Below is a list of nations in chronological order of their nationhood.
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The dates are most commonly accepted ones and not standardized according to either declaractions or recognitions.
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1-1000
1000-1800
- 1001 - Kingdom of Hungary
- 1130 - Kingdom of Sicily
- 1190 - Albania
- 1206 - Mongol Empire
- 1216 - Wales
- June 6, 1523 - Denmark-Norway
- 1238 - Thailand from Khmer Empire
- 1263 - Grand Duchy of Moscow
- 1291 - Switzerland
- 1299 - Ottoman Empire
- 1278 - Andorra from France
- c. 1314 - Hokuzan, Chūzan, Nanzan
- 1325 - Aztec Empire
- 1330 - Wallachia
- 1419 - Monaco
- 1429 - Ryūkyū Kingdom
- 1492 - Spain from the Moors
- 1519 - Viceroyalty of New Spain
- June 6, 1523 - Sweden
- April, 1525 - Prussia
- 1541 - Kingdom of Ireland
- January 16, 1547 - Tsardom of Russia from the Grand Duchy of Moscow
- July 26, 1581 - Dutch Republic from Spain
- 1583 - British Empire
- December 1, 1640 - Portugal from Spain
- 1650 - Oman from Portugal
- June 3, 1686 - Dominion of New England from the British Empire
- January 23, 1719 - Liechtenstein from Holy Roman Empire
- October 22, 1721 - Russian Empire from the Tsardom of Russia
- 1768 - Kingdom of Nepal
- 1768 - Siam
- July 4, 1776 - United States of America from British Empire
- January 15, 1777 - Vermont Republic from the British Empire
- 1795 - Kingdom of Hawaii
1800-1829
- January 1, 1804 - Haiti from France
- May 18, 1804 - French Empire Napoleon Bonaparte's Reign
- 1806 - Austrian Empire from the Holy Roman Empire
- July 20, 1810 - Republic of Colombia from Spain
- September 16, 1810 - Mexico from Spain
- September 18, 1810 - Republic of Chile from Spain
- September 23, 1810 - Republic of West Florida from Spain
- May 14, 1811 - Republic of Paraguay from Spain
- July 5, 1811 - Republic of Venezuela from Spain
- January 14, 1814 - Denmark from Denmark-Norway
- January 14, 1814 - Union between Sweden and Norway from Denmark-Norway
- 1815 - Switzerland from France
- June 9, 1815 - Luxembourg from France
- July 9, 1816 - Republic of Argentina from Spain
- July 28, 1821 - Republic of Peru from Spain
- September 15, 1821 - Republic of Costa Rica from Spain
- September 15, 1821 - Republic of Guatemala from Spain
- September 15, 1821 - Republic of Honduras from Spain
- September 15, 1821 - Kingdom of Nicaragua from Spain
- May 24, 1822 - Republic of Ecuador from Spain
- September 7, 1822 - Brazil from Portugal
- August 6, 1825 - Republic of Bolivia from Spain
- August 25, 1828 - Republic of Uruguay from Brazil
- 1829 - Greece from the Ottoman Empire
1830-1899
- October 4, 1830 - Belgium from Holland
- March 2, 1836 - Republic of Texas from Mexico
- 1839 - Luxembourg
- February 2, 1841 - El Salvador from Central American Republic
- February 27, 1844 - Dominican Republic from Haiti
- June 9, 1846 - California Republic from Mexico
- July 26, 1847 - Liberia
- March 17, 1861 - Italy
- May 29, 1867 - Austro-Hungarian Empire from the Austrian Empire
- July 1, 1867 - Dominion of Canada
- January 3, 1868 - Imperial Japan
- January 16, 1871 - German Empire
- March 3, 1878 - Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire
- 1881 - Romania from Ottoman Empire
- June 12, 1898 - Philippines from Spain
1900-1939
1900-1929
- May 20, 1902 - Cuba from the United States
- November 3, 1903 - Panama from Colombia
- October 26, 1905 - Norway from the Union between Sweden and Norway
- October 26, 1905 - Sweden from the Union between Sweden and Norway
- November 15, 1908 - Belgian Congo from Belgium
- May 31, 1910 - Union of South Africa from the British Empire
