word | | Independence |
| breaking | Netherlands | 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 ... |
| Britain | United Kingdom | 12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); notable earlier dates: 927 (minor English kingdoms united); 3 March 1284 ... |
| Britain | United States | 4 July 1776 (declared); 3 September 1783 (recognized by Great Britain) |
| British | Canada | 1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK per Statute of Westminster) |
| British | Egypt | ... protectorate status; the revolution that began on 23 July 1952 led to a republic being declared on 18 June 1953 and all British troops withdrawn on 18 June 1956); note - it was ... |
| British | Guernsey | none (British crown dependency) |
| British | 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 Interim Government |
| British | Isle of Man | none (British crown dependency) |
| British | Israel | 14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration) |
| British | Jersey | none (British crown dependency) |
| British | Jordan | 25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration) |
| British | Pakistan | 14 August 1947 (from British India) |
| British | Somalia | 1 July 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland that became independent from the UK on 26 June 1960 and Italian Somaliland that became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on ... |
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