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Countries / decades	before	1700s to 1710s					1710s to 1720s					1720s to 1730s		1730s to 1740s			1740s to 1750s				1750s to 1760s			1760s to 1770s					1770s to 1780s			1780s to 1790s					1790s to 1800s					1800s to 1810s					1810s to 1820s					1820s to 1830s					1830s to 1840s					1840s to 1850s					1850s to 1860s					1860s to 1870s					1870s to 1880s					1880s to 1890s					1890s to 1900s					1900s					1910s					1920s					1930s					1940s					1950s					1960s					1970s					1980s					1990s					2000s					2010s					2020s					Current	Decades / countries
Countries / decades	before																																																																																																																																																												Current	Decades / countries
Afghanistan	1570s															1738			1747																																																												1880										1901									1919		1926		1928	1929 1929	1930																					1973	1974		1978 1978	1980			1987			1992 1992		1996	1997		2001 2001	2002	2004				2013									Afghanistan
Albania	1385																																																						1844																																		1912 1914				1920			1926	1928			1934		1939		1943	1944	1946																							1992																				Albania
Algeria	16th century																																																						1830																																																																1962																																			Algeria
Andorra																																													1806			1812 1813																											1866																																		1934		1939					1949											1971																															Andorra
Angola	1667				1707																1750																												1816					1826			1830																																									1911																															1975																													Angola
Antigua and Barbuda	1632																																										1801																																			1871																																										1957	1958		1962		1967																																	Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina	1536									1717																								1785														1812 1812			1818 1819	1820				1829			1835								1850					1861																																																																	Argentina
Armenia	1508																																																						1828														1858													1883																		1918 1918		1922							1936		1940						1952																			1990																					Armenia
Australia																													1770														1801																																																		1901	1903		1908																							1954																																							Australia
Austria	1230																																											1804																																1869																									1918										1938			1945																																												Austria
Azerbaijan	1576														1736				1747					1760																1796								1813																							1858												1883																		1918 1918 1918	1920	1922							1937		1940						1952																			1990																					Azerbaijan
Bahamas	1648				1706						1718																																1801																																	1869																		1904										1923														1953						1964				1973																														Bahamas
Bahrain																																	1783																			1820																																																								1932																				1972															2002															Bahrain
Bangladesh	15th																						1757																								1801																								1858																																												1947												1971	1972																														Bangladesh
Barbados	1632																																										1801																																									1885																																					1958		1962		1966																																	Barbados
Belarus	1587																																					1793																																	1858												1883																		1918	1919 1919								1937		1940	1941	1944			1951																				1991		1995									2012										Belarus
Belgium	1482							1713																													1790	1792	1795										1815								1830 1831																																																																	Belgium
Belize	1519																																																			1821	1823	1825							1838																		1875					1884																	1919																															1981																			2019							Belize
Benin																																																							1900																													1958								1975								1990																					Benin
Bhutan																																																							1949				1956						1969																																Bhutan
Bolivia																											1534							1785																				1825	1826												1851																																																																	Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1377	1463																																																						1844																	1878 1878															1908					1918											1941			1946																							1992			1998																	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina	14th	1463																																																						1844																	1878 1878															1908					1918											1941			1946																							1992			1998																	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana																																																							1885																																									1966																																	Botswana
Brazil	1697																																																	1816 1816			1822 1822																								1870									1889 1889																																				1960				1968												1992																				Brazil
Brunei	1368																																																						1906																	1941		1945							1959																																					Brunei
Bulgaria	1396																																																						1844																	1878																																		1946	1948									1967		1971										1991																					Bulgaria
Burkina Faso																																																							1896																															1959													1984																								Burkina Faso
Burundi																																																							1885																	1919																					1961	1962		1966 1966	1967							1982																									Burundi
Cambodia	1431?																																																						1863												1887																											1942	1945					1953								1970		1975		1979					1989	1992	1993																				Cambodia
