List of sovereign states in the 1940s
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This is a list of sovereign states in the 1940s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1949. It contains 106 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes 99 widely recognized sovereign states, six entities[which?] which were de facto sovereign but which were not widely recognized by other states.
Academic datasets differ in terms of the number of states in the 1940s.[1] At the start of the 1940s, the lowest estimate of the number of states is in the mid-50s whereas the highest is in the low-70s.[1] At the end of the 1940s, the lowest estimate is in the mid-70s while the highest is in the mid-80s.[1]
Sovereign states
[edit]Name and capital city | Information on status and recognition of sovereignty | |
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![]() Capital: Kabul |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 19 November 1946). | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Tirana
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Widely recognized independent state under Italian occupation to 8 September 1943 and German occupation from 8 September 1943 to 29 November 1944. | |
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![]() Capital: Andorra la Vella |
Widely recognized independent state. The President of France and Bishop of Urgell were ex officio Co-Princes of Andorra. The defense of Andorra was the responsibility of France and Spain. | |
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![]() Capital: Buenos Aires |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 20 April 1946. UN member state from 27 December 1945. Argentina was a federation of 23 provinces and 10 federal territories.[a] It had a claim over Argentine Antarctica (from 1942). It also claimed the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, both of which were British overseas territories. | |
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![]() Capital: Canberra |
Widely recognized independent state. Dominion of the British Empire to 9 October 1942. LON member state to 20 April 1946. UN member state from 1 November 1945. Commonwealth realm. Australia was a federation of six states and three territories.[b] It had sovereignty over the following external territories:
Australia administered one League of Nations mandate/United Nations trust territory:
Australia administered two United Nations Trust Territories:
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![]() Capital: Brussels |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 20 April 1946. Had a government in exile and an occupation by Germany from October 1940 to September 1944. UN member state from 27 December 1945. Belgium had sovereignty over one colony:
Belgium administered one League of Nations mandate / United Nations trust territory:
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![]() Capital: Punakha |
Widely recognized independent state. Bhutan was officially guided by India in its foreign affairs. | |
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![]() Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative) |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 20 April 1946. UN member state from 14 November 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Rio de Janeiro
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Widely recognized independent state. UN member state from 24 October 1945. Brazil was a federation of 20 states, five territories, and one federal district.[c] | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Capital: Sofia
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Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 20 April 1946. | |
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![]() Capital: Rangoon |
Widely recognized independent state. UN member state from 19 April 1948. | |
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![]() Capital: Ottawa |
Widely recognized independent state.LON member state to 20 April 1946. UN member state from 9 November 1945. Commonwealth realm. Canada was a federation of ten provinces and two territories.[d] | |
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![]() Capital: Colombo |
Widely recognized independent state. Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: Santiago |
Widely recognized independent state. UN member state from 24 October 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Beijing
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Partially recognized de facto independent state. The Republic of China claimed to be the sole legitimate government of China (from 1 October 1949), but only administered the mainland. It also claimed the Paracel Islands (disputed by the Republic of China and South Vietnam), the Spratly Islands (disputed by the Republic of China, South Vietnam, and the Philippines), and South Tibet (controlled by India's North-East Frontier Agency). | |
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![]() Capital: Nanking (to 2 September 1945), Chunking (from 2 September 1945 to 7 December 1949), Taipei (from 7 Dec 1949)
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Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 20 April 1946. UN member state from 24 October 1945. The Republic of China claimed to be the sole legitimate government of China (from 1 October 1949), but only administered Taiwan, Hainan, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands, Pratas Island, Itu Aba, and portions of Yunnan Province. The Republic of China had territorial claims over Mongolia; the Tuvan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic; the Sixty-Four Villages East of the River (administered by the Soviet Union); The majority of Gorno-Badakhshan (administered by the Soviet Union); The eastern tip of the Wakhan Corridor (administered by Afghanistan); part of the disputed Kashmir region; eastern Bhutan; South Tibet (controlled by India's North-East Frontier Agency); and Kachin State (administered by Burma). | |
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![]() Capital: Bogotá |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 20 April 1946. UN member state from 5 November 1945. Colombia claimed Quita Sueño Bank, Roncador Bank, and Serrana Bank (disputed by the United States); Bajo Nuevo Bank (disputed by Jamaica, Nicaragua and the United States); and Serranilla Bank (disputed by Nicaragua and the United States) | |
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![]() Capital: San José
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Widely recognized independent state. UN member state from 2 November 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Havana |
Widely recognized independent state; LON member state to 20 April 1946 and UN member state from 2 November 1945. The Cuban area of Guantánamo Bay was under the total control of the United States. | |
