaijan (the remaining part which hadn't been lost by the Treaty of Gulistan (1813)), and Iğdır are ceded to Russia
					14 August 1971	Bahrain's independence from Iran
					30 November 1971	Recapture of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs
	3 December 1979	the new constitution was approved according to the results of the constitutional referendum of 2 and 3 December 1979			30 November 1971	Recapture of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs
Iraq	15 October 2005	Constitution of Iraq following the Iraq War^{[note 6]}	762	The Abbasid Caliphate built the city of Baghdad along the Tigris in the 8th century as its capital, and the city became the leading metropolis of the Arab and Muslim world for five centuries	28 February 1991	Kuwait liberated.^{[note 6]}
Iraq	15 October 2005	Constitution of Iraq following the Iraq War^{[note 6]}	3 October 1932	Kingdom of Iraq	28 February 1991	Kuwait liberated.^{[note 6]}
Israel	14 May 1948	Democratic state of Israel. Reading of the Declaration of Independence of Israel	14 May 1948	Democratic state of Israel. Reading of the Declaration of Independence of Israel	14 December 1981	The Golan Heights Law annexes the Golan Heights, conquered from Syria in the Six-day war to Israel proper; they were administered as a militarily-occupied territory until that point.
Israel	14 May 1948		14 May 1948		12 September 2005	The Completion of Israel's unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip
Japan	22 December 1885	On December 22, 1885, "Daijo-kan No. 69" were established, and the Cabinet system was established in place of the Daijo-kan system.	11 February 660 BC	Traditional founding date of the imperial dynasty by Emperor Jimmu.	15 May 1972	Return of the Ryukyu Islands to Japan and abolition of the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
Jordan	1 January 1952	Constitution of Jordan	25 May 1946	End of the British Mandate for Palestine	26 October 1997	Signing of the Israel–Jordan Treaty of Peace, whereby most of the disputed 400 square-kilometer area in the Arabah was handed back to Jordan
Jordan	12 June 2011	The Cabinet of Jordan is made an elected body^[10]	25 May 1946	End of the British Mandate for Palestine	26 October 1997
North Korea	9 September 1948	Kim Il-sung declared Premier of North Korea, establishing the still-ruling Kim dynasty. Independence declared from the Soviet Union.	25 July 918	Foundation of the Goryeo Dynasty, the exonym Korea originated from the word Goryeo.	12 October 1962	Signing of the Sino–Korean Border Agreement with the People's Republic of China
North Korea	25 December 1972	The Constitution of North Korea replaced Communism with Juche as North Korea's governing philosophy.^{[note 7]}			12 October 1962
South Korea	15 August 1948	First Republic of Korea established, Independence declared from the United States			27 July 1953	Cease-fire in the Korean War creates the northern border along the Military Demarcation Line
South Korea	29 October 1987	Current Sixth Republic of South Korea founded, ending military rule			27 July 1953
Kuwait	11 November 1962	Constitution of Kuwait	1752	Establishment of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait	18 December 1969	Formal division of Saudi-Kuwaiti neutral zone
Kyrgyzstan	10 June 2010	Constitution of Kyrgyzstan introduces parliamentary system.	31 August 1991	Independence from the Soviet Union^[11]	5 December 1936	Establishment of the Kirghiz SSR
Laos	2 December 1975	Lao PDR formed	22 October 1953	Independence from France
Lebanon	23 May 1926	Lebanese Republic formed	26 November 1941	Independence from France declared	1 September 1920	France establishes State of Greater Lebanon with current boundaries
Lebanon	23 May 1926	Lebanese Republic formed	22 November 1943	Independence from France recognized	1 September 1920
Malaysia	16 September 1963	Formation of Malaysia^[12]^[13]	31 August 1957	Malayan Independence^[14] from the United Kingdom was declared in Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square)	9 August 1965	Singapore expelled from the Federation of Malaysia^[15]^[16]^[17]
Malaysia	16 September 1963	Formation of Malaysia^[12]^[13]	16 September 1963	Malaysia was formed by the federation of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore with the existing States of the Federation of Malaya.^[12]^[18]	9 August 1965
Maldives	11 November 1968	Declaration of Republic	26 July 1965	Independence from the United Kingdom
Mongolia	12 February 1992	Constitution of Mongolia declares the country a parliamentary democracy.	1206	Mongol Empire formed
Mongolia	12 February 1992		29 December 1911	Proclamation of Mongolian independence from Manchu's Qing dynasty
Myanmar	1 February 2021	The SAC with help from the Tatmadaw overthrows the elected government	849	Early Pagan Kingdom formed^[19]	4 January 1948	Myanmar (Burma) declares independence from the British Empire
Myanmar	1 February 2021		1956	Signing of border treaty with the People's Republic of China	4 January 1948
Nepal	28 May 2008	Formation of Republic	25 September 1768	Nepali unification	2 December 1815	Sugauli Treaty ends the Gurkha War
Oman	10 June 1749	Beginning of the Al Said dynasty, current absolute monarchical line of Oman.	26 January 1650	Expulsion of the Portuguese	8 December 1958	Gwadar sold to Pakistan
Oman	1996	Basic Law of Oman	26 January 1650	Expulsion of the Portuguese	8 December 1958	Gwadar sold to Pakistan
Pakistan	14 August 1973	Constitution of Pakistan	14 August 1947	Establishment from the Indian Empire after Independence from the British Empire and Partition of India
Palestine^{[Asia 2]}	4 May 1994	Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area	15 November 1988	Palestinian Declaration of Independence	15 June 2007	Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip
Philippines^{[Asia 3]}	2 February 1987	The current form of government was established in 1987, as a compromise between different versions of the previous constitutions and patterned after the 1935 Commonwealth constitution	12 June 1898	The evolving revolutionary movement in the Philippines declares itself independent from the Spanish Empire.^[20]^[21]^[22] Spain regarded this as an expression of continued rebellion.^{[note 8]} This difference in viewpoints was not resolved.	2012^[23]^[24]	In 2012, the United Nations approved a 2009 claim by the Philippines to the Benham Rise.^[24]
			10 December 1898	Spain, still sovereign,^{[note 9]} cedes the Philippines to the United States via the Treaty of Paris (1898).^[25]
			4 July 1946	The United States recognizes Philippine independence under the provisions of the Treaty of Manila (1946). The 1935 Constitution remained in effect until 1973, when the Marcos regime promulgated a newer one, in turn replaced by the present 1987 Constitution.
Qatar	8 September 1971	Influence from Britain concluded	18 December 1878	Independence from the Ottoman Empire	4 November 2021	Acquisition of the rest of Khor Al Adaid^[26]
Saudi Arabia	23 September 1932	Regions of al-Hasa, Qatif, Nejd and Hejaz unified to become Saudi Arabia	13 January 1902	Establishment of the Third Saudi State	4 November 2021	Fixed border territory with Qatar
Singapore	9 August 1965^[15]	Singapore ceased to be a state of Malaysia	3 June 1959	Self-government under the United Kingdom	9 August 1965	Establishment of Singapore as an independent sovereign state^[17]
Singapore	9 August 1965^[15]	Singapore ceased to be a state of Malaysia	9 August 1965	separate from and independent of Malaysia^[15]^[16]	9 August 1965
Sri Lanka	22 May 1972	Constitution of Sri Lanka	4 February 1948	Independence from United Kingdom	14 February 1815	De jure: The Kandyan Kingdom is annexed by British Ceylon
Sri Lanka	22 May 1972	Constitution of Sri Lanka	4 February 1948	Independence from United Kingdom	18 May 2009	De facto: The Sri Lankan government regains control of the whole island following the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Syria	27 February 2012	Constitution of Syria^{[note 10]}	28 September 1961	End of the United Arab Republic	8 November 1941	De jure: Lebanon declares independence from the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon^{[note 10]}
Syria	27 February 2012	Constitution of Syria^{[note 10]}	28 September 1961	End of the United Arab Republic	10 June 1967	De facto: Israel conquers the Golan Heights from Syria during the Six-day War
Tajikistan			9 September 1991	Independence from the Soviet Union^[11]	5 December 1929	Establishment of the Tajik SSR
Thailand	6 April 2017	Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand 2017	6 November 1767	Salvage Independence by King Taksin the Great consist of expulsion of Burmese out of former capital (Through Taksin's reunification of Siam on October-6 November 1767) and Establish a New kingdom together with reunification of Thailand	10 March 1909	Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909
Timor-Leste	20 May 2002	Constitution of East Timor	20 May 2002	Independence was recognized by the international community following the UN-sponsored act of self-determination of 1999	1914	The borders of Portuguese Timor are agreed.^[27]
Turkmenistan	28 September 2008	Constitution of Turkmenistan	27 October 1991	Independence from the Soviet Union^[11]	7 August 1921	Establishment of the Turkmen SSR
United Arab Emirates			2 December 1971	End of treaty relationship with the United Kingdom	11 February 1972	Ras al-Khaimah joins the UAE
Uzbekistan			31 August 1991	Independence from the Soviet Union declared^[11]	24 October 1924	Establishment of the Uzbek SSR
Vietnam	31 December 1959	North Vietnam declared a socialist republic	2 September 1945	Withdrawal of the Japanese after World War II	2 July 1976	Reunification of North Vietnam and South Vietnam as Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam	1 January 2014	Current Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam	2 September 1945	Withdrawal of the Japanese after World War II	2 July 1976
Yemen	22 May 1990	Unification of North Yemen and South Yemen	1597	Qasimid State/Zaidi Imamate^[28]
			1 November 1918	North Yemen independence from the Ottoman Empire	21 September 2014	Houthis seized control of the bulk of the former North Yemen territory and its capital Sana'a
			30 November 1967	South Yemen independence from the United Kingdom	26 April 2020	Southern Transitional Council declares self-governance of Socotra and some areas controlled by the former PDR Yemen.

Table notes

^ Taiwan: For some clarification and more detail including the sovereignty status of the Republic of China, see the following articles: Cross-Strait relations, One-China policy and Political status of Taiwan.
^ Palestinian National Authority: For some clarification and more detail, see History of the State of Palestine.
^ Philippines: For some clarification and more detail, see Timeline of Philippine Sovereignty and Sovereignty of the Philippines.

Europe

Country	Date of current form of government	Birth of current form of government	Date of acquisition of sovereignty	Acquisition of sovereignty	Date of territorial modification	Most recent significant territorial modification
Bulgaria	10 November 1989	People's Republic of Bulgaria was replaced by the Republic of Bulgaria	681 on territories of the Eastern Roman Empire	(Danubian) Bulgaria	28 October 1944	Under the 1944 Armistice with the Allies, Bulgaria renounces the 1941 annexation of Vardar Macedonia from Yugoslavia and Eastern Macedonia and Western Thrace from Greece. Formally confirmed on 10 February 1947 by Paris Peace Treaties.
			1185	Second Bulgarian Empire formed
			13 July 1878	Autonomy within Ottoman Empire recognized internationally by the Treaty of Berlin
			22 September 1908	Independence from Ottoman Empire
Andorra	28 April 1993	Current Constitution of Andorra entered force	1278	Independence from Aragon	28 August 2001	The Andorra–France border is adjusted to allow Andorra to construct the Envalira Tunnel access bridge
Austria	12 November 1918	Declaration of the Republic of German-Austria	17 September 1156	Privilegium Minus: Sovereignty from Duchy of Bavaria as a Duchy of the Holy Roman Empire	14 December 1921	City of Sopron, and 8 other towns moved to Hungary after plebiscite
			11 August 1804	Proclamation of the Austrian Empire
			27 April 1945	Restoration of the Republic of Austria
Belarus	28 November 1996	Constitutional amendment abolishes the Supreme Soviet and establishes the National Assembly	882	Formation of the Kievan Rus'
			27 July 1990	Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic	1945	Western border with Poland: modification of the Curzon Line determined at the 1945 Yalta Conference
			25 August 1991	Independence recognized by Soviet Union^[11]	1945
Belgium	21 July 1831	King Leopold I of Belgium swears allegiance to the constitution making the country a constitutional monarchy	4 October 1830	Independence was proclaimed by the provisonial government	28 June 1919	Belgian proper: Treaty of Versailles and annexation of the East Cantons
Belgium	21 July 1831		4 October 1830	Independence was proclaimed by the provisonial government	1 July 1962	Belgian colonial empire: Ruanda-Urundi declares independence and split within two countries: Rwanda and Burundi.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3 March 1992		3 March 1992	Independence declared from the SFR Yugoslavia^{[note 11]}	25 November 1943	Establishment of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Albania	29 April 1991	Socialist People's Republic of Albania was replaced by the Republic of Albania.	1190 c.	Principality of Arbër was established by archon Progon.	1945	Occupied Kosovo, west Macedonia and border region of Montenegro returned to Yugoslavia
			28 November 1912	Declaration of independence from Ottoman Empire
			28 November 1944	Albanian state re-established after Italian/German occupation
Croatia	8 October 1991	Independence from SFR Yugoslavia^{[note 11]}	879	Duke Branimir was recognized as an independent ruler of the Duchy of Croatia by Pope John VIII.^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]	10 February 1947	Annexation of most of Istria to SR Croatia as a result of signing the 1947 Paris Peace Treaties
Croatia	8 October 1991	Independence from SFR Yugoslavia^{[note 11]}	925	Formation of Kingdom of Croatia by King Tomislav	10 February 1947
Czech Republic	1 January 1993	Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, creating the Czech Republic and Slovakia	870	Formation of the Duchy of Bohemia
Denmark	5 June 1953	Constitutional Act of Denmark	965	Harald Bluetooth unifies Denmark	15 June 1920	Denmark proper: Sønderjylland was recovered from Germany.^{[note 12]}
Estonia	24 February 1918	Estonian Declaration of Independence, whereby a republic was declared^{[Europe 1]}	20 August 1991	Independence (from the Soviet Union) reasserted, end of occupation^{[note 13]}	1 January 1945	De facto: Eastern coast of Narva river and most of Petseri County were transferred to Russian SFSR
Finland	29 March 1809	Diet of Porvoo, birth of Finland as an autonomous state entity within Russian Empire	6 December 1917	Independence from Russian Empire declared	26 January 1956	Porkkala returned from Soviet control
Finland	29 March 1809		3 January 1918	Independence from Russia recognized by the highest Soviet executive body, VTsIK	26 January 1956	Porkkala returned from Soviet control
France	4 October 1958	Establishment of the current semi-presidential system known as the Fifth Republic	481 then 843	First creation with (Clovis), king of the Franks. Then creation of the Kingdom of France (West Francia), Treaty of Verdun	10 February 1947	Metropolitan France: Annexation of Tende, La Brigue and other villages formerly in Italy.^{[note 14]}^{[note 15]}
France	4 October 1958		22 September 1792	French Republic founded.	30 July 1980	Overseas France: The New Hebrides Condominium declares independence and becomes Vanuatu.
Germany	23 May 1949	The Basic Law of Germany comes into effect.	843 then 962	Creation of East Francia East Francia becomes the Holy Roman Empire (with the Kingdom of Germany as a main part of the empire)	3 October 1990	Reunification of West Germany and East Germany
			1815	German Confederation founded
			18 January 1871	German Empire founded
			1954	German Democratic Republic (commonly referred to at the time as East Germany) declared fully sovereign
			5 May 1955	Federal Republic of Germany (commonly referred to at the time as West Germany) declared fully sovereign
			15 May 1991	Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany ends the Four Power occupation.
Greece	11 June 1975	Third Hellenic Republic	600 BC	Peloponnesian League / Spartan Alliance^[35]	10 February 1947	Peace treaty with Italy awards the Dodecanese to Greece
			478 BC	Delian League / Athenian Empire^[36]
			338 BC	League of Corinth / Hellenic League^[37]
			3 February 1830	Modern Greece Independence recognized by the London Protocol as Kingdom of Greece.^[38]
Hungary	23 October 1989	People's Republic of Hungary was replaced by the Republic of Hungary.	895	Principality of Hungary formed	10 February 1947	With the Paris Peace Treaty, Hungary loses all territories that were regained with the First and Second Vienna Awards and during World War II, thus it returns to the 1937 borders (except for three villages in the northwest given to Czechoslovakia).
Hungary	1 January 2012	The Basic Law of Hungary comes into effect.	1000	Formation of the Kingdom of Hungary by Stephen I of Hungary.	10 February 1947
Iceland	1 July 1845	The Althingi resumes meeting after hiatus since 1799.	1 December 1918	Iceland becomes sovereign and independent from Denmark as the Kingdom of Iceland but retains a personal union with the King of Denmark.	1 September 1972	No territorial changes on land have taken place, however the expansion of the Exclusive Economic Zone was such an important change in territory for Iceland that it merits a special inclusion here.
Iceland	1 July 1845	The Althingi resumes meeting after hiatus since 1799.	17 June 1944	Kingdom of Iceland becomes a Republic.	1 September 1972
Ireland	21 January 1919	Elected Irish Parliament Dáil Éireann unilaterally declares Ireland's independence from the United Kingdom	6 December 1922	Irish Free State secedes from United Kingdom by agreement in accordance with the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty but remains a dominion of the British Empire	8 December 1922	De facto: Northern Ireland secedes from the Irish Free State and rejoins the United Kingdom in accordance with the Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922
	21 January 1919		11 December 1931	Statute of Westminster confers legislative independence from the United Kingdom	N/A
	29 December 1937	Constitution of Ireland establishes the roles of Taoiseach and President, and replaces the Irish Free State (or Saorstat Eireann in Irish language) with a new state named Ireland (or Éire in Irish language).	18 April 1949	Republic of Ireland Act 1948 terminates the functions of the British King in Ireland's diplomatic relations; domestic United Kingdom law purports that Ireland was one of the King's dominions until this date; Irish law does not accept this interpretation.	2 December 1999	De jure: Amendment to the Irish constitution removes irredentist claims to Northern Ireland.^{[note 16]}
Italy	2 June 1946	Italian Republic founded.	1720	Sovereignty of the Kingdom of Sardinia, existing since 1324 as part of the Spanish Empire first and subsequently of the Holy Roman Empire.	1 January 1948	The Peace treaty with Italy officially determines the boundaries of the Republic of Italy. The Italian Constitution of 1948 implements it at articles 10 and 117.
			17 March 1861	Italian unification
			25 April 1945	Disestablishment of the German-backed Italian Social Republic, whereby the unity and independence of the Italian state was restored
Kosovo	17 February 2008	Kosovo Republic founded	2008	Kosovan-Serbian War	2008	Kosovo War
Latvia	7 November 1922	Constitution of Latvia enforced^{[Europe 1]}	4 May 1990	Independence (from Soviet Union) reasserted^{[note 13]}	1944	Abrene district ceded to Russian SFSR (modern Russia)
Liechtenstein	16 March 2003	The 2003 Liechtenstein constitutional referendum increases the Prince's powers and makes the country an absolute monarchy^[39]	18 August 1866	Dissolution of the German Confederation	23 January 1719	Purchase of Vaduz
Lithuania	11 March 1990	Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania independence (from the Soviet Union) reasserted, end of occupation^{[note 13]}^{[Europe 1]}	16 February 1918	Independence declared from Germany and Russia	27 October 1939 and 3 August 1940	Western part (approximately half) of Vilnius Region ceded to Lithuania
Luxembourg	23 November 1890	Separates from union with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, becomes Grand Duchy in its own right	1945	End of German occupation during World War II	19 April 1839	Partition of Luxembourg under the Treaty of London
Malta	13 December 1974	The State of Malta became a republic	21 September 1964	Independence from United Kingdom	20 August 1801	Gozo rejoined Malta
Moldova	27 August 1997	Constitution of Moldova (1997)	27 August 1991	Independence from Soviet Union^[11]	2 August 1940	De jure: Moldavian SSR formed
Moldova	27 August 1997	Constitution of Moldova (1997)	27 August 1991	Independence from Soviet Union^[11]	2 September 1990	De facto: Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic declares independence. The government is not recognized by any UN member, but has de facto control over the Transnistria region.
Monaco	17 December 1962	Amendment to Constitution of Monaco curtails the power of the prince and establishes the modern National Council	1297	François Grimaldi captures the fortress atop the Rock of Monaco.	1848	Secession of Menton and Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.
Montenegro	22 October 2007	Constitution of Montenegro	3 June 2006	Declaration of independence from Serbia and Montenegro.
Netherlands	24 August 1815	Adoption of the constitution of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.	26 July 1581	Plakkaat van Verlatinghe signed, independence from Spain	16 March 1839	European Netherlands: The United Kingdom of the Netherlands divided under the Treaty of London (1839).
Netherlands	15 December 1954	Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands signed	5 May 1945	Surrender of Nazi forces occupying the Netherlands	25 November 1975	Kingdom of the Netherlands: Suriname declares independence.
North Macedonia (until 2019 Republic of Macedonia)	17 November 1991	Constitution of North Macedonia	8 September 1991	After a referendum, the Socialist Republic of Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia^{[note 11]}	2 August 1944	Establishment of SR Macedonia
Norway	1814	Constitution of Norway	872	King Harald I of Norway unifies the Petty kingdoms of Norway.	27 February 1930	Jan Mayen was made part of the Kingdom of Norway.
			1814	Dissolution of the union between Norway and Denmark.
			7 June 1905	Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.
			8 May 1945	German occupying forces surrender.
Poland	4 June 1989	The first partially free Parliament's vote after 45-year-long Soviet domination	966	Adoption of Christianity by the first historically documented Polish ruler Mieszko I.	15 February 1951	Polish-Soviet border adjustment treaty
Poland	4 June 1989		11 November 1918	Poland regains its independence.	15 February 1951	Polish-Soviet border adjustment treaty
Portugal	2 April 1976	Constitution of Portugal	5 October 1143	Formation of Kingdom of Portugal by Treaty of Zamora signing.	6 June 1801	Continental Portugal: Spain occupies the present day border town of Olivença since the War of the Oranges.
					20 December 1999	Portuguese Overseas: De facto: Portuguese Macau transferred to the People's Republic of China
					20 May 2002	Portuguese Overseas: De jure: Portuguese Timor, occupied by Indonesia since 1975, officially dissolved to form the independent state of East Timor.^{[note 17]}
Romania	22 December 1989	Romanian Revolution of 1989	24 January 1859	Autonomous Principality of Romania founded; becomes kingdom in 1866 and achieved independence 1878 Ottoman Empire	10 February 1947	Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
Romania	22 December 1989	Romanian Revolution of 1989	13 July 1878	International recognition by the Treaty of Berlin.	10 February 1947	Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
San Marino	1600	Constitution of San Marino	3 September 301	Independence from Roman Empire	1463	Added Fiorentino, Montegiardino, Serravalle, and Faetano
Serbia	27 April 1992	Dissolution of the SFR Yugoslavia, forming the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.^{[note 11]}	780	8th century-Creation of the Principality of Serbia in the Southeastern Europe.	17 February 2008 (disputed)^[40]	The region of Kosovo declared independence unilaterally on 17 February 2008, and is recognized by 97 UN states. Serbia recognizes the government of Kosovo but claims its territory as an Autonomous Province.
Serbia	8 June 2006	Republic of Serbia declared legal successor to Serbia and Montenegro, ending the process of the dissolution of Yugoslavia.	13 July 1878	International recognition by the Treaty of Berlin.	17 February 2008 (disputed)^[40]
Slovakia	1 January 1993	Dissolution of Czechoslovakia	820s	Principality of Nitra formed
Slovenia	13 December 1991	Constitution of Slovenia	25 June 1991	Declaration of independence from Yugoslavia^{[note 11]}	19 February 1945	Formation of SR Slovenia
Spain	6 December 1978	Spanish Constitution	218 BC	The Roman Republic establishes the province of Hispania after the Second Punic War. Hispania is divided into two main provinces, Hispania Citerior and Hispania Ulterior, marking the beginning of Romanization of the Iberian Peninsula.	26 February 1976	Spanish Sahara is lost following the Madrid Accords, resulting in the partition of the territory between Mauritania and Morocco.
			568	The Visigothic king Leovigild unifies the Iberian Peninsula under his rule, defeating the Suebi and establishing the Visigothic Kingdom as the dominant power in the region. This unification is considered the first consolidation of a Christian kingdom across the entire peninsula.
			718	The Battle of Covadonga takes place between the forces of the Umayyad Caliphate and a small group of Christian rebels led by Pelagius of Asturias. The Christian forces achieve victory, establishing the Kingdom of Asturias and initiating the resistance against Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula.
			1479	Dynastical unification of the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon under the rule of the Catholic Monarchs. The governments, institutions, and legal traditions of each kingdom remained independent of each other; alien laws determined that the national of one kingdom was a foreigner in the other Crowns/States.^[41]
			1707~1716	De jure unification of Spain under the Nueva Planta decrees, which abolished the separate laws and institutions of the Crown of Aragon, centralizing power under the Crown of Castile.
			1831	Formal dissolution of the historical crowns and kingdoms, resulting in the de jure creation of the unified Kingdom of Spain.
Sweden	1 January 1974	Instrument of Government	970 (Or prior)	Eric the Victorious, the first king of Sweden about whom anything definite is known, becomes king.	29 March 1809	Loss of Finland to Imperial Russia.
Sweden	1 January 1974	Instrument of Government	6 June 1523	Gustav Vasa elected King of Sweden and marking a definite secession from the Kalmar Union.	29 March 1809	Loss of Finland to Imperial Russia.
Switzerland	12 November 1848	Foundation of the federal state after Sonderbund war	1291	Traditional founding	4 August 1815	The canton of Valais joins the Swiss Confederation, following the cantons of Neuchâtel (19 May 1815) and Geneva (6 April 1815).
Switzerland	12 November 1848	Foundation of the federal state after Sonderbund war	7 August 1815	Restoration of the Ancien Régime (federalism), reverting the changes imposed by Napoleon Bonaparte.	4 August 1815
Ukraine	24 August 1991	Independence of former Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic from Soviet Union declared.^[11]	882	Formation of the Kievan Rus'	30 September 2022 (disputed)	Annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts by Russia
Ukraine	24 August 1991		22 January 1918	Ukraine declares independence as the Ukrainian People's Republic.	30 September 2022 (disputed)
United Kingdom	8 December 1922	The Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland by agreement in accordance with the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922, however Northern Ireland opted to exclude itself from the Irish Free State two days later creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.	927	Kingdom of England	1603	The Kingdoms of Scotland, England and Ireland were united in a personal union when James VI, King of Scots inherited the crowns of England and Ireland; each country nevertheless remained a separate political entity and retained its separate political, legal and religious institutions.^[42]^[43]
			843	Kingdom of Scotland (Devolved Parliament since 1999)
			1057^[44] then 1165^[45]	Kingdom of Wales then Principality of Wales (Annexed by England in 1542) (Devolved Assembly since 1999)
			1171 then 1542	Lordship of Ireland then Kingdom of Ireland
			1 May 1707	Kingdom of Great Britain (United the parliaments of Scotland and England)
			1 January 1801	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[46]^[47]^[48] (United the parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland)	6 December 1922 then 8 December 1922	Irish Free State secedes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland by agreement in accordance with the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922.
			12 April 1927	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Updated to current name)	2 December 1999	De jure: Removal of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 and implementation of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 removes irredentist claims to the Republic of Ireland
Vatican City	1274	Birth of current form of government the Papal conclave in 1274	7 June 1929	Ratification of the Lateran Treaty, making the Vatican City a sovereign state	11 February 1929	Signing of the Lateran Treaty

Table notes

^ ^a ^b ^c The date of formation of the current states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania is subject to an international dispute. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all maintain that they were illegally occupied by the Soviet Union, and that the current states are direct continuations of the pre-WWII states, which continued to exist through governments-in-exile. Russia maintains that the current three states are legally distinct entities newly created after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. All three states were admitted the UN as independent nations, not successor states of the USSR. For more information, see State continuity of the Baltic states.

