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    Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947 Malaya renamed itself Malaysia on the same day "Most countries to have gained independence from the same country"....
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  • The list of countries obtaining independence from Spain is a list of countries that broke away from Spain for independence, or occasionally incorporation...
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  • regarding countries that have gained independence from the United Kingdom or countries which aspire to do so. These include: Afghani independence: Anglo-Afghan...
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    associated with the dates of independence from decolonization (e.g. 41 current states gained control of sovereignty from the United Kingdom and France between 1956...
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    Since 1922, the United Kingdom has been made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland...
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    This is a list of island countries. An island is a landmass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water. Many island countries are spread over...
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    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off...
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  • gained independence from the United Kingdom List of countries that have used postal orders List of countries that prohibit camouflage clothing List of countries...
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    The United Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; French: Royaume uni des Pays-Bas) is the unofficial name given to the...
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  • list of wars and humanitarian conflicts involving the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and its predecessor states (the Kingdom of...
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    The Electoral Commission's Register of Political Parties lists the details of political parties registered to contest elections in the United Kingdom...
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    Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) that do not form part of the European Union, though they cooperate with the EU via the Overseas Countries and Territories...
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    of territories have been removed from the list, typically when they attained independence or internal self-government, while other territories have been...
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    declaration of independence United Nations list of non-self-governing territories War of Independence Independence from the United Kingdom. Part of Transcaucasian...
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    commonwealth with the United States, until gaining full independence in 1946. New Zealand, while de facto sovereign at that time, "only gained full capacity...
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    landlocked countries, including those in Africa, Asia, and South America, have been classified as Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) by the United Nations...
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    Legitimacy List of countries that have gained independence from the United Kingdom List of historical unrecognized states and dependencies List of national liberation...
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  • This list includes sovereign states (list) and states with limited recognition that have declared independence from a predecessor state or an occupying...
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    colonies. Around 54 countries gained independence from the United Kingdom throughout its history, the most in the world, ahead of the French colonial empire...
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    a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island...
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    with the constitution of 1849, it gained representation in the Rigsdag. During World War II, the Faroe Islands were occupied by the United Kingdom and...
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    abbreviations have been used to refer to countries which had limited access to the EU labour market. A8 is eight of the ten countries that joined the EU in 2004...
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    noted, independence was gained from the United Kingdom on the date (shown in column 2) of joining the Commonwealth. ^ B. Not a member of the Commonwealth...
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    regulated under the Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020.: 42  Only three referendums have ever been held across the whole of the United Kingdom, the first, in 1975...
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    five-sixths of the island of Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom in 1922 as the Irish Free State. Historically, relations between the two states have been influenced...
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    ultimately recognizing the independence and sovereignty of the United States. The American colonies were established by royal charter in the 17th and 18th centuries...
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    The history of the United Kingdom began in the early eighteenth century with the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union. The core of the United Kingdom as a...
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  • independent states that shared their head of state with other countries (such as Denmark or the United Kingdom) before abolishing the link with the shared monarchy...
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    A referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom was held in Scotland on 18 September 2014. The referendum question was, "Should Scotland...
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    with the aim of political independence from Spanish rule. Struggles for sovereignty in both hemispheres began shortly after the outbreak of the Peninsular...
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