Here you will see the listing of all counties in tabled format in two tables as noted below.
* A-Z sorted by country (table A)
* sorted by month date (table B )
no separate info .
Table A: Sorted Alphabetically by Country
|
Country |
Independence Date |
Previous Sovereign Power |
|
Afghanistan |
August 19, 1919 |
United Kingdom (protectorate) |
|
Albania |
November 28, 1912 |
Ottoman Empire |
|
Algeria |
July 5, 1962 |
France |
|
Andorra |
1278 (feudal charter) |
French and Spanish co-sovereignty |
|
Angola |
November 11, 1975 |
Portugal |
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
November 1, 1981 |
United Kingdom |
|
Argentina |
July 9, 1816 |
Spain |
|
Armenia |
September 21, 1991 |
Soviet Union |
|
Australia |
January 1, 1901 |
United Kingdom (federation) |
|
Austria |
October 26, 1955 |
Allied occupation (WWII) |
|
Azerbaijan |
October 18, 1991 |
Soviet Union |
|
Bahamas |
July 10, 1973 |
United Kingdom |
|
Bahrain |
August 15, 1971 |
United Kingdom |
|
Bangladesh |
March 26, 1971 |
Pakistan |
|
Barbados |
November 30, 1966 |
United Kingdom |
|
Belarus |
December 25, 1991 |
Soviet Union |
|
Belgium |
July 21, 1831 |
Netherlands (de facto) |
|
Belize |
September 21, 1981 |
United Kingdom |
|
Benin |
August 1, 1960 |
France |
|
Bhutan |
December 17, 1907 |
Became unified kingdom (from Britain) |
|
Bolivia |
August 6, 1825 |
Spain |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
March 1, 1992 |
Yugoslavia |
|
Botswana |
September 30, 1966 |
United Kingdom |
|
Brazil |
September 7, 1822 |
Portugal |
|
Brunei |
January 1, 1984 |
United Kingdom |
|
Bulgaria |
September 22, 1908 |
Ottoman Empire |
|
Burkina Faso |
August 5, 1960 |
France |
|
Burundi |
July 1, 1962 |
Belgium |
|
Cabo Verde |
July 5, 1975 |
Portugal |
|
Cambodia |
November 9, 1953 |
France |
|
Cameroon |
January 1, 1960 |
France |
|
Canada |
July 1, 1867 |
United Kingdom (statute) |
|
Central African Republic |
August 13, 1960 |
France |
|
Chad |
August 11, 1960 |
France |
|
Chile |
February 12, 1818 |
Spain |
|
China |
October 1, 1949 |
(Establishment of PRC) |
|
Colombia |
July 20, 1810 |
Spain |
|
Comoros |
July 6, 1975 |
France |
|
Costa Rica |
September 15, 1821 |
Spain |
|
Côte d'Ivoire |
August 7, 1960 |
France |
|
Croatia |
June 25, 1991 |
Yugoslavia |
|
Cuba |
May 20, 1902 |
Spain (via US admin.) |
|
Cyprus |
August 16, 1960 |
United Kingdom |
|
Czech Republic |
January 1, 1993 |
Czechoslovakia (peaceful dissolution) |
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
June 30, 1960 |
Belgium |
|
Denmark |
c. 10th Century |
(Never colonized) |
|
Djibouti |
June 27, 1977 |
France |
|
Dominica |
November 3, 1978 |
United Kingdom |
|
Dominican Republic |
February 27, 1844 |
Haiti |
|
East Timor (Timor-Leste) |
May 20, 2002 |
Indonesia (formerly Portugal) |
|
Ecuador |
May 24, 1822 |
Spain |
|
Egypt |
February 28, 1922 |
United Kingdom |
|
El Salvador |
September 15, 1821 |
Spain |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
October 12, 1968 |
Spain |
|
Eritrea |
May 24, 1993 |
Ethiopia |
|
Estonia |
August 20, 1991 |
Soviet Union (reclaimed) |
|
Eswatini |
September 6, 1968 |
United Kingdom |
|
Ethiopia |
Never colonized |
(Ancient nation) |
|
Fiji |
October 10, 1970 |
United Kingdom |
|
Finland |
December 6, 1917 |
Russia |
|
France |
486 AD |
(Ancient nation) |
|
Gabon |
August 17, 1960 |
France |
|
Gambia |
February 18, 1965 |
United Kingdom |
|
Georgia |
April 9, 1991 |
Soviet Union |
|
Germany |
January 18, 1871 |
(Unification of states) |
|
Ghana |
March 6, 1957 |
United Kingdom |
|
Greece |
March 25, 1821 |
Ottoman Empire (official ) |
|
Grenada |
February 7, 1974 |