Australia/Oceania

Country	Date of current form of government	Birth of current form of government	Date of acquisition of sovereignty	Acquisition of sovereignty	Date of territorial modification	Most recent significant territorial modification
Australia	1 January 1901	Commonwealth of Australia established as federation.	1 January 1901	Independence from United Kingdom.	16 September 1975	Papua New Guinea becomes formally independent of Australia
			11 December 1931	Statute of Westminster
			3 March 1986	Australia Act 1986
Cook Islands		State in free association with New Zealand with a local prime minister	4 August 1965	1962 autonomy of New Zealand
Fiji			10 October 1970	Independence from the United Kingdom
Kiribati			12 July 1979	Independence from United Kingdom	1 October 1975	Separation of the Gilbert Islands (later Kiribati) and the Ellice Islands (later Tuvalu)
Marshall Islands	1 May 1979	Constitution and local government established	21 October 1986	Compact of Free Association with the United States
Federated States of Micronesia	10 May 1979	Constitution ratified	3 November 1986	Compact of Free Association with the United States	10 May 1979	Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae unite to form the Federated States of Micronesia
Nauru			31 January 1968	Independence from Australia and cessation of UN Trust Territory status
New Zealand	6 February 1840	Treaty of Waitangi where the British Crown established a right to govern from indigenous Māori tribes^[49]	17 January 1853	Self-Government	1 June 1962	Samoa becomes fully independent from New Zealand. It is also the first small-island country in the Pacific to become independent.
			18 April 1856	Responsible Government
			26 September 1907	Granted nominal independence (Dominion status).
			25 October 1926	Balfour Declaration of 1926 — Great Britain and the Dominions are "autonomous Communities within the British Empire, equal in status, in no way subordinate one to another in any aspect of their domestic or external affairs"
			27 July 1938	Governor-General ceases to represent the British Government and becomes the personal representative of the King.
			25 November 1947	Statute of Westminster adopted — Britain loses the power to legislate for New Zealand except by request
			10 December 1947	Full power to amend own constitution
			1 December 1967	Governor-General becomes a New Zealand appointment
Palau	1 January 1981	Republic of Palau created upon adoption of constitution	1 October 1994	Emerged from United Nations trusteeship (administered by the United States).
Papua New Guinea			1 December 1973	Self-governing territory
Papua New Guinea			16 September 1975	Independence from Australia
Samoa			1 June 1962	Independence from New Zealand
Solomon Islands			2 January 1976	Self-government granted by United Kingdom
Solomon Islands			7 July 1978	Independence from the United Kingdom
Tonga			4 July 1970	Independence from United Kingdom	4 December 1845	Unification of what is now the islands of Tonga by George Tupou I of Tonga
Tuvalu	1 October 1975	Separation of Gilbert Islands (later Kiribati) and Ellice Islands (later Tuvalu)	1 October 1978	Independence from United Kingdom	7 February 1979	Treaty with United States recognizing Tuvaluan control over Funafuti, Nukufetau, Nukulaelae, and Niulakita atolls
Vanuatu			30 July 1980	Independence from joint British-French condominium^[50]

Transcontinental states

Country	Date of current form of government	Birth of current form of government	Date of acquisition of sovereignty	Acquisition of sovereignty	Date of territorial modification	Most recent significant territorial modification
Azerbaijan	18 October 1991	Declaration of independence from the Soviet Union	28 May 1918	Establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.^[11]	28 April 1920	Establishment of the Azerbaijan SSR
Colombia	4 August 1886	Creation of the Republic of Colombia	20 July 1810	Independence declared from Spain	3 November 1903	Separation of Panama from Colombia
			7 August 1819	Independence recognized by Spain
			1830	Dissolution of Gran Colombia
Cyprus	16 August 1960	Constitution of Cyprus establishes consocial government. Consociationalism de facto suspended in 1963.^[51]^[52]^[53]	16 August 1960	Independence from United Kingdom	23 July 1974	Establishment of the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
Cyprus	16 August 1960		16 August 1960	Independence from United Kingdom	15 November 1983 (disputed)	Northern Cyprus declares independence. The government has de facto control of the northern part of the island, but is only recognized by Turkey
Egypt	18 June 1953	Egyptian revolution of 1952, Egyptian monarchy overthrown in a military coup, republic declared	28 February 1922	The UK ends its protectorate, granting independence to Egypt	1925	The eastern borders of Libya and British Egypt are changed to their present boundaries.
France	22 September 1792	French Republic founded.	481 then 843	First creation with (Clovis), king of the Franks. Then creation of the Kingdom of France (West Francia), Treaty of Verdun	10 February 1947	Metropolitan France: Annexation of Tende, La Brigue and other villages formerly in Italy.^{[note 18]}^{[note 19]}
France	4 October 1958	Establishment of the current semi-presidential system known as the Fifth Republic	481 then 843		30 July 1980	Overseas France: The New Hebrides Condominium declares independence and becomes Vanuatu.
Georgia	9 April 1991	Independence from the Soviet Union declared	1008	Establishment of the Kingdom of Georgia	23 July 1992	Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence
Georgia	9 April 1991	Independence from the Soviet Union declared	26 May 1918	Establishment of Democratic Republic of Georgia^[11]	28 November 1991	South Ossetia unilaterally declared independence
Indonesia	18 August 1945	Ratification of the Constitution of Indonesia by the Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence	17 August 1945	Indonesian Declaration of Independence from Netherlands	20 May 2002	Independence of East Timor, formerly administered as a province of Indonesia
Indonesia	18 August 1945		27 December 1949	Independence from the Netherlands recognized	20 May 2002
Kazakhstan	30 August 1995	Constitution of Kazakhstan	16 December 1991	Independence declared from the Soviet Union^[11]	5 December 1936	Establishment of the Kazakh SSR
Kazakhstan	30 August 1995	Constitution of Kazakhstan	16 December 1991	Independence declared from the Soviet Union^[11]	30 March 1993 (disputed)	Baikonur Cosmodrome and surrounding areas leased to Russia.^{[note 20]}
Panama			3 November 1903	Separation of Panama from Colombia, independence from Spain	1 October 1979	Panama Canal Zone
Russia	25 December 1993	1993 Russian constitutional referendum replaces the Supreme Soviet with the Federal Assembly and increases presidential power.	882	Formation of the Kievan Rus'	30 September 2022 (disputed)	Annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts by Russia
Russia	25 December 1993		25 December 1991	After the USSR ceased to exist, the Russian Federation became an independent state and was recognized by the international community as the successor state of the USSR.	30 September 2022 (disputed)
Spain	6 December 1978	Spanish Constitution	1479	Dinastical unification of the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon by the Catholic Monarchs. The governments, institutions, and legal traditions of each kingdom remained independent of each other; alien laws (Leyes de extranjeria) determined that the national of one kingdom was a foreigner in the other Crowns/States.^[41]	26 February 1976	Spanish Sahara is lost following the Madrid Accords.
			1707~1716	De jure by the Nueva Planta decrees
			1831	Dissolution of crowns and kingdoms and creation de jure, of the unified Kingdom of Spain.
Turkey	24 June 2018	2017 Turkish constitutional referendum comes into effect; Turkey transitions from a parliamentary republic to a presidential republic.	1299	Formation of the Ottoman Empire	29 June 1939	Republic of Hatay joins Turkey after a public referandum.
Turkey	24 June 2018		29 October 1923	The provincial government, formed in 1920, declares the foundation of the Republic of Turkey, as the legal successor state to the Ottoman Empire.	29 June 1939	Republic of Hatay joins Turkey after a public referandum.

Sortable list

In this list, "date of last subordination" refers to the last date of control by an external government. The list shows large groupings associated with the dates of independence from decolonization (e.g. 41 current states gained control of sovereignty from the United Kingdom and France between 1956 and 1966) or dissolution of a political union (e.g. 18 current states gained control of sovereignty from the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia between 1990 and 1992). In other cases, a sovereign state submitted to foreign military occupation or political subjugation for a period of time and later regained its independence (e.g. 6 current states gained control of sovereignty from Nazi Germany between 1944 and 1945).

Dates refer to de facto rule or occupation of the major territory, whether or not legitimized by international recognition.

In a union such as Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union, or the Kalmar Union, one of the constituents can be considered the dominant power – generally where the seat of government was located. The United Kingdom is a particularly complicated case. If England is viewed as the dominant member, then history can be traced from Roman conquest, Saxon invasions, 10th-century unification, and the 1066 Norman Conquest before the union of England and Scotland in 1707. However, if viewed from a Scottish perspective, an unbroken history of sovereignty can be traced from unification in 843 through the 1707 union with England (with a brief annexation by England from 1657 to 1660). Some Scots view the 1707 union as a ceding of sovereignty to England.^[55]

There are cases where a state is completely extinguished or abolished without having any successor states. Cases like this occur when, for example, one state is annexed or conquered by another and ceases to exist even in nominal form (i.e. not even a "government in exile" is established). The most recent case in human history is the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), which was completely abolished after the German reunification. Modern Germany is a continuation of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), it is not a successor state.

The Holy Roman Empire is not considered a state by modern historians, but a political entity bringing together several sovereign states in a confederation.

The concept of sovereign state should not be confused with that of nation (for example there are even stateless nations). This list has the date of creation of current sovereign states but not of nations. The historiography of some nations, such as the Bulgarians, even separates the different states founded by these nations (for example First, Second and Third Bulgarian State)

