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→ United States – United States of America Capital: Washington, D.C. Widely-recognized UN member state. The United States was a federation of 50 states, one federal district, and one incorporated territory. [100] It asserted sovereignty over the following inhabited unincorporated territories:
This timeline lists all sovereign states in North America (including Central America and the Caribbean), both current and defunct, ... 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
In other cases, a sovereign state submitted to foreign military occupation or political subjugation for a period of time and later regained its independence (e.g., 6 current states gained control of sovereignty from Nazi Germany between 1944 and 1945).
July 1, 1960 Italy Somalia: July 31, 1960 France: Dahomey: Renamed to Benin in 1975. August 5, 1960 France: Upper Volta: Renamed to Burkina Faso in 1984. August 7, 1960 France Ivory Coast: August 8, 1960 France Niger: August 11, 1960 France Chad: August 13, 1960 France Central African Republic: Central African Empire from 1976-1979. August 15, 1960
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]
This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas.It comprises three regions, Northern America (Canada and the United States), the Caribbean (cultural region of the English, French, Dutch, and Creole speaking countries located on the Caribbean Sea) and Latin America (nations that speak Spanish and Portuguese).
Hawaii – Annexed on July 7, 1898 by the Fifty-Fifth Congress of the United States of America. Khanate of Kalat (1638, 1666–1955) – 1666 to 1955, became part of Pakistan. Free States of Menton and Roquebrune – Seceded from Monaco in 1848, under nominal protection of the Kingdom of Sardinia, then annexed by France in 1861.
The following is a list of sovereign countries and dependent territories in North America, a continent that covers the landmass north of the Colombia-Panama border as well as the islands of the Caribbean.