We know that Allah provides a fair test for everyone he tests, for Allah to send someone to hell is a very, very, very good reason, as he is merciful, compassionate. Allah has always sent Prophets to teach people to worship the one God and look towards the Day of Judgement. That’s why Prophets after Prophets were sent and that is why Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was sent, because people were not heeding the warnings He has given the same messages as Prophet Jesus, Lut, Job, Noah, Solomon, David, Salih, Joseph, Ibrahim, Moses etc peace be upon them all-the message worship the one God and the remembrance of the Day of Judgement-same message, one religion-Islam, all these Prophets worshipped, prayed to the one God and fasted. They did not come to create different religions! Prophet Ibrahim peace be upon him did not say he was going to give a different message to the one that Prophet Noah peace be upon him gave and neither did Prophet Jesus peace be upon him change religion-he never asked people to worship him!! Those people have lied that they are saying that this is what you have to do.
As it states in the Quran Allah always warns people before destroying them:-
26:208 (Asad) And withal, never have We destroyed any community unless it had been warned
Here are verses from the Quran about what people will be saying when they are going to hell (were the evil doers are confirming that they were warned).
35:37 (Asad) And in that [hell] they will cry aloud: “O our Sustainer! Cause us to come out [of this suffering]! We shall [henceforth] do good deeds, not such as we were wont to do [aforetime]!” [But We shall answer:] “Did We not grant you a life long enough so that whoever was willing to take thought could bethink himself? And [withal,] a war*ner had come unto you! Taste, then, [the fruit of your evil deeds]: for evildoers shall have none to succour them!”
39:71 (Asad) And those who were bent on denying the truth will be urged on in throngs towards hell till, when they reach it, its gates will be opened, and its keepers will ask them, “Have there not come to you apostles from among yourselves, who conveyed to you your Sustainer’s messages and warned you of the coming of this your Day [of Judgment]? ”They will answer: “Yea, indeed!” But the sentence of suffering will [already] have fallen due upon the deniers of the truth;
16:28 (Asad) those whom the angels have gathered in death while they were still sinning against themselves!" Then will they [who are thus arraigned] proffer their submission, [saying:] "We did not [mean to] do any evil! [26] [But they will be answered:] "Yea, verily, God has full knowledge of all that you were doing! [27]
Allah does not throw someone to hell unless they’ve heard of the one God and the Day of Judgement-they have all been warned. Which means that even if the US, Germany, China etc wanted to live for 50 years, 100 years, 500 years, 1,000 years their children would always hear about religion as this is what Allah provides in this world to give people a fair test! It doesn’t matter if they don’t want religion in this world , they always have to hear about Islam its up to them to heed the warnings. They can’t get rid of religion as this comes from Allah-why don’t they try and get rid of the sun!
So this is exactly what has always been happening in this world, people have been warned and they are being warned right now that the Day of Judgement is upon us We know for a fact that another Prophet is not going to be sent, Prophet Jesus peace be upon him will only be coming back after the collapse of these countries you see today and after the Dajjal (known as the anti-christ) as arrived. They have Islam to tell them the truth and every single newspaper and radio station in every single country has talked about Islam, even if the response is good or bad at least they have been warned!!! Just like the people in the past.
Also when people don’t want to listen to the Day of Judgement they just quickly make excuses not to listen to people like you need to be a Prophet to say this -which is stupid then we would be having a Prophet in this world every single day!! Its been over 1400 years since Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him as came into this world should all there people born during these this times wait for a Prophet to tell them when they have already received the message? Also its states in the Quran:-
6:158 (Asad) Do they, perchance, wait for the angels to appear unto them, or for thy Sustainer [Himself] to appear, or for some of thy Sustainer's [final] portents to appear? [159] [But] on the Day when thy Sustainer's [final] portents do appear, believing will be of no avail to any human being who did not believe before, or who, while believing, did no good works. [160] Say: "Wait, [then, for the Last Day, O unbelievers:] behold, we [believers] are waiting, too!"
And it states in the Quran
23:24 (Asad) But the great ones among his people, who refused to acknowledge the truth, replied: “This [man] is nothing but a mortal like yourselves who wants to make himself superior to you! For, if God had willed [to convey a message unto us], He would surely have sent down angels; [moreover,] we have never heard [any*thing like] this from our forebears of old! [11]
They say we don’t believe are countries are collapsing when the proof is all around them (and even there politicians have acknowledged that countries will not be the same) and also they say we are still going to live-is this their religion saying that Allah is going to allow their indecent places to be kept open rather then be destroyed? Should every single person wait for a Prophet to repent? But why are they asking for another-if they say they will listen to Prophets only-then why haven’t they heeded the warnings given by Prophets Noah, Lut, Job, Solonon, David etc.
This actually reminds me of some children when their rooms are a mess they already know that they have to tidy it up-if there sister/brother tells them to tidy up they don’t listen to them saying you are not my Mother! If their Mother/Father tells them then they listen-but they should not need them to repeat themselves as they already know what they should be doing!! As all people in this world have heard the Oneness of God and the Day of Judgement -a person is not going to follow you and tell you every second to save yourselves from hell-the test is that you need to heed the warnings yourselves!!
Do they think that a Prophet is going to be sent to holiday resorts, and be sent to nightclubs? At least everyone has already been warned!! But do they rather believe that they will be kept alive? Are they more important then people who have been destroyed in the past such as the people of Aad and Thamud? When today they are in open sin? Are they more important then the rest of the evil people that have been killed by natural disasters recently?
Events in this world today!
The financial crisis, people are happier saying at least they are not going through the 1930s depression were people had a worst time and were going hungry. But the fact is that these countries do nor have anymore time to repent. Allowing them to go through a depression means that Allah is giving them more time to repen! Do they think that Allah is going to allow naked females and openly homosexuals to be treated the same as people who went through that depression? What are we supposed to do watch them walk around naked saying that they are starving? Even in areas of Africa going through a drought the females are not walking around naked so they are able to be tested this way, and Allah is helping them to repent but they are not all listening only looking towards living in this limited world when Paradise is a whole much more.
The Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan notably
The west tried to treat this war like World War 2 were people were unquestionably against Hitler-they didn’t all start reading Mein Kampf to find out what he was about, accepted that he was bad and went against him, now this is what the US, UK etc were trying to do -get people in their own countries to behave the same way join this war in Iraq and Afghanistan and just support it! People of course were asking questions about Islam, buying the Quran-something that they all didn’t do with Hitler and Mein Kampf. The general public have talked more about Islam then what they are doing in Iraq and Afghanistan! They have been taught about Islam!! They weren’t even bothered about the trial of Saddam Hussian, people were more interested in the Nuremburg trials.
