<Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gibraltar </Td> <Td> 7 November </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Gibraltar held a referendum on whether or not to share sovereignty with Spain . They rejected the proposal by 98.48% to 1.02% in favour of remaining solely a British overseas territory . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gibraltar </Td> <Td> 7 November </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Gibraltar held a referendum on whether or not to share sovereignty with Spain . They rejected the proposal by 98.48% to 1.02% in favour of remaining solely a British overseas territory . </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Falkland Islands </Td> <Td> 11 March </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Falkland Islanders voted in favour of remaining a British overseas territory by 99.8% to 0.2% . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Which was the first country to gain independence