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 full member states or observer states of the United Nations. 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. Micronations are not included in this list.
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 the Great Britain in 1707), while France is a Republic founded in 1792 (technically, France currently refers to the French Fifth Republic, formed in 1958).
An unambiguous measure is the date of national constitutions; but as constitutions are an entirely modern concept, all formation dates by that criterion are modern or early modern (the oldest 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 formation of an ethnic identity. Such dates reflect not the formation of a state (an independent political entity), but of a nation (an ethnic or cultural grouping), terms that are often conflated in the context of nation states.
The following list contains the formation dates of countries with a short description of those events. For a more detailed description of a country's formation and history please see the main article for each country.
List
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 |
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1963 | Adoption of the present constitution. | July 3, 1962 | French recognition of Algerian referendum on independence held two days earlier | July 5, 1962 | Algeria gains sovereignty over the entire Algerian territory upon independence from France. | |
1975 | November 11, 1975 | Independence from Portugal | ||||
August 1, 1960 | Independence from France | January 15, 1894 | Borders of French Protectorate of Dahomey set at conclusion of Second Franco-Dahomean War | |||
September 30, 1966 | Independence from the United Kingdom | December 13, 1999 | Sedudu ruled to belong to Botswana rather than Namibia by the International Court of Justice. | |||
August 5, 1960 | Independence from France | |||||
November 28, 1966 | Monarchy replaced by republic | July 1, 1962 | Independence from Belgium | |||
July 5, 1975 | Independence from Portugal | |||||
January 1, 1960 | Independence from France | October 1, 1961 | Merger of part of British Cameroons with Cameroon | |||
September 21, 1979 | Monarchy replaced by republic | August 13, 1960 | Independence from France | |||
August 11, 1960 | Independence from France | February 3, 1997 | Aouzou Strip awarded to Chad | |||
July 6, 1975 | Independence from France declared | |||||
May 17, 1997 | June 30, 1960 | Independence from Belgium | ||||
August 15, 1960 | Independence from France | |||||
December 4, 1958 | Autonomous republic within French Community | |||||
August 7, 1960 | Independence from France | |||||
June 27, 1977 | Independence from France | |||||
June 18, 1953 | Egyptian revolution of 1952, Egyptian monarchy overthrown in a military coup, republic declared | 969 | The Fatimid Caliphate conquered Egypt, which became the political, cultural, and religious center of the empire. The Fatimid Caliphate eventually developed a new and indigenous Arabic culture in Egypt. | 1925 | The eastern borders of Libya and British Egypt are changed to their present boundaries. | |
February 28, 1922 | The UK ends its protectorate, granting independence to Egypt | |||||
October 12, 1968 | Independence from Spain | |||||
May 24, 1993 | Independence from Ethiopia declared | April 1, 2002 | Badme ruled to be Eritrean by the Eritrea–Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC after the Eritrean–Ethiopian War). Contested by Ethiopia | |||
February 8, 2006 | Constitution of Swaziland | September 6, 1968 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||
March 21, 1975 | Monarchy abolished and replaced by republic | 900 | Zagwe dynasty | April 1, 2002 | Badme ruled to be Eritrean by the Eritrea–Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC after the Eritrean–Ethiopian War). Contested by Ethiopia | |
August 17, 1960 | Independence from France | |||||
February 18, 1965 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
March 6, 1957 | Independence from the United Kingdom | December 13, 1956 | Union of British Togoland with Gold Coast | |||
October 2, 1958 | Independence from France | |||||
September 24, 1973 | Independence from Portugal declared | |||||
September 10, 1974 | Independence from Portugal recognized | |||||
December 12, 1963 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
October 4, 1966 | Independence from the United Kingdom | March 12, 1868 | Area that is now Lesotho placed under British rule | |||
July 26, 1847 | Independence from American Colonization Society | January 6, 1986 | Current constitution came into effect | |||
August 4, 2014 | House of Representatives takes power.[note 2] | December 24, 1951 | Independence from UN Trusteeship (British and French administration after Italian governance ends in 1947) | February 13, 1984 | Aouzou Strip awarded to Chad. | |
October 14, 1958 | The Malagasy Republic was created as autonomous state within French Community | |||||
June 26, 1960 | France recognizes Madagascar's independence | |||||
July 6, 1964 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
November 25, 1958 | French Sudan gains autonomy | April 8, 1960 | Senegal secedes from Mali Federation | |||
September 22, 1960 | Independence from France | |||||
November 28, 1960 | Independence from France | August 11, 1979 | Mauritania withdraws from Tiris al-Gharbiyya (part of Western Sahara) | |||
March 12, 1968 | Independence from the United Kingdom | 1965 | Separation of Chagos Archipelago | |||
February 24, 788 | Enthronement of Idriss 1st in Volubilis | 1631 | Sultanate de Tafilalt | November 18, 1955 | Protectorate abolished | |
June 25, 1975 | Independence from Portugal | |||||
March 21, 1990 | Independence from South African rule | March 1, 1997 | Walvis Bay integrated into Namibia | |||
December 4, 1958 | Autonomy within French Community | |||||
August 3, 1960 | Independence from France | |||||
October 1, 1960 | Independence from the United Kingdom | January 15, 1970 | Biafra re-integrated into Nigeria | |||
June 1, 1961 | Northern Cameroons integrated in Nigeria | |||||
July 1, 1962 | Independence from Belgium | |||||
July 12, 1975 | Independence from Portugal | |||||
August 20, 1960 | Independence from France | |||||
June 29, 1976 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
April 27, 1961 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
August 20, 2012 | Federal Government of Somalia established.[note 3] | July 1, 1960 | Union of Trust Territory of Somalia (former Italian Somaliland) and State of Somaliland (formerly British Somaliland) | May 18, 1991 (disputed) | Somaliland declares independence, but is not recognized by any UN state. | |
May 31, 1961 | Republic declared | December 11, 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 | March 21, 1990 | De facto: South West Africa declares independence, forming Namibia | |
February 4, 1997 | The post-Apartheid Constitution of South Africa comes into effect | May 31, 1910 | Creation of the autonomous Union of South Africa from the previously separate colonies of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and Orange River | April 27, 1994 | De jure: Reincorporation of the nominally independent but unrecognised bantustans into post-apartheid South Africa | |
July 9, 2011 | 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum | July 9, 2011 | Separation of Southern Sudan from Sudan | |||
April 15, 2010 | First democratic election since the Second Sudanese Civil War | January 1, 1956 | Independence from Egyptian and British joint rule | July 9, 2011 | South Sudan secedes from Sudan | |
July 1, 1991 | Amendment to Constitution of Tanzania ends status as one-party state | December 9, 1961 | Independence of Tanganyika from the United Kingdom | April 26, 1964 | Merger of Zanzibar with Tanganyika to form Tanzania | |
August 30, 1958 | Autonomy within French Union | |||||
April 27, 1960 | Independence from France | |||||
January 26, 2014 | Constitution of Tunisia following the Tunisian Revolution | March 20, 1956 | Independence from France | |||
March 1, 1962 | Self-government granted | |||||
October 9, 1962 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
October 24, 1964 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
December 22, 1987 | Robert Mugabe revises the Constitution of Zimbabwe to create an executive presidency.[note 4] | November 11, 1965 | Unilateral declaration of independence by Southern Rhodesia | 1901 | BSAC separates North-Eastern Rhodesia from Southern Rhodesia | |
April 18, 1980 | Recognized independence from the United Kingdom as Zimbabwe |
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 |
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November 1, 1981 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
May 1, 1853 | The current Constitution of Argentina enters in force | May 25, 1810 | May Revolution installs first local government | October 18, 1884 | Conquest of the Desert | |
July 9, 1816 | Argentine Declaration of Independence from Spain. | |||||
January 7, 1964 | Internal self-governance granted | |||||
July 10, 1973 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
November 30, 1966 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
September 21, 1981 | Independence from the United Kingdom | 1859 | Treaty establishes border between British Honduras and Guatemala | |||
January 1, 1964 | Self-governing colony | |||||
January 25, 2009 | Constitution of Bolivia | August 6, 1825 | Bolivian War of Independence from Spain. | November 11, 1903 | Treaty of Petrópolis with Brazil whereby Bolivia gained lands in Mato Grosso in exchange for the territory of Acre | |
July 21, 1844 | Independence recognized by Spain | |||||
