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puerto rico was in that and still hasn’t gotten statehood OR independence. incidentally puerto rico is more populous than 7 countries in the EU
To be fair on that one, Puerto Ricans seem torn on what they want.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_political_status_for_Puerto_Rico
Up until Trump the US has been reasonable about independence questions since WW2, for the most part. (Highlighting that independence is different than being free from interfering)