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## Sovereign states

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Afghanistan |  |
1880  |
1901  |
1919  |
1926  |
1928 1929  |
1930  |
1973  |
1974  |
1978 1978  |
1980  |
1987  |
1992  |
1992  |
1996  |
1997  |
2001  |
2002  |
2004  |
2013  |
2021  |  | Afghanistan
|  |
Albania |  |
1878[1] |
1902[2] |
1910  |
1911  |
1912[3] |
1914  |
1920  |
1926  |
1928  |
1934  |
1939  |
1943  |
1944  |
1946  |
1992  |
2002  |  | Albania
Algeria |
1516  |
1830  |
1962  |  | Algeria
Andorra |  |
1806  |

1866

1934  |
1939  |
1949  |
1959  |
1971  |  | Andorra
Angola |  |  |  |
1816  |
1826  |
1830  |
1911  |
1975  |  | Angola
Antigua and Barbuda |  |  |  |
1957  |
1958  |
1962  |
1967  |  | Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina |  |  |  |
1812  |
1812  |
1818  |
1819  |
1820  |
1829  |
1835  |
1850  |
1861  |
2010  |  | Argentina
Armenia |  |  |  |  |
1885  |
1918  |
1918  |
1922  |
1936  |
1940  |
1952  |
1990  |  | Armenia
Australia |  |
1769  |
1801  |
1901  |
1903  |
1908  |
1954  |  | Australia
Austria |
1230  |
1804  |
1918  |
1938  |
1945  |
1955  |  | Austria
Azerbaijan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1918  |
1918  |
1920  |
1922  |
1937  |
1940  |
1952  |
1991  |
2013  |  | Azerbaijan
Bahamas |  |  |  |  |
1869  |
1904  |
1923  |
1953  |
1964  |
1973  |
2007  |  | Bahamas
Bahrain |  |
1783  |
1820  |
1932  |
1972  |
2002  |  | Bahrain
Bangladesh |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1971  |
1972  |  | Bangladesh
Barbados |  |  |
1885  |
1958  |
1962  |
1966  |  | Barbados
Belarus |  |  |  |  |
1918  |
1919  |
1919  |
1927  |
1937  |
1940  |
1941  |
1944  |
1951  |
1991  |
1995  |
2012  |  | Belarus
Belgium |  |  |
1790  |  |  |  |
1830  |
1831  |  | Belgium
Belize |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1919  |
1981  |
2019  |  | Belize
Benin |  |  |
1958  |
1975  |
1990  |  | Benin
Bhutan |  |
1949  |
1956  |
1969  |  | Bhutan
Bolivia |  |  |  |
1825  |
1826  |
1851  |  | Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina |  1377 |  |  |
1878  |
1878  |  1908  |
1918  |
1941  |
1946  |
1992  |
1998  |  | Bosnia and Herzegovina
1448 |  1908
Botswana |  |
1885  |
1966  |  | Botswana
Brazil |  |
1816  |
1816  |
1822  |
1822  |
1870  |
1889  |
1889  |
1960  |
1968  |
1992  |  | Brazil
Brunei |  |
pre-1906  |
1906  |
1941  |
1945  |
1959  |  | Brunei
Bulgaria |  |  |  1878  |  1908  |
1918  |
1946  |
1948  |
1967  |
1971  |
1991  |  | Bulgaria
1878  |  1908
Burkina Faso |  |  |
1959  |
1984  |  | Burkina Faso
Burundi |  |
1885  |
1919  |
1961  |
1962  |
1966  |
1966  |
1967  |
1982  |  | Burundi
Cambodia |  |
1863  |
1887  |
1942  |
1945  |
1953  |
1970  |
1975  |
1979  |
1989  |
1992  |
1993  |  | Cambodia
Cameroon |  |
1884  |  1916  |  1957  |
1961  |
1975  |  | Cameroon
1916  |  1922
Canada |  |
1868  |
1921  |
1957  |
1965  |  | Canada
Cape Verde |  |  |  |
1816  |
1826  |
1830  |
1911  |
1975  |
1992  |  | Cape Verde
Central African Republic |  |
1903  |
1958  |  | Central African Republic
Chad |  |
1959  |  | Chad
Chile |  |  |  |
1812  |
1817  |
1818  |  | Chile
China |  |
1888[4] |
1912[4] |
1928[4] |
1949[4] |  | China, People's Republic of
Colombia |
1525  |
1785  |
1811  |
1814  |
1816  |
1819  |
1820  |
1821  |
1831  |
1834  |
1861 1861  |  | Colombia
Comoros |  |
1887  |
1963  |
1975  |
1978  |
1992  |
1996  |
2001  |  | Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |  |
1877  |
1960  |
1963  |
1966  |
1971  |
1997  |
2003  |
2006  |  | Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the |  |
1891  |
1958  |
1970  |
1991  |  | Congo, Republic of the
Costa Rica |
1506  |
1821  |
1823  |
1824  |
1824  |
1824  |
1840  |
1842  |
1848  |
1906  |  | Costa Rica
Croatia |
1527  |
1809  |
1815  |
1848  |
1852  |
1868  |
1918  |
1918  |
1939  |
1941  |
1943  |
1945  |
1990  |
1990  |  | Croatia
Cuba |
1506  |
1785  |
1873  |
1898  |
1902  |
1906  |
1908  |
1909  |
1959  |  | Cuba
Cyprus |
1192  |
1489  |  |
1844  |
1878  |
1881  |
1922  |
1960  |
1960  |
2006  |  | Cyprus
Czechia |
1198  |
1804  |
1918  |
1920  |
1939  |
1945  |
1990  |
1993  |  | Czech Republic
Denmark |
14th c.[5] |  | Denmark
Djibouti |  |
1844  |  |
1896  |
1977  |  | Djibouti
Dominica |
1663  |
1715  |
1763  |
1801  |
1871  |
1940  |
1958  |
1962  |
1978  |
1981  |
1988  |
1990  |  | Dominica
Dominican Republic |
1506  |
1795  |
1808  |
1821  |
1844  |
1849  |
1861  |
1865  |  | Dominican Republic
East Timor |  |
1702  |
1707  |
1750  |
1816  |
1826  |
1830  |
1911  |
1942  |
1945  |
1975  |
1975  |
1976  |
1999  |
2002  |  | East Timor
Ecuador |
1534  |  |
1785  |
1809  |
1812  |
1820  |
1822  |
1822  |
1830  |
1835  |
1845  |
1845  |
1860  |
1900  |
2009  |  | Ecuador
Egypt |
661  |
750-969  |
1844  |
1882  |
1922  |
1952  |
1958  |
1972  |
1984  |  | Egypt
El Salvador |
1525  |
1717  |
1785  |
1821  |