United Kingdom |
|
Guatemala |
September 15, 1821 |
Spain |
|
Guinea |
October 2, 1958 |
France |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
September 24, 1973 |
Portugal |
|
Guyana |
May 26, 1966 |
United Kingdom |
|
Haiti |
January 1, 1804 |
France |
|
Honduras |
September 15, 1821 |
Spain |
|
Hungary |
November 16, 1918 |
Austria-Hungary |
|
Iceland |
June 17, 1944 |
Denmark |
|
India |
August 15, 1947 |
United Kingdom |
|
Indonesia |
August 17, 1945 |
Netherlands |
|
Iran |
c. 550 BC |
(Ancient nation) |
|
Iraq |
October 3, 1932 |
United Kingdom |
|
Ireland |
December 6, 1922 |
United Kingdom |
|
Israel |
May 14, 1948 |
British Mandate of Palestine |
|
Italy |
March 17, 1861 |
(Unification of states) |
|
Jamaica |
August 6, 1962 |
United Kingdom |
|
Japan |
660 BC |
(Ancient nation) |
|
Jordan |
May 25, 1946 |
United Kingdom |
|
Kazakhstan |
December 16, 1991 |
Soviet Union |
|
Kenya |
December 12, 1963 |
United Kingdom |
|
Kiribati |
July 12, 1979 |
United Kingdom |
|
Kuwait |
June 19, 1961 |
United Kingdom |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
August 31, 1991 |
Soviet Union |
|
Laos |
October 22, 1953 |
France |
|
Latvia |
August 21, 1991 |
Soviet Union (reclaimed) |
|
Lebanon |
November 22, 1943 |
France |
|
Lesotho |
October 4, 1966 |
United Kingdom |
|
Liberia |
July 26, 1847 |
(American Colonization Society) |
|
Libya |
December 24, 1951 |
UK/France admin. (post-Italy) |
|
Liechtenstein |
July 12, 1806 |
Holy Roman Empire |
|
Lithuania |
March 11, 1990 |
Soviet Union (reclaimed) |
|
Luxembourg |
1839 |
Netherlands (personal union) |
|
Madagascar |
June 26, 1960 |
France |
|
Malawi |
July 6, 1964 |
United Kingdom |
|
Malaysia |
August 31, 1957 |
United Kingdom |
|
Maldives |
July 26, 1965 |
United Kingdom |
|
Mali |
September 22, 1960 |
France |
|
Malta |
September 21, 1964 |
United Kingdom |
|
Marshall Islands |
October 21, 1986 |
United States (Trust Territory) |
|
Mauritania |
November 28, 1960 |
France |
|
Mauritius |
March 12, 1968 |
United Kingdom |
|
Mexico |
September 16, 1810 |
Spain |
|
Micronesia |
November 3, 1986 |
United States (Trust Territory) |
|
Moldova |
August 27, 1991 |
Soviet Union |
|
Monaco |
1419 |
Genoa |
|
Mongolia |
December 29, 1911 |
China (Qing Dynasty) |
|
Montenegro |
June 3, 2006 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
|
Morocco |
March 2, 1956 |
France |
|
Mozambique |
June 25, 1975 |
Portugal |
|
Myanmar (Burma) |
January 4, 1948 |
United Kingdom |
|
Namibia |
March 21, 1990 |
South Africa |
|
Nauru |
January 31, 1968 |
Australia/UK/NZ trusteeship |
|
Nepal |
1768 |
(Never colonized, unified) |
|
Netherlands |
July 26, 1581 |
Spain (Habsburg) |
|
New Zealand |
September 26, 1907 |
United Kingdom (Dominion status) |
|
Nicaragua |
September 15, 1821 |
Spain |
|
Niger |
August 3, 1960 |
France |
|
Nigeria |
October 1, 1960 |
United Kingdom |
|
North Korea |
September 9, 1948 |
Soviet administration |
|
North Macedonia |
September 8, 1991 |
Yugoslavia |
|
Norway |
June 7, 1905 |
Sweden |
|
Oman |
1650 |
Portugal |
|
Pakistan |
August 14, 1947 |
United Kingdom |
|
Palau |
October 1, 1994 |
United States (Trust Territory) |
|
Panama |
November 3, 1903 |
Colombia |
|
Papua New Guinea |
September 16, 1975 |
Australia |
|
Paraguay |
May 14, 1811 |
Spain |
|
Peru |
July 28, 1821 |
Spain |
|
Philippines |
July 4, 1946 |
United States |
|
Poland |
November 11, 1918 |
Russia/Germany/Austria (partitions) |
|
Portugal |
1143 |
Kingdom of León |
|
Qatar |
September 3, 1971 |
United Kingdom |
|
Republic of the Congo |
August 15, 1960 |
France |
|
Romania |
May 9, 1877 |
Ottoman Empire |
|
Russia |
