word | | Independence |
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 map | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3 November 1986 (from the US-administered UN Trusteeship) |
UN
map | Nauru | 31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship) |
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map | Palau | 1 October 1994 (from the US-administered UN Trusteeship) |
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map | Papua New Guinea | 16 September 1975 (from the Australian-administered UN trusteeship) |
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map | Rwanda | 1 July 1962 (from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship) |
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map | Samoa | 1 January 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship) |
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map | 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 |
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map | 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 ... |
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map | Togo | 27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship) |
| unification | 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) |
| unification | Germany | 18 January 1871 (German Empire unification); divided into four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and later, France) in 1945 following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany ... |
| unification | Saudi Arabia | 23 September 1932 (unification of the kingdom) |
| unification | 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 |
| unified | Bhutan | 1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king) |
| unified | Denmark | first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy |
| unified | France | 486 (Frankish tribes unified); 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire) |
| unified | Italy | 17 March 1861 (Kingdom of Italy proclaimed; Italy was not finally unified until 1870) |
| unified | Nepal | 1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan Shah) |
| unified | United Kingdom | England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century; the union between England and Wales, begun in 1284 with the Statute of Rhuddlan, was not formalized until 1536 with an ... |
| unilateral | Cook Islands | none (became self-governing in free association with New Zealand on 4 August 1965 and has the right at any time to move to full independence by unilateral action) |
| union | Canada | 1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK) |
| Union | Netherlands | 23 January 1579 (the 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 ... |
| union | Northern Mariana Islands | none (commonwealth in political union with the US) |
| union | Norway | 7 June 1905 (Norway declared the union with Sweden dissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union) |
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