|
Date
|
Country
|
|
|
550 BC
|
Iran
|
I
|
|
Sep 3, 301
|
San Marino
|
S
|
|
400
|
Japan
|
J
|
|
751
|
Oman
|
O
|
|
788
|
Morocco
|
M
|
|
802
|
Cambodia
|
C
|
|
895
|
Hungary
|
H
|
|
925
|
Croatia
|
C
|
|
966
|
Poland
|
P
|
|
987
|
France
|
F
|
|
1047
|
Denmark
|
D
|
|
1117
|
Maldives
|
M
|
|
Jul 25, 1139
|
Portugal
|
P
|
|
1217
|
Serbia
|
S
|
|
1270
|
Ethiopia
|
E
|
|
1278
|
Andorra
|
A
|
|
Aug 1, 1291
|
Switzerland
|
S
|
|
1297
|
Monaco
|
M
|
|
1368
|
Brunei
|
B
|
|
1516
|
Montenegro
|
M
|
|
Jan 23, 1516
|
Spain
|
S
|
|
Jun 6, 1523
|
Sweden
|
S
|
|
Jan 16, 1547
|
Russia
|
R
|
|
Jul 26, 1581
|
Netherlands
|
N
|
|
1634
|
Bhutan
|
B
|
|
1680
|
Burundi
|
B
|
|
May 1, 1707
|
United Kingdom
|
U
|
|
1745
|
Eswatini
|
E
|
|
Jul 1747
|
Afghanistan
|
A
|
|
1752
|
Kuwait
|
K
|
|
Nov 6, 1767
|
Thailand
|
T
|
|
Sep 25, 1768
|
Nepal
|
N
|
|
Jul 4, 1776
|
United States
|
U
|
|
Jan 1, 1804
|
Haiti
|
H
|
|
Jul 12, 1806
|
Liechtenstein
|
L
|
|
Aug 10, 1809
|
Ecuador
|
E
|
|
Jul 5, 1811
|
Venezuela
|
V
|
|
Oct 12, 1813
|
Paraguay
|
P
|
|
Feb 25, 1814
|
Norway
|
N
|
|
Mar 25, 1815
|
Luxembourg
|
L
|
|
Feb 12, 1818
|
Chile
|
C
|
|
Aug 7, 1819
|
Colombia
|
C
|
|
Jul 28, 1821
|
Peru
|
P
|
|
Aug 24, 1821
|
Mexico
|
M
|
|
Sep 15, 1821
|
Costa Rica
|
C
|
|
Sep 15, 1821
|
Nicaragua
|
N
|
|
1822
|
Lesotho
|
L
|
|
Mar 25, 1822
|
Greece
|
G
|
|
Sep 7, 1822
|
Brazil
|
B
|
|
Aug 6, 1825
|
Bolivia
|
B
|
|
Aug 27, 1828
|
Uruguay
|
U
|
|
Oct 4, 1830
|
Belgium
|
B
|
|
Jan 4, 1831
|
Argentina
|
A
|
|
Nov 5, 1838
|
Honduras
|
H
|
|
Apr 18, 1839
|
Guatemala
|
G
|
|
Feb 2, 1841
|
El Salvador
|
E
|
|
Feb 27, 1844
|
Dominican Republic
|
D
|
|
1845
|
Tonga
|
T
|
|
Jul 26, 1847
|
Liberia
|
L
|
|
May 17, 1861
|
Italy
|
I
|
|
Jul 8, 1867
|
Canada
|
C
|
|
Jan 18, 1871
|
Germany
|
G
|
|
Jun 5, 1871
|
Fiji
|
F
|
|
Jul 13, 1878
|
Romania
|
R
|
|
Jan 22, 1899
|
Philippines
|
P
|
|
Jan 1, 1901
|
Australia
|
A
|
|
|
Date
|
Country
|
|
|
Nov 3, 1903
|
Panama
|
P
|
|
Sep 25, 1907
|
New Zealand
|
N
|
|
Oct 5, 1908
|
Bulgaria
|
B
|
|
Feb 2, 1909
|
Cuba
|
C
|
|
May 31, 1910
|
South Africa
|
S
|
|
Jan 1, 1912
|
Taiwan
|
T
|
|
Nov 28, 1912
|
Albania
|
A
|
|
Dec 6, 1917
|
Finland
|
F
|
|
Jan 22, 1918
|
Ukraine
|
U
|
|
Feb 16, 1918
|
Lithuania
|
L
|
|
Feb 24, 1918
|
Estonia
|
E
|
|
May 28, 1918
|
Armenia
|
A
|
|
May 28, 1918
|
Azerbaijan
|
A
|
|
May 28, 1918
|
Georgia
|
G
|
|
Nov 18, 1918
|
Latvia
|
L
|
|
Dec 1, 1918
|
Iceland
|
I
|
|
Jul 16, 1920
