Sovereign states

Country	before 1700s	1700s					1710s			1720s						1750s				1760s					1770s				1780s					1790s					1800s					1810s					1820s					1830s					1840s					1850s					1860s					1870s					1880s					1890s					1900s					1910s					1920s					1930s					1940s					1950s					1960s					1970s					1980s					1990s					2000s					2010s									Current	Country
Country	before 1700s																																																																																																																																																								Current	Country
Afghanistan						1709						1738			1747																																																													1880										1901									1919		1926		1928	1929	1930																					1973	1974	1978	1978	1980			1987			1992	1993	1996	1997		2001	2002	2004				2013				2021				Afghanistan
Albania	1444																																																																				1878^[1]												1902^[2]				1910	1911	1912^[3]	1914		1920			1926	1928			1934		1939		1943	1944	1946																							1992						2002														Albania
Algeria	1388	1488	1516																																																1830																																																																1962																																		Algeria
Andorra																																										1806																														1866																																		1934		1939					1949					1959						1971																														Andorra
Angola	1667				1707											1750																														1816					1826			1830																																									1911																															1975																												Angola
Antigua and Barbuda	1632																																							1801																																			1871																																										1957	1958		1962		1967																																Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina	1536							1717																							1785														1812	1812	1818	1819	1820				1829			1835								1850					1861																																																																	Argentina
Armenia																																																				1828														1858													1883	1885																	1918	1918	1922							1936		1940						1952																			1990																				Armenia
Australia																									1770															1801																																																		1901	1903		1908																																																													Australia
Austria	1230																																								1804																																																									1918										1938			1945					1955																																						Austria
Azerbaijan	1576										1736				1747					1760																	1796								1813																							1858												1883																	1918	1918	1920	1922							1937		1940						1952																			1990																				Azerbaijan
Bahamas	1648				1706				1718																															1801																																	1869																		1904										1923														1953						1964					1973																2006												Bahamas
Bahrain	976-1076																													1783																			1820																																																								1932																				1972															2002														Bahrain
Bangladesh	1352	1576																1757																										1801																								1858																																												1947												1971	1972																													Bangladesh
Barbados	1632																																							1801																																									1885																																					1958		1962		1966																																Barbados
Belarus	1587																																		1793																																	1858												1883																		1918	1919	1919			1927				1937		1940	1941	1944			1951																				1991		1995									2012									Belarus
Belgium	1482																									1781								1790	1792	1795										1815								1830	1831																																																																	Belgium
Belize	1519																																																1821	1823	1825							1838																		1875					1884																	1919																															1981																			2019						Belize
Benin																																																				1900																													1958								1975								1990																					Benin
Bhutan																																																				1949				1956						1969																																Bhutan
Bolivia																							1534								1785																				1825	1826												1851																																																																	Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1377																																																				1844																	1878	1878														1908					1918											1941			1946																							1992					1998															Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1448																																																				1844																	1878	1878														1908					1918											1941			1946																							1992					1998															Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana																																																				1885																																									1966																																	Botswana
Brazil	1697																																														1816	1816		1822	1822																							1870									1889	1889																																			1960				1968												1992																			Brazil
Brunei	1368																																																			1906																	1941		1945							1959																																					Brunei
Bulgaria																																																				1844																	1878															1908					1918														1946	1948									1967		1971										1991																					Bulgaria
Bulgaria																																																				1844																	1878															1908					1918														1946	1948									1967		1971										1991																					Bulgaria
Burkina Faso																																																				1896																															1959													1984																								Burkina Faso
Burundi																																																				1885																	1919																					1961	1962	1966	1966	1967							1982																									Burundi
Cambodia	1431?																																																			1863												1887																											1942	1945					1953								1970		1975		1979					1989	1992	1993																				Cambodia
Cameroon																																																				1884																1916																				1957		1961							1975																													Cameroon
Cameroon																																																				1884																1916			1922																			1961							1975																													Cameroon
Canada	1606				1707																																			1801																																	1868																										1921																		1957						1965																															Canada
Canada	1663							1715																																1801																																	1868																										1921																		1957						1965																															Canada
Cape Verde	1667				1707											1750																														1816					1826			1830																																									1911																															1975									1992																			Cape Verde
Central African Republic																																																				1903																												1958																																					Central African Republic
Chad	700	1380																																																			1900																													1959																																					Chad
Chile	1541							1717																							1785														1812		1817	1818																																																																	Chile
China																																																				1888^[4]											1912^[4]								1928^[4]										1949^[4]																																										China, People's Republic of
Colombia	1525																														1785													1811		1814	1816	1819	1820	1821				1831		1834													1861 1861																																																																	Colombia
