The CIA World Factbook Edition 1999 Government
Independence In 36 editions of 36.
Independence was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1999 edition carries it in 231 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 1999 edition
- 231
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Independence” (1990 to 2025).
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Africa
57 entriesEthiopia
oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world--at least 2,000 years
Gambia, The now The Gambia
18 February 1965 (from UK); note--The Gambia and Senegal signed an agreement on 12 December 1981 that called for the creation of a loose confederation to be known as Senegambia, but the agreement was dissolved on 30 September 1989
Guinea-Bissau
24 September 1973 (unilaterally declared by Guinea-Bissau); 10 September 1974 (recognized by Portugal)
Senegal
4 April 1960 from France; complete independence was achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960 (The Gambia and Senegal signed an agreement on 12 December 1981 that called for the creation of a loose confederation to be known as Senegambia, but the agreement was dissolved on 30 September 1989)
Somalia
1 July 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland, which became independent from the UK on 26 June 1960, and Italian Somaliland, which became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on 1 July 1960, to form the Somali Republic)
Tanzania
- 26 April 1964;
- Tanganyika became independent 9 December 1961 (from UK-administered UN trusteeship);
- Zanzibar became independent 19 December 1963 (from UK);
- Tanganyika united with Zanzibar 26 April 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar;
- renamed United Republic of Tanzania 29 October 1964
Arctic Region
3 entriesAsia
22 entriesArmenia
28 May 1918-2 December 1920 (First Armenian Republic); 23 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
China
221 BC (unification under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty 221 BC; Qing or Ch'ing Dynasty replaced by the Republic on 12 February 1912; People's Republic established 1 October 1949)
Korea, North now North Korea
9 September 1948, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Foundation Day
note: 15 August 1945, date of independence from the Japanese and celebrated in North Korea as National Liberation Day
Central America and the Caribbean
30 entriesAruba
none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; in 1990, Aruba requested and received from the Netherlands cancellation of the agreement to automatically give independence to the island in 1996)
Europe
46 entriesBelarus
25 August 1991 (Belarusian Supreme Soviet declaration of independence from the Soviet Union)
Denmark
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy
Faroe Islands
none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
Germany
- 18 January 1871 (German Empire unification);
- divided into four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and later, France) in 1945 following World War II;
- Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and French zones;
- German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone;
- unification of West Germany and East Germany took place 3 October 1990;
- all four powers formally relinquished rights 15 March 1991
Serbia and Montenegro
11 April 1992 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or FRY formed as self-proclaimed successor to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or SFRY)
Sweden
6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king); 6 June 1809 (constitutional monarchy was established)
United Kingdom
- England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century;
- the union between England and Wales was enacted under the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284;
- in the Act of Union of 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanent union as Great Britain;
- the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland;
- the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition of Ireland;
- six northern Irish counties remained part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland and the current name of the country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was adopted in 1927
Middle East
15 entriesCyprus
16 August 1960 (from UK)
note: Turkish Cypriot area proclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975 from Republic of Cyprus
Yemen
22 May 1990 Republic of Yemen was established with and the Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen independent on NA November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and South Yemen had become independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK)
North America
5 entriesSaint Pierre and Miquelon
none (territorial collectivity of France; has been under French control since 1763)
Oceania
25 entriesCook Islands
none (became self-governing in free association with New Zealand on 4 August 1965 and has the right at any time to move to full independence by unilateral action)
Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia
3 November 1986 (from the US-administered UN Trusteeship)
New Caledonia
none (overseas territory of France); note--a referendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass
Niue
on 19 October 1974, Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand
South America
14 entriesSoutheast Asia
14 entriesIndonesia
17 August 1945 (proclaimed independence; on 27 December 1949, Indonesia became legally independent from the Netherlands)
Macau
none (Chinese territory under Portuguese administration; Portugal signed an agreement with China on 13 April 1987 to return Macau to Chinese administration on 20 December 1999; in the joint declaration, China promises to respect Macau's existing social and economic systems and lifestyle for 50 years after transition)
Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1999, “Independence”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/independence/1999.