List of sovereign states in 1946

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Internationally recognized sovereign states

A

• Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan
• Albania
  • Democratic Government of Albania (to January 11)
  • People's Republic of Albania (from January 11)
• Andorra - Principality of Andorra
• Argentina - Argentine Republic
• Australia - Commonwealth of Australia

B

• Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
• Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
• Brazil - Republic of the United States of Brazil
• Bulgaria
  • Kingdom of Bulgaria (to September 15)
  • People's Republic of Bulgaria (from September 15)

C

• Canada - Dominion of Canada
• 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

• Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
• Dominican Republic

E

• Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
• Egypt - Kingdom of Egypt
• El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
• Ethiopia - Empire of Ethiopia

F

• Finland - Republic of Finland
• France
  • Provisional Government of the French Republic (to October 14)
  • French Republic (from October 14)

G

• Greece - Kingdom of Greece
• Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala

H

• Haiti - Republic of Haiti
• Honduras - Republic of Honduras
• Hungary
  • Kingdom of Hungary (to February 2)
  • Hungarian Republic (from February 2)

I

• Iceland - Republic of Iceland
• Iran - Imperial State of Iran
• Iraq - Kingdom of Iraq
• Ireland
• Italy
  • Kingdom of Italy (to June 2)
  • Italian Republic (from June 2)

L

• Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
• Liberia - Republic of Liberia
• Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
• Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M

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

N

• Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
• Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
• New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand (Dominion of the British Empire)
• Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
• Norway - Kingdom of Norway

P

• Panama - Republic of Panama
• Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
• Peru - Peruvian Republic
• Philippines - Republic of the Philippines (from July 4)
• Poland - Republic of Poland
• Portugal - Portuguese Republic

R

• Romania - Kingdom of Romania

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
• Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
• Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
• Syria - Syrian Republic

T

• Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
• Transjordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan (from May 25)
• Turkey - Republic of Turkey

U

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

V

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

Y

• Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
• Yugoslavia
  • Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (to January 31)
  • Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (from January 31)

Occupied states

• Austria - Republic of Austria
• Germany
• Japan - Empire of Japan

Other states

• East Turkestan - East Turkestan Republic
• Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
• Tibet
• North Vietnam - Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Non-Sovereign Territories

Australia

• Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)
• Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)
• Papua - Territory of Papua (External territory)

Belgium

• Belgian Congo (Colony)

Condominiums

• Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
• Canton and Enderbury Islands (Anglo-American condominium)
• New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium)

Denmark

• Greenland (Possession)

France

• Adélie Land (Uninhabited possession, to October 27; Overseas territory, from October 27)
• Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
• Comoros - Territory of the Comoros (Overseas territory, from October 27)
• Fezzan (Occupied territory)
• French Equatorial Africa (Colony, to October 27; Overseas territory, from October 27)
• French Guiana (Colony, to March 19)
• French India - French Establishments in India (Colony, to October 27; Overseas territory, from October 27)
• French Indochina (Federation of protectorates)
• French Oceania
  • French Establishments in Oceania (Colony, to October 27)
  • French Settlements in Oceania (Overseas territory, from October 27)
• French Somaliland
  • French Somaliland (Colony,to October 27)
  • Territory of French Somaliland (Overseas territory, from October 27)
• French West Africa (Colony, to October 27; Overseas territory, from October 27)
• Guadeloupe (Colony, to March 19)
• Inini (Colony, to March 19)
• Madagascar (Colony, to October 27; Overseas territory, from October 27)
• Martinique (Colony, to March 19)
• Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (Protectorate)
• New Caledonia
  • New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony, to October 27)
  • Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (Overseas territory, from October 27)
• Réunion (Colony, to March 19)
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Colony, to October 27)
  • Territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Overseas territory, from October 27)
• Shanghai (Concession, to February 28)
• Tientsin (Concession, to February 28)
• Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)

International

• Tangier - City of Tangier (International zone)

League of Nations Mandates

• British Togoland (Administered by the United Kingdom, to December 13)
• Cameroons - British Cameroons (Administered by the United Kingdom, to December 16)
• Cameroun (Administered by France, to December 16)
• French Togoland (Administered by France, to December 13)
• Nauru (Administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom)
• New Guinea - Territory of New Guinea (Administered by Australia, to December 8)
• Palestine - British Mandate of Palestine (Administered by the United Kingdom)
  • Transjordan - Emirate of Transjordan (Administered by the United Kingdom, to May 25)
• Ruanda-Urundi (Administered by Belgium, to December 13)
• South-West Africa (Administered by South Africa)
• Tanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (Administered by the United Kingdom, to December 11)
• Western Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)

