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Contents:	Internationally recognized sovereign states: A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z Occupied states Other states Non-Sovereign Territories: Australia - Belgium - Condominiums - Denmark - France - India - International - Italy - League of Nations - Netherlands - New Zealand - Norway - Portugal - Spain - United Kingdom - United Nations - United States

[edit] Internationally recognized sovereign states

[edit] A

Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan
Albania - People's Republic of Albania
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Argentina - Argentine Republic
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia

[edit] B

Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Brazil - Republic of the United States of Brazil
Bulgaria - People's Republic of Bulgaria

[edit] C

Canada - Dominion of Canada
Chile - Republic of Chile
China - Republic of China
Colombia - Republic of Colombia
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
Cuba - Republic of Cuba
Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Republic

[edit] D

Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Dominican Republic

[edit] E

Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
Egypt - Kingdom of Egypt
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Ethiopia - Empire of Ethiopia

[edit] F

Finland - Republic of Finland
France - French Republic

[edit] G

Greece - Kingdom of Greece
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala

[edit] H

Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Honduras - Republic of Honduras
Hungary - Republic of Hungary

[edit] I

Iceland - Republic of Iceland
India - Union of India (from August 15)
Iran - Imperial State of Iran
Iraq - Kingdom of Iraq
Ireland
Italy - Italian Republic

[edit] L

Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

[edit] M

Mexico - United Mexican States
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Mongolia - Mongolian People's Republic

[edit] N

Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand (Dominion of the British Empire to November 25)
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
Norway - Kingdom of Norway

[edit] P

Pakistan - Dominion of Pakistan (from August 14)
Panama - Republic of Panama
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Peru - Peruvian Republic
Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
Poland - Republic of Poland
Portugal - Portuguese Republic

[edit] R

Rumania
- Kingdom of Rumania (to December 30)
- Rumanian People's Republic (from December 30)

[edit] S

San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Sikkim - Kingdom of Sikkim (from August 15)
South Africa - Union of South Africa
Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Spain - Spanish State
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
Syria - Syrian Republic

[edit] T

Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
Transjordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan
Trieste - Free Territory of Trieste (from September 15)
Turkey - Republic of Turkey

[edit] U

United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States - United States of America
Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay

[edit] V

Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Venezuela - United States of Venezuela

[edit] Y

Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Yugoslavia - Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia

[edit] Occupied states

Austria - Republic of Austria
Estonia - Republic of Estonia
Germany
Japan
Latvia - Republic of Latvia
Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania

[edit] Other states

East Turkestan - East Turkestan Republic
Hyderabad - State of Hyderabad (from August 15)
Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
Jammu and Kashmir (from August 15 to October 27)
Tibet
Vietnam - Democratic Republic of Vietnam

[edit] Non-Sovereign Territories

[edit] Australia

Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands - Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (from December 26, Uninhabited external territory)
Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)
Papua - Territory of Papua (External territory)

[edit] Belgium

Belgian Congo (Colony)

[edit] Condominiums

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
Canton and Enderbury Islands (Anglo-American condominium)
New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium)

[edit] Denmark

Greenland (Possession)

[edit] France

Adélie Land (Overseas territory)
Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
Comoros - Territory of the Comoros (Overseas territory)
Fezzan (Occupied territory)
French Equatorial Africa (Overseas territory)
French India - French Establishments in India (Overseas territory)
French Indochina (Federation of protectorates)
French Oceania - French Settlements in Oceania (Overseas territory)
French Somaliland - Territory of French Somaliland (Overseas territory)
French West Africa (Overseas territory)
Madagascar (Overseas territory)
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (Protectorate)
New Caledonia - Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (Overseas territory)
Saar (from December 15, Protectorate)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Overseas territory)
Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)

[edit] India

Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (from August 15, Protectorate)

[edit] International

Tangier - City of Tangier (International zone)

[edit] Italy

Tientsin (to February 10, Concession)

[edit] League of Nations Mandates

Nauru (to November 1, administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom)
Palestine - British Mandate of Palestine (administered by the United Kingdom)
South Pacific Mandate (to July 18, administered by Japan)
South-West Africa (administered by South Africa)
Western Samoa (to January 25, administered by New Zealand)

[edit] Netherlands

Bangka - Bangka Council (from July 12, Autonomous state)
Belitung - Belitung Council (Autonomous state)
Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony)
Dayak Besar (Autonomous state)
East Indonesia (Autonomous state)
East Sumatra
- Special Territory of East Sumatra (from October 8 to December 25, Autonomous state)
- State of East Sumatra (from December 25, Autonomous state)
Netherlands Guiana (Colony)
Netherlands New Guinea (Colony)
Riau - Riau Council (from July 12, Autonomous state)
Siak Besar - Siak Besar Territory (from August 27, Autonomous state)
Southeast Kalimantan - Federation of Southeast Kalimantan (from January 8, Autonomous state)
West Kalimantan
- Federation of West Kalimantan (to May 12, Autonomous state)
- Special Territory of West Kalimantan (from May 12, Autonomous state)

