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First Countries to Recognize Every American Country

Can you guess the first country or countries in the world to recognize each of the countries in the Americas?
In many cases, there are multiple recognizing countries.
Answer must correspond to the highlighted yellow box.
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Last updated: January 17, 2026
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Country
Date(s)
Recognizer(s)
United States
1777
Morocco
Argentina
1818
Chile
Chile
1818
Argentina
Mexico
1822
United States
Peru
1822
Colombia
Brazil
1823
Argentina
Haiti
1825
France
Bolivia
1826
Peru
Uruguay
1829
Brazil | Argentina
Paraguay
1831
Mexico
Colombia
1832
United States
Ecuador
1832
Peru
Venezuela
1833
Colombia
El Salvador
1844
United States
Guatemala
1844
United States
Costa Rica
1850
United States
Dominican Republic
1850
United Kingdom
Honduras
1853
United States
Nicaragua
1853
United States
Cuba
1902
Guatemala
Panama
1903
United States
Canada
1926/1931
United Kingdom
Jamaica
1962
Canada | Netherlands | United Kingdom
Trinidad and Tobago
1962
Canada | France | India | United Kingdom | United States
Barbados
1966
Canada | Guyana | India | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | United Kingdom | United States
Guyana
1966
Canada | India | Trinidad and Tobago | United Kingdom
Bahamas
1973
Barbados | Canada | Germany | Guyana | Jamaica | United Kingdom | United States
Grenada
1974
Canada | United Kingdom
Suriname
1975
Ghana | Guyana | South Korea
Dominica
1978
Barbados | Guyana | Jamaica | South Korea
St. Lucia
1979
Barbados | Canada | Guyana | Jamaica | South Korea
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
1979
Barbados | Canada | Guyana | South Korea | United Kingdom | United States
Antigua and Barbuda
1981
Canada | South Korea | United Kingdom | United States
Belize
1981
United Kingdom
St. Kitts and Nevis
1983
Antigua and Barbuda | Barbados | Grenada | Jamaica | St. Lucia | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | South Korea | Trinidad and Tobago | United Kingdom
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5 Comments
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Level 78
Jan 17, 2026
Cool to see this! One recommendation might be to order the countries by year of independence rather than alphabetically.

But you can take my comment or leave!

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Level 72
Jan 17, 2026
I do like that, thanks!
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Level 52
Jan 17, 2026
T'was the kingdom of Hawaii and Portugal which recognized Argentina first
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Level 72
Jan 17, 2026
Brazil and U.S. were more formal about the recognition of the Argentinian government.
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Level 62
Jan 17, 2026
Wow, that Monroe Doctrine sure did make the US first to recognize a country in the Americas a lot