word | | Independence |
October
 map | Zambia | 24 October 1964 (from UK) |
| official | Bangladesh | 16 December 1971 (from West Pakistan); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is known as Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of Bangladesh |
| official | Timor-Leste | 28 November 1975 (independence proclaimed from Portugal); note - 20 May 2002 is the official date of international recognition of Timor-Leste's independence from Indonesia |
| oldest | Ethiopia | oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world - at least 2,000 years |
| Orange | 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) |
| organized | Denmark | first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy |
| origin | Holy See (Vatican City) | ... February 1929 acknowledged, among other things, the full sovereignty of the Vatican and established its territorial extent; however, the origin of the Papal States, which over the years have varied considerably in ... |
| Ottoman | Albania | 28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire) |
| Ottoman | Bulgaria | 3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the Ottoman Empire) |
| Ottoman | Greece | 1829 (from the Ottoman Empire) |
| Ottoman | Romania | 9 May 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire; independence recognized 13 July 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin); 26 March 1881 (kingdom proclaimed); 30 December 1947 (republic proclaimed) |
| Ottoman | Turkey | 29 October 1923 (successor state to the Ottoman Empire) |
| Ottoman | Yemen | ... Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]); note - previously North Yemen became independent in November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and became a republic with the overthrow of the theocratic ... |
| overseas | Anguilla | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| overseas | Bermuda | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| overseas | British Virgin Islands | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| overseas | Cayman Islands | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| overseas | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina) |
| overseas | Faroe Islands | none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark) |
| overseas | French Polynesia | none (overseas lands of France) |
| overseas | Gibraltar | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| overseas | Mayotte | none (territorial overseas collectivity of France) |
| overseas | Montserrat | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| overseas | New Caledonia | none (overseas territory of France); note - a referendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass; a new referendum is scheduled for 2014 |
| overseas | Pitcairn Islands | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| overseas | Saint Barthelemy | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
| overseas | Saint Helena | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| overseas | Saint Martin | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
| overseas | Turks and Caicos Islands | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
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