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187 of 187 nations

1747→🇦🇱

Europe · 3.0 m

28 November 1912→🇩🇿

5 July 1962→🇦🇩

Europe · 77,000

1278→🇦🇴

11 November 1975→🇦🇶

AntarcticaATANon-UN

Antarctica · 4,000

South America · 44 m

9 July 1816→🇦🇲

21 September 1991→🇦🇺

Oceania · 23 m

1 January 1901→🇦🇹

Europe · 8.8 m

18 October 1991→🇧🇸

North America · 330,000

10 July 1973→🇧🇩

26 Mar – 16 Dec 1971→🇧🇾

Europe · 9.5 m

25 August 1991→🇧🇪

1830→🇧🇿

North America · 360,000

21 September 1981→🇧🇯

1 August 1960→🇧🇹

Asia · 758,000

17 Dec 1907→🇧🇴

South America · 11 m

6 August 1825→🇧🇦

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH

Europe · 3.9 m

c. 1180 / 1377→🇧🇼

Africa · 2.2 m

30 September 1966→🇧🇷

South America · 207 m

7 September 1822→🇧🇳

Asia · 444,000

1 January 1984→🇧🇬

Europe · 7.1 m

Burkina FasoBFA

5 August 1960→🇧🇮

1 July 1962→🇰🇭

9 November 1953→🇨🇲

1 January 1960→🇨🇦

North America · 36 m

1 July 1867→🇨🇻

Africa · 550,000

5 July 1975→🇨🇫

Central African RepublicCAF

Africa · 5.6 m

13 August 1960→🇹🇩

11 August 1960→🇨🇱

South America · 18 m

5 April 1818→🇨🇳

Asia · 1.38 bn

221 BCE→🇨🇴

South America · 48 m

20 July 1810→🇰🇲

Africa · 851,000

6 July 1975→🇨🇬

Africa · 5.0 m

15 August 1960→🇨🇷

North America · 4.9 m

15 September 1821→🇭🇷

Europe · 4.3 m

c. 925→🇨🇺

North America · 11 m

20 May 1902→🇨🇾

16 Aug 1960→🇨🇿

1 January 1993→🇩🇰

Europe · 5.6 m

c. 965→🇩🇯

Africa · 865,000

27 June 1977→🇩🇴

Dominican RepublicDOM

North America · 11 m

27 February 1844→🇨🇩

30 June 1960→🇪🇨

South America · 16 m

13 May 1830→🇪🇬

c. 3100 BCE→🇸🇻

North America · 6.2 m

15 September 1821→🇬🇶

Equatorial GuineaGNQ

Africa · 778,000

12 October 1968→🇪🇷

Africa · 5.9 m

24 May 1993 (de facto 1991)→🇪🇪

Europe · 1.3 m

24 February 1918→🇸🇿

Africa · 1.5 m

6 September 1968→🇪🇹

Africa · 105 m

1st century CE (Aksum); restored 1270 (Solomonic dynasty)→🇫🇰

Falkland IslandsFLKNon-UN

South America · 3,000

2 January 1833→🇫🇯

Oceania · 921,000

10 October 1970→🇫🇮

Europe · 5.5 m

6 Dec 1917→🇫🇷

843 CE→🇹🇫

French Southern and Antarctic LandsATFNon-UN

Antarctic · 140

Africa · 1.8 m

17 August 1960→🇬🇲

Africa · 2.1 m

18 February 1965→🇬🇪

9 April 1991→🇩🇪

18 Jan 1871→🇬🇭

6 March 1957→🇬🇷

1821 (uprising); recognized 1830 / 1832→🇬🇱

GreenlandGRLNon-UN

North America · 58,000

21 June 2009→🇬🇹

North America · 15 m

15 Sept 1821→🇬🇳

2 October 1958→🇬🇼

Guinea-BissauGNB

Africa · 1.8 m

24 September 1973 (declared); recognised 10 September 1974→🇬🇾

South America · 738,000

26 May 1966→🇭🇹

North America · 11 m

1 January 1804→🇭🇳

North America · 9.0 m

15 Sept 1821→🇭🇺

Europe · 9.9 m

c. 895 / 1000→🇮🇸

Europe · 340,000

17 June 1944→🇮🇳

Asia · 1.28 bn

15 Aug 1947→🇮🇩

17 Aug 1945→🇮🇷

c. 550 BCE→🇮🇶

3 October 1932→🇮🇪

Europe · 5.0 m

1921–1922→🇮🇹

17 March 1861→🇨🇮

7 August 1960→🇯🇲

North America · 3.0 m

6 Aug 1962→🇯🇵

660 BCE (traditional)→🇯🇴

25 May 1946→🇰🇿

c. 1465→🇰🇪

12 December 1963→🇽🇰

KosovoKOSNon-UN

Europe · 1.9 m

17 February 2008→🇰🇼

