Libya:
24 December 1951 (from Italy)
Liechtenstein:
23 January 1719 Imperial Principality of
Liechtenstein established; 12 July 1806 established independence
from the Holy Roman Empire
Lithuania:
11 March 1990 (independence declared from Soviet Union);
6 September 1991 (Soviet Union recognizes Lithuania's independence)
Luxembourg:
1839 (from the Netherlands)
Macau:
none (special administrative region of China)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
17 September 1991 (from
Yugoslavia)
Madagascar:
26 June 1960 (from France)
Malawi:
6 July 1964 (from UK)
Malaysia:
31 August 1957 (from UK)
Maldives:
26 July 1965 (from UK)