Cameroon																																																							1884																1916																				1957		1961							1975																													Cameroon
Cameroon																																																							1884																1916			1922																			1961							1975																													Cameroon
Canada	1606				1707																																						1801																																	1868																										1921																		1957									1965																													Canada
Canada	1663									1715																																	1801																																	1868																										1921																		1957									1965																													Canada
Cape Verde	1667				1707																1750																												1816					1826			1830																																									1911																															1975									1992																				Cape Verde
Central African Republic																																																							1903																												1958																																					Central African Republic
Chad	700	1380s																																																						1900																													1959																																					Chad
Chile	1541									1717																								1785														1812		1817 1817																																																																	Chile
China	1644																																																						1890											1912								1928										1949																																										China, People's Republic of
Colombia	1525																																	1785													1811		1814	1816	1819	1820 1821					1831		1834													1861 1861																																																																	Colombia
Comoros																																																							1887																																						1963						1975		1978							1992		1996		2001																Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the																																																							1877																																										1960	1963	1966			1971													1997			2003		2006													Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the																																																							1891																																	1958						1970											1991																				Congo, Republic of the
Costa Rica	1506																																																			1821 1821	1823	1824 1824 1824								1840	1842			1848																													1906																																																															Costa Rica
Croatia	1527																																													1809			1815																	1848		1852							1868																										1918 1918										1939	1941	1943	1945																							1990																					Croatia
Cuba	1506																																	1785																																													1873												1898		1902		1906		1909																								1959																																					Cuba
Cyprus	1192	1489	1571																																																						1844																	1878	1881																					1922																			1960																							2006													Cyprus
Czech Republic	1198																																											1804																																1869																									1918	1920									1939	1939		1945												1969												1993																				Czech Republic
Denmark	1219																																																							Denmark
Djibouti																																																							1844																										1896																																								1977																												Djibouti
Dominica	1663									1715															1763																	1801																																				1871																																		1940									1958		1962								1978	1981							1988	1990																		Dominica
Dominican Republic	1506																																							1795								1808				1821												1844		1849							1861		1865																																																																	Dominican Republic
East Timor			1702		1707																1750																													1816				1826			1830																																									1911															1942	1945															1975	1975	1976										1999		2002															East Timor
Ecuador	1534																																	1785												1809		1812				1820	1822 1822				1830		1835					1845 1845								1860																				1900																																																						2009												Ecuador
Egypt																																																							1844																			1882																				1922															1952			1958							1972						1984																								Egypt
El Salvador	1519																																																			1821	1823	1825							1839														1865					1875										1898	1875							1912																																																												El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea	1667				1707																1750										1778				1785																																																																1931			1936	1938			1945												1968		1973			1979																											Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea																																																							1890																									1941	1941					1952										1974							1987		1991		1993	1995																		Eritrea
Estonia	1562											1721																																																						1918											1940	1941	1944				1953																			1990																					Estonia
Eswatini																																																							1894				1903																																	1968																																Eswatini
Ethiopia																																																							1890s			1897																				1936													1941					1974							1987		1991			1996						2009												Ethiopia
Fiji																																																							1865	1867	1869	1871			1878																								1924																							1970																															Fiji
Finland	1562																																													1809																									1858												1883																	1917	1918																																																									Finland
France	16th century																																				1790		1794										1814								1830																																																							1940		1944																		1976																										France
Gabon																																																							1903																												1959	1960																																				Gabon
Gambia																																	1783										1801																																																																1965																																	Gambia
Georgia	1008-1490																								1762																	1801																													1858												1883																		1918 1918	1921	1922							1937							1951																				1990							2004														Georgia