1823  |
1826  |

1827  |

1842  |
1850  |
1854  |
1860  |
1864  |
1865  |
1869  |
1873  |
1875  |
1896  |

1898  |
1900  |
1912  |
1916  |

1921  |

1923  |  | El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea |
1667  |
1707  |
1750  |
1778  |
1785  |
1931  |
1936  |
1938  |
1945  |
1968  |
1973  |
1979  |  | Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea |  |
1890  |
1941  |
1941  |
1952  |
1975  |
1987  |
1991  |
1993  |
1995  |  | Eritrea
Estonia |  |
1918  |
1940  |
1941  |
1944  |
1953  |
1990  |  | Estonia
Eswatini |  |
1890  |
1894  |
1903  |
1968  |
2011  |  | Eswatini
Ethiopia |

1897  |
1914  |

1936  |
1941  |
1974  |
1987  |
1991  |
1996  |
2009  |  | Ethiopia
Fiji |  |
1865  |
1867  |
1869  |
1871  |
1878  |
1924  |
1970  |  | Fiji
Finland |
1562  |
1809  |
1858  |
1883  |
1917  |
1918  |  | Finland
France |
1643[citation needed] |
1790[citation needed] |
1794[6] |
1814  |
1830[7] |
1940  |  |
1944  |
1958  |
1974[8] |
2020[8] |  | France