Country	Continent	Date of latest territorial change	Acquisition of sovereignty	Date of last subordination	Previous governing power	Historical Notes	Capital
Afghanistan	Asia	12 November 1893	July 1747 (Durrani Empire)	1796	Afsharid Empire	2021–present: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (de facto) 2004–2021: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (de jure; internationally recognized Government) 2002–2004: Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan 1996–2001: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan 1992–2002: Islamic State of Afghanistan (controlled only a small part of the country from 1996 to 2001, but still recognized by the UN and most of the world's countries as the legitimate government of Afghanistan) 1987–1992: Republic of Afghanistan 1978–1987: Democratic Republic of Afghanistan 1973–1978: Republic of Afghanistan 1926–1973: Kingdom of Afghanistan 1823–1926: Emirate of Afghanistan (protectorate of the United Kingdom 1879–1919) 1747–1823: Durrani Empire (also called Sadozai Kingdom) 1738–1796: Part of the Afsharid Empire 1709–1738: Hotak Emirate 1506–1709: Part of the Khanate of Bukhara 1405–1506: Center of the Timurid Empire 1369–1405: Part of the Timurid Empire 1231–1369: Part of the Mongol Empire 1163–1231: Part of the Khwarazmian Kingdom 1003–1163: Ghaznavid Sultanate 873–1003: Saffarid Emirate 821–873: Part of Tahirid Emirate 750–821: Part of Abbasid Caliphate 661–750: Part of Umayyad Caliphate 500–661: Part of Sasanian Empire 320–500 AD: Kidarite Kingdom 30–320 AD: Kushan Empire 150 BC–30 AD: Part of Indo-Parthian Kingdom and the Indo-Scythians 256–150 BC: Greco-Bactrian Kingdom 549–256 BC: Part of Macedonian Empire 549–330 BC: Part of Achaemenid Empire 678–549 BC: Part of Median Kingdom/Empire Since 48,000 BC humans have been known to be living in the region, starting as Part of Indus Valley civilisation and Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex	Kabul
Albania	Europe	1945	28 Nov 1912	Nov 1944^[56]	Germany	1992–present: Republic of Albania 1946–92: People's Socialist Republic of Albania 1944–46: Democratic Government of Albania 1943–44: Albanian Kingdom, independent country militarly occupied by Germany 1939–43: Kingdom of Albania, a monarchy in personal union with Italy as the 1928–39: Albanian Kingdom 1925–1928: Albanian Republic 1914–1925: Principality of Albania (via Albanian Declaration of Independence) 1912–1914: Independent Albania 1479–1912: Part of Ottoman Empire as Sanjak of Scutari 1444–1479: League of Lezhë (military alliance of Albanian feudal lords) 1190–1444: Various Albanian principalities (including the Principality of Albania) 1255–1368: Kingdom of Albania, Dependency of the Angevin Kingdom of Sicily/Naples 1190–1255: Principality of Arbanon, oldest of the Albanian principalities, also autonomous principality of the Byzantine Empire and later of the Despotate of Epirus 324–1190: Part of the Byzantine Empire as the province of Macedonia 148 BC-324 AD: Part of the Roman Empire as the province of Macedonia Since 40,000 BC humans have been settled in the Kryegjata Valley, near the antique site of Apollonia,^[57] including Illyria.	Tirana
Algeria	Africa	18 March 1845	3 July 1962^[58]	3 July 1962^[59]	France	1962–present: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (via Évian Accords) 1830–1962: Part of French Colonial Empire (as an integral territory) 1659–1830: De facto Independence of Regency of Algiers 1519–1659: Part of the Ottoman Empire (as the Regency of Algiers) 1516-1519: Sultanate of Algiers 1235–1554: Kingdom of Tlemcen 1121–1269: Part of the Almohad Caliphate 1014–1152: Hammadid Sultanate 973–1014: Center of the Zirid Emirate 909–973: Fatimid Caliphate 800–909: Part of the Aghlabid Emirate 778–909: Rustamid Imamate 750–778: Part of the Abbasid Caliphate 661–750: Part of the Umayyad Caliphate 590–698: Part of the Byzantine Empire (as the Exarchate of Africa) 484–703: Kingdom of the Aurès 439–534: Part of the Vandal Kingdom 435–439: Center of the Vandal Kingdom 395–435: Part of the Western Roman Empire as province 40 BC–395 AD: Part of the Roman Empire as province 202 BC – 40 BC: Kingdom of Numidia 814–202 BC: Part of the Carthaginian Empire 2500–539 BC: Part of Phoenicia 10,000–2500 BC: Inhabited by Caspians 20,000–10,000 BC: Inhabited by Iberomaurusians 80,000–20,000 BC: Inhabited by Aterians Since 1.8 Million BC, humans have been settled in Algeria as demonstrated by the discovery of Oldowan stone tools found at Ain Hanech in 1992.^[60]	Algiers
Andorra	Europe	28 August 2001	7 Sep 1278^[61]^[62]	Nov 1944^[63]	France	1278–present: Principality of Andorra (via Paréage of Andorra; occupied by France 1812–13, 1870, 1914, 1936, 1939, 1944) 987–1278: Part of France 843–987: Part of West Francia 481–843: Part of Francia 395–481: Part of the Western Roman Empire 27 BCE-481: Part of the Roman Empire 197 BCE – 27 BCE: Part of the Roman Republic	Andorra la Vella
Angola	Africa	11 November 1975	11 Nov 1975^[64]	11 Nov 1975	Portugal	1992–present: Republic of Angola 1975–1992: People's Republic of Angola (via the Alvor Agreement) 1972–1975: State of Angola (part of the Portuguese Empire) 1951–1972: Overseas Province of Angola (part of the Portuguese Empire) 1575–1951: State of West Africa (part of the Portuguese Empire) The territory of Angola has been inhabited since the Paleolithic Era, hosting a wide variety of ethnic groups, tribes and kingdoms (like the kingdoms of Kongo, Ndongo and Matamba).	Luanda
Antigua and Barbuda	The Americas	1 November 1981	1 Nov 1981^[65]	1 Nov 1981	United Kingdom	1981–present: Antigua and Barbuda 1632–1981: Part of the British Empire as its West Indies (interrupted by France in 1666) Since 3100 BC, humans have been settled starting with the indigenous peoples of the Americas.	St. John's
Argentina	The Americas	18 October 1884	25 May 1810	9 July 1816^[66]	Spain	1861–present: Argentine Republic (a Federal state; originally the federation had 14 federated states [ Provinces of Argentina ], after the Conquest of the Desert, federal territories was established in Patagonia, the last territory, Tierra del Fuego, became the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands and joined the federation in 1990. Currently Argentina has 23 provinces) 1831–1861: Argentine Confederation 1816–1830: United Provinces of South America (On 9 July 1816, the Congress of Tucumán issued the formal Declaration of Independence, the country became a republic) 1810–1816: United Provinces of South America (via the 1810 May Revolution; nominally a monarchic state in personal union with Spain, recognizing Ferdinand VII as king) 1776–1810: Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (Part of the Spanish Empire) 1542–1776: Part of the Viceroyalty of Peru (Part of the Spanish Empire) 1528–1542: Governorate of New Andalusia, part of the Spanish Empire 11,000 BC-1528 AD: Inhabited by Native Argentines, including the Inca Empire, Selk'nam, Chonan peoples and Guaycuru peoples.	Buenos Aires
Armenia	Asia/Europe	5 December 1936	28 May 1918	23 Sep 1991^[67]	Soviet Union	1991–present: Republic of Armenia 1920–1991: Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, federated state of the Soviet Union 1918–1920: First Republic of Armenia April–May 1918: Part of the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic November 1917 – April 1918: Part of the Russian Republic as Transcaucasian Commissariat 1829–1917: Part of the Russian Empire as Caucasus Viceroyalty 1502–1829: Part of the Ottoman Empire 1468–1502: Part of the Timurid Empire 1374–1468: Part of the Kara Koyunlu 1335–1374: Part of the Jalairid Sultanate 1236–1335: Part of the Mongol Empire as its territory 1201–1360: Zakarid Principality of Armenia 1071–1194: Part of the Seljuk Empire 987–1170: Kingdom of Syunik 883–1045:Bragatid Kingdom of Armenia 654–884: Arminiya, Province (largely autonomous vassal principalities) of the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates 428–654: Divided between the Byzantine Empire on the west, and the east by the Sasanian Empire. 321 BCE–AD 428: Kingdom of Armenia 549 BCE–331 BC: Part of Achaemenid Empire 860 BCE–590 BC: Kingdom of Ararat 1114 BCE–860 BC: Nairi Confederation 1300 BCE–1190 BC: Kingdom of Arme-Shupria 1500 BCE–1290 BC: Hayasa-Azzi Confederation 2492 BCE: Traditional foundation Since 6000 BC humans have been settled starting with the Shulaveri-Shomu and Kura–Araxes eras.	Yerevan
Australia	Australia	16 September 1975	9 Oct 1942^{[note 21]}	9 Oct 1942	United Kingdom	1942–present: Commonwealth of Australia, a Federal state, (consisted of six states, three internal territories, and seven external territories, via Constitution of Australia^[68]) and a monarchy in personal union with the United Kingdom 1901–1942: Commonwealth of Australia, a federation with a Dominion status within the British Empire) 1788–1901: Part of the British Empire Possibly 70,000 BC – 1788 AD: Inhabited by Indigenous Australians	Canberra
Austria	Europe	14 December 1921	1156	27 Apr 1945^{[note 22]}	World War II Allies (Allied-occupied Austria)	1955–present: Republic of Austria, a Federal state (via Austrian State Treaty) 1945–55: Allied-occupied Austria 1938–45: Annexed by Nazi Germany 1934–38: Federal State of Austria (client state of Italy) 1919–34: First Republic of Austria (via Treaty of Saint Germain) 1918–19: Republic of German-Austria (via Proclamation of Charles I) 1867–1918: Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, a dual monarchy with Hungary (via Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867) 1866: Austrian Empire 1815–1866: Austrian Empire (In union with other 38 states in the German Confederation) 1806–1815: Austrian Empire 1804–1806: Austrian Empire (State of the Holy Roman Empire) 1457–1804: Archduchy of Austria (State of the Holy Roman Empire) 1156–1457: Duchy of Austria (state of the Holy Roman Empire)	Vienna
Azerbaijan	Asia/Europe	28 April 1920	28 May 1918	30 Aug 1991	Soviet Union	1991–present: Republic of Azerbaijan (independence from Soviet Union declared 1991 1920–1991: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, federated state of the Soviet Union 1918–1920: Azerbaijan Democratic Republic 1824–1918: Part of Russian Empire 1796–1824: Part of Qajar Empire 1747–1796: Part of Afsharid Empire (1760–1794): Part of Zand Empire 1736–1747: Part of Afsharid Empire (1722–1729): Part of Hotaki Emirate 1501–1736: Part of Safavid Empire 1468–1508: Part of Agh Qoyunlu 1405–1507: Part of Timurid Empire 1406–1468: Part of Qara Qoyunlu 1370–1405: Part of Timurid Empire 1337–1376: Part of Sarbadars 1336–1432: Part of Jalayirid Sultanate 1335–1393: Part of Muzaffarid dynasty 1335–1357: Part of Chobanid dynasty 1256–1335: Part of Ilkhanate 1077–1231: Part of Khwarazmian Kingdom 1037–1194: Part of Great Seljuq Empire 963–1186: Part of Ghaznavid Sultanate 875–999: Part of Samanid Emirate 936–1055: Part of Buyid Empire 934–936: Part of Buyid Emirate 928–1043: Part of Ziyarid Kingdom 750–1258: Part of Abbasid Caliphate 661–750: Part of Umayyad Caliphate (642–759/760): Part of Dabuyid dynasty 224–651: Part of Sassanid Empire 247 BC – 224 AD: Part of Parthian Empire 312–63 BC: Part of Seleucid Empire 550–330 BC: Part of Achaemenid Empire (652–625 BC): Part of Scythian Kingdom 678–550 BC: Part of Median Empire 850–616 BC: Inhabited by Mannaeans 2700–539 BC: Inhabited by Elamites 3200–2700 BC: Inhabited by Proto-Elamites	Baku
Bahamas	The Americas	7 January 1964	10 July 1973^[69]	10 July 1973	United Kingdom	1973–present: Commonwealth of the Bahamas, a monarchy in personal union with the United Kingdom (Self-government gained from the United Kingdom in 1964; independence gained on 10 July 1973) 1718–1973: Part of the British Empire as its West Indies 1492–1718: Part of the Spanish Empire 500 to 800–1492: Inhabited by the Lucayans (a Taino people)	Nassau
Bahrain	Asia	1 July 1521	16 Dec 1971	16 Dec 1971	United Kingdom	1971–present: Kingdom of Bahrain 1861–1971: Protectorate of the British Empire by way of the Perpetual Truce of Peace and Friendship 1783–1861: In union with other states in the Bani Utbah Confederation 1717–1783: Ruled by Oman after a successful invasion 1602–1717: Part of Persia under the Safavid dynasty 1521–1602: Part of the Portuguese Empire Mid-1400s–1521: Ruled by the Jabrid dynasty 1253-mid–1400s: Ruled by the Usfurid dynasty 1076–1235: Ruled by the Uyunid Emirate 976–1076: Ruled as part of the Abbasid Caliphate 899–976: Ruled by the Qarmatian Republic 3rd century AD – 899: Ruled by the Sassanids of Persia 130 BC – 3rd century BC: Ruled by the Parthians 6th century BC – 3rd century BC: Part of the Persian Empire under the Achaemenids 4th millennium BC – 6th century BC: Dilmun civilization	Manama
Bangladesh	Asia	31 July 2015	16 Dec 1971	16 Dec 1971	Pakistan	1972–present: People's Republic of Bangladesh 1971–1972: Provisional Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh 1955–1971: East Pakistan (Part of Pakistan) 1947–1955: East Bengal (Part of Pakistan) 1858–1947: Part of the British Empire as Bengal Province, within India 1757–1858: Part of the British Empire as Bengal Presidency, of the East India Company 1717–1880: Ruled by the Nawabs, nominally subordinate to the Mughal Empire until 1757, and to the British Empire after 1757 (Lost ruling power after the Battle of Plassey in 1757) 1576–1757: Part of the Mughal Empire as Bengal Subah 1352–1576: Bengal Sultanate 1235–1352: Part of the Delhi Sultanate 1204–1297: Deva dynasty c.1070–1204: Sena Kingdom c. 750–c. 1070: Pala Empire c. 650–c. 750: Bengal was divided between various kingdoms, like Vanga and Samatata (Both ruled by the Khadga dynasty) 590–626: Gauda Kingdom 350–655: Part of Kamarupa under the Varman dynasty 358–590: Part of the Gupta Empire 26 BC – 358 AD: Bengal was divided between various kingdoms. 73 BC – 26 BC: Part of the Kanva Kingdom 185 BC–73 BC: Part of the Shunga Empire 232 BC – 800 AD: Part of Samatata 319–185 BC: Part of the Maurya Empire 340–319 BC: Part of the Kingdom of Magadha 600–340 BC: Ancient Bengal was divided between various kingdoms. 700–200 BC: Inhabited by the Pundravardhana culture Since 100,000 BC humans have been settled on Bangladesh, although the prehistoric evidences are weak.^[70]	Dhaka
Barbados	The Americas	30 November 1966	30 Nov 1966	30 Nov 1966	United Kingdom	1966–present: Barbados 1625–1966: Part of the British Empire as its West Indies Claimed by Spain and Portugal in the 16th century. c. 1200–c.1500 AD: Inhabited by the Kalinago c. 800–c. 1200 AD: Inhabited by the Saladoids Archeological evidence suggests humans may have first settled or visited the island circa 1600 BC.	Bridgetown
Belarus	Europe	1945	25 Aug 1991^{[note 23]}	25 Aug 1991	Soviet Union	1990–present: Republic of Belarus 1943–1990: Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, a federated state of the Soviet Union (USSR) 1941–1943: Occupation by Nazi Germany 1922–1941: Byelorussian SSR, a federated state of the Soviet Union (USSR) 1920–1922: Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic 1919–1919: Lithuanian–Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic 1918–1919: Belarusian People's Republic 1917–1918: Part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 1795–1917: Part of the Russian Empire 1569–1795: Part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1397–1569: Part of Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1307–1397: Principality of Polotsk, part of Grand Duchy of Lithuania 987–1307: Principality of Polotsk (independent principality) Before 987: In the 9th century the territory of modern Belarus became part of Kievan Rus', a loose federation of East Slavic and Finnic peoples, ruled by the Rurikid dynasty The region that is now Belarus was first settled by Baltic tribes in the 3rd century. Around the 5th century, the area was taken over by Slavic tribes.	Minsk
Belgium	Europe	1 July 1962	4 Oct 1830	1945	Germany	1830–present: Kingdom of Belgium (a Federal state, consisted of three regions and three communities) 1813–1830: Part of the Netherlands 1795–1813: Ruled by France 1713–1795: Austrian Netherlands (collective name of States of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries, held by the Habsburg monarchy) 1581–1714: Spanish Netherlands (collective name of States of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries, held in personal union by the Spanish Crown)	Brussels
Belize	The Americas	1859	21 Sep 1981^[71]	21 Sep 1981	United Kingdom	1981–present: Belize Belizean-Guatemalan territorial dispute 1783-1981: British Honduras Largely as a result of the costly military expeditions against the Maya, the expenses of administering the new colony of British Honduras increased, at a time when the economy was severely depressed. Great landowners and merchants dominated the Legislative Assembly, which controlled the colony's revenues and expenditures. Some of the landowners were also involved in commerce but their interest differed from the other merchants of Belize Town. The former group resisted the taxation of land and favored an increase in import duties; the latter preferred the opposite. 1506-1783: Early colonial period 20000 BC-1506: Mayan Belize In the tenth century, Mayan society suffered a severe breakdown. Construction of public buildings ceased, the administrative centres lost power, and the population declined as social and economic systems lost their coherence. Some people continued to occupy, or perhaps reoccupied, sites such as Altun Ha, Xunantunich, and Lamanai, but these sites ceased being splendid ceremonial and civic centres.	Belmopan
Benin	Africa	15 January 1894	1 Aug 1960	1 Aug 1960	France	1990–present: Republic of Benin 1975–1990: People's Republic of Benin 1958–1975: Republic of Dahomey (French self-governing colony) 1904–1958: French Dahomey (as part of French West Africa) 1894–1904: Kingdom of Dahomey (French Protectorate) c.1600–1894: Kingdom of Dahomey (African kingdom)	Cotonou (De facto) and Porto-Novo (official)
Bhutan	Asia	11 November 1865	1634	1634	(none)	1910–1947: protectorate of the British Empire Autonomous since at least the 10th century.^[72] Unified 1634, after the Battle of Five Lamas. Early history is sketchy, but may have been part of Kamarupa kingdom, and may have been occupied by Tibetan-Mongol forces ca. 10th century.^[73]	Thimphu
Bolivia	The Americas	11 November 1903	6 Aug 1825	6 Aug 1825	Spain	2009–present: Plurinational State of Bolivia 1839–2009: Republic of Bolivia 1836–1839: In union with North Peru and South Peru in the Peru–Bolivian Confederation 1825–1839: Republic of Bolivia (The name of the country is a tribute to Simon Bolivar (considered as the country's first president), who always referred to the country as Upper Peru. There were doubts if the region should be an independent nation or join Argentina or Peru. After Antonio José de Sucre was elected as the second president, he convened the Constituent Assembly in Chuquisaca to determine the future of the region. Almost all delegates wanted that Bolivia became an independent country and rejected any annexation to Argentina (former Río de la Plata) or Peru). 1821–1825: Center of the Viceroyalty of Peru (viceroyalty of the Spanish Empire) 1810–1821: Part of the Viceroyalty of Peru (viceroyalty of the Spanish Empire) 1776–1810: Part of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (viceroyalty of the Spanish Empire) 1542–1776: Part of the Viceroyalty of Peru (viceroyalty of the Spanish Empire) 1528–1542: Governorate of New Toledo(governorate of the Crown of Castille) 1471–1542: Part of the Inca Empire 1000–1500: Mollo culture 550–c.1000: Tiwanaku state The region now known as Bolivia had been occupied for over 2,500 years when the Native Bolivians, including Aymara, arrived.	La Paz and Sucre
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	25 November 1943	3 Mar 1992	3 Mar 1992	Yugoslavia	1997–present: Bosnia and Herzegovina (a Federal state) 1992–1997: Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1945–1992: Federated state of Yugoslavia 1941–1945 Part of Independent State of Croatia (Nazi Germany invasion) 1918–1941: Part of Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1878–1918: Part of Austria-Hungary Empire 1463–1878: Part of Ottoman Empire 1377–1463: Kingdom of Bosnia 1154–1377: Banate of Bosnia (subject to Kingdom of Hungary)	Sarajevo
Botswana	Africa	31 December 1999	30 Sep 1966^[74]	30 Sep 1966	United Kingdom	1966–present : Republic of Botswana 1885–1966: Part of the British Empire as Bechuanaland Protectorate 600 AD: Bantu-speaking peoples first moved into the country from the north The territory of Botswana has been inhabited since the Paleolithic Era. The original inhabitants of southern Africa were the San and Khoi peoples.	Gaborone
Brazil	The Americas	11 November 1903	7 Sep 1822^[75]	29 Aug 1825 (Treaty of Rio de Janeiro)	United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves	1985–Present: Federative Republic of Brazil (Sixth Brazilian Republic) (a federal state, the federation have 26 federated states and 1 federal district) 1964–1985: Brazilian Military Dictatorship (Fifth Brazilian Republic) (a federal state, the federation had 22 federated states, 1 federal district and 4 federal territories) 1946–1964: United States of Brazil (Fourth Brazilian Republic) (a federal state, the federation had 22 federated states, 1 federal district and, 4 federal territories) 1930–1946: Brazilian Vargas Era (Second and Third Brazilian Republics) (a federal state, the federation had 20 federated states, 1 federal district and 7 federal territories) 1889–1930: Republic of the United States of Brazil (First Brazilian Republic) (a federal state, the federation had 20 federated states, 1 federal district and, from 1903, 1 federal territory) 1822–1889: Empire of Brazil (a unitary state) 1815–1822: Brazil, elevated to kingdom so that it was legally possible to achieve a political union with the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves to create the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves (Portuguese Empire) 1772–1775: State of Maranhão and Piauí, part of the Portuguese Empire 1772–1775: State of Grão-Pará and Rio Negro, part of the Portuguese Empire 1751–1772: State of Grão-Pará and Maranhão, part of the Portuguese Empire 1621–1751: State of Maranhão, part of the Portuguese Empire 1621–1815: State of Brazil, part of the Portuguese Empire 1613–1621: Governorate General of Brazil, part of the Portuguese Empire 1607–1613: Divided in Governorate General of Bahia and Governorate General of Rio de Janeiro, part of the Portuguese Empire 1578–1607: Governorate General of Brazil, part of the Portuguese Empire 1572–1578: Divided in Governorate General of Bahia and Governorate General of Rio de Janeiro, part of the Portuguese Empire 1549–1572: Governorate General of Brazil, part of the Portuguese Empire 1534–1549: Captaincy Colonies of Brazil, private and autonomous colonies of the Portuguese Empire 9000 BC – 1500 AD: Inhabited by Native Brazilians, including Tupi people, Gê peoples, Kalina people and Arawaks.	Brasília
Brunei	Asia	18 August 1841	1 Jan 1984	1 Jan 1984	United Kingdom	1984–present: Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace 1945–1984: Part of the British Empire 1942–1945: Occupied by Japan 1888–1942: Part of the British Empire 1368–1888: Sultanate of Brunei 1294–1368: Part of the Majapahit Kingdom 1276–1294: Part of the Kingdom of Singhasari c. 1000 AD – 1276 AD: Part of the Kingdom of Srivijaya	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria	Europe	28 October 1944	5 Oct 1908^[76]	5 Oct 1908	Ottoman Empire Soviet Union	1990–present: Republic of Bulgaria 1946–1990: People's Republic of Bulgaria 1908–1946: Tsardom of Bulgaria (reunified with Eastern Rumelia where was a part of the Ottoman Empire) 1878–1908: Principality of Bulgaria 1396–1878: Part of the Ottoman Empire 1185–1396: Second Bulgarian Empire 1018–1185: Part of the Byzantine Empire 681–1018: First Bulgarian Empire 632–668: Old Great Bulgaria 324–681: Part of the Byzantine Empire as the province of Thracia 46–324 AD: Part of the Roman Empire as the province of Thracia 480 BC–46 AD: Odrysian kingdom Since c.1.4 million BC humans have been settled starting with Lower Paleolithic.^[77]	Sofia
Burkina Faso	Africa	5 August 1960	5 Aug 1960^[78]	5 Aug 1960	France	1984–present: Burkina Faso 1960–1984:Republic of Upper Volta (independent) 1958–1960: Republic of Upper Volta, self-governing colony within the French Empire 1896–1958: Part of the French West Africa, federation of colonies of the French Empire 11th century – 1896: Burkina Faso is divided in several Mossi Kingdoms	Ouagadougou
Burundi	Africa	1 July 1962	1 July 1962	1 July 1962	Belgium	1966–present: Republic of Burundi 1962–1966: Kingdom of Burundi (independent) 1890–1962: Kingdom of Burundi, subnational monarchy and part of Ruanda-Urundi (Part of the Belgian Empire) 1890–1919: Kingdom of Burundi, subnational monarchy and part of German East Africa (Part of the German Empire) c.1680–1890: Kingdom of Burundi	Bujumbura (De facto) and Gitega (De jure)
Cambodia	Asia	9 November 1953	9 Nov 1953	9 Nov 1953^[79]	France	1993–present: Kingdom of Cambodia 1992–1993: United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia 1989–1992: State of Cambodia 1979–1989: People's Republic of Kampuchea 1975–1979: Democratic Kampuchea 1970–1975: Khmer Republic 1954–1970: Kingdom of Cambodia 1945–1953:French protectorate of Cambodia 1945: Japanese occupation of Cambodia 1863–1945: French protectorate of Cambodia, a French protectorate within French Indochina — a collection of Southeast Asian protectorates within the French Empire. 1431–1863: Kingdom of Cambodia 802–1431: Khmer Empire founded 802 according to Sdok Kok Thom Inscription 706/717–802: Separation in Land Chenla and Water Chenla 550 – c.706/717: Kingdom of Chenla c.50/68 AD–550 AD: Kingdom of Funan	Phnom Penh
Cameroon	Africa	1 October 1961	1 Jan 1960	1 Oct 1961	United Kingdom	Republic of Cameroon French Cameroons gained independence in 1960; added British Southern Cameroons in 1961. 1922–1961: British Cameroon, part of the British Empire 1918–1960: French Cameroon, part of the French Empire 1884–1916: German Cameroon, part of the German Empire The territory of Cameroon has been inhabited since the Neolithic Era, hosting a wide variety of ethnic groups, tribes, fondoms and kingdoms (such as the kingdoms of Kotoko, Mandara and Bamum).	Iaundé
Canada	The Americas	1 April 1999	11 Dec 1931^{[note 24]}	11 Dec 1931	United Kingdom	1982–present: Canada asserts its full independence from the UK by patriating its constitution. 1931–1982: Canada, a federal state and monarchy in personal union with the United Kingdom (Statute of Westminster in 1931.^[80]) 1867–1931: Dominion of Canada (By the 1st of July 1867, Canada has been established as a federation with a Dominion status within the British Empire) 1783–1867: British North America, part of the British Empire. (Included the Province of Quebec (1763–1791)^[81] and the Rupert's Land. In 1791 Quebec was split into two provinces: The Upper Canada and Lower Canada, and in 1841 the provinces merged to make the United Province of Canada. 1760–1783: British America (After the Seven Years' War, the British conquers all French territories in the future modern territory of Canada) 1535–1760: Canada, part of the French Empire, established in 1535. The Newfoundland Colony, part of the English Empire, is established in 1610. Later the English establishes the Rupert's Land in 1670. The English territories in America would become part of the British America after 1707 Since 14000 BC humans have been settled from Native Canadians with tribes, chiefdoms and confederations.	Ottawa
Cape Verde	Africa	5 July 1975	5 July 1975	5 July 1975^[82]	Portugal	Republic of Cabo Verde 1460–1975: Part of the Portuguese Empire Portuguese Cape Verde In 1456, Alvise Cadamosto, Antoniotto Usodimare (Venetian and Genoese captains, respectively, in the service of Prince Henry the Navigator) and an unnamed Portuguese captain discovered some of the islands. During the next decade, Diogo Gomes and António de Noli (also captains in the service of Prince Henry) discovered the remaining islands of the archipelago.^{[citation needed]} When they first landed in Cape Verde, the islands were barren of people but not of vegetation.	Praia
Central African Republic	Africa	13 August 1960	13 Aug 1960	13 Aug 1960	France	Central African Republic 1903–1960: Ubangi-Shari, part of the French Equatorial Africa, federation of colonial possessions of the French Empire The territory of Central African Republic has been inhabited since the Neolithic Era, hosting a wide variety of ethnic groups	Bangui
Chad	Africa	3 February 1997	11 Aug 1960	11 Aug 1960	France	1960–present: Republic of Chad 1900–1960: French Chad, part of the French Equatorial Africa, federation of colonial possessions of the French Empire 1501–1912: Wadai Sultanate 1480/1522–1897: Sultanate of Bagirmi c. 700–1900: Kanem–Bornu Empire The territory of Chad has been inhabited since the Paleolithic Era.	N'Djamena
Chile	The Americas	3 July 1929	12 Feb 1818^{[note 25]}	12 Feb 1818	Spain	1990–Present: Republic of Chile (Democracy Restored) 1973–1990: Chilean Military Dictatorship 1925–1973: Chilean Presidential Republic 1891–1925: Parliamentary Chile 1861–1891: Liberal Chile 1830–1861: Conservative Chile 1823–1830: Republic of Chile (Organization of the Republic) 1818–1823: Republic of Chile (Patria Nueva, New Fatherland) 1814–1818: Captaincy General of Chile (Reconquest by the Spanish Empire 1810–1814: Kingdom of Chile (Patria Vieja, Old Fatherland) (nominally a monarchic state in personal union with Spain, recognizing Ferdinand VII as king) 1798–1818: Captaincy General of Chile or Governorate of Chile (known unofficially as the Kingdom of Chile), with self-administration without vice-royal dependence, part of the Spanish Empire 1533–1798: Captaincy General of Chile or Governorate of Chile (known unofficially as the Kingdom of Chile), under supervision of the Viceroyalty of Peru, part of the Spanish Empire 1438–1533: Part of the Inca Empire Between 18,500 and 14,000 BC – 1541 AD: Inhabited by Chilean Natives, including Aymara, Mapuche, and Rapa Nui	Santiago
China	Asia	6 October 2011^{[note 26]}	1600 BC c. (Shang dynasty)^{[note 27]}	2 September 1945	Japan (partial occupation)	1949–present: People's Republic of China 1937–1945: Japanese Invasion 1916–present: Republic of China (based in Taiwan since 1949) 1915–1916: Empire of China 1912–1915: Republic of China 1895–1945: Japanese Taiwan 1895: Republic of Formosa 1644–1912: Qing dynasty 1624–1662: Dutch Formosa / Spanish Formosa 1368–1644: Ming dynasty 1271–1368: Yuan dynasty 960–1279: Song dynasty 907–1125: Divided in Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms / Liao dynasty 618–907: Tang dynasty 581–618: Sui dynasty 420–589: Divided in Northern and Southern dynasties 266–420: Jin dynasty 220–280: Divided in Three Kingdoms 206 BC – 220 AD: Han dynasty 221–206 BC: Qin dynasty (first imperial dynasty) c. 1046–256 BC: Zhou dynasty c. 1600–c. 1046 BC: Shang dynasty c. 2070–c. 1600 BC: Xia dynasty (first royal dynasty) c. 8500–c. 2070 BC: Neolithic The PRC government in Beijing considers itself the successor of the Republic of China (1912–1949) which legally inherited the whole of China from the Qing dynasty. The ROC government in Taipei denies the legitimacy of the PRC and considers itself the sole legitimate government of the whole of China.	Beijing
Colombia	The Americas	4 July 1991	20 July 1810	7 Aug 1819	Spain	1886–present: Republic of Colombia (unitary state) 1863–1886: United States of Colombia (federal state) 1858–1863: Granadine Confederation (confederal state) 1831–1858: Republic of New Granada (unitary state) 1819–1831: Republic of Colombia (Gran Colombia) (federal state) 1816–1819: Viceroyalty of New Granada, part of the Spanish Empire(Reconquest by the Spanish Empire) 1811–1816: Patria Boba period (Foolish Fatherland period) United Provinces of New Granada, a federal and republican state 1810–1814: Patria Boba period (Foolish Fatherland period): Free and Independent State of Cundinamarca (a monarchical state in personal union with Spain, recognizing Ferdinand VII as king, in 1813 declared itself a republic and joined the United Provinces of New Granada in 1814) 1739–1810: Viceroyalty of New Granada, part of the Spanish Empire 1723–1739: New Kingdom of Granada, within the Viceroyalty of Peru, part of the Spanish Empire 1717–1723: Viceroyalty of New Granada, part of the Spanish Empire 1538–1717: New Kingdom of Granada, within the Viceroyalty of Peru, part of the Spanish Empire Since 10,000 BC humans have been settled from Native Colombians with tribes, chiefdoms, and confederations (like the Muisca Confederation).	Bogotá
Comoros	Africa	6 July 1975	6 July 1975	6 July 1975	France	2001–present:Union of the Comores (a Federal state) 1975–2001: Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros 1886–1975: part of the French Empire c.1000 BC: when the archipelago was first inhabited. The Comoros have been inhabited by various groups throughout this time.	Moroni
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Africa	30 June 1960	30 June 1960	30 June 1960	Belgium	1997–present: Democratic Republic of the Congo 1971–1997: Republic of Zaire 1964–1971: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) 1960–1964: Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) 1908–1960: Part of the Belgian Empire as Belgian Congo 1885–1908: Part of the Belgian Empire as the Congo Free State (as sovereign entity, a private domain of King Leopold II of Belgium) 1390–1914: Part of the Kingdom of Kongo Since 80,000 BC humans has been settled from with tribes, chiefdoms and confederations.	Kinshasa
Congo, Republic of the	Africa	15 August 1960	15 Aug 1960	15 Aug 1960	France	1992–present: Republic of the Congo 1969–1992: People's Republic of the Congo 1960–1969: Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) 1910–1960: Part of the French Empire as French Equatorial Africa 1882–1910: Part of the French Empire as Middle Congo 1390–1914: Part of the Kingdom of Kongo Since 80,000 BC humans has been settled from with tribes, chiefdoms and confederations.	Brazzaville
Cook Islands	Australia	4 August 1965	1965	4 Aug 1965	New Zealand	1965–present: Cook Islands 1893-1965: Colony of New Zealand 1858-1893: Kingdom of Rarotonga 1893-1901: Federation of Cook Islands 950-1865: part of the Tui'Tonga Empire 900-1200 Tahiti immigrants come to the Cook Islands 500-1200: Polynesian culture	Avarua
Costa Rica	The Americas	25 July 1824	14 Nov 1838	1838	Federal Republic of Central America	1948–present: Republic of Costa Rica (Second) 1848–1948: First Costa Rican Republic 1838–1847: Free State of Costa Rica 1823–1838: Federated state of the Federal Republic of Central America 24 September 1821 – 1823: Part of the First Mexican Empire as province of Costa Rica 15–24 September 1821: Republic of Costa Rica 1609–1821: Part of the Captaincy General of Guatemala (alternativelly Kingdom of Guatemala) within the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Part of the Spanish Empire) 1535–1609: Part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Part of the Spanish Empire) 1525–1535: Part of the Columbian Viceroyalty (Part of the Spanish Empire) Before 1525: The Huetar people establishes some kingdoms in the modern territory of Costa Rica: Eastern Huetar Kingdom, domains of the King Garabito, Kingdom of Pacaca and Western Huetar Kingdom. There was also the Kingdom of Nicoya and the Kingdom of Talamanca Since about 10,000 to 7,000 BC humans have been settled by Native Costa Ricans, including Chibchans and Nahuatl.	San José
Croatia	Europe	10 February 1947	8 Oct 1991^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]	8 Oct 1991	Yugoslavia	1991–present: Republic of Croatia 1945–1991: Federated state of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as SR Croatia 1941–1945: Occupied by Nazi Germany as the Croatia, a Fascist puppet. 1918–1941: Part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes) 1868–1918: Part of the Austria-Hungary as the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia 1527–1868: Kingdom of Croatia (in the union with Kingdom of Hungary within Habsburg Monarchy, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary) 1102–1526: Kingdom of Croatia (in the union with Kingdom of Hungary) 925–1102: Kingdom of Croatia 681–925 AD: Divided between the Pannonian and Dalmatian 324–681: Part of the Byzantine Empire as the province of Dalmatia 32 BC – 324 AD: Part of the Roman Empire as the province of Dalmatia and Illyricum Since 128,000 BC humans have been settled from Pre-Croats with tribes, chiefdoms and confederations.	Zagreb