Germany	1400 1433																																																1815																1848													1867																							1919							1933	1935					1946		1949																						1990																				Germany
Germany	1400 1433																																																1815																1848													1867																							1919							1933	1935					1946		1949					1959																	1990																				Germany
Ghana																																																				1821																												1877																																								1957		1961		1964	1966																																	Ghana
Ghana	1612																																							1795					1806		1810		1814																															1877																																								1957		1961		1964	1966																																	Ghana
Greece	c. 15th century																																																				1822																																																																1970		1975		1978																											Greece
Grenada	1663									1715															1763											1779		1783				1801																																						1875													1903																												1958		1962	1967				1974																														Grenada
Guatemala	1519																																																			1821	1823	1825							1838			1843			1851				1858	1871																																																																	Guatemala
Guinea																																																							1898																													1958																																						Guinea
Guinea-Bissau	1667				1707																1750																												1816					1826			1830																																									1911																														1974																														Guinea-Bissau
Guyana	1581																																							1795					1806		1810		1814																														1875															1906							1919																		1955						1966																																	Guyana
Haiti	1663									1715																										1789												1804		1811		1821													1849				1859																																																						1964													1986																						Haiti
Honduras	1519																																																			1821	1823	1825							1838														1866															1898	1898																																																																	Honduras
Hungary	895–1038	1046–1172	1172–1196	c. 11th	c. 12th	1301–1382	1387–1444	1446–1453	c. 15th	1458–1490	1506–1526	1516–1526																																																					1848	1848–1849												1867–1869	1869–1918														1896–1915								1918	1919	1919									1940			1946	1949	1956	1956	1957																																							Hungary
Iceland	1536																																																			1809	1810																																							1900									1918													1944																																												Iceland
India	1526																																																						1858																																													1947																																											India
India	1674																														1773																																																																					1947																																											India
Indonesia	1293	1602	1640																																							1800																																																																1942	1945																																												Indonesia
Iran	1576														1736				1747										1760											1796																														1849																																		1907				1925																												1980																								Iran
Iraq	1534																																																						1858											1844																																						1921																		1958	1959		1963														1991							2004		2008											Iraq
Ireland	1542																																										1801																																																										1919		1922																																																							Ireland
Israel	1516																																																						1844																																						1920														1948																																										Israel
Italy																																																							1861																																											1946																																											Italy
Italy																																																							1861																																									1943		1946																																											Italy
Ivory Coast																																																							1896																																1959																																					Ivory Coast
Jamaica	1655																																										1801	1875																1906																									1957	1958		1962																																			Jamaica
Japan	701																																																						1870																																																																1999																	Japan
Jordan	1516																																																						1844																																						1920				1921														1958	1958																																					Jordan
Kazakhstan	1456																																																				1822																		1858												1883																	1915		1920						1927	1932	1937		1940					1953																				1992	1992																				Kazakhstan
Kenya																																																							1885					1885													1921																					1963																																			Kenya
Kiribati																																																							1892																						1937			1942	1943																	1979																											Kiribati
Korea, North	960																																							1800																												1856													1882	1882		1888				1893	1893		1899						1910																	1945	1946 1946	1948																					1992																					Korea, North
Korea, South	960																																							1800																												1856													1882	1882		1888				1893	1893		1899						1910																	1945		1948	1949																		1984							1997							2011									Korea, South
Kosovo	1281										1346							1454																																																							1844								1912																				1918												1941	1943	1946																							1992						2004		2008												Kosovo
Kuwait	1521																				1752																																											1844																											1899			1914									1921									1940										1961																																				Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan	976																																																							1876			1883																		1918									1936								1952																			1991	1992																				Kyrgyzstan
