word | | Independence |
| traditionally | Spain | ... north began the reconquest almost immediately, culminating in the seizure of Granada in 1492; this event completed the unification of several kingdoms and is traditionally considered the forging of present-day Spain |
| transferred | 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 |
| Transvaal | 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) |
| treaties | Holy See (Vatican City) | 11 February 1929 (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 ... |
| Treaty | European Union | 7 February 1992 (Maastricht Treaty signed establishing the EU); 1 November 1993 (Maastricht Treaty entered into force) |
| treaty | Ireland | 6 December 1921 (from UK by treaty) |
| Treaty | 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) |
| treaty | United Kingdom | ... was implemented in 1801, 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 ... |
| tribes | France | 486 (Frankish tribes unified); 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire) |
| trusteeship | Burundi | 1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgian administration) |
| trusteeship | Cameroon | 1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship) |
| trusteeship | Libya | 24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship) |
| trusteeship | Marshall Islands | 21 October 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship) |
| Trusteeship | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3 November 1986 (from the US-administered UN Trusteeship) |
| trusteeship | Nauru | 31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship) |
| Trusteeship | Palau | 1 October 1994 (from the US-administered UN Trusteeship) |
| trusteeship | Papua New Guinea | 16 September 1975 (from the Australian-administered UN trusteeship) |
| trusteeship | Rwanda | 1 July 1962 (from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship) |
| trusteeship | Samoa | 1 January 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship) |
| trusteeship | 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 |
| trusteeship | Tanzania | 26 April 1964; Tanganyika became independent 9 December 1961 (from UK-administered UN trusteeship); Zanzibar became independent 19 December 1963 (from UK); Tanganyika united with Zanzibar 26 April 1964 to form the ... |
| trusteeship | Togo | 27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship) |
| Turkey | Cyprus | 16 August 1960 (from UK); note - Turkish Cypriots proclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975 and independence in 1983, but these proclamations are only recognized by Turkey |
| Turkish | Cyprus | 16 August 1960 (from UK); note - Turkish Cypriots proclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975 and independence in 1983, but these proclamations are only recognized by Turkey |
UK
 map | Afghanistan | 19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs) |
UK
map | Anguilla | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
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