Which came first, India or the United States?
the United States came first, by 171 years. The Declaration of Independence was adopted.
Side by side
| India | the United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1947 | 1776 |
| Date | 1947-08-15 | 1776-07-04 |
| Category | country | country |
| What happened | India became independent from British rule. | The Declaration of Independence was adopted. |
India
India became independent on 15 August 1947 and a republic on 26 January 1950, when the constitution took effect — which is why the country has two national days. It remained a dominion with the British monarch as head of state for those two and a half years. India as a civilisation is thousands of years older; India as a state with its present borders is younger than the ballpoint pen.
the United States
The date used here is the Declaration, 4 July 1776, which is the one people mean. Two others have equal claim: Britain recognised independence in 1783, and the Constitution took effect in 1789, so the current government is younger than the country by thirteen years. The United States is older as a state than Germany (1871), Italy (1861), Canada (1867) and modern Japan (1868).
Common questions
- Which came first, India or the United States?
- the United States, by 171 years — 1776 against 1947.
- When did India start?
- 1947. India became independent from British rule.
- When did the United States start?
- 1776. The Declaration of Independence was adopted.
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Sources
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