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 Socialist 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
Austria - Republic of Austria
Estonia - Republic of Estonia
Germany
Japan - Empire of Japan
Latvia - Republic of Latvia
Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania
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)