word | | Independence |
| declared | South Africa | 31 May 1910 (Union of South Africa formed from four British colonies: Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange Free State); 31 May 1961 (republic declared) 27 April 1994 (majority rule) |
| Democratic | Germany | ... Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed 7 October 1949 and ... |
| Democratic | 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 ... |
Denmark
 map | Faroe Islands | none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark) |
Denmark
map | 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) |
Denmark
map | Iceland | 1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark) |
| dependency | Guernsey | none (British crown dependency) |
| dependency | Isle of Man | none (British crown dependency) |
| dependency | Jersey | none (British crown dependency) |
| dissolution | Senegal | 4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independence achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960 |
| dissolved | Norway | 7 June 1905 (Norway declared the union with Sweden dissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union) |
| divided | Germany | 18 January 1871 (German Empire unification); divided into four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and later, France) in 1945 following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany ... |
| division | Faroe Islands | none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark) |
| division | France | 486 (Frankish tribes unified); 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire) |
| Duchy | Austria | 976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 12 November 1918 (republic proclaimed) |
| Dynasty | China | 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) |
| early | Spain | ... characterized by a variety of independent kingdoms prior to the Muslim occupation that began in the early 8th century A.D. and lasted nearly seven centuries; the small Christian redoubts of the north ... |
| East | Germany | ... or West Germany) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR ... |
| Egypt | Sudan | 1 January 1956 (from Egypt and UK) |
| elected | Sweden | 6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king) |
| Emperor | Japan | 660 B.C. (traditional founding by Emperor JIMMU) |
| Empire | Albania | 28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire) |
| Empire | Austria | 976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 12 November 1918 (republic proclaimed) |
| Empire | Bulgaria | 3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the Ottoman Empire) |
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