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![]() Capital: Prague
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Widely recognized independent state under German occupation to 8 May 1945, also had a government in exile to 5 April 1945. UN member state from 24 October 1945.[e] | |
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![]() Capital: Copenhagen |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 20 April 1940. UN member state from 24 October 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Santo Domingo |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 9 April 1946. UN member state from 24 October 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Quito
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Widely recognized independent state; LON member state to 9 April 1946 and UN member state from 21 December 1945, The country was under Peruvian occupation from July 23, 1941 to February 12, 1942. | |
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![]() Capital: Cairo |
Widely recognized independent state; LON member state to 9 April 1946 and UN member state from 24 October 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: San Salvador |
Widely recognized independent state; UN member state from 24 October 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Tallinn |
Widely recognized independent state and LON member state to June 17, 1940. Conquered by a Soviet offensive but maintained a government in exile. | |
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![]() Capital: Addis Ababa |
Widely recognized independent state and LON member state to 24 October 1945; UN member state from 24 October 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Helsinki |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 9 April 1946. | |
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![]() Capital: Paris (de jure), Vichy (de facto from 22 June 1940 to 20 August 1944) Algiers (de facto from 3 June to 31 August 1944)
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Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 18 April 1941 and from 20 August 1944 to 9 April 1946. UN member state from 24 October 1945. France administered the foreign affairs of the following protectorate:
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![]() Capital: Berlin
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Widely recognized independent state to 8 May 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: East Berlin (disputed) |
Widely recognized state under Soviet occupation. | |
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![]() Capital: Bonn |
Widely-recognized state under Allied occupation. West Germany was a federation of twelve states.[3] | |
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![]() Capital: Athens |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to April 1941, from Oct 13 1944 to 20 April 1946. Had a government in exile from April 1941 to October 1944. UN member state from 25 October 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Guatemala City |
Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 21 November 1945) | |
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![]() Capital: Port-au-Prince |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to April 1942. UN member state from 24 October 1945. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Tegucigalpa |
Widely recognized independent state. UN member state from 17 December 1945. | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() Capital: Budapest
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Widely recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Hyderabad | ||
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![]() Capital: Reykjavík
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Widely recognized independent state. In personal union with Denmark to 17 June 1944. UN member state from 19 November 1946. | |
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![]() Capital: New Delhi |
Widely recognized independent state. UN member state. Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: Djakarta
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Widely recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Tehran |
Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 12 November 1945) | |
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![]() Capital: Baghdad |
Widely recognized independent state and LON member state to 20 April 1946; UN member state from 21 December 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Dublin |
Widely recognized independent state and LON member state to 20 April 1946. | |
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![]() Capital: Jerusalem |
Widely-recognized UN member state from 11 May 1949.[f] | |
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![]() Capital: Salò |
Puppet state of Germany, independent to the Kingdom of Italy. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Rome (to September 1943, from February 1944), Brindisi (from September 1943 to February 1944)
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Widely recognized independent state under fascism to 3 September 1943. | |
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![]() Capital: Tokyo
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Widely recognized independent state under Allied occupation from 2 September 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Pyongyang |
Widely recognized independent state.[g] Claimed to be the sole legitimate government of Korea. | |
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Widely recognized independent state.[h] Permanent observer at the UN. Claimed to be the sole legitimate government of Korea. | |
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![]() Capital: Riga |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 5 August 1940 and in exile to 20 April 1946. Conquered by a Soviet offensive but maintained a government in exile. | |
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![]() Capital: Beirut |
Widely recognized independent state. UN member state from October 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Monrovia |
Widely recognized independent state.LON member state to 20 April 1946. UN member state from 2 November 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Vaduz |
Widely recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Vilnius |
Widely recognized independent state.LON member state to 5 August 1940 and in exile to 20 April 1946. Conquered by a Soviet offensive but maintained a government in exile. | |
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![]() Capital: Luxembourg City |
