Compare Independence (2002) - Independence (2001)

Compare Independence (2002) with Independence (2001)

Show all fields

	Independence (2002)	Independence (2001)
Andorra	1278 (was formed under the joint suzerainty of the French count of Foix and the Spanish bishop of Urgel)	1278 (was formed under the joint suzerainty of France and Spain)
Belgium	4 October 1830 a provisional government declared independence from the Netherlands; 21 July 1831 the ascension of King Leopold I to the throne	21 July 1831 (from the Netherlands)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence was completed 1 March 1992; independence was declared 3 March 1992)	1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia)
Cuba	20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by the US from 1898 to 1902)	20 May 1902 (from US)
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	regained on 20 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)	6 September 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) 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	11 February 1929 (from Italy)
Iceland	1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark)	17 June 1944 (from Denmark)
Latvia	21 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)	18 November 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	8 September 1991 referendum by registered voters endorsing independence (from Yugoslavia)	17 September 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
Netherlands	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	1579 (from Spain)
New Caledonia	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	none (overseas territory of France); note - a referendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass
Niger	3 August 1960 (from France)	3 August 1958 (from France)
Portugal	1143 (independent republic proclaimed 5 October 1910)	1140 (independent republic proclaimed 5 October 1910)
Romania	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)	1881 (from Turkey; 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)	-
Spain	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	1492 (expulsion of the Moors and unification)
Yugoslavia	-	27 April 1992 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or FRY formed as self-proclaimed successor to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or SFRY)