While they are killing our Muslim children and even females who are not prostitutes but virgins-why should they be killed for the sake of so called freedom in the west were the western children are more badly behaved and their females being more indecent! Do they really think this is going to continue? There children have already grown up in an environment knowing that their countries have gone to war ie when September 11 happened if they were 7 at the time they are now 15 years old, if they were 15 they are now 23 years old! So Islam has been heard across all age groups. We don’t need to repeat all this to teach them about Islam!!
They expect their countries to recover and rebuild as they did before, ie World War 2-but this is not the same-you don’t hear about Islam and fight against it and get away from it!!! Prophet Noah peace be upon him warned people and if they didn’t repent they were drowned! Allah did not allow them to continue with their businesses etc! Again the fact is that if they wanted to live for another 50 years they will still be warned before Allah destroys them!!! And does it look like we need to repeat all this in 50 years time when they have just continued on the wrong path!
They have even said they expect to be continuing with this war on terror for 20-30 years! So they are just teaching their children to go against Islam (when they have already been taught about the Oneness of God and the Day of Judgement)! While the politicians of today would have already died! Well this war is not going to continue, they are busy looking at what Muslims are doing, but forgetting about what Allah will be going to do!! A Muslim does not create a hurricane, an earthquake etc.
The US and other counties collapsing will have a knock on effect around the world ie economical reasons. Muslims will be busy going through the Major signs of the Day of Judgement. People will not be watching TV, listening to Music as they are today. People sometime get depressed hearing this but they need to remember when you are going through the Major signs of the Day of Judgement you wouldn’t care much how your house is decorated, fussy about the clothes that you wear because you are only here for a short amount of time. Even if people don’t have anything to do they won’t be relaxed because so much is happening ie wars etc, the environment has changed of how things are working, and how they feel about living in this world-less comfortable.
People who do not repent are only wronging their own souls and sending yourselves to hell!! There is only one God and the Day of Judgement is upon us-repent at least they can never say that they were not warned. Allah Akbar! Allah Akbar! Allah Akbar!
As per my "Being told not to listen to me" and "Attacking me" thread, I expect people like Syed_z to refute this thread. I have made it so easy, if they can, they are successful in saying that I am writing and doing things wrong in Islam.
bump in reference to RIP thread, the first few paragraphs covers the test, that there is only one religion by Allah, but people have changed their texts ie the Christians commiting idol worship (by creating statues of Prophet Jesus peace be upon him and saying he is their saviour), and the Jews for saying there is no Hell and looking for the life of this world.
bump in reference to RIP thread, the first few paragraphs covers the test, that there is only one religion by Allah, but people have changed their texts ie the Christians commiting idol worship (by creating statues of Prophet Jesus peace be upon him and saying he is their saviour), and the Jews for saying there is no Hell and looking for the life of this world.
your first post is perfect in my eyes cant really say much on it.
as for idol worship, we by our nature are inclined to brand loyalty. the fact they have made statues of a prophet peace and blessings be upon him is more complecated than making idols of calfs probably. but they will be judged moreso on the religion they represented we hope.
as for the jews not believing in hell, they are a people and as for those that would want good things in this life and the hereafter the will get what they are owed.
just my personal views, feel free to disagree.
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actually regarding your first post,
have we actually been warned as a people?
the world is larger than any single community at this time although the world is smaller in terms of propergation of information.
so has the world been warned?
we have been taught but by many different people and many different understandings. even as muslims we differ so much between sects and schools of thought, so has the world been taught?
im not taking the pss lol just something to think about.
your first post is perfect in my eyes cant really say much on it.
as for idol worship, we by our nature are inclined to brand loyalty. the fact they have made statues of a prophet peace and blessings be upon him is more complecated than making idols of calfs probably. but they will be judged moreso on the religion they represented we hope.
as for the jews not believing in hell, they are a people and as for those that would want good things in this life and the hereafter the will get what they are owed.
just my personal views, feel free to disagree.
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actually regarding your first post,
have we actually been warned as a people?
the world is larger than any single community at this time although the world is smaller in terms of propergation of information.
so has the world been warned?
we have been taught but by many different people and many different understandings. even as muslims we differ so much between sects and schools of thought, so has the world been taught?
im not taking the pss lol just something to think about.
I already been through that with other Muslims under the other thread "Sinners being destroyed and a good job too!. They were vastly underestimating what Allah has already provided.
The message that there is only ONE GOD, the DAY OF JUDGEMENT, and PARADISE and HELL, is known, regardless of what they do or don't know about Islam, they have heard that there is one God, the Day of Judgement and in Paradise and Hell.
Yes they have been tested fairly, and for the sake of not repeating myself, please see the other thread "Sinners being destroyed and a good job too!.
I already been through that with other Muslims under the other thread "Sinners being destroyed and a good job too!. They were vastly underestimating what Allah has already provided.
The message that there is only ONE GOD, the DAY OF JUDGEMENT, and PARADISE and HELL, is known, regardless of what they do or don't know about Islam, they have heard that there is one God, the Day of Judgement and in Paradise and Hell.
Yes they have been tested fairly, and for the sake of not repeating myself, please see the other thread "Sinners being destroyed and a good job too!.
the importance of trying, trying and trying to make a change is being underestimated.
if you believe (as you have said) you are a muslim and your going to heaven, then that gives you an awful lot of time in this world....moreso than you would want probably. you have to choose what you do with it, what would you do with it?
more importantly after you have made up your mind then you might understand what god will allow you to do with it.
So the last Prophet was sent 1400 years ago? I not trying to be rude here just explain why some people may find it hard to accept religion. 1400 years ago they were also killing "witches", just look at the Salem witch trails just 400 years ago, one person accuses another of doing magic and everyone just instantly believes it. The world and our understanding has advanced so much since then that now we understand a lot of what they believed to be nonsense. Plus there's chinese whispers and a story getting passed down in time is made fantastic. You say the truth has been revealed to everyone but that was over a thousand years ago, after that we might hear of Islam, but nobody proves it is the truth. How come God only made Himself known in the Middle East? Why didn't He appear to people all over the world?
So the last Prophet was sent 1400 years ago? I not trying to be rude here just explain why some people may find it hard to accept religion. 1400 years ago they were also killing "witches", just look at the Salem witch trails just 400 years ago, one person accuses another of doing magic and everyone just instantly believes it. The world and our understanding has advanced so much since then that now we understand a lot of what they believed to be nonsense. Plus there's chinese whispers and a story getting passed down in time is made fantastic. You say the truth has been revealed to everyone but that was over a thousand years ago, after that we might hear of Islam, but nobody proves it is the truth. How come God only made Himself known in the Middle East? Why didn't He appear to people all over the world?