August 24, 1991 |
Soviet Union (as RSFSR) |
|
Rwanda |
July 1, 1962 |
Belgium |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
September 19, 1983 |
United Kingdom |
|
Saint Lucia |
February 22, 1979 |
United Kingdom |
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
October 27, 1979 |
United Kingdom |
|
Samoa |
January 1, 1962 |
New Zealand |
|
San Marino |
September 3, 301 AD |
Roman Empire (traditional) |
|
São Tomé and Príncipe |
July 12, 1975 |
Portugal |
|
Saudi Arabia |
September 23, 1932 |
(Unification) |
|
Senegal |
April 4, 1960 |
France |
|
Serbia |
June 5, 2006 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
|
Seychelles |
June 29, 1976 |
United Kingdom |
|
Sierra Leone |
April 27, 1961 |
United Kingdom |
|
Singapore |
August 9, 1965 |
Malaysia |
|
Slovakia |
January 1, 1993 |
Czechoslovakia (peaceful dissolution) |
|
Slovenia |
June 25, 1991 |
Yugoslavia |
|
Solomon Islands |
July 7, 1978 |
United Kingdom |
|
Somalia |
July 1, 1960 |
UK & Italy (unification of territories) |
|
South Africa |
December 11, 1931 |
United Kingdom (Statute of Westminster) |
|
South Korea |
August 15, 1945 |
Japan |
|
South Sudan |
July 9, 2011 |
Sudan |
|
Spain |
1492 |
(Reconquista completed) |
|
Sri Lanka |
February 4, 1948 |
United Kingdom |
|
Sudan |
January 1, 1956 |
UK & Egypt (condominium) |
|
Suriname |
November 25, 1975 |
Netherlands |
|
Sweden |
June 6, 1523 |
Kalmar Union (Denmark) |
|
Switzerland |
October 24, 1648 |
Holy Roman Empire (Peace of Westphalia) |
|
Syria |
April 17, 1946 |
France |
|
Tajikistan |
September 9, 1991 |
Soviet Union |
|
Tanzania |
April 26, 1964 |
UK (Tanganyika & Zanzibar united) |
|
Thailand |
Never colonized |
(Ancient nation) |
|
Togo |
April 27, 1960 |
France |
|
Tonga |
June 4, 1970 |
United Kingdom (protected state) |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
August 31, 1962 |
United Kingdom |
|
Tunisia |
March 20, 1956 |
France |
|
Turkey |
October 29, 1923 |
(Successor to Ottoman Empire) |
|
Turkmenistan |
October 27, 1991 |
Soviet Union |
|
Tuvalu |
October 1, 1978 |
United Kingdom |
|
Uganda |
October 9, 1962 |
United Kingdom |
|
Ukraine |
August 24, 1991 |
Soviet Union |
|
United Arab Emirates |
December 2, 1971 |
United Kingdom |
|
United Kingdom |
1707 |
(Act of Union) |
|
United States |
July 4, 1776 |
Great Britain |
|
Uruguay |
August 25, 1825 |
Brazil (from Spain/Portugal) |
|
Uzbekistan |
September 1, 1991 |
Soviet Union |
|
Vanuatu |
July 30, 1980 |
UK/France condominium |
|
Vatican City |
February 11, 1929 |
Italy (Lateran Treaty) |
|
Venezuela |
July 5, 1811 |
Spain |
|
Vietnam |
September 2, 1945 |
France |
|
Yemen |
November 30, 1967 |
United Kingdom (South) |
|
Zambia |
October 24, 1964 |
United Kingdom |
|
Zimbabwe |
April 18, 1980 |
United Kingdom |
Table B: Sorted by Month and date of Independence
|
Month |
Date |
Country |
Previous Sovereign Power |
|
January |
Jan 1 |
Haiti |
France |
|
Jan 1 |
Sudan |
UK & Egypt (Condominium) |
|
|
Jan 1 |
Cameroon |
France |
|
|
Jan 1 |
Samoa |
New Zealand |
|
|
Jan 1 |
Brunei |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Jan 1 |
Czech Republic |
Czechoslovakia |
|
|
Jan 1 |
Slovakia |
Czechoslovakia |
|
|
Jan 26 |
Australia |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Jan 28 |
Armenia |
Soviet Union |
|
|
February |
Feb 4 |
Sri Lanka |
United Kingdom |
|
Feb 7 |
Grenada |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Feb 11 |
Iran |
(Establishment of Islamic Republic) |
|
|
Feb 16 |
Lithuania |
Russia / Germany |
|
|
Feb 17 |
Kosovo |
Serbia |
|
|
Feb 18 |
The Gambia |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Feb 22 |
