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Contents:	Internationally recognized sovereign states: A B C D E F G H I J K 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 - 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
Austria - Republic of Austria

[edit] B

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

[edit] C

Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia
Canada - Dominion of Canada
Ceylon - Dominion of Ceylon
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 - Republic of Egypt
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Ethiopia - Empire of Ethiopia

[edit] F

Finland - Republic of Finland
France - French Republic

[edit] G

Germany, East - German Democratic Republic
Germany, West - Federal Republic of Germany
Greece - Kingdom of Greece
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala

[edit] H

Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Honduras - Republic of Honduras
Hungary - People's Republic of Hungary

[edit] I

Iceland - Republic of Iceland
India - Republic of India
Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
Iran - Imperial State of Iran
Iraq - Kingdom of Iraq
Ireland - Republic of Ireland
Israel - State of Israel
Italy - Italian Republic

[edit] J

Japan
Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

[edit] K

Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korea, South - Republic of Korea

[edit] L

Laos - Kingdom of Laos
Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Libya - United Kingdom of Libya
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

[edit] M

Mexico - United Mexican States
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Mongolia - People's Republic of Mongolia
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (from March 2)

[edit] N

Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
Norway - Kingdom of Norway

[edit] P

Pakistan
- Dominion of Pakistan (to March 23)
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan (from March 23)
Panama - Republic of Panama
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Peru - Peruvian Republic
Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
Poland - People's Republic of Poland
Portugal - Portuguese Republic

[edit] R

Rumania - Rumanian People's Republic

[edit] S

San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
South Africa - Union of South Africa
Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Spain - Spanish State
Sudan - Republic of the Sudan (from January 1)
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
Syria - Syrian Republic

[edit] T

Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
Tunisia - Kingdom of Tunisia (from March 20)
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
Vietnam, North - Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam, South - Republic of Vietnam

[edit] Y

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

[edit] Occupied states

Estonia - Republic of Estonia
Latvia - Republic of Latvia
Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania

[edit] Other states

China, People's Republic of

[edit] Non-Sovereign Territories

[edit] Australia

Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (External territory)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands - Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited external territory)
Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)

[edit] Belgium

Belgian Congo (Colony)

[edit] Condominiums

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (to January 1, Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
Canton and Enderbury Islands (Anglo-American condominium)
New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium)

[edit] Denmark

Faroe Islands (Autonomous province)

[edit] France

Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
Comoros - Territory of the Comoros (Overseas territory)
French Equatorial Africa (Overseas territory)
French Oceania - French Settlements in Oceania (Overseas territory)
French Somaliland - Territory of French Somaliland (Overseas territory)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Overseas territory)
French West Africa (Overseas territory)
Madagascar (Overseas territory)
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (to March 2, Protectorate)
New Caledonia - Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (Overseas territory)
Saar (Protectorate)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Overseas territory)
Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (to March 20, Protectorate)

[edit] India

Sikkim - Kingdom of Sikkim (Protectorate)

[edit] International

Tangier - City of Tangier (to October 29, International zone)
West Berlin (Occupied territory governed by France, the United Kingdom, and the United States)

[edit] League of Nations Mandates

South-West Africa (administered by South Africa)

[edit] Netherlands

Netherlands Antilles (Overseas country)
Netherlands New Guinea (Colony)
Dutch Guiana (Overseas country)

[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

Angola (Overseas province)
Cape Verde Islands (Overseas province)
Macau (Overseas province)
Moçambique (Overseas province)
Portuguese Guinea (Overseas province)
Portuguese India - Portuguese State of India (Overseas province)
Portuguese Timor (Overseas province)
São João Baptista de Ajudá - Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá (Possession)
São Tomé and Príncipe (Overseas province)

[edit] Spain

Spanish Guinea (Overseas province)
Spanish Morocco (to April 7, Overseas province)
Spanish West Africa (Overseas province)

[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)
British Guiana (Crown colony)
British Honduras (Crown colony)
British Leeward Islands
- Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands (to July 1, Crown colony)
- Territory of the Leeward Islands (from July 1, Crown colony)
British Somaliland - British Somaliland Protectorate (Protectorate)
British Western Pacific Territories (Crown colony)
British Windward Islands
- Federal Colony of the Windward Islands (to July 1, Crown colony)
- Territory of the Windward Islands (from July 1, Crown colony)
Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam (Protectorate)
Cyprus (Crown colony)
Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Fiji (Crown colony)
Gambia - Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Gibraltar (Crown colony)
Gold Coast (Crown colony)
Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
Hong Kong (Crown colony)
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
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)
Nigeria - Federation of Nigeria (Self-governing crown colony)
North Borneo (Crown colony)
Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands (Crown colony)
Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar (Protectorate)
Rhodesia and Nyasaland - Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Crown colony)
Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Sarawak (Crown colony)
Seychelles (Crown colony)
Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Singapore (Crown colony)
Suez Canal Zone (to June 13, Crown colony)
Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga (Protectorate)
Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
Trucial States (Protectorate)
Uganda (Crown colony)
Zanzibar - Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)

[edit] United Nations Trust Territories

British Togoland (administered by the United Kingdom to December 13)
Cameroons - British Cameroons (administered by the United Kingdom)
Cameroun (administered by France)
French Togoland (to September 10), Togo (from September 10) (administered by France)
- French Togoland (to September 10)
- Autonomous Republic of Togo (from September 10)
Nauru (administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom)
Papua and New Guinea - Territory of Papua and New Guinea (administered by Australia)
Ruanda-Urundi (administered by Belgium)
Somalia - Trust Territory of Somalia (administered by Italy)
Tanganyika (administered by the United Kingdom)
For Togo, see French Togoland
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (administered by the United States)
Western Samoa (administered by New Zealand)

[edit] United States

Alaska - Alaska Territory (Territory)
American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
Bajo Nuevo Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
Bonin Islands (Occupied territory)
Guam - Territory of Guam (Territory)
Hawaii - Territory of Hawaii (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)
Panama Canal Zone (Territory)
Puerto Rico - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Territory)
Quita Sueño Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Roncador Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Ryukyu Islands - United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (Occupied territory)
Serrana Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Serranilla Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Swan Islands (Uninhabited territory)
United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
Volcano Islands (Occupied territory)
Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)