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So the last Prophet was sent 1400 years ago? I not trying to be rude here just explain why some people may find it hard to accept religion. 1400 years ago they were also killing "witches", just look at the Salem witch trails just 400 years ago, one person accuses another of doing magic and everyone just instantly believes it. The world and our understanding has advanced so much since then that now we understand a lot of what they believed to be nonsense. Plus there's chinese whispers and a story getting passed down in time is made fantastic. You say the truth has been revealed to everyone but that was over a thousand years ago, after that we might hear of Islam, but nobody proves it is the truth. How come God only made Himself known in the Middle East? Why didn't He appear to people all over the world?
apparently early man was a giant compared to today (no ape jokes), that skewed my perspective of time completly lol.
not to mention science.
i guess history is easily forgotten and even easier to distort.
i guess im firmly in the catagory of the mentaly deluded when it comes to reality (which can be proposed on infinitly)
i guess i should thank god just for making it through the day without being killed, robbed and conned.
actually im not sure i will but anyway the rules for doing so were there and if you didnt that was also mentioned.
and im sure they were there for all nations. although at a national level its probably harder to make it through the day with the boat intact.
i agree that 1400 years is a long time but the fact that mankind has lasted this long is something to smile about, we could destroy the place in a matter of a day if we tried.
anyway dont push the button!
the god of the middle east might get angry.
the importance of trying, trying and trying to make a change is being underestimated.
if you believe (as you have said) you are a muslim and your going to heaven, then that gives you an awful lot of time in this world....moreso than you would want probably. you have to choose what you do with it, what would you do with it?
more importantly after you have made up your mind then you might understand what god will allow you to do with it.
??? This thread is about the Collapse of countries, we are only here to remember and worship Allah, remember the Day of Judgement and in Paradise and hell.
So please do not derail this thread, as the above question is now referring to me personally about what I do in this existance (which i am not going to be changing), but THIS THREAD is not about me personally, or about what Muslims do in their personal lives etc its about why I believe that these countries are collapsing and going towards the the Major signs of the Day of Judgement-as per the "Major signs of the Day of Judgement" thread.
So the last Prophet was sent 1400 years ago? I not trying to be rude here just explain why some people may find it hard to accept religion. 1400 years ago they were also killing "witches", just look at the Salem witch trails just 400 years ago, one person accuses another of doing magic and everyone just instantly believes it. The world and our understanding has advanced so much since then that now we understand a lot of what they believed to be nonsense. Plus there's chinese whispers and a story getting passed down in time is made fantastic. You say the truth has been revealed to everyone but that was over a thousand years ago, after that we might hear of Islam, but nobody proves it is the truth. How come God only made Himself known in the Middle East? Why didn't He appear to people all over the world?
Now we now what a waste of time you are!!
I have advised you to read for the time being and other threads that I have mentioned, and you couldn't be bothered to do that!!! I don't believe that you have even bothered to read them and actually query anything. Then which I ABSOLUTELY DISLIKE IS MY THREAD BEING DERAILED.
1. The Quran has NOT changed, since it was revealed, and all the Prophets ie Moses, Noah, Lut, Jesus, Muhammad peace be upon them gave the same message at different periods of time-to worship the one God, remember the Day of Judgement and in Paradise and Hell. So why would they give the same message as Prophets before them?? We bow down in pray, sacrifice animals etc. Allah sent Prophets and then the message is passed around, AS I have covered in this thread,
2. Devils do EXIST, and so DOES black magic, all black magic is, is where someone asks a Devil to go and hurt, kill a person, or ruin their life, by making them ill etc. People are aware that Devils do follow people and tell them to do evil, and did they honestly think is that it? That no devil actually lays a finger on a human? Do they really believe a Devil never touches a human? Of course they can and do! Where i have already written about them in "Devils" thread.
They are responsible for various health problems, and are you going to call every person with a mental disorder who people accuse of hearing voices etc liars??
Why have the western media made it acceptable for large groups of people to talk to "Psychics" they talk to Devils, that is why they know about a person's history. As Devils follow a person, so they tell the Psychic, they have never been in touch with a dead person in their life.
3. You say you moved forward?? When you accept lewd behaviour and homosexuallity?? What do you think Allah is going to do? Create and provide handsome men in Paradise specifically for the homosexuals to go there and have sex with?? NO PARENT is ever happy that their child is being a homosexual! That can never be changed! They are forcing parents to accept homosexuality-but that is not what they wanted and NEVER will for their children, at least the STATE can NEVER change how a Mother/Father feels about their child engaging in sexual activity!
Anyway I absolutely dislike what you have done here, and at least I am NOT a time waster or engage in idle chit chat.
DO NOT DERAIL THIS THREAD, this thread is NOT ABOUT WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IN ISLAM OR NOT!! Do NOT POST HERE, CREATE YOUR OWN THREAD!!! Do not waste anyone's time, we are only here for a short amount of time, so at least i am not wasting anyone else's!!
You cannot go into every Islamic thread and change the subject saying you don't believe this, this or that. That is just ridiculous. You can create your own threads.
It usually ends up quite badly, as people derail threads, change the subjects and my whole thread gets derailed, which I think i recall one of the terms here that you cannot derail a thread, so i will not bother posting, as I do NOT want this thread to be closed.
??? This thread is about the Collapse of countries, we are only here to remember and worship Allah, remember the Day of Judgement and in Paradise and hell.
So please do not derail this thread, as the above question is now referring to me personally about what I do in this existance (which i am not going to be changing), but THIS THREAD is not about me personally, or about what Muslims do in their personal lives etc its about why I believe that these countries are collapsing and going towards the the Major signs of the Day of Judgement-as per the "Major signs of the Day of Judgement" thread.
format_quote Originally Posted by h-n
It usually ends up quite badly, as people derail threads, change the subjects and my whole thread gets derailed, which I think i recall one of the terms here that you cannot derail a thread, so i will not bother posting, as I do NOT want this thread to be closed.
sorry my reply was regarding your other thread, that you asked me to read. i could not reply in there as the mods have closed it.
How come God only made Himself known in the Middle East? Why didn't He appear to people all over the world?
god has never appeared to people, except to some certain prophets
some sources say over 124,000 prophets were sent to mankind, I highly doubt they were all sent to the middle east, messages spread across the earth and if people don't get to hear about god's religion then they will be judged accordingly
He it is Who sends blessings on you, as do His angels, that He may bring you out from the depths of Darkness into Light: and He is Full of Mercy to the Believers. [Quran {33:43}] www.QuranicAudio.com www.Quran.com
So the last Prophet was sent 1400 years ago? I not trying to be rude here just explain why some people may find it hard to accept religion. 1400 years ago they were also killing "witches", just look at the Salem witch trails just 400 years ago, one person accuses another of doing magic and everyone just instantly believes it.
