List of sovereign states in 1914
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This is a list of every sovereign state that existed in the year 1914 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[edit]
A[edit]
Albania
Capital: Tirana- Provisional Government of Albania (to March 7)
- Principality of Albania (from March 7)
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella
Argentina - Argentine Republic
Capital: Buenos Aires
Austria-Hungary - Austro-Hungarian Empire
Capital: Vienna, Budapest
B[edit]
Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
Capital: Brussels
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Capital: Sucre
Brazil - United States of Brazil
Capital: Rio de Janeiro
Bulgaria - Kingdom of Bulgaria
Capital: Sofia
C[edit]
Chile - Republic of Chile
Capital: Santiago
China - Republic of China
Capital: Peking
Colombia - Republic of Colombia
Capital: Bogotá
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
Capital: San José
Cuba - Republic of Cuba
Capital: Havana
D[edit]
Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Capital: Copenhagen
Dominican Republic
Capital: Santo Domingo
E[edit]
Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
Capital: Quito
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Capital: San Salvador
Ethiopia - Ethiopian Empire
Capital: Addis Ababa
F[edit]
G[edit]
Germany - German Empire
Capital: Berlin
Greece - Kingdom of Greece
Capital: Athens
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala City
H[edit]
Ha'il - Emirate of Ha'il
Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Honduras - Republic of Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa
I[edit]
J[edit]
L[edit]
Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Capital: Monrovia
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Capital: Luxembourg
M[edit]
Mexico - United Mexican States
Capital: Mexico City
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Capital: Monaco-Ville
Montenegro - Kingdom of Montenegro
Capital: Cetinje
N[edit]
Nejd - Emirate of Nejd
Capital: Riyadh
Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu
Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
Capital: Amsterdam
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
Capital: Managua
Norway - Kingdom of Norway
Capital: Kristiania
P[edit]
Panama - Republic of Panama
Capital: Panama City
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Capital: Asunción
Persia - Persian Empire
Capital: Tehran
Peru - Peruvian Republic
Capital: Lima
Portugal - Portuguese Republic
Capital: Lisbon
R[edit]
Romania - Kingdom of Romania
Capital: Bucharest
Russia - Russian Empire
Capital: St. Petersburg
S[edit]
San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Capital: San Marino
Serbia - Kingdom of Serbia
Capital: Belgrade
Siam - Kingdom of Siam
Capital: Bangkok
Spain - Kingdom of Spain
Capital: Madrid
Sulu - Sultanate of Sulu
Capital: Jolo
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
Capital: Stockholm
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
Capital: Bern
T[edit]
Turkey - Sublime Ottoman State
Capital: Constantinople
U[edit]
United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Capital: London
United States - United States of America
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Capital: Montevideo
V[edit]
Other states[edit]
Autonomous but still dependent from the United Kingdom
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
Capital: Canberra
Canada - Dominion of Canada
Capital: Ottawa
Newfoundland - Dominion of Newfoundland
Capital: St. John's
New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand
Capital: Wellington
South Africa - Union of South Africa
Capital: Pretoria
Autonomous but still dependent from China
Mongolia
Capital: Niislel Khüree
Tibet
Capital: Lhasa
Under provisional government
Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus
- self declared independence (from February 28)
- recognized autonomous inside the Principality of Albania (from March 17 to October 27)
De jure sovereign state under European protectorate
Morocco - Sultanate of Morocco (de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)[1][2]
French Morocco (Protectorate)
Capital: Rabat
Spanish zone of influence in Morocco (Protectorate)
Capital: Tétouan
Non-Sovereign Territories[edit]
Australia[edit]
Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)
Capital: Kingston
Papua - Territory of Papua (External territory)
