| Country | Independence |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina) |
| Faroe Islands | none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark) |
| Fiji | 10 October 1970 (from UK) |
| Finland | 6 December 1917 (from Russia) |
| France | 486 (Frankish tribes unified); 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire) |
| French Polynesia | none (overseas lands of France) |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | void |
| Gabon | 17 August 1960 (from France) |
| Gambia, The | 18 February 1965 (from UK) |
| Gaza Strip | void |
| Georgia | 9 April 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
| 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) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; unification of West Germany and East Germany took place 3 October 1990; all four powers formally relinquished rights 15 March 1991 |
| Ghana | 6 March 1957 (from UK) |
| Gibraltar | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Greece | 1829 (from the Ottoman Empire) |
| Greenland | none (extensive self-rule as part of the Kingdom of Denmark; foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, but Greenland actively participates in international agreements relating to Greenland) |
| Grenada | 7 February 1974 (from UK) |
| Guam | none (territory of the US) |
| Guatemala | 15 September 1821 (from Spain) |
| Guernsey | none (British crown dependency) |
| Guinea | 2 October 1958 (from France) |
| Guinea-Bissau | 24 September 1973 (declared); 10 September 1974 (from Portugal) |
| Guyana | 26 May 1966 (from UK) |
| Haiti | 1 January 1804 (from France) |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands | void |
| 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, the origin of the Papal States, which over the years have varied considerably in extent, may be traced back to the 8th century |
| Honduras | 15 September 1821 (from Spain) |
| Hong Kong | none (special administrative region of China) |
| Hungary | 25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional founding date) |
| Iceland | 1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark) |
| India | 15 August 1947 (from UK) |
| Indian Ocean | void |
| Indonesia | 17 August 1945 (declared)
note: recognized by the Netherlands on 27 December 1949; in August 2005, the Netherlands announced it recognized de facto Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945 |
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