List of sovereign states in 1943
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This is a list of every sovereign state that existed in the year 1943 AD 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.
| Contents: | Sovereign states: A B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V Y Occupied states Other states Non-Sovereign Territories: Australia - Belgium - Condominiums - Denmark - France - Germany - Italy - Japan - League of Nations - Netherlands - New Zealand - Portugal - Spain - United Kingdom - United States See also - External links |
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[edit] Sovereign states
League of Nations member states are indicated by [LoN]
[edit] 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 [LoN]
Capital: Canberra
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] D
Dominican Republic [LoN]
Capital: Santo Domingo
[edit] 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 [LoN]
Capital: Addis Ababa
[edit] F
[edit] G
Germany
Capital: Berlin- German Reich (to 1943)
- Greater German Reich (from 1943)
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala City
[edit] H
Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Honduras - Republic of Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa
Hungary - Kingdom of Hungary
Capital: Budapest
[edit] 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
[edit] J
[edit] L
Lebanon - Lebanese Republic (from November 22)
Capital: Beirut
Liberia - Republic of Liberia [LoN]
Capital: Monrovia
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz
[edit] M
Mexico - United Mexican States
Capital: Mexico City
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Capital: Monaco-Ville
Mongolia - Mongolian People's Republic
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] R
[edit] 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
Syria - Syrian Republic [LoN]
Capital: Damascus (from November 22)
[edit] T
Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand [LoN]
Capital: Bangkok
Turkey - Republic of Turkey [LoN]
Capital: Ankara
[edit] 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
[edit] V
Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Capital: Vatican City
Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
Capital: Caracas
[edit] Y
[edit] Occupied states
Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium (metropolitan territory)
Capital: Bruxelles
Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Capital: Copenhagen
[edit] Other states
In 1943, there were nine states which were not recognized as sovereign by a majority of countries.
Burma - State of Burma (from August 1)
Capital: Rangoon- De facto independent state under Japanese occupation. Recognized by the Axis powers and Vatican City. Claimed by the United Kingdom as part of the Indian Empire.
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.
Philippines
- Philippines - Republic of the Philippines (from October 14)
Capital: Manila.- De facto independent state under Japanese occupation. Recognized by Japan and her puppet states. Claimed by the U.S. Commonwealth of the Philippines.
- Philippines - Republic of the Philippines (from October 14)
Salò Italy (from September 23)
Capital: Salò (de facto)- National Republican State of Italy (from September 23 to December 1)
- Italian Social Republic (from December 1)
- Puppet state under German occupation. Recognized by Germany and her puppet states. Claimed by the Kingdom of Italy.
Slovakia - Slovak Republic
Capital: Bratislava- De facto independent state under German "protection". Recognized by 15 other states. Claimed by Czechoslovakia.
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. Recognized by no sovereign state.
[edit] Non-Sovereign Territories
[edit] 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
[edit] Belgium
Belgian Congo (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Léopoldville (Leopoldstad)
[edit] 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
[edit] Denmark
- Greenland (Self-governing possession under United States protection)
Capital: Godthåb 
Iceland - Kingdom of Iceland (Self-governing kingdom under United States protection)
Capital: Reykjavík
[edit] France
Adélie Land (Uninhabited possession)- Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
- Fezzan (Occupied territory, under the Free French Forces, from January 13)
Capital: Sabha - French Antilles and Guiana (Colony, to July 14; colony, loyal to the Free French Forces, from July 14 to September)
- French Equatorial Africa (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Brazzaville - French Guiana (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces, from September)
Capital: Cayenne - 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, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Ville de Djibouti - French West Africa (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Dakar - Guadeloupe (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces, from September)
Capital: Basse-Terre - Inini (Colony, from September)
Capital: Saint-Élie - Kwangchowan (Concession, loyal to the Free French Forces, to February)
- Madagascar (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Tananarive - Martinique (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces, from September)
Capital: Fort-de-France 
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (Protectorate, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Rabat- New Caledonia - New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Nouméa - Réunion (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Saint-Denis - Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces, from September)
Capital: Saint-Pierre - Shanghai (Concession, to July 30)
- Tientsin (Concession, to July 30)
Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate, loyal to the Free French Forces, from May 7)
Capital: Tunis
[edit] Germany
Albania - Albanian Kingdom (Protectorate, from September 8)
Capital: Tirana- 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 - Dodecanese Islands (Occupied territory, from September 11)
Capital: Rhodes - General Government (Autonomous territory)
Capital: Krakau 
Greece - Hellenic State (Civil administration)
Capital: Athens
Montenegro - Kingdom of Montenegro (Protectorate, from September 10)
Capital: Cetinje
Netherlands - Netherlands Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Amsterdam
Norway - Norway Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Oslo- Ostland - Ostland Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Riga 
Pindus and Macedonia - Principality of Pindus and Voivodship of Macedonia (Protectorate, from September 8)
Capital: Aminciu
Serbia - Military Administration in Serbia (Military administration)
Capital: Belgrade- Ukraine - Ukraine Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Rowno
[edit] Italy
- Albania - Albanian Kingdom (Protectorate, to September 8)
Capital: Tirana - Italian Libya (Colony, to January 13)
Capital: Tunis - Montenegro - Kingdom of Montenegro (Protectorate, to September 10)
Capital: Cetinje - Pindus and Macedonia - Principality of Pindus and Voivodship of Macedonia (Protectorate, to September 8)
Capital: Aminciu - Tientsin (Concession)
[edit] Japan
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Occupied territory, to October 23)
Capital: Port Blair- Attu {Occupied territory,to May 30)
- Kiska {Occupied territory,to August 15)
- Banaba Island (Occupied territory)
Capital: Tabiang - Boruneo Kita (Occupied territory)
Capital: Elopura - Burma (Occupied territory, to August 1)
Capital: Rangoon - Chōsen (Dependency)
Capital: Keijo - Christmas Island (Occupied territory)
Capital: Flying Fish Cove - Hong Kong - Hong Kong Occupied Territory (Occupied territory)
Capital: Kowloon - Indonesia (Occupied territory)
Capital: Batavia, Dutch East Indies - Kwantung - Kwantung Leased Territory (Concession)
Capital: Dalian - Malaya (Occupied territory)
Capital: Kuala Lumpur - Nauru (Occupied territory)
Capital: Yaren - Omiya Jima (Occupied territory)
Capital: Agana - Otori Jima (Occupied territory)
- Philippines (Occupied territory, to October 14)
Capital: Manila - Syonan-to (occupied territory)
Capital: Syonan-to - Taiwan (Dependency)
Capital: Taihoku - Tientsin (Concession)
- Timor (Occupied territory)
Capital: Dili
[edit] 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 
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 (Administered by France, occupied by Britain)
Tanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Dar es Salaam
Western Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)
Capital: Apia
[edit] Netherlands
- Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Willemstad - Netherlands Guiana (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Paramaribo
[edit] New Zealand
- Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
Capital: Avarua - Niue Island (Dependent territory)
Capital: Alofi - Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)
- Union Islands (Dependent territory)
[edit] 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 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
[edit] Spain
- Ifni (Colony)
Capital: Sidi Ifni - Spanish Guinea (Colony)
Capital: Santa Isabel 
Spanish Morocco (Protectorate)
Capital: Tétouan- Spanish Sahara (Colony)
Capital: El Aaiún
[edit] 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)
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
Ceylon (Crown colony)
Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte
Cyprus (Crown colony)
Capital: Nicosia- Cyrenaica (Occupied territory)
Capital: Benghazi - Eritrea (Occupied territory)
Capital: Asmara - Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: Stanley 
Faroe Islands (Occupied territory)
Capital: Tórshavn
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)
India - Indian Empire (Crown colony)
Capital: New Dehli
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Capital: Douglas- Italian Somaliland (Occupied territory)
Capital: Mogadiscio 
Jamaica (Crown colony)
Capital: Kingston
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)
Capital: Valletta
Mauritius (Crown colony)
Capital: Port Louis
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- Northern Rhodesia - Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Protectorate)
Capital: Lusaka 
Nyasaland - Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Zomba
Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar (Protectorate)
Capital: Doha
Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Capital: Jamestown- 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- Suez Canal Zone (Crown colony)
- Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative) 
Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
Capital: Port of Spain- Tripolitania (Occupied territory)
Capital: Tripoli 
Trucial States (Protectorate)
Capital: Abu Dhabi
Uganda (Crown colony)
Capital: Kampala
Zanzibar - Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)
Capital: Zanzibar City
[edit] United States
Alaska - Alaska Territory (Territory)
Capital: Juneau- American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
Capital: Pago Pago - Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
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- Puerto Rico (Territory)
Capital: San Juan 
United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
Capital: Charlotte Amalie
[edit] See also
- List of state leaders in 1943
- List of colonial governors in 1943
- List of sovereign states
- Dependent territory
- 1943
