Decolonization on Earth

Decolonization on Earth
Dates of decolonization

The decolonization on Earth includes:

States that were neither decolonized nor an empire in modern times are the following:

Name sphere of influence Continent
Andorra French, Vatican Europe
Bhutan British Asia
Ethiopia Italian, British Africa
Iran British, Russian, German Asia
Liechtenstein German Europe
Luxembourg German, French, Dutch, Spanish Europe
Monaco Italian, French Europe
Nepal British Asia
San Marino Italian Europe
Switzerland German Europe
Thailand British, French Asia
Vatican City Italian Europe

See also

v · d · eColonization policy
Earth
Exploration
Europe · Americas · Africa · Asia · Oceania · Antarctica — World oceans
Decolonization
Europe · Americas · Africa · Asia · Oceania
Space
Mercury · Venus · Moon · Lagrangian points · Mars · Phobos · Ceres · Asteroids — Outer Solar System: Jupiter · Europa · Callisto · Saturn · Titan · Uranus · Neptune · trans-Neptunian objects · Pluto
General
topics
Wars of national liberation — Predecessors of sovereign states (in Europe, in South America) · Sovereign states formation dates
Overseas, major: British · Dutch · French · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish
Overseas, minor: Australian · Austria-Hungary · Belgian · Danish · German · New Zealand · Norwegian · Polish-Lithuanian · Swedish · United States
Mostly contiguous: Chinese · Japanese · Russian · Ottoman · South African · Indian

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