1940
Gabon |  |
1903  |
1959  |
1960  |  | Gabon
Gambia |  |
1783  |
1801  |
1965  |  | Gambia
Georgia |
1008-1490  |  |
1801  |
1858  |
1883  |
1918  |
1921  |
1922  |
1937  |
1951  |
1990  |
2004  |  | Georgia
Germany |  1400  |  |
1848  |  |
1867  |
1919  |
1933  |
1935  |
1946  |  1949  |  |  | Germany
1433  |  1949  |  1959
Ghana |  |  1821  |  |
1877  |
1957  |
1961  |
1964  |
1966  |  | Ghana
1612  |  1795  |  1806  |  1810  |  1814
Greece |
1378  |
1769  |  1822  |  1833  |  1862  |  1967  |
1970  |
1975  |
1978  |  | Greece
1822 (naval ensign)
Grenada |
1663  |
1715  |
1763  |
1779  |
1783  |
1801  |
1875  |
1903  |
1958  |
1962  |
1967  |
1974  |  | Grenada
Guatemala |
1519  |
1821  |
1823  |
1825  |
1838  |
1843  |
1851  |
1858  |
1871  |  | Guatemala
Guinea |  |
1898  |
1958  |  | Guinea
Guinea-Bissau |
1667  |
1707  |
1750  |
1816  |
1826  |
1830  |
1911  |
1974  |  | Guinea-Bissau
Guyana |
1581  |
1795  |
1806  |
1810  |
1814  |
1875  |
1906  |
1919  |
1955  |
1966  |  | Guyana
Haiti |
1663  |
1715  |
1790  |
1791  |
1798  |
1803  |
1804  |
1806  |
1811  |
1821  |
1849  |
1859  |
1964  |
1986  |  | Haiti
Honduras |
1519  |
1821  |
1823  |
1825  |
1838  |
1866  |
1898  |
1898  |
1949  |
2022  |  | Honduras
Hungary |
1526  |
1848  |
1848  |
1849  |
1867  |
1869–1918  |
1896–1915  |
1918  |
1919  |
1919  |
1940  |
1946  |
1949  |
1956  |
1956  |
1957  |  | Hungary
Iceland |
1536  |
1809  |
1810  |
1900  |
1918  |
1944  |  | Iceland
India |  1526  |
1858  |
1906  |
1907  |  1908  |
1917  |
1921  |
1931  |
1947  |  | India
1674  |  1773
Indonesia |
1640  |
1800  |
1942  |
1945  |  | Indonesia
Iran |
1576  |
1736  |
1747  |
1760  |
1852  |
1907  |
1933  |
1964  |
1980  |  | Iran
Iraq |  |
1844  |
1921  |
1958  |
1959  |
1963  |
1991  |
2004  |
2008  |  | Iraq
Ireland |
1542  |
1801  |
1922  |  | Ireland
Israel |  |
1844  |
1920  |
1948  |
1948  |  | Israel
Italy |  |
1802  |
1805  |
1814  |
1861  |  |  |
1946  |
2003  |
2006  |  | Italy

