word | | Independence |
| 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 (Qing or Ch'ing Dynasty replaced by the Republic of China); 1 October 1949 (People's Republic of China established) |
| early | Spain | ... was 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 ... |
| 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 the UK) |
| elected | Sweden | 6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king) |
| Emperor | Japan | 660 B.C. (traditional date of the founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU; first recognized by Emperor Meiji in 1873) |
| 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) |
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