Cuba	The Americas	12 June 1901	20 May 1902	2 February 1909	United States	1959–present: Republic of Cuba, sovereign communist state 1934–1959: Republic of Cuba, sovereign capitalist state 1909–1934: Republic of Cuba, Protectorate of the United States 1906–1909: Second American Occupation of Cuba 1902–1906: Republic of Cuba, Protectorate of the United States 1898–1902: Occupied but not annexed by United States 1821–1898: Captaincy General of Cuba (part of the Spanish Empire) 1607–1821: Captaincy General of Cuba, under supervision of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, part of the Spanish Empire (part of the Spanish Empire) 1535–1607: Part of the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (part of the Spanish Empire) 1510–1535: Part of the Columbian Viceroyalty (part of the Spanish Empire) The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Taíno people from the 4th millennium BC until Spanish colonization in the 15th century.	Havana
Cyprus	Europe	15 November 1983 (disputed)	16 Aug 1960	16 Aug 1960	United Kingdom	1960–present: Republic of Cyprus 1878–1960: Part of the British Empire as crown colony 1571–1878: Part of the Ottoman Empire 1489–1571: Part of the Republic of Venice 1192–1489: Kingdom of Cyprus 965–1192: Part of the Byzantine Empire as Province 750–965: Part of the Abbasid Caliphate 668–750: Part of the Umayyad Caliphate 31 BC-668 AD: Part of the Roman Empire 305–31 BC: Part of the Ptolemaic Kingdom 321–305 BC: Part of the Macedonian Empire 545–321 BC: Part of the Achaemenid Empire 626–545 BC: Part of the Neo-Babylonian Empire 911–669 BC: Part of the Neo-Assyrian Empire Since around the 10th millennium BC humans have been settled on the island dates.^[83] Note: Cyprus has been divided between two ethnicities as one sovereign state: Greek Cyprus and Turkish Cyprus from 1983.	Nicosia
Czechia	Europe	1 January 1993	870	1 Jan 1993	Czechoslovakia	1993–present: Czech Republic 1945–1993: Part of the Czechoslovakia (interrupted by Warsaw Pact armies in 1968) 1945: Occupied by WWII Allies in 1945 1939–1945: Occupied by Germany 1918–1939: Part of the Czechoslovakia 1867–1918: Lands of the Bohemian Crown, held in personal union within Austria-Hungary 1806–1867: Lands of the Bohemian Crown, held in personal union within the Austrian Empire 1198–1806: Kingdom of Bohemia, State of the Holy Roman Empire (in personal union with Austria from 1526) 1002–1198: Duchy of Bohemia, State of the Holy Roman Empire 935–1002: Unified with Moravia and Silesia under Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, who acceded to the throne in 935. 870–935: Duchy of Bohemia first independent from Great Moravia	Prague
Denmark	Europe	15 June 1920	714^[84]	5 May 1945	Germany	2022: The sovereignty of Hans Island is partitioned between Denmark and Canada 2014: Denmark submits a claim for the North Pole to the UN 2009: Greenlandic Self-Governance after a referendum 1973–2022: Dispute with Canada over sovereignty of Hans Ø 1948: Faroe Islands granted home rule 1940–1945: German occupation 1920: Northern Schleswig (Sønderjylland) re-united with Denmark 1918: Independence of Iceland 1917: Denmark's last tropical colony, sold to United States 1864: Schleswig, Holstein & Lauenburg is lost to Prussia 1863– : House of Glücksburg 1849: New constitution with elected parliament 1814: Norway becomes independent with new constitution. Greenland, Iceland & Faroe Islands remain under Danish rule 1721: Denmark-Norway re-establish claim to Greenland 1679: Denmark forced to leave Gotland for good 1665: Kongeloven, Denmark's first constitution 1658: The sovereignty over Skåneland is transferred to Sweden 1620: First overseas colony 1536: Reformation in Denmark 1534–1536: War of succession 1448: Christian I first king of House of Oldenburg 1397–1523: Kalmar Union 1380–1814: Personal union between Denmark and Norway 1375–1412: Queen Margaret 1332–1340: Interregnum, Denmark controlled by German counts 1241: Code of Jutland "Jyske Lov" 1219–1223/27: Dominant Baltic power under the reign of Valdemar II 1154–1182: Valdemar the Great 1131–1157: Civil war 1047– : Unbroken line of Danish monarchs ruling the kingdom, al descending from titular Queen Estrid Svendsdatter 1042–1047: Norwegian rule 1010s–1040s: Anglo-Danish kingdom under the kings Sweyn, Cnut & Harthacnut 970s–1035: In periods the Danish kings Harald, Sweyn & Cnut (& perhaps Harald II ?) exercises supremacy over Norway Country re-united under Gorm the Old & Harald Bluetooth The decades from the 890s to the 930s are only sparse documented in written sources. The country possibly divided into smaller parts ruled by various families Second half of the 9th century, an increasing number of Viking raids on Western Europe, many originating from Denmark 814–854: Horik I king (in periods ruling jointly with others) 812: Civil war c. 800–810: King Gudfred c. 714: Ongendus king Danish kingship documented from the 8th century, though the institution possibly established prior to that	Copenhagen
Djibouti	Africa	27 June 1977	27 June 1977	27 June 1977	France	1977–present: Republic of Djibouti 1894–1977: Part of the French Colonial Empire as French Somaliland 1862–1883: Ruled by Afar and Somali sultans 1577–1862: Part of the Ottoman Empire 1415–1577:Part of the Sultanate of Adal 1285–1415: Part of the Sultanate of Ifat	Djibouti
Dominica	The Americas	27 February 1967	3 Nov 1978	3 Nov 1978	United Kingdom	1978–present: Commonwealth of Dominica 1763–1978: Part of the British Empire as its West Indies c.1690–1763: Part of the French Empire The island was originally inhabited by the Kalinago.	Roseau
Dominican Republic	The Americas	9 May 1936	27 Feb 1844^{[note 28]}	27 Feb 1844	Haiti	1844–present: Dominican Republic 1822–1844: Part of the Republic of Haiti 1821–1822: Republic of Spanish Haiti 1809–1821: Part of the Spanish Empire 1806–1809: Part of the Republic of Haiti 1805: Part of the Empire of Haiti 1795–1805: Part of the French Colonial Empire 1535–1795: Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Part of the Spanish Empire) 1492–1535: Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, part of the Columbian Viceroyalty (Part of the Spanish Empire) At the time of Columbus' arrival in 1492, the island's territory consisted of five Taíno chiefdoms: Marién, Maguá, Maguana, Jaragua, and Higüey.	Santo Domingo
Ecuador	The Americas	26 February 1946	13 May 1830	13 May 1830	Gran Colombia	1830–present: Republic of Ecuador 1824–1830: Divided in Azuay, Guayaquil and Ecuador, federated states of the Gran Colombia 1821–1824: Federated state of the Gran Colombia 1717–1821: Part of the jurisdiction of the Royal Audience of Quito (sometimes referred unofficially as the Presidency of Quito or Kingdom of Quito) within the Viceroyalty of Nueva Granada, part of the Spanish Empire 1563–1717: Part of the jurisdiction of the Royal Audience of Quito (sometimes referred unofficially as the Presidency of Quito or Kingdom of Quito) within the Viceroyalty of Peru, part of the Spanish Empire 1542–1562: Part of the Viceroyalty of Peru, within the Spanish Empire 1532–1542: Part of the Governorate of New Castile, part of the Spanish Empire 1486–1532: Part of the Inca Empire Since 8000 BC humans has been settled, starting with Native Ecuadorians such as Cotocollao, Tayos, Machalilla, and Manteños	Quito
Egypt	Africa/Asia	1925	28 Feb 1922^{[note 29]}	28 Feb 1922	United Kingdom	1971–present: Arab Republic of Egypt 1958–1971: United Arab Republic (In union with Syria) 1953–1958: Arab Republic of Egypt 1922–1953: Kingdom of Egypt 1914–1922: Part of the British Empire as the Sultanate of Egypt (British protectorate) 1867–1914: Khedivate of Egypt, a de jure Ottoman autonomous state (Occupied by the British Empire from 1882 to 1922). 1798–1801: Occupied by the First French Empire 1517–1867: Part of the Ottoman Empire as Eyalet of Egypt 1250–1517: Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt (Baḥrī and Burjī dynasties) 1218–1250: Center of the Ayyubid Sultanate 1174–1218: Part of the Ayyubid Sultanate 1171–1174: Center of the Ayyubid Sultanate 973–1171: Center of the Fatimid Caliphate 969–973: Part of the Fatimid Caliphate 935–969: Ikhshidid State, autonomous state within the Abbasid Caliphate 868–935: Part of the Abbasid Caliphate 868–905: Tulunid Emirate 750–868: Part of the Abbasid Caliphate 661–750: Part of the Umayyad Caliphate 641–661: Part of the Rashidun Caliphate 619–629: Part of the Sasanian Empire as Province 324–641: Part of the Byzantine Empire as province 30 BC-324 AD: Part of the Roman Empire as province 332–30 BC: Ptolemaic Kingdom (in association with Macedonia) 332–323 BC: Part of the Macedonian Empire 343–332 BC: Part of the Achaemenid Empire as the 31st Dynasty 404–343 BC: 28th–30th Dynasties of Ancient Egypt 525–404 BC: Part of the Achaemenid Empire as the 27th Dynasty 664–525 BC: 26th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt 1069–664 BC: 21st–25th Dynasties of Ancient Egypt 1550–1069 BC: 18th–20th Dynasties of Ancient Egypt as a new kingdom 1650–1550 BC: 13th–17th Dynasties of Ancient Egypt 2055–1650 BC: 11th and 12th Dynasties of Ancient Egypt as the middle kingdom 2181–2055 BC: 8th–10th Dynasties of Ancient Egypt 2575–2150 BC: 3rd–7th Dynasties of Ancient Egypt as kingdom 3150–2575 BC: 1st–2nd Dynasties of Ancient Egypt (Unified by Pharaoh Menes or probably Narmer, founder of the First Dynasty between Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt). Since 598,000 BC humans have been settled starting within a 30-metre (100 ft) terrace, with primitive Acheulean and Abbevillian (Chellean).^[85]	Cairo
El Salvador	The Americas	2 February 1841	29 Nov 1898	29 Nov 1898	Greater Republic of Central America	1982–present: Republic of El Salvador 1979–1982: Revolutionary Junta of El Salvador 1922–1979: Republic of El Salvador 1921–1922: Federated state of the Federal Republic of Central America 1915–1921: Republic of El Salvador (As an official name from June 7) 1898–1915: Republic of Salvador 1896–1898: Federated state of the Greater Republic of Central America November 1852 – 1896: Republic of Salvador October–November 1852: Federated state of the Federation of Central America 1841–1852: Republic of Salvador 1823–1841: Federated state of the Federal Republic of Central America 1821–1823: Part of the First Mexican Empire as province of Salvador 1609–1821: Part of the Captaincy General of Guatemala (alternativelly Kingdom of Guatemala) within the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Part of the Spanish Empire) 1535–1609: Part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Part of the Spanish Empire) 1525–1535: Part of the Columbian Viceroyalty (Part of the Spanish Empire) c.1200–1525: Divided between Cuzcatlan (Western part) and Lenca (Eastern part) Since 8000 BC humans have been settled by Native Salvadorans, including Mayans, Nahuatl, and Pipils.	San Salvador
Equatorial Guinea	Africa	12 October 1968	12 Oct 1968	12 Oct 1968	Spain	1968–present: Republic of Equatorial Guinea 1979: 1979 coup d'état 1778–1968: Part of the Spanish Empire 1640-1902: Aro Confederacy Equatorial Guinea was Spanish Guinea (Spanish Cameroons) 1474–1778: Part of the Portuguese Empire	Malabo
Eritrea	Africa	1 April 2002	24 May 1993	24 May 1993	Ethiopia	1993–present: State of Eritrea 1952–1993: Part of Ethiopia 1941–1952: Occupied by the British Empire 1889–1941: Part of the Italian Empire 1879–1889: Part of the Ethiopian Empire 1555–1879: Part of the Ottoman Empire 1137–1889: Medri Bahri kingdom c. 100 AD – c. 940 AD: Part of the Kingdom of Aksum c. 980 BC–c. 400 BC: Part of Dʿmt	Asmara
Estonia	Europe	1 January 1945	24 Feb 1918^[86]	20 Aug 1991	Soviet Union	1991–present: Republic of Estonia 1940–1991: Occupation by the Soviet Union (1940–1941), Germany (1941–1944) and again by the Soviet Union (1944–1991) 1918–1940: Republic of Estonia 1917–1918: Autonomous Governorate of Estonia, autonomous entity of the Russian Republic 1721–1917: Governorate of Estonia, part of the Russian Empire 1561–1721: Duchy of Estonia, dominion of the Swedish Empire 1465–1561: Part of the Livonian Confederation 1346–1435: Part of the State of the Teutonic Order 1219–1346: Duchy of Estonia, a direct dominion (Latin: dominium directum) of the King of Denmark The territory of Estonia has been inhabited since at least 9,000 B.C	Tallinn
Eswatini	Africa	6 September 1968	6 Sep 1968	6 Sep 1968	United Kingdom	2018–present: Kingdom of Eswatini 1968–2018: Kingdom of Swaziland 1902–1968: Part of the British Empire Swaziland Protectorate 1745–1902:Kingdom of Swaziland	Lobamba (royal and legislative) and Mbabane (administrative)
Ethiopia	Africa	1 April 2002	900 c. (Zagwe Kingdom)^{[note 30]}	5 May 1941	Italy	1995–present: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (a Federal state, constituted by 10 regional states and 2 chartered cities) 1991–1995: Transitional Government of Ethiopia 1987–1991: People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 1974–1987: Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia 1941–1974: Ethiopian Empire ^[87] 1936–1941: Occupied by Italy ^[87] 1734–1936: Sultanate of Aussa 1647–1887: Emirate of Harar 1577–1672: Imamate of Aussa 1415–1577: Adal Sultanate 1285–1415: Part of the Sultanate of Ifat 1270–1936: Ethiopian Empire c. 900/1137–1270: Zagwe Kingdom c. 325–1627: Kingdom of Semien c. 80 BC – c. 940 AD: Kingdom of Aksum c. 980 BC–c. 400 BC: Kingdom of D'mt	Addis Ababa
Fiji	Australia	10 October 1970	10 Oct 1970	10 Oct 1970	United Kingdom	1987–present: Republic of Fiji 1970–1987: Dominion of Fiji 1874–1970: Part of the British Empire 1874-1970: Colony of Fiji 1871–1874: Kingdom of Fiji The Kingdom of Fiji was the first unified Fijian state, and it covered all of modern Fiji, except the island of Rotuma. Cakobau was the Vunivalu (Warlord or Paramount Chief) of the island of Bau. His father, Tanoa Visawaqa, had conquered the Burebasaga Confederacy but never subdued western Fiji. Cakobau controlled most of the eastern parts of the Fijian Islands and declared himself King of Fiji (Self-proclaimed Tui Viti). This met with opposition from other chiefs, who regarded him as at best first among equals. However, in June 1871, John Bates Thurston, the British honorary consul, persuaded the Fijian chiefs to accept a constitutional monarchy with Cakobau as the King, but with real power in the hands of a cabinet and legislature dominated by Australian settlers. The Legislative Assembly met for the first time in Levuka in November 1871. 900 BC: Discovery of Fiji The majority of Fiji's islands were formed through volcanic activity starting around 150 million years ago. Today, some geothermic activity still occurs on the islands of Vanua Levu and Taveuni. Fiji was settled first by the Lapita culture, around 1,500–1,000 years BC, followed by a large influx of people with predominantly Melanesian genetics about the time of the beginning of the Common Era. Europeans visited Fiji from the 17th century, and, after a brief period as an independent kingdom, the British established the Colony of Fiji in 1874. Fiji was a Crown colony until 1970, when it gained independence as the Dominion of Fiji. A republic was declared in 1987, following a series of coups d'état.	Suva
Finland	Europe	26 January 1956	6 Dec 1917	4 Jan 1918	Russia	1919–present: Republic of Finland 1918–1919: Kingdom of Finland 1809–1917: Grand Duchy of Finland, Governorate-General of the Russian Empire c.1200s–1809: Part of the Kingdom of Sweden, as an integral region.	Helsinki
France	Europe	30 July 1980	481	1944	Germany	1958—Present: French Republic (Fifth; consisted of integral regions (five being overseas regions) and several overseas collectivities) 1946–1958: French Fourth Republic 1944–1946: Provisional Government of the French Republic 1940–1944: Free France, a government-in-exile of France, and member of the allies during WWII. 1940–1944: Occupied by Germany in WWII making Vichy France, a Nazi Puppet. 1870–1940: French Third Republic 1852–1870: Second French Empire 1848–1852: French Second Republic 1830–1848: July Monarchy 1814/5–1830: Bourbon Restoration 1804–1814/5: First French Empire 1792–1804: First French Republic 987–1792: Focusing with West Francia, the Kingdom of France was established. 843–987: with the Treaty of Verdun established West Francia 768–843: Part of the Kingdom of the Franks 481–768: Center of the Kingdom of the Franks 395–480 AD: Gaul, part of the Western Roman Empire 121 BC – 395 AD: Gaul, part of the Roman Empire French Tribes from 5th century to 121 BC: Gauls and Celtics First human settlement from 1.8 Million BC Note: The French Colonial Empire was founded by the order of Francis I of France. In 1534, Francis sent Jacques Cartier to explore the St. Lawrence River in Quebec.	Paris
Gabon	Africa	17 August 1960	17 Aug 1960	17 Aug 1960	France	1960–present: Gabonese Republic 1910–1960: Part of the French Equatorial Africa, federation of colonial possessions of the French Empire 1839–1910: Part of the French Empire as a protectorate	Libreville
Gambia	Africa	18 February 1965	18 Feb 1965	18 Feb 1965	United Kingdom	1970–present: Republic of The Gambia 1965–1970: Gambia (monarchy) 1821–1965: Part of the British Empire 1287–1480: Part of the Mali Empire	Banjul
Georgia	Asia/Europe	23 July 1992	26 May 1918	9 Apr 1991	Soviet Union	1991–Present: Republic of Georgia 1921–1991: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, a federated state of the Soviet Union 1918–1921 : Democratic Republic of Georgia 1801–1918: Part of the Russian Empire 1490–1801 Fragmentized into three independent kingdoms – Kartli, Kakheti, and Imereti and five semi-independent principalities – Odishi, (Mingrelia), Guria, Abkhazia, Svaneti, and Samtskhe 1008–1490: Kingdom of Georgia	Tbilisi
Germany	Europe	3 October 1990	1 July 1867 (North German Confederation)	15 Mar 1991	West Germany East Germany West Berlin	1990–Present: Federal Republic of Germany (Become fully sovereign reunification on 15 March 1991 after the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany came into effect). 1949–1990: Divided between Federal Republic of Germany and German Democratic Republic ( West Berlin was an exclave of West Germany). 1945–1949: Germany occupied between the Allies (USA, UK and France) and the Soviet Union (The occupation lasted from 1945 until the ratification of Bonn–Paris conventions in 1955). 1933–1945: Nazi Germany 1918–1933: Weimar Germany (a federal republic) 1878–1918: German Empire (Prussia Unified in a federal monarchy with all state kingdoms of Germany, excluding Austria). 1867–1878: North German Confederation, federal union of 22 German-speaking states . 1815–1866: German Confederation, confederal union of 39 German-speaking sovereign states in Central Europe, including Prussia and Austrian Empire (Interrupted by the German Empire (1848–49)). 1806–1815: Confederation of the Rhine, confederal union of 37 German-speaking sovereign states, in a military alliance with the First French Empire 962^{[note 31]}-1806: Holy Roman Empire (federation composed of many kingdoms, principalities, duchies, counties, prince-bishoprics, Free Imperial Cities, and other domains). 843–962: Kingdom of Germany or East Francia 768–843: Center of the Kingdom of the Franks 481–768: Part of the Kingdom of the Franks 395–480 AD: Germania Superior and Germania Inferior, parts of the Western Roman Empire 83–395 AD: Germania Superior and Germania Inferior, parts of the Roman Empire Germanic Tribes from 5th century to 480 AD: Germania First human settlement from the year 598,000 BC.	Berlin
Greece	Europe	10 February 1947	25 Mar 1822	1945	Bulgaria Nazi Germany Italy	1974–Present: Third Hellenic Republic 1967–1974: : Greek Dictatorship 1944–1973: Kingdom of Greece 1941–1944: Hellenic State, a government-in-exile during the axis occupation, and member of the allies during WWII. 1935–1941: Kingdom of Greece 1924–1935: Second Hellenic Republic 1832–1924: Kingdom of Greece 1822–1832: After the War of Independence Greece declared independent as the First Hellenic Republic 1453–1822: Part of the Ottoman Empire 1453–1460: Despotate of Morea, ruled by the Palaiologos dynasty 1346–1566: Island of Chios and port of Phocaea, Part of the Republic of Genoa (Maona of Chios and Phocaea) 1348–1360: Part of the Serbian Empire 1310–1522: Rhodes, under the Knights Hospitaller 1261–1453: Part of the Byzantine Empire under the Palaiologos dynasty 1261–1458: Duchy of Athens 1261–1432: Principality of Achaea 1231–1244: Part of the Second Bulgarian Empire 1205–1669: Crete, part of the Republic of Venice as part of its Stato da Màr. 1205–1337/40: Despotate of Epirus 1204–1261: Part of the Latin Empire 920s–1010s: Part of the First Bulgarian Empire 324–1204: Part of the Byzantine Empire 148 BC-324 AD: Part of the Roman Empire 323–148 BC: Ancient Greece (Hellenistic period), Greece was divided in the Kingdom of Macedonia, Kingdom of Epirus, and the Aetolian League, Achaean League, and the city-states of Sparta and Athens. 338–323 BC: League of Corinth, a confederation of Greek states created by Philip II of Macedon (father of Alexander the Great). Sparta and Crete did not join this league 776–338 BC: Ancient Greece (Archaic and Classical Period): Greece was divided into many states, including Athens, Sparta, Thebes and Macedonia c.1100–776 BC: Greek Dark Ages c. 1600–c. 1100 BC: Mycenaean civilization Since 7000 BC humans have been settled passing the first Greek ages such as the Neolithic era, the Minoan era and the Helladic era.	Athens
Ghana	Africa	13 December 1956	6 May 1957	6 May 1957	United Kingdom	1957–Present: Republic of Ghana 1867–1957: British Gold Coast 1658–1850: Danish Gold Coast 1598–1872: Dutch Gold Coast 1650–1663: Swedish Gold Coast 1682–1721: Branderberger/Prussian Gold Coast c.1670–1957: Kingdom of Ashanti 1482–1642: Portuguese Gold Coast 1409–1700: Kingdom of Dagbon, founded by the Dagomba people c.13th century: Modern day Ghana was divided in many states like Bonoman, Ashanti, Denkyira, Mankessim Kingdom, and Akwamu c.11th century: Akans were firmly established in the Akan state called Although the area of present-day Ghana in West Africa has experienced many population movements, the Akans were firmly settled by the 5th century CE	Accra
Grenada	The Americas	27 February 1967	7 Feb 1974	7 Feb 1974	United Kingdom	1974–present: Grenada 1783–1974: Part of the British Empire, as its West Indies 1779–1783: Part of the French Empire 1763–1779: Part of the British Empire 1650–1763: Part of the French Empire	St. George's
Guatemala	The Americas	1859	17 Apr 1839	17 Apr 1839	Federal Republic of Central America	1922–present: Republic of Guatemala 1921–1922: Federated state of the Federal Republic of Central America 1840–1921: Republic of Guatemala 1823–1838: Federated state of the Federal Republic of Central America 24 September 1821 – 1823: Part of the First Mexican Empire as province of Guatemala 15–24 September 1821: Republic of Guatemala 1609–1821: Captaincy General of Guatemala (alternativelly known as Kingdom of Guatemala), within the Viceroyalty of New Spain, part of the Spanish Empire. Since its foundation the Captaincy had self-administration without vice-royal dependence. 1535–1609: Part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain 1523–1535: Part of the Columbian Viceroyalty Since 8000 BC humans have been settled by Native Guatemalans, including Mayans (that established city-states in the region) and Nahuatl (founders of the Aztec Empire).	Guatemala City
Guinea	Africa	2 October 1958	2 Oct 1958	2 Oct 1958	France	1958–present: Republic of Guinea 1894–1958: French Guinea, part of the French West Africa, part of the French Empire 1878–1898: Wassoulou Empire 1725–1894: Imamate of Futa Jallon 1559–1670: part of the Mali Empire 1235–1559: center of the Mali Empire	Conakry
Guinea-Bissau	Africa	24 September 1973	24 Sep 1973	10 Sep 1974	Portugal	1974–present: Republic of Guinea-Bissau 1474–1974: Portuguese Guinea Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves Portuguese Empire 1226-1474: Mali Empire	Bissau
Guyana	The Americas	26 May 1966	26 May 1966	26 May 1966	United Kingdom	1970–present: Co-operative Republic of Guyana 1966–1970: Guyana (monarchy) 1814–1966: British Guyana, part of the British Empire 1616–1814: Divided in three Dutch colonies: Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice First human settlement from the year 35,000 BC.	Georgetown
Haiti	The Americas	27 February 1844	1 Jan 1804	1 Jan 1804	France	1859–present: Republic of Haiti 1849–1859: Second Empire of Haiti 1820–1849: Republic of Haiti 1811–1820: Kingdom of Haiti 1806–1811: State of Haiti 1804–1806: First Empire of Haiti 1625–1804: Part of the French Empire as Saint-Domingue 1492–1625: Part of the Spanish Empire At the time of Columbus' arrival in 1492, the island's territory consisted of five Taíno chiefdoms: Marién, Maguá, Maguana, Jaragua, and Higüey.	Port-au-Prince
Honduras	The Americas	1 September 1972	29 Nov 1898	29 Nov 1898	Greater Republic of Central America	1922–present: Republic of Honduras 1921–1922: Federated state of the Federal Republic of Central America 1898–1921: Republic of Honduras (United States has been occupied on the Honduran Land in 1903, 1907, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1924 and 1925).^[88] 1896–1898: Federated state of the Greater Republic of Central America November 1852 – 1896: Republic of Honduras October–November 1852: Federated state of the Federation of Central America 1838–1852: Republic of Honduras 1823–1838: Federated state of the Federal Republic of Central America September 24, 1821 – 1823: Part of the First Mexican Empire as province of Honduras 15–24 September 1821: Republic of Honduras 1609–1821: Part of the Captaincy General of Guatemala (alternativelly Kingdom of Guatemala) within the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Part of the Spanish Empire) 1535–1609: Part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Part of the Spanish Empire) 9000 BC–1525 AD: Inhabited by Native Hondurans, including Mayans, and Toltecs.^[89]	Tegucigalpa
Hungary	Europe	10 February 1947	895	1918 23 Oct 1989	Austria-Hungary Soviet Union	1989–present: Third Hungarian Republic 1949–1989: Hungarian People's Republic 1946–1949: Second Hungarian Republic 1920–1946: Kingdom of Hungary 1919–1920: Hungarian Republic 1918–1919: First Hungarian Republic 1867–1918: Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, a dual monarchy with Austria (via Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867) 1000–1867: Kingdom of Hungary 895–1000: Principality of Hungary	Budapest
Iceland	Europe	1 December 1918	1 Dec 1918	1 Dec 1918	Denmark	1945–present: Republic of Iceland 1944–1945: Republic of Iceland (occupied by the United States) 1918–1944: Kingdom of Iceland, with a personal union with Denmark (Occupied by the United Kingdom and Canada in 1940 and 1941 and by the United States in 1941–1944) 1814–1918: Part of the Kingdom of Denmark 1523–1814: Part of Denmark-Norway, a real union between the kingdoms of Norway and Denmark 1397–1523: Part of the Kingdom of Norway, within the Kalmar Union (personal union between the kingdoms of Norway, Denmark and Sweden) 1262–1397: Part of the Kingdom of Norway 930–1262: Icelandic Commonwealth.in 1262; Part of the Kingdom of Denmark after 1814; Kingdom of Iceland (1918–1944) with a Personal union with Denmark, Republic of Iceland founded 1944.	Reykjavík
India	Asia	31 July 2015	15 Aug 1947	15 Aug 1947	United Kingdom	1950–present: Republic of India (a federal state. The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 reorganised the states based on linguistic lines. Currently the Indian Union comprises 28 states and 8 union territories) 1947–1950: Dominion of India, a monarchy in a personal union with the United Kingdom (a federal state. Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian Union.) 1858–1947: Part of the British Empire as India (the territory was sometimes called the Indian Empire, though not officially.)(India was divided into provinces (formerly, called Presidencies) that were directly governed by the Crown and princely states which were ruled by a prince who acknowledged suzerainty to the Crown.) 1757–1858: Part of the British Empire as the East India Company 1717–1857: India divided during the Mughal Era: Maratha Empire (later, the "Maratha Confederacy"), Kingdom of Mysore, and the Sikh Kingdom. However, the Mughal Emperor (in Maratha) continued to be the highest manifestation of sovereignty. The Muslim, Hindu (including Maratha), and Sikh leaders took part in ceremonial acknowledgements of the emperor as the sovereign of India.^[90] 1555–1717: Mughal Empire 1540–1556: Sur Empire 1526–1556 AD: Mughal Empire 13th century-16th century: Politics in Northern India was dominated by the Delhi Sultanate, and in Southern India by the Vijayanagar Empire. However, there were other regional powers present, like the Chero dynasty, Reddi kingdom, Rajput states, Gajapati Kingdom, Ahom kingdom and the Kingdom of Manipur 1347–1527: Three sultanates declared independent from Delhi Bahmani Sultanate (1347–1527), Malwa Sultanate (1392–1562), and Gujarat Sultanate (1407–1573). Plus the Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646) 1336–1646: Vijayanagara Empire (also called Kingdom of Bisnegar), ruled a major part of the southern Indian subcontinent 1206–1526: Delhi Sultanate, ruled a major part of the northern Indian subcontinent 230 BC–1206 AD: India divided between the 49 middle kingdoms. The well-known kingdoms are Shunga Empire (187 to 78 BC), Gupta Empire (280–550 AD), Satavahana dynasty (1st century BC–2nd century AD), Pala Empire (8th century–12th century), Rashtrakuta Kingdom (753–982), Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty (mid-8th century AD–1036 AD) and the Chola Empire (300s BC–1279 AD). 322–185 BC: Maurya Empire (Political unity in verified historiography was first achieved by Chandragupta Maurya). 5th or 4th century–322 BC: Nanda Empire c.600–345 BC: Indian Subcontinent was divided in 16 kingdoms called Mahajanapadas 1500–500 BC: Inhabited by Vedic 1700–1500 BC: Inhabited by Cemetery H c.3300–c.1300 BC: Indus Valley civilisation, era when the India's local name Bhārat derives from the legendary Bharata (either Dushyanta's son Bharata or Rishabha's son Bharata), held by tradition as the first emperor to unite India in 2000 BC.^{[citation needed]} Since 2.2 million BC, India has been settled starting with Hominins who were from Africa by the expansion of civilization with the Madrasian and Soanian cultures.^[91]^: 147^[92]^[93]^{: 167–170}	New Delhi
Indonesia	Asia/Australia	20 May 2002	17 Aug 1945	27 Dec 1949	Netherlands	1949–present: Republic of Indonesia 1945–1949: Indonesian Struggle for Independence 1942–1945: Part of Japan in World War II 1816–1942: Part of the Dutch Empire as Dutch East Indies 1812–1816: Part of British India (following Dutch-French defeat in the Napoleonic War) 1802–1812: Part of Batavian Republic (Client State of the Napoleonic France) 1619–1802: Under Administration of the Dutch East India Company, being part of the Dutch Empire 15th–19th century: Various Islamic Kingdoms, most notably Demak (successor state to the Majapahit Empire), Pajang (successor state to Demak), Mataram (successor state to Pajang) and Banten in Java; Malaka, Johor-Riau, Minang and Aceh in Sumatra; Brunei and Banjarmasin in Kalimantan, Makassar in Sulawesi, and Ternate and Tidore in Moluccas 1292–1478: Majapahit Empire, united Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and parts of Philippines under the reign of Hayam Wuruk 4th century–13th century: Various Hindu-Buddhist Kingdoms, most notably Srivijaya in 8th–10th century AD 4th century: First Hindu Kingdom of Kutai in Kalimantan	Jakarta
Iran	Asia	30 November 1971	1501 (Safavid Empire)^{[note 32]}	17 October 1941	United Kingdom/ Soviet Union Anglo-Soviet withdrawal from Tehran	1980–present: Islamic Republic of Iran 1979–1980: Under an Interim Government 1925–1979: Pahlavi dynasty (Anglo-Soviet occupation 1941–1946) 1796–1925: Qajar dynasty 1747–1796: Afsharid dynasty (1760–1794): Zand dynasty 1736–1747: Afsharid dynasty (1722–1729): Part of Hotaki Empire 1501–1736: Safavid dynasty 1468–1508: Part of Agh Qoyunlu 1405–1507: Part of Timurid Empire 1406–1468: Part of Qara Qoyunlu 1370–1405: Part of Timurid Empire 1337–1376: Sarbadars 1336–1432: Part of Jalayirid dynasty 1335–1393: Muzaffarid dynasty 1335–1357: Chobanid dynasty 1256–1335: Ilkhanate Empire (Hulagu dynasty) 1225–1231: Center of the Khwarazmian Empire 1077–1225: Part of the Khwarazmian Empire 1037–1194: Part of the Great Seljuq Empire 963–1186: Part of the Ghaznavid Empire 875–999: Part of the Samanid dynasty 934–1055: Buyid dynasty 867–1002: Part of Saffarid dynasty 928–1043: Ziyarid dynasty 750–1258: Part of Abbasid Caliphate c.1236 661–750: Part of Umayyad Caliphate (642–759/760): Dabuyid dynasty 224–651: Sassanid dynasty 247 BC – 224 AD: Parthian Empire (Arsacid dynasty) 312–63 BC: Part of Seleucid Empire 330–323 BC: Part of the Empire of Alexander the Great 550–330 BC: Achaemenid dynasty (652–625 BC): Part of Scythian Kingdom 678–550 BC: Median Empire 850–616 BC: Inhabited by Mannaeans 2700–539 BC: Elamites 3200–2700 BC: Proto-Elamites	Tehran
Iraq	Asia	28 February 1991	3 Oct 1932	1 May 2003	United Kingdom	2003–present: Republic of Iraq (a federal state, consisting of 19 governorates, four of which make up the autonomous Kurdistan Region) 2003: American Invasion^[94] 1968–2003: Iraqi Republic 1958–1968: Iraqi Republic 1958: Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan 1932–1958: Kingdom of Iraq 1920–1932: Kingdom of Iraq under British Administration 1534–1923: Part of the Ottoman Empire 1509–1534: Part of the Safavid Empire 1469–1509: Part of the Aq Qoyunlu 1451–1469: Part of the Qara Qoyunlu 1434–1451: Part of the Qara Qoyunlu, except the east that was part of the Timurid Empire 1410–1434: Part of the Qara Qoyunlu, except the south and east that was part of the Timurid Empire 1394–1410: Part of the Timurid Empire 1335–1394: Jalairid Sultanate in the south, Artuqid Beylik in the north 1258–1335: Part of the Ilkhanate 1234–1258:Abbasid Caliphate in the center, Ayyubid Sultanate in the north, Mongol Empire in the east 1194–1234: Abbasid Caliphate in the center, Ayyubid Sultanate in the north, Khwaraszmian Sultanate in the east 1185–1194: Part of the Seljuk Empire in the south, west and center, Ayyubid Sultanate in the north 1130–1185: Part of the Seljuk Empire in the south, west and center, Zengid Emirate in the north 1071–1130: Part of the Seljuk Empire 1055–1071: Part of the Seljuk Empire in the south, west and center, Uqaylid Emirate in the north 1024–1055: Part of the Buyid Empire in the south, west and center, Uqaylid Emirate in the north, Kakuyid Emirate in the east 996–1024: Part of the Buyid Empire in the south, west and center, Uqaylids in the north 945–996: Part of the Buyid Empire in the south, west and center, Hamdanid Emirate in the north 937–945: Center of the Abbasid Caliphate, Ziyarid Kingdom and Buyid Empire in the east, Hamdanid Emirate in the north 931–937: Center of the Abbasid Caliphate, Ziyarid Kingdom in the east, Hamdanid Emirate in the north 900–931: Center of the Abbasid Caliphate, Samanid Emirate in the east, Hamdanid Emirate in the north 890–900: Center of the Abbasid Caliphate, Saffarid Emirate in the east, Hamdanid Emirate in the north 876–890: Center of the Abbasid Caliphate, eastern regions are part of the Saffarid Emirate 809–876: Center of the Abbasid Caliphate 796–809: Part of the Abbasid Caliphate 750–796: Center of the Abbasid Caliphate 661–750: Part of the Umayyad Caliphate 656–661: Center of the Rashidun Caliphate 637–656: Part of the Rashidun Caliphate 224–637: Part of the Sassanid Empire 128 BC-224 BC: Part of the Parthian Empire 148 BC–128 BC: Divided between the Seleucid Empire and the Parthian Empire 301–148 BC: Seleucid Empire 310-301: Divided between the Antigonid Empire and the Seleucid Empire 318-310: Part of the Antigonid Empire 323-318: Divided in the satraps of Mesopothamia and Babylonia 330–323 BC: Part of the Empire of Alexander the Great 539–330 BC: Part of the Achaemenid Empire 606–539 BC: Babylonian Empire 630 BC-606 BC: Divided between Babylonian Empire and Assyrian Empire 730 BC-630 BC: Assyrian Empire 770–730 BC: Divided between Babylonian Empire and Assyrian Empire c.850 BC–770 BC: Assyrian Empire c.1450–c.850 BC: Divided between Babylonian Empire and Assyrian Empire (between c.1020 BC-c.890 BC there is also the presence of small independent states orbiting the two empiress) c.2000–c.1450 BC: Divided in many states like Assyria, Isin and Babylonia c.2100 BC: Neo-Sumerian Empire c.2200 BC: Divided in many states along the Tigris–Euphrates river system c.2300 BC: Akkadian Empire c.2550 BC: Divided in many states along the Tigris–Euphrates river system c.4000 BC: Sumer Civilization (the first Civilization in the world)	Baghdad
