List of sovereign states in 1941

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This is a list of every sovereign state that existed in the year 1941 and their capitals. It includes not only those states which had widespread international recognition, but also those states which were generally unrecognized. In addition, it includes all non-sovereign territories which were not integral parts of sovereign states.

Sovereign states

League of Nations member states are indicated by [LoN]

A

• Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan ^[LoN]
  Capital: Kabul
• Andorra - Principality of Andorra
  Capital: Andorra la Vella
• Argentina - Argentine Republic ^[LoN]
  Capital: Buenos Aires
• Australia - Commonwealth of Australia (Dominion of the British Empire) ^[LoN]
  Capital: Canberra

B

• Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
  Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative)
• Brazil - Republic of the United States of Brazil
  Capital: Rio de Janeiro
• Bulgaria - Kingdom of Bulgaria ^[LoN]
  Capital: Sofia

C

• Canada - Dominion of Canada ^[LoN]
  Capital: Ottawa
• Chile - Republic of Chile ^[LoN]
  Capital: Santiago
• China - Republic of China ^[LoN]
  Capital: Chongqing
• Colombia - Republic of Colombia ^[LoN]
  Capital: Bogotá
• Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica ^[LoN]
  Capital: San José
• Cuba - Republic of Cuba ^[LoN]
  Capital: Havana

D

• Dominican Republic ^[LoN]
  Capital: Santo Domingo

E

• Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador ^[LoN]
  Capital: Quito
• Egypt - Kingdom of Egypt ^[LoN]
  Capital: Cairo
• El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
  Capital: San Salvador
• Ethiopia - Ethiopian Empire (from May 5) ^[LoN]
  Capital: Addis Ababa

F

• Finland - Republic of Finland ^[LoN]
  Capital: Helsinki
• France - French State
  Capital: Paris

G

• Germany - German Reich
  Capital: Berlin
• Greece - Kingdom of Greece (to April 6)
  Capital: Athens
• Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
  Capital: Guatemala City

H

• Haiti - Republic of Haiti
  Capital: Port-au-Prince
• Honduras - Republic of Honduras
  Capital: Tegucigalpa
• Hungary - Kingdom of Hungary
  Capital: Budapest

I

• Iran - Imperial State of Iran
  Capital: Tehran
• Iraq - Kingdom of Iraq ^[LoN]
  Capital: Baghdad
• Ireland ^[LoN]
  Capital: Dublin
• Italy - Kingdom of Italy
  Capital: Rome

J

• Japan - Empire of Japan
  Capital: Tokyo

L

• Liberia - Republic of Liberia ^[LoN]
  Capital: Monrovia
• Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
  Capital: Vaduz

M

• Mexico - United Mexican States
  Capital: Mexico City
• Monaco - Principality of Monaco
  Capital: Monaco-Ville
• Mongolia - Mongolian People's Republic
  Capital: Ulaanbaatar

N

• Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
  Capital: Kathmandu
• New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand (Dominion of the British Empire) ^[LoN]
  Capital: Wellington
• Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua ^[LoN]
  Capital: Abuja

P

• Panama - Republic of Panama ^[LoN]
  Capital: Panama City
• Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay ^[LoN]
  Capital: Asunción
• Peru - Peruvian Republic
  Capital: Lima
• Portugal - Portuguese Republic ^[LoN]
  Capital: Lisbon

R

• Romania - Kingdom of Romania
  Capital: Bucharest

S

• San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
  Capital: City of San Marino
• Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  Capital: Riyadh
• South Africa - Union of South Africa ^[LoN]
  Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
• Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
  Capital: Moscow
• Spain - Spanish State
  Capital: Madrid
• Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden ^[LoN]
  Capital: Stockholm
• Switzerland - Swiss Confederation ^[LoN]
  Capital: Bern

T

• Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand ^[LoN]
  Capital: Bangkok
• Turkey - Republic of Turkey ^[LoN]
  Capital: Ankara

U

• United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ^[LoN]
  Capital: London
• United States - United States of America
  Capital: Washington, D.C.
• Uruguay - Oriental Republic of Uruguay ^[LoN]
  Capital: Montevideo

V

• Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
  Capital: Vatican City
• Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
  Capital: Caracas

Y

• Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
  Capital: Sana'a
• Yugoslavia - Kingdom of Yugoslavia (to April 17)
  Capital: Belgrade

Occupied states

• Belgium - Metropolitan kingdom occupied by Germany, but country not annexed
• Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark, occupied by Germany
• Netherlands - Metropole occupied by Germany, but country not annexed
• Norway - Metropole occupied by Germany, but country not annexed

Other states

In 1941, there were seven states which were not recognized as sovereign by a majority of countries.