I'm not sure what the Salem witch trials have to with Islam. People lie to forward their own agenda all the time. Weapons of mass destruction?
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The world and our understanding has advanced so much since then that now we understand a lot of what they believed to be nonsense.
As far as I know this has only helped prove aspects of the Quran which were not understood hundreds of years ago.
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Plus there's chinese whispers and a story getting passed down in time is made fantastic.
You can get printed copies of the Quran. People learn the Quran word for word and accuracy is the objective. Chinese whispers is not comparable because you can only whisper to the person beside you, you have to whisper, and there is no form of error checking (since this would ruin the game).
format_quote Originally Posted by LauraS
You say the truth has been revealed to everyone but that was over a thousand years ago, after that we might hear of Islam, but nobody proves it is the truth. How come God only made Himself known in the Middle East? Why didn't He appear to people all over the world?
The proof is in the message. You'll have to ask God about the last 2
Very few countries have lasted more than a couple hundred years. Currently there are 195 countries on earth 192 of them belong to the UN the 3 that do not are Taiwan, Vatican City and Kosovo. A list of the world's countries and the date they achieved independence as a Nation.
Algeria 1962-07-03 French recognition of Algerian referendum on independence held two days earlier
Angola 1975-11-11 Independence from Portugal.
Benin 1960-08-01 Independence from France 1894-01-15 Borders of French Protectorate of Dahomey set at conclusion of Second Franco-Dahomean War
Botswana 1885-03-31 Establishment of the Bechuanaland Protectorate by the United Kingdom
Burkina Faso 1958-12-11 Self-government achieved and republic within Franco-African Community
Burundi 1966-11-28 Monarchy replaced by republic 1962-07-01 Independence from Belgium
Cameroon 1960-01-01 Independence from France 1961-10-01
Central African Republic 1979 Monarchy replaced by republic
Chad 1960-08-11 Independence from France 1994-02-03 Aouzou Strip awarded to Chad
Comoros 1975-07-06 Independence from France declared
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1884-04-22 Congo Free State recognized as an independent state
1960-06-30 Independence from Belgium
Congo, Republic of the 1960-08-15 Independence from France
Côte d'Ivoire 1958-12-04 Autonomous republic within French Community
1960-08-07 Independence from France
Djibouti 1977-06-27 Independence from France
Equatorial Guinea 1968-10-12 Independence from Spain
Eritrea 1993-05-24 Independence from Ethiopia declared. 2002-04-01 Badme ruled to be Eritrean by the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC after the Eritrean-Ethiopian War). Contested by Ethiopia.
Ethiopia 1975-03-21 Monarchy abolished and replaced by republic ~800 B.C. Formation of the state of D'mt 2002-04-01 Badme ruled to be Eritrean by the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC after the Eritrean-Ethiopian War). Contested by Ethiopia.
Gabon 1960-08-17 Independence from France
Gambia 1965-02-18 Independence from United Kingdom
Ghana 1957-03-06 Independence from United Kingdom 1956-12-13 Union of British Togoland with Gold Coast
Guinea 1958-10-02 Independence from France
Guinea-Bissau 1973-09-24 Independence from Portugal declared
1974-09-10 Independence from Portugal recognized
Kenya 1963-12-12 Independence from United Kingdom
Lesotho 1966-10-04 Independence from United Kingdom 1868-03-12 Area that is now present-day Lesotho placed under British rule
Liberia 1847-07-26 Independence from the United States
Libya 1969-09-01 Monarchy replaced by republic 1951-12-24 Independence from UN Trusteeship (British and French administration after Italian governance ends in 1947) 1984-02-13 Aouzou Strip awarded to Chad
Madagascar 1958-10-14 The Malagasy Republic was created as autonomous state within French Community
1960-06-26 France recognizes Madagascar's independence
Malawi 1964-07-06 Independence from United Kingdom
Mali 1958-11-25 French Sudan gains autonomy 1960-08-20 Senegal secedes from Mali Federation
1960-09-22 Independence from France
Mauritania 1960-11-28 Independence from France 1979-08-11 Mauritania withdraws from Tiris al-Gharbiyya (part of Western Sahara)
Mauritius 1968-03-12 Independence from United Kingdom 1965 Separation of Chagos Archipelago
Morocco 1956-03-02 Independence from France 1969-01-04 Return of Ifni to Morocco
1956-04-07 French protectorate formally relinquished
Mozambique 1975-06-25 Independence from Portugal
Namibia 1990-03-21 Independence from South African rule 1994-03-01 Walvis Bay integrated into Namibia
Niger 1958-12-04 Autonomy within French Community
1960-08-03 Independence from France
Nigeria 1960-10-01 Independence from United Kingdom 1970-01-15 Biafra re-integrated into Nigeria
1961-06-01 Northern Cameroons integrated in Nigeria
Rwanda 1962-07-01 Independence from Belgium
São Tomé and Príncipe 1975-07-12 Independence from Portugal
Senegal 1960-08-20 Independence from France
Seychelles 1976-06-29 Independence from United Kingdom
Sierra Leone 1961-04-27 Independence from United Kingdom
Somalia 1960-07-01 Merger of State of Somaliland (formerly British Somaliland) and Italian Somaliland
South Africa 1910-05-31 Creation of the Union of South Africa from the previously separate colonies of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and Orange River 1931-12-11 Statute of Westminster, which establishes a status of legislative equality between the self-governing dominion of the Union of South Africa and the UK 1994-04-27 Reincorporation of the nominally independent bantustans into post-Apartheid South Africa
1961-05-31 Republic declared (South Africa no longer a Commonwealth realm)
Sudan 1956-01-01 Independence from Egyptian and British rule
Swaziland 1968-09-06 Independence from the United Kingdom
Tanzania 1961-12-09 Independence of Tanganyika from United Kingdom 1964-04-26 Merger of Zanzibar with Tanganyika to form Tanzania
Togo 1958-08-30 Autonomy within French Union
1960-04-27 Independence from France
Tunisia 1957-07-25 Declaration of Republic 1956-03-20 Independence from France
Uganda 1962-03-01 Self-government granted
1962-10-09 Independence from United Kingdom
Zambia 1964-10-24 Independence from United Kingdom
Zimbabwe 1965-11-11 Unilateral declaration of independence by Southern Rhodesia 1901 BSAC separates North-Eastern Rhodesia from Southern Rhodesia
1980-04-18 Recognized independence from United Kingdom as Zimbabwe.
Antigua and Barbuda 1981-11-01 Independence from the United Kingdom.
