word | | Independence |
| declared | Lithuania | 11 March 1990 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: 6 July 1253 (coronation of Mindaugas, traditional founding date), 1 July 1569 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created) |
| declared | Mexico | 16 September 1810 (declared); 27 September 1821 (recognized by Spain) |
| declared | Netherlands | ... 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; however, it was not ... |
| declared | Norway | 7 June 1905 (Norway declared the union with Sweden dissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union) |
| declared | 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) |
| declared | United States | 4 July 1776 (declared); 3 September 1783 (recognized by Great Britain) |
| Democratic | Germany | ... of Germany (FRG or West Germany) proclaimed on 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed on 7 October 1949 ... |
| Democratic | Yemen | ... established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]); note - previously North ... |
Denmark
 map | Faroe Islands | none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark) |
Denmark
map | 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) |
Denmark
map | Iceland | 1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark) |
| dependency | Guernsey | none (British crown dependency) |
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