🇺🇸 Countries by year of recognition of the United States: 🇲🇦 Morocco - 1777 🇫🇷 France - 1778 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 1782 🇵🇹 Portugal - 1783 🇪🇸 Spain - 1783 🇸🇪 Sweden - 1783 🇬🇧 UK - 1783 🇦🇹 Austria - 1797 🇷🇺 Russian Empire - 1803 🇲🇽 Mexico - 1822 🇨🇳 China - 1844 🇯🇵 Japan - 1854 🇮🇹 Italy - 1861 🇷🇸 Serbia - 1881 🇵🇰 Pakistan - 1947 🇰🇷 South Korea - 1949 🇸🇮 Slovenia - 1992 🇻🇳 Vietnam - 1995