Saint Lucia |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Feb 25 |
Kuwait |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Feb 27 |
Dominican Republic |
Haiti |
|
|
March |
Mar 3 |
Bulgaria |
Ottoman Empire |
|
Mar 6 |
Ghana |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Mar 12 |
Mauritius |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Mar 17 |
Ireland |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Mar 20 |
Tunisia |
France |
|
|
Mar 21 |
Namibia |
South Africa |
|
|
Mar 25 |
Greece |
Ottoman Empire (off resistance day) |
|
|
Mar 26 |
Bangladesh |
Pakistan |
|
|
April |
Apr 4 |
Senegal |
France |
|
Apr 7 |
Mozambique |
Portugal |
|
|
Apr 17 |
Syria |
France |
|
|
Apr 18 |
Zimbabwe |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Apr 26 |
Tanzania |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Apr 27 |
Sierra Leone |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Apr 27 |
Togo |
France |
|
|
Apr 30 |
Vietnam |
France |
|
|
May |
May 3 |
Poland |
Russia / Germany / Austria |
|
May 14 |
Israel |
British Mandate of Palestine |
|
|
May 15 |
Paraguay |
Spain |
|
|
May 20 |
Cuba |
United States (from Spain) |
|
|
May 20 |
East Timor (Timor-Leste) |
Indonesia |
|
|
May 22 |
Yemen |
United Kingdom (South) |
|
|
May 24 |
Eritrea |
Ethiopia |
|
|
May 25 |
Jordan |
United Kingdom |
|
|
May 28 |
Azerbaijan |
Soviet Union |
|
|
May 30 |
Croatia |
Yugoslavia |
|
|
June |
Jun 1 |
Samoa |
New Zealand |
|
Jun 2 |
Italy |
(Unification) |
|
|
Jun 5 |
Denmark |
(Adoption of Constitution) |
|
|
Jun 12 |
Philippines |
Spain |
|
|
Jun 12 |
Russia |
Soviet Union (as RSFSR) |
|
|
Jun 17 |
Iceland |
Denmark |
|
|
Jun 19 |
Kuwait |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Jun 25 |
Mozambique |
Portugal |
|
|
Jun 25 |
Slovenia |
Yugoslavia |
|
|
Jun 26 |
Madagascar |
France |
|
|
Jun 27 |
Djibouti |
France |
|
|
Jun 30 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Belgium |
|
|
July |
Jul 1 |
Burundi |
Belgium |
|
Jul 1 |
Canada |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Jul 1 |
Rwanda |
Belgium |
|
|
Jul 1 |
Somalia |
UK & Italy |
|
|
Jul 3 |
Belarus |
Soviet Union |
|
|
Jul 4 |
United States |
Great Britain |
|
|
Jul 5 |
Algeria |
France |
|
|
Jul 5 |
Cape Verde |
Portugal |
|
|
Jul 5 |
Venezuela |
Spain |
|
|
Jul 6 |
Comoros |
France |
|
|
Jul 6 |
Malawi |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Jul 7 |
Solomon Islands |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Jul 9 |
Argentina |
Spain |
|
|
Jul 9 |
South Sudan |
Sudan |
|
|
Jul 10 |
The Bahamas |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Jul 12 |
Kiribati |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Jul 12 |
São Tomé and Príncipe |
Portugal |
|
|
Jul 20 |
Colombia |
Spain |
|
|
Jul 21 |
Belgium |
Netherlands |
|
|
Jul 26 |
Liberia |
(American Colonization Society) |
|
|
Jul 26 |
Maldives |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Jul 28 |
Peru |
Spain |
|
|
Jul 30 |
Vanuatu |
UK/France Condominium |
|
|
August |
Aug 1 |
Benin |
France |
|
Aug 3 |
Niger |
France |
|
|
Aug 5 |
Burkina Faso |
France |
|
|
Aug 6 |
Bolivia |
Spain |
|
|
Aug 6 |
Jamaica |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Aug 7 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
France |
|
|
Aug 9 |
Singapore |
Malaysia |
|
|
Aug 10 |
Ecuador |
Spain |
|
|
Aug 11 |
Chad |
France |
|
|
Aug 13 |
Central African Republic |
France |
|
|
Aug 14 |
Pakistan |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Aug 15 |
India |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Aug 15 |
Republic of the Congo |
France |
|
|
Aug 15 |
Liechtenstein |