Comoros																																																				1887																																						1963						1975		1978							1992		1996		2001																Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the																																																				1877																																										1960	1963	1966			1971													1997			2003		2006													Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the																																																				1891																																	1958						1970											1991																				Congo, Republic of the
Costa Rica	1506																																																1821	1823	1824	1824	1824						1840	1842			1848																													1906																																																														Costa Rica
Croatia	1527																																										1809			1815																	1848		1852							1868																										1918	1918									1939	1941	1943	1945																						1990	1990																				Croatia
Cuba	1506																														1785																																													1873												1898		1902		1906	1908	1909																								1959																																				Cuba
Cyprus	1192	1489																																																				1844																	1878	1881																					1922																			1960	1960																						2006													Cyprus
Czechia	1198																																								1804																																1869																									1918	1920									1939			1945																							1990	1993																			Czech Republic
Denmark	1500																																																				Denmark
Djibouti																																																				1844																										1896																																								1977																												Djibouti
Dominica	1663							1715													1763																		1801																																				1871																																		1940									1958		1962								1978	1981							1988	1990																	Dominica
Dominican Republic	1506																																				1795								1808				1821												1844		1849							1861		1865																																																																	Dominican Republic
East Timor			1702		1707											1750																															1816				1826			1830																																									1911															1942	1945															1975	1975	1976										1999		2002														East Timor
Ecuador	1534																														1785												1809		1812				1820	1822	1822			1830		1835					1845	1845							1860																				1900																																																						2009											Ecuador
Egypt	661	750-969																																																			1844																			1882																				1922															1952			1958							1972						1984																								Egypt
El Salvador	1525							1717																							1785																		1821	1823	1826	1827								1842				1850		1854			1860	1864	1865		1869		1873	1875										1896	1898	1900					1912	1916					1921	1923																																																						El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea	1667				1707											1750												1778				1785																																																																1931			1936	1938			1945												1968		1973			1979																											Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea																																																				1890																									1941	1941					1952										1975							1987		1991		1993	1995																		Eritrea
Estonia	1562									1721																																																					1918											1940	1941	1944				1953																			1990																					Estonia
Eswatini																																																				1890		1894				1903																																	1968																					2011											Eswatini
Ethiopia																												1897																				1914																																														1936					1941																				1974					1987					1991					1996										2009										Ethiopia
Fiji																																																				1865	1867	1869	1871			1878																								1924																							1970																															Fiji
Finland	1562																																										1809																									1858												1883																	1917	1918																																																								Finland
France	1643^{[citation needed]}																																	1790^{[citation needed]}		1794^[5]										1814								1830^[6]																																																							1940		1944						1958										1974^[7]																						2020^[7]					France
Gabon																																																				1903																												1959	1960																																				Gabon
Gambia																														1783										1801																																																																1965																																	Gambia
Georgia	1008-1490																				1762																		1801																													1858												1883																		1918	1921	1922							1937							1951																				1990							2004													Georgia
Germany	1400																																																													1848										1867																											1919						1933		1935			1946			1949																																									Germany
Germany	1433																																																													1848										1867																											1919						1933		1935			1946			1949					1959																																				Germany
Ghana																																																	1821																												1877																																								1957		1961		1964	1966																																Ghana
Ghana	1612																																				1795				1806			1810		1814																															1877																																								1957		1961		1964	1966																																Ghana
Greece	1378																			1769																														1822																								1833																				1862																				1967										1970			1975		1978																									Greece
Greece	1378																			1769																														1822 (naval ensign)																																																																										1970			1975		1978																									Greece
Grenada	1663							1715													1763												1779		1783				1801																																						1875													1903																												1958		1962	1967				1974																													Grenada
Guatemala	1519																																																1821	1823	1825							1838			1843			1851				1858	1871																																																																	Guatemala
Guinea																																																				1898																													1958																																						Guinea
Guinea-Bissau	1667				1707											1750																														1816					1826			1830																																									1911																														1974																													Guinea-Bissau
Guyana	1581																																				1795					1806		1810		1814																														1875															1906							1919																		1955						1966																																Guyana
Haiti	1663							1715																									1790	1791								1798		1803	1804	1806	1811		1821													1849				1859																																																						1964													1986																					Haiti
Honduras	1519																																																1821	1823	1825							1838														1866															1898	1898																									1949																																					2022				Honduras
Hungary	1526																																																			1848	1848		1849								1867			1869–1918														1896–1915								1918	1919	1919									1940			1946	1949	1956	1956	1957																																							Hungary
Iceland	1536																																																1809	1810																																							1900									1918													1944																																											Iceland