Ireland	Europe	2 December 1999	11 Dec 1931^{[note 33]}	11 Dec 1931	United Kingdom	1937–Present: Ireland (additionally described as the Republic of Ireland) (Constitution of Ireland (1937): name change to "Ireland" (Irish: Éire), the country still was a monarchy in a personal union with Great Britain) (Republic of Ireland Act 1948: Ireland becomes a republic, ending the monarchy). 1931–1937: Irish Free State, monarchic state in a personal union with the United Kingdom 1922–1931: Irish Free State, a Dominion within the British Empire (Irish War of Independence: Ireland unilaterally declared itself independent in 1919, war ended with Anglo-Irish Treaty with the Partition of Ireland).. 1801–1922: constituent country of the United Kingdom (political union) 1707–1801: Kingdom of Ireland (in a personal union with Great Britain) 1659–1707: Kingdom of Ireland (in a personal union with England) 1659–1660: Part of the Commonwealth of England 1653–1659: Part of The Protectorate 1653: Part of the Commonwealth of England 1642–1652: Confederate Ireland (a confederal monarchy that pledged allegiance to the English monarch) 1603–1642: Kingdom of Ireland. After the Tudor conquest of Ireland, the entire country came under the nominal control of the King of Ireland (the monarch of England held the crowns of England and Ireland in a personal union). 1542–1603: Kingdom of Ireland is established. However, most of Ireland was still held by Gaelic Irish dynasties. 1171–1542: Lordship of Ireland, a papal possession held in fief by the King of England. The kings of England claimed lordship over the whole island, but in reality the king's rule only ever extended to parts of the island. The rest of the island —known as Gaelic Ireland—remained under the control of various Gaelic Irish kingdoms 800–1171: Divided in many states. Some states, like the Kingdom of Dublin, was founded by Nordic invaders 150–800:^[95]-: Divided in many states, like the kingdoms of Osraige, Munster and Ulaid. 10,500 BC – 853 AD: Inhabited by the Native Irish, including Gaelic and Celtic cultures.	Dublin
Israel	Asia	12 September 2005	14 May 1948	14 May 1948	United Kingdom	The 12 tribes conquer the holy land under the leadership of Joshua, then Israel goes through "The period of the judges" leading to the Kingdom of Israel unified under King Saul, c. 1020 BC, divided into separate kingdoms of Israel and Judea, which fall to Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires in 722 and 586 BC, respectively. In the 2nd century BC, Judea re-gains independence as Hasmonean kingdom after revolt against the Hellenist Seleucid Empire. Conquered by Pompey of the Roman Empire in 63 BC, and subsequently falls to Byzantine, Umayyad, Abbasid, Crusader, Mamluk, Ottoman Turkish, and British rule, before regaining independence as the State of Israel in 1948.	Jerusalem
Italy	Europe	1 January 1948	1003 (County of Savoy)	17 May 1861	Sardinia Lombardy–Venetia Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Papal States United Provinces of Central Italy	1946–present: Italian Republic 1945–1946: Kingdom of Italy 1943–1945: Italian Social Republic, a Nazi Puppet. 1861–1943: Kingdom of Italy (Unified by the Two Sicilies, Sardinia, the Papal States, Lombardy–Venetia, and its Central United Provinces) 1859–1860: United Provinces of Central Italy 1816–1861: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies 1815–1866: Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia 1805–1814: Napoleonic Italy, part of the First French Empire 1802–1805: Italian Napoleonic Republic, part of the First French Empire 1720–1861: Kingdom of Sardinia 962–1801: the Italian peninsula divided into many states, among them the medieval Kingdom of Italy (774–1806) within the Holy Roman Empire 855–962: Divided between the Kingdom of Italy, Duchy of Benevento, Duchy of Naples, the Giudicati, Republic of Venice and Byzantine Empire 843–855: Divided between the Middle Francia, Duchy of Benevento, Duchy of Naples, the Giudicati, Republic of Venice and Byzantine Empire 775–843: Divided between the Frankish Kingdom, Duchy of Benevento, Duchy of Naples, the Giudicati, Republic of Venice and Byzantine Empire 754–775: Divided between the Kingdom of the Lombards, the Papal States, Duchy of Benevento and the Byzantine Empire 568–754: Kingdom of the Lombards, later the Kingdom of (all) Italy (Latin: Regnum totius Italiae). For most of the kingdom's history, the Byzantine-ruled Exarchate of Ravenna and Duchy of Rome separated the northern Lombard duchies, from the two large southern duchies of Spoleto and Benevento. 553–1071: Part of the Byzantine Empire. Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian declared war on the Ostrogoths in 535 in an effort to restore the former western provinces of the Roman Empire. The Catepanate of Italy, the last Roman (Byzantine) outpost in Italy was lost in 1071. 493–553: Ostrogothic Kingdom, officially the Kingdom of Italy (Latin: Regnum Italiae). Zeno negotiated with the invading Ostrogoths, convincing their king Theodoric to depart for Italy as magister militum per Italiam ("commander in chief for Italy") with the aim of deposing Odoacer. The Ostrogoths was never recognised by the eastern emperors as "kings" (rex). 476–493: Kingdom of Italy (Odoacer). Odoacer assumed control of the peninsula as a de jure representative of the de jure Western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos. With the death of Nepos in 480, the Eastern Roman Emperor Zeno legally abolished the title and position of Western Roman Emperor and assumed the role of Odoacer's sovereign. In Roman constitutional theory, the Empire was still simply united under one emperor, implying no abandonment of territorial claims. 395–476: Center of the Western Roman Empire 27 BC – 395 AD: Center of the Roman Empire 509–27BC Roman Republic. Italy was unified by Rome in the third century BC. For 700 years, it was a de facto territorial extension of the capital of the Roman Republic and Empire, and for a long time experienced a privileged status and was not converted into a province. 753 BC–509 BC: Roman Kingdom, founded by an Italic tribe known as the Latins 12th century – 100 BC:Various ancient peoples dispersed throughout modern-day Italy, the most predominant being the Italic peoples who gave the peninsula its name, there also the presence of Phoenicians and Carthaginians in insular Italy, Greeks in Southern Italy, and Etruscans and Celts in central and northern Italy respectively. Since 848,000 BC humans have been settled by the first hominins at Monte Poggiolo.^[96]	Rome
Ivory Coast	Africa	4 December 1958	7 Aug 1960	7 Aug 1960	France	1960–present Ivory Coast 1886–1962: Part of the French Empire as French Ivory Coast, part of the Western Africa 1740–1843: Kingdom of Sanwi 1710–1898: Kong Empire 1460–1895: Gyaaman Possibly since the Upper Paleolithic humans have been settled before 1460.	Abidjan (former capital; still hosts some government offices) and Yamoussoukro (de jure)
Jamaica	The Americas	6 August 1962	6 Aug 1962	6 Aug 1962	United Kingdom	1962–present: Jamaica 1707–1962: Part of the British Empire 1655–1707: Part of the English Empire 1509–1655: Part of the Spanish Empire Originally inhabited by the indigenous Arawak and Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494.	Kingston
Japan	Asia	15 May 1972	539 c.^{[note 34]}.	28 Apr 1952	Allied occupation of Japan	1952–present: Japan (after the Treaty of San Francisco ended postwar occupation). 1945–1952: Allied-occupation of Japan with the United States and the United Kingdom in the post-war period. 1868–1945: Empire of Japan 1603–1868: Tokugawa shogunate 1568–1603: Japanese Azuchi–Momoyama 1336–1568: Ashikaga shogunate 1333–1336: Kenmu Restoration 1185–1333: Kamakura shogunate 794–1185: Heian era 710–794: Nara era 538–710: Asuka era 300–578: Kofun era (Era when all Japanese states merged into one in c. 400 AD). 1000 BC – 300 AD: Yayoi era (Era when Japan was founded in 660 BC by Emperor Jimmu mythologically). 14,000 – 900 BC: Jōmon era Since 40,000 BC humans have been settled crossing through the Korean-Japanese bridge,^[97] and Japan made as an island in 12,000 BC warming the planet.^{[citation needed]}	Tokyo
Jordan	Asia	26 October 1997	25 May 1946	2 Aug 1958	Arab Federation	1958–present: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Feb–Aug 1958: Federated state of the Arab Federation, governed from Baghdad, Iraq. 1946–1958: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 1921–1946: Emirate of Transjordan, part of the British Empire 1918–1920: Occupied Enemy Territory Administration 1517–1918: Part of the Ottoman Empire 1250–1517: Part of the Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo) 1174–1250: Part of the Ayyubid Sultanate 1071–1174: Part of the Seljuk Empire 969–1071: Part of the Fatimid Caliphate 750–969: Part of the Abbasid Caliphate 661–750: Part of the Umayyad Caliphate 636–661: Part of the Rashidun Caliphate 625–636: Part of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) 614–625: Part of the Sassanid Empire 286–614: Part of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) 273–286: Part of the Roman Empire 269–273: Part of the Palmyrene Empire 107–269: Part of the Roman Empire 330 BC-107 AD: Nabatean Kingdom 539–330 BC: Part of the Achaemenid Empire 596–539 BC: Part of the Babylonian Empire 607–596 BC: Ammon, Moab and Edom c.719–607 BC: Part of the Assyrian Empire 13th century – 719 BC: Three stable kingdoms emerged there at the end of the Bronze Age: Ammon, Moab and Edom. What is now Jordan has been inhabited by humans since the Paleolithic period.	Amman
Kazakhstan	Asia/Europe	30 March 1993 (disputed)	16 Dec 1991	16 Dec 1991	Soviet Union	1991–present: Republic of Kazakhstan 1936–1991:Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, federated state of the Soviet Union 1920–1936: Part of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, federated state of the Soviet Union 1918–1920: Alash Autonomy 1731–1917: Part of the Russian Empire 1465–1731: Kazakh Khanate 1240s–1456: Part of the Golden Horde 1220s–1240s: Part of the Mongol Empire The territory of Kazakhstan has historically been inhabited by nomadic groups and empires. In antiquity, the nomadic Scythians have inhabited the land and the Persian Achaemenid Empire expanded towards the southern territory of the modern country. Turkic nomads who trace their ancestry to many Turkic states such as the First Turkic Khaganate etc. have inhabited the country throughout its history.	Astana
Kenya	Africa	12 December 1963	12 Dec 1963	12 Dec 1963	United Kingdom	1964–present: Republic of Kenya 1963–1964: Kenya (monarchy) 1920–1963: Colony and Protectorate of Kenya, part of the British Empire 1895–1920: East Africa Protectorate, part of the British Empire c.1st century AD: The Kenyan coast had served host to communities of ironworkers and communities of Bantu subsistence farmers, hunters, and fishers who supported the economy with agriculture, fishing, metal production, and trade with foreign countries. These communities formed the earliest city-states (like Mombasa and Malindi) in the region which were collectively known as Azania.^[98] As city-states settled on the coast, several nomadic tribes inhabited the rest of what is today Kenya. What is now Kenya has been inhabited by humans since the Paleolithic period.	Nairóbi
Kiribati	Australia	1 October 1975	12 July 1979	12 July 1979	United Kingdom	1979–present: Republic of Kiribati 1877-1976: British Western Pacific Territories 1892–1976: Gilbert and Ellice Islands, part of the British Empire Kiribati Colonial 600 BC-1892: Pre-Colonial Kiribati The islands which now form the Republic of Kiribati have been inhabited for at least seven hundred years, and possibly much longer. The initial Austronesian peoples’ population, which remains the overwhelming majority today, was visited by Polynesian and Melanesian invaders before the first European sailors visited the islands in the 17th century. For much of the subsequent period, the main island chain, the Gilbert Islands, was ruled as part of the British Empire. The country gained its independence in 1979 and has since been known as Kiribati.	Tarawa do Sul
Kosovo	Europe	17 February 2008	17 Feb 2008	17 Feb 2008	Serbia	2008–present: Kosovo North Kosovo crisis (2011–2013) Clashes between the Republic of Kosovo and ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo began on 25 July 2011. Second Republic of Kosovo 2008 Kosovo Declaration of Independence Kosovo War First Republic of Kosovo 1992-2006: Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija 1992-2006: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1945-1992: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo 1928-1939: Kingdom of Albania German Occupation of Albania Italian Occupation of Albania Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia 1918-1941: Kingdom of Yugoslavia First Balcan War 1882-1918: Kingdom of Serbia 1455-1912: Ottoman Kosovo 1387-1478: Principality of Dukagjini 1402-1459: Serbian Despotate 1371-1402: Moravian Serbia 1371-1412: District of Brancovíc 1346-1371: Serbian Empire 1217-1346: Kingdom of Serbia 1185-1396: Second Bulgarian Empire 681-1018: First Bulgarian Empire Roman Kosovo Dardani Peoples 400 BC-28 BC: Kingdom of Dardania The Dardani were the most stable and conservative ethnic element among the peoples of the central Balkans, retaining an enduring presence in the region for several centuries.	Pristina
North Korea	Asia	12 October 1962	9 Sep 1948	9 Sep 1948	Soviet Union	1948–present: Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1945–1948: Occupied by the Soviet Union under the Provisional People's Committee, and later the People's Committee 1945–1946: People's Republic of Korea 1910–1945: Part of the Empire of Japan 1897–1910: Korean Empire 1392–1897: Kingdom of Great Joseon 918–1392: Kingdom of Goryeo 901–918: Kingdom of Taebong 892–936: Later Baekje 698–926: Kingdom of Balhae 668–935: Unified Silla 18 BC – 660 AD: Kingdom of Baekje 37 BC – 668 AD: Kingdom of Goguryeo 108 BC – 37 AD: Divides between the kingdoms of Korea 2333–108 BC: Kingdom of Gojoseon (Founded by Dangun according to legend) Since around 498,000 BC humans have been settled in the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago.,^[99]^[100] including Jeulmun and Mumun.	Pyongyang
South Korea	Asia	27 July 1953	15 Aug 1948	15 Aug 1948	United States	1987–present: Republic of Korea (Sixth) 1981–1987: Fifth Republic of Korea 1972–1981: Fourth Republic of Korea 1963–1972: Third Republic of Korea 1961–1963: Supreme Council for National Reconstruction 1960–1961: Second Republic of Korea 1948–1960: First Republic of Korea 1945–1948: Occupied by the United States under the Army Military. 1919–1945: Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea 1910–1945: Part of the Empire of Japan 1897–1910: Korean Empire 1392–1897: Kingdom of Great Joseon 918–1392: Kingdom of Goryeo 901–918: Kingdom of Taebong 892–936: Later Baekje 668–935: Unified Silla 42–562: Gaya confederacy 18 BC – 660 AD: Kingdom of Baekje 37 BC–668 AD: Kingdom of Goguryeo 57 BC – 935 AD: Kingdom of Silla 108 BC – 37 AD: Divides between the kingdoms of Korea 2333–108 BC: Kingdom of Gojoseon (Founded by Dangun according to legend) Since around 498,000 BC humans have been settled in the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago.,^[99]^[100] including Jeulmun and Mumun.	Seoul
Kuwait	Asia	18 December 1969	1752	Feb 1991	Iraq	1991–present: State of Kuwait 1990–1991: Kuwait Governorate, governorate of Iraq 1990: Republic of Kuwait 1963–1990: State of Kuwait 1919–1963: Sheikhdom of Kuwait, part of the British Empire as a protectorate 1889–1919: Sheikhdom of Kuwait, part of the British Empire as a protectorate (not recognized by the Ottomans) 1871–1899: Sheikhdom of Kuwait, de facto part of the Ottoman Empire 1752–1871: Sheikhdom of Kuwait, independent state 1670–1752: Part of the Khalidi Emirate 1613–1670: In 1613, the town of Kuwait was founded in the present-day location of Kuwait City. Part of the Ottoman Empire	Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan	Asia	5 December 1936	31 Aug 1991	31 Aug 1991	Soviet Union	1991–present: Kyrgyz Republic (the name "Republic of Kyrgyzstan" was adopted in 1990, changed to current in 1993) 1936–1991: Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, federated state of the Soviet Union 1922–1936: Part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, federated state of the Soviet Union 1918–1922: Part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 1867–1918:Part of the Russian Empire	Bishkek
Laos	Asia	22 October 1953	22 Oct 1953	22 Oct 1953	France	1975–present: Lao People's Democratic Republic 1953–1975: Kingdom of Laos, independent state 1947–1953: Kingdom of Laos, Part of the French Empire 1945–1947: French Protectorate of Laos a French protectorate within French Indochina — a collection of Southeast Asian protectorates within the French Empire. 1940–1945: Occupied by Japan 1893–1940: French Protectorate of Laos, a French protectorate within French Indochina — a collection of Southeast Asian protectorates within the French Empire. 1707–1893: Divided between the Kingdom of Luang Phrabang (1707–1893), Kingdom of Champasak (1713–1904), Principality of Phuan (1707–1899) and Kingdom of Vientiane (1707–1828) (which lost its sovereignty to the Kingdom of Siam from 1828 until 1893), 1354–1707: Kingdom of Lan Xang	Vientiane
Latvia	Europe	1944	18 Nov 1918^[101]	4 May 1990	Soviet Union	1991–present: Republic of Latvia 1940–1991: Occupation by Germany (1940–1944) and later by the Soviet Union (1944–1991) 1918–1940: Republic of Latvia 1918: Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, de jure independent state (was a client state of Germany) 1918: Divided in the Courland Governorate, part of the Russian Republic, and a region occupied by Germany (Ober Ost) 1795–1918: Divided between the Courland Governorate and the Governorate of Livonia, both part of the Russian Empire 1721–1795: Divided between the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Governorate of Livonia, part of the Russian Empire 1629–1721: Divided between the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Swedish Livonia, part of the Swedish Empire 1569–1629: Divided between the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia and the Duchy of Livonia, both part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1561–1569: Divided between the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Duchy of Livonia, part of the Kingdom of Poland 1215–1561: Terra Mariana (later known as Livonian Confederation), a directly subject to the Holy See 1207–1215: Terra Mariana, State of the Holy Roman Empire The territory of Latvia has been inhabited since at least 9,000 B.C	Riga
Lebanon	Asia	1 September 1920	22 Nov 1943	31 Dec 1946	France	Lebanese Republic (1943–present) 1920–1943: State of Greater Lebanon (constituent of the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon) 1917–1920: Part of the Occupied Enemy Territory Administration 1516–1917: Part of the Ottoman Empire (as the Eyalet of Sidon and later the Beirut Vilayet) 1289–1516: Part of the Mamluk Sultanate 1109–1289: County of Tripoli 1071–1109: Part of the Seljuk Empire 969–1071: Part of the Fatimid Caliphate 935–969: Ikhshidid State, autonomous state within the Abbasid Caliphate 905–935: Part of the Abbasid Caliphate 876–905: Part of the Tulunid Emirate 750–876: Part of the Abbasid Caliphate 661–750: Part of the Umayyad Caliphate 637–661: Part of the Rashidun Caliphate 626–637: Part of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) 611–626: Part of the Sassanid Empire 395–611: Part of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) 273–395: Part of the Roman Empire 270–273: Part of the Palmyrene Empire 63 BC–270: Part of the Roman Republic (and later the Roman Empire) 301 BC–63 BC: Part of the Seleucid Empire 314 BC–301 BC: Part of the kingdom of Antigonus I Monophthalmus 320 BC–314 BC: Part of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt 323 BC– 320 BC: Part of the Satrap of Laomedon of Mytilene 332 BC–323 BC: Part of the Empire of Alexander the Great 538 BC–332 BC: Part of the Achaemenid Empire 605 BC–538 BC: Part of the Babylonian Empire 858 BC–608 BC: Part of the Assyrian Empire 2500 BC–858 BC: Ancient Phoenicia: Lebanon was divided into many states, like Tyre, Sidon, Arwad, Berytus, Byblos	Beirut
Lesotho	Africa	12 March 1868	4 Oct 1966	4 Oct 1966	United Kingdom	1966–present: Kingdom of Lesotho (resumed) 1884–1966: Basutoland, Part of the British Empire 1822–1884: Kingdom of Lesotho	Maseru
Liberia	Africa	6 January 1986	26 July 1847	26 July 1847	American Colonization Society	1847–present: Republic of Liberia 1980-1984: People's Redemption Council 1980 coup d'etat 1821–1847: Settled but not claimed by the United States^[102] 1834-1857: Republic of Maryland 1822-1847: Colony of Liberia American Colonization Society Pepper Coast	Monrovia
Libya	Africa	13 February 1984	24 Dec 1951^[103]	24 Dec 1951	Cyrenaica Emirate France United Kingdom	2011–present: State of Libya (Sometimes refer to as Libya) 1977–2011: Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (before 1986 without the word "Great" in the full name of the country) 1969–1977: Libyan Arab Republic 1963–1969: Kingdom of Libya 1951–1963: United Kingdom of Libya 1949–1951: Emirate of Cyrenaica 1943–1951: French Military Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames 1942–1951: British Military Administration of Libya 1911–1943: Italian Libya, part of the Italian Empire 1558–1911: Part of the Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Tripolitania). Ottomans conquered Fezzan between 1556 and 1577 1544–1558: Divided between the Banu Sulaym tribe (Cyrenaica) and the Ottoman Empire (Tripolitania) 1404–1544: Divided between the Banu Sulaym tribe (Cyrenaica) and the Sultanate of Tunis (Tripolitania) 1203–1404: Banu Sulaym tribe (coastal areas) 1187–1203: Banu Ghanyia tribe (coastal areas) 1184–1187: Divided between the Banu Sulaym tribe (Cyrenaica) and the Banu Ghanyia tribe (Tripolitania) 1159–1184: Divided between the Banu Sulaym tribe (Cyrenaica) and the Almohad Caliphate (Tripolitania) 1148–1159: Divided between the Banu Sulaym tribe (Cyrenaica) and the Kingdom of Africa (Tripolitania) 1097–1148: Divided between the Banu Sulaym tribe (Cyrenaica) and the Banu Jami tribe (Tripolitania) 1051–1097: Banu Sulaym tribe (coastal areas) 973–1051: Divided between the Fatimid Caliphate (Cyrenaica) and the Zirid Emirate (Tripolitania) 961–973: Part of the Fatimid Caliphate 945–961: Divided between the Abbasid Caliphate (Cyrenaica) and the Fatimid Caliphate (Tripolitania) 969-945: Part of the Fatimid Caliphate (coastal areas) 909–969: Divided between the Abbasid Caliphate (Cyrenaica) and the Fatimid Caliphate (Tripolitania) 906–909: Divided between the Abbasid Caliphate (Cyrenaica) and the Aghlabid Emirate (Tripolitania) 868–906: Divided between the Tulunid Emirate (Cyrenaica) and the Aghlabid Emirate (Tripolitania) 800–868: Divided between the Abbasid Caliphate (Cyrenaica) and the Aghlabid Emirate (Tripolitania) 750–800: Part of the Abbasid Caliphate 694–750: Part of the Umayyad Caliphate 683–694: Divided between the Umayyad Caliphate (Cyrenaica) and the Byzantine Empire (Tripolitania) 663–683: Part of the Umayyad Caliphate 648–656: Part of the Rashidun Caliphate 553–648: Part of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) 439–533: Divided between the Eastern Roman Empire (Cyrenaica) and the Vandal Kingdom (Tripolitania) 395–439: Divided between the Eastern Roman Empire (Cyrenaica) and the Western Roman Empire (Tripolitania) 97 BC – AD 395: Part of the Roman Republic (later the Roman Empire) 107 BC–95 BC: Divided between the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt (Cyrenaica) and the Roman Republic (Tripolitania) 201 BC–107 BC: Part of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt (Cyrenaica) 323 BC–201 BC: Divided between the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt (Cyrenaica) and Carthage (Tripolitania) 331 BC–323 BC: Divided between the Empire of Alexander the Great (Cyrenaica) and Carthage (Tripolitania) 525 BC–331 BC: Divided between the Achaemenid Empire (Cyrenaica) and Carthage (Tripolitania) Phoenicians (Anciente Lebanese) and Ancient Greeks arrived in the country in the 7th century BC and established colonies and cities. The Phoenicians are fixed in Tripolitania, and the Greeks, in Cyrenaica. Fezzan was home to a Beber people known as Garamantes Archaeological evidence indicates that the coastal plain was inhabited by Neolithic peoples (ancestors to the Bebers) from as early as 8000 BCE.	Tripoli
Liechtenstein	Europe	23 January 1719	18 August 1866	18 August 1866	German Confederation	1866–present: Liechtenstein 1866: Dissolution of the German Confederation County of Vaduz Lordship of Schellenberg	Vaduz
Lithuania	Europe	3 August 1940	16 Feb 1918	11 Mar 1990	Soviet Union	1991–present: Republic of Lithuania 1940–1991: Occupation by Germany (1940–1944) and later by the Soviet Union (1944–1991) 1918–1940: Republic of Lithuania 1918: Kingdom of Lithuania 1914–1918: German Occupation 1812–1914: Part of the Russian Empire 1812: French Occupation 1795–1812: Part of the Russian Empire 1569–1795: Grand Duchy of Lithuania, federated state of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1253–1569: Grand Duchy of Lithuania	Vilnius
Luxembourg	Europe	19 April 1839	15 Mar 1815	1945	Germany	1890–present: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, independent state with its own dynasty 1866–1890: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, independent state in personal union with Netherlands 1815–1866: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, independent from France in 1815 and in union with other 37 sovereign states in the German Confederation, but also in personal union with Netherlands	Luxembourg
Madagascar	Africa	14 October 1958	26 June 1960	26 June 1960	France	2014–present: Republic of Madagascar (Fourth Republic) 2009–2014: High Transitional Authority 1992–2009: Republic of Madagascar (Third Republic) 1975–1992: Democratic Republic of Madagascar 1960–1975: Malagasy Republic, independent state 1958–1960: Malagasy Republic, an autonomous republic within the French Community 1897–1958: French Madagascar, part of the French Empire 1882–1897: Malagasy Protectorate, part of the French Empire 1840–1882: Most of the island was united by Imerina as the Kingdom of Madagascar 1540–1840: Madagascar was divided in many states, one of this states was the Kingdom of Imerina By the Middle Ages, over a dozen predominant ethnic identities had emerged on the island, typified by rule under a local chieftain. Among some communities, such as the Sakalava, Merina and Betsimisaraka, leaders seized the opportunity to unite these disparate communities and establish true kingdoms under their rule. Around the 9th century AD Bantu migrants crossed the Mozambique Channel from East Africa. Human settlement of Madagascar occurred between 350 BC and 550 AD by Indianized Austronesian peoples, arriving on outrigger canoes from Indonesia.	Antananarivo
Malawi	Africa	6 July 1964	6 July 1964	6 July 1964	United Kingdom	1964–present: Republic of Malawi 1963–1964: Nyasaland, part of the British Empire 1953–1963: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, part of the British Empire 1907–1953: Nyasaland, part of the British Empire 1893–1907: British Central Africa Protectorate, part of the British Empire 1891–1893: Nyasaland Districts Protectorate, part of the British Empire 1480–1891: Kingdom of Maravi The part of Africa now known as Malawi was settled by migrating Bantu groups around the 10th century.	Lilongwe
Malaysia	Asia	9 August 1965	31 Aug 1957^[14]	31 Aug 1957	United Kingdom	The Federation of Malaya gained independence in 1957; in 1963 it added territories of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore, and changed its name to Malaysia (a federal state).[52] Singapore became independent in 1965. Peninsular Malaysia: 1826–1957: British Malacca: Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States, Unfederated Malay States 1636–1826: Divided in many states like the Johor Sultanate, the Perak Sultanate, the Selangor Sultanate, Kingdom of Besut Darul Iman, etc. 1641–1824: Dutch Malacca, part of the Dutch Empire 1620–1636: Occupied by the Aceh Sultanate 1528–c.1620: Divided between the Johor Sultanate and the Perak Sultanate 1511–1641: Portuguese Malacca, part of the Portuguese Empire 1499–1511: Divided between the Kedah Sultanate and the Malacca Sultanate c.1467–1499: Divided between the Kedah Sultanate, Malacca Sultanate, Pahang Sultanate and the Majapahit Empire 1402-c.1467: Divided between the Majapahit Empire and the independent Malacca Sultanate 1392–1402: Part of the Majapahit Empire 1380–1392: Peninsular Malaysia was divided in many states like Kedah Sultanate, Samudera Pasai Sultanate, Langkasuka, Pahang Tua, etc. 1355–1380: Part of the Majapahit Empire 1293–1355: Peninsular Malaysia was divided in many states like Kedah Sultanate, Samudera Pasai Sultanate, Langkasuka, Pahang Tua, etc. 1287–1293: Part of the Kingdom of Singhasari 1250–1287: Peninsular Malaysia was divided in many states like Kedah Sultanate, Samudera Pasai Sultanate, Langkasuka, Pahang Tua, etc. 1090–1250: Part of the Dharmasraya 687–1090: Part of the Srivijaya Empire c.100–687:Peninsular Malaysia was divided in many states like Gangga Negara, Langkasuka, Chi Tu, Pan Pan, Kedah, Melayu Kingdom, etc. Malaysian Borneo: 1841–1963: British Borneo 1599–1641: Sultanate of Sarawak 1568–1888: Divided between the Sultanate of Brunei and the Sultanate of Sulu 1368–1568: Part of the Sultanate of Brunei 1294–1368: Part of the Majapahit Kingdom 1276–1294: Part of the Kingdom of Singhasari c.900 AD–1276 AD: Part of the Srivijaya Kingdom	Kuala Lumpur (de jure, legislative and royal) and Putrajaya (administrative and judicial)
Maldives	Asia	26 July 1965	26 July 1965	26 July 1965	United Kingdom	Unified according to legend by King Koimala (1117–1141). Independent sultanate until 1887, when it became a British protectorate.	Malé
Mali	Africa	8 April 1960	20 Aug 1960	20 Aug 1960	Mali Federation	1960–present: Republic of Mali 1959–1960: part of Mali Federation, a territory with self-rule within the French Community, governed from Dakar, Senegal. 1893–1958: French Sudan, part of the French West Africa, federation of territories of the French Colonial Empire in Africa 1848–1893: Toucouleur Empire 1818–1862: Massina Empire 1670–1818: Pashalik of Timbuktu, part of Morocco 1559–1670: Center of the Mali Empire c. 1235–1559: part of the Mali Empire 1464–1591: Songhai Empire c. 9th century–1430: Gao Empire	Bamako
Malta	Europe	20 August 1801	21 Sep 1964	21 Sep 1964	United Kingdom	1974–present: Republic of Malta 1964–1974: State of Malta 1813–1964: Crown Colony of Malta 1800–1813: Protectorate of Malta 1798–1800: French occupation of Malta, the insurrection and independent Gozo 1530–1798: Hospitaller Malta 1130–1530: part of the Kingdom of Sicily 1091–1130: part of the County of Sicily 909–1091: part of the Fatimid Caliphate 870–909: part of the Abbasid Caliphate 395–870: part of the Byzantine Empire 218 BC-395 AD: part of Roman Sicilia 480 BC-218 BC: part of the Carthaginian Empire 800 BC-480 BC: part of the Phoenician Empire	Valletta
Marshall Islands	Australia	1 May 1979	21 Oct 1986	21 Oct 1986	United States	1986–present: Republic of the Marshall Islands (independent state) 1943–1986: part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, administered by the United States 1914–1943: part of the South Seas Mandate, part of the Japanese Empire 1898–1914: part of the German New Guinea, part of the German Empire 1878–1898: part of the German Empire Micronesian colonists reached the Marshall Islands using canoes circa 2nd millennium BC, with interisland navigation made possible using traditional stick charts.	Majuro
Mauritania	Africa	11 August 1979	28 Nov 1960	28 Nov 1960	France	1960–present: Islamic Republic of Mauritania 1903–1960: Colony of Mauritania, part of the French West Africa (a federation of French colonial territories), part of the French Empire 1600s–1903: Various Berber and Arabic tribes early 1500s-early 1600s: Southern regions are part of the Songhai Empire c.early 1200s-early 1500s: Southern regions are part of the Mali Empire 1086 – c.early 1200s: Ghana Empire 1076–1086: Part of the Almoravid Emirate c.300–1076: Ghana Empire Various Berber tribes.	Nouakchott
Mauritius	Africa	1965	12 Mar 1968	12 Mar 1968	United Kingdom	1992–present: Republic of Mauritius 1968–1992: Mauritius, independent state (monarchy) 1814–1968: British Mauritius, part of the British Empire 1710–1814: Isle de France, part of the French Empire 1638–1710: Dutch Mauritius, part of the Dutch Empire The island of Mauritius was uninhabited before its first recorded visit by the Dutch in the late 16th century. The name Dina Arobi has been associated with Arab sailors, but this is speculative, as the name is evidently of Sankritic origin (dwip (island) > diba > dina).	Port Louis
Mexico	The Americas	30 December 1853	16 Sep 1810	1864	Spain	1867–Present: United Mexican States (a federal state, composed of 32 federal entities: 31 states and the Mexico City) 1864–1867: Second Mexican Empire (a unitary state) 1846–1863: Second Federal Republic of Mexico (a federal state, composed of 24 federated states, 1 federal territory and 1 federal district) 1835–1846: Centralist Republic of Mexico (a unitary state) 1824–1835: First Mexican Republic (a federal state, originally composed of 19 federated states and 4 territories. In its later years was composed of 20 federated states, 6 territories and a federal district) 1823–1824: Provisional Government of Mexico 1821–1823: First Mexican Empire (unitary state) 1521–1821: Viceroyalty of New Spain (Part of the Spanish Empire) 1421–1521: Aztec Empire (or the Triple Alliance, a confederation of allied city-states), but also Maya city-states and some city-states that was not allied with the Aztecs 1122–1421: Several small states in the modern territory of Mexico (except in the northern regions, inhabited by nomad tribes) 674–1122: Toltec Kingdom c.100 AD–c.700 AD: Mexica-Tenochtitlan c.700 BC – 1521 AD: Zapotec civilization c.1500 BC – 1521 AD: Mixtec Civilization c.2000 BC – 1539 AD: Maya Civilization c.2,500 BC–400 BC:Olmec Civilization Since 19,000 BC humans has been settled by the Native Mexicans, including Nahuatl.	Mexico City
Micronesia, Federated States of	Australia	10 May 1979	3 Nov 1986	3 Nov 1986	United States	1979–present: Federated States of Micronesia 1947–1979: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1919–1947: South Seas Mandate 1914–1919: Imperial Japanese Navy occupation 1899–1914: Part of German New Guinea 1574–1899: Part of the Captaincy General of the Philippines	Palikir
Moldova	Europe	2 September 1990	27 Aug 1991	27 Aug 1991	Soviet Union	1991–present: Moldova 1940-1991: RSS of Moldova 1924-1940: Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 1941-1944: Governorate of Transnístria 1881-1947: Kingdom of Romania 1917-1918: Moldovian Democratic Republic 1873-1918: Russian Empire 1346-1859: Moldavia	Chișinău
Monaco	Europe	1848	2 Feb 1861	1945	Germany	1911–present: Monaco 1911: Constitution of Monaco Sixth Coalition 1814: part of French Empire 1297-1814: House of Grimaldi (under the sovereignty of the Republic of Genoa) Grimaldi Man Grimaldi Manis the name formerly given to two human skeletons of the Upper Paleolithic discovered in Italy in 1901. The remains are now recognized as representing two individuals, and are dated to ca. 26,000 to 22,000 years ago (i.e. c. 24000–20000 BC) and classified as part of the wider Early European modern humans population of the late Aurignacian to early Gravettian.	Monaco
