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[edit] List of countries by formation dates

  • Date of statehood : Date at which current country first appeared as a unified political entity within its approximate present-day borders (country must have been continually existent in some form since then).
  • Date of most recent independence : Date at which country obtained its current independence (the exercise of sovereignty must have been uninterrupted to this day).
  • Date of most recent significant territorial modification : Date at which country acquired its current territorial shape, with only losses and acquisitions of territories being taken into account, not internal territorial reorganizations (minor modifications and still disputed territories are also excluded).
Country Date of statehood Date of acquisition of sovereignty Date of most recent significant territorial modification
Date Event Date Event Previous situation Date Event
Brazil 1549 Establishment of the first central government in Colonial Brazil, with Tomé de Sousa as the first Governor-General of Brazil September 7, 1822 Independence from Portugal declared Union with Portugal and the Algarve in a single kingdom November 11, 1903 Signing of the Treaty of Petrópolis with Bolivia whereby Brazil is given the territory of Acre in exchange for lands in Mato Grosso
1775 Unification of all Brazilian Estados (Brasil, Grão-Pará e Maranhão) into the Viceroyalty of Brazil, with Rio de Janeiro as capital August 29, 1825 Signing of a treaty whereby the UK and Portugal recognize Brazilian independence
China 221 BC Unification of China by Emperor Qin Shi Huang October 1, 1949 Establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil War December 20, 1999 Transfer of the sovereignty of Macau from Portugal to the PRC
Egypt 3100 BC Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt by Pharaoh Menes February 28, 1922 Nominal independence from UK Protectorate April 25, 1982 Return of the Sinai peninsula under Egyptian control following the completion of the Israeli withdrawal agreed upon in the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty
June 18, 1956 Departure of last British colonial troops
France 843 Treaty of Verdun, whereby Charles the Bald receives West Francia, the precursor of modern France August 9, 1944 Ordinance issued by the Provisional Government of the French Republic reinstating Republican legality and disestablishing the German-backed government of Vichy France Puppet State / Military Occupation February 10, 1947 Metropolitan France:
Annexation of Tende, La Brigue and other villages formerly in Italy
July 5, 1962 Overseas France:
Loss of the French départements in Algeria (which was considered an integral part of France since 1848) following the latter's independence
Germany January 18, 1871 German Empire unification March 15, 1991 All 4 post-World War II occupying powers (France, UK, USA, USSR) relinquish all remaining rights Nominal Military Occupation October 3, 1990 Reunification of West Germany and East Germany
Israel May 14, 1948 Announcement of the formal establishment of a new Jewish state, named the State of Israel, in parts of what was known as the British Mandate of Palestine May 14, 1948 Reading of the Declaration of Independence of Israel before the expiration of the British Mandate of Palestine at midnight League of Nations Mandate October 26, 1994 Signing of the Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace, whereby most of the disputed 400 square-kilometer area in the Arabah is handed back to Jordan
Italy March 17, 1861 Proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy April 25, 1945 Disestablishment of the German-backed Italian Social Republic, whereby the unity and independence of the Italian State is restored Puppet State October 26, 1954 Official annexation of the city of Trieste to Italy
September 20, 1870 Completion of Italian unification with the entry of Bersaglieri soldiers in Rome at Porta Pia November 10, 1975 Signing of the Treaty of Osimo which definitely divides the Free Territory of Trieste between Italy and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Japan February 11, 660 BC Traditional founding by Emperor Jimmu (legendary date ; proclaimed foundation day of Japan in 1872 by the Meiji government) April 28, 1952 Coming into force of the Treaty of San Francisco, whereby Japan becomes an independent state once again following the end of the Allied occupation Military Occupation May 14, 1972 Return of the Ryukyu Islands to Japan and abolition of the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
August 4, 1590 End of the Siege of Odawara, whereby Toyotomi Hideyoshi eliminates the last resistance to his authority and unites Japan
Jordan April 11, 1921 Creation of Transjordan as an administrative entity May 25, 1946 Independence from the UK League of Nations Mandate October 26, 1994 Signing of the Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace, whereby most of the disputed 400 square-kilometer area in the Arabah is handed back to Jordan
Pakistan August 14, 1947 Partition of India, whereby Pakistan is created with two Muslim-majority wings in the eastern and northwestern regions of the British Raj, comprising the provinces of Baluchistan, East Bengal, Sindh, West Punjab, as well as the North-West Frontier Province August 14, 1947 Independence from the UK and creation of the Dominion of Pakistan Colony December 16, 1971 Province of East Pakistan dissolved following the surrender of the Pakistani Army at the end of the Bangladesh Liberation War
March 23, 1956 Islamic republic declared Commonwealth Realm February 22, 1974 Recognition by Pakistan of Bangladesh as an independent country, whereby Pakistan definitely surrenders claims over the former province of East Pakistan
South Africa May 31, 1910 Creation of the Union of South Africa from the previously separate colonies of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and Orange River December 11, 1931 Statute of Westminster, which establishes a status of legislative equality between the self-governing dominion of the Union of South Africa and the UK Dominion then Commonwealth Realm April 27, 1994 Reincorporation of the nominally independent bantustans into post-Apartheid South Africa
May 31, 1961 Republic declared (South Africa no longer a Commonwealth realm)
United States July 4, 1776 The Thirteen Colonies proclame their independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain July 4, 1776 Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain declared Separate Colonies August 21, 1959 Admission of Hawaii to the Union
September 3, 1783 Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain recognized
Vatican City February 11, 1929 Signing of the Lateran Treaty with Italy, which speaks of the Vatican City as a new creation, not as a vestige of the much larger Papal States June 7, 1929 Ratification of the Lateran Treaty, making the Vatican City a sovereign State Roman Question February 11, 1929 Signing of the Lateran Treaty