- January 1, 1912 - Republic of China from the Chinese Empire
- November 18, 1912 - Albania from the Ottoman Empire
- October, 1917 - White Russia from the Russian Empire
- December 6, 1917 - Finland from the Russian Empire
- October 28, 1918 - Czechoslovakia from the Austro-Hungarian Empire
- February 24, 1918 - Estonia from the Russian Empire
- October 29, 1918 - Yugoslavia from Austro-Hungarian Empire
- November 9, 1918 - Weimar Republic from the German Empire
- November 11, 1918 - Poland
- November 12, 1918 - Hungary from the Austro-Hungarian Empire
- November 12, 1918 - Austria from the Austro-Hungarian Empire
- August 19, 1919 - Afghanistan from the British Empire
- April 6, 1920 - Far Eastern Republic from the Russian Empire
- 1920 - Aland Islands from Finland
- March 13, 1921 - Mongolia from Republic of China
- December 6, 1921 - Republic of Ireland from the British Empire
- February 28, 1922 - Egypt from the British Empire
- December 30, 1922 - Soviet Union fall of the Russian Empire
- October 29, 1923 - Turkey from the Ottoman Empire
- February 11, 1929 - Vatican City from Italy
1930-1939
1940-1965
1940-1945
1946-1949
- April 17, 1946 - Syria from League of Nations mandate under French administration
- May 25, 1946 - Jordan from League of Nations mandate under British administration
- July 4, 1946 - Philippines from the United States
- August 14, 1947 - Pakistan from the British Empire
- August 15, 1947 - India from the British Empire
- January 4, 1948 - Burma from the British Empire
- February 4, 1948 - Sri Lanka from the British Empire
- May 14, 1948 - Israel from League of Nations mandate under British administration
- August 15, 1948 - Republic of Korea from Korea
- September 9, 1948 - People's Republic of Korea from Korea
- May 23, 1949 - West Germany from Germany
- July 19, 1949 - Laos from France
- August 8, 1949 - Bhutan from India
- October 7, 1949 - East Germany from Germany
- December 27, 1949 - Indonesia from Netherlands
1950-1959
1960
- January 1, 1960 - Cameroon from United Nations trusteeship under French administration
- April 4, 1960 - Senegal from France
- April 27, 1960 - Togo from United Nations trusteeship under French administration
- June 26, 1960 - Madagascar from France
- June 30, 1960 - Zaire from the Belgian Congo
- July 1, 1960 - Somalia from the British Empire and Italy
- July 13, 1960 - Central African Republic from France
- August 1, 1960 - Benin from France
- August 3, 1960 - Niger from France
- August 5, 1960 - Burkina Faso from France
- August 7, 1960 - Côte d'Ivoire from France
- August 11, 1960 - Chad from France
- August 15, 1960 - Congo Republic from France
- August 16, 1960 - Cyprus from the British Empire
- August 17, 1960 - Gabon from France
- September 22, 1960 - Mali from France
- October 1, 1960 - Nigeria from the British Empire
- November 28, 1960 - Mauritania from France
1961-1965
- April 27, 1961 - Sierra Leone from the British Empire
- June 19, 1961 - Kuwait from the British Empire
- January 1, 1962 - Samoa from United Nations trusteeship under New Zealand
- July 1, 1962 - Burundi from United Nations trusteeship under Belgian administration
- July 1, 1962 - Rwanda from United Nations trusteeship under Belgian administration
- July 5, 1962 - Algeria from France
- August 6, 1962 - Jamaica from the West Indies Federation
- August 31, 1962 - Trinidad and Tobago from the West Indies Federation
- September 26, 1962 - North Yemen
- October 9, 1962 - Uganda from the British Empire
- December 12, 1963 - Kenya from the British Empire
- April 26, 1964 - Tanzania from United Nations trusteeship under British administration.