Widely recognized independent state; LON member state to 10 May 1940, from 11 Sept 1944 to 20 April 1946 and in exile from 10 May 1940 to 11 Sept 1944. Conquered by a German offensive but maintained a government in exile based in London and a UN member state from 24 October 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Mexico City |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 20 April 1946. UN member state from 17 November 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Monaco |
Widely recognized independent state. | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() Capital: Ulaanbaatar |
Widely recognized independent state from January 5, 1946. | |
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![]() Capital: Muscat |
De jure independent state. De facto a British protectorate. | |
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![]() Capital: Kathmandu |
Widely recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Amsterdam |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 20 April 1946. UN member state from 10 December 1945. Under occupation by Germany from 10 May 1940 to 5 May 1945 , also had a government in exile from 15 May 1940 to 5 May 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Wellington
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Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 20 April 1946. UN member state from 24 October 1945. Dominion of the British Empire until 25 Nov 1947. Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: Managua |
Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 24 Oct 1945). | |
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![]() Capital: Oslo |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 20 April 1946. UN member state from 24 October 1945.
Under occupation by Germany from 9 April 1940 to 8 May 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Karachi |
Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 30 September 1947). Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: Panama City |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 20 April 1946. UN member state from 13 November 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Asunción |
Widely recognized independent state. UN member state from 24 Oct 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Lima
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Widely recognized independent state. UN member state from 31 Oct 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Manila
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Widely recognized independent state from 4 Jul 1946. UN member state from 24 Oct 1945. The commonwealth was under Japanese occupation from 1942 to 1945. The Philippine Government went into exile during that same time. | |
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![]() Capital: Manila (from 14 October 1943 to 3 March 1945) Baguio (from 3 March 1945) |
De facto independent state; considered to be a puppet state of Japan. | |
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![]() Capital: Warsaw
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Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 20 April 1946. UN member state from 24 October 1945. Poland's government was still in exile. | |
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![]() Capital: Lisbon |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to 20 April 1946. | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() Capital: Bucharest
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Widely recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: City of San Marino |
Widely recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Riyadh |
Widely recognized independent state; UN member state from 24 October 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Gangtok |
Widely recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial) |
Widely recognized independent state. UN member state from 17 November 1945. Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: Moscow |
Widely recognized independent state. UN member state from 24 October 1945. The Soviet Union was a federation of 11 (later 15) republics.[i] | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Madrid |
Widely recognized independent state. Spain had sovereignty over the following overseas provinces:
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![]() Capital: Stockholm |
Widely recognized independent state. UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Bern |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state. Permanent observer at the UN. | |
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![]() Capital: Damascus |
Widely recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Bangkok
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Widely recognized independent state. LON member state. UN member state from 16 December 1946. | |
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![]() Capital: Lhasa |
De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China and by the People's Republic of China. | |
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![]() Capital: Amman
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Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Trieste |
Widely recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Agartala |
Widely recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Ankara |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to October 4, 1945. UN member state from October 4, 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: London |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to October 4, 1945. UN member state from October 4, 1945. The United Kingdom was composed of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom had sovereignty over:
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![]() Capital: Washington, D.C. |
Widely recognized independent state. UN member state from October 4, 1945. The United States had sovereignty over:
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![]() Capital: Montevideo |
Widely recognized independent state. LON member state to December 18, 1945. UN member state from December 18, 1945. | |
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![]() Capital: Vatican City |
Widely recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Caracas |
Widely recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Sana'a |
Widely recognized independent state. | |
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Widely recognized independent state. UN member state from October 24, 1945. Under occupation by Nazi Germany from April 6, 1941 to May 25, 1945. A government in exile was regarded as the legitimate government by the Allies. | |
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Other entities
[edit]Excluded from the list above are the following noteworthy entities which either were not fully sovereign or did not claim to be independent:
Allied-occupied Austria (from 27 April 1945) was divided into four zones of occupation by France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union.