1943-april 1945
Ivory Coast |  |
1896  |
1959  |  | Ivory Coast
Jamaica |
1655  |
1801  |
1875  |
1906  |
1957  |
1958  |
1962  |  | Jamaica
Japan |  |
1868  |
1945  |
1952  |
1999  |  | Japan
Jordan |  |
1844  |
1920  |
1921  |
1958  |
1958  |  | Jordan
Kazakhstan |  |
1822  |
1858  |
1883  |
1915  |
1917  |
1920  |
1932  |
1937  |
1940  |
1953  |
1991  |
1992  |  | Kazakhstan
Kenya |  |
1885  |
1885  |
1921  |
1963  |  | Kenya
Kiribati |  |
1892  |
1937  |
1942  |
1943  |
1979  |  | Kiribati
Korea, North |
960  |
1800  |
1856  |
1882  |
1882  |
1888  |
1893  |
1893  |
1899  |
1910  |
1945  |
1946  |
1946  |
1948  |
1992  |  | Korea, North
Korea, South |
1945  |
1948  |
1949  |
1984  |
1997  |
2011  |  | Korea, South
Kuwait |
1521  |  |
1844  |
1899  |
1914  |
1921  |
1940  |
1961  |  | Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan |  |
1876  |
1883  |
1918  |
1936  |
1952  |
1991  |
1992  |
1992  |
2023  |  | Kyrgyzstan
Laos |  |
1707  |
1893  |
1952  |
1975  |  | Laos
Latvia |
1562  |
1661  |
1692  |
1721  |
1918  |
1919  |
1920  |
1940  |
1941  |
1944  |
1953  |
1990  |  | Latvia
Lebanon |
1697  |  |
1844  |
1918  |
1920  |
1943  |  | Lebanon
Lesotho |  |
1795  |
1801  |
1875  |
1884  |
1966  |
1987  |
2006  |  | Lesotho
Liberia |  |
1827  |
1847  |  | Liberia
Libya |
1711  |
1912  |
1951  |
1969  |
1972  |
1977  |
2011  |  | Libya
Liechtenstein |
1400  |
1719  |
1852  |
1921  |
1937  |
1982  |  | Liechtenstein
Lithuania |
1587  |
1795  |
1858  |
1883  |
1918  |
1940  |
1941  |
1944  |
1953  |
1988  |
2004  |  | Lithuania
Luxembourg |
1482  |
1781  |
1795  |
1815  |
1845  |
1940  |
1944  |  | Luxembourg
Madagascar |  |
1787  |
1885  |
1896  |
1958  |  | Madagascar
Malawi |  |
1907  |
1953  |
1963  |
1964  |
2010  |
2012  |  | Malawi
Malaysia |
1641  |
1795  |
1801  |
1818  |
1824  |
1896  |
1942  |
1945  |
1949  |
1963  |  | Malaysia
Maldives |  |
1796  |
1903  |
1926  |
1953  |
1954  |
1965  |  | Maldives
Mali |  |
1892  |
1958  |
1959  |
1961  |  | Mali
Malta |
1530  |
1798  |
1800  |
1801  |
1814  |
1875  |
1898  |
1923  |
1943  |
1964  |  | Malta
Marshall Islands |  |
1885  |
1889  |
1914  |
1919  |
1944  |
1947  |
1965  |
1979  |  | Marshall Islands
Mauritania |  |
1900  |
1959  |

2017  |  | Mauritania
Mauritius |
1666  |
1710  |
1789  |
1810  |
1869  |
1906  |
1923  |
1968  |  | Mauritius
Mexico |
1519  |
1821  |
1821  |
1823  |
1864  |
1867  |
1893  |
1916  |
1934  |
1968  |  | Mexico
Micronesia |  |
1885  |
1899  |
1914  |
1919  |
1944  |
1947  |
1965  |
1979  |  | Micronesia
Moldova |
1396  |
1834  |  |
1866  |
1883  |
1917  |
1919  |
1925  |
1937  |
1938  |
1940  |  |
1952  |
1990  |
2010  |  | Moldova
1859  |  1862  |  1867
Monaco |  |
1793  |  |
1881  |
1942  |
1945  |  | Monaco
Mongolia |  |
1862  |
1890  |
1911  |
1924  |
1930  |
1940  |
1945  |
1992  |
2011  |  | Mongolia
Montenegro |
1696  |
1851  |
1876  |
1905  |
1918  |
1918  |
1946  |
1992  |
1994  |
2004  |  | Montenegro
Morocco |
1666  |  1913  |  |  |
1956  |  | Morocco
|  1921
Mozambique |
1667  |
1707  |
1750  |
1816  |
1826  |
1830  |
1911  |
1974  |
1975  |
1983  |
1983  |
| Mozambique
Myanmar |  |
1753  |
1885  |
1937  |
1943  |
1945  |
1948  |
1974  |
2010  |  | Myanmar
Namibia |  |
1884  |
1915  |
1928  |
1982  |
1990  |  | Namibia
Nauru |  |
1888  |
1914  |
1942  |
1945  |
1968  |  | Nauru
Nepal |  |  1768  |  1856  |
c. 1930 |
1962  |  | Nepal
Netherlands |
1581  |  /
1652  |
1795  |
1806  |
1810  |
1814  |  | Netherlands
New Zealand |  |
1769  |
1834  |
1840  |
1867  |
1869  |  | New Zealand
Nicaragua |
1524  |
1823  |
1825  |
1839  |
1858  |
1889  |
1893  |
1896  |
1908  |
1971  |  | Nicaragua
Niger |  |
1922  |
1959  |  | Niger
Nigeria |  |
1886  |
1900  |
1960  |  |  |  | Nigeria