Argentina 1810-05-25 May Revolution installs first local government
1816-07-09 Argentine Declaration of Independence
1821 Independence recognized by Spain
Bahamas 1964-01-07 Internal self-governance granted
1973-07-10 Independence from the United Kingdom
Barbados 1966-11-30 Independence from the United Kingdom
Belize 1981-09-21 Independence from United Kingdom 1859 Treaty establishes border between British Honduras and Guatemala
1964-01-01 Self governing colony
Bolivia 1825-08-06 Bolivian War of Independence 1903-11-11 Signing of the Treaty of Petrópolis with Brazil whereby Bolivia gained lands in Mato Grosso in exchange for the territory of Acre
Brazil 1889-11-15 Proclamation of the Republic 1822-09-07 Independence from Portugal declared 1903-11-11 Signing of the Treaty of Petrópolis with Bolivia whereby Brazil is given the territory of Acre in exchange for lands in Mato Grosso
1825-08-29 Independence recognized by Portugal
Canada 1867-07-01 Canadian Confederation 1931-12-11 Statute of Westminster 1999-04-01 Nunavut is formed from the Northwest Territories
Chile 1810-09-18 First Government Junta declares Chile an autonomous republic within Spain 1818-02-12 Independence declared from Spain 1929-07-03 Chile awarded Arica district in Treaty of Lima
1844-04-25 Independence recognized by Spain
Colombia 1810-07-10 Independence declared from Spain 1903-11-03 Separation of Panama from Colombia
1819-08-07 Independence recognized by Spain
Costa Rica 1821-09-15 Costa Rica declared independence from Spain 1824-07-25 Partido de Nicoya
1838-11-15 Independence from Federal Republic of Central America
Cuba 1959-01-01 Cuban Revolution 1868-10-10 Independence from Spain declared
1898-12-10 Spain relinquishes all claim of sovereignty over and title to Cuba[2]
1902-05-20 United States military occupation ends[3]
Dominica 1967-02-27 Became an associated state of the United Kingdom
1978-11-03 Independence from United Kingdom
Dominican Republic 1865-03-03 Independence regained from Spain following the Dominican Restoration War
Ecuador 1809-08-10 1822-05-24 Independence from Spain of Gran Colombia, of which Ecuador is a part 1942-02-26 Rio Protocol ends border dispute with Peru
1830-05-13 Dissolution of Gran Colombia
El Salvador 1821-09-15 El Salvador becomes state in Federal Republic of Central America, which declared independence from Spain
1841-02-02 El Salvador declares itself an independent republic, ending the Federal Republic of Central America
Grenada 1967-02-27 Associated state of United Kingdom
1974-02-07 Full independence from United Kingdom
Guatemala 1821-09-15 Guatemala becomes state in Federal Republic of Central America, which declared independence from Spain
1839-04-17 Independence from Federal Republic of Central America declared
Guyana 1966-05-26 Independence from United Kingdom
Haiti 1987-03 Constitution 1804-01-01 The French colony Saint-Domingue gains independence as Haiti. 1844-02-27 The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti
Honduras 1821-09-15 Honduras becomes state in Federal Republic of Central America, which declared independence from Spain 1972-09-01 Swan Islands returned to Honduras from United States occupation
1838-10-26 Independence from Federal Republic of Central America
Jamaica 1962-08-06 Independence from United Kingdom
Mexico 1917 Constitution 1810-09-16 Independence from Spain declared 1853-12-30 Gadsden Purchase
1821-08-24 Independence recognized by Spain in Treaty of Córdoba
Nicaragua 1821-09-15 Nicaragua becomes state in Federal Republic of Central America, which declared independence from Spain
1838-11-05 Independence from Federal Republic of Central America
Panama 1903-11-03 Separation of Panama from Colombia 1979-10-1 United States returns Panama the Panama Canal Zone
Paraguay 1992-06 Democratic Constitution 1811-05-14 Independence from Spain declared 1938 Paraguay awarded a large portion of the Gran Chaco as a result of the Chaco War
Peru 1821-07-28 Independence from Spain declared 1942-02-26 Rio Protocol ends border dispute with Ecuador
1879 Independence from Spain recognized
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1967-02-27 Associated state of United Kingdom 1980-12-19 Anguilla separated from Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
1983-09-19 Independence from United Kingdom
Saint Lucia 1967-02-27 Associated statehood
1979-02-22 Independence from United Kingdom
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1969-10-27 Associated statehood
1979-10-27 Independence from United Kingdom
Suriname 1954-12-15 Self government granted
1975-11-25 Independence from Netherlands
Trinidad and Tobago 1962-08-31 Independence from United Kingdom
United States 1787-09-17 Ratification of the United States Constitution replaced the previous Articles of Confederation creating a new system of government 1776-07-04 Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain declared 1959-08-21 Admission of Hawaii to the Union
1783-09-03 Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain recognized
Uruguay 1825-08-25 Independence declared, joined in union with United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (current Argentina).(Independence from Brazil declared) Brazil
1828-08-27 Treaty of Montevideo signed, recognizing Uruguay's independence
Venezuela 1811-07-05 independence from Spain declared
1830-01-13 President José Antonio Páez declares Venezuela independent from Gran Colombia
Abkhazia 1921-03-31 Establishment of the Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia 1992-07-23 Independence from Soviet Union declared 2008-08-26 Independence recognized by Russia
Afghanistan 1919-08-20 Treaty of Rawalpindi gives Afghanistan control from the United Kingdom over its own affairs
Armenia 1918-05-28 Establishment of the Republic of Armenia 1990-08-23 Independence from Soviet Union declared 1936-12-05 Establishment of Armenian SSR
1991-09-21 Independence recognized by Soviet Union
Azerbaijan 1918-05-28 Establishment of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic 1991-10-18 Declaration of independence from Soviet Union 1920-04-28 Establishment of Azerbaijan SSR
Bahrain 1971-08-15 Independence from the United Kingdom 1521-07-01 Portuguese conquest of current territory
Bangladesh 1971-03-26 Independence from Pakistan declared.