[edit] New Zealand

Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
Niue Island (Dependent territory)
Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)
Tokelau Islands (Dependent territory)

[edit] Norway

Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession)
Queen Maud Land (Uninhabited possession)

[edit] Portugal

Cape Verde Islands (Colony)
Macau (Colony)
Portuguese East Africa (Colony)
Portuguese Guinea (Colony)
Portuguese India - Portuguese State of India (Colony)
Portuguese Timor (Colony)
Portuguese West Africa (Colony)
São João Baptista de Ajudá - Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá (Possession)
São Tomé and Príncipe (Colony)

[edit] Spain

Spanish Guinea (Colony)
Spanish Morocco (Protectorate)
Spanish West Africa (Colony)

[edit] United Kingdom

Aden - Aden Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Bahama Islands (Crown colony)
Bahrain - Sheikdom of Bahrain (Protectorate)
Barbados (Crown colony)
Basutoland - Territory of Basutoland (Crown colony)
Bechuanaland - Bechuanaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Bermuda (Crown colony)
Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (to August 15, Protectorate)
British Guiana (Crown colony)
British Honduras (Crown colony)
British Leeward Islands - Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands (Crown colony)
British Somaliland - British Somaliland Protectorate (Protectorate)
British Western Pacific Territories (Crown colony)
British Windward Islands - Federal Colony of the Windward Islands (Crown colony)
Brunei - State of Brunei, Abode of Peace (Protectorate)
Burma (Crown colony)
Ceylon (Crown colony)
Cyprus (Crown colony)
Cyrenaica (Occupied territory)
Eritrea (Occupied territory)
Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Gambia - Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Gibraltar (Crown colony)
Gold Coast (Crown colony)
Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (to December 26, Uninhabited possession)
Hong Kong (Crown colony)
India - Indian Empire (to August 15, Crown colony)
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Italian Somaliland (Occupied territory)
Jamaica (Crown colony)
Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
Kenya - Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Kuwait - Sheikdom of Kuwait (Protectorate)
Malaya - Federation of Malaya (Crown colony)
Maldive Islands - Sultanate of the Maldive Islands (Protectorate)
Malta (Crown colony)
Mauritius (Crown colony)
Muscat and Oman - Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (Protectorate)
Newfoundland - Dominion of Newfoundland (Crown colony)
Nigeria - Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (Crown colony and protectorate)
North Borneo (Crown colony)
Northern Rhodesia - Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Protectorate)
Nyasaland - Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar (Protectorate)
Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Sarawak (Crown colony)
Seychelles (Crown colony)
Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Singapore (Crown colony)
Southern Rhodesia - Colony of Southern Rhodesia (Crown colony)
Suez Canal Zone (Crown colony)
Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
Tripolitania (Occupied territory)
Trucial States (Protectorate)
Uganda (Crown colony)
Zanzibar - Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)

[edit] United Nations Trust Territories

British Togoland (administered by the United Kingdom)
Cameroons - British Cameroons (administered by the United Kingdom)
Cameroun (administered by France)
French Togoland (administered by France)
Nauru (from November 1, administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom)
New Guinea - Territory of New Guinea (administered by Australia)
Ruanda-Urundi (administered by Belgium)
Tanganyika (administered by the United Kingdom)
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (from July 18, administered by the United States)
Western Samoa (from January 25, administered by New Zealand)

[edit] United States

Alaska - Alaska Territory (Territory)
American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
Bajo Nuevo Bank (Unincorporated territory)
Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
Bonin Islands (Occupied territory)
Guam - Territory of Guam (Unincorporated territory)
Hawaii - Territory of Hawaii (Unincorporated territory)
Howland Island (Uninhabited territory)
Jarvis Island (Uninhabited territory)
Johnston Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
Kingman Reef (Uninhabited territory)
Midway Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
Navassa Island (Uninhabited territory)
Palmyra Atoll (Unincorporated organized territory)
Panama Canal Zone (Territory)
Puerto Rico (Territory)
Quita Sueño Bank (Unincorporated territory)
Roncador Bank (Unincorporated territory)
Ryukyu Islands - United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (Occupied territory)
Serrana Bank (Unincorporated territory)
Serranilla Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Swan Islands (Uninhabited territory)
United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
Volcano Islands (Occupied territory)
Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)