word | | Independence |
| overseas | Wallis and Futuna | none (overseas territory of France) |
| overthrow | Yemen | ... Yemen]); note - previously North Yemen became independent in November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and became a republic with the overthrow of the theocratic Imamate in 1962; South Yemen became independent on |
| Pakistan | 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 |
| Papal | Holy See (Vatican City) | ... 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 extent, may be ... |
| parliamentary | Niue | on 19 October 1974, Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand |
| participates | 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) |
| partition | United Kingdom | ... 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 Irish counties remained part of ... |
| pass | 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 |
| Peace | Netherlands | ... of Utrecht breaking with Spain; on 26 July 1581 they formally declared their independence with an Act of Abjuration; however, it was not until 30 January 1648 and the Peace of Westphalia |
| peninsula | Spain | the Iberian peninsula 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 ... |
| People's | China | 221 BC (unification under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty); 1 January 1912 (Manchu Dynasty replaced by a Republic); 1 October 1949 (People's Republic established) |
| People's | Yemen | ... was 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 ... |
| permanently | United Kingdom | ... 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 and Ireland ... |
| place | Germany | ... US, and French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; unification of West Germany and East Germany took place 3 October |
| political | Northern Mariana Islands | none (commonwealth in political union with the US) |
Portugal
 map | Angola | 11 November 1975 (from Portugal) |
Portugal
map | Brazil | 7 September 1822 (from Portugal) |
Portugal
map | Cape Verde | 5 July 1975 (from Portugal) |
Portugal
map | Guinea-Bissau | 24 September 1973 (declared); 10 September 1974 (from Portugal) |
Portugal
map | Mozambique | 25 June 1975 (from Portugal) |
Portugal
map | Portugal | 1143 (Kingdom of Portugal recognized); 5 October 1910 (republic proclaimed) |
Portugal
map | Sao Tome and Principe | 12 July 1975 (from Portugal) |
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