• Croatia - Independent State of Croatia
  Capital: Zagreb
  • De facto independent state. Recognized by the members of the Anti-Comintern Pact and Argentina. Claimed by Yugoslavia.
• Manchukuo - Great Empire of Manchuria
  Capital: Hsinking
  • De facto independent state. Recognized by 23 of members of the League of Nations. Claimed by the Republic of China.
• Nanjing - Republic of China
  Capital: Nanking
  • De facto independent state. Recognized by the members of the Anti-Comintern Pact. Claimed by the Republic of China.
• Slovakia - Slovak Republic
  Capital: Bratislava
  • De facto independent state under German "protection". Recognized by 15 other states. Claimed by Czechoslovakia.
• Syria - Syrian Republic
  Capital: Damascus
  • De facto independent state held under occupation by Free French forces. Not recognized by any sovereign state. Claimed by Free France.
• Tannu Tuva - Tuvan People's Republic
  Capital: Kyzyl
  • De facto independent state. Recognized by the Soviet Union and Mongolia.
• Tibet
  Capital: Lhasa
  • De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. Not recognized by any sovereign state.

Non-Sovereign Territories

Australia

• Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)
• Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)
  Capital: Kingston
• Papua - Territory of Papua (External territory)
  Capital: Canberra

Belgium

• Belgian Congo (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
  Capital: Léopoldville (Leopoldstad)

Condominiums

• Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
  Capital: Khartoum
• Canton and Enderbury Islands (Anglo-American condominium)
• New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium, loyal to the Free French Forces)
  Capital: Port Vila

Denmark

• Greenland (Self-governing possession, under United States protection, from April 9)
  Capital: Godthåb
• Iceland - Kingdom of Iceland (Self-governing kingdom, under United States protection, from April 9)
  Capital: Reykjavík

France

• Adélie Land (Uninhabited possession)
• Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
• French Antilles and Guiana (Colony)
• French Equatorial Africa (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
  Capital: Brazzaville
• French India - French Establishments in India (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
  Capital: Pondichéry
• French Indochina (Federation of protectorates)
  Capital: Hanoi
• French Oceania - French Establishments in Oceania (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
  Capital: Papeete
• French Somaliland (Colony)
  Capital: Ville de Djibouti
• French West Africa (Colony)
  Capital: Dakar
• Kwangchowan (Concession, loyal to the Free French Forces)
• Madagascar (Colony)
  Capital: Tananarive
• Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (Protectorate)
  Capital: Rabat
• New Caledonia - New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
  Capital: Nouméa
• Réunion (Colony)
  Capital: Saint-Denis
• Shanghai (Concession)
• Tientsin (Concession)
• Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)
  Capital: Tunis

Germany

• Belgium and North France - Military Administration in Belgium and North France (Military administration)
  Capital: Brussels (Belgium), Paris (North France)
• Bohemia and Moravia - Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (Autonomous protectorate)
  Capital: Prag
• Channel Islands (Occupied territory)
  Capital: Saint Helier
• General Government (Autonomous territory)
  Capital: Krakau
• Netherlands - Netherlands Reich Commission (Civil administration)
  Capital: Amsterdam
• Norway - Norway Reich Commission (Civil administration)
  Capital: Oslo
• Ostland - Ostland Reich Commission (Civil administration, from July 17)
  Capital: Riga
• Serbia - Military Administration in Serbia (Military administration, from April 30)
  Capital: Belgrade
• Ukraine - Ukraine Reich Commission (Civil administration, from July 17)
  Capital: Rowno