Laos				1707																																																						1893																														1952										1975																													Laos
Latvia	1692											1721																																																						1918	1919	1920										1940	1941	1944				1953																			1990																					Latvia
Lebanon	1516	1516	1697																																																						1840		1844																																					1918	1920											1943																																													Lebanon
Lesotho																																							1795				1801																																				1875					1884																																									1966										1987										2006													Lesotho
Liberia																																																							1827											1847																																																																	Liberia
Libya							1711																																																						1912																			1951									1969		1972		1977																		2011										Libya
Liechtenstein	1400										1719																																																						1852																																		1921								1937																							1982																									Liechtenstein
Lithuania	1587																																						1795																																1858												1883																		1918											1940	1941	1944				1953																		1988								2004														Lithuania
Luxembourg	1482								1715																														1795										1815															1845																																																1940		1944																																												Luxembourg
Madagascar																																			1787																																																	1885					1896																															1958																																						Madagascar
Malawi																																																							1907																							1953					1963	1964																							2010	2012										Malawi
Malaysia		1641																																				/ 1795			/ 1801									1818			/ 1824																																					1896																							1942	1945		1949							1963																																			Malaysia
Maldives																																								1796																																																					1903												1926													1953	1954					1965																																		Maldives
Mali																																																							1892																																	1958	1959	1961																																				Mali
Malta	1530																																								1798	1800 1801							1814																														1875												1898												1923										1943											1964																																		Malta
Marshall Islands																																																							1885		1889													1914		1919													1944	1947									1965							1979																											Marshall Islands
Mauritania																																																							1900																													1959																														2017							Mauritania
Mauritius	1666						1710																													1789											1810																													1869																			1906								1923																							1968																																Mauritius
Mexico	1519																																																			1821	1821	1823																				1864	1867												1893													1916									1934																	1968																																Mexico
Micronesia																																																							1885							1899								1914		1919													1944	1947									1965							1979																											Micronesia
Moldova	15th century																																																						1834																1866								1883																	1917	1919			1925						1937	1938	1940						1952																			1990																					Moldova
Moldova	15th century																																																						1834												1859		1862		1867																																											1952																			1990																					Moldova
Monaco																																						1793																																												1881																															1942	1945																																												Monaco
Mongolia																																																							1862														1890										1911							1924			1930					1940		1945																							1992																					Mongolia
Montenegro	1281										1346							1696																																												1851												1876															1905						1918						1918														1946																							1992		1994						2006												Montenegro
Morocco	1666																																																						1913																					1956																																							Morocco
Morocco	1666																																																										1921																	1956																																							Morocco
Mozambique	1667				1707																1750																												1816					1826			1830																																									1911																															1974	1975				1983	1983																							Mozambique
Myanmar																						1753																																																												1885																										1937			1943	1945	1948														1974																		2010											Myanmar
Namibia																																																							1884															1915							1928																										1982					1990																					Namibia
Nauru																																																							1888	1889													1914														1942	1945												1968																																Nauru
Nepal																																									1743																																																																1962																																			Nepal
Netherlands	1581																		/ 1652																				1795						1806		1810		1814																																																																	Netherlands
New Zealand																												1769																															1834			1840													1867																		1902																																																																	New Zealand
Nicaragua	1524																																																				1823	1825								1839									1858													1889			1893		1896							1908																																1971																														Nicaragua
Niger																																																							1922																		1959																																					Niger
Nigeria																																																							1886							1900																														1960					1967	1970																														Nigeria