1967
North Macedonia |  |
1844  |
1903  |
1903  |
1912  |
1918  |
1941  |
1944  |
1946  |
1992  |
1995  |  | North Macedonia
Norway |
1536  |
1814  |
1818  |
1821  |
1844  |
1900  |  | Norway
Oman |  |
1856  |
1970  |
1995  |  | Oman
Pakistan |
1526  |
1747  |
1761  |
1849  |
1858  |
1880  |
1947  |  | Pakistan
Palau |  |
1885  |
1899  |
1914  |
1919  |
1944  |
1947  |
1965  |
1981  |  | Palau
Palestine |  |
1844  |
1920  |
1948  |
1949  |
1958  |
1958  |
1967  |
1982  |
1994  |  | Palestine
1949  |  1952  |  1958
Panama |
1510  |
1717  |
1785  |
1811  |
1816  |
1819  |
1820  |
1821  |
1834  |
1861  |
1903  |
1925  |
2017  |  | Panama
Papua New Guinea |  |  1884  |  1906  |
1942  |  1945  |
1949  |
1965  |
1971  |  | Papua New Guinea
1884  |  1889  |  1914  |  1945
Paraguay |
1537  |
1717  |
1785  |
1811  |
1811  |
1811  |
1812  |
1826  |
1842  |
1954  |
1988  |
1990  |
2013  |  | Paraguay
Peru |
1542  |
1717  |
1785  |
1820  |
1822  |
1822  |
1825  |  |  |
1950  |  | Peru

1836
Philippines |
1565  |
1762  |
1764  |
1821  |
1897  |
1898  |
1901  |
1908  |
1912  |
1919  |
1936  |
1942  |
1943  |
1945  |
1985  |
1986  |
1998  |  | Philippines
Poland |
966  |
c. 1605  |  Partitions
1795  |
1807  |
1815  |
1815  |
1863  |
1919  |
1928  |
1939  |
1944  |
1980  |  | Poland
Portugal |
1667  |
1707  |
1750  |
1816  |
1826  |
1830  |
1911  |  | Portugal
Qatar |
661-750  |
c. 1700 |
1860  |
1916  |
1916  |
1932  |
1936  |
1949  |
1971  |  | Qatar
Romania |  1330  |  1834  |
1848  |
1859  |
1862  |
1867  |
1948  |
1948  |
1952  |
1965  |
1989  |
1989  |  | Romania
1396  |  1834
Russia |
1668  |
1696  |
1858  |  |
1914  |
1917  |  |
1922  |
1924  |
1924  |
1936  |
1955  |  |
1993  |  | Russia