India	1526																																																			1858																								1906	1907	1908				1917			1921					1931							1947																																											India
India	1674																											1773																																																1906	1907	1908				1917			1921					1931							1947																																											India
Indonesia	1640																																						1800																																																																1942	1945																																												Indonesia
Iran	1576										1736				1747										1760												1796																														1849		1852																																1907				1933																		1964										1980																							Iran
Iraq																																																				1858											1844																																						1921																		1958	1959		1963														1991							2004			2008									Iraq
Ireland	1542																																							1801																																																												1922																																																						Ireland
Israel																																																				1844																																						1920													1948	1948																																										Israel
Italy																																									1802		1805			1814																									1861																																									1946																														2003		2006										Italy
Italy																																									1802		1805			1814																									1861																																						1943			1946																														2003		2006										Italy
Ivory Coast																																																				1896																																1959																																					Ivory Coast
Jamaica	1655																																							1801																																				1875																1906																									1957	1958				1962																																Jamaica
Japan	701	1192-1573	1603																																																			1868																																						1945				1952																							1999																	Japan
Jordan																																																				1844																																						1920				1921														1958	1958																																					Jordan
Kazakhstan																																																		1822																		1858												1883																	1915		1917		1920					1932	1937		1940					1953																				1991	1992																			Kazakhstan
Kenya																																																				1885					1885													1921																					1963																																			Kenya
Kiribati																																																				1892																						1937			1942	1943																	1979																											Kiribati
Korea, North	960																																				1800																												1856													1882	1882		1888				1893	1893		1899						1910																	1945	1946	1946	1948																				1992																				Korea, North
Korea, South	960																																				1800																												1856													1882	1882		1888				1893	1893		1899						1910																	1945		1948	1949																		1984							1997							2011								Korea, South
Kuwait	1521																																																												1844																											1899			1914									1921									1940										1961																																			Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan																																																				1876			1883																		1918									1936								1952																			1991	1992	1992																			Kyrgyzstan
Laos				1707																																																			1893																														1952										1975																													Laos
Latvia	1562	1661	1692							1721																																																					1918	1919	1920										1940	1941	1944				1953																			1990																					Latvia
Lebanon	1697																																																					1844																																					1918	1920											1943																																													Lebanon
Lesotho																																				1795				1801																																				1875					1884																																									1966										1987										2006												Lesotho
Liberia																																																				1827											1847																																																																	Liberia
Libya	1711																																																			1912																			1951									1969		1972		1977																		2011										Libya
Liechtenstein	1400								1719																																																					1852																																		1921								1937																							1982																								Liechtenstein
Lithuania	1587																																			1795																																1858												1883																		1918											1940	1941	1944				1953																		1988								2004													Lithuania
Luxembourg	1482																										1781									1795										1815															1845																																																1940		1944																																											Luxembourg
Madagascar																																1787																																																	1885					1896																															1958																																					Madagascar
Malawi																																																				1907																							1953					1963	1964																							2010	2012										Malawi
Malaysia	1641																																		1795			1801									1818			1824																																					1896																							1942	1945		1949							1963																																		Malaysia
Maldives																																					1796																																																					1903												1926													1953	1954					1965																																	Maldives
Mali																																																				1892																																	1958	1959	1961																																				Mali
Malta	1530																																					1798	1800	1801						1814																														1875												1898												1923										1943											1964																																	Malta
Marshall Islands																																																				1885		1889													1914		1919													1944	1947									1965							1979																											Marshall Islands
Mauritania																																																				1900																													1959																														2017							Mauritania
Mauritius	1666						1710																										1789											1810																													1869																			1906								1923																							1968																															Mauritius
Mexico	1519																																																1821	1821	1823																				1864	1867												1893													1916									1934																	1968																															Mexico
Micronesia																																																				1885							1899								1914		1919													1944	1947									1965							1979																											Micronesia
Moldova	1396																																																			1834																1866								1883																	1917	1919			1925						1937	1938	1940						1952																			1990																				Moldova
Moldova	1396																																																			1834												1859		1862		1867																																											1952																			1990																				Moldova
Monaco																																			1793																																												1881																															1942	1945																																											Monaco
Mongolia																																																				1862														1890										1911							1924			1930					1940		1945																							1992										2011											Mongolia
