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Countries of the World by Independence

Can you name the countries of the world in chronological order by their independence?
Note: When two countries have the same Independence Date, we name them according to alphabetical order
United Nations member states only
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Date
Region
Country
September 3, 301
Southern Europe
San Marino
September 8, 1278
Southern Europe
Andorra
August 1, 1291
Central Europe
Switzerland
October 12, 1492
Southern Europe
Spain
June 6, 1523
Northern Europe
Sweden
January 23, 1579
Western Europe
Netherlands
December 1, 1640
Southern Europe
Portugal
November 19, 1734
Western Europe
Monaco
July 4, 1776
North America
United States
July 14, 1789
Western Europe
France
January 1, 1801
Western Europe
United Kingdom
January 1, 1804
Caribbean
Haiti
July 20, 1810
South America
Colombia
September 16, 1810
North America
Mexico
September 18, 1810
South America
Chile
May 14, 1811
South America
Paraguay
July 5, 1811
South America
Venezuela
May 17, 1814
Northern Europe
Norway
July 9, 1819
South America
Argentina
March 25, 1821
Southern Europe
Greece
July 28, 1821
South America
Peru
September 15, 1821
Central America
Costa Rica
September 15, 1821
Central America
El Salvador
September 15, 1821
Central America
Guatemala
September 15, 1821
Central America
Honduras
September 15, 1821
Central America
Nicaragua
May 24, 1822
South America
Ecuador
September 7, 1822
South America
Brazil
August 6, 1825
South America
Bolivia
August 25, 1825
South America
Uruguay
July 21, 1831
Western Europe
Belgium
April 19, 1839
Western Europe
Luxembourg
February 27, 1844
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
July 26, 1847
West Africa
Liberia
June 5, 1849
Northern Europe
Denmark
March 17, 1861
Southern Europe
Italy
August 21, 1866
Central Europe
Liechtenstein
July 1, 1867
North America
Canada
May 10, 1877
Balkans
Romania
January 1, 1901
Oceania
Australia
November 3, 1903
Central America
Panama
September 26, 1907
Polynesia
New Zealand
December 17, 1907
South Asia
Bhutan
September 22, 1908
Balkans
Bulgaria
November 28, 1912
Balkans
Albania
December 6, 1917
Northern Europe
Finland
November 11, 1918
Central Europe
Poland
November 13, 1918
Central Europe
Austria
August 19, 1919
South Asia
Afghanistan
September 10, 1919
Central Europe
Hungary
July 11, 1921
East Asia
Mongolia
December 6, 1921
Western Europe
Ireland
October 29, 1923
Middle East
Turkey
December 21, 1923
South Asia
Nepal
December 11, 1931
Southern Africa
South Africa
September 23, 1932
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
October 3, 1932
Middle East
Iraq
June 23, 1939
Southeast Asia
Thailand
May 5, 1941
East Africa
Ethiopia
November 22, 1943
Middle East
Lebanon
June 17, 1944
Northern Europe
Iceland
May 12, 1945
Middle East
Oman
August 15, 1945
East Asia
North Korea
August 15, 1945
East Asia
South Korea
August 17, 1945
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
September 2, 1945
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
April 17, 1946
Middle East
Syria
May 25, 1946
Middle East
Jordan
July 4, 1946
Southeast Asia
Philippines
May 3, 1947
East Asia
Japan
August 14, 1947
South Asia
Pakistan
August 15, 1947
South Asia
India
January 4, 1948
Southeast Asia
Myanmar
February 4, 1948
South Asia
Sri Lanka
May 14, 1948
Middle East
Israel
July 19, 1949
Southeast Asia
Laos
October 1, 1949
East Asia
China
December 24, 1951
North Africa
Libya
July 23, 1952
North Africa
Egypt
November 9, 1953
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
January 1, 1956
North Africa
Sudan
March 2, 1956
North Africa
Morocco
March 20, 1956
North Africa
Tunisia
March 6, 1957
West Africa
Ghana
August 31, 1957
Southeast Asia
Malaysia
October 2, 1958
West Africa
Guinea
January 1, 1959
Caribbean
Cuba
January 1, 1960
Central Africa
Cameroon
April 4, 1960
West Africa
Senegal
April 27, 1960
West Africa
Togo
June 26, 1960
East Africa
Madagascar
June 30, 1960
Central Africa
D. R. Congo
July 1, 1960
