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55 nations
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Algeria
DZA
Northern Africa · 41 m
5 July 1962
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Angola
AGO
Middle Africa · 29 m
11 November 1975
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Benin
BEN
Western Africa · 11 m
1 August 1960
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Botswana
BWA
Southern Africa · 2.2 m
30 September 1966
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Burkina Faso
BFA
Western Africa · 20 m
5 August 1960
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Burundi
BDI
Eastern Africa · 11 m
1 July 1962
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Cameroon
CMR
Middle Africa · 25 m
1 January 1960
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Cape Verde
CPV
Western Africa · 550,000
5 July 1975
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Central African Republic
CAF
Middle Africa · 5.6 m
13 August 1960
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Chad
TCD
Middle Africa · 12 m
11 August 1960
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Comoros
COM
Eastern Africa · 851,000
6 July 1975
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Congo
COG
Middle Africa · 5.0 m
15 August 1960
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Djibouti
DJI
Eastern Africa · 865,000
27 June 1977
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DR Congo
COD
Middle Africa · 83 m
30 June 1960
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Egypt
EGY
Northern Africa · 97 m
c. 3100 BCE
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Equatorial Guinea
GNQ
Middle Africa · 778,000
12 October 1968
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Eritrea
ERI
Eastern Africa · 5.9 m
24 May 1993 (de facto 1991)
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Eswatini
SWZ
Southern Africa · 1.5 m
6 September 1968
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Ethiopia
ETH
Eastern Africa · 105 m
1st century CE (Aksum); restored 1270 (Solomonic dynasty)
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Gabon
GAB
Middle Africa · 1.8 m
17 August 1960
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Gambia
GMB
Western Africa · 2.1 m
18 February 1965
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Ghana
GHA
Western Africa · 27 m
6 March 1957
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Guinea
GIN
Western Africa · 12 m
2 October 1958
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Guinea-Bissau
GNB
Western Africa · 1.8 m
24 September 1973 (declared); recognised 10 September 1974
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Ivory Coast
CIV
Western Africa · 24 m
7 August 1960
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Kenya
KEN
Eastern Africa · 48 m
12 December 1963
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Lesotho
LSO
Southern Africa · 2.0 m
4 October 1966
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Liberia
LBR
Western Africa · 4.7 m
26 July 1847
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Libya
LBY
Northern Africa · 6.7 m
24 December 1951
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Madagascar
MDG
Eastern Africa · 25 m
26 June 1960
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Malawi
MWI
Eastern Africa · 19 m
6 July 1964
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Mali
MLI
Western Africa · 18 m
22 September 1960
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Mauritania
MRT
Western Africa · 3.8 m
28 November 1960
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Mauritius
MUS
Eastern Africa · 1.3 m
12 March 1968
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Morocco
MAR
Northern Africa · 34 m
2 March 1956
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Mozambique
MOZ
Eastern Africa · 27 m
25 June 1975
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Namibia
NAM
Southern Africa · 2.5 m
21 March 1990
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Niger
NER
Western Africa · 19 m
3 August 1960
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Nigeria
NGA
Western Africa · 191 m
1 October 1960
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Rwanda
RWA
Eastern Africa · 12 m
1 July 1962
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São Tomé and Príncipe
STP
Middle Africa · 215,000
12 July 1975
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Senegal
SEN
Western Africa · 15 m
1960
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Seychelles
SYC
Eastern Africa · 98,000
29 June 1976
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Sierra Leone
SLE
Western Africa · 6.2 m
27 April 1961
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Somalia
SOM
Eastern Africa · 7.5 m
1 July 1960
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Somaliland
SOL
Eastern Africa · 3.5 m
18 May 1991
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South Africa
ZAF
Southern Africa · 55 m
31 May 1910
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South Sudan
SDS
Middle Africa · 13 m
9 July 2011
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Sudan
SDN
Northern Africa · 37 m
1 January 1956
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Tanzania
TZA
Eastern Africa · 54 m
9 December 1961
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Togo
TGO
Western Africa · 8.0 m
27 April 1960
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Tunisia
TUN
Northern Africa · 11 m
20 March 1956
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Uganda
UGA
Eastern Africa · 40 m
9 October 1962
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Zambia
ZMB
Eastern Africa · 16 m
24 October 1964
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Zimbabwe
ZWE
Eastern Africa · 14 m
18 April 1980
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Asia
46 nations
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Afghanistan
AFG
Southern Asia · 34 m
1747
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Armenia
ARM
Western Asia · 3.0 m
21 September 1991
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Azerbaijan
AZE
Western Asia · 10.0 m
18 October 1991
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Bangladesh
BGD
Southern Asia · 158 m
26 Mar – 16 Dec 1971
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Bhutan
BTN
Southern Asia · 758,000
17 Dec 1907
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Brunei
BRN
South-Eastern Asia · 444,000
1 January 1984
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Cambodia
KHM