Allied-occupied Germany (1945–1949) was divided into four zones of occupation by France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union.
Burma – State of Burma (from 1 August 1943 to 19 August 1945) was organized and recognized by Japanese military during the Japanese occupation. Recognized by Axis powers member states.
China, Provisional Government of – Provisional Government of the Republic of China (to 30 March 1940) was organized and recognized by Japan military authority during Second Sino-Japanese War.
China, Reformed Government of – Reformed Government of the Republic of China (to 30 March 1940) was organized and recognized by Japan military authority during Second Sino-Japanese War.
Croatia – Independent State of Croatia (from 10 April 1941 to 25 May 1945) was organized and recognized by German military authority during the invasion of Yugoslavia. Recognized by Axis powers member states.
East Turkestan, officially the East Turkestan Republic, existed from November 12, 1944 to December 22, 1949, when it was conquered by China.
Estonia was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state.
Kampuchea – Kingdom of Kampuchea (from March 9, 1945 to August 15, 1945) was organized and recognized by Japan military authority during the Japanese coup d'etat in French Indochina. Recognized by Axis powers member states.
Latvia was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state.
Lithuania was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state.
Luang Prabang – Kingdom of Luang Prabang (from March 9, 1945 to October 12, 1945) was organized and recognized by Japan military authority during the Japanese coup d'etat in French Indochina. Recognized by Axis powers member states.
Manchukuo – Empire of Manchuria (to August, 1945) was organized and recognized by Japan military authority after Mukden Incident. Recognized by Axis powers member states.
Mengjiang – Mongol Military Government (to August, 1945)
Capital: Kalgan was organized and recognized by Japan military authority during Second Sino-Japanese War. Recognized by Axis powers member states.National Government of the Republic of China – National Government of the Republic of China (from 30 March 1940 to August 16, 1945) was organized and recognized by Japanese military, combined Reformed Government and Provisional Government together. Recognized by Axis powers member states.
Provisional Government of Free India (from October 21, 1943 to August 18, 1945) was organized and recognized by Indian nationalists in-exile during the Japanese occupation of Singapore. Recognized by Axis powers member states.
- The Saudi Arabian–Iraqi neutral zone was a strip of neutral territory between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
- The Saudi Arabian–Kuwaiti neutral zone was a strip of neutral territory between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Slovakia – Slovak Republic (to April 4, 1945) was organized and recognized by German military after Munich Agreement. Recognized by Axis powers member states. Recognized by Axis powers member states and several neutral states.
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta was an entity claiming sovereignty. The order had bi-lateral diplomatic relations with a large number of states, but had no territory other than extraterritorial areas within Rome.[20] Although the order frequently asserted its sovereignty, it did not claim to be a sovereign state. It lacked a defined territory. Since all its members were citizens of other states, almost all of them lived in their native countries, and those who resided in the order's extraterritorial properties in Rome did so only in connection with their official duties, the order lacked the characteristic of having a permanent population.
Tangier was an international zone under the joint administration of France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal and Belgium.
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Vietnam – Empire of Vietnam (from March 11, 1945 to August 25, 1945) was organized and recognized by Japan military authority during the Japanese coup d'etat in French Indochina. Recognized by Axis powers member states.
West Berlin from 23 May 1949 was a political enclave that was closely aligned with – but not actually a part of – West Germany. It consisted of three occupied sectors administered by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.