October 5, 1988 | Constitution of Brazil established as the third Federative Republic | September 7, 1822 | Independence from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves declared | November 11, 1903 | Signing of the Treaty of Petrópolis with Bolivia whereby Brazil was given the territory of Acre in exchange for lands in Mato Grosso | |
August 29, 1825 | Independence recognized by Portugal | |||||
November 15, 1889 | Proclamation of the Federal Republic | |||||
December 11, 1931 | Statute of Westminster | July 1, 1867 | Granted nominal independence (Dominion status), establishing as a federation | April 1, 1999 | Nunavut Territory created as per native land claims act from two thirds of the area of Northwest Territories. | |
April 17, 1982 | Constitution Act, 1982 established | |||||
August 17, 1989 | Amendment to the Constitution of Chile ends the military dictatorship | September 18, 1810 | First Government Junta | July 3, 1929 | Chile awarded Arica district in Treaty of Lima | |
January 1, 1818 | Chilean Declaration of Independence from Spain | |||||
April 25, 1844 | Independence recognized by Spain | |||||
July 4, 1991 | Colombian Constitution of 1991 established as a presidential republic. | July 20, 1810 | Colombia declares independence from Spain. | July 4, 1991 | The Sovereign territory was organized under the National Constituent Assembly. | |
December 17, 1819 | Colombia merged with Venezuela, Panama, and Ecuador. | |||||
November 19, 1831 | Gran Colombia dissolved creating a pact with Panama as the Republic of New Granada. | |||||
May 22, 1858 | The Republic of New Granada was replaced to the Granadine Confederation under the 1858 constitution. | |||||
May 8, 1863 | The Granadine Confederation was replaced to the United States of Colombia under the constitutional change of 1864. | |||||
January 30, 1881 | Declaration of Independence recognized by Spain | |||||
August 8, 1886 | Establishment of the current sovereignty of Colombia as a republic. | |||||
November 7, 1949 | Constitution of Costa Rica | September 15, 1821 | Costa Rica declared independence from Spain | July 25, 1824 | Partido de Nicoya | |
November 15, 1838 | Independence from Federal Republic of Central America | |||||
May 10, 1850 | Independence recognized by Spain | |||||
January 1, 1959 | Cuban Revolution | October 10, 1898 | Several wars were declared against Spain from 1868 to 1898, ending with the military support of USA to the Cuban Revolution. | |||
December 10, 1898 | Spain loses the war against United States and the military occupation of Cuba by USA begins. | |||||
May 20, 1902 | United States military occupation ends[1] | |||||
November 3, 1978 | Constitution of Dominica | February 27, 1967 | Became an associated state of the United Kingdom | |||
November 3, 1978 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
November 28, 1966 | Civilian constitution of the Dominican Republic following the Dominican Civil War.[note 5] | February 27, 1844 | The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti | May 9, 1936 | Haiti and the Dominican Republic sign a treaty setting a definitive border. | |
October 14, 1874 | Independence recognized by Spain | |||||
September 28, 2008 | Constitution of Ecuador established. | August 10, 1809 | First declaration of Independence from Spain | February 26, 1942 | Rio Protocol ends border dispute with Peru | |
May 24, 1822 | Second declaration of independence from Spain of Gran Colombia, of which Ecuador is a part of | |||||
May 13, 1830 | Dissolution of Gran Colombia | |||||
February 16, 1840 | Declaration of Independence recognized by Spain | |||||
December 16, 1983 | Constitution of El Salvador established as the third Unitary presidential republic | September 15, 1821 | El Salvador becomes independent from Spain, and 9 days later becomes province in First Mexican Empire | |||
July 1, 1823 | El Salvador becomes a state of Federal Republic of Central America from the First Mexican Empire | |||||
February 2, 1841 | Dissolution of the Federal Republic of Central America, El Salvador becomes independent nation | |||||
February 18, 1841 | El Salvador was internationally recognized. | |||||
June 24, 1865 | Independence recognized by Spain | |||||
February 27, 1967 | Associated state of the United Kingdom | |||||
February 7, 1974 | Full independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
May 31, 1985 | Constitution of Guatemala established | September 15, 1821 | Guatemala becomes state in Federal Republic of Central America, which declared independence from Spain | |||
April 17, 1839 | Independence from Federal Republic of Central America declared | |||||
May 29, 1863 | Independence recognized by Spain | |||||
May 26, 1966 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
March 1987 | Constitution of 1987 (superseded) | January 1, 1804 | The French colony Saint-Domingue gains independence as Haiti | February 27, 1844 | The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti | |
May 9, 1936 | Haiti and the Dominican Republic sign a treaty setting a definitive border. | |||||
January 11, 1982 | Constitution of Honduras. | September 15, 1821 | Honduras becomes state in Federal Republic of Central America, which declared independence from Spain | September 1, 1972 | Swan Islands returned to Honduras from United States occupation | |
October 26, 1838 | Independence from Federal Republic of Central America | |||||
November 17, 1894 | Independence from Spain recognized | |||||
August 6, 1962 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
February 7, 1917 | Constitution of Mexico | September 16, 1810 | Independence from Spain declared | December 30, 1853 | Gadsden Purchase | |
September 27, 1821 | Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire | |||||
December 28, 1836 | Declaration of Independence recognized by Spain | |||||
January 9, 1987 | Constitution of Nicaragua established | September 15, 1821 | Nicaragua becomes state in Federal Republic of Central America, which declared independence from Spain | |||
November 5, 1838 | Independence from Federal Republic of Central America | |||||
July 24, 1850 | Independence recognized by Spain | |||||
October 11, 1972 | Constitution of Panama established | November 3, 1903 | Independence from Colombia | December 31, 1999 | Sovereignty of Panama Canal Zone transferred to Panama from the United States | |
May 10, 1904 | Independence from Spain recognized | |||||
June 20, 1992 | Democratic Constitution of Paraguay | May 14, 1811 | Independence from Spain declared | 1938 | Paraguay awarded a large portion of the Gran Chaco as a result of the Chaco War | |
September 10, 1880 | Independence from Spain recognized | |||||
December 31, 1993 | Constitution of Peru established | July 28, 1821 | Independence from Spain declared | February 26, 1942 | Rio Protocol ends border dispute with Ecuador | |
August 14, 1879 | Independence from Spain recognized | |||||
February 27, 1967 | Associated state of the United Kingdom | December 19, 1980 | Anguilla separated from Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla | |||
September 19, 1983 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
February 27, 1967 | Associated statehood | |||||
February 22, 1979 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
October 27, 1969 | Associated statehood | |||||
October 27, 1979 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
December 15, 1954 | Self-government granted | |||||
November 25, 1975 | Independence from Netherlands | |||||
August 31, 1962 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
March 4, 1789 | United States Constitution enters into force, replacing the previous Articles of Confederation and creating a new system of government | July 4, 1776 | Independence from Great Britain declared | August 21, 1959 | United States territory: Territory of Hawaii joins the US as the State of Hawaii | |
September 3, 1783 | Independence from Great Britain recognized | September 7, 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 | |||
December 8, 1996 | 1996 Uruguayan constitutional referendum | August 25, 1825 | Independence from Empire of Brazil declared, joined in union with United Provinces of the River Plate (current Argentina). | |||
August 27, 1828 | Treaty of Montevideo signed, recognizing Uruguay's independence by Brazil | |||||
July 19, 1870 | Independence recognized by Spain | |||||
December 20, 1999 | New Constitution of Venezuela establishes the Bolivarian Fifth Republic | April 19, 1810[2] | Independence from Spain declared | October 3, 1899 | Tribunal of Arbitration awards most of Guayana Esequiba to British Guyana. | |
January 13, 1830 | Dissolution of Gran Colombia | |||||
March 30, 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 |
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January 26, 2004 | Constitution of Afghanistan establishes Islamic Republic | 1919 | Treaty of Rawalpindi ends British control of foreign policy | 1747 Durrani Empire | 1893 Durand-Line through Pashtunistan, because of the Durand-Treaty | |
August 15, 1971 | End of treaties with the United Kingdom | July 1, 1521 | Portuguese conquest of current territory | |||
November 4, 1972 | De jure: Constitution of Bangladesh | March 26, 1971 | Independence from Pakistan declared | July 31, 2015 | India and Bangladesh exchange exclaves | |
February 27, 1991 | De facto: First general election since restoration of parliamentary democracy. | |||||
March 24, 2008 | First elections to the National Assembly | 1885 | Ugyen Wangchuck ends period of civil war and unites Bhutan | November 11, 1865 | Treaty of Sinchula | |
September 29, 1959 | De jure: Constitution of Brunei | January 1, 1984 | Brunei regains its independence after an agreement with the British on 4 January 1979 | August 18, 1841 | Kingdom of Sarawak founded | |
December 12, 1962 | De facto: Martial law declared during the Brunei Revolt, suspending democratic elections indefinitely. | |||||
