1. ^^{1 2 3 4 5 6} Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, and Fujairah became fully independent states when the British Protectorate over the Trucial States came to an end on 1 December 1971. The next day, they united to form the United Arab Emirates. [https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5444.htm]
2. ^¹ Mohammed Daoud Khan overthrew Mohammed Zahir Shah on 17 July 1973 and proclaimed a new Republic of Afghanistan.  
3. ^¹ Following a coup on 27 April 1978, the Revolutionary Council of Afghanistan declared a new Democratic Republic of Afghanistan with Nur Muhammad Taraki as its president. {{cite web |url=http://www.gl.iit.edu/govdocs/afghanistan/ARevolutionBackfires.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-06-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604210623/http://www.gl.iit.edu/govdocs/afghanistan/ARevolutionBackfires.html |archivedate=2009-06-04 |df= }}
4. ^¹ Albania adopted a new constitution on 28 Dec 1976
5. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html Angola gained independence from Portugal on 11 Nov 1975]
6. ^The name "Argentine Nation" was also used for the purposes of legislation.
7. ^23 Provinces: Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquén, Río Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán. 2 Territories: Buenos Aires, Tierra del Fuego.
8. ^6 States: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. 3 Territories: Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory, Northern Territory.
9. ^9 States: Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Upper Austria, Vorarlberg, Vienna.
10. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bf.html The Bahamas gained independence from the United Kingdom on 10 Jul 1973]
11. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ba.html The British Protectorate over Bahrain came to an end on 15 August 1971]
12. ^[https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3452.htm Bangladesh declared independence from Pakistan on 26 Mar 1971]
13. ^Biafra surrendered to Nigeria on 12 Jan 1970
14. ^Recognized by Gabon, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, and Zambia.
15. ^Bophuthatswana was declared independent on 6 Dec 1977
16. ^^1 2 The nominally independent bantustans of Bophuthatswana, Transkei, and Venda were only recognized by South Africa and by each other. The rest of the world regarded them as part of South Afric.
17. ^23 States: Acre, Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Guanabara (to 15 March 1975), Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul (from 1 January 1979), Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe. 4 Territories: Amapá, Fernando de Noronha, Rondônia, Roraima. 1 Federal District: Brazilian Federal District.
18. ^¹ Burma adopted a new constitution on 3 Jan 1974
19. ^Cabinda declared independence from the Portuguese overseas province Angola on 1 August 1975. It was annexed by the independent state of Angola on 11 November 1975. {{cite web |url=http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=54003 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-06-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601165655/http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=54003 |archivedate=2010-06-01 |df= }}
20. ^The constitution of Democratic Kampuchea was adopted on 5 January 1976.
21. ^¹ Although the People's Republic of Kampuchea had near total control over the territory of Cambodia from 10 January 1979 on, the majority of the states in the world recognized the former government of Democratic Kampuchea, which retained Cambodia's UN membership. The People's Republic of Kampuchea was mainly recognized by Vietnam and states within the Soviet sphere of influence.
22. ^¹ [https://web.archive.org/web/20051016070830/http://democratie.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/Cameroun.pdf Cameroon adopted its constitution on 2 Jun 1972]
23. ^2 Regions: East Cameroun, West Cameroun.
24. ^10 Provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan. 2 Territories: Northwest Territories, Yukon.
25. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cv.html Cape Verde attained independence from Portugal on 5 Jul 1975]
26. ^¹ The Central African Empire was declared on 4 Dec 1976
27. ^¹ The Central African Empire was restored on 20 Sep 1979
28. ^¹ Ceylon was declared a republic on 22 May 1972
29. ^¹ A new Constitution of Sri Lanka came into effect on 7 Sep 1978
30. ^¹ The People's Republic of China and the Republic of China did not recognize each other, as both states claimed to be the sole legitimate government of China. The following states recognized the PRC instead of the ROC: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina (from 19 February 1972), Australia (from 21 December 1972), Austria (from 28 May 1971), Bangladesh (from 4 October 1975), Barbados (from 30 May 1977), Belgium (from 25 October 1971), Botswana (from 6 January 1975), Brazil (from 15 August 1974), Bulgaria, Burma, Burundi (from 13 October 1971), Cambodia, Canada (from 13 October 1970), Cape Verde (from 25 April 1976), Central African Republic, Chad (from 28 November 1972), Chile (from 15 December 1970), Comoros (from 13 November 1975), Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Cuba, Cyprus (from 14 December 1972), Czechoslovakia, Dahomey (from 29 December 1972), Denmark, Djibouti (from 8 January 1979), Egypt, Equatorial Guinea (from 15 October 1970), Ethiopia (from 24 November 1970), Fiji (from 5 November 1975), Finland, France, Gabon (from 20 April 1974), the Gambia (from 14 December 1974), East Germany, West Germany (from 11 October 1972), Ghana, Greece (from 5 June 1972), Guinea, Guinea-Bissau (from 15 March 1974), Guyana (from 27 June 1972), Hungary, Iceland (from 8 December 1971), India, Indonesia, Iran (from 16 August 1971), Iraq, Ireland (from 22 June 1979), Italy (from 6 November 1970), Jamaica (from 21 November 1972), Japan (from 29 September 1972), Jordan (from 7 April 1977), Kenya, North Korea, Kuwait (from 22 March 1971), Laos, Lebanon (from 9 November 1971), Liberia (from 17 February 1977), Libya (from 9 August 1978), Liechtenstein, Luxembourg (from 16 November 1972), Madagascar (from 6 November 1972), Malaysia (from 31 May 1974), Maldives (from 14 October 1972), Mali, Malta (from 31 January 1972), Mauritania, Mauritius (from 15 April 1972), Mexico (from 14 February 1972), Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique (from 25 June 1975), Nepal, Netherlands (recognition accepted on 18 March 1972), New Zealand (from 22 December 1972), Niger (from 20 July 1974), Nigeria (from 10 February 1970), Norway, Oman (from 25 May 1978), Pakistan, Papua New Guinea (from 12 October 1976), Peru (from 2 November 1971), Philippines (from 9 June 1975), Poland, Portugal (from 8 February 1979), Romania, Rwanda (from 12 November 1971), Samoa (from 6 November 1975), San Marino (from 6 May 1971), São Tomé and Príncipe (from 21 July 1975), Senegal (from 7 December 1971), Seychelles (from 30 June 1976), Sierra Leone (from 29 July 1971), Somalia, the Soviet Union, Spain (from 9 March 1973), Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname (from 28 May 1976), Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand (from 1 July 1975), Togo (from 19 September 1972), Trinidad and Tobago (from 20 June 1974), Tunisia, Turkey (from 4 August 1971) Uganda, the United Kingdom (recognition accepted on 13 March 1972), the United States (from 1 January 1979), Upper Volta (from 15 September 1973), Venezuela (from 28 June 1974), North Vietnam, North Yemen, South Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia.
31. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cn.html The Comoros became independent from France on 6 Jul 1975]
32. ^¹ {{Cite web |url=http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/bgnotes/af/comoros9204.html# |title=The Comoros enacted a new constitution on 1 Oct 1978 |access-date=2010-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306025708/http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/bgnotes/af/comoros9204.html# |archive-date=2012-03-06 |dead-url=yes |df= }}
33. ^3 Islands: Anjouan, Grande Comore, Mohéli.
34. ^¹ The Democratic Republic of Congo was renamed Zaire on 27 Oct 1961
35. ^¹ Congo became a People's Republic on 3 Jan 1970
36. ^Cyprus was not recognized by Turkey.
37. ^¹ Owing to a dispute over lands seized during World War II, Liechtenstein and Czechoslovakia did not recognize each other.
38. ^2 Republics: Czech Socialist Republic, Slovak Socialist Republic.
39. ^¹ Dahomey was renamed Benin on 30 Nov 1975 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012191846/http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/category,LEGAL,,,BEN,3ae6b57d4,0.html |date=2012-10-12 }}
40. ^The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas gained independence as Djibouti on 27 June 1977. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dj.html]
41. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/do.html Dominica gained independence from the United Kingdom on 3 November 1978]
42. ^East Timor declared independence from Portugal on 28 November 1975. It was annexed by Indonesia on 7 December 1975. [https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35878.htm]
43. ^¹ Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was deposed by the Derg on 12 September 1974.  
44. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fj.html Fiji gained independence from the United Kingdom on 10 Oct 1970]
45. ^¹ Comoros declared independence on 6 July 1975 and was recognized by France on 31 December 1975, but the island of Mayotte remained under French administration. A separate administration for Mayotte was not formally established until 24 December 1976.
46. ^¹ [https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5459.htm The Gambia became a republic on 24 Apr 1970]
47. ^10 States: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Schleswig-Holstein.
