|
Country |
Independence |
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USA |
1776, independence from Great Britain |
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Haiti |
1804, independence from France |
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Mexico |
1810, independence from Spain |
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Argentina |
1816, independence from Spain |
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Brazil |
1822, independence from Portugal |
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Canada |
1867, independence from Great Britain |
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Australia |
1901, independence from Great Britain |
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New Zealand |
1907, independence from Great Britain |
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South Africa |
1910, independence from Britain |
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Taiwan (officially known as the Republic of China) |
1912, independence from China |
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Yemen |
1918, independence from the Ottoman Empire |
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Afghanistan |
1919, independence from Britain |
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Mongolia |
1921, independence from China |
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Republic of Ireland |
1922, independence from Britain (as the Irish Free State) |
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Saudi Arabia |
1932, independence from Britain |
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Thailand |
1932, independence from Britain |
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Iraq |
1932, independence from Britain |
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Iran (Persia) |
1935, independence from Britain and Russia |
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Syria |
1941, independence from France |
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Ethiopia |
1941, independence from Italy. |
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Lebanon |
1943, independence from France |
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Vietnam |
1945, independence from France |
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Indonesia |
1945, independence from the Netherlands. |
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Jordan |
1946, independence from Britain |
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Philippines |
1946, independence from the United States |
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Pakistan |
1947, independence from Great Britain |
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India |
1947, independence from Great Britain |
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Sri Lanka |
1948, independence from Britain |
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Myanmar (Burma) |
1948, independence from Britain |
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Israel |
1948, independence from British rule. |
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North Korea |
1948, independence from Japan |
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South Korea |
1948, independence from Japan |
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Bhutan |
1949, independence from Britain |
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Libya |
1951, independence from Britain |
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Egypt |
1952, independence from Britain |
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Laos |
1953, independence from France |
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Cambodia |
1953, independence from France |
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Sudan |
1956, independence from Britain and Egypt |
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Morocco |
1956, independence from France |
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Tunisia |
1956, independence from France |
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Tunisia |
1956, independence from France |
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Morocco |
1956, independence from France |
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Malaysia |
1957, independence from Britain |
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Ghana |
1957, independence from Great Britain |
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Guinea |
1958, independence from France |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo |
1960, independence from Belgium |
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Somalia |
1960, independence from Britain |
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Cyprus |
1960, independence from Britain |
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Mali |
1960, independence from France |
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Cameroon |
1960, independence from France |
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Senegal |
1960, independence from France |
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Republic of the Congo |
1960, independence from France |
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Madagascar |
1960, independence from France |
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Burkina Faso |
1960, independence from France |
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Togo |
1960, independence from France |
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Chad |
1960, independence from France. |
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Nigeria |
1960, independence from Great Britain |
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Kuwait |
1961, independence from Britain |
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Tanzania |
1961, independence from Britain |
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Sierra Leone |
1961, independence from Great Britain |
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Rwanda |
1962, independence from Belgium |
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Burundi |
1962, independence from Belgium |
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Algeria |
1962, independence from France |
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Uganda |
1962, independence from Great Britain |
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Kenya |
1963, independence from Great Britain |
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Zambia |
1964, independence from Britain |
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Malta |
1964, independence from Britain |
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Malawi |
1964, independence from Britain |
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Gambia |
1965, independence from Britain |
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Maldives |
1965, independence from Britain |
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Singapore |
1965, independence from Malaysia |
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Equatorial Guinea |
1968, independence from Spain |
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Oman |
1970, independence from Britain |
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United Arab Emirates |
1971, independence from Britain |
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Qatar |
1971, independence from Britain |
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Bahrain |
1971, independence from Britain |
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Bangladesh |
1971, independence from Pakistan |
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Comoros |
1975, independence from France |
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Mozambique |
1975, independence from Portugal |
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Cape Verde |
1975, independence from Portugal |
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Sao Tome and Principe |
1975, independence from Portugal |
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Angola |
1975, independence from Portugal |
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Seychelles |
1976, independence from Britain |
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Western Sahara (officially known as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) |
1976, independence from Morocco. |
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Djibouti |
1977, independence from France |
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Zimbabwe |
1980, independence from Britain |
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Northern Cyprus (officially known as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) |
1983, independence from Cyprus |
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Palestine (officially known as the State of Palestine) |
1988, declared independence from Israel (not universally recognized) |
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Transnistria (officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic) |
1990, independence from Moldova |
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Namibia |
1990, independence from South Africa |
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Eritrea |
1993, independence from Ethiopia |
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Nagorno-Karabakh (officially known as the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) |
1994, independence from Azerbaijan |
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Abkhazia (officially known as the Republic of Abkhazia) |
1999, independence from Georgia |
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East Timor (Timor-Leste) |
2002, independence from Indonesia |
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Kosovo (officially known as the Republic of Kosovo) |
2008, declared independence from Serbia (not universally recognized) |
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South Ossetia (officially known as the Republic of South Ossetia) |
2008, independence from Georgia. |
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South Sudan |
2011, independence from Sudan |
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Catalonia (officially known as the Catalonia) |
2017, declared independence from Spain (not universally recognized) |
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Scotland |
2021, declared independence from the United Kingdom (not universally recognized). |