September 21, 1993 | Constitution of Cambodia | September 9, 1953 | France grants Cambodia independence | |||
September 26, 1989 | Becomes free from Vietnamese occupation; it gets back its name instead of the People's Republic of Kampuchea | |||||
December 4, 1982 | The People's Republic of China adopted its constitution during the 5th National People's Congress on December 4, 1982, with further revisions about every five years | 1250 BC | Scholars generally consider the late Shang state at Anyang to be the first verifiable civilization in Chinese history[3] | October 6, 2011 | Tajikistan ceded 1158 square kilometers of land to China | |
January 26, 1950 | De jure: Constitution of India | 600 BC | In the late Vedic period, around the 6th century BC, the small states and chiefdoms of the Ganges Plain and the north-western regions had consolidated into 16 major oligarchies and monarchies that were known as the mahajanapadas | July 31, 2015 | India and Bangladesh exchange exclaves | |
August 15, 1947 | Independence from the British Empire | |||||
February 11, 1979 | Iranian Revolution ends monarchism and establishes an Islamic Republic | 678 BC (estimate) | Herodotus said that "thus Deioces collected the Medes into a nation, and ruled over them alone" | February 10, 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 Igdir are ceded to Russia) | |
October 15, 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 | February 28, 1991 | Kuwait liberated.[note 6] | |
October 3, 1932 | Kingdom of Iraq | |||||
May 14, 1948 | Democratic state of Israel. Reading of the Declaration of Independence of Israel | May 14, 1948 | Independence from the British Mandate of Palestine | September 12, 2005 | Completion of Israel's unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip | |
May 3, 1947 | Coming into force of the current Constitution of Japan, whereby the emperor was deprived of his powers and a liberal democracy was established | 400 (estimate) | During the subsequent Kofun period, most of Japan gradually unified under a single kingdom | May 15, 1972 | Return of the Ryukyu Islands to Japan and abolition of the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands | |
January 1, 1952 | Constitution of Jordan | May 25, 1946 | End of the British Mandate for Palestine | October 26, 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 | |
June 12, 2011 | The Cabinet of Jordan is made an elected body[4] | |||||
September 9, 1948 | Kim Il-sung declared Premier of North Korea, establishing the still-ruling Kim dynasty. Independence declared from the Soviet Union. | September 9, 1948 | Declaration of the creation of North Korea | July 27, 1953 | Cease-fire in the Korean War creates the southern border along the Military Demarcation Line | |
December 25, 1972 | The Constitution of North Korea replaced Communism with Juche as North Korea's governing philosophy.[note 7] | |||||
October 29, 1987 | Current Sixth Republic of South Korea founded, ending military rule | 1946 | Japanese rule of Korea ends | July 27, 1953 | Cease-fire in the Korean War creates the northern border along the Military Demarcation Line | |
August 15, 1948 | First Republic of Korea established, Independence declared from the United States. | |||||
November 11, 1962 | Constitution of Kuwait | 1752 | Establishment of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait | December 18, 1969 | Formal division of Saudi-Kuwaiti neutral zone | |
June 10, 2010 | Constitution of Kyrgyzstan introduces parliamentary system. | August 31, 1991 | Independence from the Soviet Union[5] | December 5, 1936 | Establishment of the Kirghiz SSR | |
December 2, 1975 | Lao PDR formed | October 22, 1953 | Independence from France | |||
May 23, 1926 | Lebanese Republic formed | November 26, 1941 | Independence from France declared | September 1, 1920 | France establishes State of Greater Lebanon with current boundaries | |
November 22, 1943 | Independence from France recognized | |||||
September 16, 1963 | Formation of Malaysia[6][7] | August 31, 1957 | Malayan Independence[8] from the United Kingdom was declared in Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) | August 9, 1965 | Singapore expelled from the Federation of Malaysia[9][10][11] | |
September 16, 1963 | Malaysia was formed by the federation of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore with the existing States of the Federation of Malaya.[6][12] | |||||
November 11, 1968 | Declaration of Republic | July 26, 1965 | Independence from the United Kingdom | |||
February 12, 1992 | Constitution of Mongolia declares the country a parliamentary democracy. | 1206 | Mongol Empire formed | |||
December 29, 1911 | Proclamation of Mongolian independence from Manchu's Qing Dynasty | |||||
March 30, 2011 | The military junta is replaced by an elected government | January 4, 1948 | Myanmar (Burma) declares independence from the British Empire | 1956 | Signing of border treaty with the People's Republic of China | |
May 28, 2008 | Formation of Republic | December 21, 1768 | Nepali unification | December 2, 1815 | Sugauli Treaty ends the Gurkha War | |
June 10, 1749 | Beginning of the Al Said dynasty, current absolute monarchical line of Oman. | January 26, 1650 | Expulsion of the Portuguese | December 8, 1958 | Gwadar sold to Pakistan | |
1996 | Basic Law of Oman | |||||
August 14, 1973 | Constitution of Pakistan | August 14, 1947 | Independence from British India in the Partition | |||
May 4, 1994 | Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area | November 15, 1988 | Palestinian Declaration of Independence | June 15, 2007 | Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip | |
November 30, 1935 | The Commonwealth of the Philippines was established through provisions of the Tydings–McDuffie Act. | June 12, 1898 | The evolving revolutionary movement in the Philippines declares itself independent from the Spanish Empire.[13][14][15] | 2012[16][17] | In 2012, the United Nations approved a 2009 claim by the Philippines to the Benham Rise.[17] | |
July 4, 1946 | The United States recognises 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. | |||||
December 18, 1878 | Independence from the Ottoman Empire | |||||
September 23, 1932 | Regions of al-Hasa, Qatif, Nejd and Hejaz unified to become Saudi Arabia | 1744 | Establishment of the First Saudi State [18] | June 12, 2000 | Border with Yemen finalized by Treaty of Jeddah (2000) | |
August 9, 1965[9] | Singapore ceased to be a state of Malaysia | June 3, 1959 | Self-government under the United Kingdom | August 9, 1965 | Establishment of Singapore as an independent sovereign state[11] | |
August 9, 1965 | separate from and independent of Malaysia[9][10] | |||||
May 22, 1972 | Constitution of Sri Lanka | February 4, 1948 | Independence from United Kingdom | February 14, 1815 | De jure: The Kandyan Kingdom is annexed by British Ceylon | |
May 18, 2009 | De facto: The Sri Lankan government regains control of the whole island following the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War. | |||||
February 27, 2012 | Constitution of Syria[note 8] | September 28, 1961 | End of the United Arab Republic | November 8, 1941 | Lebanon declares independence from the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon[note 8] | |
December 7, 1949 | De facto: Government relocated from Nanking to Taipei after losing its territory in the Chinese Civil War | June 14, 1661 | The Kingdom of Tungning was the first independent island-wide country (government.) In 1661, Koxinga's fleet forced an entry to Lakjemuyse and made landing around Fort Provintia | July 16, 1992 | Act Governing Cross-Strait Relations | |
September 9, 1991 | Independence from the Soviet Union[5] | December 5, 1929 | Establishment of the Tajik SSR | |||
April 6, 2017 | Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand 2017 | November 6, 1767 | Salvage independence by Great king Taksin consist of Expulsion of Burmese and Establish a new kingdom together with reunification of Thailand | March 10, 1909 | Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 | |
May 20, 2002 | Constitution of East Timor | November 28, 1975 | East Timor declares its independence but was suppressed by the Indonesian invasion | 1914 | The borders of Portuguese Timor are agreed.[19] | |
May 20, 2002 | Independence was recognized by the international community following the UN-sponsored act of self-determination of 1999 | |||||
September 28, 2008 | Constitution of Turkmenistan | October 27, 1991 | Independence from the Soviet Union[5] | August 7, 1921 | Establishment of the Turkmen SSR | |
December 2, 1971 | End of treaty relationship with the United Kingdom | February 11, 1972 | Ras al-Khaimah joins the UAE | |||
August 31, 1991 | Independence from the Soviet Union declared[5] | October 24, 1924 | Establishment of the Uzbek SSR | |||
December 31, 1959 | North Vietnam declared a socialist republic | September 2, 1945 | withdrawal of the Japanese after WWII | July 2, 1976 | Reunification of North Vietnam and South Vietnam as Socialist Republic of Vietnam | |
January 1, 2014 | Current Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam | |||||
May 22, 1990 | Unification of North Yemen and South Yemen | November 1, 1918 | North Yemen independence from the Ottoman Empire | September 21, 2014 | Houthis seized control of the bulk of the former North Yemen territory and its capital Sana'a | |
November 30, 1967 | South Yemen independence from the United Kingdom | April 26, 2020 | Southern Transitional Council declares self-governance of Socotra and some areas controlled by the former PDR Yemen. |
- Table notes
- 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.
- Republic of China: For some clarification and more detail, see History of the Republic of China, History of Taiwan since 1945 and Political status of Taiwan.