48. ^¹ King Constantine II of Greece was deposed by the Regime of the Colonels on 1 June 1973. [https://web.archive.org/web/20061118124649/http://www.btinternet.com/~allan_raymond/Danish_Royal_Family.htm#2.1113] The end of the monarchy was confirmed by plebiscite on 8 December 1974 and a new Republican constitution was enacted on 11 June 1975{{dead link|date=November 2012|bot=Legobot}}
49. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gj.html Grenada became independent from the United Kingdom on 7 February 1974]
50. ^The New Jewel Movement proclaimed the socialist republic on 13 March 1979
51. ^Guinea-Bissau unilaterally declared independence from Portugal on 24 September 1973. [https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5454.htm]
52. ^¹ Guyana became a republic on 23 Feb 1970
53. ^22 States: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh (from 25 January 1971), Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur (from 21 January 1972), Meghalaya (from 20 January 1972), Mysore (renamed Karnataka on 1 November 1973), Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim (from 16 May 1975), Tamil Nadu, Tripura (from 21 January 1972), Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. 12 Union Territories: Arunachal Pradesh (from 20 January 1972), Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Daman and Diu, Himachal Pradesh (to 25 January 1971), Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands (renamed Lakshadweep on 1 November 1973), Manipur (from 21 January 1972), Mizoram (from 20 January 1972), National Capital Territory of Delhi, Pondicherry, Tripura (to 21 January 1972).
54. ^^1 2 The Monarchy of Iran was abolished on 11 February 1979. The Islamic Republic was proclaimed on 1 April 1979.  
55. ^Ireland also had the legal description of "Republic of Ireland", although this was not its constitutional name.
56. ^Israel was not recognized by Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Chad, Cuba, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, or Yemen.
57. ^The People's Republic of Kampuchea was declared on 10 Jan 1979
58. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kr.html Kiribati gained independence from the United Kingdom on 12 July 1979]
59. ^North Korea was not recognized by Estonia, France, Japan, or South Korea.
60. ^South Korea was not recognized by the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, Romania or North Korea.
61. ^¹ Savang Vatthana abdicated his throne on 2 December 1975. [https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2770.htm]
62. ^¹ The Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya was declared on 2 March 1977.  
63. ^¹ Madagascar adopted a new constitution on 30 Dec 1975
64. ^13 States: Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu. 1 Federal Territories: Kuala Lumpur (from 1 February 1974).
65. ^¹ [https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5382.htm Malta became a republic on 13 Dec 1974]
66. ^31 States: Aguascalientes, Baja California (from 8 October 1974), Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo (from 8 October 1974), San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatán, Zacatecas. 2 Territories: Baja California Sur (to 8 October 1974), Quintana Roo (to 8 October 1974). 1 Federal District: Federal District
67. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html Mozambique declared independence from Portugal on 25 Jun 1975]
68. ^23 States: Anambra (from 3 February 1976), Bauchi (from 3 February 1976), Mid-Western (renamed Mid-Western Bendel on 3 February 1976), Benue (from 3 February 1976), Benue-Plateau (to 3 February 1976), Borno (from 3 February 1976), South-Eastern (renamed Cross River on 3 February 1976), East Central (to 3 February 1976), Gongola (from 3 February 1976), Imo (from 3 February 1976), Kaduna, Kano, Kwara, Lagos, Niger (from 3 February 1976), North-Eastern State (to 3 February 1976), Ogun (from 3 February 1976), Ondo (from 3 February 1976), Oyo (from 3 February 1976), Plateau (from 3 February 1976), Rivers, Sokoto, Western (to 3 February 1976). 1 Federal Territory: Federal Capital Territory (from 3 February 1976)
69. ^The Republic of the North Solomons declared independence from the Australian-administered Trust Territory of Papua and New Guinea on 1 September 1975.   {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705151516/http://www.c-r.org/our-work/accord/png-bougainville/constitutional-accommodation.php# |date=2010-07-05 }} The North Solomons gave up their claim of independence on 7 August 1976.   {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705202651/http://www.c-r.org/our-work/accord/png-bougainville/key-texts2.php# |date=2010-07-05 }}
70. ^6 Provinces: Balochistan (from 1 July 1970), East Pakistan (to 16 December 1971), North-West Frontier Province (from 1 July 1970), Punjab (from 1 July 1970), Sindh (from 1 July 1970), West Pakistan (to 1 July 1970). 4 Territories: Azad Kashmir (from 1 July 1970), Federally Administered Tribal Areas (from 1 July 1970), Islamabad Capital Territory (from 1 July 1970), Northern Areas (from 1 July 1970).