Notes
[edit]- ^ 23 Provinces: Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chubut (from 15 June 1955), Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa (from 15 June 1955), Jujuy, La Pampa (renamed Eva Perón from 29 January 1952 to 27 April 1956), La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones (from 1953), Neuquén (from 15 June 1955), Presidente Juan Perón (from 10 August 1951, renamed Chaco on 27 April 1956), Río Negro (from 15 June 1955), Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz (from 1957), Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán. 10 Territories: Buenos Aires, Chaco (to 10 August 1951, renamed Presidente Juan Perón in 1950), Chubut (to 15 June 1955), Formosa (to 15 June 1955), Misiones (to 1953), Neuquén (to 15 June 1955), Río Negro (to 15 June 1955), Santa Cruz (to 1957), Tierra del Fuego.
- ^ 6 States: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. 3 Territories: Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory, Northern Territory.
- ^ 20 states: Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe. 5 territories: Acre, Amapá (from September 13, 1943), Fernando de Noronha (from February 9, 1942), Iguaçu (from September 13, 1943 to September 18, 1946), Ponta Porã (from September 13, 1943 to September 18, 1946), Guaporé (from September 13, 1943), Rio Branco (from September 13, 1943). 1 federal district: Federal District.
- ^ 10 Provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan. 2 Territories: Northwest Territories, Yukon.
- ^ Owing to a dispute over lands seized during World War II, Liechtenstein and Czechoslovakia did not recognize each other.
- ^ Israel was recognized by Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Jordan, Lebanon, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, or Yemen.
- ^ North Korea was not recognized by the Estonian exile government, France, Japan, or South Korea.
- ^ South Korea was not recognized by the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, Romania or North Korea.
- ^ Byelorussian SSR, Russian SFSR, Ukrainian SSR, Uzbek SSR, Turkmen SSR, Tajik SSR, Armenian SSR, Azerbaijan SSR, Georgian SSR, Kazakh SSR, Kirghiz SSR, Moldavian SSR (from August 2, 1940), Lithuanian SSR (from August 3, 1940), Latvian SSR (from August 5, 1940), Estonian SSR (from August 6, 1940).
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Butcher, Charles R.; Griffiths, Ryan D. (2020-03-03). "States and their international relations since 1816: introducing version 2 of the International System(s) Dataset (ISD)". International Interactions. 46 (2): 301. doi:10.1080/03050629.2020.1707199. ISSN 0305-0629.
- ^ New Guinea was under Japanese occupation from January 1941 to August 15, 1945.
- ^ 12 States: Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Schleswig-Holstein, Württemberg-Baden, Württemberg-Hohenzollern.
- ^ Brunei was under Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945.
- ^ The Federated Malay States were under Japanese occupation from February 15, 1942 to September 12, 1945.
- ^ Guernsey is part of the Channel Islands and was under German occupation from June 9, 1940 until it was liberated on May 9, 1945.
- ^ Hong Kong was under Japanese occupation from December 28, 1941 to August 28, 1945.
- ^ Jersey is part of the Channel Islands and was under German occupation from June 9, 1940 until it was liberated on May 9, 1945.
- ^ Johor was part of the Unfederated Malay States and was under Japanese occupation from February 16, 1942 to September 2, 1945.
- ^ Kedah was part of the Unfederated Malay States and was under Japanese occupation from February 16, 1942 to September 2, 1945.
- ^ Kelantan was part of the Unfederated Malay States and was under Japanese occupation from February 16, 1942 to September 2, 1945.
- ^ Labuan was under Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945.
- ^ North Borneo was under Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945.
- ^ Perlis was part of the Unfederated Malay States and was under Japanese occupation from February 16, 1942 to September 2, 1945.
- ^ Sarawak was under Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945.
- ^ The Straits Settlements were under Japanese occupation from February 15, 1942 to September 12, 1945.
- ^ Terenggaru was part of the Unfederated Malay States and was under Japanese occupation from February 16, 1942 to September 2, 1945.
- ^ Guam was under Japanese occupation from December 10, 1941 to August 10, 1944.
- ^ The Philippines were under Japanese occupation from 1942 to August 21, 1945, The commonwealth also had a government in exile during that same time.
- ^ Bilateral relations with countries Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 2009-12-22
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