word | | Independence |
| free | Niue | on 19 October 1974, Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand |
| Free | 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) |
French
 map | Andorra | 1278 (formed under the joint suzerainty of the French count of Foix and the Spanish bishop of Urgel) |
French
map | Germany | ... War II; Federal 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 ... |
French
map | Lebanon | 22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration) |
French
map | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | none (territorial collectivity of France; has been under French control since 1763) |
French
map | Syria | 17 April 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration) |
| French-administered | Cameroon | 1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship) |
| French-administered | Togo | 27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship) |
| FRG | Germany | ... 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 included the former UK ... |
| GDR | Germany | ... 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 included the ... |
| German | 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 ... |
| Germany | Germany | ... 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 included the former ... |
| government | Belgium | 4 October 1830 (a provisional government declared independence from the Netherlands); 21 July 1831 (King Leopold I ascended to the throne) |
| Government | 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 |
| Government | 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 |
| government | Niue | on 19 October 1974, Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand |
| Granada | Spain | ... 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 ... |
| Great | United Kingdom | ... an Act of Union; in another Act of Union in 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanently join as Great Britain; the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in ... |
| Great | United States | 4 July 1776 (from Great Britain) |
| Greenland | 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) |
| Grimaldi | Monaco | 1419 (beginning of rule by the House of Grimaldi) |
| Gustav | Sweden | 6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king) |
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