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Year of Independence by Country

Do you know when these countries gained their current independence?
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1. Algeria
1899
1910
1962
1970
French recognition of Algerian referendum on independence
2. Austria
1449
1560
1866
1955
Austrian Independence Treaty re-established Austria as a sovereign state
3. Haiti
1804
1850
1902
1963
The French colony of Saint-Domingue gains independence as Haiti
4. India
1877
1923
1947
1965
Independence from the British Empire
5. Indonesia
1882
1914
1949
1961
Independence from the Netherlands recognized
6. Jordan
1783
1900
1946
1971
End of the British Mandate for Palestine
7. Montenegro
1871
1945
1992
2006
Declaration of independence from Serbia and Montenegro
8. Norway
1243
1455
1821
1905
Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden
9. Panama
1822
1903
1958
1999
Independence from Colombia
10. Slovakia
1946
1967
1993
2003
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, creating Slovakia and the Czech Republic
11. South Africa
1849
1910
1964
1994
Creation of the Union of South Africa from the previously separate colonies of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and Orange River
12. South Sudan
2007
2009
2011
2013
2011 South Sudanese independence referendum
13. Suriname
1809
1876
1949
1975
Independence from the Netherlands
14. Timor-Leste
1949
1990
2002
2008
Independence from Indonesia was recognized by the international community following the UN-sponsored act of self-determination of 1999
15. Tonga
1907
1970
1986
1992
Independence from the United Kingdom
16. Turkmenistan
1984
1991
1995
2002
Independence from the Soviet Union
17. United States of America
1606
1710
1783
1863
Independence from Great Britain recognized
18. Vatican City
310
1108
1797
1929
Ratification of the Lateran Treaty, making the Vatican City a sovereign state
19. Venezuela
1801
1830
1859
1920
Dissolution of Gran Colombia
20. Zimbabwe
1910
1954
1971
1980
Independence from the United Kingdom recognized
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