INDEPENDENCE OF MAJOR COUNTRIES

Afghanistan:-19 August 1919 from UK.

Argentina:- 9 July 1816 from Spain

Australia:- 1 January 1901 from UK

Bangladesh:- 16 Dec. 1971 from  Pakistan

Belgium:- 21 July 1831 from Netherlands

Bhutan:-8 August 1949 from India

Brazil:-7 Sept. 1822 from Portugal

Burma:- 4 January 1948 from UK

Cambodia:- 9 Nov. 1953 from France

Canada:-1 July 1867 (from UK) :

China:- 221 BC (unification,  Republic on 12 February 1912,  People’s Republic established 1 October 1949)

Colombia:- 20 July 1810 (from Spain)

Cuba:- 20 May 1902 (from US)

Czech Republic:- 1 January 1993 due to Czechoslovakia split.

Denmark:- first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy

Egypt:- on 28 February 1922 from England

Germany:- 18 January 1871 (German Empire unification); divided into four zones  in 1945 following World War II;  proclaimed  1949 West Germany  and  East Germany ,  West Germany and East Germany took place 3 October 1990.

Greece:- 1829 from the Ottoman Empire

Greenland:-self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979

India:- 15 August 1947 from England

Indonesia:-  on 27 December 1949 from the Netherlands

Iran:-1st April 1979 Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed

Iraq:-3rd  Oct. 1932 from  British admn. Israel:-14th May 1948 from  British admn.

Italy:-17 March 1861 (Kingdom of Italy proclaimed;

Japan:-660 BC founded  by Emperor Jimmu

 Kenya:-12 December 1963 from UK

North Korea:-15 August 1945 from Japan

South Korea:-15 August 1945 from Japan

Kuwait:-19 June 1961 from UK

Lebanon:-22 November 1943 from French

Malaysia:-31 August 1957 from UK

Maldives:-26 July 1965 from UK

Mauritius:-12 March 1968 from UK

Mexico:-16 September 1810 from Spain

Nepal:-1768 unified by Prithvi N. Shah

Netherlands:-1579 from Spain

New Zealand:- 26 Sept. 1907 from UK

Pakistan:-14 August 1947 from UK

Philippines:-4 July 1946 from US

Portugal:-1140, independent republic proclaimed 5 October 1910

Russia:-24 August 1991 from USSR

Saudi Arabia:- 23 Sept 1932 unified

South Africa:-31 May 1910 from UK

Spain:-1492 unified

Sri Lanka:- 4 February 1948 from UK

Thailand:-1238 traditional founding date

Turkey:- 29 October 1923 successor state to the Ottoman Empire

Ukraine:- 24 August 1991 from USSR

United Arab Emirates:- 2 December 1971 from UK

United Kingdom:- England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century.  United States:-4 July 1776 from  Britain

Uruguay:- At war with terrorism 25 August 1825 from Brazil

Venezuela:-5 July 1811 from Spain

Vietnam:-2 September 1945 from France

Zimbabwe:-18 April 1980 (from UK)