- July 6, 1964 - Malawi from the British Empire
- September 21, 1964 - Malta from the British Empire
- October 24, 1964 - Zambia from the British Empire
- February 18, 1965 - Gambia from the British Empire
- July 26, 1965 - Maldives from the British Empire
- August 9, 1965 - Singapore from Malaysia
1966-1989
1966-1969
1970-1975
- June 4, 1970 - Tonga from the British Empire
- October 10, 1970 - Fiji from the British Empire
- August 15, 1971 - Bahrain from the British Empire
- September 3, 1971 - Qatar from the British Empire
- December 2, 1971 - United Arab Emirates from the British Empire
- December 16, 1971 - Bangladesh from Pakistan
- July 10, 1973 - Bahamas from the British Empire
- February 7, 1974 - Grenada from the British Empire
- September 10, 1974 - Guinea-Bissau from Portugal
- June 25, 1975 - Mozambique from Portugal
- July 5, 1975 - Cape Verde from Portugal
- July 6, 1975 - Comoros from France
- July 12, 1975 - São Tomé and Príncipe from Portugal
- September 16, 1975 - Papua New Guinea from United Nations trusteeship under Australian administration
- November 11, 1975 - Angola from Portugal
- November 25, 1975 - Suriname from Holland
1976-1985
- February 27, 1976 - Western Sahara from Morocco
- June 29, 1976 - Seychelles from British Empire
- June 27, 1977 - Djibouti from France
- July 7, 1978 - Solomon Islands from the British Empire
- October 1, 1978 - Tuvalu from the British Empire
- November 3, 1978 - Dominica from the British Empire
- February 22, 1979 - Saint Lucia from the British Empire
- July 12, 1979 - Kiribati from the British Empire
- October 27, 1979 - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from the British Empire
- April 18, 1980 - Zambia from the British Empire
- July 30, 1980 - Vanuatu from the British Empire and France
- September 21, 1981 - Belize from the British Empire
- November 1, 1981 - Antigua and Barbuda from the British Empire
- September 19, 1983 - Saint Kitts and Nevis from the British Empire
- November 15, 1983 - Northern Cyprus from Cyprus
- January 1, 1984 - Brunei from the British Empire
1986-1989
1990-2008
1990-1992
- March 21, 1990 - Namibia from South Africa
- May 22, 1990 - Yemen from North and South Yemen
- October 3, 1990 - Federal Republic of Germany from West Germany, East Germany
- April 9, 1991 - Georgia from the Soviet Union
- June 25, 1991 - Slovenia from Yugoslavia
- June 25, 1991 - Croatia from Yugoslavia
- August 24, 1991 - Russia from the Soviet Union
- August 25, 1991 - Belarus from the Soviet Union
- August 27, 1991 - Moldova from the Soviet Union
- August 30, 1991 - Azerbaijan from the Soviet Union
- August 31, 1991 - Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet Union
- August 31, 1991 - Uzbekistan from the Soviet Union
- September 6, 1991 - Latvia from the Soviet Union
- September 6, 1991 - Lithuania from the Soviet Union
- September 9, 1991 - Tajikistan from the Soviet Union
- September 17, 1991 - Republic of Macedonia from Yugoslavia
- September 21, 1991 - Armenia from the Soviet Union
- October 27, 1991 - Turkmenistan from the Soviet Union
- December 1, 1991 - Ukraine from the Soviet Union
- December 16, 1991 - Kazakhstan from the Soviet Union
- January 6, 1992 - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from Azerbaijan
- March 1, 1992 - Bosnia and Herzegovina from Yugoslavia
- April 11, 1992 - Serbia and Montenegro from Yugoslavia
- July 22, 1992 - Transnistria from Moldova
- July 23, 1992 - Abkhazia from Georgia
1993-1999
2000-2007
2008-