Bhutan 1885 Ugyen Wangchuck ends period of civil war and unites Bhutan 1865-11-11 Treaty of Sinchula
Brunei 1984-01-01 Brunei regains its independence after an agreement with the British on 4 January 1979
Cambodia 1989-09-26 Becomes free from Vietnamese occupation; it gets back its name instead of People's Republic of Kampuchea
China, People's Republic of 1949-10-01 Establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC) as the Chinese Civil War nears its end 221 B.C. Nation firstly unified by Qin Dynasty 1999-12-20 Transfer of the sovereignty of Macau from Portugal to the PRC
Georgia 1918-05-26 Establishment of Democratic Republic of Georgia 1991-04-09 Independence from Soviet Union declared 1992-07-23 Abkhazia asserted it's declared independence from the Soviet Union
1991-11-28 South Ossetia declared independence from Georgia
India 1950-01-26 Indian constitution comes into force[5] 1947-08-15[6] Independence from the United Kingdom 1975-05-16 Accession of Daman, Diu + Sikkim to India
Indonesia 1945-08-18 Ratification of the Constitution of Indonesia by the Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence 1945-08-17 Indonesian Declaration of Independence from Netherlands 2002-05-20 Independence of East Timor, formerly administered as a province of Indonesia
1949-12-27 Independence from the Netherlands recognized
Iran 1979-02-11 Iranian Revolution ends monarchism and establishes an Islamic Republic 553 B.C. Nation was unified as part of Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great of Achaemenid Empire 1988-08-20 Iran-Iraq War ends with Iran liberating all lost territories
Iraq 2003-03-20 Iraq defeated and occupied by USA. New gov. formed. 1932-10-03 Kingdom of Iraq 1991-02-28 Kuwait is liberated by USA
Israel 1948-05-14 Reading of the Declaration of Independence of Israel before the expiration of the British Mandate of Palestine at midnight 1994-10-26 Signing of the Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace, whereby most of the disputed 400 square-kilometer area in the Arabah is handed back to Jordan
Japan 1947-05-03 Coming into force of the current Constitution of Japan, whereby the emperor is deprived of his powers and a liberal democracy is established 1952-04-28 Coming into force of the Treaty of San Francisco, whereby World War II is officially ended and Japan's independence is reinstated 1972-05-14 Return of the Ryukyu Islands to Japan and abolition of the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
Jordan 1946-05-25 End of British League of Nations mandate 1994-10-26 Signing of the Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace, whereby most of the disputed 400 square-kilometer area in the Arabah is handed back to Jordan
Kazakhstan 1991-12-16 Independence declared from Soviet Union
Kurdistan 1991-03-05 Spring Uprising ends Iraqi dictatorship over Southern Kurdistan and establishes a quasi semi-independent Kurdish self government 612 B.C. Nation was unified as part of the Median Dynastic Empire
Kuwait 1991-02-28 End of Iraqi occupation (Gulf War) 1969-12-18 Formal division of Saudi-Kuwaiti neutral zone
Kyrgyzstan 1991-08-31 Independence from Soviet Union
Laos 1949-07-19 Independence from France
Lebanon 1926-05-23 Lebanese Republic formed 1941-11-26 Independence from France declared 1920-09-01 France establishes State of Greater Lebanon with current boundaries
1943-11-22 Independence from France recognized
Malaysia 1957-08-31 Malayan Independence from the United Kingdom is declared in Independence Square. 1965-08-09 Singapore expelled from the federation after the 1964 Race Riots.
1963-09-16 Malaysia is formed after the merging Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore into one independent state.
Maldives 1965-07-26 Independence from United Kingdom
Mongolia 1911-12-29 Proclamation of Mongolian independence from Qing Dynasty China
Myanmar 1948-01-04 Myanmar (Burma) declares independence from the British Empire. 1956 Signing of border treaty with the People's Republic of China.
Nepal 2008-05-28 Formation of Republic 1768-12-21 Nepali unification 1815-12-02 Sugauli Treaty ends the Gurkha War
North Korea 1948-09-09 Declaration of creation of North Korea 1953-07-27 Cease-fire in the Korean War creates the southern border along the Military Demarcation Line
Oman 2003-10-4 universal suffrage 1650-01-26 Expulsion of the Portuguese
Pakistan 1947-08-14 Independence from the UK and the Partition of India, creation of the Dominion of Pakistan 1971-12-16 De facto : Province of East Pakistan dissolved following the surrender of the Pakistani Army at the end of the Bangladesh Liberation War
1974-02-22 De jure : Recognition by Pakistan of Bangladesh as an independent country, whereby Pakistan definitely surrenders claims over the former province of East Pakistan
Philippines 1935-11-30 The Commonwealth of the Philippines is established through the provisions of the Tydings-McDuffie Act and the Jones Law.[7] 1898-06-12 The First Philippine Republic declares itself independent from the Spanish Empire.[8][9][10] 1930[12] Seven of the Turtle Islands were returned by the United Kingdom to the United States as the successor of the Sultanate of Sulu, becoming part of the Philippine Archipelago. The remaining three islands became the Turtle Islands National Park (Malaysia).1946-07-04 The United States recognizes independence on 4 July under the provisions of the Treaty of Manila (1946). The 1935 Philippine constitution remains in effect.
Qatar 1971-09-03 Independence from United Kingdom
Saudi Arabia 1932-09-23 Regions of Al-Hasa, Qatif, Nejd and Hejaz unified to become Saudi Arabia 1927-05-20 Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz recognized as independent in Treaty of Jeddah 2000-06-12 Border with Yemen finalized by Treaty of Jeddah
Singapore 1959-06-03 Self government under United Kingdom
1965-08-09 Separation from Malaysia
South Ossetia 1991-11-28 1991-11-28 Russian recognition of independence. 2008-08-26 Independence recognized by Russia
South Korea 1948-08-15 First Republic of South Korea established 1953-07-27 Cease-fire in the Korean War creates the northern border along the Military Demarcation Line
Sri Lanka 1948-02-04 Dominion
1972-05-22 Full independence from the United Kingdom
Syria 1961-09-28 End of United Arab Republic
China, Republic of 1911-10-10 After the Xinhai Revolution the Republic of China formally replaced the Qing Dynasty. 1949-12-07[13] Republic of China government moved to Taiwan after the Chinese Civil War[14] 1955-02-25 Withdrawal of the Republic of China from the Dachen Archipelago.
Tajikistan 1991-09-09 Independence from the Soviet Union
Thailand 1776 Expulsion of Burmese and reunification of Thailand 1909-03-10 Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909
Timor-Leste 1975-11-28 East Timor declares its independence but is suppressed by the Indonesian invasion.
2002-05-20 Independence is recognized by the international community following the UN-sponsored act of self-determination of 1999.
Turkmenistan 1991-10-27 Independence from Soviet Union
United Arab Emirates 1971-12-02 End of treaty relationship with United Kingdom 1972-02-11 Ras al-Khaimah joins the UAE
Uzbekistan 1991-08-31 Independence from Soviet Union declared
Vietnam 1976-07-02 Reunification of North Vietnam and South Vietnam
Yemen 1990-05-22 Unification of North Yemen and South Yemen 1990-05-22 Unification of North Yemen and South Yemen
Albania 1912-11-28 Declaration of independence from Ottoman Empire
1944-11-28 Albanian state re-established after Italian/German occupation
Andorra 1813 Reversal of annexation of Andorra by the Napoleonic Empire, through the Peninsular war
Austria 1955-05-15 Austrian Independence Treaty re-established Austria as a sovereign state 1921-12-14 City of Sopron moved to Hungary after plebiscite
Belarus 1990-07-27 Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic 1945 Curzon Line
1991-08-25 Independence recognized by Soviet Union
Belgium 1831-07-21 King Leopold I of Belgium swears allegiance to the constitution making the country a constitutional monarchy 1830-10-04 Independence is proclaimed by the provisonial government 1919-06-28 Treaty of Versailles and annexation of the East Cantons
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-03-05 Independence declared 1943-11-25 Establishment of Bosnia in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Bulgaria 1989-11-10 People's Republic of Bulgaria is replaced by the Republic of Bulgaria 681 The Byzantine Empire recognizes Bulgaria. 1940-09-07 Under the Vienna Awards, Southern Dobruja is returned to Bulgaria.
