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Definitions

• Country: an internationally recognized independent territory with a government, a population, and sovereignty over these. The entire landmass of the Earth (excluding Antarctica), along with coastal seas is considered to be divided among such countries. There are currently 193 countries recognized by the United Nations — its 192 members as well as the Vatican City, which has all the full rights of membership except voting. Subnational political entities as well as de facto independent territories with limited or nonexistent recognition are excluded from this article.
• Acquisition of sovereignty: date at which current country obtained its full sovereignty, the exercise of which must have been uninterrupted to this day. Acquisition of sovereignty may occur in various ways:
  • through a formal declaration of independence, sometimes followed by a liberation war (e.g., the United States)
  • through the expulsion or surrender of foreign occupying forces (e.g., Kuwait, several European countries after World War 2)
  • through the mutually agreed breakup of a unitary state (e.g., Czechoslovakia)
• Birth of current form of government: date at which current country appeared as a unified political entity within the approximate area it currently occupies. The country in question must have been continually existent since then as a political entity. Regime changes and territorial modifications do not constitute a loss of statehood as long as there is an unbroken political continuity.
• Date of most recent significant territorial modification: date at which current country acquired its present territorial shape, with only losses and acquisitions of territories being taken into account. Internal territorial reorganizations, minor modifications as well as still disputed territories are excluded from this article. The loss of colonies is also not taken into account, unless the former colony was considered an integral part of the country's territory (e.g., French Algeria).

New list

Country	Acquisition of sovereignty			Birth of current form of government			Last major territorial modification
	Date	Event	Previous situation	Date	Event	Previous situation	Date	Event
Egypt	1922-02-28	Nominal independence from the United Kingdom	Protectorate	1952-07-23	Military coup by the Free Officers	Monarchy	1982-04-25	Return of the Sinai under Egyptian control as agreed upon in the peace treaty with Israel
	1956-06-18	Departure of last British colonial troops	Military occupation (Suez Canal)	1953-06-18	Republic proclaimed	Regency
	1961-09-28	De facto disestablishment of the United Arab Republic following a military coup in Damascus	Union with Syria
France	1944-08-09	Ordinance issued by the Provisional Government of the French Republic reinstating Republican legality and nullifying all Vichy legislation	Puppet state and Military occupation	1870-09-04	Establishment of a lasting republican form of government, considered uninterrupted in French law	Monarchy	1947-02-10	Metropolitan France: Annexation of Tende, La Brigue and other villages formerly in Italy
				1958-10-05	Establishment of the current semi-presidential system known as the Fifth Republic	Parliamentary republic	1962-07-05	Overseas France: Loss of the French departments in Algeria following the latter's independence
Italy	1945-04-25	Disestablishment of the German-backed Italian Social Republic, whereby the unity and independence of the Italian state is restored	Puppet state	1946-06-02	Birth of the Italian Republic	Monarchy	1954-10-26	Official annexation of the city of Trieste to Italy
							1975-11-10	Signing of the Treaty of Osimo which definitely divides the Free Territory of Trieste between Italy and Yugoslavia
Japan	1952-04-28	Coming into force of the Treaty of San Francisco, whereby World War II is officially ended and Japan's independence is reinstated	Military occupation	1947-05-03	Coming into force of the current Constitution of Japan, whereby the emperor is deprived of his powers and a liberal democracy is established	Militaristic and divine monarchy	1972-05-14	Return of the Ryukyu Islands to Japan and abolition of the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
United Kingdom	1066	The Kingdom of England was invaded and conquered by William the Conqueror	Anglo-Saxon England	1689	Bill of Rights in England and Claim of Right in Scotland create a constitutional monarchy and affirm the supremacy of Parliament	Absolute monarchy	1922-12-06	Loss of Southern Ireland following the creation of the Irish Free State agreed upon in the Anglo-Irish Treaty
	1357	After the Wars of Scottish Independence Scotland regained its status as an independent nation	The Kingdom of Scotland a vassal state of the English Crown

Questions About Sovereignty

Would this definition include "absorption by"/"expulsion of" a foreign (or future foreign) power to create Sovereignty?

if so then the UK should be:

1066	The Kingdom of England was invaded and conquered by William the Conqueror	Anglo-Saxon England
1357	After the Wars of Scottish Independence Scotland regained its status as an independent nation	The Kingdom of Scotland a vassal state of the English Crown

Wales & Ireland would be territorial expansion akin to the US.

Or does merging of 2 independent nations create Sovereignty?

If so then the UK should be:

1 May, 1707

The Kingdom of England united with the Kingdom of Scotland to create a united Kingdom of Great Britain following the Acts of Union 1707

But then the US should be:

July 7, 1898

the Newlands Resolution in the United States Congress in which the Republic of Hawaii was annexed to the United States and became the Territory of Hawaiʻi on July 7, 1898.

Hope you don't mind the Edits! -- UKPhoenix79 (talk) 10:01, 6 March 2008 (UTC)