1918  |
1918  |  |
1937  |
1954  |
1991
Rwanda |  |
1885  |
1919  |
1959  |
1961  |
1962  |
2001  |  | Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis |  1626  |  |
1713  |
1801  |
1871  |
1958  |
1962  |
1967  |
1983  |  | Saint Kitts and Nevis
1663
Saint Lucia |
1663  |
1715  |  |
1743  |  |
1756  |
1762  |
1763  |
1778  |
1783  |
1789  |
1796  |
1801  |
1802  |
1803  |
1903  |
1939  |
1962  |
1967  |
1979  |
2002  |  | Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
1663  |
1715  |
1763  |
1778  |
1783  |
1801  |
1903  |
1962  |
1979  |
1985  |
1985  |  | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa |  |
1858  |
1873  |
1879  |
1887  |
1900  |
1914  |
1922  |
1948  |
1949  |  | Samoa
San Marino |  |
1862  |
2011  |  | San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe |
1667  |
1707  |
1750  |
1816  |
1826  |
1830  |
1911  |
1975  |  | São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia |
1517  |  1744  |  1818  |  1824  |  1891  |  1902  |  |  1926  |
1932  |
1934  |
1938  |
1973  |  | Saudi Arabia
|  1844  |  1920
Senegal |
1643  |
1789  |
1814  |
1830  |
1958  |
1959  |
1960  |  | Senegal
Serbia |
1346  |  |
1804  |
1835  |
1882  |
1918  |
1941  |
1946  |
1992  |
2004  |
2010  |  | Serbia
Seychelles |  |
1756  |
1811  |
1903  |
1961  |
1976  |
1977  |
1996  |  | Seychelles
Sierra Leone |  |
1792  |
1801  |
1889  |
1961  |  | Sierra Leone
Singapore |
1699  |
1819  |
1874  |
1925  |
1942  |
1945  |
1946  |
1959  |
1963  |
1965  |  | Singapore
Slovakia |  |
1920  |
1938  |
1945  |
1992  |  | Slovakia
Slovenia |
1335  |
1803  |
1813  |
1918  |
1918  |
1943  |
1945  |
1991  |  | Slovenia
Solomon Islands |  |  1886  |  |
1906  |
1942  |
1945  |
1947  |
1956  |
1966  |
1977  |  | Solomon Islands
|  1893
Somalia |
1415  |
1888  |
1896  |
1888/1920  |
1946  |
1960  |  | Somalia
South Africa |
1652  |
1664  |
1795  |
1801  |  1875  |
1910  |
1912  |
1928  |
1982  |
1994  |  | South Africa
1854
South Sudan |  |
1844  |
1882  |
1885  |
1899  |
1922  |
1952  |
1956  |
1970  |
2005  |
2023  |  | South Sudan
Spain |
1506  |
1701  |
1760  |
1785  |
1873  |
1875  |
1931  |
1936  |
1938  |
1945  |
1977  |
1981  |  | Spain
Sri Lanka |
161 BC[9] |
1593  |  |
1815  |
1948  |
1951  |
1972  |  | Sri Lanka
Sudan |  |
1844  |
1882  |
1885  |
1899  |
1922  |
1952  |
1956  |
1970  |  | Sudan
Suriname |
1581  |
1795  |
1806  |
1810  |
1814  |
1959  |
1975  |  | Suriname
Sweden |
1562  |
1815  |
1844  |
1905/1906  |  | Sweden
Switzerland |
1470  |
1798  |
1803  |
1889  |  | Switzerland
Syria |  |
1844  |
1920  |
1920  |
1922  |
1932  |
1958  |
1961  |
1963  |
1972  |
1980  |  | Syria
Taiwan |
1661  |
1683  |
1890  |
1895  |
1895  |
1945  |  | China, Republic of (Taiwan)
Tajikistan |  |
1869  |
1883  |
1918  |
1921  |
1929  |
1929  |
1931  |
1935  |
1936  |
1938  |
1940  |
1953  |
1991  |
1992  |  | Tajikistan
Tanzania |  |
1885  |
1919  |
1961  |
1964  |  | Tanzania

1964
Thailand |
1680  |
1782  |
1817  |
1843  |
1893  |
1916  |
1917  |
2017  |  | Thailand
Togo |  |
1884  |
1914  |
1957  |
1958  |
1960  |  | Togo
Tonga |  |
1858  |
1862  |
1875  |  | Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago |
1498  |
1796  |
1801  |
1889  |
1962  |  | Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia |
1574  |
1831  |
1999  |  | Tunisia
Turkey |  |
1844  |
1936  |  | Turkey
Turkmenistan |  |
1868  |
1883  |
1917  |
1920  |
1922  |
1926  |
1937  |
1940  |
1953  |
1992  |
1997  |
2001  |  | Turkmenistan
Tuvalu |  |
1892  |
1937  |
1976  |
1978  |
1995  |
1996  |
1997  |  | Tuvalu
Uganda |  |
1894  |
1914  |
1962  |  | Uganda
Ukraine |
1119  |
1362  |
1471  |
1569  |  |  c. 1772 |  1849  |  1890  |
1917  |  1920  |  |
1941  |
1944  |
1949  |
1991  |
1992  |  | Ukraine
1654  |  1668  |
1696  |  |
1858  |  |
1919  |
1929  |
1937
1649  |
United Arab Emirates |
?-1820  |
1892  |
1968  |
1971  |  | United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom |  1277[10] |
1606[11] |
1707[12] |
1801[13] |  | United Kingdom