Croatia 1991-06-25 (before 925 (became kingdom, recognised by pope)) Declared independence from Yugoslavia
Cyprus 1960-08-16 Independence from United Kingdom
Czech Republic 1993-01-01 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, creating Czech Republic and Slovakia
Denmark 1953-06-05 Constitutional Act of Denmark 958, or prior. The Jelling stones, a pair of rune stones considered to be the "birth certificate" of Denmark reads: "King Haraldr ordered this monument made ... who won for himself all of Denmark and Norway and made the Danes Christian." 1920-06-15 Sønderjylland was recovered from Germany
Estonia 1918-02-24 Estonian Declaration of Independence, whereby a republic was declared. 1918-02-24 Independence declared from the Russian Empire. 1920-07-01 De jure: Signing of the Estonian-Latvian Border Treaty whereby Valga proper was ceded to Estonia.
1991-08-20 Independence (from the Soviet Union) reasserted, end of occupation 1945-01-01 De facto: Eastern coast of Narva river and Petseri County were transferred to Russian SFSR.
Finland 1809 Diet of Borgå, birth of Finland as an autonomous state entity within Russian Empire. 1917-12-06 Independence from Russian Empire declared 1956 Porkkala returned from Soviet control.
1918-01-03 Independence from Russia recognized by the highest Soviet executive body - VTsIK
France 1870-09-04 Establishment of a lasting republican form of government, considered uninterrupted in French law 496 Kingdom of the Franks becomes the first Christian State after the fall of the Roman Empire 1947-02-10 Metropolitan France:
Annexation of Tende, La Brigue and other villages formerly in Italy
1958-10-05 Establishment of the current semi-presidential system known as the Fifth Republic 843 Creation of the Kingdom of France (West Francia), Treaty of Verdun 1962-07-05 Overseas France:
Loss of the French departments in Algeria following the latter's independence
Germany 1871-01-18 German Realm (Empire) founded 1955-05-05 Federal Republic of Germany (commonly referred to at the time as West Germany) declared fully sovereign 1990-10-03 Reunification of West Germany and East Germany
Greece 1975 Greek Third Republic 1821-03-25
1832-03-04
Greek independence from Ottoman Empire declared,
Greek independence from Ottoman Empire recognised
1947-02-10 Peace treaty with Italy awards the Dodecanese to Greece
Hungary 1001-08-20 Foundation of the Hungarian state by King Saint Stephen. (Recognized by the pope) 1849-04-14 Independence declared from Habsburg Empire 1947-02-10 The Treaty of Peace with Hungary returns Hungary to 1920 borders, with small changes
1991-06-19 End of 46 years long Soviet occupation.
Iceland 930 The Icelandic Commonwealth established. 1944-06-17 Secedes from a Union with Denmark formally as an independent republic. 1972-09-01 No territorial changes on land have taken place, however the expansion of the Exclusive Economic Zone was such an important change in territory for Iceland that it merits a special inclusion here.
1946 Departure of last United States occupation troops
Ireland 1919-01-21 Elected Irish Parliament Dáil Éireann unilaterally declares independence from the United Kingdom 1922-12-06 Irish Free State secedes from United Kingdom by agreement in accordance with the terms of the Anglo Irish Treaty but remains a dominion of the British Empire 1922-12-08 Northern Ireland secedes from the Irish Free State and rejoins the United Kingdom in accordance with the Irish Free State (Constitution) Act 1922
1949-04-18 Republic of Ireland Act 1948 declares the state to be a republic and thus no longer subject in any way to the British Crown
Italy 1861-03-17 Italian unification 1945-04-25 Disestablishment of the German-backed Italian Social Republic, whereby the unity and independence of the Italian state is restored 1975-11-10 Signing of the Treaty of Osimo which definitely divides the Free Territory of Trieste between Italy and Yugoslavia
Kosovo 2008-02-17 Independence declared from Serbia
Lithuania 1918-02-16 Independence declared from Germany and Russia 1939-10-27 and 1940-08-03 Eastern Vilnius Region ceded to Lithuania
1990-03-11 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania independence (from the Soviet Union) reasserted, end of occupation
Latvia 1918-11-18 Independence declared from Germany and Russia 1944 Abrene district ceded to Russian SFSR (modern Russia)
1990-05-04 Independence (from Soviet Union) reasserted, end of occupation
Liechtenstein 1813-10-19 Dissolution of the Confederation of the Rhine 1719-01-23 Purchase of Vaduz
Luxembourg 1890-11-23 Separates from union with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, becomes Grand Duchy in its own right 1945 End of German occupation during World War II 1839-04-19 Partition of Luxembourg under the Treaty of London
Macedonia 1991-09-08 After a referendum, the Socialist Republic of Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia
Malta 1964-09-21 Independence from United Kingdom
Moldova 1991-08-27 Independence from Soviet Union 1940-08-02 Moldavian SSR formed
Monaco 1861 Franco-Monegasque Treaty confirms Monaco's sovereignty (formerly a protectorate of the Kingdom of Sardinia)
Montenegro 2006-06-03 Declaration of independence from Serbia and Montenegro
Netherlands 1648-01-30 Treaty of Münster signed, independence from Spain 1945-05-05 German occupying forces surrender. 1839-04-19 The United Kingdom of the Netherlands divided under the Treaty of London (1839).
Norway 872 King Harald I of Norway unifies the Petty kingdoms of Norway. 1814 Dissolution of the union between Norway and Denmark and establishment of the Constitution of Norway 1930-02-27 Jan Mayen was made part of the Kingdom of Norway.
1905-06-07 Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden
1945-05-08 German occupying forces surrender.
Poland 1989-06-04 The first partially free Parliament's vote after 45-years long Soviet domination 1918-11-11 Józef Piłsudski was appointed Commandier in Chief of Polish Army, the day is celebrated as Independence Day. 1951-02-15 Polish-Soviet border adjustment treaty
Portugal 1974-04-25 Carnation Revolution ends the authoritarian Estado Novo 1139-07-26 County of Portugal becomes independent from the Kingdom of León after the Battle of Ourique as part of the Reconquista. Recognized by León in 1143 and by the Pope in 1179. 1801-06-06 Spain occupies the present day border town of Olivença since the War of the Oranges.
