| | Independence (2005) | Independence (2006) |
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Andorra |
1278 (was formed under the joint suzerainty of the French count of Foix and the Spanish bishop of Urgel) |
1278 (formed under the joint suzerainty of the French count of Foix and the Spanish bishop of Urgel) |
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Austria |
1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 12 November 1918 (republic proclaimed) |
17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 12 November 1918 (republic proclaimed) |
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Japan |
660 BC (traditional founding by Emperor JIMMU) |
660 B.C. (traditional founding by Emperor JIMMU) |
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Libya |
24 December 1951 (from Italy) |
24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship) |
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Montenegro |
- |
3 June 2006 (from Serbia and Montenegro); note - a referendum on independence was held 21 May 2006 |
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Netherlands |
23 January 1579 (the northern provinces of the Low Countries conclude the Union of Utrecht breaking with Spain; it was not until 1648 that Spain recognized their independence) |
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) |
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Puerto Rico |
none (commonwealth associated with the US) |
none (territory of the US with commonwealth status) |
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San Marino |
3 September 301 |
3 September A.D. 301 |
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Serbia |
- |
5 June 2006 (from Serbia and Montenegro) |
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Serbia and Montenegro |
27 April 1992 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or FRY - now Serbia and Montenegro - formed as self-proclaimed successor to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or SFRY) |
- |
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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 |
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 |