1542[14] |
1606[11]
United States |  |
1775  |
1777  |
1795  |
1818  |
1819  |
1820  |
1822  |
1836  |
1837  |
1845  |
1846  |
1847  |
1848  |
1851  |
1858  |
1859  |
1861  |
1863  |
1865  |
1867  |
1877  |
1890  |
1891  |
1896  |
1908  |
1912  |
1959  |
1960  |  | United States
Uruguay |
1624  |
1717  |
1785  |
1812  |
1815  |
1821  |
1822  |
1825  |
1828  |
1830  |  | Uruguay
Uzbekistan |  |
1785  |
1920  |
1924  |
1953  |
1991  |  | Uzbekistan
Vanuatu |  |
1887  |  1906  |  1953  |
1980  |  | Vanuatu
1906  |  1940  |  1945
Vatican City |
754  |
1803  |
1825  |
1849  |
1849  |
1870  |
1929  |
2001  |
2023  |  | Vatican City
Venezuela |
1522  |
1785  |
1811  |
1813  |
1814  |
1817  |
1819  |
1820  |
1821  |
1836  |
1859  |
1859  |
1863  |
1905  |
1930  |
1954  |
2006  |  | Venezuela
Vietnam |  |
1885  |
1887  |
1890  |
1920  |  1945  |  1955  |
1976  |  | Vietnam