Mongolia	Asia	29 December 1911	29 Dec 1911	13 Mar 1921	Republic of China	1990-present: Mongolia Modern Mongolia Mongolian Revolution of 1990 1945: Inner Mongolian People's Republic was a state in Inner Mongolia founded shortly after the Second World War. It existed from 9 September 1945 until 6 November 1945 ᠪᠦᠭᠦᠳᠡ ᠨᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠᠮᠳᠠᠬᠤ ᠥᠪᠥᠷ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠠᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ 1924-1992: Mongolian People's Republic Outer Mongolia gained independence from Qing China in 1911, and enjoyed brief autonomy before it was seized by the Republic of China in 1919. After a Soviet-backed revolution in 1921, the Mongolian People's Republic was established in 1924. Mongolian Revolution of 1921 1919-1921: Chinese Mongolia ᠭᠠᠳᠠᠭᠠᠳᠤ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ 1911-1919: Bogd Khanate of Mongolia Mongolian Revolution of 1911 1691-1911: Qing Dynasty 1634-1757: Dzungar Khanate 1399-1634: Oirat Confederation 1368-1635: Northern Yuan 1271-1368: Yuan Dynasty 1206-1368: Mongol Empire The Mongol Empire emerged from the unification of several nomadic tribes in the Mongol heartland under the leadership of Temüjin, known by the more famous title of Genghis Khan (c. 1162 – 1227), whom a council proclaimed as the ruler of all Mongols in 1206. The empire grew rapidly under his rule and that of his descendants, who sent out invading armies in every direction. The vast transcontinental empire connected the East with the West, and the Pacific to the Mediterranean, in an enforced Pax Mongolica, allowing the exchange of trade, technologies, commodities, and ideologies across Eurasia. 1130-1206: Khamag Mongol 9th-12th century: Mongol khanates 907-1125: Liao Dynasty 744-840: Uyghur Khaganate 647-682: Protectorate General to Pacify the North 628-646: Xueyantuo 682-744: Second Turkic Khaganate Eastern Turkic Khaganate First Turkic Khaganate (Celestial Turks were a Turkic people in medieval Inner Asia. The Göktürks, under the leadership of Bumin Qaghan (d. 552) and his sons, succeeded the Rouran Khaganate as the main power in the region and established the First Turkic Khaganate, one of several nomadic dynasties that would shape the future geolocation, culture, and dominant beliefs of Turkic peoples) 330-555: Rouran Khaganate 93-234: Xianbei State 209 BC-93 AD: Xiongnu 600-300 BC: Pazyryk Culture 700-300 BC: Chandman Culture 1100-300 BC: Slab-grave Culture 1400-700 BC: Deer stones Culture 1450-1150 BC: Ulaanzuukh Culture 1500-1000 BC: Sagsai Culture 1800-1600 BC: Munkhkhairkhan culture 2750-1900 BC: Chemurchek Culture 330-2500 BC: Afanasievo Culture	Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro	Europe	3 June 2006	21 May 2006^{[note 35]}	21 May 2006 (independence referendum) June 3, 2006	Serbia and Montenegro	2006–present: Montenegro 2003–2006: Part of the union of Serbia and Montenegro 1992–2003: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (with Serbia) 1945–1991: Part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1943–1945: Occupied by Nazi Germany 1941–1943: Occupied by the Kingdom of Italy 1918–1941: Part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes) 1910–1918: Kingdom of Montenegro 1852–1910: Principality of Montenegro 1516–1852: Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro 1499–1516: Part of the Ottoman Empire 1356–1499: Principality of Zeta 1346–1356: Part of the Serbian Empire 1217–1346: Part of the Kingdom of Serbia 1186–1217: Part of the Grand Principality of Serbia 1077–1186: Kingdom of Duklja 843–1077: Principality of Duklja 625–843: Duklja (vassal state of the Byzantine Empire)	Podgorica
Morocco	Africa	6 November 1975	788^[104]	7 Apr 1956	France Spain	1955–present: Kingdom of Morocco 1912–1956:French protectorate of Morocco 1912–1956:Spanish protectorate of Morocco 1666–1912: Alaouite Sultanate of Morocco 1510–1659:Saadi Sultanate 1472–1554:Wattasid dynasty 1244–1465:Marinid Sultanate 1121–1269:Almohad Caliphate 1040–1147:Almoravid dynasty 750–778:Idrisid dynasty 744–1058:Barghawata 710–1019:Kingdom of Nekor 661–750: Part of the Umayyad Caliphate 590–698: Part of the Byzantine Empire (as the Exarchate of Africa) 484–703: Kingdom of the Aurès 439–534: Part of the Vandal Kingdom 435–439: Center of the Vandal Kingdom 395–435: Part of the Western Roman Empire as province 42 AD–395 AD: Part of the Roman Empire as province 300 BC – 42 AD: Kingdom of Mauretania 814–202 BC: Part of the Carthaginian Empire 2500–539 BC:Phoenician trading posts in the coasts 10,000–2500 BC: Inhabited by Capsians 20,000–10,000 BC: Inhabited by Iberomaurusians 80,000–20,000 BC: Inhabited by Aterians Idris I of Morocco convinced the Awraba Berber tribes to break their allegiance to the distant Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad and he founded the Idrisid dynasty in 788. Since 1.3 Million BC, humans have been settled in Morocco as demonstrated by the discovery of Stone Age hand-axe manufacturing site found at Casablanca in 2021.	Rabat
Mozambique	Africa	25 June 1975	25 June 1975	25 June 1975	Portugal	Portuguese colony from 1498 to 1975.	Maputo
Myanmar	Asia	4 January 1948	4 Jan 1948	4 Jan 1948	United Kingdom	Pagan Kingdom founded 849. Occupied by Japan 1942–1945	Naypyidaw
Namibia	Africa	1 March 1997	21 Mar 1990	21 Mar 1990	South Africa	German colony from 1884; governed by South Africa 1915–1990	Windhoek
Nauru	Australia	31 January 1968	31 Jan 1968	31 Jan 1968	Australia/ New Zealand/ United Kingdom Trust Territory of Nauru	Previously occupied by Germany 1888, Australia 1914, Japan 1942–45,	Yaren
Nepal	Asia	2 December 1815	1559 c. (Gorkha Kingdom)	1768 (Unification of Nepal)	(none)	1816–1923: protectorate of the British Empire Autonomous throughout its recorded history, and certainly since its 1768 unification.^[105] The ancient Maurya Empire occupied southern Nepal, but not the core Kathmandu valley.^{[citation needed]}	Kathmandu
Netherlands	Europe	25 November 1975	26 July 1581 (de facto) 30 Jan 1648 (de jure)	1945	Germany	1945–present: Kingdom of the Netherlands (reestablished in 1945. Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten are the constituent countries of the Kingdom) 1940–1945: Occupied by Nazi Germany establishing as Dutch government-in-exile, a member of the allies during WWII. 1839–1940: Kingdom of the Netherlands 1815–1839: United Kingdom of the Netherlands 1813–1815: Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands 1810–1813: Part of the First French Empire 1806–1810: Occupied by the First French Empire as Kingdom of Holland 1795–1806: Occupied by France as the Batavian Republic 1648–1795: The Dutch Republic, recognized as a full independent state 1581–1648: The Dutch Republic declares its independence as a confederacy of seven Dutch provinces-seceded from the Spanish Empire. The new republic was still considered a state of the Holy Roman Empire until the Peace of Münster in 1648 1556–1714: Spanish Netherlands, part of the Spanish Empire 1549–1556: Seventeen Provinces(personal union of states of the Holy Roman Empire, administered by the Archduke of Austria (that was also Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain. The Archduchy of Austria was a state of the HRE. But the Kingdom of Spain was not) 1482–1549: Habsburg Netherlands (personal union of fiefs of the Kingdom of France and of the Holy Roman Empire (the County of Artois was ceded by France to the Holy Roman Empire in 1493, all the fiefs became Imperial States after this year), held by the Archdukes of Austria (that was also Holy Roman Emperors, the Archduchy of Austria was itself a State of the HRE) 1384–1482: Burgundian Netherlands (personal union of fiefs of the Kingdom of France (in the case of the County of Artois) and of the Holy Roman Empire (the other fiefs), held by the Dukes of Burgundy (vassals of the French king and of the Holy Roman Emperor) 1190–1384: States of the Holy Roman Empire: County of Hainaut, Duchy of Luxembourg, County of Artois, Duchy of Guelders, County of Namur, Duchy of Brabant, County of Holland, Bishopric of Utrecht, Frisian Freedom (autonomous confederation within the Holy Roman Empire). 959–1190: Duchy of Lower Lotharingia, part of the Kingdom of East Francia, later the Kingdom of Germany and later a state of the Holy Roman Empire 855–959: Part of Lotharingia 843–855: Part of Middle Francia 600–734: Frisian Kingdom 481–843: Part of Francia 385–481 AD: Part of the Western Roman Empire as Gallia Belgica and Germania Inferior 3rd century: Inhabited by Salian Franks 22 BC – 385 AD: Parts of the Roman Empire as Gallia Belgica and Germania Inferior 55 BC – 600 AD: Part of Germania 800–22 BC: Inhabited by the Celts, Gauls, and Germanic peoples. 1800–800 BC: Inhabited by the Elps 2700–1800 BC: Inhabited by the Beakers Since 38,000 BC humans have been settled since Neanderthals from the North Sea floor off the coast of Zeeland.^[106] Note: The Dutch Empire was created in 1602, after the foundation of the Dutch East India Company, in the government of the stadtholder Maurice, Prince of Orange.	Amsterdam
New Zealand	Australia	1 June 1962	25 Nov 1947^{[note 36]}	25 Nov 1947	United Kingdom	1947–present: Realm of New Zealand, a monarchy in a personal union with the United Kingdom.^[107]^[108] New Zealand (a sovereign state) has one Antarctic territorial claim (the Ross Dependency), one dependent territory (Tokelau), and two associated states (the Cook Islands and Niue) 1907–1947: Dominion of New Zealand, a Dominion within the British Empire 1841–1907: Colony of New Zealand, part of the British Empire 1788–1841: Part of the Colony of New South Wales, part of the British Empire c.1280–1788 CE: Inhabited by Native New Zealanders (Maori), divided in tribes (iwi)	Wellington
Nicaragua	The Americas	1930^[109]	29 Nov 1898	29 Nov 1898	Greater Republic of Central America	1898–Present: Republic of Nicaragua 1896–1898: Federated state of the Greater Republic of Central America November 1852 – 1896: Republic of Nicaragua October–November 1852: Federated state of the Federation of Central America 1838–1852: Republic of Nicaragua 1823–1838: Federated state of the Federal Republic of Central America 24 September 1821 – 1823: Part of the First Mexican Empire as province of Nicaragua 15–24 September 1821: Republic of Nicaragua 1638–1894: Mosquito Coast, part of the British Empire 1609–1821: Part of the Captaincy General of Guatemala (alternativelly Kingdom of Guatemala) within the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Part of the Spanish Empire) 1535–1609: Part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Part of the Spanish Empire) 1525–1535: Part of the Columbian Viceroyalty (Part of the Spanish Empire) Since c.2000 BC humans have been settled by Native Nicaraguans, including Chibcha.	Managua
Niger	Africa	4 December 1958	3 Aug 1960	3 Aug 1960	France	Became part of France in 1900, became independent on 3 August 1960 1804-1903: Sokoto Caliphate 1403-1901: Songhai Empire 1404-1500: Agadéz Sultanate 1235-1632: part of Mali Empire 700-1430: Gao Empire 700-1380: Kanem Empire	Niamey
Nigeria	Africa	15 January 1970	1 Oct 1960	1 Oct 1960	United Kingdom	Became part of the United Kingdom as the Colony and Protectorate (1914–1954)/Federation of Nigeria(1954–1960), became independent on 1 October 1960 1900-1914: Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate were British protectorates in Nigeria during the period of colonization of the African continent, dividing Nigeria into the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and the Northern Nigeria Protectorate in this region of Africa. 1502-1897: Zazzau Sultanate 1430-1591: Songhai Empire 1380-1893: Bornu Empire 1500-1840: Kwararafa, a pre-colonial confederation in the north of what is now Nigeria	Abuja
North Macedonia	Europe	2 August 1944	8 Sep 1991	8 Sep 1991	Yugoslavia	2019–present: Republic of North Macedonia 1991–2019: / Republic of Macedonia (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) 1946–1992: Part of the Yugoslavia as Socialist Republic of Macedonia 1943–1946: Part of the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia as Democratic Republic of Macedonia 1929–1943: Part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia as Vardar Banovina 1918–1929: Part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes as South Serbia 1913–1918: Part of the Kingdom of Serbia 1365–1913: Part of the Ottoman Empire as Rumelia Eyalet 1346–1365 Part of the Serbian Empire 1185–1396: Part of the Second Bulgarian Empire 681–1018: Part of the First Bulgarian Empire 324–681: Part of the Byzantine Empire as the province of Macedonia 148 BC – 324 AD: Part of the Roman Empire as the province of Macedonia 324–148 BC: Part of the Macedonian Empire 479–324 BC: Part of the Achaemenid Empire Since 5700 BC humans have been settled passing the Vinča.	Skopje
Norway	Europe	27 February 1930	872	8 May 1945	Germany	1940–present: Kingdom of Norway (The Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of the Kingdom of Norway. Norway also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land). 1940–1945: Occupied by Germany (Reichskommissariat). 1905–1940: Kingdom of Norway (Haakon VII elected Norwegian king in a referendum in 1905). 1814–1905: United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway. A personal union between the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden. 1537–1814: Denmark-Norway – Kingdom of Norway, in real union with the Kingdom of Denmark, Duchy of Schleswig, and the Duchy of Holstein. 1523–1533: Denmark-Norway – Kingdom of Norway, in personal union with the Kingdom of Denmark, Duchy of Schleswig, and the Duchy of Holstein. 1397–1523: Kingdom of Norway, in personal union with the Kingdom of Sweden and the Kingdom of Denmark. This union was known as the Kalmar Union 872–1397: Kingdom of Norway (According to tradition, Harald Fairhair unified all the small kingdoms into one in 872 after the Battle of Hafrsfjord in Stavanger, thus becoming the first king of a united Norway. In 1163, Norway adopted its current Law of Succession) c.700s–872: The modern territory of Norway was divided in several small kingdoms. This age was characterised by expansion and emigration by Viking seafarers. The Viking Age itself only ended later in 1066. About 10,000 BC, following the retreat of the great inland ice sheets, the earliest inhabitants migrated north into the territory which is now Norway.	Oslo
Oman	Asia	8 December 1958	1626^{[note 37]}	1743	Afsharid Empire	1970–present Oman 1856-1970: Muscat and Oman 749-1959: Imamate of Oman 1744: House of Busaid 1696-1856: Omani Empire 1624: Ya'rubids are a native people of Oman 1507-1656: Portuguese Oman 1154-1624: Nabhani Dynasty they were rulers of Oman from 1154 until 1624, when the Yaruba dynasty came to power. One of its most visible legacies is Bahla Fort, a large complex of mud-brick buildings on stone foundations that is registered as a UNESCO world heritage site. The Nabhanid dynasty may be a possible ancestor of the Nabhan family, a family of Syrian and Lebanese descent that has influential members in the United States, some of whom immigrated and settled in New York City in the mid-20th century, and some who have influence in Brazil. Previously occupied by Great Seljuq Empire, Ottoman Empire, Portugal (1508–1650), etc. 1400: Azd	Mascate
Pakistan	Asia	14 August 1947	14 Aug 1947	14 Aug 1947	United Kingdom	1956–present: Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1947–1956: Dominion of Pakistan 1858–1947: Part of the British Empire as Punjab Province, Balochistan Province, Baluchistan Agency, North West Frontier Province, North-West Frontier States Agency in the Indian Empire 1849–1858: Part of the Bengal Presidency of the East India Company 1799–1849: Sikh Empire 1747–1826: Durrani Empire 1716–1799: Sikh Misl 1591–1707: Mughal Empire 1520–1591: Divided between Arghun dynasty and Tarkhan dynasty 1351–1524: Samma dynasty 13th century-1351: Divided between parts of the Mongol Empire and Delhi Sultanate 879–1215: Ghurid Sultanate 879–1026: Hindu Shahi 854–1011: Part of the Abbasid Caliphate under the Habbari dynasty 819–999: Samanid Empire Mid-8th–12th Centuries: Pratihara Empire 670–860: Part of the Umayyad Caliphate as Umayyad Sindh 643–661: Rashidun Caliphate 632–724: Brahman dynasty of Sindh 524–632: Rai dynasty 450–560: Hephthalite Empire 240–410 AD: Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom, part of the Sasanian Empire 30–375 AD: Kushan Empire 19–c.240 AD: Indo-Parthian Kingdom, part of the Parthian Empire 150 BC–400 AD: Parts of the Indo-Scythian Kingdom as Apracharajas and Paratarajas 256 BC–125 BC: Part of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom 322–200 BC: Part of the Maurya Empire 329–323 BC: Part of the Macedonian Empire 550–330 BC: Part of the Achaemenid Empire 1500–500 BC: Inhabited by Vedic 1700–1500 BC: Inhabited by Cemetery H c.3300–c.1300 BC: Part of the Indus Valley civilisation Since 2 million BC, Pakistan has been settled starting with Proto-humans.^[110]^[111]	Islamabade
Palau	Australia	1 January 1981	1 Oct 1994	1 Oct 1994	United States	Previously ruled by Spain, Germany, Japan.	Ngerulmud
Palestine	Asia	15 June 2007	Sovereignty disputed by Israel	15 Nov 1988	Israel	On 15 November 1988, the Palestinian Liberation Organization also proclaimed its independence of the State of Palestine and attained its autonomy as the Palestinian National Authority in 1994 in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the territories that are occupied by Israel since 1967. Parts of West Bank are controlled by Israel, except for the Area A of the Palestinian National Authority. The Gaza Strip has been occupied by Hamas since the 2007 war after Israeli disengagement from Gaza in 2005. The West Bank was occupied by Jordan from 1948 to 1967, and the Gaza Strip was occupied by Egypt from 1957 to 1967.	Ramalá
Panama	The Americas	31 December 1999	3 Nov 1903	31 Jan 1990	Colombia	1990–present: Republic of Panama 1989–1990: American Invasion 1903–1989: Republic of Panama 1886–1903:Part of the Republic of Colombia 1863–1886: Federated state of the United States of Colombia 1858–1863: In union with other 7 states in the Granadine Confederation 1831–1858: Part of the Republic of New Granada 1819–1831: Part of the Gran Colombia 1717–1819: Viceroyalty of New Granada, part of the Spanish Empire 1542–1776 : Viceroyalty of Peru (viceroyalty of the Crown of Castile, and after 1715, of the Crown of Spain) 1528–1542: Governorate of New Toledo, governorate of the Crown of Castile Before Europeans arrived Panama was widely settled by Chibchan, Chocoan, and Cueva peoples.	Panama City
Papua New Guinea	Australia	1 December 1973	16 Sep 1975	16 Sep 1975	Australia	Papuan, Polynesians, and Melanesians before then.	Port Moresby
Paraguay	The Americas	1938	14 May 1811 (de facto) Nov 25, 1845 (formal declaration of Independence)	1876	Empire of Brazil Argentina Uruguay	1876–present: Republic of Paraguay Occupied 1870–1876 by Brazil, in Triple Alliance with Argentina and Uruguay.^[112] (Paraguayan independence was assured only after the War of the Triple Alliance, when Brazil resisted Argentine offers to divide and annex the country) 1813–1870: Republic of Paraguay (Paraguay refused to join the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and the Argentine Confederation [future Argentina], which considered Paraguay to be a break-away province. On 12 October 1813 the Paraguayan Republic was proclaimed. Paraguay only made a formal declaration of independence in 1845. It was only recognized by Argentina as an independent country on 17 July 1852. However, this recognition was rejected by the Congress of Argentina and the actual recognition of independence came only in 1856) 1811–1813: Province of Paraguay (de facto independent of Spain, but still de jure part of the Spanish Empire) 1776–1811: Part of the Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata (part of the Spanish Empire) 1542–1776: Part of the Viceroyalty of Peru (part of the Spanish Empire) 1524–1544: Part of the Governorate of New Andalusia (part of the Spanish Empire) 11,000 BC – 1524 AD: Inhabited by Native Paraguayans, including the Tupi-Guarani peoples, Mascoian peoples and Mataco-Guaycuru peoples.	Asunción
Peru	The Americas	26 February 1942	28 July 1821	25 Aug 1839	North Peru South Peru	1839–Present: Republic of Peru 1836–1839: Divided in North Peru and South Peru, in union with Bolivia in the Peru–Bolivian Confederation 1822–1836: Republic of Peru 1824-1822: Protectorate of Peru, protectorate of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (Argentina) 1542–1824: Viceroyalty of Peru (Part of the Spanish Empire) 1542–1824: Governorate of New Castile (Part of the Spanish Empire) 1534–1572: Neo-Inca State, a rump state of the Inca Empire 1438–1542: Inca Empire(The Kingdom of Cuzco gradually conquers several small kingdoms and became an Empire) 1197–1438: Kingdom of Cuzco and other several small Quechua kingdoms 6th–11th Centuries AD: Tiwanaku-Wari Empire Since 24,000 BC humans has been settled, including Native Peruvians such as Tiwanaku, Moche, Lima, Nasca Chavín and Virú.	Lima
Philippines	Asia	2012^[23]^[113]	4 July 1946^{[note 38]}	4 July 1946^{[note 39]}	United States	1986–present: Fifth Philippine Republic 1981–1986: Fourth Philippine Republic 1973–1981: Under the Martial Law 1946–1972: Third Philippine Republic 1942–1943: A puppet state of the Japanese Empire (Second Philippine Republic) 1935–1942, 1945–1946: Commonwealth of the Philippines, unincorporated territory of the United States with Commonwealth status 1899–1899/1901: First Philippine Republic (terminated by USA (as an insurgency)) 1898–1935: An unincorporated territory of The United States 1821–1898: Captaincy General of the Philippines, following the independence of Mexico, all control was transferred to Madrid (Part of the Spanish Empire) 1535–1821: Captaincy General of the Philippines, part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain(Part of the Spanish Empire) Pre-1535: The Philippine Islands had a numerous sinified states, Indianized kingdoms and Muslim states. In Luzon, there were the Ivatan people, the Society of Cordillera, the Kingdoms of Pangasinan and Ma-i, Kota Selurong and the Tondo dynasty. The Confederation of the Madyas and the Rajahnate of Cebu were in Visayas. Lastly, in Mindanao, there were the Sultanate of Maguindanao, Butuan Rajahnate and the Sultanate of Sulu. The Bruneian Empire occupied Palawan_(island) and parts of Mindanao too.	Manila
Poland	Europe	15 February 1951	11 November 1918 (as a new state, not as a nation)	1945	Germany Soviet Union	1989–present: Republic of Poland (third) 1947–1989: Polish People's Republic 1945–1947: Provisional Government of National Unity 1939–1990: Government of the Republic of Poland in exile 1939–1945: Occupied by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during WWII making the Polish Underground State as an emergency state, and later in 1944 Poland was proposed to make a Government. 1918–1939: Republic of Poland (second) 1917–1918: Kingdom of Poland, a puppet of German Empire and Austria-Hungary 1915–1917: Occupied by German Empire and Austria-Hungary during World War I 1867–1915: Part of the Russian Empire as Vistula Land 1832–1867: Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland), in real union with the Russian Empire 1815–1832: Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland), in personal union with the Russian Empire 1807–1815: Duchy of Warsaw, in personal union with the Kingdom of Saxony (Interrupted by the General Confederation of the Kingdom of Poland (1812–1813)) 1795–1807: Divided between Austrian Empire, Prussia, and Russian Empire 1569–1795: Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, federated state of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (first republic) 1385–1569: Kingdom of Poland, in personal union with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1025–1385: Kingdom of Poland 9th century – 1025: Civitas Schinesghe (era when Poland was unified ca 966 by Mieszko I). Since 498,000 BC humans have been settled in Poland starting with Homo species, and later settled by Lusatian culture, Celts, Germanics, and others.	Warsaw
Portugal	Europe	20 May 2002	25 July 1139	30 Aug 1808	France	1975–present: Portuguese Republic (Third) 1974–1975: Junta de Salvação Nacional 1933–1974: Second Portuguese Republic 1926–1933: Ditadura Nacional 1910–1926: First Portuguese Republic 1834–1910: Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves 1815-1822/1825: United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves 1808: Convention of Cintra ended French occupation of Lisbon 1777–1834: Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves (Napoleonic era) 1640–1777: Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves 1580–1640: Iberian Union (Portuguese Empire in a personal union with the Spanish Empire under the king Philip II). 1415–1580: Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves (Portugal became into an empire until 2002). 1139–1415: Kingdom of Portugal (Independent after the Battle of Ourique, Although it was not until 4 years later in 1143, when independence was recognized). 910–1139: Part of the Kingdom of León as the County of Portugal 756–929: Emirate of Córdoba c.721–750: Umayyad Caliphate 418–c.721: Visigothic Kingdom 409–585: Kingdom of the Suebi 385–418 AD: Part of the Western Roman Empire as Hispania 218 BC – 385 AD: Part of the Roman Empire as Lusitania and Gallaecia 7th century – 218 BC: Inhabited by Iberians, Cynetes, Lusitanians, Celtici, and Gallaeci Since 398,000 BC humans have been settled in Portugal, starting with Homo heidelbergensis.^[114]	Lisbon
Qatar	Asia	4 November 2021	3 Sep 1971	3 Sep 1971	United Kingdom	Ottoman Empire Abbasid Caliphate Umayyad Caliphate Rashidun Caliphate Various nomadic Arab tribesmen before that.	Doha
Romania	Europe	10 February 1947	13 July 1878	13 July 1878	United Principalities Soviet Union	1944–1958. Ottoman Empire Wallachia	Bucharest
Russia	Asia/Europe	30 September 2022 (disputed)	1471 (Grand Duchy of Moscow)	26 Dec 1991 (de facto) 12 Dec 1993 (de jure)^{[note 40]}	Soviet Union	1993–present: Russian Federation (a federal state, currently have 85 federal subjects. Two federal subjects are not internationally recognized as part of Russia.) 1991–1993: Russian Federation (a federal state, originally comprising 89 federal subjects)(with the 1978 constitution) 1922–1991: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Federated state of the Soviet Union (The RSFSR was itself a federal state, comprising 77 federal subjects) 1918–1922: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (a federal state) 19 January 1918: Russian Democratic Federative Republic (a federal state) 1917–1918: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (a federal state) 14 Sep – 7 Nov 1917: Russian Republic (a federal state) 1721–1917: Russian Empire (a unitary state) 1547–1721: Tsardom of Russia 1480–1547: Grand Duchy of Moscow, sovereign and independent state 1283–1480: Grand Duchy of Moscow (From 1283 to 1294 it was a part of the Mongol Empire. From 1294 to 1480 it was part of the Golden Horde) 1157–1331: Grand Duchy of Vladimir (From 1238 to 1294 it was a part of the Mongol Empire thanks to the Great stand on the Ugra river. From 1294 to 1331 it was part of the Golden Horde) 1136–1478: Novgorod Republic(Until 1238 it was a part of the Kievan Rus') c.862–1240: Kievan Rus', a loose federation of East Slavic and Finnic peoples, was founded by the Rurik dynasty in the city of Novgorod. Later in 882 the capital city was moved to Kiev (in modern-day Ukraine) Since 38,000 BC humans have been settled, including Rus' people, an East Slavic people. There is also the presence of Turkic, Mongolic, Finnic, Northeast and Northwest Caucasian peoples.	Moscow
Rwanda	Africa	1 July 1962	1 July 1962	1 July 1962	Belgium	Became German East Africa (1885–1918), Rwanda-Urundi (1916–1962), became independent on 1 July 1962	Kigali
Saint Kitts and Nevis	The Americas	19 December 1980	19 Sep 1983	19 Sep 1983	United Kingdom	1882-1983: Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla 1689-1782: British West Indies and French West Indies In the 18th century it was owned by Britain and France, who claimed it as an island of the French and East Indies, and Britain claimed it as part of the British West Indies. 1493: Arawak and Taino peoples	Basseterre
Saint Lucia	The Americas	27 February 1967	22 Feb 1979	22 Feb 1979	United Kingdom	1833-1959: British Windwar Islands was an administrative grouping of British colonies in the Windward Islands of the West Indies, existing from 1833 until 31 December 1959 and consisting of the islands of Grenada, Saint Lucia	Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	The Americas	27 October 1969	27 Oct 1979	27 Oct 1979	United Kingdom	War in Saint Vicent: Os habitantes indígenas das ilhas de São Vicente e Granadinas eram vários grupos ameríndios . A chegada dos europeus no início do século XVI não levou a um assentamento de longo prazo, apenas em 1717 os franceses ocuparam a ilha de Barrouallie, embora os ingleses tenham reivindicado São Vicente em 1627. O Tratado de Paris (1763) viu São Vicente ... Vincent cedeu à Grã-Bretanha . Os atritos com os britânicos levaram à Primeira e à Segunda Guerra do Caribe em meados do século XVIII	Kingstown
Samoa	Australia	1 June 1962	1 Jan 1962	1 Jan 1962	New Zealand	German colony 1900 to 1914; occupied by New Zealand 1914; Trust Territory first of the League of Nations, then of the United Nations and administered by New Zealand, 1920 to 1962.	Apia
San Marino	Europe	1463	1243	21 Sep 1944	World War II Allies	1944: Brief occupation by Germany, then Allies during Battle of San Marino 1739: Brief occupation by the Papal States 1503: Brief occupation by Rimini 1243: The people of San Marino established the positions of Captains Regent (Capitani Reggenti) as a joint heads of state Before 1243: Part of the Roman Empire^{[citation needed]}	San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe	Africa	12 July 1975	12 July 1975	12 July 1975	Portugal	1975-1991: Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe 1485-1975: Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe	São Tomé
Saudi Arabia	Asia	4 November 2021	13 Jan 1902 (Emirate of Riyadh)^{[note 41]}	23 Sep 1932	Emirate of Jabal Shammar	1932–present: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 1926–1932: Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd, a dual monarchy that was the precursor to the modern day Saudi Arabia 1916–1925: Kingdom of Hejaz (Not recognized by the Ottoman Empire, last Ottoman troops evicted from Medina by Kingdom of Hejaz in 1919) 1921–1926: Sultanate of Nejd (Third Saudi State) 1916–1923: Sheikdom of Upper Asir 1913–1921: Emirate of Nejd and Hasa (Third Saudi State) 1909–1930: Idrisid Emirate of Asir 1902–1913: Emirate of Riyadh (Third Saudi State) 1836–1921: Emirate of Jabal Shammar 1824–1891: Emirate of Nejd (Second Saudi State) 1818–1824: Diriyah became part of the Egypt Eyalet, part of the Ottoman Empire 1814–1916: Sharifate of Mecca, part of the Ottoman Empire 1744–1818: Emirate of Diriyah (First Saudi State), unified all Arabian Peninsula (except Yemen and Oman) 1670–1790: Eastern Arabia, ruled by the Khalidi Emirate 1633–1934: Principality of Najran 1551–1670: Eastern Arabia, part of the Ottoman Empire 1521–1551: Al-Muntafiq, an Arab tribal confederation, successfully occupied al-Ahsa and al-Qatif (eastern Saudi Arabia today) 1517–1804: Sharifate of Mecca, part of the Ottoman Empire 1260–1517: Sharifate of Mecca, part of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt 1400–c.1521: Jabrids (Bahrain) rules coastal areas in Eastern Arabia. 1253–c.1400: Usfurids (Bahrain) rules coastal areas in Eastern Arabia. 1076–1253: Uyunid Emirate (Bahrain) rules coastal areas in Eastern Arabia 1171–1260: Sharifate of Mecca, part of the Ayyubid Sultanate 968–1171: Sharifate of Mecca, part of the Fatimid Caliphate c. 968:The Sharifate of Mecca or Emirate of Mecca is established. Most of the remainder of what became Saudi Arabia (except the Eastern coast) reverted to traditional tribal rule. 945–968: Western Arabia was part of the Buyid Empire 899–1076: Qarmatians established a religious-utopian republic in Eastern Arabia 750–945: Part of the Abbasid Caliphate 661–750: Part of the Umayyad Caliphate 656–661: Part of the Rashidun Caliphate (capital city transferred to Kufa, located in modern Iraq) 632–656: Rashidun Caliphate, with the capital city in Mecca 622–632: Muhammad, Prophet of Islam, united all the tribes of Arabia under the banner of Islam and created a single Arab Muslim religious polity in the Arabian Peninsula. Shortly before the advent of Islam, apart from urban trading settlements (such as Mecca and Medina), much of what was to become Saudi Arabia was populated by nomadic pastoral tribal societies. The east coast was a territory of the Sassanid Empire By the late Bronze Age, a historically recorded people and land (Midian and the Midianites) in the north-western portion of Saudi Arabia are well-documented in the Bible.^[115] Early settled civilizations in the Antiquity: the Dilmun civilization on the east of the Arabian Peninsula, Thamud north of the Hejaz, and Kingdom of Kinda and Al-Magar civilization in the central of Arabian Peninsula. There is evidence that modern human (Homo sapiens) habitation in the Arabian Peninsula dates back to about 63,000 years ago Stone tools from the Middle Paleolithic age along with fossils of other animals discovered at Ti's al Ghadah, in northwestern Saudi Arabia, might imply that hominids migrated through a "Green Arabia" between 300,000 and 500,000 years ago	Riyadh
Senegal	Africa	20 August 1960	20 Aug 1960	20 Aug 1960	Mali Federation	Independent first as Mali Federation with capital in Dakar. Previously part of Ghana, Mali and Songhai Empires.	Dakar
Serbia	Europe	17 February 2008 (disputed)^[40]	13 July 1878 (as a new state, not as a nation.)^{[note 42]}	3 June 2006	Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro	2006–present: Republic of Serbia (successor state of Serbia and Montenegro) 2003–2006: Republic of Serbia, federated state of the Serbia and Montenegro (successor state of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) 1992–2003: Republic of Serbia, federated state of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (New state) 1946–1992: Socialist Republic of Serbia, federated state of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1944–1945: Part of the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia 1941–1944: Occupied by Nazi Germany and the Axis Powers, Yugoslav government-in-exile, and member of the allies during WWII. 1929–1941: Part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1918–1929: Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes 1918: Kingdom of Serbia 1915–1918: Occupied by the Central Powers (Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian occupation) 1882–1915: Kingdom of Serbia 1815–1882: Principality of Serbia 1804–1813: Revolutionary Serbia (as independent movement inside the Ottoman Empire) 1459–1817: Part of the Ottoman Empire 1402–1459: Serbian Despotate 1371–1402: Moravian Serbia 1346–1371: Serbian Empire 1217–1346: Kingdom of Serbia 11th century–1217: Grand Principality of Serbia 8th century–10th century: Principality of Serbia Since 5700 BC humans have been settled passing the Vinča.	Belgrade
Seychelles	Africa	29 June 1976	29 June 1976	29 June 1976	United Kingdom	Perhaps sovereign 1790–1794	Victoria
Sierra Leone	Africa	27 April 1961	27 Apr 1961	27 Apr 1961	United Kingdom	Colony of United Kingdom	Freetown
Singapore	Asia	9 August 1965	9 Aug 1965	9 Aug 1965	Malaysia	British colony 1824–1963; occupied by Japan 1942–1945; declared independence, then merged with Malaysia^[12]^[18] from 1963 until 1965.^[15]^[17]	Singapore
Slovakia	Europe	1 January 1993	1 Jan 1993	1 Jan 1993	Czechoslovakia	1945–1993: Part of the Czechoslovakia (interrupted by Warsaw Pact armies in 1968) 1945: Occupied by WWII Allies in 1945 1939–1945: Occupied by Germany as a puppet - Slovak state 1918–1939: Part of the Czechoslovakia 1867–1918: Part of Austria-Hungary 1806–1867: Part of the Austrian Empire 1526-1806: Part of the Habsburg monarchy 1000-1526: Part of the Hungarian kingdom 825-1108: Principality of Nitra	Bratislava
Slovenia	Europe	19 February 1945	25 June 1991	25 June 1991	Yugoslavia	1991–present: Republic of Slovenia 1945–1991: Part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1918–1945: Part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes 1918–1918: Part of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs 1806–1918: Duchy of Carinthia (as part of the Austria-Hungary Empire) 976–1806: Duchy of Carinthia (as part of the Holy Roman Empire) 889–976: March of Carinthia (as part of the Carolingian Empire)	Ljubljana
Solomon Islands	Australia	2 January 1976	7 July 1978	7 July 1978	United Kingdom	Colony of German New Guinea from 1884 to 1920, turning the Solomon Islands into the British after Germany's tragic defeat in the First World War, in the Second World War Japan invaded the islands starting the Solomon Islands Campaign and the Guadalcanal Campaign.	Honiara
Somalia	Africa	18 May 1991 (disputed)	1 July 1960	1 July 1960	United Kingdom Italy	1 July 1960: Union of Trust Territory of Somalia (former Italian Somaliland) and State of Somaliland (former British Somaliland) 19th century: Part of Sultanate of Hobyo 18th century: Part of Majeerteen Sultanate 15th century: Part of Adal Sultanate 13th century: Part of Ajuran Sultanate 13th century: Part of Warsangali Sultanate 13th century: Part of Ifat Sultanate 10th century: Part of Sultanate of Mogadishu 200 BC: Somali city-states	Mogadishu
South Africa	Africa	27 April 1994	11 Dec 1931^{[note 43]}	11 Dec 1931	United Kingdom	1961–present: Republic of South Africa (Democratization in 1994) 1931–1961: Union of South Africa, monarchy in personal union with the United Kingdom 1910–1931: Union of South Africa, a Dominion within the British Empire 1839–1902: Several Boer Republics: Natalia Republic (1839–1843), Orange Free State (1854–1902), South African Republic (1852–1877; 1881–1902), State of Goshen (1882–1883), Republic of Stellaland (later United States of Stellaland; 1882–1885) 1816–1897: Zulu Kingdom 1806–1910: Part of the British Empire c.1780–1817: Mthethwa Paramountcy 1652–1806: Dutch Cape Colony, part of the Dutch Empire(Conquered by the British, becoming the British Cape Colony) 1430–1760: Kingdom of Mutapa c.1075–c.1220: Kingdom of Mapungubwe c.300 AD–c.500 AD: Various Bantu peoples migrated and settled in the territory of the future South Africa (Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Sotho, etc.). In addition to these Bantu peoples, there were still the Khoikhoi, who already inhabited the region before the Bantu expansion Before the Bantu expansion, Khoisan-speaking peoples inhabited Southern Africa. What is now South Africa has been inhabited by humans since the Paleolithic period.	Bloemfontein (judicial), Cape Town (legislative) and Pretoria (executive)
