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Definitions

 * Country: an internationally recognized independent territory with a government, a population, and sovereignty over these. The entire landmass of the Earth (excluding Antarctica), along with coastal seas is considered to be divided among such countries. There are currently 193 countries recognized by the United Nations — its 192 members as well as the Vatican City, which has all the full rights of membership except voting. Subnational political entities as well as de facto independent territories with limited or nonexistent recognition are excluded from this article.
 * Acquisition of sovereignty: date at which current country obtained its full sovereignty, the exercise of which must have been uninterrupted to this day . Acquisition of sovereignty may occur in various ways:
 * through a formal declaration of independence, sometimes followed by a liberation war (e.g., the United States)
 * through the expulsion or surrender of foreign occupying forces (e.g., Kuwait, several European countries after World War 2)
 * through the mutually agreed breakup of a unitary state (e.g., Czechoslovakia)
 * Birth of current form of government: date at which current country appeared as a unified political entity within the approximate area it currently occupies. The country in question must have been continually existent since then as a political entity. Regime changes and territorial modifications do not constitute a loss of statehood as long as there is an unbroken political continuity.
 * Date of most recent significant territorial modification: date at which current country acquired its present territorial shape, with only losses and acquisitions of territories being taken into account. Internal territorial reorganizations, minor modifications as well as still disputed territories are excluded from this article. The loss of colonies is also not taken into account, unless the former colony was considered an integral part of the country's territory (e.g., French Algeria).

Questions About Sovereignty
Would this definition include "absorption by"/"expulsion of" a foreign (or future foreign) power to create Sovereignty?

if so then the UK should be: Wales & Ireland would be territorial expansion akin to the US.

Or does merging of 2 independent nations create Sovereignty?

If so then the UK should be:

But then the US should be:

Hope you don't mind the Edits! -- UKPhoenix79 (talk) 10:01, 6 March 2008 (UTC)