word | | Independence |
| Britain | United Kingdom | ... 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 was implemented in 1801 ... |
| Britain | United States | 4 July 1776 (from Great Britain) |
| British | Canada | 1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK) |
| British | Guernsey | none (British crown dependency) |
| British | 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 |
| British | Isle of Man | none (British crown dependency) |
| British | Israel | 14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration) |
| British | Jersey | none (British crown dependency) |
| British | Jordan | 25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration) |
| British | Pakistan | 14 August 1947 (from British India) |
| British | 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 ... |
| British | 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) |
| Cape | 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) |
| Carolingian | France | 486 (Frankish tribes unified); 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire) |
| centuries | Spain | ... the Muslim occupation that began in the early 8th century A.D. and lasted nearly seven centuries; the small Christian redoubts of the north began the reconquest almost immediately, culminating in the seizure ... |
| century | Denmark | first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy |
| century | Holy See (Vatican City) | ... 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 traced back to the |
| century | Spain | ... 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 redoubts of the north began the ... |
| century | 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 ... |
| Ch'in | 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) |
| characterized | 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 ... |
China
map | Hong Kong | none (special administrative region of China) |
China
map | Macau | none (special administrative region of China) |
China
map | Mongolia | 11 July 1921 (from China) |