Capital: Canberra
Austria-Hungary[edit]
Tientsin (Concession)
Belgium[edit]
Belgian Congo (Colony)
Capital: Léopoldville (Leopoldstad)
Tientsin (Concession)
Condominiums[edit]
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
Capital: Khartoum
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Austro-Hungarian condominium)
Capital: Sarajevo
New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium)
Capital: Port Vila
Denmark[edit]
Danish West Indies (Colony)
Capital: Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands
Greenland (Colony)
Capital: Godthåb
Iceland (Dependency)
Capital: Reykjavík
France[edit]
Comoros (to February 23)[3] (Protectorate)
Capital: Moroni, Comoros
French Equatorial Africa (Federation of colonies)
Capital: Brazzaville
French Guiana (Colony)
Capital: Cayenne
French India - French Establishments in India (Colony)
Capital: Pondichéry
French Indochina (Federation of colonies)
Capital: Hanoi
French Oceania - Settlements in Oceania (Colony)
Capital: Papeete
French Somaliland (Colony)
Capital: Djibouti
French West Africa (Federation of colonies)
Capital: Dakar
Guadeloupe (Colony)
Capital: Basse-Terre
Madagascar (includes Comoros from February 23) (Colony)
Capital: Tananarive
Martinique (Colony)
Capital: Fort-de-France
New Caledonia (Colony)
Capital: Nouméa
Réunion (Colony)
Capital: Saint-Denis
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Colony)
Capital: Saint-Pierre
Shanghai (Concession)
Tientsin (Concession)
Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)
Capital: Tunis
Wallis and Futuna - Protectorate of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (Protectorate)
Capital: Mata-Utu
Germany[edit]
German East Africa (Colony)
Capital: Dar es Salaam
German Kiautschou (Concession, to November 7)
Capital: Tsingtao
German New Guinea (Protectorate)
Capital: Rabaul
German Samoa (Protectorate)
Capital: Apia
German South-West Africa (Colony)
Capital: Windhoek
Kamerun (Colony)
Capital: Buea
Tientsin (Concession)
Togoland (Protectorate, to August 26)
Capital: Lomé
International[edit]
Shanghai - Shanghai International Settlement (International concession)
Italy[edit]
Eritrea (Colony)
Capital: Asmara
Italian North Africa (Colony)
Italian Somaliland (Colony)
Capital: Mogadiscio
Tientsin (Concession)
Japan[edit]
Chōsen (Dependency)
Capital: Seoul
Karafuto - Karafuto Prefecture (Dependency)
Capital: Toyohara
Kwantung - Kwantung Leased Territory (Concession)
Capital: Dalian
Taiwan (Dependency)
Capital: Taihoku
Tientsin (Concession)
Mexico[edit]
Isla de la Pasión (Uninhabited territory)
Nejd[edit]
Netherlands[edit]
Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies (Possession)
Capital: Willemstad
Netherlands East Indies (Colony)
Capital: Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Netherlands Guiana (Colony)
Capital: Paramaribo
New Zealand[edit]
Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
Capital: Avarua
Niue Island (Dependent territory)
Capital: Alofi
Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)
Union Islands (Dependent territory)
Norway[edit]
Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession)
Sverdrup Islands (Uninhabited possession)
Portugal[edit]
Cape Verde Islands (Colony)
Capital: Praia
Kongo - Kingdom of Kongo (Vassal, to 1914)
Capital: São Salvador
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
Russia[edit]
Bukhara - Emirate of Bukhara (Protectorate)
Capital: Bukhara
Finland - Grand Duchy of Finland (Autonomous grand duchy)
Capital: Helsinki- Khiva - Khanate of Khiva (Protectorate)
Capital: Khiva
Poland - Kingdom of Poland (Vassal and puppet state)
Capital: Warsaw
Tientsin (Concession)
Spain[edit]
Annobón (Colony)
Capital: San Antonio de Palé
Fernando Pó (Colony)
Río Muni (Colony)
Capital: Bata, Equatorial Guinea
Spanish North Africa (Possession)
Spanish Sahara (Possession)
Capital: El Aaiún
Spanish West Africa (Possession)
Capital: Villa Cisneros
United Kingdom[edit]
Aden - Aden Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Aden
Afghanistan - Emirate of Afghanistan (State under Treaty of Gandamak)
Capital: Kabul
Ascension Island (Possession)
Capital: Georgetown
Bahama Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: Nassau
Bahrain - State of Bahrain (Protectorate)
Capital: Manama
Baker Island (Uninhabited possession)
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 (Independent state under Treaty of Punakha)
Capital: Thimphu
British East Africa - British East Africa Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Nairobi