|
Austria
|
A
|
|
Mar 13, 1921
|
Mongolia
|
M
|
|
Feb 28, 1922
|
Egypt
|
E
|
|
Dec 6, 1922
|
Ireland
|
I
|
|
Jul 24, 1923
|
Turkey
|
T
|
|
Feb 11, 1929
|
Vatican City
|
V
|
|
Sep 23, 1932
|
Saudi Arabia
|
S
|
|
Oct 3, 1932
|
Iraq
|
I
|
|
Nov 22, 1943
|
Lebanon
|
L
|
|
May 25, 1946
|
Jordan
|
J
|
|
Apr 17, 1946
|
Syria
|
S
|
|
Aug 14, 1947
|
Pakistan
|
P
|
|
Aug 15, 1947
|
India
|
I
|
|
Jan 4, 1948
|
Myanmar
|
M
|
|
Feb 4, 1948
|
Sri Lanka
|
S
|
|
May 14, 1948
|
Israel
|
I
|
|
Aug 15, 1948
|
South Korea
|
S
|
|
Sep 9, 1948
|
North Korea
|
N
|
|
Oct 1, 1949
|
China
|
C
|
|
Dec 27, 1949
|
Indonesia
|
I
|
|
Dec 24, 1951
|
Libya
|
L
|
|
Oct 22, 1953
|
Laos
|
L
|
|
Jan 1, 1956
|
Sudan
|
S
|
|
Mar 20, 1956
|
Tunisia
|
T
|
|
Mar 6, 1957
|
Ghana
|
G
|
|
Aug 31, 1957
|
Malaysia
|
M
|
|
Oct 2, 1958
|
Guinea
|
G
|
|
Apr 27, 1960
|
Togo
|
T
|
|
Jun 20, 1960
|
Mali
|
M
|
|
Jun 26, 1960
|
Madagascar
|
M
|
|
Jun 30, 1960
|
D. R. Congo
|
D
|
|
Jul 1, 1960
|
Somalia
|
S
|
|
Aug 1, 1960
|
Benin
|
B
|
|
Aug 3, 1960
|
Niger
|
N
|
|
Aug 5, 1960
|
Burkina Faso
|
B
|
|
Aug 7, 1960
|
Ivory Coast
|
I
|
|
Aug 11, 1960
|
Chad
|
C
|
|
Aug 13, 1960
|
Central African Republic
|
C
|
|
Aug 15, 1960
|
R. Congo
|
R
|
|
Aug 16, 1960
|
Cyprus
|
C
|
|
Aug 17, 1960
|
Gabon
|
G
|
|
Aug 20, 1960
|
Senegal
|
S
|
|
Oct 1, 1960
|
Nigeria
|
N
|
|
Nov 28, 1960
|
Mauritania
|
M
|
|
Apr 27, 1961
|
Sierra Leone
|
S
|
|
Oct 1, 1961
|
Cameroon
|
C
|
|
Dec 9, 1961
|
Tanzania
|
T
|
|
Jan 1, 1962
|
Samoa
|
S
|
|
Mar 1, 1962
|
Uganda
|
U
|
|
|
Date
|
Country
|
|
|
Jul 1, 1962
|
Rwanda
|
R
|
|
Jul 3, 1962
|
Algeria
|
A
|
|
Aug 6, 1962
|
Jamaica
|
J
|
|
Dec 12, 1963
|
Kenya
|
K
|
|
Jul 6, 1964
|
Malawi
|
M
|
|
Aug 31, 1964
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
T
|
|
Sep 21, 1964
|
Malta
|
M
|
|
Oct 24, 1964
|
Zambia
|
Z
|
|
Feb 18, 1965
|
Gambia
|
G
|
|
Aug 9, 1965
|
Singapore
|
S
|
|
May 26, 1966
|
Guyana
|
G
|
|
Sep 30, 1966
|
Botswana
|
B
|
|
Nov 30, 1966
|
Barbados
|
B
|
|
Jan 31, 1968
|
Nauru
|
N
|
|
Mar 12, 1968
|
Mauritius
|
M
|
|
Oct 12, 1968
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
E
|
|
Aug 15, 1971
|
Bahrain
|
B
|
|
Sep 8, 1971
|
Qatar
|
Q
|
|
Dec 2, 1971
|
United Arab Emirates
|
U
|
|
Dec 16, 1971
|
Bangladesh
|
B
|
|
Jul 10, 1973
|
Bahamas
|
B
|
|
Sep 24, 1973
|
Guinea Bissau
|
G
|
|
Feb 7, 1974
|
Grenada
|
G
|
|
Jun 25, 1975
|
Mozambique
|
M
|
|
Jul 5, 1975
|
Cape Verde
|
C
|
|
Jul 6, 1975