South-Eastern Asia · 16 m
9 November 1953
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China
CHN
Eastern Asia · 1.38 bn
221 BCE
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Cyprus
CYP
Southern Europe · 1.2 m
16 Aug 1960
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Georgia
GEO
Western Asia · 4.9 m
9 April 1991
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India
IND
Southern Asia · 1.28 bn
15 Aug 1947
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Indonesia
IDN
South-Eastern Asia · 261 m
17 Aug 1945
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Iran
IRN
Southern Asia · 82 m
c. 550 BCE
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Iraq
IRQ
Western Asia · 39 m
3 October 1932
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Japan
JPN
Eastern Asia · 126 m
660 BCE (traditional)
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Jordan
JOR
Western Asia · 10 m
25 May 1946
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Kazakhstan
KAZ
Central Asia · 19 m
c. 1465
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Kuwait
KWT
Western Asia · 2.9 m
19 June 1961
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Kyrgyzstan
KGZ
Central Asia · 5.8 m
31 August 1991
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Laos
LAO
South-Eastern Asia · 7.1 m
22 October 1953
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Lebanon
LBN
Western Asia · 6.2 m
22 November 1943
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Malaysia
MYS
South-Eastern Asia · 31 m
16 Sep 1963
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Mongolia
MNG
Eastern Asia · 3.1 m
1206
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Myanmar
MMR
South-Eastern Asia · 55 m
4 January 1948
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Nepal
NPL
Southern Asia · 29 m
1768–1769
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North Korea
PRK
Eastern Asia · 25 m
9 September 1948
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Northern Cyprus
CYN
Western Asia · 265,000
15 November 1983
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Oman
OMN
Western Asia · 3.4 m
1744
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Pakistan
PAK
Southern Asia · 205 m
14 Aug 1947
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Palestine
PSE
Non-UN
Western Asia · 4.5 m
15 November 1988
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Philippines
PHL
South-Eastern Asia · 104 m
4 Jul 1946
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Qatar
QAT
Western Asia · 2.3 m
3 September 1971
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Saudi Arabia
SAU
Western Asia · 29 m
23 September 1932
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South Korea
KOR
Eastern Asia · 51 m
15 August 1948
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Sri Lanka
LKA
Southern Asia · 22 m
4 Feb 1948
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Syria
SYR
Western Asia · 18 m
17 April 1946
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Taiwan
TWN
Non-UN
Eastern Asia · 24 m
December 1949
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Tajikistan
TJK
Central Asia · 8.5 m
9 September 1991
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Thailand
THA
South-Eastern Asia · 68 m
1782
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Timor-Leste
TLS
South-Eastern Asia · 1.3 m
20 May 2002
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Türkiye
TUR
Western Asia · 81 m
29 October 1923
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Turkmenistan
TKM
Central Asia · 5.4 m
27 October 1991
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United Arab Emirates
ARE
Western Asia · 6.1 m
2 December 1971
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Uzbekistan
UZB
Central Asia · 30 m
1 September 1991
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Vietnam
VNM
South-Eastern Asia · 96 m
2 September 1945
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Yemen
YEM
Western Asia · 28 m
22 May 1990
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Europe
45 nations
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Albania
ALB
Southeast Europe · 3.0 m
28 November 1912
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Andorra
AND
Southern Europe · 77,000
1278
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Austria
AUT
Central Europe · 8.8 m
996
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Belarus
BLR
Eastern Europe · 9.5 m
25 August 1991
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Belgium
BEL
Western Europe · 11 m
1830
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
BIH
Southeast Europe · 3.9 m
c. 1180 / 1377
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Bulgaria
BGR
Southeast Europe · 7.1 m
681
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Croatia
HRV
Southeast Europe · 4.3 m
c. 925
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Czechia
CZE
Central Europe · 11 m
1 January 1993
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Denmark
DNK
Northern Europe · 5.6 m
c. 965
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Estonia
EST
Northern Europe · 1.3 m
24 February 1918
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Finland
FIN
Northern Europe · 5.5 m
6 Dec 1917
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France
FRA
Western Europe · 67 m
843 CE
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Germany
DEU
Western Europe · 81 m
18 Jan 1871
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Greece
GRC
Southern Europe · 11 m
1821 (uprising); recognized 1830 / 1832
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Hungary
HUN
Central Europe · 9.9 m
c. 895 / 1000
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Iceland
ISL
Northern Europe · 340,000
17 June 1944
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Ireland
IRL
Northern Europe · 5.0 m
1921–1922
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Italy
ITA
Southern Europe · 62 m
17 March 1861
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Kosovo
KOS
Non-UN
Southeast Europe · 1.9 m
17 February 2008
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Latvia
LVA
Northern Europe · 1.9 m
18 November 1918
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Liechtenstein
LIE
Western Europe · 38,000
23 January 1719
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Lithuania
LTU
Northern Europe · 2.8 m
16 Feb 1918
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Luxembourg
LUX
Western Europe · 594,000
963
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Malta
MLT
Southern Europe · 503,000