East Africa
Somalia
August 1, 1960
West Africa
Benin
August 3, 1960
West Africa
Niger
August 5, 1960
West Africa
Burkina Faso
August 7, 1960
West Africa
Ivory Coast
August 11, 1960
Central Africa
Chad
August 13, 1960
Central Africa
Central African Republic
August 15, 1960
Central Africa
Republic of the Congo
August 17, 1960
Central Africa
Gabon
September 22, 1960
West Africa
Mali
October 1, 1960
Middle Eats
Cyprus
October 1, 1960
West Africa
Nigeria
November 28, 1960
West Africa
Mauritania
April 27, 1961
West Africa
Sierra Leone
June 19, 1961
Middle East
Kuwait
December 9, 1961
East Africa
Tanzania
January 1, 1962
Polynesia
Samoa
July 1, 1962
East Africa
Burundi
July 1, 1962
East Africa
Rwanda
July 5, 1962
North Africa
Algeria
August 6, 1962
Caribbean
Jamaica
August 31, 1962
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
October 9, 1962
East Africa
Uganda
December 12, 1963
East Africa
Kenya
July 6, 1964
East Africa
Malawi
September 21, 1964
Southern Europe
Malta
October 24, 1964
East Africa
Zambia
February 18, 1965
West Africa
Gambia
July 26, 1965
South Asia
Maldives
August 9, 1965
Southeast Asia
Singapore
May 26, 1966
South America
Guyana
September 30, 1966
Southern Africa
Botswana
October 4, 1966
Southern Africa
Lesotho
November 30, 1966
Caribbean
Barbados
January 31, 1968
Micronesia
Nauru
March 12, 1968
East Africa
Mauritius
September 6, 1968
Southern Africa
Eswatini
October 12, 1968
Central Africa
Equatorial Guinea
June 4, 1970
Polynesia
Tonga
October 10, 1970
Melanesia
Fiji
August 15, 1971
Middle East
Bahrain
September 3, 1971
Middle East
Qatar
December 2, 1971
Middle East
United Arab Emirates
December 16, 1971
South Asia
Bangladesh
July 10, 1973
North America
Bahamas
September 23, 1973
West Africa
Guinea-Bissau
February 7, 1974
Caribbean
Grenada
June 25, 1975
East Africa
Mozambique
July 5, 1975
West Africa
Cape Verde
July 6, 1975
East Africa
Comoros
July 12, 1975
Central Africa
São Tomé and Príncipe
September 16, 1975
Melanesia
Papua New Guinea
November 11, 1975
Central Africa
Angola
November 25, 1975
South America
Suriname
November 28, 1975
Southeast Asia
East Timor
June 29, 1976
East Africa
Seychelles
June 27, 1977
East Africa
Djibouti
July 7, 1978
Melanesia
Solomon Islands
October 1, 1978
Polynesia
Tuvalu
November 3, 1978
Caribbean
Dominica
February 22, 1979
Caribbean
Saint Lucia
April 1, 1979
Middle East
Iran
July 12, 1979
Polynesia
Kiribati
October 27, 1979
Caribbean
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
April 18, 1980
East Africa
Zimbabwe
July 30, 1980
Melanesia
Vanuatu
September 21, 1981
Central America
Belize
November 1, 1981
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
September 19, 1983
Caribbean
Saint Kitts and Nevis
January 1, 1984
Southeast Asia
Brunei
October 21, 1986
Micronesia
Marshall Islands
November 3, 1986
Micronesia
F. S. Micronesia
March 11, 1990
Eastern Europe
Lithuania
March 21, 1990
Southern Africa
Namibia
May 22, 1990
Middle East
Yemen
October 3, 1990
Central Europe
Germany
April 6, 1991
West Asia
Georgia
June 25, 1991
Balkans
Croatia
June 25, 1991
Central Europe
Slovenia
August 20, 1991
Eastern Europe
Estonia
August 21, 1991
Eastern Europe
Latvia
August 24, 1991
Eastern Europe
Ukraine
August 25, 1991
Eastern Europe
Belarus
August 27, 1991
Eastern Europe
Moldova
August 31, 1991
Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan
September 1, 1991
Central Asia
Uzbekistan
September 8, 1991
Balkans
North Macedonia
September 9, 1991
Central Asia
Tajikistan
September 21, 1991
West Asia
Armenia
October 18, 1991
West Asia
Azerbaijan
October 27, 1991
Central Asia
Turkmenistan
December 16, 1991
Central Asia
Kazakhstan
December 25, 1991
Eastern Europe
Russia
March 1, 1992
Balkans
Bosnia and Herzegovina
January 1, 1993
Central Europe
Czech Republic
January 1, 1993
Central Europe
Slovakia
May 24, 1993
East Africa
Eritrea
October 1, 1994
Micronesia
Palau
June 3, 2006
Balkans
Montenegro
June 5, 2006
Balkans
Serbia
July 9, 2011
East Africa
South Sudan
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