Nigeria																																																							1886							1900																														1960					1967	1970																														Nigeria
North Macedonia	1281										1346							c. 15th century																																														1844																													1903 1903					1912			1918											1941		1944	1946																						1992		1995																			North Macedonia
Norway	1536																																																1814 1821		1818 1844		1821 1844															1844																				1899																																																																	Norway
Oman																																																							1856																																																									1970												1995																			Oman
Pakistan	1526																		1747					1761																																										1849					1858					1880																																							1947																																											Pakistan
Palau																																																							1885							1899								1914		1919													1944	1947									1965								1981																										Palau
Panama	1510									1717																								1785													1811			1816	1819	1820	1821						1834													1861																					1903											1925																																																						Panama
Papua New Guinea																																																							1884											1906																		1942	1945		1949								1965			1970	1971																														Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea																																																							1884		1889													1914														1942	1945		1949								1965			1970	1971																														Papua New Guinea
Paraguay	1537									1717																								1785													1811 1811 1811	1812							1826								1842																																																								1954																	1988	1990											2013										Paraguay
Peru	1532 1532									1717																								1785																		1820 1820	1822 1822	1825						1825		1825																																																							1950																																									Peru
Peru	1532 1532									1717																								1785																		1820 1820	1822 1822	1825						1836		1825																																																							1950																																									Peru
Philippines	1515 1521	1565																								1762	1764																										1821																																					1897	1898 1899	1901 1902					1908		1912		1919									1936			1942	1943	1945																			1985	1986						1998																	Philippines
Poland	c. 1605																																						Partitions 1795						1807	1815				1815																																																				1863	1919					1928					1944																		1980																											Poland
Portugal	1667				1707																1750																													1816					1826		1830																																								1911																																																													Portugal
Qatar																																																			1818																											1872																						1916										1936						1949												1971																														Qatar
Romania																																																							1859		1862		1867																																									1948		1952						1965												1989	1989																					Romania
Russia	1668												1721																																																						1858												1883															1914		1917	1918		1922	1923	1924					1936												1955															1991		1993																			Russia
Russia	1668												1721																																																						1858												1883															1914		1917	1918										1937									1954																	1991		1993																			Russia
Rwanda																																																							1885																	1919																				1959	1961	1962																			2001																Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1626						1713																																			1801																																				1871																																											1958		1962		1967								1983																									Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1663						1713																																			1801																																				1871																																													1962		1967								1983																									Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia	1663									1715								1743					1756		1762	1763				1778		1783				1789				1796		1801	1802	1803																																																	1903																			1939											1962		1967					1979													2002															Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1663									1715															1763						1778		1783									1801																																																			1903																														1962								1979			1985 1985																								Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa																																																							1858							1873			1879				1887								1900						1914				1922													1948	1949																																									Samoa
San Marino	1465																																																						1862																																																																2011										San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe	1667				1707																1750																													1816						1826	1830																																									1911																															1975																													São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia	1517																	1744																																	1818		1824																																	1891							1902												1926			1932	1934		1938																		1973																													Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia	1517																																																															1844																																						1920						1932	1934		1938																		1973																													Saudi Arabia
Senegal	16th century																																			1789													1814								1830																																																															1958	1959	1960																																				Senegal
Serbia	1281										1346																																1804										1835																									1882																				1918											1941					1946																								1992 1992						2004			2010											Serbia
Seychelles																								1756																								1811																																														1903																												1961								1976	1977									1996																		Seychelles
Sierra Leone																																						1792					1801																																												1889																																			1961																																				Sierra Leone