21 September 1964
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Moldova
MDA
Eastern Europe · 3.5 m
27 August 1991
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Monaco
MCO
Western Europe · 39,000
8 January 1297
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Montenegro
MNE
Southeast Europe · 643,000
1878
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Netherlands
NLD
Western Europe · 17 m
1581 (independence recognised 1648)
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North Macedonia
MKD
Southeast Europe · 2.1 m
8 September 1991
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Norway
NOR
Northern Europe · 5.3 m
c. 872
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Poland
POL
Central Europe · 38 m
966
Chronicle
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Portugal
PRT
Southern Europe · 11 m
1143 / 1179
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Romania
ROU
Southeast Europe · 22 m
1859
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Russia
RUS
Eastern Europe · 142 m
882 CE
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San Marino
SMR
Southern Europe · 34,000
AD 301
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Serbia
SRB
Southeast Europe · 7.1 m
1878
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Slovakia
SVK
Central Europe · 5.4 m
1 January 1993
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Slovenia
SVN
Central Europe · 2.0 m
25 June 1991
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Spain
ESP
Southern Europe · 49 m
1492 CE
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Sweden
SWE
Northern Europe · 10.0 m
6 June 1523
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Switzerland
CHE
Western Europe · 8.2 m
1291
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Ukraine
UKR
Eastern Europe · 44 m
24 August 1991
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United Kingdom
GBR
Northern Europe · 65 m
1 May 1707
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Vatican City
VAT
Southern Europe · 825
1929
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North America
18 nations
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Bahamas
BHS
Caribbean · 330,000
10 July 1973
Chronicle
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Belize
BLZ
Central America · 360,000
21 September 1981
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Canada
CAN
North America · 36 m
1 July 1867
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Costa Rica
CRI
Central America · 4.9 m
15 September 1821
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Cuba
CUB
Caribbean · 11 m
20 May 1902
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Dominican Republic
DOM
Caribbean · 11 m
27 February 1844
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El Salvador
SLV
Central America · 6.2 m
15 September 1821
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Greenland
GRL
Non-UN
North America · 58,000
21 June 2009
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Guatemala
GTM
Central America · 15 m
15 Sept 1821
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Haiti
HTI
Caribbean · 11 m
1 January 1804
Chronicle
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Honduras
HND
Central America · 9.0 m
15 Sept 1821
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Jamaica
JAM
Caribbean · 3.0 m
6 Aug 1962
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Mexico
MEX
North America · 125 m
27 Sept 1821
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Nicaragua
NIC
Central America · 6.0 m
15 Sept 1821
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Panama
PAN
Central America · 3.8 m
3 November 1903
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Puerto Rico
PRI
Non-UN
Caribbean · 3.4 m
25 July 1952
Chronicle
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Trinidad and Tobago
TTO
Caribbean · 1.2 m
31 August 1962
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United States
USA
North America · 327 m
4 July 1776
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South America
13 nations
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Argentina
ARG
South America · 44 m
9 July 1816
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Bolivia
BOL
South America · 11 m
6 August 1825
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Brazil
BRA
South America · 207 m
7 September 1822
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Chile
CHL
South America · 18 m
5 April 1818
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Colombia
COL
South America · 48 m
20 July 1810
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Ecuador
ECU
South America · 16 m
13 May 1830
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Falkland Islands
FLK
Non-UN
South America · 3,000
2 January 1833
Chronicle
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Guyana
GUY
South America · 738,000
26 May 1966
Chronicle
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Paraguay
PRY
South America · 6.9 m
14-15 May 1811
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Peru
PER
South America · 31 m
9 December 1824
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Suriname
SUR
South America · 592,000
25 November 1975
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Uruguay
URY
South America · 3.4 m
1828
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Venezuela
VEN
South America · 31 m
5 July 1811
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Oceania
7 nations
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Australia
AUS
Australia and New Zealand · 23 m
1 January 1901
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Fiji
FJI
Melanesia · 921,000
10 October 1970
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New Caledonia
NCL
Non-UN
Melanesia · 279,000
5 May 1998
Chronicle
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New Zealand
NZL
Australia and New Zealand · 4.5 m
6 February 1840
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Papua New Guinea
PNG
Melanesia · 6.9 m
16 September 1975
Chronicle
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Solomon Islands
SLB
Melanesia · 648,000
7 July 1978
Chronicle
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Vanuatu
VUT
Melanesia · 283,000
30 July 1980
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Antarctica
1 nation
🇦🇶
Antarctica
ATA
Non-UN
· 4,000
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Antarctic
1 nation
🇹🇫
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
ATF
Non-UN
· 140
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