19 June 1961→🇰🇬

31 August 1991→🇱🇦

22 October 1953→🇱🇻

Europe · 1.9 m

18 November 1918→🇱🇧

22 November 1943→🇱🇸

Africa · 2.0 m

4 October 1966→🇱🇷

Africa · 4.7 m

26 July 1847→🇱🇾

Africa · 6.7 m

24 December 1951→🇱🇮

LiechtensteinLIE

Europe · 38,000

23 January 1719→🇱🇹

Europe · 2.8 m

16 Feb 1918→🇱🇺

Europe · 594,000

26 June 1960→🇲🇼

6 July 1964→🇲🇾

16 Sep 1963→🇲🇱

22 September 1960→🇲🇹

Europe · 503,000

21 September 1964→🇲🇷

Africa · 3.8 m

28 November 1960→🇲🇺

Africa · 1.3 m

12 March 1968→🇲🇽

North America · 125 m

27 Sept 1821→🇲🇩

Europe · 3.5 m

27 August 1991→🇲🇨

Europe · 39,000

8 January 1297→🇲🇳

1206→🇲🇪

Europe · 643,000

1878→🇲🇦

2 March 1956→🇲🇿

25 June 1975→🇲🇲

4 January 1948→🇳🇦

Africa · 2.5 m

21 March 1990→🇳🇵

1768–1769→🇳🇱

1581 (independence recognised 1648)→🇳🇨

New CaledoniaNCLNon-UN

Oceania · 279,000

5 May 1998→🇳🇿

Oceania · 4.5 m

6 February 1840→🇳🇮

North America · 6.0 m

15 Sept 1821→🇳🇪

3 August 1960→🇳🇬

Africa · 191 m

1 October 1960→🇰🇵

9 September 1948→🇲🇰

North MacedoniaMKD

Europe · 2.1 m

8 September 1991→🏳️

Northern CyprusCYN

Asia · 265,000

15 November 1983→🇳🇴

Europe · 5.3 m

c. 872→🇴🇲

1744→🇵🇰

14 Aug 1947→🇵🇸

PalestinePSENon-UN

15 November 1988→🇵🇦

North America · 3.8 m

3 November 1903→🇵🇬

Papua New GuineaPNG

Oceania · 6.9 m

16 September 1975→🇵🇾

South America · 6.9 m

14-15 May 1811→🇵🇪

South America · 31 m

9 December 1824→🇵🇭

4 Jul 1946→🇵🇱

1143 / 1179→🇵🇷

Puerto RicoPRINon-UN

North America · 3.4 m

25 July 1952→🇶🇦

3 September 1971→🇷🇴

1859→🇷🇺

Europe · 142 m

882 CE→🇷🇼

1 July 1962→🇸🇲

Europe · 34,000

AD 301→🇸🇹

São Tomé and PríncipeSTP

Africa · 215,000

12 July 1975→🇸🇦

Saudi ArabiaSAU

23 September 1932→🇸🇳

1960→🇷🇸

Europe · 7.1 m

1878→🇸🇨

Africa · 98,000

29 June 1976→🇸🇱

Sierra LeoneSLE

Africa · 6.2 m

27 April 1961→🇸🇰

Europe · 5.4 m

1 January 1993→🇸🇮

Europe · 2.0 m

25 June 1991→🇸🇧

Solomon IslandsSLB

Oceania · 648,000

7 July 1978→🇸🇴

Africa · 7.5 m

1 July 1960→🏳️

Africa · 3.5 m

18 May 1991→🇿🇦

South AfricaZAF

31 May 1910→🇰🇷

15 August 1948→🇸🇸

9 July 2011→🇪🇸

1492 CE→🇱🇰

4 Feb 1948→🇸🇩

1 January 1956→🇸🇷

South America · 592,000

25 November 1975→🇸🇪

Europe · 10.0 m

6 June 1523→🇨🇭

Europe · 8.2 m

1291→🇸🇾

17 April 1946→🇹🇼

TaiwanTWNNon-UN

December 1949→🇹🇯

9 September 1991→🇹🇿

9 December 1961→🇹🇭

1782→🇹🇱

20 May 2002→🇹🇬

Africa · 8.0 m

27 April 1960→🇹🇹

Trinidad and TobagoTTO

North America · 1.2 m

31 August 1962→🇹🇳

20 March 1956→🇹🇷

29 October 1923→🇹🇲

TurkmenistanTKM

27 October 1991→🇺🇬

9 October 1962→🇺🇦

24 August 1991→🇦🇪

United Arab EmiratesARE

2 December 1971→🇬🇧

United KingdomGBR

1 May 1707→🇺🇸

United StatesUSA

North America · 327 m

4 July 1776→🇺🇾

South America · 3.4 m

1828→🇺🇿

1 September 1991→🇻🇺

Oceania · 283,000

30 July 1980→🇻🇦

Vatican CityVAT

1929→🇻🇪

South America · 31 m

5 July 1811→🇻🇳

2 September 1945→🏳️

Western SaharaSAH

Africa · 603,000

1975 (Spanish withdrawal) – 1976 (SADR proclaimed)→🇾🇪

22 May 1990→🇿🇲

24 October 1964→🇿🇼

18 April 1980→