South Sudan	Africa	9 July 2011	9 July 2011	9 July 2011	Sudan	2011: United Nations Mission in South Sudan 1991–present: Nuer White Army 1983-2018: SPLA	Juba
Spain	Europe	26 February 1976	542 (Visigothic Spain of Toledo)^{[note 44]}^[117]	1813	France	1975–present: Kingdom of Spain (restored thrice with democracy) 1939–1977: Spanish Republic (government in exile) 1947: Referendum of re-establishing the Spanish Kingdom 1936–1975: Francoist Spain 1931–1939: Second Spanish Republic 1874–1931: Kingdom of Spain (restored again) 1873–1874: First Spanish Republic 1810–1873: Kingdom of Spain (restored) 1803–1813: Kingdom of Napoleonic Spain, a French occupation.^{[note 45]} 1700–1810: Kingdom of Spain 1640–1700: Monarchy of Spain 1580–1640: Iberian Union (Spanish Empire integrated with the Portuguese Empire under the Philip II). 1516–1580: Monarchy of Spain (after the Reconquista, two Catholic monarchies (Castile and Aragon) and among other territories such as Navarre were merged by Charles I of Spain). Colonial Spanish Empire Viceroyalty of Peru Viceroyalty of New Granada Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata Chile New Granada Venezuela Uruguay Argentina Mexico Peru Bolivia 13th century – 1516: Spain has been divided between two monarchies: the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon (In 1492, Spain became into an empire until 1975). 10th–13th century: Spain has been divided between the Christian Kingdoms (Castile, León, and Naverre) and Muslim Caliphates. 756–10th century AD: Emirate of Córdoba c.721–750 AD: Umayyad Caliphate 542–c.721 AD: Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo 418–542 AD: Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse 385–418 AD: Part of the Western Roman Empire as Hispania 218 BC – 385 AD: Part of the Roman Empire as Hispania 7th century-218 BC: Inhabited by Iberians First hominid settlement from the 1.5 million BC.^[118] Note: Each country maintained its own legal system and institutions.	Madri
Sri Lanka	Asia	18 May 2009	4 Feb 1948	4 Feb 1948	United Kingdom	It was not until the reign of Dutthagamani (161–137 BC) that the whole country was unified under his kingdom.	Colombo (executive, judicial) and Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (official)
Sudan	Africa	9 July 2011	1 Jan 1956^{[note 46]}	1 Jan 1956	United Kingdom Egypt	After King Kashta ("the Kushite") invaded Egypt in the eighth century BC, the Kushite kings ruled as pharaohs of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt for a century before being defeated and driven out by the Assyrians. Later ruled by the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, and then as Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1899–1956.	Khartoum
Suriname	The Americas	15 December 1954	25 Nov 1975	25 Nov 1975	Kingdom of the Netherlands		Paramaribo
Sweden	Europe	29 March 1809	970 c.	970	(none)	No exact date for consolidation of Sweden. The beginning of the reign of the first Swedish king proven to have existed historically dates from circa 970 AD. The Kalmar Union (1397–1523) was a personal union of Scandinavian states (Denmark, Sweden and Norway). In states in personal unions their sovereignties and international identity remain intact, just sharing the same head of state.)	Stockholm
Switzerland	Europe	4 August 1815	1599	1815	Austrian Empire	1848–present: Swiss Confederation (second) 1814–1848: Swiss Confederation (in Restoration and Regeneration) with the Congress of Vienna of 1815. 1803–1814: Napoleonic Swiss Confederation, a French puppet (Occipied by the Austrian Empire in 1813) 1798–1803: Helvetic Republic, a French occupation 1648: Independence fully recognized by the Peace of Westphalia 1499: De Facto independence in the Treaty of Basel (1499) 1291–1798: : Swiss Confederation 911–1291: Part of the Kingdom of Germany and the Holy Roman Empire (from 962) as the Duchy of Swabia 843–911: Part of East Francia as Alamannia 496–539: Part of the Ostrogothic Kingdom as Alamannia 496, 539–843: Part of the Frankish Empire as Alamannia 411–534: Kingdom of the Burgundians 395–411 AD: Part of the Western Roman Empire as Germania Superior 200 BC – 395 AD: Part of the Roman Empire as Germania Superior 6000–200 BC: Inhabited by Germanic, Urnfield, and Celts. Since 298,000 BC humans have been settled by Homo erectus has been found in Pratteln.^[119]	Bern
Syria	Asia	10 June 1967	April 17, 1946	28 Sep 1961^{[note 47]}	United Arab Republic	1961–present: Syrian Arab Republic 1958–1961: United Arab Republic (in union with Egypt) 1950–1958: Second Syrian Republic, independente state 1946–1950: independent First Syrian Republic 1923–1946: Part of the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon. The administration of the region under the French was carried out through a number of different governments and territories, including the Syrian Federation (1922–25), the State of Syria (1925–30) and the Mandatory Syrian Republic (1930–1946), as well as smaller states: the State of Greater Lebanon, the Alawite State and Jabal Druze State. 1919–1920: Arab Kingdom of Syria 1917–1919: Occupied by France and the United Kingdom 1516–1917: Part of the Ottoman Empire 1516–1917: Part of the Ottoman Empire 1510–1516: Part of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt in the West and of the Safavid Empire in the East 1405–1510: Part of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt in the West and of the Aq Qoyunlu in the East 1395–1405: Part of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt in the West and of the Timurid Empire in the East 1340–1395: Part of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt in the West and of the Artuqid Beylik in the East 1268–1340: Part of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt in the West and of the Ilkhanate in the East 1264–1268: Principality of Antioch, the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt in the West. The Ilkhanate in the East 1250–1264: Principality of Antioch and the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt 1183–1250: Principality of Antioch and the Ayyubid Sultanate 1160–1183: Principality of Antioch and the Emirates of Mosul and Aleppo, ruled by the Zengid dynasty 1129–1160: Crusader states (Antioch and, until 1144, Edessa) and the Zengid Emirate 1121–1129: Crusader states (Antioch and Edessa) and the Artuqid Beylik in the East. In the West the Seljuk Empire 1098: Crusader states established in Syria: Principality of Antioch (1098–1268) and County of Edessa (1098–1144) 1082–1121: Part of the Seljuk Empire 1024–1082: Divided in many states, ruled by differente dynasties like the Mirdasids, the Numayrids, the Marwanids, the Uqaylids 1002–1024: Western regions are Part of the Fatimid Caliphate. Eastern regions are divided in many states, ruled by differente dynasties like the Numayrids, the Marwanids, the Uqaylids 990–1002: Divided in many states, ruled by differente dynasties like the Hamdanids, the Numayrids, the Marwanids, the Uqaylids 945–990: Part of the Abbasid Caliphate and the Hamdanid Emirates of Aleppo and Al-Jazira 905–945: Part of the Abbasid Caliphate and Hamdanid Emirate 890–905: Part of the Tulunid Emirate and Hamdanid Emirate 868–890: Part of the Tulunid Emirate and of the Abbasid Caliphate 750–868: Part of the Abbasid Caliphate 744–750: Part of the Umayyad Caliphate 661–744: Center of the Umayyad Caliphate 637–661: Part of the Rashidun Caliphate 627–637: Part of the Eastern Roman Empire 613–627: Part of the Sassanid Empire 395–613: Part of the Eastern Roman Empire 273–395: Part of the Roman Empire 270–273: Palmyrene Empire 123–270: Part of the Roman Empire 39 BC – 123 CE: Part of the Roman Empire and of the Parthian Empire 69 BC–39 BC: Part of the Roman Empire, of the Kingdom of Emessa and of the Kingdom of Palmyra 85 BC–70 BC: Part of the Kingdom of Armenia 127 BC–85 BC: Seleucid Empire and Kingdom of Osroene 240 BC–127 BC: Center of the Seleucid Empire 301 BC–240 BC: Part of the Seleucid Empire 305 BC–301 BC: Part of the kingdom of Antigonus I Monophthalmus 323 BC–305 BC: Part of the Satrap of Laomedon of Mytilene 331 BC–323 BC: Part of the Empire of Alexander the Great 539 BC–331 BC: Part of the Achaemenid Empire 605 BC–539 BC: Part of the New Babylonian Empire 608 BC–605 BC: Part of the New Babylonian Empire and New Kingdom of Egypt 616 BC–608 BC: Part of the New Assyrian Empire and New Kingdom of Egypt 717 BC–616 BC: Part of the New Assyrian Empire 738 BC–717 BC: Part of the New Assyrian Empire and Kingdom of Urartu 824 BC–738 BC: Divided in many Syro-Hittite states in the west, while eastern regions are part of the Kingdom of Urartu and the New Assyrian Empire 840 BC–824 BC: Part of the New Assyrian Empire c.870 BC–840 BC: Part of the New Assyrian Empire, excepts some Aramean states like Aram and Hamath c.892 BC–c.870 BC: Divided into many Syro-Hittite states in the west, while eastern regions are part of the New Assyrian Empire c.1076 BC–c.892 BC: Divided into many Syro-Hittite states, where Aramaeans came to rule from about 1000 BC c.1200 BC–c.1076 BC: Divided into many Syro-Hittite states in the west, while eastern regions are part of the Middle Assyrian Empire c.1274 BC–c.1200 BC: Part of the Hittite Empire and the Middle Assyrian Empire c.1300 BC–c.1274 BC : Part of the Hittite Empire, the New Kingdom of Egypt and the Middle Assyrian Empire c.1365 BC–c.1300 BC: Part of the Hittite Empire and the New Kingdom of Egypt c.1448 BC–1365: Part of the Kingdom of Mitanni and the New Kingdom of Egypt c.1502 BC–c.1448 BC: Part of the Kingdom of Mitanni c.1517 BC–c.1502 BC: Part of the Kingdom of Mitanni and the Babylonian Empire c.1750 BC–c.1517 BC: Small Amorrite kingdoms and the Babylonian Empire c.1760 BC–1750 BC: Part of the Babylonian Empire c.1776 BC – c.1760 BC: Amorite kingdoms and Mariote Kingdom, independent states c.1788 BC–c.1776 BC: Small Amorites kingdoms and the Old Assyrian Empire c.1898 BC–c.1788 BC: Amorite kingdoms (Amurru kingdom, Kingdom of Qatna, Ebla's Third Dynasty, Yamhad) and Mariote Kingdom, independent states c. 2000 BC–c. 1898 BC: Kingdom of Qatna and Mariote Kingdom, independent states (Mari conquered Ebla) c.2028 BC–c.2000 BC: Eblaite Kingdom and Mariote Kingdom, independent states c.2100 BC–c.2028 BC: Eblaite Kingdom, independente state. Mariote Kingdom, part of the Neo-Sumerian Empire c.2212 BC–c.2100 BC: Eblaite Kingdom and Mariote Kingdom, independent states c.2230 BC–c.2218 BC: Eblaite Kingdom and Mariote Kingdom, part of the Akkadian Empire c. 2266 BC–c. 2230 BC: Eblaite Kingdom and Mariote Kingdom, independent states c.2290 BC–c.2266 BC: Eblaite Kingdom and Mariote Kingdom, part of the Akkadian Empire c.2900 BC–c. 2290 BC: Mariote Kingdom c. 3000 BC–2290 BC: Eblaite Kingdom Archaeologists have demonstrated that civilization in Syria was one of the most ancient on earth. Syria is part of the Fertile Crescent, and since approximately 10,000 BCE it was one of the centers of Neolithic culture (PPNA) where agriculture and cattle breeding appeared for the first time in the world. The oldest remains found in Syria date from the Palaeolithic era (c. 800,000 BCE).	Damascus
Tajikistan	Asia	5 December 1929	9 Sep 1991	9 Sep 1991	Soviet Union	Independent in 1991 of Soviet Union RSSA Tajique 1929-1991 Russian Empire 1860 Samanid Empire 875-999	Dushanbe
Tanzania	Africa	26 April 1964	9 Dec 1961	9 Dec 1961	United Kingdom	Independent in 1961 as Tanganyika, added Zanzibar in 1963.	Dodoma
Thailand	Asia	10 March 1909	4 Mar 1351 (Ayutthaya Kingdom)	1945	Japan	The Ayutthaya Kingdom is considered to be the precursor of modern Thailand. Briefly occupied by Burma in 1767. Occupied by Japan 1941–1945.	Bangkok
Timor-Leste	Asia	1914	28 Nov 1975	20 May 2002	United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor	2002–present: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste 1999–2002: Administered by the United Nations in Transition. 1975–1999: Part of Indonesia as Timor Timur 1702–1975: Part of the Portuguese Empire Since 40,000 BC humans have been settled by Native Timorese with tribes, kingdoms and confederations.	Dili
Togo	Africa	30 August 1958	27 Apr 1960	27 Apr 1960	France		Lomé
Tonga	Australia	4 December 1845	4 June 1970	4 June 1970	United Kingdom	United 1845 by George Tupou I. British protectorate 1900–1970. 950-1865: Tuʻi Tonga Empire	Nukuʻalofa
Trinidad and Tobago	The Americas	31 August 1962	31 Aug 1962	31 Aug 1962	United Kingdom		Port of Spain
Tunisia	Africa	20 March 1956	20 Mar 1956	20 Mar 1956	France	1956–present: Republic of Tunisia 1956-1957: Kingdom of Tunisia The modern state of Tunisia was implemented in 1956 by France 1881-1956: French Tunisia was a French protectorate established in what is now the Republic of Tunisia, it was a protectorate that began with the occupation of Tunisia from 1881 until Tunisia's independence in 1956. 19th century: Bey of Tunis 1705-1881: Beylik of Tunis 1574-1705: Ottoman Tunisia Ottoman Tunisia, also known as the Regency of Tunis, refers to the Ottoman presence in Ifriqiya from the 16th to 19th centuries, when Tunis was officially integrated into the Ottoman Empire as the Eyalet of Tunis. The Ottoman presence in the Maghreb began with the takeover of Algiers in 1516 by the Ottoman Turkish corsair and beylerbey Aruj (Oruç Reis), eventually expanding across the entire region except for Morocco. 1229-1574: Hafsid 1121-1229: Almohad Caliphate During the 13th century, the Almohad chalfiate conquered Tunisia The Kingdom of Africa was a Tunisian kingdom located in North Africa and Italy, Tunisia was conquered by the kingdom in the 12th century, by Roger II During the first millennium, Tunisia was conquered by several Muslim dynasties and caliphates based in Carthage, after the loss of the Umayyad Caliphate 972-1148: Zirid dynasty 909-973: Fatimid Caliphate 800-909: Aghlabids 750-800: Abbasid Caliphate The third Islamic state, the Abbasid Caliphate, was the successor to the Umayyad and Rashidun Caliphates. 698-750: Umayyad Caliphate 590-698: Exarchate of Africa 534-590: Praetorian Prefecture of Africa 435-534: Vandal Kingdom 146 BC-435: Roman Tunisia 12th C.- 146 BC: Ancient Carthage 12th C.-North African culture	Tunis
Turkey	Asia/Europe	29 June 1939	1299^{[note 48]}	1923	Greece Italy United Kingdom France Armenia	1923–present: Republic of Turkey 1920–1923: Ottoman Empire, occupied by Greece, Italy, France, United Kingdom and Armenia (Treaty of Sèvres) (Republican Turks, led by General Mustafa Kemal Atatürk initiate the Turkish War of Independence to expel foreign occupation troops and at the same time wage a civil war against Turkish monarchists, seen as collaborationists by the republicans). 1299–1920: Ottoman Empire (The Sultanate of Rum became divided in several Turkic principalities, called beyliks, the Ottoman beylik conquered and unified all beyliks in Anatolia. Also conquered Constantinople. From 1453, one of the titles used by the Ottoman Sultans was "Caesar of Rome" (Turkish: Kayser-i Rum), part of their titles until the Ottoman Empire ended in 1923. However, this title was never recognized by Europeans.) 1261–1453: Part of the Eastern Roman Empire ( Byzantine Empire) (Unlike many kingdoms and empires, the Eastern Roman Empire [and the Roman Empire before it] technically wasn't a hereditary monarchy; there were no formal succession laws in place to specify who was to succeed as emperor. As such, there cannot be a legitimate pretender to the Byzantine throne as the possibility of a true "rightful emperor" died with the empire and its institutions in 1453.) 1204–1261: Divided in Latin Empire, Empire of Nicaea, Empire of Trebizond and the Sultanate of Rum.(The Empire of Nicaea is considered the legitimate continuation of the Byzantine Empire because it managed to retake Constantinople.) 1077–1308: Sultanate of Rum, part of the Seljuk Empire 395–1204: Part of the Eastern Roman Empire ( Byzantine Empire) 168 BC – 395 AD: Part of the Roman Republic (later the Roman Empire) 131 BC–64 BC: Western regions are part of the Roman Republic. Eastern regions divided in many kingdoms. 301 BC–131 BC: Divided in many kingdoms, like the Kingdom of Cappadocia, Galatia, Kingdom of Pontus, Kingdom of Pergamon and the Seleucid Empire 306 BC–301 BC: Antigonid dynasty 334–306 BC: Macedonian Empire 550–334 BC: Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian Empire 609 BCE–550 BCE: Lydia conquers all the west of Anatolia. The eastern regions falls under the rule of the Median Empire 707 BCE–609 BCE: Divided in many states, like Lydia, Lycia, Phrygia, Lycaonia, Mushki, etc. Eastern regions falls under the rule of the Assyrians. 1178 BCE–707 BCE: Divided in many states, like Lydia, Lycia, Phrygia, Lycaonia, Tabal, Mushki, etc. Around 900 BCE the Greeks began to establish colonies on the coast. 1325 BCE–1178 BCE: Hittite Empire 1400 BCE–1325 BCE: Hittite Empire and Arzawa (a "kingdom" or a federation of local powers, Troy was one of the members) c. 1600 BCE–1400 BCE: Hittite Empire and many small states in the west. Assuwa, a confederation (or league) of 22 ancient Anatolian states, was formed some time before 1400 BC, when it was defeated by the Hittite Empire. Troy was one of the members of the confederation c.2000 BCE–1600 BCE: The territory that today is Turkey was inhabited by Hattian, Hittite, Hurrian, Luwian and Anatolian tribes . The small state of Pala was established c.2550 BCE–2000 BCE: The territory that today is Turkey was inhabited by Hattian, Hurrian and Anatolian tribes c.3500 BCE–2550 BCE: The territory that today is Turkey was inhabited by Hattian and Hurrian tribes From 10,000 BC humans has been settled making first states as Indo-Europeans, including Phrygia and Thrace.	Ankara
Turkmenistan	Asia	7 August 1921	27 Oct 1991	27 Oct 1991	Soviet Union	1991–present: Turkmenistan 1925-1991: Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic 1918-1925: Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 1789-1925: (part of the) Qajar Iran	Ashgabat
Tuvalu	Australia	7 February 1979	1 Oct 1978	1 Oct 1978	United Kingdom	1978–present: Tuvalu 1976–1978: Part of the British Empire as the Colony of Tuvalu 1892–1976: Part of the British Empire as part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony	Funafuti
Uganda	Africa	1 March 1962	9 Oct 1962	9 Oct 1962	United Kingdom	1963–present: Republic of Uganda 1962–1963: Uganda 1894–1962: Part of the British Empire as the Protectorate of Uganda 1888–1894: Part of the British Empire	Kampala
Ukraine	Europe	30 September 2022 (disputed)	24 August 1991^{[note 49]}	24 Aug 1991	Soviet Union	1991–present: Ukraine 1944–1991: Part of the Soviet Union as Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic 1941–1944: Part of Germany as Reichskommissariat Ukraine 1922–1944: Part of the Soviet Union as Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic 1919–1922: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic 1917–1919: Ukrainian People's Republic April–December 1918: Ukrainian State 1917 – April 1918: Ukrainian People's Republic 1796–1917: Part of the Russian Empire as Kiev Governorate 1775–1796: Russian Empire as the Kiev Viceroyalty 1764–1775: Zaporozhian Sich, a semi-autonomous polity and proto-state of Cossacks within the Russian Empire 1708–1764: Part of Russian Empire as Kiev Governorate 1649–1764: Cossack Hetmanate (the word hetman was the title of the general of the Zaporizhian Army. Zaporizhia is a historical and geographic region in Southern Ukraine).(From 1654 until 1764 it was a protectorate of the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire) 1569–1795: Part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as the Kiev Voivodeship 1471–1569: Kiev Voivodeship, part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1441–1783: Crimean Khanate 1253–1349/1392: Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia 1199–1253: Principality of Galicia–Volhynia 1132–1471: Principality of Kiev (state of the Kievan Rus' from 1132 to 1240, the capital city of the Kievan Rus' was the city of Kiev [capital city of modern Ukraine]. Part of the Mongol Empire from 1240 to 1261. Part of the Golden Horde from 1261 to 1362. Part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1362 to 1471) c.879–1199: The Kievan Rus', a loose federation of East Slavic and Finnic peoples, founded by the Rurik dynasty, in 882 the city of Kiev (capital city of modern Ukraine) became the capital city of this federation c.600 AD: The territory of modern Ukraine was the core of the state of the Bulgars (often referred to as Old Great Bulgaria). At the end of the 7th century, most Bulgar tribes migrated in several directions and the remains of their state were absorbed by the Khazar Khaganate (650–969) c.400 AD: the Antes Union was located in the territory of what is now Ukraine. The Antes were the ancestors of Ukrainians and other Slavic peoples. Before 400 AD: There were several tribes and kingdoms in the territory of modern Ukraine. During the Iron Age, the land was inhabited by Cimmerians, Scythians, and Sarmatians. Beginning in the sixth century BC, colonies founded by Greeks was established in the shores of the Black Sea. These colonies became the Bosporan Kingdom (435 BC – 370 AD) Modern human settlement in Ukraine and its vicinity dates back to 32,000 BC, with evidence of the Gravettian culture in the Crimean Mountains.	Kyiv
United Arab Emirates	Asia	11 February 1972	2 Dec 1971	2 Dec 1971	United Kingdom	1971–present: United Arab Emirates 1820–1971: Part of the British Empire as the Trucial States of the Coast of Oman 1258–1820: Bani Yas 750–1258: Part of the Abbasid Caliphate 661–750: Part of the Umayyad Caliphate 632–661: Part of the Rashidun Caliphate 629–632: Part of the Caliphate of Muhammad 224–629: Part of the Sasanian Empire	Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom	Europe	2 December 1999	498 (Dál Riata)^{[note 50]}	1066	Kingdom of England Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of Ireland	1922–present: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland [the later one is variously described as a country, province or region] are the constituent countries of the Kingdom) 1801–1922: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1707–1801: Great Britain Retrospective of the three constituent countries in the island of Great Britain (For Northern Ireland see Ireland. Northern Ireland was created in 1921, when the island of Ireland was partitioned between Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland by the Government of Ireland Act 1920. Unlike Southern Ireland, which would become the Irish Free State in 1922 [a monarchy in personal union with the United Kingdom, later became a republic in 1949], the majority of Northern Ireland's population were unionists, who wanted to remain within the United Kingdom in political union.).. The United Kingdom has sovereignty over seventeen territories which do not form part of the United Kingdom itself: fourteen British Overseas Territories and three Crown Dependencies. England: 1659–1707: Kingdom of England, in personal union with the Kingdom of Scotland 1653–1659: Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland 1649–1653: Commonwealth of England 1603–1649: Kingdom of England, in personal union with the Kingdom of Scotland 1215: Magna Carta starts a process to rebalance the power of the monarchy 1066: Norman Conquest of England marks the commonly understood date of last subordination 927–1603: Kingdom of England (with the union of eight kingdoms). 410–927: Divided in several small kingdoms. Gradually eight of these kingdoms conquered the others small kingdoms in the future territory of England: Mercia, Dumnonia, Kent, Northumbria, East Anglia, Wessex, Sussex, and Essex. 385–410 AD: Part of the Western Roman Empire as Britannia 43–385 AD: Part of the Roman Empire as Britannia From 898,000 BC humans has been settled stating with tribes, chiefdoms and confederations starting with Happisburgh on the Norfolk coast, with stone tools and footprints probably made by Homo antecessor. These earliest inhabitants were hunter-gatherers. Low sea-levels meant that Britain was attached to the continent for much of this earliest period of history, and varying temperatures over tens of thousands of years meant that it was not always inhabited.^[120] Scotland: 1659–1707: Kingdom of Scotland, in personal union with the Kingdom of England 1653–1659: Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland 1649–1653: Commonwealth of England 1603–1649: Kingdom of Scotland, in personal union with the Kingdom of England 1286–1603: Kingdom of Scotland 9th century – 1286: Kingdom of Alba (There is no precise Gaelic equivalent for the English terminology "Kingdom of Alba", as the Gaelic term Rìoghachd na h-Alba means Kingdom of Scotland'.) 6th century – 9th century: The area that is now Scotland was divided into three areas: Pictland, a patchwork of small lordships in central Scotland; the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria, which had conquered southeastern Scotland; and Dál Riata, founded by settlers from Ireland, bringing Gaelic language and culture with them. From 12,000 BC humans has been settled stating with tribes, chiefdoms and confederations,^[121]^[122] including Caledonians, Caereni, Carnonacae, Cat, Cornovii, Creones, Damnonii, Decantae, Lugi, Maeatae, Novantae, Picts, Selgovae, Scoti, Smertae, Taexali, Vacomagi, and Venicones. Wales: 1659–1707: Part of the Kingdom of England 1653–1659: Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland 1649–1653: Part of the Commonwealth of England 1542–1649: Part of the Kingdom of England 1226–1542: Principality of Wales, in personal union with the Kingdom of England 5th century-1216: Divided in various states, including the Kingdom of Gwynedd 385–410 AD: Part of the Western Roman Empire as Britannia 43–385 AD: Part of the Roman Empire as Britannia From about 228,000 BC humans has been settled stating with tribes, chiefdoms and confederations.^[123]^[124] Note: The British Empire was founded by the order of Elizabeth I who granted a patent to Humphrey Gilbert for discovery and overseas exploration in 1578.^[125] On 1 of May 1707, the kingdoms are united from England (10th century – 1707) and Scotland (9th century – 1707), forming as the Kingdom of Great Britain. On 1 January 1801, Ireland was united with two kingdoms as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, until Ireland become independent on 6 December 1922 leaving with 26 out of 32 of the Irish counties. From this day, the British sovereignty was established as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.	London
United States	The Americas	7 September 1981	4 July 1776	19 Oct 1781	Great Britain	1776–present: United States of America (a federal state, originally the federation had 13 federated states [ States of the United States ], currently have 50 federated states and 1 federal district, with the last state to be admitted in the Union being Hawaii, admitted in 1959; The U.S. also currently administers three territories in the Caribbean Sea and eleven in the Pacific Ocean.) 1763–1776: Thirteen British Colonies of America in the Atlantic coast, part of the British Empire; New Spain and Spanish Louisiana in the Southwestern United States, Florida and the Mississippi Basin (Louisiana returned to the French in 1801), part of the Spanish Empire; Russians established in future Alaska the colony of Russian America 1521–1763: In the territory of the future contiguous United States Europeans began to colonize on the Native American territories establishing New Spain in the Southwestern United States and Florida in 1521, part of the Spanish Empire; New France in the Mississippi Basin in 1534, part of the French Empire; Thirteen British Colonies of America in the Atlantic coast in 1607, part of the British Empire; New Netherland in the Atlantic coast in 1614, part of Dutch Republic; New Sweden along the Delaware River in 1638, part of Swedish Empire. From at least 15,000 BC humans has been settled from Native Americans with tribes, chiefdoms and confederations. Examples are the Mississippian cultures (the largest urban site of these peoples, Cahokia, may have reached a population of over 20,000), Puebloans, the Iroquois Confederacy, Apaches, Navajos, Cherokees, etc.	Washington, D.C.
Uruguay	The Americas	1861	25 Aug 1825	27 Aug 1828	Empire of Brazil	1830–present: Oriental Republic of Uruguay 1828–1830: Oriental State of Uruguay 1822–1828: Cisplatine Province, a province of the Empire of Brazil (Brazil and Argentina fight a war with each other for control of Uruguay's territory. The war only comes to an end with diplomatic intervention of the United Kingdom, which establishes Uruguay as an independent nation and buffer state between Argentina and Brazil via the 1828 Treaty of Montevideo). 1817–1822: Cisplatine Province, a province of the Portuguese Empire (The Portuguese Empire take advantage of the chaos of the wars of independence in Hispanic America and of the civil war that had started in the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata to invade and conquer the territory of the future Uruguay). 1815–1820: Part of the League of the Free Peoples, an alliance of provinces in civil war against the centralist government of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata 1811–1815: Part of the United Provinces of South America 1776–1811: Part of the Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata, Part of the Spanish Empire 1542–1776: Part of the Viceroyalty of Peru, part of the Spanish Empire 1528–1542: Part of the Governorate of New Andalusia, part of the Spanish Empire 10.000 BCE-1528: Inhabited by Native Uruguayans as the Charrúa peoples.	Montevideo
Uzbekistan	Asia	24 October 1924	1 Sep 1991	1 Sep 1991	Soviet Union	1991–present: Republic of Uzbekistan (independence from Soviet Union declared 1991; constitution adopted 1992) 1924–1991: Part of the Soviet Union as Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic 1920–1924: Khorezm People's Soviet Republic 1917–1920: Khanate of Khiva 1873–1917: Part of the Russian Empire as Khanate of Khiva 1511–1873: Khanate of Khiva 1370–1511: Part of the Timurid Empire 1226–1370: Part of the Chagatai Khanate 1206–1226: Part of the Mongol Empire 1100–1206: Part of the Khwarazmian Empire 1037–1100: Part of the Seljuk Empire 840–1037: Part of the Kara-Khanid Khanate 819–840: Part of the Samanid Empire 750–819: Part of the Abbasid Caliphate 661–750: Part of the Umayyad Caliphate 440–661: Part of the Hephthalite Empire 125 BCE-440: Nomadic Tribes 256 BCE-125 BCE: Part of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom 312 BCE-63 BCE: Part of the Seleucid Empire 330 BCE-312 BCE: Part of the Macedonian Empire 530 BCE-330 BCE: Part of the Achaemenid Empire	Tashkent
Vanuatu	Australia	30 July 1980	30 July 1980	30 July 1980	United Kingdom France	1980–present: Republic of Vanuatu 1906–1980: Part of the French and British empires as New Hebrides Condominium 1890–1906: Part of the French and British Empires as Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission 1889–1890: Independent Commune of Franceville 1887–1889: Part of the French and British Empires as Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission	Port Vila
Vatican City	Europe	11 February 1929	11 Feb 1929	11 Feb 1929	Italy	1929–present: Vatican City State (restored with the Lateran Treaty) 1870–1929: States of the Church (in prison) 754–1870: State of the Church (Interregna (1798–1799, 1809–1814 and 1849)). When the Exarchate of Ravenna finally fell to the Lombards in 751, the Duchy of Rome was completely cut off from the Byzantine Empire, of which it was theoretically still a part. The Holy See, under Pope Stephen II, attempted diplomatic negotiations with the Lombards, and upon the failure of those negotiations, entreated King Pepin the Short of the Franks to intervene on its behalf. Pepin defeated the Lombards by 756 and granted the lands of the Duchy of Rome as well as the former Lombard possessions to the Papacy in what is referred to as the Donation of Pepin. 556–754: Duchy of Rome, part of the Byzantine Empire 493–556: Part of Ostrogothic Kingdom 476–493: Part of Kingdom of Italy (Odoacer) 395–476: Part of Western Roman Empire 27 BC – 395 AD: Part of Roman Empire 509–27 BC: Part of Roman Republic 753–509 BC: Part of Roman Kingdom 12th century – 100 BC: Between Latins and Etruscans	Vatican City
Venezuela	The Americas	3 October 1899	13 Jan 1830	13 Jan 1830	Gran Colombia	1999–Present Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (a federal state, comprising twenty-three states, a capital district and the Federal Dependencies which consist in several islands in the Caribbean sea) 1953–1999: Republic of Venezuela (a federal state) 1864–1953: United States of Venezuela (a federal state) 1830–1864: State of Venezuela (a unitary state) 1826–1830: Divided in Apure, Orinoco, Venezuela, Zulia Department and Maturín, federated states of the Gran Colombia 1824–1826: Divided in Apure, Orinoco, Venezuela and Zulia Department, federated states of the Gran Colombia 1819–1824: Federated state of the Gran Colombia 1817–1819: Republic of Venezuela 1814–1817: Captaincy General of Venezuela, part of the Spanish Empire 1813–1814: Republic of Venezuela 1812–1813: Captaincy General of Venezuela, part of the Spanish Empire 1811–1812: American Confederation of Venezuela 1787–1811: Captaincy General of Venezuela (known unofficially as the Kingdom of Venezuela), without vice-royal dependence in judicial affairs, part of the Spanish Empire 1777–1787: Captaincy General of Venezuela, (known unofficially as the Kingdom of Venezuela), under judicial supervision of the Royal Audience of Santafé de Bogotá (located in Viceroyalty of New Granada), part of the Spanish Empire 1739–1777: Part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada, part of the Spanish Empire 1723–1739: Part of the Viceroyalty of Peru, part of the Spanish Empire 1717–1723: Province of Caracas, part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada, within the Spanish Empire 1546–1717: Part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, part of the Spanish Empire 1528–1546: Klein-Venedig, a concession give to a German banking family by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (that was also King of Spain), in the Province of Caracas, part of the Crown of Castile Since about 7000 BC humans have been settled by Native Venezuelans with tribes, chiefdoms and confederations.	Caracas
Vietnam	Asia	2 July 1976	2 Sep 1945	2 July 1976	North Vietnam South Vietnam	1945–1954: the second French rule, which was ended by the Geneva Conference of 1954 1940–1945: Japanese occupation 1887–1940: French rule 1802–1945: Nguyễn dynasty, effective independence from 1802 to 1887, afterwards becoming puppet of the French rule 1778–1802: Tây Sơn dynasty 1428–1788: Later Le dynasty 1407–1428: annexed by Ming dynasty in the Fourth Era of Northern Domination 1400–1407: Hồ dynasty 1225–1400: Trần dynasty 1009–1225: Lý dynasty 980–1009: Early Lê dynasty 968–979: Đinh dynasty 938–965: Ngô dynasty 544–602: The region gained a longer period of independence as Vạn Xuân under the Anterior Lý dynasty 2879 BC: Văn Lang confederacy arose under Kinh Dương Vương, who was the founder of the Hồng Bàng dynasty	Hanoi
Yemen	Asia	26 April 2020	1 Nov 1918	22 May 1990	North Yemen South Yemen	North Yemen independent from Ottoman Empire 1918; South Yemen from UK in 1967; unified 1990	Aden (de facto, temporary) and Sanaa (de jure)
Zambia	Africa	24 October 1964	24 Oct 1964	24 Oct 1964	United Kingdom	1964–present: Republic of Zambia 1963–1964: Part of the British Empire as Colony of Northern Rhodesia 1953–1963: Part of the British Empire as Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1911–1953: Part of the British Empire as Colony of Northern Rhodesia 1890–1911: Part of the British Empire as Rhodesia 1823–1890: Part of the Kingdom of Mthwakazi 1660–1823: Part of the Rozvi Empire 1430–1660: Part of the Kingdom of Mutapa	Lusaka
Zimbabwe	Africa	1901	11 Nov 1965	18 Apr 1980	United Kingdom	1980–present: Republic of Zimbabwe 1979–1980: Part of the British Empire as Colony of Southern Rhodesia 1979: Zimbabwe Rhodesia 1970–1979: Republic of Rhodesia 1965–1970: Rhodesia 1963–1965: Part of the British Empire as Colony of Southern Rhodesia 1953–1963: Part of the British Empire as Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1923–1953: Part of the British Empire as Colony of Southern Rhodesia 1890–1923: Part of the British Empire as Rhodesia 1823–1890: Kingdom of Mthwakazi 1660–1823: Rozvi Empire 1430–1660: Part of the Kingdom of Mutapa 1220–1430: Kingdom of Zimbabwe 1075–1220: Kingdom of Mapungubwe The British colony of Southern Rhodesia unilaterally declared Independence as Rhodesia 1965; known as Zimbabwe Rhodesia in 1979; unrecognised until 1980.	Harare

