Lesotho
4 October 1966 (from UK)
Liberia
26 July 1847
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
8 September 1991
referendum by registered voters endorsing independence (from
Yugoslavia)
Madagascar
26 June 1960 (from France)
Malawi
6 July 1964 (from UK)