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 |
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April 29, 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 | |
November 28, 1912 | Declaration of independence from Ottoman Empire | |||||
November 28, 1944 | Albanian state re-established after Italian/German occupation | |||||
April 28, 1993 | Current Constitution of Andorra entered force | 1813 | Reversal of annexation of Andorra by the Napoleonic Empire, through the Peninsular War | August 28, 2001 | The Andorra–France border is adjusted to allow Andorra to construct the Envalira Tunnel access bridge | |
November 12, 1918 | Declaration of the Republic of German-Austria | May 15, 1955 | Austrian Independence Treaty re-established Austria as a sovereign state | December 14, 1921 | City of Sopron, and 8 other towns moved to Hungary after plebiscite | |
September 17, 1156 | Privilegium Minus: Sovereignty from Duchy of Bavaria as a Duchy of the Holy Roman Empire | |||||
August 11, 1804 | Proclamation of the Austrian Empire | |||||
November 28, 1996 | Constitutional amendment abolishes the Supreme Soviet and establishes the National Assembly | July 27, 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 | |
August 25, 1991 | Independence recognized by Soviet Union[5] | |||||
July 21, 1831 | King Leopold I of Belgium swears allegiance to the constitution making the country a constitutional monarchy | October 4, 1830 | Independence was proclaimed by the provisonial government | June 28, 1919 | Belgian proper: Treaty of Versailles and annexation of the East Cantons | |
July 1, 1962 | Belgian colonial empire: Ruanda-Urundi declares independence and split within two countries: Rwanda and Burundi. | |||||
March 3, 1992 | Independence declared from the SFR Yugoslavia[note 9] | 1154 | Formation of the Banate of Bosnia | November 25, 1943 | Establishment of SR Bosnia in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | |
November 10, 1989 | People's Republic of Bulgaria was replaced by the Republic of Bulgaria | 632 | Formation of Old Great Bulgaria | September 7, 1940 | Under the First and Second Vienna Awards, Southern Dobruja was returned to Kingdom of Bulgaria | |
681 | First Bulgarian Empire formed | |||||
1185 | Second Bulgarian Empire formed | |||||
July 13, 1878 | Autonomy within Ottoman Empire recognized internationally by the Treaty of Berlin | |||||
September 22, 1908 | Independence from Ottoman Empire | |||||
October 8, 1991 | Independence from SFR Yugoslavia[note 9] | 626 | Formation of Duchy of Croatia[20][21][22][23][24] | February 10, 1947 | Annexation of most of Istria to SR Croatia as a result of signing the 1947 Paris Peace Treaties | |
925 | Formation of Kingdom of Croatia by King Tomislav | |||||
January 1, 1993 | Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, creating Czech Republic and Slovakia | 895 | Independence from Great Moravia | |||
June 5, 1953 | Constitutional Act of Denmark | 777 (or prior) | Various Danish kings are mentioned throughout the 8th century. | |||
June 15, 1920 | Denmark proper: Sønderjylland was recovered from Germany.[note 10] | |||||
February 24, 1918 | Estonian Declaration of Independence, whereby a republic was declared[Europe 1] | February 24, 1918 | Independence declared from the Russian Empire | July 1, 1920 | De jure: Signing of the Estonia–Latvia Border Treaty whereby Valga proper was ceded to Estonia | |
August 20, 1991 | Independence (from the Soviet Union) reasserted, end of occupation[note 11] | January 1, 1945 | De facto: Eastern coast of Narva river and most of Petseri County were transferred to Russian SFSR | |||
March 29, 1809 | Diet of Porvoo, birth of Finland as an autonomous state entity within Russian Empire | December 6, 1917 | Independence from Russian Empire declared | January 26, 1956 | Porkkala returned from Soviet control | |
January 3, 1918 | Independence from Russia recognized by the highest Soviet executive body, VTsIK | |||||
October 4, 1958 | Establishment of the current semi-presidential system known as the Fifth Republic | 481 then 843 |
First creation with (Clovis), king of the Franks
Creation of the Kingdom of France (West Francia), Treaty of Verdun |
February 10, 1947 | Metropolitan France: Annexation of Tende, La Brigue and other villages formerly in Italy.[note 12][note 13] | |
July 5, 1962 | Overseas France: Loss of the French departments in Algeria following the latter's independence. | |||||
May 23, 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) |
October 3, 1990 | Reunification of West Germany and East Germany | |
1815 | German Confederation founded | |||||
January 18, 1871 | German Empire founded | |||||
1954 | German Democratic Republic (commonly referred to at the time as East Germany) declared fully sovereign | |||||
May 5, 1955 | Federal Republic of Germany (commonly referred to at the time as West Germany) declared fully sovereign | |||||
May 15, 1991 | Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany ends the Four Power occupation. | |||||
June 11, 1975 | Third Hellenic Republic | March 25, 1821 (Traditional)
February 23, 1821 (Actual) |
Greek Revolution starts, various regional administrations established during 1821 | February 10, 1947 | Peace treaty with Italy awards the Dodecanese to Greece | |
January 1, 1822 | First Hellenic Republic proclaimed | |||||
February 3, 1830 | Independence recognised by the London Protocol as Kingdom of Greece. | |||||
October 23, 1989 | People's Republic of Hungary was replaced by the Republic of Hungary. | 895 | Principality of Hungary formed | February 10, 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). | |
January 1, 2012 | The Basic Law of Hungary comes into effect. | 1000 | Formation of the Kingdom of Hungary by Stephen I of Hungary. | |||
930 | The Icelandic Commonwealth established and first meeting held of the Althingi (Parliament). | December 1, 1918 | Iceland becomes sovereign and independent from Denmark as the Kingdom of Iceland but retains a personal union with the King of Denmark. | September 1, 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. | |
July 1, 1845 | The Althingi resumes meeting after hiatus since 1799. | June 17, 1944 | Kingdom of Iceland becomes a Republic. | |||
January 21, 1919 | Elected Irish Parliament Dáil Éireann unilaterally declares Ireland's independence from the United Kingdom | 1542 | Foundation of the Kingdom of Ireland | |||
December 6, 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 | December 8, 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 | |||
December 11, 1931 | Statute of Westminster confers legislative independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
December 29, 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). | April 18, 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. | December 2, 1999 | De jure: Amendment to the Irish constitution removes irredentist claims to Northern Ireland.[note 14] | |
January 1, 1948 | Constitution of Italy creating the Italian Republic | March 17, 1861 | Italian unification | |||
August 23, 476 | Establishment of the Kingdom of Italy, an independent successor state created after the Fall of the Western Roman Empire | |||||
January 2, 888 c. | Sovereignty of the Kingdom of Italy, an independent successor state of the dissolved Carolingian Empire | |||||
April 25, 1945 | Disestablishment of the German-backed Italian Social Republic, whereby the unity and independence of the Italian state was restored | January 1, 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. | |||
November 7, 1922 | Constitution of Latvia enforced[Europe 1] | November 18, 1918 | Independence declared from Russia | 1944 | Abrene district ceded to Russian SFSR (modern Russia) | |
May 4, 1990 | Independence (from Soviet Union) reasserted[note 11] | |||||
March 16, 2003 | The 2003 Liechtenstein constitutional referendum increases the Prince's powers and makes the country an absolute monarchy[26] | October 19, 1813 | Dissolution of the Confederation of the Rhine | January 23, 1719 | Purchase of Vaduz | |
March 11, 1990 | Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania independence (from the Soviet Union) reasserted, end of occupation[note 11][Europe 1] | 1253 | Coronation of King Mindaugas (state established some time earlier, perhaps in the 1230s) | October 27, 1939 and August 3, 1940 |
Western part (approximately half) of Vilnius Region ceded to Lithuania | |
February 16, 1918 | Independence declared from Germany and Russia | |||||
November 23, 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 | April 19, 1839 | Partition of Luxembourg under the Treaty of London | |
December 13, 1974 | The State of Malta became a republic | September 21, 1964 | Independence from United Kingdom | August 20, 1801 | Gozo rejoined Malta | |
August 27, 1997 | Constitution of Moldova (1997) | August 27, 1991 | Independence from Soviet Union[5] | August 2, 1940 | De jure: Moldavian SSR formed | |
September 2, 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. | |||||
December 17, 1962 | Amendment to Constitution of Monaco curtails the power of the prince and establishes the modern National Council | 1861 | Franco-Monegasque Treaty confirms Monaco's sovereignty (formerly a protectorate of the Kingdom of Sardinia) | 1848 | Secession of Menton and Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. | |
October 22, 2007 | Constitution of Montenegro | 1077 | Formation of Kingdom of Duklja/Zeta by King Mihajlo I | November 25, 1943 | Establishment of SR Montenegro | |
July 13, 1878 | Independence officially confirmed by Ottoman Empire internationally by the Treaty of Berlin other countries recognized earlier. | |||||
June 3, 2006 | Declaration of independence from Serbia and Montenegro. | |||||