Netherlands

• Belitung - Belitung Council (Autonomous state, from December 10)
• Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony)
• Dayak Besar (Autonomous state, from December 7)
• East Indonesia
  • State of Great East (Autonomous state, from December 24 to December 27)
  • State of East Indonesia (Autonomous state, from December 27)
• Netherlands Guiana (Colony)
• Netherlands New Guinea (Colony)
• West Kalimantan - Federation of West Kalimantan (Autonomous state, from October 22)

New Zealand

• Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
• Niue Island (Dependent territory)
• Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)
• Union Islands (Dependent territory, to 1946), Tokelau Islands (Dependent territory, from 1946)

Norway

• Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
• Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession)
• Queen Maud Land (Uninhabited possession)

Portugal

• 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)

Soviet Union

• Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan People's Government (to November)
• North Korea - Democratic People's Republic of Korea (to 1948)
• Mahabad - Republic of Mahabad (from January 22 to December 15)

Spain

• Ifni (Colony, to July 26)
• Spanish Guinea (Colony)
• Spanish Morocco (Protectorate)
• Spanish Sahara (Colony, to July 26)
• Spanish West Africa (Colony, from July 26)

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)
• 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, Abode of Peace (Protectorate)
• Burma (Crown colony)
• Ceylon (Crown colony)
• Cyprus (Crown colony)
• Cyrenaica (Occupied territory)
• Eritrea (Occupied territory)
• Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
• Federated Malay States (Protectorate, to April 1)
• 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)
• Italian Somaliland (Occupied territory)
• Jamaica (Crown colony)
• Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
• Johor - State of Johor Darul Ta'zim (Protectorate, to April 1)
• Kedah - State of Kedah Darul Aman (Protectorate, to April 1)
• Kelantan - State of Kelantan Darul Naim (Protectorate, to April 1)
• Kenya - Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
• Kuwait - Sheikdom of Kuwait (Protectorate)
• Malaya - Malayan Union (Colony,from April 1)
• Maldive Islands - Sultanate of the Maldive Islands (Protectorate)
• Malta (Crown colony)
• Mauritius (Crown colony)
• Muscat and Oman - Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (Protectorate)
• Newfoundland - Dominion of Newfoundland (Crown colony)
• 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, to April 1)
• Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar (Protectorate)
• Saint Helena (Crown colony)
• Sarawak (Crown colony)
• Seychelles (Crown colony)
• Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
• Singapore (Crown colony, from April 1)
• Southern Rhodesia - Colony of Southern Rhodesia (Crown colony)
• Straits Settlements (Crown colony, to April 1)
• Suez Canal Zone (Crown colony)
• Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
• Terengganu - State of Terengganu Darul Iman (Protectorate, to April 1)
• Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
• Tripolitania (Occupied territory)
• Trucial States (Protectorate)
• Uganda (Crown colony)
• Zanzibar - Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)

United Nations Trust Territories

• British Togoland (Administered by the United Kingdom, from December 13)
• Cameroons - British Cameroons (Administered by the United Kingdom, from December 16)
• Cameroun (Administered by France, from December 16)
• French Togoland (Administered by France, from December 13)
• New Guinea - Territory of New Guinea (Administered by Australia, from December 8)
• Ruanda-Urundi (Administered by Belgium, from December 13)
• Tanganyika (Administered by the United Kingdom, from December 11)

United States

• Alaska - Alaska Territory (Territory)
• American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
• Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
• Bonin Islands (Occupied territory)
• Guam - Territory of Guam (Unincorporated territory)
• Hawaii - Territory of Hawaii (Unincorporated territory)
• Howland Island (Uninhabited territory)
• Jarvis Island (Uninhabited territory)
• Johnston Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
• Kingman Reef (Uninhabited territory)
• South Korea (Occupied territory, to 1948)
• Midway Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
• Navassa Island (Uninhabited territory)
• Palmyra Atoll (Unincorporated organized territory)
• Panama Canal Zone (Territory)
• Philippine Commonwealth - Commonwealth of the Philippines (Semi-independent self-governing commonwealth of the United States, to July 4)
• Puerto Rico (Territory)
• Ryukyu Islands - United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (Occupied territory)
• South Pacific Mandate (occupied Japanese territory)
• United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
• Volcano Islands (Occupied territory)
• Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)