Italy

• Albania - Albanian Kingdom (Protectorate)
  Capital: Tirana
• Italian East Africa (Colony, to November 28)
  Capital: Addis Ababa
• Italian Libya (Colony)
  Capital: Tunis
• Montenegro - Kingdom of Montenegro (Protectorate, from July 12)
  Capital: Cetinje
• Pindus and Macedonia - Principality of Pindus and Voivodship of Macedonia (from Summer 1941)
  Capital: Aminciu
• Tientsin (Concession)

Japan

• Chōsen (Dependency)
  Capital: Seoul
• Hong Kong - Hong Kong Occupied Territory (Occupied territory, from December 25)
  Capital: Kowloon
• Karafuto - Karafuto Prefecture (Dependency)
  Capital: Ōtomari
• Kwantung - Kwantung Leased Territory (Concession)
  Capital: Dalian
• Malaya (Occupied territory, from December 8)
  Capital: Kuala Lumpur
• Omiya Jima (Occupied territory, from December 10)
  Capital: Agana
• Otori Jima (Occupied territory, from December 23)
• Taiwan (Dependency)
  Capital: Taihoku
• Tientsin (Concession)

League of Nations Mandates

• British Togoland (Administered by the United Kingdom)
  Capital: Ho
• Cameroons - British Cameroons (Administered by the United Kingdom)
  Capital: Buea
• Cameroun (Administered by France)
  Capital: Douala
• French Togoland (Administered by France)
  Capital: Lomé
• Nauru (Administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom)
  Capital: Yaren
• New Guinea - Territory of New Guinea (Administered by Australia)
  Capital: Canberra
• Palestine - British Mandate of Palestine (Administered by the United Kingdom)
  Capital: Jerusalem
  • Transjordan - Emirate of Transjordan (Administered by the United Kingdom)
    Capital: Amman
• Ruanda-Urundi (Administered by Belgium)
  Capital: Usumbura
• South Pacific Mandate (Administered by Japan)
  Capital: Koror
• South-West Africa (Administered by South Africa)
  Capital: Windhoek
• Syria - Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon (Administered by France)
  • Lebanon - State of Greater Lebanon (Administered by France)
    Capital: Beirut
  • Syria - Syrian Republic (Administered by France)
    Capital: Damascus
• Tanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (Administered by the United Kingdom)
  Capital: Dar es Salaam
• Western Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)
  Capital: Apia

Netherlands

• Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
  Capital: Willemstad
• Netherlands East Indies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
  Capital: Batavia, Dutch East Indies
• Netherlands Guiana (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
  Capital: Paramaribo

New Zealand

• Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
  Capital: Avarua
• Niue Island (Dependent territory)
  Capital: Alofi
• Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)
• Union Islands (Dependent territory)

Portugal

• Cape Verde Islands (Colony)
  Capital: Praia
• Macau (Colony)
• Portuguese East Africa (Colony)
  Capital: Lourenço Marques
• Portuguese Guinea (Colony)
  Capital: Bissau
• Portuguese India - Portuguese State of India (Colony)
  Capital: Nova Goa
• Portuguese Timor (Colony)
  Capital: Dili
• Portuguese West Africa (Colony)
  Capital: Luanda
• São João Baptista de Ajudá - Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá (Possession)
• São Tomé and Príncipe (Colony)
  Capital: São Tomé

Spain

• Ifni (Colony)
  Capital: Sidi Ifni
• Spanish Guinea (Colony)
  Capital: Santa Isabel
• Spanish Morocco (Protectorate)
  Capital: Tétouan
• Spanish Sahara (Colony)
  Capital: El Aaiún

