List of sovereign states in 1946
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Internationally recognized sovereign states
A
- Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan, (from November 19) UN member state
- Albania
- Democratic Government of Albania (to January 11)
- People's Republic of Albania (from January 11)
- Andorra - Principality of Andorra
- Argentina - Argentine Republic, UN member state
- Australia - Commonwealth of Australia, UN member state
B
- Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium, UN member state
- Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia, UN member state
- Brazil - Republic of the United States of Brazil, UN member state
- Bulgaria
- Kingdom of Bulgaria (to September 15)
- People's Republic of Bulgaria (from September 15)
C
- Canada - Dominion of Canada, UN member state
- Chile - Republic of Chile, UN member state
- China - Republic of China, UN member state
- Colombia - Republic of Colombia, UN member state
- Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica, UN member state
- Cuba - Republic of Cuba, UN member state
- Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Republic, UN member state
D
- Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark, UN member state
- Dominican Republic, UN member state
E
- Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador, UN member state
- Egypt - Kingdom of Egypt, UN member state
- El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador, UN member state
- Ethiopia - Ethiopian Empire, UN member state
F
- Finland - Republic of Finland
- France
- Provisional Government of the French Republic (to October 14), UN member state
- French Republic (from October 14), UN member state
G
H
- Haiti - Republic of Haiti, UN member state
- Honduras - Republic of Honduras, UN member state
- Hungary
- Kingdom of Hungary (to February 2)
- Hungarian Republic (from February 2)
I
- Iceland - Republic of Iceland, (from November 19) UN member state
- Iran - Imperial State of Iran, UN member state
- Iraq - Kingdom of Iraq, UN member state
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kingdom of Italy (to June 2)
- Italian Republic (from June 2)
L
- Lebanon - Lebanese Republic, UN member state
- Liberia - Republic of Liberia, UN member state
- Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, UN member state
M
- Mexico - United Mexican States, UN member state
- Monaco - Principality of Monaco
- Mongolia - Mongolian People's Republic
N
- Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
- Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands, UN member state
- New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand (Dominion of the British Empire), UN member state
- Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua, UN member state
- Norway - Kingdom of Norway, UN member state
P
- Panama - Republic of Panama, UN member state
- Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay, UN member state
- Peru - Peruvian Republic, UN member state
- Philippines - Republic of the Philippines (from July 4), UN member state
- Poland - Republic of Poland, UN member state
- Portugal - Portuguese Republic
R
- Romania - Kingdom of Romania
S
- San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
- Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UN member state
- South Africa - Union of South Africa, UN member state
- Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, UN member state
- Spain - Spanish State
- Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden, (from November 19) UN member state
- Switzerland - Swiss Confederation, (from 1946) Permanent observer at UN
- Syria - Syrian Republic, UN member state
T
- Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand, (from December 16) UN member state
- Transjordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan (from May 25)
- Turkey - Republic of Turkey, UN member state
U
- United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, UN member state
- United States - United States of America, UN member state
- Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay, UN member state
V
- Vatican City - Vatican City State
- Venezuela - United States of Venezuela, UN member state
Y
- Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
- Yugoslavia
- Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (to January 31), UN member state
- Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (from January 31), UN member state
Occupied states
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 - Sultanate of Morocco (de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)[1][2]
- 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 (de jure Moroccan city under International administration)
League of Nations Mandates
- British Cameroons (Administered by the United Kingdom, to December 16)
- British Togoland (Administered by the United Kingdom, to December 13)
- French Cameroons (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 (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 Pacific Mandate (Administered by Japan)
- 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 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)
- Surinam (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
- Portuguese Cape Verde (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 (from 1946)
- Mahabad - Republic of Mahabad (from January 22 to December 15)
Spain
- Ifni (Colony, to July 26)
- Spanish Guinea (Colony)
- Morocco - Sultanate of Morocco (de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)[1][2]
- 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 - State of Bahrain (Protectorate)
- Barbados (Crown colony)
- Basutoland - Territory of Basutoland (Crown colony)
- Bechuanaland - Bechuanaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
- Bermuda (Crown colony)
- Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (Independent state under Treaty of Punakha)
- 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 (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), UN member state
- 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 - State 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 (State under the informal protection)
- 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 - State 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 Cameroons (Administered by the United Kingdom, from December 16)
- British Togoland (Administered by the United Kingdom, from December 13)
- French Cameroons (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)
- 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 3)
- Puerto Rico (Territory)
- Ryukyu Islands - United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (Occupied territory)
- United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
- Volcano Islands (Occupied territory)
- Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)