word | | Independence |
| Abjuration | Netherlands | ... 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 ... |
| achieved | Senegal | 4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independence achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960 |
| acknowledged | Cuba | 20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by the US from 1898 to 1902); not acknowledged by the Cuban Government as a day of independence |
| acknowledged | Holy See (Vatican City) | 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 ... |
| Act | Netherlands | ... 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 ... |
| Act | United Kingdom | ... 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 ... |
| action | Cook Islands | none (became self-governing in free association with New Zealand on 4 August 1965 and has the right at any time to move to full independence by unilateral action) |
| actively | Greenland | none (extensive self-rule as part of the Kingdom of Denmark; foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, but Greenland actively participates in international agreements relating to Greenland) |
| AD | San Marino | 3 September AD 301 |
| Aden | Yemen | ... 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 became independent in November ... |
| administered | Cuba | 20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by the US from 1898 to 1902); not acknowledged by the Cuban Government as a day of independence |
| administration | Burundi | 1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgian administration) |
| administration | Iraq | 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-controlled Government |
| administration | Israel | 14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration) |
| administration | Jordan | 25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration) |
| administration | Lebanon | 22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration) |
| administration | Syria | 17 April 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration) |
| administrative | Faroe Islands | none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark) |
| administrative | Hong Kong | none (special administrative region of China) |
| administrative | Macau | none (special administrative region of China) |
| adopted | United Kingdom | ... 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 |
| adoption | United Kingdom | ... 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 ... |
| affairs | Afghanistan | 19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs) |
| affairs | Greenland | none (extensive self-rule as part of the Kingdom of Denmark; foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, but Greenland actively participates in international agreements relating to Greenland) |
| Afghan | Afghanistan | 19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs) |
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