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Countries by founding date

Name the countries of the world in order by the date of their creation, starting with the oldest, with the help of a map.
Some dates could be considered arbitrary or inaccurate and are subject to debate.
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Date
Country
 
550 BC
Iran
I
Sep 3, 301
San Marino
S
400
Japan
J
751
Oman
O
788
Morocco
M
802
Cambodia
C
895
Hungary
H
925
Croatia
C
966
Poland
P
987
France
F
1047
Denmark
D
1117
Maldives
M
Jul 25, 1139
Portugal
P
1217
Serbia
S
1270
Ethiopia
E
1278
Andorra
A
Aug 1, 1291
Switzerland
S
1297
Monaco
M
1368
Brunei
B
1516
Montenegro
M
Jan 23, 1516
Spain
S
Jun 6, 1523
Sweden
S
Jan 16, 1547
Russia
R
Jul 26, 1581
Netherlands
N
1634
Bhutan
B
1680
Burundi
B
May 1, 1707
United Kingdom
U
1745
Eswatini
E
Jul 1747
Afghanistan
A
1752
Kuwait
K
Nov 6, 1767
Thailand
T
Sep 25, 1768
Nepal
N
Jul 4, 1776
United States
U
Jan 1, 1804
Haiti
H
Jul 12, 1806
Liechtenstein
L
Aug 10, 1809
Ecuador
E
Jul 5, 1811
Venezuela
V
Oct 12, 1813
Paraguay
P
Feb 25, 1814
Norway
N
Mar 25, 1815
Luxembourg
L
Feb 12, 1818
Chile
C
Aug 7, 1819
Colombia
C
Jul 28, 1821
Peru
P
Aug 24, 1821
Mexico
M
Sep 15, 1821
Costa Rica
C
Sep 15, 1821
Nicaragua
N
1822
Lesotho
L
Mar 25, 1822
Greece
G
Sep 7, 1822
Brazil
B
Aug 6, 1825
Bolivia
B
Aug 27, 1828
Uruguay
U
Oct 4, 1830
Belgium
B
Jan 4, 1831
Argentina
A
Nov 5, 1838
Honduras
H
Apr 18, 1839
Guatemala
G
Feb 2, 1841
El Salvador
E
Feb 27, 1844
Dominican Republic
D
1845
Tonga
T
Jul 26, 1847
Liberia
L
May 17, 1861
Italy
I
Jul 8, 1867
Canada
C
Jan 18, 1871
Germany
G
Jun 5, 1871
Fiji
F
Jul 13, 1878
Romania
R
Jan 22, 1899
Philippines
P
Jan 1, 1901
Australia
A
Date
Country
 
Nov 3, 1903
Panama
P
Sep 25, 1907
New Zealand
N
Oct 5, 1908
Bulgaria
B
Feb 2, 1909
Cuba
C
May 31, 1910
South Africa
S
Jan 1, 1912
Taiwan
T
Nov 28, 1912
Albania
A
Dec 6, 1917
Finland
F
Jan 22, 1918
Ukraine
U
Feb 16, 1918
Lithuania
L
Feb 24, 1918
Estonia
E
May 28, 1918
Armenia
A
May 28, 1918
Azerbaijan
A
May 28, 1918
Georgia
G
Nov 18, 1918
Latvia
L
Dec 1, 1918
Iceland
I
Jul 16, 1920
Austria
A
Mar 13, 1921
Mongolia
M
Feb 28, 1922
Egypt
E
Dec 6, 1922
Ireland
I
Jul 24, 1923
Turkey
T
Feb 11, 1929
Vatican City
V
Sep 23, 1932
Saudi Arabia
S
Oct 3, 1932
Iraq
I
Nov 22, 1943
Lebanon
L
May 25, 1946
Jordan
J
Apr 17, 1946
Syria
S
Aug 14, 1947
Pakistan
P
Aug 15, 1947
India
I
Jan 4, 1948
Myanmar
M
Feb 4, 1948
Sri Lanka
S
May 14, 1948
Israel
I
Aug 15, 1948
South Korea
S
Sep 9, 1948
North Korea
N
Oct 1, 1949
China
C
Dec 27, 1949
Indonesia
I
Dec 24, 1951
Libya
L
Oct 22, 1953
Laos
L
Jan 1, 1956
Sudan
S
Mar 20, 1956
Tunisia
T
Mar 6, 1957
Ghana
G
Aug 31, 1957
Malaysia
M
Oct 2, 1958
Guinea
G
Apr 27, 1960
Togo
T
Jun 20, 1960
Mali
M
Jun 26, 1960
Madagascar
M
Jun 30, 1960
D. R. Congo
D
Jul 1, 1960
Somalia
S
Aug 1, 1960
Benin
B
Aug 3, 1960
Niger
N
Aug 5, 1960
Burkina Faso
B
Aug 7, 1960
Ivory Coast
I
Aug 11, 1960
Chad
C
Aug 13, 1960
Central African Republic
C
Aug 15, 1960
R. Congo
R
Aug 16, 1960
Cyprus
C
Aug 17, 1960
Gabon
G
Aug 20, 1960
Senegal
S
Oct 1, 1960
Nigeria
N
Nov 28, 1960
Mauritania
M
Apr 27, 1961
Sierra Leone
S
Oct 1, 1961
Cameroon
C
Dec 9, 1961
Tanzania
T
Jan 1, 1962
Samoa
S
Mar 1, 1962
Uganda
U
Date
Country
 
