Countries by Origin

Invaded by Indonesia but was occupied by the UN until independence

2002

End of Islamic rule and the unification of kingdoms in the peninsula

~1715

Pushes after world war two made them independent from Egypt & the UK

1956

Formed a new government after a revolution + the uniting of kingdoms

1792

Gained Independence to serve as a buffer state and because of independence movements.

1830

Slowly became more and more independent from its colonial ruler

1901/1986

Made as a tiny buffer state in the mountains

1278

Under direct French rule before independence

1962

Gained true independence after a war, but formed from tribes earlier in the 1700s

1919

Revolted due to taxes and being blocked from expansion

1776

Unified from two chunks after the cold war ended

1990

Rising senses of nationalism and the collapse of the USSR led them to become independent.

1991

To unify tribes under the same religion

1932

International pressure and a treaty led to withdrawal of troops

1990

Election of the same prince in two kingdoms united them

1859

Ruling country was destabilized and oppression was getting worse

1811

After the Japanese left, the people wanted freedom as the Japanese put natives in charge of some things.

1945

Fully unified after a Civil war

1949

As countries began to decolonize, they broke away from the UK, and later changed their name

1948

Taken by another country, as well as other countries gaining independence

1902