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Independence dates for widely recognized states earlier than 1919 should be treated with caution, since prior to the founding of the League of Nations, there was no international body to recognize nationhood, and independence had no meaning beyond mutual recognition of de facto sovereigns (the role of the League of Nations was effectively taken over by the United Nations after the Second World ...
This is a list of sovereign states in the 1900s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1900 and 31 December 1909. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty .
United States Virgin Islands: Danish West India Company 1671 Danish West Indies 1755 [23] United States Virgin Islands 1917 Current Sovereign States / Decades before 1500 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560 1570 1580 1590 1600 1610 1620 1630 1640 1650 1660 1670 1680 1690 1700 1710 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810
In free association with the United States: December 22, 1990 United States Micronesia: In free association with the United States: April 9, 1991 Soviet Union Georgia: Independence restored after Russian and Soviet rule. Initial establishment in 1008. Not official until the formal disestablishment of the Soviet Union. May 18, 1991 Somalia ...
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President (1999–present) Prime ministers (complete list) – Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Prime minister (1977) Ahmed Dini Ahmed, Prime minister (1977–1978) Abdallah Mohamed Kamil, Prime minister (1978) Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime minister (1978–2001) Eritrea. Eritrea (complete list) – Isaias Afwerki, President (1993 ...
The dominant customary international law standard of statehood is the declarative theory of statehood, which was codified by the Montevideo Convention of 1933. The Convention defines the state as a person of international law if it "possess[es] the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) a capacity to enter into relations with the ...
These polities are generally sovereign states, but excludes minor dependent territories, whose leaders can be found listed under territorial governors in the 20th century. For completeness, these lists can include colonies , protectorates , or other dependent territories that have since gained sovereignty.
This is a list of political entities in the 19th century AD (i.e. 1801–1900). It includes both sovereign states, self-declared unrecognized states, and any political predecessors of current sovereign states.