Jul 1, 1962
Rwanda
R
Jul 3, 1962
Algeria
A
Aug 6, 1962
Jamaica
J
Dec 12, 1963
Kenya
K
Jul 6, 1964
Malawi
M
Aug 31, 1964
Trinidad and Tobago
T
Sep 21, 1964
Malta
M
Oct 24, 1964
Zambia
Z
Feb 18, 1965
Gambia
G
Aug 9, 1965
Singapore
S
May 26, 1966
Guyana
G
Sep 30, 1966
Botswana
B
Nov 30, 1966
Barbados
B
Jan 31, 1968
Nauru
N
Mar 12, 1968
Mauritius
M
Oct 12, 1968
Equatorial Guinea
E
Aug 15, 1971
Bahrain
B
Sep 8, 1971
Qatar
Q
Dec 2, 1971
United Arab Emirates
U
Dec 16, 1971
Bangladesh
B
Jul 10, 1973
Bahamas
B
Sep 24, 1973
Guinea Bissau
G
Feb 7, 1974
Grenada
G
Jun 25, 1975
Mozambique
M
Jul 5, 1975
Cape Verde
C
Jul 6, 1975
Comoros
C
Jul 12, 1975
São Tomé and Príncipe
S
Sep 16, 1975
Papua New Guinea
P
Nov 11, 1975
Angola
A
Nov 25, 1975
Suriname
S
Jun 29, 1976
Seychelles
S
Jul 2, 1976
Vietnam
V
Jun 27, 1977
Djibouti
D
Jul 7, 1978
Solomon Islands
S
Oct 1, 1978
Tuvalu
T
Feb 22, 1979
Saint Lucia
S
Oct 27, 1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
S
Jul 12, 1979
Kiribati
K
Apr 18, 1980
Zimbabwe
Z
Jul 30, 1980
Vanuatu
V
Sep 21, 1981
Belize
B
Nov 1, 1981
Antigua and Barbuda
A
Sep 19, 1983
Saint Kitts and Nevis
S
Oct 21, 1986
Marshall Islands
M
Nov 3, 1986
F. S. Micronesia
F
Nov 3, 1987
Dominica
D
Mar 21, 1990
Namibia
N
May 22, 1990
Yemen
Y
Jun 25, 1991
Slovenia
S
Aug 25, 1991
Belarus
B
Aug 27, 1991
Moldova
M
Aug 31, 1991
Kyrgyzstan
K
Aug 31, 1991
Uzbekistan
U
Sep 8, 1991
North Macedonia
N
Sep 9, 1991
Tajikistan
T
Oct 27, 1991
Turkmenistan
T
Dec 16, 1991
Kazakhstan
K
Mar 1, 1992
Bosnia and Herzegovina
B
Jan 1, 1993
Slovakia
S
Apr 27, 1993
Eritrea
E
Oct 8, 1993
Czechia
C
Oct 1, 1994
Palau
P
May 20, 2002
East Timor
E
Feb 17, 2008
Kosovo
K
Jul 9, 2011
South Sudan
S
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Sep 27, 2022
Obviously this will be controversial.

1. My overall strategy was to find the founding date of a country usually associated with the modern day counterpart (ex: Burundi, Poland, Fiji, Tonga, Ethiopia, Hungary, etc.). I went with a different approach with China, as it is today usually associated with mainly the modern-day state.

2. For others, I would try to see if there was a generally unbroken and long line of history or rulers leading from one to another with relatively few breaks or colonizers (about 2 was my max), ex: Croatia existed as a kingdom, and after mainly stayed in unions for several centuries, and was only broken up by only Yugoslavia mostly. Others as well as Oman, Brunei, Iran, Thailand, and the Maldives, and more followed a similar pattern.

3. A few were determined by when a region was united (ex: Bhutan, Japan).

Let me know of anything wrong or arguments in the comments. This quiz is not perfect and I would love any feedback.