|
Comoros
|
C
|
|
Jul 12, 1975
|
São Tomé and Príncipe
|
S
|
|
Sep 16, 1975
|
Papua New Guinea
|
P
|
|
Nov 11, 1975
|
Angola
|
A
|
|
Nov 25, 1975
|
Suriname
|
S
|
|
Jun 29, 1976
|
Seychelles
|
S
|
|
Jul 2, 1976
|
Vietnam
|
V
|
|
Jun 27, 1977
|
Djibouti
|
D
|
|
Jul 7, 1978
|
Solomon Islands
|
S
|
|
Oct 1, 1978
|
Tuvalu
|
T
|
|
Feb 22, 1979
|
Saint Lucia
|
S
|
|
Oct 27, 1979
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
S
|
|
Jul 12, 1979
|
Kiribati
|
K
|
|
Apr 18, 1980
|
Zimbabwe
|
Z
|
|
Jul 30, 1980
|
Vanuatu
|
V
|
|
Sep 21, 1981
|
Belize
|
B
|
|
Nov 1, 1981
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
A
|
|
Sep 19, 1983
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
S
|
|
Oct 21, 1986
|
Marshall Islands
|
M
|
|
Nov 3, 1986
|
F. S. Micronesia
|
F
|
|
Nov 3, 1987
|
Dominica
|
D
|
|
Mar 21, 1990
|
Namibia
|
N
|
|
May 22, 1990
|
Yemen
|
Y
|
|
Jun 25, 1991
|
Slovenia
|
S
|
|
Aug 25, 1991
|
Belarus
|
B
|
|
Aug 27, 1991
|
Moldova
|
M
|
|
Aug 31, 1991
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
K
|
|
Aug 31, 1991
|
Uzbekistan
|
U
|
|
Sep 8, 1991
|
North Macedonia
|
N
|
|
Sep 9, 1991
|
Tajikistan
|
T
|
|
Oct 27, 1991
|
Turkmenistan
|
T
|
|
Dec 16, 1991
|
Kazakhstan
|
K
|
|
Mar 1, 1992
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
B
|
|
Jan 1, 1993
|
Slovakia
|
S
|
|
Apr 27, 1993
|
Eritrea
|
E
|
|
Oct 8, 1993
|
Czechia
|
C
|
|
Oct 1, 1994
|
Palau
|
P
|
|
May 20, 2002
|
East Timor
|
E
|
|
Feb 17, 2008
|
Kosovo
|
K
|
|
Jul 9, 2011
|
South Sudan
|
S
|
|
1. My overall strategy was to find the founding date of a country usually associated with the modern day counterpart (ex: Burundi, Poland, Fiji, Tonga, Ethiopia, Hungary, etc.). I went with a different approach with China, as it is today usually associated with mainly the modern-day state.
2. For others, I would try to see if there was a generally unbroken and long line of history or rulers leading from one to another with relatively few breaks or colonizers (about 2 was my max), ex: Croatia existed as a kingdom, and after mainly stayed in unions for several centuries, and was only broken up by only Yugoslavia mostly. Others as well as Oman, Brunei, Iran, Thailand, and the Maldives, and more followed a similar pattern.
3. A few were determined by when a region was united (ex: Bhutan, Japan).
Let me know of anything wrong or arguments in the comments. This quiz is not perfect and I would love any feedback.