1945  |
1945  |
1946  |
1948  |
1975
Yemen |  |
1872  |  |  1918  |  1923  |  1927  |  1962  |
1990  |  | Yemen
1886  |  1937  |  1962  |  1967
Zambia |  |
1924  |
1953  |
1963  |
1964  |
1996  |  | Zambia
Zimbabwe |  |
1896  |
1923  |
1953  |
1964  |
1968  |
1979  |
1979  |
1980  |  | Zimbabwe
Country  | before 1700s  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Current  | Country
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Abkhazia |
1866 |  |
1921  |
1931  |
1935  |
1937  |
1938  |
1951  |
1992  |  | Abkhazia
Kosovo |  |
1999  |
2008  |  | Kosovo
Northern Cyprus |  |
1984  |  | Northern Cyprus
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |  |
1976  |  | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Somaliland |  |
1903  |
1950  |
1952  |
1960  |
1991  |
1994  |  | Somaliland
South Ossetia |  |
1992  |  | South Ossetia
Transnistria |  |
1937  |
1938  |
1940  |  |  |
1992  |  | Transnistria
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Åland |
1562  |
1809  |
1858  |
1883  |
1917  |
1918  |
1921  |
1954  |  | Åland
Anguilla |
1667  |
1801  |
1871  |
1958  |
1967  |
1969  |
1990  |  | Anguilla
Aruba |
1581  |  /
1652  |
1795  |
1806  |
1810  |
1814  |
1959  |
1976  |  | Aruba
Ascension Island |
1657  |
1801  |
1874  |
1984  |
2009  |  | Ascension Island
Bermuda |
1684  |
1801  |
1875  |
1910  |
1999  |  | Bermuda
Bonaire |
1581  |  /
1652  |
1795  |
1806  |
1810  |
1814  |
1959  |
1981  |  | Bonaire
British Virgin Islands |
1672  |
1801  |
1960  |  | British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands |
1670  |
1801  |
1958  |
1999  |  | Cayman Islands
Christmas Island |  |
1770  |
1801  |
1901  |
1903  |
1908  |
1954  |
1986  |  | Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |  |
1770  |
1801  |
1901  |
1903  |
1908  |
1954  |
2003  |  | Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cook Islands |  |
1858  |
1888  |
1893  |
1901  |
1902  |
1973  |
1979  |  | Cook Islands
Curaçao |
1581  |  /
1652  |
1795  |
1806  |
1810  |
1814  |
1959  |
1981  |  | Curaçao
Easter Island |
1541  |
1717  |
1785  |
1812  |
1817 1817  |
2006  |  | Easter Island
Falkland Islands |  |
1876  |
1925  |
1948  |
1999  |  | Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands |
14th C.[citation needed] |
1940  |  | Faroe Islands
French Guiana |
1643  |
1790  |
1794  |
1830  |
1958  |
1976  |
2010  |  | French Guiana
French Polynesia |
1643  |
1790  |
1794  |
1814  |
1830  |
1976  |
1984  |  | French Polynesia
Gibraltar |
1704  |
1801  |
1875  |
1921  |
1939  |
1982  |  | Gibraltar
Greenland |
1606  |
1989  |  | Greenland
Guernsey |  |
1801  |
1890  |
1936  |
1985  |  | Guernsey
Hong Kong |  |
1843  |
1871  |
1876  |
1941  |
1945  |
1955  |
1959  |
1997  |  | Hong Kong
Jersey |  |
1801  |
1907  |
1977  |
1981  |  | Jersey
Macau |
1667  |
1707  |
1750  |
1816  |
1826  |
1830  |
1911  |
1975  |
1999  |  | Macau
Montserrat |
1672  |
1801  |
1960  |
1999  |  | Montserrat
New Caledonia |
1643  |
1790  |
1794  |
1814  |
1830  |
1976  |
2010  |  | New Caledonia
Niue |  |
1769  |
1834  |
1840  |
1867  |
1902  |
1975  |  | Niue
Norfolk Island |  |
1770  |
1801  |
1901  |
1903  |
1908  |
1954  |
1979  |  | Norfolk Island
Pitcairn Islands |  |
1790  |
1838  |
1984  |  | Pitcairn Islands
Saba |
1581  |  /
1652  |
1795  |
1806  |
1810  |
1814  |
1959  |
1985  |  | Saba
Saint Helena |
1657  |
1801  |
1874  |
1984  |  | Saint Helena
Sint Eustatius |
1581  |  /
1652  |
1795  |
1806  |
1810  |
1814  |
1959  |
1986  |
2004  |  | Sint Eustatius
Sint Maarten |
1581  |  /
1652  |
1795  |
1806  |
1810  |
1814  |
1959  |
1985  |  | Sint Maarten
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |  |
1876  |
1925  |
1948  |
1992  |
1999  |  | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Tristan da Cunha |
1657  |
1801  |
1874  |
1984  |
2002  |  | Tristan da Cunha
Tokelau |  |
1769  |
1834  |
1840  |
1867  |
1902  |
1989  |
2009  |  | Tokelau
Turks and Caicos Islands |
1681  |
1706  |
1801  |
1889  |
1968  |
1999  |  | Turks and Caicos Islands
Wallis and Futuna |
1643  |
1790  |
1794  |
1814  |
1830  |
1842  |
1860  |
1886  |
1887  |
1910  |
1958  |
1985  |  | Wallis and Futuna
Territory  | Before 1700s  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Current  | Territory
1700s  | 1710s  | 1720s  | 1730s  | 1740s  | 1750s  | 1760s  | 1770s  | 1780s  | 1790s  | 1800s  | 1810s  | 1820s  | 1830s  | 1840s  | 1850s  | 1860s  | 1870s  | 1880s  | 1890s  | 1900s  | 1910s  | 1920s  | 1930s  | 1940s  | 1950s  | 1960s  | 1970s  | 1980s  | 1990s  | 2000s  | 2010s  | 2020s

## See also

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* Timeline of national independence
* Timeline of U.S. state flags
* List of sovereign states by date of current flag adoption

## Notes

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## References

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