Notes

^ Listed are the six UN member states with limited recognition: China (Bhutan neither recognizes PRC nor ROC; the ROC was recognized as a sovereign country by just 11 countries and Vatican City/Holy See as of Jan 2024,^[1] Israel (not recognized by 32 members), North and South Korea (no mutual recognition), Armenia (not recognized by Pakistan) and Cyprus (not recognized by Turkey).
^ Since the beginning of the Second Libyan Civil War in 2014, various areas of Libya are under the control of competing groups. These include domestic groups such as New General National Congress and local Tuareg groups, and foreign groups such as ISIL.
^ With the ongoing Somali Civil War, significant areas remain outside federal control.
^ A new constitution was approved in 2013, but most changes will not enter effect for another decade.
^ In the Dominican Republic, every constitutional amendment is considered a new constitution. The most recent amendment was the 2010 constitution.
^ ^a ^b Following the Northern Iraq offensive in June 2014, large areas of Iraq are de facto under the control of Iraqi Kurds or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
^ This constitution cut North Korean ties with the Soviet Union. Several new constitutions and amendments have followed (most recently in 2013), creating new titles for the national leader such as Eternal President and Chairman of the National Defence Commission. However, power has remained with the Kim dynasty since 1948.
^ See the Declaration of independence article: "... the state from which the territory wishes to secede may regard the declaration as rebellion, which may lead to a war of independence or a constitutional settlement to resolve the crisis."
^ See also Sovereignty of the Philippines § Peace protocol, U.S. military government, Treaty of Paris, and other points in that article for clarification.
^ ^a ^b Due to the ongoing Syrian Civil War, large areas of Syria are de facto under the control of other parties such as the Syrian opposition and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e According to the Badinter Arbitration Committee, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was dissolved into five states. This is the result when the Serb-dominated Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) was formed on 27 April 1992 as a rump state, consisting only of the former Socialist Republics of Serbia and Montenegro. Its government claimed continuity to the former country, however, the international community refused to recognize it as such. The stance of the international community was that Yugoslavia had dissolved into its separate states. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was prevented by a UN resolution on 22 September 1992 from continuing to occupy the United Nations seat as successor state to SFRY. This question was important for claims on SFRY's international assets, including embassies in many countries. Only in 1996 had the FRY abandoned its claim to continuity from the SFRY. The FRY was dominated by Slobodan Milošević and his political allies. This was reaffirmed in the Succession Agreement signed in June 2001.
^ The Faroe Islands and Greenland were administered by Denmark until 24 March 1948 and 1 May 1979 respectively. They are now autonomous countries with home rule, but remain part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
^ ^a ^b ^c The annexation of the Baltic states in 1940 is considered an illegal occupation by the current governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and by a number of Western countries, including the United States and the European Union, who assert that the states were independent countries occupied by the Soviet Union. The three corresponding Soviet republics were officially sovereign entities in a federation, according to Article 76 of the Constitution of the Soviet Union. However, the Soviet Union was heavily centralized and was de facto a single federal state and the three states consider the corresponding Soviet republics to have been illegitimate entities.
^ The breaking-through of the Channel Tunnel on 31 October 1990 created a new land border between the UK and France.^[34] However, the Channel Tunnel runs underwater and did not change the above-ground territory of either nation.
^ France swapped a small area of land with Andorra in 2001 to allow Andorra to construct the Envalira Tunnel access bridge.
^ Prior to 1999, the Constitution of Ireland claimed that "The national territory consists of the whole island of Ireland", but that its laws were only valid in the counties of the Republic.
^ East Timor had been under Indonesian occupation since 1975, but this occupation was not recognized by the wider global community.
^ The breaking-through of the Channel Tunnel on 31 October 1990 created a new land border between the UK and France.^[34] However, the Channel Tunnel runs underwater and did not change the above-ground territory of either nation.
^ France swapped a small area of land with Andorra in 2001 to allow Andorra to construct the Envalira Tunnel access bridge.
^ Baikonur is treated as a federal subject of Russia, but its exact status is a topic of dispute between the two countries.^[54]
^ Full sovereignty. Adoption of the Statute of Westminster 1931
^ Austrians date their national identity back to the establishment of the Duchy of Austria (later the Archduchy of Austria) in the Middle Ages (a state of the Holy Roman Empire that only had full sovereignty after the dissolution of the Empire in the 19th century). Another important states in the identity of the Austrian nation is the Austrian Empire, Cisleithania, Republic of German-Austria, the First Austrian Republic, Federal State of Austria (this later annexed by Nazi Germany). As an independent and sovereign state the current Austrian state dates back to 1945, when the country seceded from Nazi Germany after the end of World War II. However the Moscow Conference of 1943 declared the German annexation of Austria in 1938 null and void
^ The medieval Principality of Polotsk became an extinct state after its dissolution. Modern state of Belarus dates from 1991
^ Full sovereignty. Adoption of the Statute of Westminster 1931. Canada becomes completely sovereign, having consulates and embassies in other countries
^ The Kingdom of Chile (Patria Vieja) became an extinct state after its reconquest by Spain. Modern state of Chile dates from 1818
^ 20 January 1955 for Taiwan.
^ People's Republic of China consider itself the successor state of the Republic of China, the latter considers itself the successor state of the Qing Empire, and through the mandate of heaven all Chinese imperial states considered themselves successors to previous dynasties, with the Shang dynasty being historically the first non-legendary dynasty of that country.
^ The Republic of Spanish Haiti became an extinct state after its reconquest by Haiti. Modern state of Dominican Republic dates from 1844
^ Egypt is one of the oldest nations in the world, its national identity dating back to the First Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. But it is important to stress the difference between state and nation. As a state the nation lost its sovereignty and was conquered by other states several times in History. The current Egyptian state, as an independent sovereign state, dates from 1922
^ Zagwe was one of the kingdoms that emerged from the collapse of the Kingdom of Aksum, that became an extinct or abolished state in 960 AD. It is the direct historical predecessor of the Ethiopian Empire, regardless of the Solomonic dynasty of the ancient Kingdom of Aksum having overthrown the Zagwe dynasty in 1270 and assumed their throne. Dynastic lineages are irrelevant to current international law, mainly because of the fact of the majority of the states in the current world scenario are republics.
^ Some historians refer to the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire as 800, with the crowning of Frankish king Charlemagne considered as the first Holy Roman Emperor. Others refer to the beginning as the coronation of Otto I in 962.
^ Iran is one of the oldest nations in the world, its national identity dating back to the Median Empire and the Achaemenid Empire. But it is important to stress the difference between state and nation. As a state the nation lost its sovereignty and was conquered by other states several times in History. The current Iranian state, as an independent state in a contiguous way, dates from 1501
^ Adoption of the Statute of Westminster 1931. Internationally recognized independence, by nations that aren't members of the Commonwealth of Nations
^ Beginning of the reign of the first Japanese emperor proven to have existed historically
^ Montenegrins date their national identity to the founding of Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro in 1516. However, the Montenegrin state became an extinct state at the time of the Podgorica Assembly, which led to the annexation and extinction of the Kingdom of Montenegro by the Kingdom of Serbia. The current Montenegrin state emerged in 2006 after separating from Serbia.
^ Adoption of the Statute of Westminster 1931
^ The region was conquered by Portuguese forces under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque in 1507, and remained under Portuguese control until they were expelled by the Ya'rubids.
^ The First Philippine Republic was an unrecognized state and became an extinct state after being terminated by the United States. Modern state of Philippines dates from 1946. However, Filipinos celebrate their independence date on June 12 (the date of establishment of the First Philippine Republic) in order to avoid celebrating their national date on the same day that their former colonizers (the USA) celebrate their national date (July 4).
^ Independence recognized via the Treaty of Manila (1946).
^ Russia dates its national identity back to the Kievan Rus, medieval state that was extinguished when it was conquered by the Mongols of the Golden Horde. A new Russian state arose and existed continuously and without loss of sovereignty from 1480 until 1922, when of its own accord it ceased to be a sovereign state and became a subnational unit of the Soviet Union. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the nation again had a sovereign state, with the current Russian sovereign state dating back to 1991. The Russian Federation is regarded as the successor state to the former Soviet Union, inheriting its seat as a UN member state, after a letter by president Boris Yeltsin was received by the secretary-general Javier Pérez de Cuéllar.
^ Saudi Arabia dates its national identity from the establishment of the Emirate of Diriya (First Saudi State), however this state later became extinct, as did the Emirate of Nejd (the Second Saudi State). The current and Third Saudi State came into being in 1903 when it separated from the Emirate of Jabal Shammar. Through wars of conquest it conquered other states and made a real union with Hejaz before adopting the current name Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932
^ Serbia consider itself as the successor state of Yugoslavia. The current Serbian state emerged in 1878, after independence de jure from the Ottoman Empire. Other Serbian states existed before this date, but ceased to exist due to the conquest of other states. It is important not to confuse the concept of state with that of the nation, as a nation the Serbian people have existed since the Middle Ages, and just like other ethnic groups (such as the Greeks, Jews, Egyptians, etc.) it went through periods of its history in which it was a Stateless nation
^ Adoption of the Statute of Westminster 1931
^ During the Visigoth kingdom of Toledo, the names of the Visigoth kingdom (Regnum Gothorum) and Spain (Hispaniae or Spaniae) were used more and more frequently as synonymous terms, beginning to have not only a geographical meaning, but also a political one (especially since the year 624, when Swinthila finally defeated the Byzantines and the Visigoths dominated the entire Iberian Peninsula). Historiographers of the time such as Isidore of Seville, Julian of Toledo, John of Biclaro, as well as from abroad, the Franks Gregory of Tours, Fredegar, or Pope Leo II, referred to the Visigoth kingdom or its kings, as Hispania or kings of Hispania. On the other hand, there was an adoption by the Visigoths of the Hispano-Roman culture, with a progressive intention to merge the Gothic and Hispano-Roman societies into a common one, politically (kingdom administered from the capital of Toledo, and in accordance with Roman ecclesiastical power through the Councils of Toledo), religiously (Reccared I converted from Arianism to Chalcedonian Christianity in 589), common legislation (Code of Leovigild, and later Visigothic Code), militarily (army composed of Hispano-Romans and Visigoths), with a monetary unit (Visigothic royal currency from 580 to 710), and linguistically (Visigoths spoke Latin), taking advantage of the pre-existing cohesion left by the Hispania of the Roman Empire.^[116] Spain is a unitary state that emerged from the political union by incorporating union of different states throughout history. Using the modern criteria of the United Nations, which considers the date of admission of other states that emerged from political unions (such as Tanzania, Malaysia and Yemen) as the date of the oldest predecessor state to be admitted, it will soon be seen that the oldest state that merged to form modern Spain is the Kingdom of León, one of the states in personal union that integrated the Crown of Castile, with such state dating its origins directly from the Kingdom of Asturias. Spain was until 1715 a composite monarchy, i.e. several small states in personal union, only passing through a political union in 1715 with the Nueva Planta decrees
^ During Napoleon's invasion of Spain, Spain was a governorship of France. In fear of invasion, the King of Portugal went to Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil.
^ Sudan dates its national identity to the Kingdom of Kerma, Kingdom of Kush and other ancient kingdoms that existed in its territory, i.e Nubia (mentioned in ancient Egyptian texts). However, as an independent sovereign state, the current Sudanese state dates back to 1956.
^ By uniting with Egypt to form the United Arab Republic into a political union, the Second Syrian Republic ceased to exist as a sovereign state and became an extinct state, with Syria becoming a subnational unit of the United Arab Republic. The current Syrian state emerged as a new state when it broke up politically in 1961. However, Syrians celebrate April 17 as their independence day, as it was on April 17, 1946 that the nation ceased to be a colony of France.
^ The Republic of Turkey is the successor state of the Ottoman Empire. Despite being known in English as the Turkish War of Independence, Turks call it in their language Kurtuluş Savaşı (lit. Liberation War). "War of Independence" in Turkish is "bağımsızlık savaşı". The country's national date is the Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayramı), which commemorates the change of government regime from a monarchy to a republic.
^ Ukraine dates its national identity back to the Kievan Rus, however this state became an extinct state when it was conquered by the Mongols of the Golden Horde. Another state with historical importance for Ukrainians in their national identity is the medieval Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, which however also became an extinct state. In the 17th century the Ukrainian nation established another Ukrainian state, the Cossack Hetmanate, however this state became extinct upon being conquered by the Russian Empire. Between 1917 and 1919, two new Ukrainian states was established, being unified in 1919 but again lost its sovereignty by becoming a subnational unit of the Soviet Union. The current Ukrainian sovereign state dates from 1991, emerging after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
^ The United Kingdom is a unitary state that emerged from the political union by incorporating union of different states throughout history. Northern Ireland has been part of this political union since 1922, when the rest of Ireland separated from the United Kingdom. Ireland had united with Great Britain in 1800 to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The Kingdom of Great Britain itself emerged from the political union between the Kingdom of England (which had already conquered and annexed the Principality of Wales centuries before) and the Kingdom of Scotland. Using the modern criteria of the United Nations, which considers the date of admission of other states that emerged from political unions (such as Tanzania, Malaysia and Yemen) as the date of the oldest predecessor state to be admitted, it will soon be seen that of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom (today subnational units and not sovereign countries) the oldest is Scotland (unified in 843), which dates its origin to the Dál Riata, which conquered the existing small Pictish states in future Scotland to form the Kingdom of Scotland, which existed until 1707 when it merged with England (originated in 927, when the various Anglo-Saxon kings swore their allegiance to Æthelstan of Wessex (r. 924–939), unifying most of modern England under a single king

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[15] Taiwan: For some clarification and more detail including the sovereignty status of the Republic of China, see the following articles: Cross-Strait relations, One-China policy and Political status of Taiwan.

[28] Palestinian National Authority: For some clarification and more detail, see History of the State of Palestine.

[29] Philippines: For some clarification and more detail, see Timeline of Philippine Sovereignty and Sovereignty of the Philippines.

[Baltics-49] The date of formation of the current states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania is subject to an international dispute. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all maintain that they were illegally occupied by the Soviet Union, and that the current states are direct continuations of the pre-WWII states, which continued to exist through governments-in-exile. Russia maintains that the current three states are legally distinct entities newly created after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. All three states were admitted the UN as independent nations, not successor states of the USSR. For more information, see State continuity of the Baltic states.

[2] Listed are the six UN member states with limited recognition: China (Bhutan neither recognizes PRC nor ROC; the ROC was recognized as a sovereign country by just 11 countries and Vatican City/Holy See as of Jan 2024,^[1] Israel (not recognized by 32 members), North and South Korea (no mutual recognition), Armenia (not recognized by Pakistan) and Cyprus (not recognized by Turkey).

[7] Since the beginning of the Second Libyan Civil War in 2014, various areas of Libya are under the control of competing groups. These include domestic groups such as New General National Congress and local Tuareg groups, and foreign groups such as ISIL.

[8] With the ongoing Somali Civil War, significant areas remain outside federal control.

[9] A new constitution was approved in 2013, but most changes will not enter effect for another decade.

[11] In the Dominican Republic, every constitutional amendment is considered a new constitution. The most recent amendment was the 2010 constitution.

[Iraq-16] Following the Northern Iraq offensive in June 2014, large areas of Iraq are de facto under the control of Iraqi Kurds or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

[18] This constitution cut North Korean ties with the Soviet Union. Several new constitutions and amendments have followed (most recently in 2013), creating new titles for the national leader such as Eternal President and Chairman of the National Defence Commission. However, power has remained with the Kim dynasty since 1948.

[33] See the Declaration of independence article: "... the state from which the territory wishes to secede may regard the declaration as rebellion, which may lead to a war of independence or a constitutional settlement to resolve the crisis."

[36] See also Sovereignty of the Philippines § Peace protocol, U.S. military government, Treaty of Paris, and other points in that article for clarification.

[Syria-39] Due to the ongoing Syrian Civil War, large areas of Syria are de facto under the control of other parties such as the Syrian opposition and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

[SFRJ-42] According to the Badinter Arbitration Committee, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was dissolved into five states. This is the result when the Serb-dominated Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) was formed on 27 April 1992 as a rump state, consisting only of the former Socialist Republics of Serbia and Montenegro. Its government claimed continuity to the former country, however, the international community refused to recognize it as such. The stance of the international community was that Yugoslavia had dissolved into its separate states. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was prevented by a UN resolution on 22 September 1992 from continuing to occupy the United Nations seat as successor state to SFRY. This question was important for claims on SFRY's international assets, including embassies in many countries. Only in 1996 had the FRY abandoned its claim to continuity from the SFRY. The FRY was dominated by Slobodan Milošević and his political allies. This was reaffirmed in the Succession Agreement signed in June 2001.

[48] The Faroe Islands and Greenland were administered by Denmark until 24 March 1948 and 1 May 1979 respectively. They are now autonomous countries with home rule, but remain part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

[BalticState-50] The annexation of the Baltic states in 1940 is considered an illegal occupation by the current governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and by a number of Western countries, including the United States and the European Union, who assert that the states were independent countries occupied by the Soviet Union. The three corresponding Soviet republics were officially sovereign entities in a federation, according to Article 76 of the Constitution of the Soviet Union. However, the Soviet Union was heavily centralized and was de facto a single federal state and the three states consider the corresponding Soviet republics to have been illegitimate entities.

[Chunnel-52] The breaking-through of the Channel Tunnel on 31 October 1990 created a new land border between the UK and France.^[34] However, the Channel Tunnel runs underwater and did not change the above-ground territory of either nation.

[53] France swapped a small area of land with Andorra in 2001 to allow Andorra to construct the Envalira Tunnel access bridge.

[58] Prior to 1999, the Constitution of Ireland claimed that "The national territory consists of the whole island of Ireland", but that its laws were only valid in the counties of the Republic.

[60] East Timor had been under Indonesian occupation since 1975, but this occupation was not recognized by the wider global community.

[Chunnelb-75] The breaking-through of the Channel Tunnel on 31 October 1990 created a new land border between the UK and France.^[34] However, the Channel Tunnel runs underwater and did not change the above-ground territory of either nation.

[76] France swapped a small area of land with Andorra in 2001 to allow Andorra to construct the Envalira Tunnel access bridge.

[78] Baikonur is treated as a federal subject of Russia, but its exact status is a topic of dispute between the two countries.^[54]

[92] Full sovereignty. Adoption of the Statute of Westminster 1931

[94] Austrians date their national identity back to the establishment of the Duchy of Austria (later the Archduchy of Austria) in the Middle Ages (a state of the Holy Roman Empire that only had full sovereignty after the dissolution of the Empire in the 19th century). Another important states in the identity of the Austrian nation is the Austrian Empire, Cisleithania, Republic of German-Austria, the First Austrian Republic, Federal State of Austria (this later annexed by Nazi Germany). As an independent and sovereign state the current Austrian state dates back to 1945, when the country seceded from Nazi Germany after the end of World War II. However the Moscow Conference of 1943 declared the German annexation of Austria in 1938 null and void

[97] The medieval Principality of Polotsk became an extinct state after its dissolution. Modern state of Belarus dates from 1991

[107] Full sovereignty. Adoption of the Statute of Westminster 1931. Canada becomes completely sovereign, having consulates and embassies in other countries

[111] The Kingdom of Chile (Patria Vieja) became an extinct state after its reconquest by Spain. Modern state of Chile dates from 1818

[112] 20 January 1955 for Taiwan.

[113] People's Republic of China consider itself the successor state of the Republic of China, the latter considers itself the successor state of the Qing Empire, and through the mandate of heaven all Chinese imperial states considered themselves successors to previous dynasties, with the Shang dynasty being historically the first non-legendary dynasty of that country.

[116] The Republic of Spanish Haiti became an extinct state after its reconquest by Haiti. Modern state of Dominican Republic dates from 1844

[117] Egypt is one of the oldest nations in the world, its national identity dating back to the First Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. But it is important to stress the difference between state and nation. As a state the nation lost its sovereignty and was conquered by other states several times in History. The current Egyptian state, as an independent sovereign state, dates from 1922

[120] Zagwe was one of the kingdoms that emerged from the collapse of the Kingdom of Aksum, that became an extinct or abolished state in 960 AD. It is the direct historical predecessor of the Ethiopian Empire, regardless of the Solomonic dynasty of the ancient Kingdom of Aksum having overthrown the Zagwe dynasty in 1270 and assumed their throne. Dynastic lineages are irrelevant to current international law, mainly because of the fact of the majority of the states in the current world scenario are republics.

[Charlemagne-122] Some historians refer to the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire as 800, with the crowning of Frankish king Charlemagne considered as the first Holy Roman Emperor. Others refer to the beginning as the coronation of Otto I in 962.

[129] Iran is one of the oldest nations in the world, its national identity dating back to the Median Empire and the Achaemenid Empire. But it is important to stress the difference between state and nation. As a state the nation lost its sovereignty and was conquered by other states several times in History. The current Iranian state, as an independent state in a contiguous way, dates from 1501

[131] Adoption of the Statute of Westminster 1931. Internationally recognized independence, by nations that aren't members of the Commonwealth of Nations

[134] Beginning of the reign of the first Japanese emperor proven to have existed historically

[142] Montenegrins date their national identity to the founding of Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro in 1516. However, the Montenegrin state became an extinct state at the time of the Podgorica Assembly, which led to the annexation and extinction of the Kingdom of Montenegro by the Kingdom of Serbia. The current Montenegrin state emerged in 2006 after separating from Serbia.

[146] Adoption of the Statute of Westminster 1931

[150] The region was conquered by Portuguese forces under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque in 1507, and remained under Portuguese control until they were expelled by the Ya'rubids.

[155] The First Philippine Republic was an unrecognized state and became an extinct state after being terminated by the United States. Modern state of Philippines dates from 1946. However, Filipinos celebrate their independence date on June 12 (the date of establishment of the First Philippine Republic) in order to avoid celebrating their national date on the same day that their former colonizers (the USA) celebrate their national date (July 4).

[156] Independence recognized via the Treaty of Manila (1946).

[158] Russia dates its national identity back to the Kievan Rus, medieval state that was extinguished when it was conquered by the Mongols of the Golden Horde. A new Russian state arose and existed continuously and without loss of sovereignty from 1480 until 1922, when of its own accord it ceased to be a sovereign state and became a subnational unit of the Soviet Union. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the nation again had a sovereign state, with the current Russian sovereign state dating back to 1991. The Russian Federation is regarded as the successor state to the former Soviet Union, inheriting its seat as a UN member state, after a letter by president Boris Yeltsin was received by the secretary-general Javier Pérez de Cuéllar.

[159] Saudi Arabia dates its national identity from the establishment of the Emirate of Diriya (First Saudi State), however this state later became extinct, as did the Emirate of Nejd (the Second Saudi State). The current and Third Saudi State came into being in 1903 when it separated from the Emirate of Jabal Shammar. Through wars of conquest it conquered other states and made a real union with Hejaz before adopting the current name Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932

[161] Serbia consider itself as the successor state of Yugoslavia. The current Serbian state emerged in 1878, after independence de jure from the Ottoman Empire. Other Serbian states existed before this date, but ceased to exist due to the conquest of other states. It is important not to confuse the concept of state with that of the nation, as a nation the Serbian people have existed since the Middle Ages, and just like other ethnic groups (such as the Greeks, Jews, Egyptians, etc.) it went through periods of its history in which it was a Stateless nation

[162] Adoption of the Statute of Westminster 1931

[164] During the Visigoth kingdom of Toledo, the names of the Visigoth kingdom (Regnum Gothorum) and Spain (Hispaniae or Spaniae) were used more and more frequently as synonymous terms, beginning to have not only a geographical meaning, but also a political one (especially since the year 624, when Swinthila finally defeated the Byzantines and the Visigoths dominated the entire Iberian Peninsula). Historiographers of the time such as Isidore of Seville, Julian of Toledo, John of Biclaro, as well as from abroad, the Franks Gregory of Tours, Fredegar, or Pope Leo II, referred to the Visigoth kingdom or its kings, as Hispania or kings of Hispania. On the other hand, there was an adoption by the Visigoths of the Hispano-Roman culture, with a progressive intention to merge the Gothic and Hispano-Roman societies into a common one, politically (kingdom administered from the capital of Toledo, and in accordance with Roman ecclesiastical power through the Councils of Toledo), religiously (Reccared I converted from Arianism to Chalcedonian Christianity in 589), common legislation (Code of Leovigild, and later Visigothic Code), militarily (army composed of Hispano-Romans and Visigoths), with a monetary unit (Visigothic royal currency from 580 to 710), and linguistically (Visigoths spoke Latin), taking advantage of the pre-existing cohesion left by the Hispania of the Roman Empire.^[116] Spain is a unitary state that emerged from the political union by incorporating union of different states throughout history. Using the modern criteria of the United Nations, which considers the date of admission of other states that emerged from political unions (such as Tanzania, Malaysia and Yemen) as the date of the oldest predecessor state to be admitted, it will soon be seen that the oldest state that merged to form modern Spain is the Kingdom of León, one of the states in personal union that integrated the Crown of Castile, with such state dating its origins directly from the Kingdom of Asturias. Spain was until 1715 a composite monarchy, i.e. several small states in personal union, only passing through a political union in 1715 with the Nueva Planta decrees

[166] During Napoleon's invasion of Spain, Spain was a governorship of France. In fear of invasion, the King of Portugal went to Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil.

[168] Sudan dates its national identity to the Kingdom of Kerma, Kingdom of Kush and other ancient kingdoms that existed in its territory, i.e Nubia (mentioned in ancient Egyptian texts). However, as an independent sovereign state, the current Sudanese state dates back to 1956.

[170] By uniting with Egypt to form the United Arab Republic into a political union, the Second Syrian Republic ceased to exist as a sovereign state and became an extinct state, with Syria becoming a subnational unit of the United Arab Republic. The current Syrian state emerged as a new state when it broke up politically in 1961. However, Syrians celebrate April 17 as their independence day, as it was on April 17, 1946 that the nation ceased to be a colony of France.

[171] The Republic of Turkey is the successor state of the Ottoman Empire. Despite being known in English as the Turkish War of Independence, Turks call it in their language Kurtuluş Savaşı (lit. Liberation War). "War of Independence" in Turkish is "bağımsızlık savaşı". The country's national date is the Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayramı), which commemorates the change of government regime from a monarchy to a republic.

[172] Ukraine dates its national identity back to the Kievan Rus, however this state became an extinct state when it was conquered by the Mongols of the Golden Horde. Another state with historical importance for Ukrainians in their national identity is the medieval Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, which however also became an extinct state. In the 17th century the Ukrainian nation established another Ukrainian state, the Cossack Hetmanate, however this state became extinct upon being conquered by the Russian Empire. Between 1917 and 1919, two new Ukrainian states was established, being unified in 1919 but again lost its sovereignty by becoming a subnational unit of the Soviet Union. The current Ukrainian sovereign state dates from 1991, emerging after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

[173] The United Kingdom is a unitary state that emerged from the political union by incorporating union of different states throughout history. Northern Ireland has been part of this political union since 1922, when the rest of Ireland separated from the United Kingdom. Ireland had united with Great Britain in 1800 to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The Kingdom of Great Britain itself emerged from the political union between the Kingdom of England (which had already conquered and annexed the Principality of Wales centuries before) and the Kingdom of Scotland. Using the modern criteria of the United Nations, which considers the date of admission of other states that emerged from political unions (such as Tanzania, Malaysia and Yemen) as the date of the oldest predecessor state to be admitted, it will soon be seen that of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom (today subnational units and not sovereign countries) the oldest is Scotland (unified in 843), which dates its origin to the Dál Riata, which conquered the existing small Pictish states in future Scotland to form the Kingdom of Scotland, which existed until 1707 when it merged with England (originated in 927, when the various Anglo-Saxon kings swore their allegiance to Æthelstan of Wessex (r. 924–939), unifying most of modern England under a single king

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