Montenegro	1696																																																			1851												1876															1905						1918						1918														1946																							1992		1994				2004														Montenegro
Morocco	1666																																																			1913																					1956																																							Morocco
Morocco	1666																																																							1921																	1956																																							Morocco
Mozambique	1667	1707														1750																														1816					1826			1830																																									1911																															1974	1975				1983	1983																						Mozambique
Myanmar																	1753																																																														1885																										1937			1943	1945	1948														1974																		2010										Myanmar
Namibia																																																				1884															1915							1928																										1982					1990																					Namibia
Nauru																																																				1888														1914														1942	1945												1968																																Nauru
Nepal																																											1768																			1856																																											c. 1930															1962																																		Nepal
Netherlands	1581														/ 1652																					1795						1806		1810		1814																																																																	Netherlands
New Zealand																								1769																																1834			1840													1867	1869																																																																	New Zealand
Nicaragua	1524																																																	1823	1825								1839									1858													1889			1893		1896							1908																																1971																													Nicaragua
Niger																																																				1922																		1959																																					Niger
Nigeria																																																				1886							1900																															1960																																			Nigeria
Nigeria																																																				1886							1900																															1960				1967																															Nigeria
North Macedonia																																																				1844																													1903	1903				1912			1918											1941		1944	1946																						1992			1995																		North Macedonia
Norway	1536																																													1814		1818		1821															1844																				1899																																																																Norway
Oman																																																				1856																																																									1970												1995																			Oman
Pakistan	1526													1747					1761																																												1849					1858					1880																																							1947																																										Pakistan
Palau																																																				1885							1899								1914		1919													1944	1947									1965								1981																										Palau
Palestine																																																				1844																																						1920													1948	1949				1958	1958				1967								1982						1994																			Palestine
Palestine																																																				1844																																						1920													1948	1949		1952			1958				1967								1982						1994																			Palestine
Panama	1510							1717																							1785													1811			1816	1819	1820	1821						1834													1861																						1903										1925																																															2017						Panama
Papua New Guinea																																																				1884											1906																		1942	1945		1949								1965				1971																														Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea																																																				1884		1889													1914														1942	1945		1949								1965				1971																														Papua New Guinea
Paraguay	1537							1717																							1785													1811	1811	1811	1812					1826								1842																																																								1954																	1988	1990											2013									Paraguay
Peru	1542							1717																							1785																	1820	1822	1822	1825																																																															1950																																								Peru
Peru	1542							1717																							1785																	1820	1822	1822	1825						1836																																																									1950																																								Peru
Philippines	1565																					1762	1764																											1821																																					1897	1898	1901					1908		1912		1919									1936			1942	1943	1945																		1985		1986							1998															Philippines
Poland	966	c. 1605																																		Partitions 1795						1807	1815				1815																																																1863	1919					1928					1939					1944																		1980																									Poland
Portugal	1667				1707											1750																															1816					1826		1830																																									1911																																																											Portugal
Qatar	661-750	c. 1700																																																			1860																																1916	1916							1932		1936						1949												1971																														Qatar
Romania	1330																																																			1834						1848			1859		1862		1867																																									1948	1948	1952						1965												1989	1989																					Romania
Romania	1396																																																			1834						1848			1859		1862		1867																																									1948	1948	1952						1965												1989	1989																					Romania
Russia	1668	1696																																																			1858																										1914		1917			1922		1924	1924					1936												1955																			1993																	Russia
Russia	1668	1696																																																																													1914		1917	1918	1918										1937										1954																		1991		1993																	Russia
Rwanda																																																				1885																	1919																				1959	1961	1962																			2001																Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1626						1713																																1801																																				1871																																											1958		1962		1967								1983																								Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1663						1713																																1801																																				1871																																													1962		1967								1983																								Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia	1663							1715					1743					1756			1762	1763					1778		1783				1789				1796		1801	1802	1803																																																	1903																			1939											1962		1967					1979													2002														Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1663							1715													1763							1778		1783									1801																																																			1903																														1962								1979			1985	1985																						Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa																																																				1858							1873			1879				1887								1900						1914				1922													1948	1949																																									Samoa
San Marino	1465																																																			1862																																																																2011										San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe	1667				1707											1750																															1816						1826	1830																																									1911																															1975																												São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia