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	Independence (2001)	Independence (2006)
Andorra	1278 (was formed under the joint suzerainty of France and Spain)	1278 (formed under the joint suzerainty of the French count of Foix and the Spanish bishop of Urgel)
Austria	1156 (from Bavaria)	17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 12 November 1918 (republic proclaimed)
Belgium	21 July 1831 (from the Netherlands)	4 October 1830 (a provisional government declares independence from the Netherlands); 21 July 1831 (King Leopold I ascends 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)
Bulgaria	3 March 1878 (from Ottoman Empire)	3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the Ottoman Empire)
Canada	1 July 1867 (from UK)	1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (independence recognized)
China	221 BC (unification under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty 221 BC; Qing or Ch'ing Dynasty replaced by the Republic on 12 February 1912; People's Republic established 1 October 1949)	221 BC (unification under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty); 1 January 1912 (Manchu Dynasty replaced by a Republic); 1 October 1949 (People's Republic established)
Cote d'Ivoire	7 August (1960) (from France)	7 August 1960 (from France)
Cuba	20 May 1902 (from US)	20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by the US from 1898 to 1902)
Cyprus	16 August 1960 (from UK); note - Turkish Cypriot area proclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975	16 August 1960 (from UK); note - Turkish Cypriots proclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975 and independence in 1983, but these proclamations are only recognized by Turkey
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)	20 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
European Union	-	7 February 1992 (Maastricht Treaty signed establishing the EU); 1 November 1993 (Maastricht Treaty entered into force)
French Polynesia	none (overseas territory of France)	none (overseas lands of France)
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; 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 - the three treaties signed with Italy on 11 February 1929 acknowledged, among other things, 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)
Indonesia	17 August 1945 (proclaimed independence; on 27 December 1949, Indonesia became legally independent from the Netherlands)	17 August 1945 (independence proclaimed); 27 December 1949 (Netherlands recognizes Indonesian independence)
Iraq	3 October 1932 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)	3 October 1932 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration); note - on 28 June 2004 the Coalition Provisional Authority transferred sovereignty to the Iraqi Interim Government
Japan	660 BC (traditional founding by Emperor Jimmu)	660 B.C. (traditional founding by Emperor JIMMU)
Latvia	18 November 1991 (from Soviet Union)	21 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Libya	24 December 1951 (from Italy)	24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
Liechtenstein	23 January 1719 Imperial Principality of Liechtenstein established; 12 July 1806 established independence from the Holy Roman Empire	23 January 1719 (Principality of Liechtenstein established); 12 July 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire)
Macedonia	-	8 September 1991 (referendum by registered voters endorsing independence from Yugoslavia)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	17 September 1991 (from Yugoslavia)	-
Montenegro	-	3 June 2006 (from Serbia and Montenegro); note - a referendum on independence was held 21 May 2006
Netherlands	1579 (from Spain)	23 January 1579 (the northern provinces of the Low Countries conclude the Union of Utrecht breaking with Spain; on 26 July 1581 they formally declared their independence with an Act of Abjuration; however, it was not until 30 January 1648 and the Peace of Westphalia that Spain recognized this 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)
Norway	7 June 1905 Norway declared the union with Sweden dissolved; 26 October 1905 Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union	7 June 1905 (Norway declared the union with Sweden dissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union)
Philippines	4 July 1946 (from US)	12 June 1898 (from Spain)
Portugal	1140 (independent republic proclaimed 5 October 1910)	1143 (Kingdom of Portugal recognized); 5 October 1910 (independent republic proclaimed)
Puerto Rico	none (commonwealth associated with the US)	none (territory of the US with commonwealth status)
Romania	1881 (from Turkey; republic proclaimed 30 December 1947)	9 May 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire; independence recognized 13 July 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin; kingdom proclaimed 26 March 1881); 30 December 1947 (republic proclaimed)
San Marino	3 September 301	3 September A.D. 301
Saudi Arabia	23 September 1932 (Unification of the Kingdom)	23 September 1932 (unification of the kingdom)
Senegal	4 April 1960 (from France); complete independence was achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960	4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independence was achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960
Serbia	-	5 June 2006 (from Serbia and Montenegro)
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 Muslim occupation that began in the early 8th century AD 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
Switzerland	1 August 1291 (Founding of the Swiss Confederation)	1 August 1291 (founding of the Swiss Confederation)
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
Yemen	22 May 1990, Republic of Yemen was established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]; previously North Yemen had become independent on NA November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and South Yemen had become independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK)	22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]); note - previously North Yemen had become independent in November of 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and South Yemen had become independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK)
Yugoslavia	27 April 1992 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or FRY formed as self-proclaimed successor to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or SFRY)	-