word | | Independence |
| Somali | Somalia | ... 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland, which became independent from the UK on 26 June 1960, and Italian Somaliland, which became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on 1 July |
| Somaliland | Somalia | 1 July 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland, which became independent from the UK on 26 June 1960, and Italian Somaliland, which became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on ... |
| South | Namibia | 21 March 1990 (from South African mandate) |
| South | 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) |
| South | 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 Yemen became independent in November 1918 (from ... |
| sovereign | Iceland | 1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark) |
| sovereignty | Holy See (Vatican City) | ... 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, the origin of ... |
| sovereignty | Iraq | 3 October 1932 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration); note - on 28 June 2004 the Coalition Provisional Authority transferred sovereignty to the Iraqi-controlled Government |
| Soviet | Latvia | 18 November 1918 (from Soviet Russia) |
Soviet-Union
 map | Armenia | 21 September 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
Soviet-Union
map | Azerbaijan | 30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
Soviet-Union
map | Belarus | 25 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
Soviet-Union
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Soviet-Union
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Soviet-Union
map | Kazakhstan | 16 December 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
Soviet-Union
map | Kyrgyzstan | 31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
Soviet-Union
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Soviet-Union
map | Moldova | 27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
Soviet-Union
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Soviet-Union
map | Tajikistan | 9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
Soviet-Union
map | Turkmenistan | 27 October 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
Soviet-Union
map | Ukraine | 24 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
Soviet-Union
map | Uzbekistan | 1 September 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
Spain
map | Argentina | 9 July 1816 (from Spain) |
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