word | | Independence |
| extent | Holy See (Vatican City) | ... 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 ... |
| facto | Indonesia | 17 August 1945 (declared)
note: recognized by the Netherlands on 27 December 1949; in August 2005, the Netherlands announced it recognized de facto Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945 |
February
 map | Cyprus | 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 |
February
map | Dominican Republic | 27 February 1844 (from Haiti) |
February
map | Egypt | 28 February 1922 (from UK) |
February
map | European Union | 7 February 1992 (Maastricht Treaty signed establishing the EU); 1 November 1993 (Maastricht Treaty entered into force) |
February
map | Gambia, The | 18 February 1965 (from UK) |
February
map | Grenada | 7 February 1974 (from UK) |
February
map | 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 ... |
February
map | Kosovo | 17 February 2008 (from Serbia) |
February
map | Saint Lucia | 22 February 1979 (from UK) |
February
map | Sri Lanka | 4 February 1948 (from UK) |
| Federal | Germany | ... 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) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and ... |
| federation | Australia | 1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies) |
| federation | Senegal | 4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independence achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960 |
| Federation | Singapore | 9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation) |
| finally | Italy | 17 March 1861 (Kingdom of Italy proclaimed; Italy was not finally unified until 1870) |
| Foix | Andorra | 1278 (formed under the joint suzerainty of the French count of Foix and the Spanish bishop of Urgel) |
| force | European Union | 7 February 1992 (Maastricht Treaty signed establishing the EU); 1 November 1993 (Maastricht Treaty entered into force) |
| foreign | Afghanistan | 19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs) |
| foreign | 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) |
| forging | Spain | ... 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 |
| form | Somalia | ... 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland, which became independent from the UK on 26 June 1960, and Italian Somaliland, which became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on 1 July |
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