71. ^Papua New Guinea gained independence from an Australian-administered UN Trusteeship on 16 September 1975. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html]
72. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/qa.html Qatar gained independence from the United Kingdom on 3 Sep 1971]
73. ^Ras al-Khaimah became fully independent when the British Protectorate over the Trucial States came to an end on 1 December 1971. On 11 February 1972 it joined the United Arab Emirates.  
74. ^¹ Rhodesia became a republic on 2 Mar 1970
75. ^¹ The interim state of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia was established on 1 Jun 1979
76. ^  Zimbabwe Rhodesia reverted to British rule on 12 December 1979.
77. ^Rwanda's official French name was "République rwandaise". {{cite web |url=http://democratie.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/Rwanda.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2006-08-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622050947/http://democratie.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/Rwanda.pdf |archivedate=2007-06-22 |df= }}  . It could be translated into English as "Rwandese Republic" CIA World Fact Book, 2004/Rwanda, "Rwandan Republic"  , or "Republic of Rwanda"  .
78. ^The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic declared independence on
79. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/st.html Saint Lucia gained independence from the United Kingdom on 22 February 1979]
80. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vc.html Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gained independence from the United Kingdom on 27 October 1979]
81. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tp.html São Tomé and Príncipe gained independence from Portugal on 12 Jul 1975]
82. ^The Seychelles gained independence from the United Kingdom on 29 June 1976. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/se.html]
83. ^¹ Sierra Leone became a Republic on 19 Apr 1971
84. ^The Solomon Islands gained independence from the United Kingdom on 7 July 1978. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bp.html]
85. ^15 Republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Byelorussia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldavia, Russian SFSR, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
86. ^¹ Spain enacted a new constitution on 29 Dec 1978
87. ^2 Autonomous Communities: Basque Country (from 25 October 1979), Catalonia (from 31 December 1979).
88. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ns.html Suriname gained independence from the Netherlands on 25 Nov 1975]
89. ^26 Cantons: Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura (from 1 January 1979), Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zürich
90. ^Tanna declared independence from the New Hebrides on 24 March 1974. The rebellion was put down on 29 June 1974.  
91. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tn.html Tonga gained independence from the United Kingdom on 4 Jun 1970]
92. ^The South African bantustan of Transkei was declared independent on 26 October 1976.  
93. ^¹ Trinidad and Tobago became a republic on 1 Mar 1976 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526160457/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/trinidad_tobago.jsp?menu=community |date=2006-05-26 }}
94. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tv.html Tuvalu became independent from the United Kingdom on 1 Oct 1978]
95. ^7 Emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah (from 11 February 1972), Sharjah, and Umm al-Qaiwain.
96. ^¹ SO ITS BACK TO ANCIENT EGYPT
97. ^¹ The United Kingdom considered the Canton and Enderbury Islands to be part of its Gilbert Islands colony from 1 January 1975. The United States continued to claim the islands until 20 September 1979.
98. ^50 States: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. 1 Federal District: District of Columbia. 1 Incorporated Territory: Palmyra Atoll.
99. ^These islands were sometimes designated for statistical purposes as the United States Miscellaneous Caribbean Islands and the United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands.
100. ^Venda gained nominal independence on 13 Sep 1979
101. ^20 States: Anzoátegui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Falcón, Guárico, Lara, Mérida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Táchira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia. 2 Territories: Amazonas, Delta Amacuro. 1 Federal District: Federal District. 1 Federal Dependency: Federal Dependencies.
102. ^^1 2 North Vietnam and South Vietnam united to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on 2 July 1976. [https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/4130.htm]
103. ^¹ Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese on 30 April 1975, leading to the establishment of the Republic of South Vietnam. [https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/4130.htm]
104. ^¹ [https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35836.htm Yemen was renamed on 1 Dec 1970]
105. ^6 Republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia.
106. ^{{Citation | last = Rogan-Finnemore | first = Michelle | year = 2005 | contribution = What Bioprospecting Means for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean | editor-last = Von Tigerstrom | editor-first = Barbara | title = International Law Issues in the South Pacific | publisher = Ashgate Publishing | page = 204 | isbn = 0-7546-4419-7}} "Australia, New Zealand, France, Norway and the United Kingdom reciprocally recognize the validity of each other's claims."
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