August 24, 1815 | Adoption of the constitution of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. | July 26, 1581 | Plakkaat van Verlatinghe signed, independence from Spain | March 16, 1839 | European Netherlands: The United Kingdom of the Netherlands divided under the Treaty of London (1839). | |
December 15, 1954 | Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands signed | May 5, 1945 | Surrender of Nazi forces occupying the Netherlands | November 25, 1975 | Kingdom of the Netherlands: Suriname declares independence. | |
(until 2019 Republic of Macedonia) |
November 17, 1991 | Constitution of North Macedonia | September 8, 1991 | After a referendum, the Socialist Republic of Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia[note 9] | August 2, 1944 | Establishment of SR Macedonia |
1814 | Constitution of Norway | 872 | King Harald I of Norway unifies the Petty kingdoms of Norway. | February 27, 1930 | Jan Mayen was made part of the Kingdom of Norway. | |
1814 | Dissolution of the union between Norway and Denmark. | |||||
June 7, 1905 | Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden. | |||||
May 8, 1945 | German occupying forces surrender. | |||||
June 4, 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. | February 15, 1951 | Polish-Soviet border adjustment treaty | |
1025 | formation of the Kingdom of Poland by Mieszko's son Bolesław I Chrobry. | |||||
April 2, 1976 | Constitution of Portugal | July 26, 1139 | County of Portugal becomes independent from the Kingdom of León after the Battle of Ourique as part of the Reconquista. Recognized by León in 1143 and by the Pope in 1179. | June 6, 1801 | Continental Portugal: Spain occupies the present day border town of Olivença since the War of the Oranges. | |
December 20, 1999 | Portuguese Overseas: De facto: Portuguese Macau transferred to the People's Republic of China | |||||
May 20, 2002 | Portuguese Overseas: De jure: Portuguese Timor, occupied by Indonesia since 1975, officially dissolved to form the independent state of East Timor.[note 15] | |||||
December 22, 1989 | Romanian Revolution of 1989 | January 24, 1859 | Autonomous Principality of Romania founded; becomes kingdom in 1866 and achieved independence 1878 Ottoman Empire | February 10, 1947 | Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina | |
July 13, 1878 | International recognition by the Treaty of Berlin. | |||||
1600 | Constitution of San Marino | 1243 | The people of San Marino established the positions of Captains Regent ('Capitani Reggenti') as a joint heads of state | 1463 | Added Fiorentino, Montegiardino, Serravalle, and Faetano | |
April 27, 1992 | Independence from SFR Yugoslavia, forming the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.[note 9] | 590 then arrival on Balkan before 650 then 768[27] | Dervan first ruler of Serbs by name, mentioned in Chronicle of Fredegar in 7th century in White Serbia (today Saxony, Bavaria and Czech Republic) Lusatia in coalition with Samo win over frankish king Dagobert I: dux gente Surbiorum que ex genere Sclavinorum
768-Independence of Serbian Principality from the Byzantine Empire. |
February 17, 2008 (disputed)[28] | The region of Kosovo declared independence unilaterally on 17 February 2008, and is recognized by 108 UN states. Serbia recognizes the government of Kosovo but claims its territory as an Autonomous Province. | |
June 8, 2006 | Republic of Serbia declared legal successor to Serbia and Montenegro, ending the process of the dissolution of Yugoslavia. | |||||
January 1, 1993 | Dissolution of Czechoslovakia | January 1, 1993 | Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, creating Slovakia and Czech Republic | |||
December 13, 1991 | Constitution of Slovenia | June 25, 1991 | Declaration of independence from Yugoslavia[note 9] | February 19, 1945 | Formation of SR Slovenia | |
December 6, 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 to the present day; alien laws (Leyes de extranjeria) determined that the national of one kingdom was a foreigner in the other Crowns/States.[29] | February 26, 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. | |||||
January 1, 1974 | Instrument of Government | 970 (Or prior) | Eric the Victorious, the first king of Sweden about whom anything definite is known, becomes king. | March 29, 1809 | Loss of Finland to Imperial Russia. | |
June 6, 1523 | Gustav Vasa elected King of Sweden and marking a definite secession from the Kalmar Union. | |||||
November 12, 1848 | Foundation of the federal state after Sonderbund war | 1291 | Traditional founding | 1815 | The cantons of Valais, Neuchâtel and Geneva join the Swiss Confederation. | |
August 7, 1815 | Restoration of the Ancien Régime (federalism), reverting the changes imposed by Napoleon Bonaparte. | |||||
August 24, 1991 | Independence from Soviet Union | 882 | Formation of the Kievan Rus' | March 18, 2014 | Annexation of Crimea by Russia | |
January 22, 1918 | Independence of Ukrainian People's Republic from Russian Republic declared. | |||||
August 24, 1991 | Independence of former Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic from Soviet Union declared.[5] | |||||
January 1, 1801 | The Acts of Union united the two kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[30][31][32] | 519 then 927 |
Kingdom of Wessex Kingdom of England United with Scotland in 1707 |
December 6, 1922 then December 8, 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, and Northern Ireland opts to exclude itself from the Free State two days later.[note 12] | |
843 | Kingdom of Scotland
United with England in 1707 (Devolved Parliament since 1999) | |||||
May 1, 1707 | Kingdom of Great Britain | July 1, 1997 | British Overseas Territories: Hong Kong was transferred to the People's Republic of China in 1997. | |||
1171 then 1542 |
Lordship of Ireland Kingdom of Ireland | |||||
1216 | Principality of Wales
United with or annexed to England in 1542 (Devolved Assembly since 1999) | |||||
1274 | Birth of current form of government the Papal conclave in 1274 | June 7, 1929 | Ratification of the Lateran Treaty, making the Vatican City a sovereign State | February 11, 1929 | Signing of the Lateran Treaty |
- Table notes
- The date of formation of the current Baltic states 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 Baltic 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.
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 |
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January 1, 1901 | Commonwealth of Australia established as federation. | January 1, 1901 | Independence from United Kingdom. | September 16, 1975 | Papua New Guinea becomes formally independent of Australia | |
December 11, 1931 | Statute of Westminster | |||||
March 3, 1986 | Australia Act 1986 | |||||
October 10, 1970 | Independence from United Kingdom | |||||
July 12, 1979 | Independence from United Kingdom | October 1, 1975 | Separation of Gilbert Islands (later Kiribati) and Ellice Islands (later Tuvalu) | |||
May 1, 1979 | Constitution and local government established | October 21, 1986 | Compact of Free Association with the United States | |||
May 10, 1979 | Constitution ratified | November 3, 1986 | Compact of Free Association with the United States | May 10, 1979 | Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae unite to form the Federated States of Micronesia | |
January 31, 1968 | Independence from UN Trusteeship (Australian, British and New Zealand administration ends) | |||||
February 6, 1840 | Treaty of Waitangi between the British Crown and the indigenous Māori tribes cedes kawanatanga of New Zealand to Queen Victoria. | January 17, 1853 | Self-Government | June 1, 1962 | Samoa becomes fully independent from New Zealand. It is also the first small-island country in the Pacific to become independent. | |
April 18, 1856 | Responsible Government | |||||
September 26, 1907 | Granted nominal independence (Dominion status). | |||||
October 25, 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” | |||||
July 27, 1938 | Governor-General ceases to represent the British Government and becomes the personal representative of the King. | |||||
November 25, 1947 | Statute of Westminster adopted — Britain loses the power to legislate for New Zealand except by request | |||||
December 10, 1947 | Full power to amend own constitution | |||||
December 1, 1967 | Governor-General becomes a New Zealand appointment | |||||
January 1, 1981 | Republic of Palau created upon adoption of constitution | October 1, 1994 | Emerged from United Nations trusteeship (administered by the United States). | |||
December 1, 1973 | Self-governing territory | |||||
September 16, 1975 | Independence from Australia | |||||
June 1, 1962 | Independence from New Zealand | |||||
January 2, 1976 | Self-government granted by United Kingdom | |||||
July 7, 1978 | Independence from United Kingdom | |||||
July 4, 1970 | Independence from United Kingdom | December 4, 1845 | Unification of what is now the islands of Tonga by George Tupou I of Tonga | |||
October 1, 1975 | Separation of Gilbert Islands (later Kiribati) and Ellice Islands (later Tuvalu) | October 1, 1978 | Independence from United Kingdom | February 7, 1979 | Treaty with United States recognizing Tuvaluan control over Funafuti, Nukufetau, Nukulaelae, and Niulakita atolls | |
July 30, 1980 | Independence from joint British-French condominium[33] |
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 |
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September 21, 1991 | 2015 Armenian constitutional referendum creates a parliamentary republic | 190 BC | The kingdom became fully sovereign from the sphere of influence of the Seleucid Empire in 190 BC under King Artaxias I and begun the rule of the Artaxiad dynasty | December 5, 1936 | Establishment of the Armenian SSR | |
