| Following is a Canadian opinion, but we also were affected by the Statute of Westminster. The Statute of Westminster merely recognized what was already the case, that the Dominions were independent nations, not colonies, and had been for some time (for instance, they had their own delegations at the negotiations for the Treaty of Versailles). Some have argued that Canada didn't really become independent until 1982, when the Constitution was repatriated from the UK, and others argue we're still not completely independent because we share the same monarch still with the UK. It's a complicated matter, with no clear demarcation line between colony and sovereign nation. Err on the side of caution and use the date of Dominion status as an independence date. Also, maybe add Congo Free State as a bordering nation for German East Africa (it was technically a sovereign nation owned by the King, not nation, of Belgium). |
Countries of the Spanish Empire
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