History by country


This is a list of articles covering the history of present-day nations, states, and dependencies. Countries are listed in bold under their respective pages, whereas territories and dependencies are not. Disputed and unrecognized countries are italicized.

A

History of Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of AfghanistanHistory of Albania – Republic of AlbaniaHistory of Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of AlgeriaHistory of Andorra – Principality of AndorraHistory of Angola – Republic of AngolaHistory of Antigua and Barbuda – Antigua and BarbudaHistory of Argentina – Argentine RepublicHistory of Armenia – Republic of ArmeniaHistory of Aruba – Aruba (Dutch crown dependency)History of Australia – Commonwealth of AustraliaHistory of Austria – Republic of AustriaHistory of Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan

B

History of the Bahamas – Commonwealth of The BahamasHistory of Bahrain – Kingdom of BahrainHistory of Bangladesh – People's Republic of BangladeshHistory of Barbados – BarbadosHistory of Belarus – Republic of BelarusHistory of Belgium – Kingdom of BelgiumHistory of Belize – BelizeHistory of Benin – Republic of BeninHistory of Bermuda – BermudaHistory of Bhutan – Kingdom of BhutanHistory of Bolivia – Plurinational State of BoliviaHistory of Bosnia and Herzegovina – Bosnia and HerzegovinaHistory of Botswana – Republic of BotswanaHistory of Brazil – Federative Republic of BrazilHistory of Brunei – State of Brunei DarussalamHistory of Bulgaria – Republic of BulgariaHistory of Burkina Faso – Burkina FasoHistory of Burundi – Republic of Burundi

C

History of Cambodia – Kingdom of CambodiaHistory of Cameroon – Republic of CameroonHistory of Canada – CanadaHistory of Cape Verde – Republic of Cape VerdeHistory of the Cayman Islands – Cayman Islands (UK overseas territory)History of the Central African Republic – Central African RepublicHistory of Chad – Republic of ChadHistory of Chile – Republic of ChileHistory of China – People's Republic of ChinaHistory of Colombia – Republic of ColombiaHistory of Comoros – Union of the ComorosHistory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo – Democratic Republic of the CongoHistory of the Republic of the Congo – Republic of the CongoHistory of Costa Rica – Republic of Costa RicaHistory of Côte d'Ivoire – Republic of Côte d'IvoireHistory of Croatia – Republic of CroatiaHistory of Cuba – Republic of CubaHistory of Cyprus – Republic of CyprusHistory of the Czech Republic – Czech Republic

D

History of Denmark – Kingdom of DenmarkHistory of Djibouti – Republic of DjiboutiHistory of Dominica – Commonwealth of DominicaHistory of the Dominican Republic – Dominican Republic

E

History of Ecuador – Republic of EcuadorHistory of Egypt – Arab Republic of EgyptHistory of El Salvador – Republic of El SalvadorHistory of Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial GuineaHistory of Eritrea – State of EritreaHistory of Estonia – Republic of EstoniaHistory of Eswatini (Swaziland) – Kingdom of EswatiniHistory of Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

F

History of the Falkland Islands – Falkland Islands (British overseas territories)History of the Faroe Islands – Faroe Islands (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)History of Fiji – Republic of the Fiji IslandsHistory of Finland – Republic of FinlandHistory of France – French RepublicHistory of French Guiana – French Guiana (French overseas community)History of French Polynesia – French Polynesia (French overseas community)

G

History of Gabon – Gabonese RepublicHistory of the Gambia – Republic of The GambiaSee History of Palestine for Gaza StripHistory of Georgia – GeorgiaHistory of Germany – Federal Republic of GermanyHistory of Ghana – Republic of GhanaHistory of Gibraltar – Gibraltar (UK overseas territory)History of Greece – Hellenic RepublicHistory of Greenland – Greenland (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)History of Grenada – GrenadaHistory of Guadeloupe – Guadeloupe (French overseas community)History of Guam – Territory of Guam (US overseas territory)History of Guatemala – Republic of GuatemalaHistory of Guinea – Republic of GuineaHistory of Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-BissauHistory of Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana

H

History of Haiti – Republic of HaitiHistory of Honduras – Republic of HondurasHistory of Hong Kong – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)History of Hungary – Republic of Hungary

I

History of Iceland – Republic of IcelandHistory of India – Republic of IndiaHistory of Indonesia – Republic of IndonesiaHistory of Iran – Islamic Republic of IranHistory of Iraq – Republic of IraqHistory of Ireland – IrelandSee History of the Falkland Islands for Islas MalvinasHistory of the Isle of Man – Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)History of Israel – State of IsraelHistory of Italy – Italian Republic

J

History of Jamaica – JamaicaHistory of Japan – JapanHistory of Jersey – Jersey (British crown dependency)History of Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

K

History of Kazakhstan – Republic of KazakhstanHistory of Kenya – Republic of KenyaHistory of Kiribati – Republic of KiribatiHistory of North Korea – Democratic People's Republic of KoreaHistory of South Korea (Republic of) – Republic of KoreaHistory of Kosovo – Kosovo RepublicHistory of Kuwait – State of KuwaitHistory of Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic

L

History of Laos – Lao People's Democratic RepublicHistory of Latvia – Republic of LatviaHistory of Lebanon – Republic of LebanonHistory of Lesotho – Kingdom of LesothoHistory of Liberia – Republic of LiberiaHistory of Libya – Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab JamahiriyaHistory of Liechtenstein – Principality of LiechtensteinHistory of Lithuania – Republic of LithuaniaHistory of Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M