Singapore	1699																																																	/ 1819																													1874																								1925										1942	1945	1946						1959		1963	1965																																		Singapore
Slovakia	10th century																																											1804																																1869																									1918	1920									1938			1945																								1992																				Slovakia
Slovenia	1335																																										1803					1813																												1869																									1918 1918												1943	1945																							1991																					Slovenia
Solomon Islands																																																							1886								1906																				1942	1945	1947					1956				1966						1977																												Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands																																																										1893					1906																				1942	1945	1947					1956				1966						1977																												Solomon Islands
Somalia	1415																																																						1888						1896												1888/1920													1946							1960																																				Somalia
South Africa	1652						1664																																1795				1801																																				1875																		1910	1912								1928																										1982						1994																				South Africa
South Sudan																																																							1844																			1882	1885							1899												1922															1952		1956							1970																					2011										South Sudan
Spain	1506	1701																		1760														1785																																												1873 1875																													1931			1936	1938			1945																1977		1981																										Spain
Sri Lanka	1593																																											1815																																																																1948		1951										1972																														Sri Lanka
Sudan																																																							1844																			1882	1885							1899												1922															1952		1956							1970																															Sudan
Suriname	1581																																							1795					1806		1810		1814																																																																1959								1975																													Suriname
Sweden	1562																																																1815															1844																															1906																																																															Sweden
Switzerland	15th century																																								1798		1803																																											1889																																																																	Switzerland
Syria	1516																																																						1844																																						1920 1920	1922					1932													1958		1961	1963					1972				1980																								Syria
Taiwan	1624	1640	1661	1683																																																						1890	1895	1895																								1945																																												China, Republic of Taiwan
Taiwan	1626		1661	1683																																																						1890	1895	1895																								1945																																												China, Republic of Taiwan
Tajikistan																																																							late 19th century												1883																		1918		1921			1929		1931	1935	1936	1938	1940						1953																			1991	1992																				Tajikistan
Tanzania																																																							1885																	1919																					1961	1964																																			Tanzania
Tanzania																																																							1885																	1919																					1964	1964																																			Tanzania
Thailand		1680																															1782																		1817													1843																								1893												1916	/ 1917																																																									Thailand
Togo																																																							1884															1914																					1957	1958	1960																																				Togo
Tonga																																																							1858			1862						1875																																																																	Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago	1498																																									1796		1801																																													1889																																		1962																																			Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia	1574																																																						1831																																																																1999																	Tunisia
Turkey	c. 15th century																																																						1844																																														1936																																																Turkey
Turkmenistan	1517																																																						late 19th century												1883																	1917		1920	1922		1926					1937		1940						1953																				1992		1997			2001															Turkmenistan
Tuvalu																																																							1892																						1937																				1976	1978								1995 1996	1997																		Tuvalu
Uganda																																																							1894										1914																													1962 1962																														Uganda
Ukraine	1700																																				1793																																	1858												1883																	1917		1918	1919				1929			1937		1941		1944		1949																					1991	1992																					Ukraine
United Arab Emirates																																																							1892																													1950										1971																															United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom	1198	1265	1707																																								1801																																																																	United Kingdom
United Kingdom	1542																																										1801																																																																	United Kingdom
United States of America	1606				1707																									1775	1777									1795											1818	1819 1820	1822							1836	1837				1845 1846	1847 1848	1851			1858	1859	1861	1863	1865	1867					1877							1890	1891		1896						1908		1912																							1959	1960																																				United States of America
United States of America	1606				1707																									1775	1777									1795											1818	1819 1820	1822							1836	1837				1845 1846	1847 1848	1851			1858	1859	1861	1863	1865	1867					1877							1890	1891		1896						1908		1912																							1959	1960																																				United States of America