British Guiana (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 (Crown colony)
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 (Protectorate)
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Ceylon (Crown colony)
Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte
Cyprus (Crown colony)
Capital: Nicosia
Egypt - Sultanate of Egypt (Protectorate, from December 18)
Capital: Cairo
Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: Stanley
Federated Malay States (Protectorate)
Capital: Kuala Lampur
Gambia - Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: Banjul
Gibraltar (Crown colony)
Capital: Gibraltar
Gold Coast (Crown colony)
Capital: Accra
Graham Land (Uninhabited possession)
Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
Capital: Saint Peter Port
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited possession)
Hong Kong (Crown colony)
Capital: Hong Kong
India - Indian Empire (Crown colony)
Capital: New Delhi
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Capital: Douglas
Jamaica (Crown colony)
Capital: Kingston
Jarvis Island (Uninhabited possession)
Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
Capital: Saint Helier
Johor - State of Johor Darul Ta'zim (Protectorate, from 1914)
Capital: Johor Bahru (administrative), Pasir Pelangi (royal)
Kedah - State of Kedah Darul Aman (Protectorate)
Capital: Alor Setar
Kelantan - State of Kelantan Darul Naim (Protectorate)
Capital: Kota Bharu
Kuwait - State of Kuwait (Protectorate)
Capital: Kuwait City
Lagos Colony (Colony, to January 1)
Capital: Lagos
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 (State under the informal protection)
Capital: Muscat
Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal (Protectorate)
Capital: Kathmandu
Nigeria - Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: Abuja
North Borneo (Protectorate)
Capital: Jesselton
Northern Nigeria - British Northern Nigeria Protectorate (Protectorate, to January 1)
Northern Rhodesia - Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Colony)
Capital: Lusaka
Nyasaland - Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Zomba, Malawi
Perlis - State of Perlis Indera Kayangan (Protectorate)
Capital: Kangar (administrative), Arau (royal)
Phoenix Islands (Colony)
Pitcairn Islands (Colony)
Capital: Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Capital: Jamestown
Sarawak - Kingdom of Sarawak (Protectorate)
Capital: Kuching
Seychelles (Crown colony)
Capital: Victoria
Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: Freetown
South Orkney Islands (Uninhabited possession)
South Shetland Islands (Uninhabited possession)
Southern Nigeria - British Southern Nigeria Protectorate (Protectorate, to January 1)
Southern Rhodesia - Colony of Southern Rhodesia (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)
Capital: Kuala Terengganu
Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
Capital: Port of Spain
Tristan da Cunha (Crown colony)
Capital: Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
Trucial States (Protectorate)
Capital: Abu Dhabi
Uganda (Crown colony)
Capital: Kampala
Victoria Land (Uninhabited possession)
Weihaiwei (Concession)
Capital: Jinan
Zanzibar - Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)
Capital: Zanzibar City
United States[edit]
Alaska - Alaska Territory (Territory)
Capital: Juneau
American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
Capital: Pago Pago
Bajo Nuevo Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Cuba Protectorate
Guam - Territory of Guam (Territory)
Capital: Agana
Hawaii - Territory of Hawaii (Territory)
Capital: Honolulu
Howland Island (Uninhabited territory)
Johnston Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
Kingman Reef (Uninhabited territory)
Middlebrook Island (Uninhabited territory)
Midway Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
Nicaragua Occupied by U.S. Marines
Navassa Island (Uninhabited territory)
Panama Canal Zone (Territory)
Capital: Balboa, Panama
Philippine Islands (Territory)
Capital: Manila
Puerto Rico (Territory)
Capital: San Juan
Quita Sueño Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Roncador Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Serrana Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Serranilla Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Swan Islands (Uninhabited territory)
Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)