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	Independence (2001)	Independence (2003)
Andorra	1278 (was formed under the joint suzerainty of France and Spain)	1278 (was formed under the joint suzerainty of the French count of Foix and the Spanish bishop of Urgel)
Belgium	21 July 1831 (from the Netherlands)	4 October 1830 a provisional government declared independence from the Netherlands; 21 July 1831 the ascension of King Leopold I to the throne
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia)	1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence was completed 1 March 1992; independence was declared 3 March 1992)
Cuba	20 May 1902 (from US)	20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by the US from 1898 to 1902)
East Timor	-	28 November 1975 (date of proclamation of independence from Portugal); note - 20 May 2002 is the official date of international recognition of East Timor's independence from Indonesia
Estonia	6 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)	regained on 20 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Greenland	none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979) note: foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, but Greenland actively participates in international agreements relating to Greenland	none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979) note: foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, but Greenland actively participates in international agreements relating to Greenland
Holy See (Vatican City)	11 February 1929 (from Italy)	11 February 1929 (from Italy) note: on 11 February 1929, three treaties were signed with Italy which, among other things, recognized the full sovereignty of the Vatican and established its territorial extent; however, the origin of the Papal States, which over the years have varied considerably in extent, may be traced back to the 8th century
Iceland	17 June 1944 (from Denmark)	1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark)
Latvia	18 November 1991 (from Soviet Union)	21 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	17 September 1991 (from Yugoslavia)	8 September 1991 referendum by registered voters endorsing independence (from Yugoslavia)
Netherlands	1579 (from Spain)	1579 (from Spain); note - the northern provinces of the Low Country concluded the Union of Utrecht, but it was 1648 before Spain finally recognized their independence
New Caledonia	none (overseas territory of France); note - a referendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass	none (overseas territory of France); note - a referendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass; a new referendum is scheduled for 2014
Niger	3 August 1958 (from France)	3 August 1960 (from France)
Philippines	4 July 1946 (from US)	12 June 1898 (from Spain)
Portugal	1140 (independent republic proclaimed 5 October 1910)	1143 (independent republic proclaimed 5 October 1910)
Romania	1881 (from Turkey; republic proclaimed 30 December 1947)	9 May 1877 (independence proclaimed from Turkey; independence recognized 13 July 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin; kingdom proclaimed 26 March 1881; republic proclaimed 30 December 1947)
Serbia and Montenegro	-	27 April 1992 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or FRY formed as self-proclaimed successor to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or SFRY)
Singapore	9 August 1965 (from Malaysia)	9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
South Africa	31 May 1910 (from UK)	31 May 1910 (from UK); note - South Africa became a republic in 1961 following an October 1960 referendum
Spain	1492 (expulsion of the Moors and unification)	the Iberian peninsula was characterized by a variety of independent kingdoms prior to the Moslem occupation that began in the early 8th Century A. D. and lasted nearly seven centuries; the small Christian redoubts of the north began the reconquest almost immediately, culminating in the seizure of Granada in 1492; this event completed the unification of several kingdoms and is traditionally considered the forging of present-day Spain
Ukraine	24 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)	24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
United Kingdom	England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century; the union between England and Wales was enacted under the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284; in the Act of Union of 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanent union as Great Britain; the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition of Ireland; six northern Irish counties remained part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland and the current name of the country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was adopted in 1927	England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century; the union between England and Wales, begun in 1284 with the Statute of Rhuddlan, was not formalized until 1536 with an Act of Union; in another Act of Union in 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanently join as Great Britain; the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition of Ireland; six northern Irish counties remained part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland and the current name of the country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was adopted in 1927
Yugoslavia	27 April 1992 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or FRY formed as self-proclaimed successor to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or SFRY)	-