United Kingdom

• Aden - Aden Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
  Capital: Aden
• Bahama Islands (Crown colony)
  Capital: Nassau
• Bahrain - Sheikdom of Bahrain (Protectorate)
  Capital: Manama
• Barbados (Crown colony)
  Capital: Bridgetown
• Basutoland - Territory of Basutoland (Crown colony)
  Capital: Maseru
• Bechuanaland - Bechuanaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
  Capital: Mafeking
• Bermuda (Crown colony)
  Capital: Hamilton
• Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (Protectorate)
  Capital: Thimphu
• British Guiana (Crown colony)
  Capital: Georgetown
• British Honduras (Crown colony)
  Capital: Belize Town
• British Leeward Islands - Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands (Crown colony)
  Capital: St. John's
• British Somaliland - British Somaliland Protectorate (Protectorate, from March 16)
  Capital: Hargeisa
• British Western Pacific Territories (Crown colony)
  Capital: Suva
• British Windward Islands - Federal Colony of the Windward Islands (Crown colony)
  Capital: St. George's
• Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam (Protectorate)
  Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
• Burma (Crown colony)
  Capital: Rangoon
• Ceylon (Crown colony)
  Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte
• Cyprus (Crown colony)
  Capital: Nicosia
• Cyrenaica (Occupied territory, from February)
  Capital: Benghazi
• Eritrea (Occupied territory, from May 19)
  Capital: Benghazi
• Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
  Capital: Stanley
• Faroe Islands (Occupied territory)
  Capital: Tórshavn
• Federated Malay States (Protectorate)
  Capital: Kuala Lumpur
• Gambia - Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
  Capital: Banjul
• Gibraltar (Crown colony)
  Capital: Gibraltar
• Gold Coast (Crown colony)
  Capital: Accra
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited possession)
• Hong Kong (Crown colony, to December 25)
  Capital: Hong Kong
• India - Indian Empire (Crown colony)
  Capital: New Dehli
• Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
  Capital: Douglas
• Italian Somaliland (Occupied territory, from February 26)
  Capital: Mogadiscio
• Jamaica (Crown colony)
  Capital: Kingston
• Johor - State of Johor Darul Ta'zim (Protectorate)
  Capital: Johor Bahru
• Kedah - State of Kedah Darul Aman (Protectorate, to December 14)
  Capital: Alor Setar
• Kelantan - State of Kelantan Darul Naim (Protectorate, to December 22)
  Capital: Kota Bharu
• Kenya - Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
  Capital: Nairobi
• Kuwait - Sheikdom of Kuwait (Protectorate)
  Capital: Kuwait City
• Maldive Islands - Sultanate of the Maldive Islands (Protectorate)
  Capital: Malé
• Malta (Crown colony)
• Mauritius (Crown colony)
  Capital: Valletta
• Muscat and Oman - Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (Protectorate)
  Capital: Muscat
• Newfoundland - Dominion of Newfoundland (Crown colony)
  Capital: St. John's
• Nigeria - Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (Crown colony and protectorate)
  Capital: Abuja
• North Borneo (Crown colony)
  Capital: Jesselton
• Northern Rhodesia - Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Protectorate)
  Capital: Lusaka
• Nyasaland - Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
  Capital: Zomba
• Perlis - State of Perlis Indera Kayangan (Protectorate, to December 8)
  Capital: Kangar (administrative), Arau (royal)
• Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar (Protectorate)
  Capital: Doha
• Saint Helena (Crown colony)
  Capital: Jamestown
• Sarawak - Kingdom of Sarawak (Protectorate, to December 24)
  Capital: Kuching
• Seychelles (Crown colony)
  Capital: Victoria
• Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
  Capital: Freetown
• Southern Rhodesia - Colony of Southern Rhodesia (Crown colony)
  Capital: Salisbury
• Straits Settlements (Crown colony)
  Capital: Singapore
• Suez Canal Zone (Crown colony)
• Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
  Capital: Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative)
• Terengganu - State of Terengganu Darul Iman (Protectorate, to December 11)
  Capital: Kuala Terengganu
• Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
  Capital: Port of Spain
• Trucial States (Protectorate)
  Capital: Abu Dhabi
• Uganda (Crown colony)
  Capital: Kampala
• Zanzibar - Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)
  Capital: Zanzibar City

United States

• Alaska - Alaska Territory (Territory)
  Capital: Juneau
• American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
  Capital: Pago Pago
• Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
• Guam - Territory of Guam (Territory,to December 10)
  Capital: Hagåtña
• Hawaii - Territory of Hawaii (Territory)
  Capital: Honolulu
• 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)
  Capital: Balboa
• Philippine Commonwealth - Commonwealth of the Philippines (In exile, semi-independent self-governing commonwealth of the United States)
  Capital: Manila
• Puerto Rico (Territory)
  Capital: San Juan
• United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
  Capital: Charlotte Amalie
• Wake Island (Uninhabited territory, to December 23)

See also

• List of state leaders in 1941
• List of colonial governors in 1941
• List of sovereign states
• Dependent territory
• 1941

External links

• World Statesmen