word | | Independence |
| Africa | Ethiopia | oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world - at least 2,000 years |
| Africa | 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) |
| African | Namibia | 21 March 1990 (from South African mandate) |
| agreed | Norway | 7 June 1905 (Norway declared the union with Sweden dissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union) |
| agreed | United Kingdom | ... not formalized until 1536 with 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 ... |
| agreements | 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) |
| American | Canada | 1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK) |
| among | 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 ... |
| Anglo-Irish | United Kingdom | ... Ireland was implemented in 1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition of Ireland; six northern ... |
| announced | 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 |
| another | United Kingdom | ... 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 to permanently join as ... |
| any | 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) |
April
 map | Georgia | 9 April 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
April
map | Iran | 1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed) |
April
map | Senegal | 4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independence achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960 |
April
map | Sierra Leone | 27 April 1961 (from UK) |
April
map | 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) |
April
map | Syria | 17 April 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration) |
April
map | Tanzania | 26 April 1964; Tanganyika became independent 9 December 1961 (from UK-administered UN trusteeship); Zanzibar became independent 19 December 1963 (from UK); Tanganyika united with Zanzibar 26 April 1964 to form the ... |
April
map | Togo | 27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship) |
April
map | Zimbabwe | 18 April 1980 (from UK) |
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