September 21, 1991 | Independence recognized by the Soviet Union | |||||
October 18, 1991 | Declaration of independence from the Soviet Union | May 28, 1918 | Establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.[5] | April 28, 1920 | Establishment of the Azerbaijan SSR | |
August 4, 1886 | Creation of the Republic of Colombia | July 20, 1810 | Independence declared from Spain | November 3, 1903 | Separation of Panama from Colombia | |
August 7, 1819 | Independence recognized by Spain | |||||
1830 | Dissolution of Gran Colombia | |||||
August 16, 1960 | Constitution of Cyprus establishes consocial government. Consociationalism de facto suspended in 1963.[34][35][36] | August 16, 1960 | Independence from United Kingdom | July 23, 1974 | Establishment of the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus | |
November 15, 1983 (disputed) | Northern Cyprus declares independence. The government has de facto control of the northern part of the island, but is only recognised by Turkey | |||||
July 23, 1952 | Egyptian Revolution of 1952 | February 28, 1922 | Unilateral recognition of independence by the United Kingdom but continued British military occupation | April 25, 1982 | Withdrawal of last Israeli troops and settlers from Sinai as agreed upon in the peace treaty with Israel | |
January 18, 2014 | New Egyptian constitution enters force following the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état | June 18, 1956 | Withdrawal of last British troops from the Suez Canal Zone | |||
September 28, 1961 | De facto disestablishment of the United Arab Republic following a military coup in Damascus | |||||
April 9, 1991 | Independence from the Soviet Union declared | 1008 | Establishment of the Kingdom of Georgia | July 23, 1992 | Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence | |
May 26, 1918 | Establishment of Democratic Republic of Georgia[5] | November 28, 1991 | South Ossetia unilaterally declared independence | |||
August 18, 1945 | Ratification of the Constitution of Indonesia by the Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence | August 17, 1945 | Indonesian Declaration of Independence from Netherlands | May 20, 2002 | Independence of East Timor, formerly administered as a province of Indonesia | |
December 27, 1949 | Independence from the Netherlands recognized | |||||
August 30, 1995 | Constitution of Kazakhstan | December 16, 1991 | Independence declared from the Soviet Union[5] | December 5, 1936 | Establishment of the Kazakh SSR | |
March 30, 1993 (disputed) | Baikonur Cosmodrome and surrounding areas leased to Russia.[note 16] | |||||
November 3, 1903 | Separation of Panama from Colombia, independence from Spain | October 1, 1979 | Panama Canal Zone | |||
December 25, 1993 | 1993 Russian constitutional referendum replaces the Supreme Soviet with the Federal Assembly and increases presidential power. | 882 | Formation of the Kievan Rus' | March 18, 2014 (disputed) | Annexation of Crimea by Russia | |
June 12, 1990 | Russian SFSR declares sovereignty over its own territory[5] | |||||
October 29, 1923 | Turkey transitions into a republic from empire. | 1299 | The foundation of the Turkish State of the Ottoman Empire. | June 29, 1939 | Turkey annexes the once Syrian province of Hatay. |
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 United Kingdom and France between 1956 and 1966) or dissolution of a political union (e.g. 18 current states gained control of sovereignty from 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.[38]
Country | Continent | First acquisition of sovereignty |
Date of last subordination |
Previous governing power | Historical Notes |
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Asia | 256 BC | 1796 | 2004–Present: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 2002–2004: Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan | ||
Europe | Nov 28, 1912 | Nov 1944[39] | 1992–present: 1944–92: | ||
Africa | 202 BC | July 3, 1962[41] | 1962–present: 1830–1962: Part of the | ||
Europe | Sep 7, 1278[43][44] | Nov 1944[45] | 1278–present: Principality of Andorra (via Paréage of Andorra; occupied by France 1812–13, 1870, 1914, 1936, 1939, 1944) | ||
Africa | Nov 11, 1975[46] | Nov 11, 1975 | 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). | ||
The Americas | Nov 1, 1981[47] | Nov 1, 1981 | 1981–present: 1632–1981: Part of the | ||
The Americas | May 25, 1810 | July 9, 1816[48] | 1861–present: 1831–1861: | ||
Transcontinental - Asia/Europe | 190 BC | Sep 23, 1991[49] | 1991–present: 1920–1991: | ||
Australia | Jan 1, 1901 | Oct 9, 1942 | 1901–present: 1788–1901: Part of the | ||
Europe | 1806 | May 15, 1955[51] | World War II Allies |
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) | |
Transcontinental - Asia/Europe | May 28, 1918 | Aug 30, 1991 | 1995–present: Republic of Azerbaijan (independence from Soviet Union declared 1991; constitution adopted 1995)
1920-1995: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, federated state of the 1918-1920: Azerbaijan Democratic Republic | ||
The Americas | July 10, 1973[52] | July 10, 1973 | 1973–present: Commonwealth of the Bahamas (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) | ||
Asia | Dec 16, 1971 | Dec 16, 1971 | 1971–present: Kingdom of Bahrain 1861–1971: Protectorate of the British Empire by way of the Perpetual Truce of Peace and Friendship | ||
Asia | 590 | Dec 16, 1971 | 1972–present: 1971–1972: | ||
The Americas | Nov 30, 1966 | Nov 30, 1966 | 1966–present: Barbados 1625-1966: Part of the British Empire as its West Indies | ||
Europe | 987 | Aug 25, 1991 | 1990–present: Republic of Belarus
1943–1990: Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, a federated state of the Soviet Union (USSR) | ||
Europe | Oct 4, 1830 | 1945 | 1830–present: Kingdom of Belgium (a Federal state) 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) | ||
The Americas | Sep 21, 1981[54] | Sep 21, 1981 | 1981–present: Belize 1716–1973: Part of the British Empire | ||
Africa | 1600 (approx.) | Aug 1, 1960 | 1990–present: Republic of Benin 1975–1990: People's Republic of Benin 1958–1975: Republic of Dahomey (French self-governing colony) | ||
Asia | 1634 | 1634 | (none) | Autonomous since at least the 10th century.[55] 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.[56] | |
The Americas | Aug 6, 1825 | Aug 6, 1825 | 2009–present: Plurinational State of Bolivia 1839-2009: Republic of Bolivia | ||
Europe | 1377 | Mar 3, 1992 | 1997–present: Bosnia and Herzegovina (a Federal state)
1992–1997: Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
Africa | Sep 30, 1966[57] | Sep 30, 1966 | 1966–present : Republic of Botswana 1885-1966: Part of the British Empire as Bechuanaland Protectorate | ||
The Americas | Sep 7, 1822[58] | Sep 7, 1822 | 1985—Present: 1964—1985: | ||
Asia | 1368 | Jan 1, 1984 | 1984–present: Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace
1945-1984: Part of the British Empire | ||
Europe | 681[59] | Oct 5, 1908 | 1990–present: 1946-1990: | ||
Africa | Aug 5, 1960[61] | Aug 5, 1960 | 1984–present: Burkina Faso 1960-1984:Republic of Upper Volta (independent) | ||
Africa | 1680 (approx.) | July 1, 1962 | 1966–present: Republic of Burundi 1962-1966: Kingdom of Burundi (independent) | ||
Asia | 50 / 68 | Nov 9, 1953[62] | 1993–present: Kingdom of Cambodia
1992-1993: United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia | ||
Africa | Jan 1, 1960 | Oct 1, 1961 | Republic of Cameroon
French Cameroons gained independence in 1960; added British Southern Cameroons in 1961. | ||
The Americas | July 1, 1867 | Dec 11, 1931 | Since 8000 BC humans has been settled from Native Canadians with tribes, chiefdoms and confederations until 1607 AD when the British Empire took over of the eastern coast creating | ||
Africa | July 5, 1975 | July 5, 1975[65] | Republic of Cabo Verde 1460-1975: Part of the Portuguese Empire | ||
Africa | Aug 13, 1960 | Aug 13, 1960 | Central African Republic 1903-1960: Ubangi-Shari, part of the French Equatorial Africa, federation of colonial possessions of the French Empire | ||
Africa | Aug 11, 1960 | Aug 11, 1960 | 1960–present: Republic of Chad
1900–1960: French Chad, part of the French Equatorial Africa, federation of colonial possessions of the French Empire | ||
The Americas | Sep 18, 1810 | Feb 12, 1818 | 1990–Present: 1973-1990: | ||
Asia | 1250 BC | February 12, 1912 |
1949–present: Note: Although the Mongol's Yuan dynasty and the Manchu's Qing dynasty were considered foreign by many Han Chinese in their times, current Chinese official position considers these two dynasties as Chinese, as they were established by Chinese ethnic minorities and had their capitals in present-day Beijing. The PRC government considers itself the successor of the Republic of China (1912–49) which legally inherited the whole China from the Qing Empire. | ||
The Americas | July 20, 1810 | Aug 7, 1819 | 1886–present: 1863–1886: | ||
Africa | July 6, 1975 | July 6, 1975 | 2001–present:Union of the Comores (a Federal state) 1975-2001: Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros | ||
Africa | 1885 | June 30, 1960 |
1997–present: | ||
Africa | Aug 15, 1960 | Aug 15, 1960 |
1992–present: | ||
The Americas | Sep 15, 1821 | 1838 | 1948–present: 1848-1948: | ||
Africa | Aug 7, 1960 | Aug 7, 1960 | 1960–present 1886–1962: Part of the | ||
Europe | May 21, 879[66] | Oct 8, 1991 | 1991–present: 1945–1991: Federated state of the | ||
The Americas | May 20, 1902 | May 20, 1902 | A colony of Spain from 1607 until 1898, then occupied but not annexed by United States 1899–1902. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Taíno people from the 4th millennium BC until Spanish colonization in the 15th century. | ||
