It has been independent since May 14, 1948.
china has gained independence.
Brazil is an independent country. The Independence of Brazil is celebrated on September 7.
The US is an independent country. It has been for over 200 years. It fought for its independence, just as any county would have done. No country wants to belong to another country, so the US fought for independence and got it. Since then it has developed and enlarged.
Israel is a country in Asia.
Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. The Republic of Ireland is independent.
Israel is an independent, sovereign nation, with its own government, political system, popularly elected legislature, currency, etc. It does not 'belong' to any other nation, although several of its close neighbors might like to change that.
No countries belong to another country. If that was the case then the "country" wouldn't be a country.
No, Norway is an independent country.
Suriname doesn't belong to any country. It's an independent country. The Netherlands granted independence to Suriname on November 25, 1975.
No, France has never been a colony of another country.
Before its establishment as a separate territory in 1999, Nunavut was part of Canada. It was created from the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories, which Canada governed. Nunavut was formed to provide Inuit residents with greater self-governance and recognition of their rights and culture. Thus, it has always been part of Canada and did not belong to another country before its independence.
Theoretically Romania is an independent country.