word | | Independence |
| League | Israel | 14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration) |
| League | Jordan | 25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration) |
| League | Lebanon | 22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration) |
| League | Syria | 17 April 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration) |
| least | Ethiopia | oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world - at least 2,000 years (may be traced to the Aksumite Kingdom, which coalesced in the first century B.C ... |
| Leopold | Belgium | 4 October 1830 (a provisional government declared independence from the Netherlands); 21 July 1831 (King Leopold I ascended to the throne) |
| Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | 23 January 1719 (Principality of Liechtenstein established); 12 July 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire) |
| Lisbon | European Union | ... signed on 25 March 1957 and entered into force on 1 January 1958, created the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community; the Treaty of Lisbon, which was signed on ... |
| Lower | Egypt | ... a republic being declared on 18 June 1953 and all British troops withdrawn on 18 June 1956); note - it was ca. 3200 B.C. that the Two Lands of Upper (southern) and Lower |
| Maastricht | European Union | 7 February 1992 (Maastricht Treaty signed establishing the EU); 1 November 1993 (Maastricht Treaty entered into force)
note: Treaties of Rome, which were signed on 25 March 1957 and ... |
| majority | 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) |
| Malaysian | Singapore | 9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation) |
| Mali | Senegal | 4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independence achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960 |
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