Europe | 669 BC | Aug 16, 1960 | 1960–present: 1878-1960: | ||
Europe | 870 | Jan 1, 1993 | 1993–present: Czech Republic 1945-1993: Part of the Czechoslovakia (interrupted by Warsaw Pact armies in 1968) | ||
Europe | 714[68] | May 5, 1945 | 2014: Denmark submits a claim for the North Pole to the UN 2009: Greenlandic Self-Governance after a referendum | ||
Africa | June 27, 1977 | June 27, 1977 | 1977–present: Republic of Djibouti 1894–1977: Part of the French Colonial Empire as French Somaliland | ||
The Americas | Nov 3, 1978 | Nov 3, 1978 | 1978–present: Commonwealth of Dominica 1763-1978: Part of the British Empire as its West Indies | ||
The Americas | 1821 ( |
Feb 27, 1844 | 1844–present: Dominican Republic 1822-1844: Part of the Republic of Haiti | ||
The Americas | May 24, 1822 | May 13, 1830 | 1830–present: 1819–1830: | ||
Transcontinental - Africa/Asia | 969 | Feb 28, 1922 | 1971–present: 1958-1971: Since 598,000 BC humans have been settled starting within a 30-metre (100 ft) terrace, with primitive Acheulean and Abbevillian (Chellean).[69] | ||
The Americas | Sep 15, 1821 | Jan 21, 1922 |
1982–present: | ||
Africa | Oct 12, 1968 | Oct 12, 1968 | 1968–present: Republic of Equatorial Guinea 1778-1968: Part of the Spanish Empire | ||
Africa | 1137 | May 24, 1993 | 1993–present: State of Eritrea 1952-1993: Part of Ethiopia | ||
Europe | Feb 24, 1918[70] | Aug 20, 1991 | 1991–present: Republic of Estonia 1940-1991: Occupation by Germany (1940-1944) and later by the Soviet Union (1944-1991) | ||
Africa | Sep 6, 1968 | Sep 6, 1968 | 2018–present: Kingdom of Eswatini 1968-2018: Kingdom of Swaziland | ||
Africa | 100 | May 5, 1941 | 1995–present: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (a Federal state) 1991-1995: Transitional Government of Ethiopia | ||
Australia | 1871 | Oct 10, 1970 | 1987–present: Republic of Fiji 1970-1987: Dominion of Fiji | ||
Europe | Dec 6, 1917 | Jan 4, 1918 | 1919–present: Republic of Finland 1918-1919: Kingdom of Finland | ||
Europe | 481 | 1944 | 1958—Present: 1946—1958: | ||
Africa | Aug 17, 1960 | Aug 17, 1960 | 1960–present: Gabonese Republic 1910-1960: Part of the French Equatorial Africa, federation of colonial possessions of the French Empire | ||
Africa | Feb 18, 1965 | Feb 18, 1965 | 1970–present: Republic of The Gambia 1965-1970: Gambia (monarchy) | ||
Transcontinental - Asia/Europe | 978 | Apr 8, 1991 | 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 978–1490: Kingdom of Georgia | ||
Europe | Aug 843 | Mar 15, 1991 | 1990–Present: 1949-1990: Divided between | ||
Europe | 338 BC | 1945 | 1974–Present: 1967-1974: | ||
Africa | Mar 6, 1957 | Mar 6, 1957 | 1957–Present: Republic of Ghana 1867-1957: British Gold Coast | ||
The Americas | Feb 7, 1974 | Feb 7, 1974 | 1974–present: Grenada 1783-1974: Part of the British Empire, as its West Indies | ||
The Americas | Sep 15, 1821 | Jan 21, 1922 | 1922–present: 1921–1922: | ||
Africa | Oct 2, 1958 | Oct 2, 1958 | 1958–present: Republic of Guinea 1894–1958: French Guinea, part of the French West Africa, part of the French Empire | ||
Africa | Sep 24, 1973 | Sep 10, 1974 | 1974–present: Republic of Guinea-Bissau 1474–1974: Portuguese Guinea | ||
The Americas | May 26, 1966 | May 26, 1966 | 1970–present: Co-operative Republic of Guyana 1966-1970: Guyana (monarchy) | ||
The Americas | Jan 1, 1804 | Jan 1, 1804 | 1859–present: Republic of Haiti 1849–1859: Second Empire of Haiti | ||
The Americas | Sep 15, 1821 | Jan 21, 1922 | 1922–present: 1921–1922: Federated state of the | ||
Europe | 895 | 1918 | 1989–present: Hungary Third Republic 1949-1989: Hungarian People's Republic | ||
Europe | 930 | Dec 1, 1918 | Icelandic Commonwealth formed 930. Ceded to Norway 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. | ||
Asia | 600 BC (estimate) | Aug 15, 1947 | 1950–present: 1947-1950: 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. [75][76][77] | ||
Asia | Aug 17, 1945 | Dec 27, 1949 | 1949–present: Republic of Indonesia
1945–1949: Indonesian Struggle for Independence | ||
Asia | 678 BC (estimate) | Oct 17, 1941 | Anglo-Soviet withdrawal from Tehran |
1980–present: Islamic Republic of Iran
1979–1980: Part of Interim Government | |
Asia | 762 | Apr 26, 1926 | 2004–present: 2003–2004: Occupied by United States[78] | ||
Europe | Oct 18, 1171 | Dec 11, 1931 | 1937–Present: 1922-1937: | ||
Asia | 970 BC | May 14, 1948 | 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. | ||
Europe | Mar 17, 1861 | Mar 17, 1861 | 1946–present: 1945-1946: | ||
The Americas | Aug 6, 1962 | Aug 6, 1962 | 1962–present: Jamaica 1707-1962: Part of the British Empire | ||
Asia | 400 | Apr 28, 1952 | 1952–present: 1945-1952: | ||
Asia | 330 BC | Aug 2, 1958 | 1958–present: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Feb–Aug 1958: Federated state of the Arab Federation, governed from Baghdad, Iraq. | ||
Transcontinental - Asia/Europe | 1465 | Dec 16, 1991 | 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. | ||
Africa | Dec 12, 1963 | Dec 12, 1963 | 1964–present: Republic of Kenya
1963–1964: Kenya (monarchy) | ||
Australia | July 12, 1979 | July 12, 1979 | 1979–present: Republic of Kiribati 1892–1976: Gilbert and Ellice Islands, part of the British Empire | ||
Asia | Sep 9, 1948 | Sep 9, 1948 | 1948–present: 1945-1948: Occupied by the | ||
Asia | Aug 15, 1948 | Aug 15, 1948 | 1987–present: 1981-1987: | ||
Asia | 1752 | Feb 1991 | 1991–present: State of Kuwait 1990–1991: Kuwait Governorate, governorate of Iraq | ||
Asia | Aug 31, 1991 | Aug 31, 1991 | 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 | ||
Asia | 1354 | Oct 22, 1953 | 1975–present: Lao People's Democratic Republic
1953–1975: Kingdom of Laos, independent state | ||
Europe | Nov 18, 1918[85] | May 4, 1990 | 1991–present: Republic of Latvia 1940-1991: Occupation by Germany (1940-1944) and later by the Soviet Union (1944-1991) | ||
Asia | 1109 | Dec 31, 1946 | 1920–1943: | ||
Africa | 1822 | Oct 4, 1966 | 1966–present: 1884–1966: | ||
Africa | July 26, 1847 | July 26, 1847 | American Colonization Society | 1847–present: Republic of Liberia 1821-1847: Settled but not claimed by United States[86] | |
Africa | Dec 24, 1951 | Dec 24, 1951 | 2011–present: 1977–2011: | ||
Europe | 1806 | 1806 | 1866–present: Principality of Liechtenstein 1815-1866: Principality of Liechtenstein, in union with other 37 states in the German Confederation | ||
Europe | 1253[87] | Mar 11, 1990 | 1991–present: Republic of Lithuania 1940-1991: Occupation by Germany (1940-1944) and later by the Soviet Union (1944-1991) | ||
Europe | 1815 | 1945 | 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 | ||
Africa | 1787 | June 26, 1960 | 2014–present: Republic of Madagacar (Fourth Republic) 2009-2014: High Transitional Authority | ||
Africa | 1480 | July 6, 1964 | 1964–present: Republic of Malawi 1963-1964: Nyasaland, part of the British Empire | ||
Asia | Aug 31, 1957[8] | Aug 31, 1957 | 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.
| ||
Asia | 1140 | July 26, 1965 | Unified according to legend by King Koimala (1117–1141). Independent sultanate until 1887, when it became a British protectorate. | ||
Africa | c. 9th century | Sep 22, 1960 | 1960-present: Republic of Mali 1959-1960: part of Mali Federation, a territory with self-rule within the French Community, governed from Dakar, Senegal. | ||
Europe | Sep 21, 1964 | Sep 21, 1964 | 1974–present: Republic of Malta
1964-1974: State of Malta | ||
Australia | Oct 21, 1986 | Oct 21, 1986 |
1986-present: Republic of the Marshall Islands (independent state) | ||
Africa | Nov 28, 1960 | Nov 28, 1960 | Various Tuareg and Berber tribes. | ||
Africa | Mar 12, 1968 | Mar 12, 1968 | Previously controlled by the Netherlands and France. | ||
The Americas | Sep 16, 1810 | 1864 | 1867–Present: 1864–1867: | ||
Australia | Nov 3, 1986 | Nov 3, 1986 | Compact of Free Association | ||
Europe | Aug 27, 1991 | Aug 27, 1991 | |||
Europe | 1297 | 1945 | Previously occupied by Italy and France. Subject to Sardinia 1815–1861. | ||
Asia | 209 BC | Mar 13, 1921 | Xiongnu Empire formed 209 BC;
| ||
Europe | 1042 | May 21, 2006 (independence referendum) June 3, 2006 |
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 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1943–1945: Occupied by the 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 1514–1852: Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro 1499–1514: Part of the Ottoman Empire 1356–1499: Principality of Zeta 1217–1356: Part of Kingdom of Serbia 1042-1189: Kingdom of Duklja 625–1042: Duklja (vassal state of the Byzantine Empire) | ||
Africa | 225 BC | Apr 7, 1956 | 1631–present: Alaouite dynasty Under French and Spanish protectorate (1912–1956). | ||
Africa | June 25, 1975 | June 25, 1975 | Portuguese colony from 1498 | ||
Asia | 849 | Jan 4, 1948 | Pagan Kingdom founded 849. Occupied by Japan 1942–1945 | ||
Africa | Mar 21, 1990 | Mar 21, 1990 | German colony from 1884; governed by South Africa 1915-1990 | ||
Australia | Jan 31, 1968 | Jan 31, 1968 | Previously occupied by Germany 1888, Australia 1914, Japan 1942-45 | ||
Asia | 1768 | 1768 | (none) | Autonomous throughout its recorded history, and certainly since its 1768 unification.[88] The ancient Maurya Empire occupied southern Nepal, but not the core Kathmandu valley. | |
Europe | July 26, 1581 | 1945 |
1945–present: Note: From 1839, the | ||
Australia | Sep 25, 1907 | Nov 25, 1947 | Dominion status 1907, Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947.[90] Maori tribesmen (iwi) | ||
The Americas | Sep 15, 1821 | Nov 21, 1898 | 1898–Present: 1896–1898: | ||
Africa | Aug 3, 1960 | Aug 3, 1960 | |||
Africa | Oct 1, 1960 | Oct 1, 1960 | |||