Holy Roman Empire |
|
|
Aug 17 |
Gabon |
France |
|
|
Aug 17 |
Indonesia |
Netherlands |
|
|
Aug 19 |
Afghanistan |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Aug 20 |
Estonia |
Soviet Union |
|
|
Aug 20 |
Senegal |
France |
|
|
Aug 25 |
Uruguay |
Brazil |
|
|
Aug 27 |
Moldova |
Soviet Union |
|
|
Aug 29 |
Slovakia |
Czechoslovakia |
|
|
Aug 30 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Aug 31 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Soviet Union |
|
|
Aug 31 |
Malaysia |
United Kingdom |
|
|
September |
Sep 1 |
Uzbekistan |
Soviet Union |
|
Sep 2 |
Vietnam |
France |
|
|
Sep 3 |
Qatar |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Sep 3 |
San Marino |
Roman Empire (traditional) |
|
|
Sep 6 |
Swaziland (Eswatini) |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Sep 7 |
Brazil |
Portugal |
|
|
Sep 8 |
North Macedonia |
Yugoslavia |
|
|
Sep 9 |
Tajikistan |
Soviet Union |
|
|
Sep 9 |
North Korea |
Soviet Administration |
|
|
Sep 15 |
Costa Rica |
Spain |
|
|
Sep 15 |
El Salvador |
Spain |
|
|
Sep 15 |
Guatemala |
Spain |
|
|
Sep 15 |
Honduras |
Spain |
|
|
Sep 15 |
Nicaragua |
Spain |
|
|
Sep 16 |
Mexico |
Spain |
|
|
Sep 16 |
Papua New Guinea |
Australia |
|
|
Sep 18 |
Chile |
Spain |
|
|
Sep 21 |
Armenia |
Soviet Union |
|
|
Sep 21 |
Belize |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Sep 21 |
Malta |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Sep 22 |
Mali |
France |
|
|
Sep 22 |
Bulgaria |
Ottoman Empire |
|
|
Sep 24 |
Guinea-Bissau |
Portugal |
|
|
Sep 30 |
Botswana |
United Kingdom |
|
|
October |
Oct 1 |
Nigeria |
United Kingdom |
|
Oct 1 |
Cyprus |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Oct 1 |
Tuvalu |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Oct 1 |
Palau |
United States (Trust Territory) |
|
|
Oct 2 |
Guinea |
France |
|
|
Oct 4 |
Lesotho |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Oct 9 |
Uganda |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Oct 10 |
Fiji |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Oct 12 |
Equatorial Guinea |
Spain |
|
|
Oct 21 |
Marshall Islands |
United States (Trust Territory) |
|
|
Oct 24 |
Zambia |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Oct 26 |
Austria |
Allied Occupation |
|
|
Oct 27 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Oct 27 |
Turkmenistan |
Soviet Union |
|
|
Oct 28 |
Czech Republic |
Czechoslovakia |
|
|
November |
Nov 1 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
United Kingdom |
|
Nov 3 |
Dominica |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Nov 3 |
Micronesia |
United States (Trust Territory) |
|
|
Nov 3 |
Panama |
Colombia |
|
|
Nov 9 |
Cambodia |
France |
|
|
Nov 11 |
Angola |
Portugal |
|
|
Nov 11 |
Poland |
Russia / Germany / Austria |
|
|
Nov 15 |
Palestine |
(Declaration of Independence) |
|
|
Nov 18 |
Latvia |
Soviet Union |
|
|
Nov 22 |
Lebanon |
France |
|
|
Nov 25 |
Suriname |
Netherlands |
|
|
Nov 28 |
Albania |
Ottoman Empire |
|
|
Nov 28 |
Mauritania |
France |
|
|
Nov 30 |
Barbados |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Nov 30 |
Yemen |
United Kingdom (South) |
|
|
December |
Dec 1 |
Iceland |
Denmark |
|
Dec 2 |
Laos |
France |
|
|
Dec 2 |
United Arab Emirates |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Dec 6 |
Finland |
Russia |
|
|
Dec 11 |
Burkina Faso |
France |
|
|
Dec 12 |
Kenya |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Dec 16 |
Bahrain |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Dec 16 |
Kazakhstan |
Soviet Union |
|
|
Dec 17 |
Bhutan |
(Unified Kingdom) |
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