Romania 1877-05-21 Independence declared from the Ottoman Empire
1878-07-13 Independence recognized internationally by the Treaty of Berlin
San Marino 1600 Constitution of San Marino 301-09-03 Traditional founding 1243 Formation of republican government
1463 Added Fiorentino, Montegiardino, Serravalle, and Faetano
Serbia 2006-06-08 Republic of Serbia declared legal successor to Serbia and Montenegro, ending the process of the dissolution of Yugoslavia. 1835-02-15 Serbia proclaimed a hereditary constitutional monarchy. International recognition by the Treaty of Berlin. 2008-02-17 Unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo from Serbia. UN Court of Justice's opinion on the issue requested by Serbia.[15]
Slovakia 1993-01-01 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, creating Slovakia and Czech Republic
Slovenia 1991-06-25 Declaration of independence from Yugoslavia
Spain 1978 Constitution of Spain 1479-01-21 Dynastic union of Castile and Aragon into the Catholic Monarchy under Ferdinand and Isabella I.[16] 1801-06-06 Spain takes in Olivenza as a result of the War of the Oranges.
Sweden 1523-06-06 Gustav Vasa elected King of Sweden and marking a definite secession from the Kalmar Union. 1905-06-07 Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden 1809-03-29 Loss of Finland to Imperial Russia.
Switzerland 1848-11-12 Foundation of the federal state after Sonderbund war 1815-08-07 Restoration of the Ancien Régime (federalism), reverting the changes imposed by Napoleon Bonaparte.
Ukraine 1991-08-24 Independence from Soviet Union declared 1954-02-19 Transfer of Crimea from Russia to Ukraine
United Kingdom 1801-01-01 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland formed by the union of the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland under the Acts of Union 1800 927 Kingdom of England 1922-12-06
then 1922-12-08 Irish Free State secedes from United Kingdom by agreement in accordance with the terms of the Anglo Irish Treaty and the Irish Free State (Constitution) Act 1922[17]
843 Kingdom of Scotland
1216 Principality of Wales
1707 The Acts of Union united the two kingdoms of Scotland and England (including Wales) to create the kingdom of Great Britain
Vatican City 1274 Birth of current form of government the Papal conclave in 1274 1929-06-07 Ratification of the Lateran Treaty, making the Vatican City a sovereign State 1929-02-11 Signing of the Lateran Treaty
Australia 1901-01-01 Commonwealth of Australia established as a Dominion of the British Empire. 1942-10-09 Statute of Westminster is adopted by Australia 1975-09-16 Papua New Guinea becomes formally independent of Australia
1986-03-03 Australia Act 1986 eliminated the remaining ties between the legislature and judiciary of Australia and their counterparts in the United Kingdom.
Fiji 1970-10-10 Independence from United Kingdom
Kiribati 1979-07-12 Independence from United Kingdom 1975-10-01 Separation of Gilbert Islands (later Kiribati) and Ellice Islands (later Tuvalu)
Marshall Islands 1979-05-01 Constitution and local government established 1986-10-21 Compact of Free Association with the United States
Federated States of Micronesia 1979-05-10 Constitution ratified 1986-11-03 Compact of Free Association with the United States 1979-05-10 Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae unite to form the Federated States of Micronesia
Nauru 1968-01-31 Independence from UN Trusteeship
New Zealand 1840-02-06 Treaty of Waitangi between the British Crown and the indigenous Māori tribes cedes kawanatanga of New Zealand to Queen Victoria. De facto:
from 1856-05-07 Formation of first responsible ministry in 1856. 1840-02-06 Treaty of Waitangi effectively unites the New Zealand archipelago as a single territory.The Kermadec Islands were incorporated in 1887.
De jure:
1947-12-10 New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947 receives royal assent.
Palau 1981-01-01 Republic of Palau created upon adoption of constitution 1994-10-01 Emerged from United Nations trusteeship (administered by the United States).
Papua New Guinea 1973-12-01 Self governing colony
1975-09-16 Independence from Australia
Samoa 1962-01-01 Independence from New Zealand
Solomon Islands 1976-01-02 Self government granted by United Kingdom
1978-07-07 Independence from United Kingdom
Tonga 1970-07-04 Independence from United Kingdom 1845-12-04 Unification of what is now the islands of Tonga by George Tupou I of Tonga
Tuvalu 1975-10-01 Separation of Gilbert Islands (later Kiribati) and Ellice Islands (later Tuvalu) 1978-10-01 Independence from United Kingdom 1979-02-07 Treaty with United States recognizing Tuvaluan control over Funafuti, Nukufetau, Nukulaelae, and Niulakita atolls
Vanuatu 1980-07-30 Independence from joint British-French condominium[18]
n Revolution of 1952 1922-02-28 Unilateral recognition of independence by the United Kingdom but continued British military occupation 1982-04-25 Withdrawal of last Israeli troops and settlers from Sinai as agreed upon in the peace treaty with Israel
1953-06-18 Republic proclaimed 1956-06-18 Withdrawal of last British troops from the Suez Canal Zone
1961-09-28 De facto disestablishment of the United Arab Republic following a military coup in Damascus
Russia 1990-06-12 Russian SFSR declares sovereignty over its own territory 1480 Grand Duchy of Muscovy secures its independence from the Golden Horde 1954-02-19 Transfer of Crimea from Russia to Ukraine
Turkey 1923-10-29 Turkey was declared as a republic. 1923-06-24 Treaty of Lausanne recognizes the new Turkish state as the successor state of the Ottoman Empire 1939-06-29 Syrian province of Iskanderun transferred by French Mandatory Government to Turkey. Annexed by Turkey as Hatay State
COUNTRIES FORM AND COLLAPSE ALMOST dAILY. TODAY THE MAJORITY OF COUNTRIES ARE LESS THAN 200 YEARS OLD.
The names of many countries are ancient and retain the names of ancient civilizations that once inhabited the lands. But the countries of the Earth as Nations are very new. Meaning that nearly every great Nation that ever existed has already collapsed. Countries form and collapse in very short periods of time. The majority of the world's countries are long ago past and have collapsed long before todays countries were even thought of.
All of us today, like the people of long ago, live in countries that may collapse during our own lifetimes. In fact it is probable nearly everybody living today has lived in several different Countries without even have had to leave the comfort of home. No country or government is permanent only the will of Allaah(swt) is.
Enjoy the country you live in as tomorrow it could very easily be another country.
Only a small handful of today's countries existed 200 years ago, the rest are the remains or reconstruction of countries that collapsed. As past countries collapsed so too will all the countries that exist today.
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