Europe | Sep 8, 1991 | Sep 8, 1991 | 2019–present: 1991-2019: | ||
Europe | 872 | May 8, 1945 | Kingdom of Norway (872–1397). Law of Succession (1163). Kalmar Union (Personal union: 1397–1523). Denmark–Norway (Personal union: 1523–1533, Real union: 1537–1814). United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway (Personal union: 1814–1905). Haakon VII elected Norwegian king in a referendum (1905). Occupied by Germany (Reichskommissariat: 1940–45). | ||
Asia | 751 | 1743 | Previously occupied by Great Seljuq Empire, Ottoman Empire, Portugal (1508–1650), etc. | ||
Asia | Aug 14, 1947 | Mar 23, 1956 | 1956–present: 1947-1956: | ||
Australia | Oct 1, 1994 | Oct 1, 1994 | Previously ruled by Spain, Germany, Japan. | ||
Asia | Sovereignty disputed by |
Nov 15, 1988 | 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 1948-1967, and the Gaza Strip was occupied by Egypt from 1957-1967. | ||
The Americas | Nov 28, 1821 | Nov 3, 1903 | A colony of Spain until 1821, then a dependency of Colombia until 1903. Occupied by United States 1989–90. | ||
Australia | Sep 16, 1975 | Sep 16, 1975 | Papuan, Polynesians, and Melanesians before then. | ||
The Americas | May 14, 1811 | 1876 | Occupied 1870–1876 by Brazil, in Triple Alliance with Argentina and Uruguay.[93] Colony of Spain before 1811. | ||
The Americas | July 28, 1821 | Aug 25, 1839 | 1839–Present: 1836-1839: | ||
Asia | 1402 | July 4, 1946[note 18] | 1986–present: Fifth Philippine Republic 1981–1986: Fourth Philippine Republic 1973–1981: Under the Martial Law | ||
Europe | 966 | 1945 |
1989–present: Since 498,000 BC humans have been settled in Poland starting with Homo species, and later settled by Lusatian culture, Celts, Germanics, and others. | ||
Europe | July 25, 1139 | July 25, 1139 | 1975–present: 1974-1975: | ||
Asia | Sep 3, 1971 | Sep 3, 1971 | Ottoman Empire Abassid Caliphate Umayyad Caliphate Rashidun Caliphate Various nomadic Arab tribesmen before that. | ||
Europe | July 13, 1878 | July 13, 1878 | 1944–1958. Ottoman Empire Wallachia | ||
Transcontinental - Asia/Europe | 860 | Dec 26, 1991 Dec 12, 1993 |
1993–present: 1991-1993: | ||
Africa | July 1, 1962 | July 1, 1962 | |||
The Americas | Sep 19, 1983 | Sep 19, 1983 | |||
The Americas | Feb 22, 1979 | Feb 22, 1979 | |||
The Americas | Oct 27, 1979 | Oct 27, 1979 | |||
Australia | Jan 1, 1962 | Jan 1, 1962 | 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. | ||
Europe | 1243 | 1503 | 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 | ||
Africa | July 12, 1975 | July 12, 1975 | |||
Asia | 1744 | Jan 1919 | First Saudi State independent 1744–1818; last Ottoman troops evicted from Medina by Kingdom of Hejaz 1919; Hejaz incorporated 1926 into Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd, precursor to the modern day Saudi Arabia | ||
Africa | June 20, 1960 | June 20, 1960 | Independent first as Mali Federation with capital in Dakar. Previously part of Ghana, Mali and Songhai Empires. | ||
Europe | 768 | June 3, 2006 | 2006–present: Republic of Serbia (successor state of Serbia and Montenegro) 2003–2006: Part of the union of Serbia and Montenegro (successor state of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) | ||
Africa | June 29, 1976 | June 29, 1976 | Perhaps sovereign 1790–1794 | ||
Africa | Apr 27, 1961 | Apr 27, 1961 | |||
Asia | Aug 31, 1963[95] | Aug 9, 1965 | British colony 1824–1963; occupied by Japan 1942–1945; declared independence, then merged with Malaysia[6][12] from 1963 until 1965.[9][11] | ||
Europe | Mar 14, 1939 | Jan 1, 1993 | |||
Europe | June 25, 1991 | June 25, 1991 | 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) 976–1086: Duchy of Carinthia (as part of the Holy Roman Empire) 889–976: March of Carinthia (as part of the Carolingian Empire) | ||
Australia | July 7, 1978 | July 7, 1978 | |||
Africa | 200 BC | July 1, 1960 | 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 | ||
Africa | May 31, 1910 | May 31, 1910 | Dominion status 1910, Statute of Westminster 1931. Orange Free State 1881-1902 Zulu Empire Various Bantu (Zulu, Xhosa and Swazi) and Khoikhoi tribesmen (San Bushmen) | ||
Africa | July 9, 2011 | July 9, 2011 | |||
Europe | 1516 | 1516 | 1975–present: 1939-1977: | ||
Asia | 377 BC | Feb 4, 1948 | Unified as Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BC – 1017. Conquered by Indian kingdoms, Portuguese, Dutch, and British. | ||
Africa | 1070 BC | Jan 1, 1956 | Kingdom of Kush 1070 BC – 350 AD. Later ruled by the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, and then as Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1899–1956. | ||
The Americas | Nov 25, 1975 | Nov 25, 1975 | |||
Europe | 1397 | June 6, 1523 | No exact date for consolidation of Sweden. In Kalmar Union 1397–1523. | ||
Europe | Aug 1, 1291 | 1815 | 1848–present: 1814-1848: | ||
Asia | Apr 17, 1946 | Sep 28, 1961 | Ottoman Empire Byzantine Empire | ||
Asia | June 14, 1661 | October 25, 1945 | 1945: Taiwan and Penghu Islands returned to the Republic of China
1661: Koxinga's fleet forced an entry to Lakjemuyse and made landing around Fort Provintia | ||
Asia | Sep 9, 1991 | Sep 9, 1991 | |||
Africa | Dec 9, 1961 | Dec 9, 1961 | Independent in 1961 as Tanganyika, added Zanzibar in 1963. | ||
Asia | 1238 | 1945 | Independent from Khmer Empire in 1238. Briefly conquered by Burma in 1767. Occupied by Japan 1941–1945. | ||
Asia | Nov 28, 1975 | May 20, 2002 | 2002–present: 1999-2002: | ||
Africa | Apr 27, 1960 | Apr 27, 1960 | |||
Australia | 1845 | June 4, 1970 | United 1845 by George Tupou I. British protectorate 1900–1970. | ||
The Americas | Aug 31, 1962 | Aug 31, 1962 | |||
Africa | Mar 20, 1956 | Mar 20, 1956 | Occupations by Rome, Ottoman Empire and France | ||
Asia and Europe | 1299 | 1923 | 1923–present: 1299-1923: From 10,000 BC humans has been settled making first states as Indo-Europeans, including Phrygia and Thrace. | ||
Asia | Oct 27, 1991 | Oct 27, 1991 | |||
Australia | Oct 1, 1978 | Oct 1, 1978 | |||
Africa | Oct 9, 1962 | Oct 9, 1962 | |||
Europe | 860 | Aug 24, 1991 | 1991–present: 1944-1991: | ||
Asia | Dec 2, 1971 | Dec 2, 1971 | |||
Europe | May 1, 1707 | Jan 1, 1801 | Retrospective of the three kingdoms (For Northern Ireland see
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.[103] On 1 of May 1707, the kingdoms are united from | ||
The Americas | July 4, 1776 | Oct 19, 1781 | From 10,000 BC humans has been settled from Native Americans with tribes, chiefdoms and confederations. From 1493 to 15th century AD, Europeans began to colonize on the Native American territories establishing as | ||
The Americas | 1815 | Aug 27, 1828 | Independent 1815–1820 as Liga Federal; occupied 1820 by Portugal/Brazil until 1828 Treaty of Montevideo. | ||
Asia | Oct 27, 1924 | Sep 1, 1991 |
1924-1936: | ||
Australia | July 30, 1980 | July 30, 1980 | Governed 1906–1980 as the New Hebrides condominium. | ||
Europe | 756 | Feb 11, 1929 | 1929–present: 1870-1929: States of the Church (in prison) | ||
The Americas | July 5, 1811 | Jan 13, 1830 |
1999–Present | ||
Asia | 544 | July 2, 1976 | 1945-1954: the second French rule, which was ended by the Geneva Conference of 1954
1940-1945: Japanese occupation 1887-1940: French rule 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 | ||
Asia | Nov 1, 1918 | May 22, 1990 | North Yemen independent from Ottoman Empire 1918; South Yemen from UK in 1967; unified 1990 | ||
Africa | Oct 24, 1964 | Oct 24, 1964 | |||
Africa | Nov 11, 1965 | Apr 18, 1980 | The British colony of Southern Rhodesia unilaterally declared Independence as Rhodesia 1965; known as Zimbabwe Rhodesia in 1979; unrecognised until 1980. |
See also
- Declaration of independence
- List of active autonomist and secessionist movements
- List of national independence days
- List of wars of independence (national liberation)
- List of former European colonies
- List of former national capitals
- List of former sovereign states
- List of sovereign states
- Timeline of country and capital changes
- List of national constitutions
- Succession of states
- List of world map changes
Notes
- listed are the five UN member states with limited recognition: Israel (not recognized by 32 members), North and South Korea (no mutual recognition), Armenia (not recognized by Pakistan) and Cyprus (not recognized by Turkey); "China" has universal recognition, but the UN is unclear on which of the Two Chinas this refers to.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The annexation of the Baltic republics in 1940 is considered an illegal occupation by the current Baltic governments 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 Baltic 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.
- The breaking-through of the Channel Tunnel on October 31, 1990 created a new land border between the UK and France.[25] 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.
- Baikonur is treated as a federal subject of Russia, but its exact status is a topic of dispute between the two countries.[37]
- 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.
- Independence recognized via the Treaty of Manila (1946).
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- Gavlak, Dale (12 June 2011). "Jordan's King Abdullah vows to allow elected cabinets". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011.
- The Republics of the Soviet Union 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.
- Malaysia Act 1963
- United Nations Member States
- Federation of Malaya Independence Act 1957
- Agreement relating to the separation of Singapore from Malaysia as an independent and sovereign state
- Agreement relating to the separation of Singapore from Malaysia as an independent and sovereign state/proclamation of singapore
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