History of Madagascar – Republic of MadagascarHistory of Malawi – Republic of MalawiHistory of Malaysia – MalaysiaHistory of the Maldives – Republic of MaldivesHistory of Mali – Republic of MaliHistory of Malta – Republic of MaltaHistory of the Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall IslandsHistory of Mauritania – Islamic Republic of MauritaniaHistory of Mauritius – Republic of MauritiusHistory of Mayotte – Mayotte (French overseas community)History of Mexico – United Mexican StatesHistory of the Federated States of Micronesia – Federated States of MicronesiaHistory of Moldova – Republic of MoldovaHistory of Monaco – Principality of MonacoHistory of Mongolia – MongoliaHistory of Montenegro – Republic of MontenegroHistory of Montserrat – Montserrat (UK overseas territory)History of Morocco – Kingdom of MoroccoHistory of Mozambique – Republic of MozambiqueHistory of Myanmar – Republic of the Union of Myanmar

N

History of Namibia – Republic of NamibiaHistory of Nauru – Republic of NauruHistory of Nepal – Federal Democratic Republic of NepalHistory of the Netherlands – Kingdom of the NetherlandsHistory of the Netherlands Antilles – Netherlands Antilles (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)History of New Caledonia – Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (French community sui generis)History of New Zealand – New ZealandHistory of Nicaragua – Republic of NicaraguaHistory of Niger – Republic of NigerHistory of Nigeria – Federal Republic of NigeriaHistory of Niue – Niue (Associated state of New Zealand)History of Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern CyprusHistory of the Northern Mariana Islands – Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US overseas commonwealth)History of North Macedonia – North MacedoniaHistory of Norway – Kingdom of Norway

O

History of Oman – Sultanate of Oman

P

History of Pakistan – Islamic Republic of PakistanHistory of Palau – Republic of PalauHistory of Palestine – State of PalestineHistory of Panama – Republic of PanamaHistory of Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New GuineaHistory of Paraguay – Republic of ParaguayHistory of Peru – Republic of PeruHistory of the Philippines – Republic of the PhilippinesHistory of the Pitcairn Islands – Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (UK overseas territory)History of Poland – Republic of PolandHistory of Portugal – Portuguese RepublicHistory of Puerto Rico – Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (US overseas commonwealth)

Q

History of Qatar – State of Qatar

R

History of Romania – RomaniaHistory of Russia – Russian FederationHistory of Rwanda – Republic of Rwanda

S

History of Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Christopher and NevisHistory of Saint Lucia – Saint LuciaHistory of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon – Saint Pierre and Miquelon (French overseas community)History of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHistory of Samoa – Independent State of SamoaHistory of San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San MarinoHistory of São Tomé and Príncipe – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and PríncipeHistory of Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaHistory of Senegal – Republic of SenegalHistory of Serbia – Republic of SerbiaHistory of Seychelles – Republic of SeychellesHistory of Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra LeoneHistory of Singapore – Republic of SingaporeHistory of Slovakia – Slovak RepublicHistory of Slovenia – Republic of SloveniaHistory of Solomon Islands – Solomon IslandsHistory of Somalia – Federal Republic of SomaliaHistory of Somaliland – Republic of SomalilandHistory of South Africa – Republic of South AfricaHistory of South Ossetia – Republic of South OssetiaHistory of South Sudan – Republic of South SudanHistory of Spain – Kingdom of SpainHistory of Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri LankaHistory of Sudan – Republic of the SudanHistory of Suriname – Republic of SurinameHistory of Svalbard – Svalbard (Territory of Norway)History of Sweden – Kingdom of SwedenHistory of Switzerland – Swiss ConfederationHistory of Syria – Syrian Arab Republic

T

History of Taiwan – Republic of ChinaHistory of Tajikistan – Republic of TajikistanHistory of Tanzania – United Republic of TanzaniaHistory of Thailand – Kingdom of ThailandHistory of Timor-Leste (East Timor) – Democratic Republic of Timor-LesteHistory of Togo – Togolese RepublicHistory of Tokelau – Tokelau (Territory of New Zealand)History of Tonga – Kingdom of TongaHistory of Transnistria – Pridnestrovian Moldavian RepublicHistory of Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and TobagoHistory of Tunisia – Tunisian RepublicHistory of Turkey – Republic of TurkeyHistory of Turkmenistan – TurkmenistanHistory of the Turks and Caicos Islands – Turks and Caicos Islands (UK overseas territory)History of Tuvalu – Tuvalu

U

History of Uganda – Republic of UgandaHistory of Ukraine – UkraineHistory of the United Arab Emirates – United Arab EmiratesHistory of the United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandHistory of the United States – United States of AmericaHistory of Uruguay – Oriental Republic of UruguayHistory of Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan

V

History of Vanuatu – Republic of VanuatuVatican CityHistory of Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of VenezuelaHistory of Vietnam – Socialist Republic of VietnamHistory of the Virgin Islands – United States Virgin Islands (US overseas territory)

W

See History of Palestine for West BankHistory of Western Sahara – Western Sahara

Y

History of Yemen – Republic of Yemen

Z

History of Zambia – Republic of ZambiaHistory of Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe