History of Oceania

What countries gained independence after the world war?

After World War I, the following countries gained independence:

Poland

Czechoslovakia

Yugoslavia

Albania

Austria

Hungary

Bulgaria

Mandatory Palestine (later divided into Israel, Jordan, and the Gaza Strip)

After World War II, the following countries gained independence:

Africa:

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Congo (Brazzaville)

Congo (Kinshasa)

Cote d'Ivoire

Djibouti

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Rwanda

Sao Tome and Principe

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Sudan

Swaziland

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Asia:

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Cambodia

China

India

Indonesia

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Lebanon

Malaysia

Maldives

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

North Korea

Pakistan

Philippines

Qatar

Singapore

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Syria

Tajikistan

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Yemen

Europe:

Albania

Andorra

Austria

Belarus

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Estonia

Finland

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Kosovo

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Malta

Montenegro

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

San Marino

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Vatican City

North America:

Canada (became a fully sovereign state in 1982)

South America:

Guyana

Suriname