List of sovereign states in 1931

Sovereign states by year
List of sovereign states in 1930	Events of 1931	List of sovereign states in 1932

Sovereign states [edit]

A [edit]

Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan
Albania - Albanian Kingdom
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Argentina - Argentine Republic
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia (Dominion of the British Empire)
Austria - Federal State of Austria

B [edit]

Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Brazil - Republic of the United States of Brazil
Bulgaria - Kingdom of Bulgaria

C [edit]

Canada - Dominion of Canada (Dominion of the British Empire to December 11)
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

D [edit]

Danzig - Free City of Danzig
Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Dominican Republic

E [edit]

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

F [edit]

Finland - Republic of Finland
France - French Republic

G [edit]

Germany - German Reich
Greece - Hellenic Republic
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala

H [edit]

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

I [edit]

Iceland - Kingdom of Iceland
Ireland - Irish Free State (Dominion of the British Empire to December 11)
Italy - Kingdom of Italy

J [edit]

Japan - Empire of Japan

L [edit]

Latvia - Republic of Latvia
Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M [edit]

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

N [edit]

Nejd and Hejaz - Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz (Personal Union)
- Nejd - Kingdom of Nejd and its Dependencies
- Hejaz - Kingdom of Hejaz
Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
Newfoundland - Dominion of Newfoundland (Dominion of the British Empire)
New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand (Dominion of the British Empire)
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
Norway - Kingdom of Norway

P [edit]

Panama - Republic of Panama
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Persia - Imperial State of Persia
Peru - Peruvian Republic
Poland - Republic of Poland
Portugal - Portuguese Republic

R [edit]

Romania - Kingdom of Romania

S [edit]

San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Siam - Kingdom of Siam
South Africa - Union of South Africa (Dominion of the British Empire to December 11)
Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Spain
- Kingdom of Spain (to April 14)
- Spanish Republic (from April 14)
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation

T [edit]

Turkey - Republic of Turkey

U [edit]

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

V [edit]

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

Y [edit]

Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Yugoslavia - Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Other states [edit]

Catalonia - Catalan Republic (from April 14 to April 28)
Jiangxi - Chinese Soviet Republic (from November 7)
Tavolara - Kingdom of Tavolara
Tibet
Tuva - Tuvan People's Republic

Non-Sovereign Territories [edit]

Australia [edit]

Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)
Papua - Territory of Papua (External territory)

Belgium [edit]

Belgian Congo (Colony)
Tientsin (Concession, to January 15)

Condominiums [edit]

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium)

Denmark [edit]

Greenland (Possession)

France [edit]

Adélie Land (Uninhabited possession)
Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession, from January 28)
French Equatorial Africa (Colony)
French Guiana (Colony)
French India - French Establishments in India (Colony)
French Indochina (Federation of protectorates)
French Oceania - French Establishments in Oceania (Colony)
French Somaliland (Colony)
French West Africa (Colony)
Guadeloupe (Colony)
Inini (Colony)
Madagascar (Colony)
Martinique (Colony)
Morocco - Sultanate of Morocco (de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)^[1]^[2]
New Caledonia - New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony)
Réunion (Colony)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Colony)
Shanghai (Concession)
Tientsin (Concession)
Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)

International [edit]

Saar - Territory of the Saar Basin (International territory under League of Nations supervision)
Shanghai - Shanghai International Settlement (International concession)
Tangier - City of Tangier (Moroccan city under International administration)

Italy [edit]

Eritrea (Colony)
Italian Cyrenaica (Colony)
Italian Somaliland (Colony)
Italian Tripolitania (Colony)
Tientsin (Concession)

Japan [edit]

Chōsen (Dependency)
Karafuto - Karafuto Prefecture (Dependency)
Kwantung - Kwantung Leased Territory (Concession)
Taiwan (Dependency)
Tientsin (Concession)

League of Nations Mandates [edit]

British Togoland (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Cameroons - British Cameroons (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Cameroun (Administered by France)
French Togoland (Administered by France)
Mesopotamia - British Mandate of Mesopotamia (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Nauru (Administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom)
New Guinea - Territory of New Guinea (Administered by Australia)
Palestine - British Mandate of Palestine (Administered by the United Kingdom)
- Transjordan - Emirate of Transjordan (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Ruanda-Urundi (Administered by Belgium)
South Pacific Mandate (Administered by Japan)
South-West Africa (Administered by South Africa)
Syria - Mandate of Syria (Administered by France)
- Jabal ad-Druze - Jabal ad-Druze State (Administered by France)
- Latakia - Sanjak of Latakia (Administered by France)
- Lebanon - State of Greater Lebanon (Administered by France)
- Syria - Syrian Republic (Administered by France)
Tanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Western Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)

Mexico [edit]

Isla de la Pasión (Uninhabited territory, to January 28)

Netherlands [edit]

Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony)
Dutch East Indies (Colony)
Surinam (Colony)

New Zealand [edit]

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

Norway [edit]

Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
Eric the Red's Land (Uninhabited possession, from July 10)
Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession)

Portugal [edit]

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)

Spain [edit]

Ifni (Colony)
Spanish Guinea (Colony)
Morocco - Sultanate of Morocco (de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)^[1]^[2]
Spanish Sahara (Colony)

United Kingdom [edit]

Bahama Islands (Crown colony)
Bahrain - Sheikdom of Bahrain (Protectorate)
Baker Island (Uninhabited possession)
Barbados (Crown colony)
Basutoland - Territory of Basutoland (Crown colony)
Bechuanaland - Bechuanaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Bermuda (Crown colony)
Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (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 Darussalam (Protectorate)
Ceylon (Crown colony)
Cyprus (Crown colony)
Enderby Land (Uninhabited possession)
Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Federated Malay States (Protectorate)
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 (Uninhabited possession)
Hong Kong (Crown colony)
India - Indian Empire (Crown colony)
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Jamaica (Crown colony)
Jarvis Island (Uninhabited possession)
Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
Johor - State of Johor Darul Ta'zim (Protectorate)
Kedah - State of Kedah Darul Aman (Protectorate)
Kelantan - State of Kelantan Darul Naim (Protectorate)
Kenya - Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Kuwait - Sheikdom of Kuwait (Protectorate)
Maldive Islands - Sultanate of the Maldive Islands (Protectorate)
Malta (Crown colony)
Mauritius (Crown colony)
Muscat and Oman - Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (Protectorate)
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)
Perlis - State of Perlis Indera Kayangan (Protectorate)
Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar (Protectorate)
Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Sarawak - Kingdom of Sarawak (Protectorate)
Seychelles (Crown colony)
Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Southern Rhodesia - Colony of Southern Rhodesia (Crown colony)
Straits Settlements (Crown colony)
Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Terengganu - State of Terengganu Darul Iman (Protectorate)
Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
Tristan da Cunha (Crown colony)
Trucial States (Protectorate)
Uganda (Crown colony)
Victoria Land (Uninhabited possession)
Zanzibar - Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)