Similarly independent countries may choose their own reactions to violation of your sovereignty i.e. support or opposition on the scale of verbal to in - field. (politics.stackexchange.com)
Like siblings with different personalities, the three former French colonies in North Africa — Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia — have developed very differently since becoming independent countries in the 1950s and 1960s. (africanlawbusiness.com)
«There is not the least reason for Marriott and the other foreign companies to list these regions as independent countries on any occasion. (cnbc.com)