Uruguay	1624									1717																								1785														1812	1815			1821	1822			1828	1830																																																																	Uruguay
Uzbekistan																																		1785																																																																1920		1924												1953																			1991																					Uzbekistan
Vanuatu																																																							1887															1906																			1953													1980																										Vanuatu
Vanuatu																																																							1887															1906												1940		1945																		1980																										Vanuatu
Vatican City	754																																										1803												1825											1849	1849										1870																													1929																																																				Vatican City
Venezuela	1522																																	1785													1811	1812 1813	1814	1817 1817	1819	1820	1821							1836											1859 1859		1863																					1905											1930														1954																										2006													Venezuela
Vietnam																															1778				1788								1802																																									1885	1887		1890															1920												1945					1955										1976																													Vietnam
Vietnam																															1778				1788								1802																																									1885	1887		1890															1920												7/1945 9/1945	1946	1948												1975	1976																													Vietnam
Yemen																																																							1872																							1918		1923		1927																		1962														1990																					Yemen
Yemen																																																							1872								1886																								1937													1962		1967												1990																					Yemen
Zambia																																																							1924														1953					1963	1964																1996																		Zambia
Zimbabwe																																																							1896													1923															1953						1964		1968				1979	1979	1980																										Zimbabwe
Countries / decades	before																																																																																																																																																												Current	Decades / countries
Countries / decades	before	1700s to 1710s					1710s to 1720s					1720s to 1730s		1730s to 1740s			1740s to 1750s				1750s to 1760s			1760s to 1770s					1770s to 1780s			1780s to 1790s					1790s to 1800s					1800s to 1810s					1810s to 1820s					1820s to 1830s					1830s to 1840s					1840s to 1850s					1850s to 1860s					1860s to 1870s					1870s to 1880s					1880s to 1890s					1890s to 1900s					1900s					1910s					1920s					1930s					1940s					1950s					1960s					1970s					1980s					1990s					2000s					2010s					2020s					Current	Decades / countries

States with limited recognition

Countries / decades	before	1700s		1710s	1720s		1730s			1740s	1750s	1760s		1770s	1780s		1790s		1800s			1810s	1820s		1830s		1840s	1850s			1860s				1870s			1880s			1890s			1900s			1910s				1920s				1930s					1940s				1950s	1960s			1970s				1980s			1990s			2000s		2010s			2020s		Current	Decades / countries
Countries / decades	before																																																																																				Current	Decades / countries
Abkhazia	778–1354																		1800s													1864	1866	1867									1896						1917			1921					1935	1937	1938					1951							1978					1992										Abkhazia
Adjara	778	1008-1490											1762							1801											1858								1883												1918	1921																							1990				2004							Adjara
Artsakh	1000	1606				1724		1733	1747							1791		1796			1806								1858								1886											1918 1918 1918	1920	1923																										1991										Artsakh
Northern Cyprus	1192	1489	1571																						1844							1878	1881													1922																1960				1975		1984														Northern Cyprus
Palestine	1516																							1844																					1920									1948	1949				1958	1958			1967				1982			1994											Palestine
Palestine	1516																							1844																					1920									1948	1949		1952			1958			1967				1982			1994											Palestine
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic																								1884												1931	1936	1938		1945										1976																			Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Somaliland	1415																							1884		1903/1920																1950			1960												1991		1994										Somaliland
South Ossetia	778	1008-1490											1762							1801											1858								1883												1918 1918	1921	1922																						1990		1992									South Ossetia
Transnistria	15th century																							1834						1866						1883										1917	1920		1925					1937	1938	1940					1952												1990	1992										Transnistria
Countries / decades	before																																																																																				Current	Decades / countries
Countries / decades	before	1700s		1710s	1720s		1730s			1740s	1750s	1760s		1770s	1780s		1790s		1800s			1810s	1820s		1830s		1840s	1850s			1860s				1870s			1880s			1890s			1900s			1910s				1920s				1930s					1940s				1950s	1960s			1970s				1980s			1990s			2000s		2010s			2020s		Current	Decades / countries

Dependent territories

Territories / decades	before	1700s		1710s		1720s	1730s	1740s			1750s	1760s		1770s	1780s		1790s		1800s				1810s				1820s		1830s			1840s				1850s					1860s			1870s				1880s				1890s		1900s					1910s				1920s				1930s		1940s				1950s				1960s				1970s				1980s					1990s		2000s				2010s			2020s	Current	Decades / territories
Territories / decades	before																																																																																																			Current	Decades / territories
Åland	1562																					1809																		1858									1883												1917	1918	1921												1954																										Åland
American Samoa																												1858				1873		1879				1887					1900				1908	1912																	1959	1960																										American Samoa
Anguilla	1667																			1801																								1871																																1958			1967	1969										1990											Anguilla
Aruba	1581								/ 1652									1795			1806		1810		1814																																													1959							1976																					Aruba
Ascension Island	1657																			1801																									1874																																										1984										2013				Ascension Island
Bermuda	1684																			1801																										1875													1910																																1999										Bermuda
