Gabon
17 August 1960 (from France)
Gambia, The
18 February 1965 (from the UK)
Georgia
9 April 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Germany
18 January 1871 (German Empire unification); divided into
four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and France) in 1945
following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West
Germany) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and
French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany)
proclaimed 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; West
Germany and East Germany unified 3 October 1990; all four powers
formally relinquished rights 15 March 1991; notable earlier dates:
10 August 843 (Eastern Francia established from the division of the
Carolingian Empire); 2 February 962 (crowning of OTTO I, recognized
as the first Holy Roman Emperor)
Ghana
6 March 1957 (from the UK)
Gibraltar
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Greece
1829 (from the Ottoman Empire)
Greenland
none (extensive self-rule as part of the Kingdom of
Denmark; foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, but
Greenland actively participates in international agreements relating
to Greenland)
Grenada
7 February 1974 (from the UK)
Guam
none (territory of the US)