Lebanon
22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under
French administration)
Lesotho
4 October 1966 (from the UK)
Liberia
26 July 1847
Libya
24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
Liechtenstein
23 January 1719 (Principality of Liechtenstein
established); 12 July 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire)
Lithuania
11 March 1990 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized by
the Soviet Union)
Luxembourg
1839 (from the Netherlands)
Macau
none (special administrative region of China)
Macedonia
8 September 1991 (referendum by registered voters endorsed
independence from Yugoslavia)
Madagascar
26 June 1960 (from France)