Bonaire	1581								/ 1652									1795			1806		1810		1814																																													1959								1981																				Bonaire
British Virgin Islands	1672																			1801																																															1960																										British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands	1670																			1801																																															1958														1999													Cayman Islands
Christmas Island														1770						1801																																			1901	1903		1908																	1954													1986													Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands														1770						1801																																			1901	1903		1908																	1954																			2004							Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cook Islands																												1858											1888		1893		1901	1902																									1973			1979																				Cook Islands
Curaçao	1581								/ 1652									1795			1806		1810		1814																																													1959								1981																				Curaçao
Easter Island	1541				1717											1785								1812		1817 1817																																													2011							Easter Island
Falkland Islands																												1876																			1925							1948																			1999														Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands																												1940																																		Faroe Islands
French Guiana	1643																	1794							1814				1830																																															1976							1995														French Guiana
French Polynesia	16th century																1790	1794							1814				1830																																															1976			1984																		French Polynesia
Gibraltar	1704																			1801																										1875																	1921					1939																		1982															Gibraltar
Greenland																												1985																		Greenland
Guadeloupe	16th century																1790	1794							1814				1830																																															1976							1993	1995													Guadeloupe
Guam																												1885				1899							1914		1919									1944	1947	1948																														Guam
Hong Kong																												1843										1871		1876																								1941		1945		1955		1959															1997													Hong Kong
Macau	1667		1707								1750															1816		1826	1830																														1911																							1975									1999										Macau
Martinique	16th century																1790	1794							1814				1830																																															1976						1992															Martinique
Mayotte	16th century																1790	1794							1814				1830																																															1976													2006								Mayotte
Montserrat	1672																			1801																																															1960													1999													Montserrat
New Caledonia	16th century																1790	1794							1814				1830																																															1976						1991															New Caledonia
Niue													1769																	1834		1840										1867													1902																											1975																			Niue
Norfolk Island														1770						1801																																			1901	1903		1908																	1954									1979																	Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands																												1885				1899							1914		1919									1944	1947						1965			1972		1976					1989															Northern Mariana Islands
Pitcairn Islands																	1790														1838																																																1984																		Pitcairn Islands
Puerto Rico	1506	1701								1760						1785																													1873								1895																					1952																											Puerto Rico
Reunion	16th century																1790	1794							1814				1830																																															1976									1999		2003										Reunion
Saba	1581								/ 1652									1795			1806		1810		1814																																													1959										1985																		Saba
Saint Barthélemy	16th century																1790	1794							1814				1830																																															1976															2017						Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena	1657																			1801																									1874																																										1984														Saint Helena
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	16th century																1790	1794							1814				1830																																															1976										2001											Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Sint Eustatius	1581								/ 1652									1795			1806		1810		1814																																													1959											1986								2004									Sint Eustatius
Sint Maarten	1581								/ 1652									1795			1806		1810		1814																																													1959										1985																		Sint Maarten
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands																												1876																			1925							1948																	1992		1999														South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Tibet	1644																											1890							1912		1916																																											Tibet
Tristan da Cunha	1657																			1801																									1874																																										1984						2002								Tristan da Cunha
Tokelau													1769																	1834		1840										1867													1902																																		1989						2009						Tokelau
Turks and Caicos Islands	1681	1706																		1801																															1889																													1968											1999										Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands	1672																											1917	1921																																								Virgin Islands
Wallis and Futuna	16th century																1790	1794							1814				1830				1842								1860									1886	1887								1910																	1958												1985													Wallis and Futuna
Territories / decades	before																																																																																																			Current	Decades / territories
Territories / decades	before	1700s		1710s		1720s	1730s	1740s			1750s	1760s		1770s	1780s		1790s		1800s				1810s				1820s		1830s			1840s				1850s					1860s			1870s				1880s				1890s		1900s					1910s				1920s				1930s		1940s				1950s				1960s				1970s				1980s					1990s		2000s				2010s			2020s	Current	Decades / territories

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States with limited recognition

Dependent territories

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