User:Adinar0012/List of sovereign states in 1941

Sovereign states

League of Nations member states are indicated by [LoN]

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 (Dominion of the British Empire) ^[LoN]
  Capital: Canberra

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

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: Havanna

D

• Dominican Republic ^[LoN]
  Capital: Santo Domingo

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 (from May 5) ^[LoN]
  Capital: Addis Ababa

F

• Finland - Republic of Finland ^[LoN]
  Capital: Helsinki
• France - French State
  Capital: Paris

G

• Germany - German Reich
  Capital: Berlin
• Greece - Kingdom of Greece (to April 6)
  Capital: Athens
• Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
  Capital: Guatemala City

H

• Haiti - Republic of Haiti
  Capital: Port-au-Prince
• Honduras - Republic of Honduras
  Capital: Tegucigalpa
• Hungary - Kingdom of Hungary
  Capital: Budapest

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

J

• Japan - Empire of Japan
  Capital: Tokyo

L

• Liberia - Republic of Liberia ^[LoN]
  Capital: Monrovia
• Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
  Capital: Vaduz

M

• Mexico - United Mexican States
  Capital: Mexico City
• Monaco - Principality of Monaco
  Capital: Monaco-Ville
• Mongolia - Mongolian People's Republic
  Capital: Ulaanbaatar

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

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

R

• Rumania - Kingdom of Rumania
  Capital: Bucharest

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

T

• Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand ^[LoN]
  Capital: Bangkok
• Turkey - Republic of Turkey ^[LoN]
  Capital: Ankara

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

V

• Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
  Capital: Vatican City
• Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
  Capital: Caracas

Y

• Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
  Capital: Sanaa
• Yugoslavia - Kingdom of Yugoslavia (to April 17)
  Capital: Belgrade

Occupied states

• Belgium - Metropolitan kingdom occupied by Germany, but country not annexed
• Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark, occupied by Germany
• Netherlands - Metropole occupied by Germany, but country not annexed
• Norway - Metropole occupied by Germany, but country not annexed

Other states

In 1941, there were six states which were not recognized as sovereign by a majority of countries.

• Considered Japanese puppets by international community
  • Manchukuo - Great Empire of Manchuria (recognized by several neutral States)
    Capital: Hsinking
  • Nanjing - Republic of China
    Capital: Nanking
• Considered German puppets by international community
  • Croatia - Independent State of Croatia (from April 10)
    Capital: Zagreb
  • Slovakia - Slovak Republic (recognized by several neutral States)
    Capital: Bratislava
• Considered Soviet puppets by international community
  • Tannu Tuva - Tuvan People's Republic
    Capital: Kyzyl
• Considered Chinese territory by international community
  • Tibet
    Capital: Lhasa

Non-Sovereign Territories

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

Belgium

• Belgian Congo (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
  Capital: Léopoldville (Leopoldstad)

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

Denmark

• Greenland (Self-governing possession, under United States protection from April 9)
  Capital: Godthåb
• Iceland - Kingdom of Iceland (Self-governing kingdom, under United States protection from April 9)
  Capital: Reykjavík

France

• Adélie Land (Uninhabited possession)
• Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
• French Antilles and Guiana (Colony)
• French Equatorial Africa (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
  Capital: Brazzaville
• 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)
  Capital: Ville de Djibouti
• French West Africa (Colony)
  Capital: Dakar
• Kwangchowan (Concession, loyal to the Free French Forces)
• Madagascar (Colony)
  Capital: Tananarive
• Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (Protectorate)
  Capital: Rabat
• New Caledonia - New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
  Capital: Nouméa
• Réunion (Colony)
  Capital: Saint-Denis
• Shanghai (Concession)
• Tientsin (Concession)
• Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)
  Capital: Tunis

Germany

• 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
• General Government (Autonomous territory)
  Capital: Krakau
• Netherlands - Netherlands Reich Commission (Civil administration)
  Capital: Amsterdam
• Norway - Norway Reich Commission (Civil administration)
  Capital: Oslo
• Ostland - Ostland Reich Commission (from July 17, civil administration)
  Capital: Riga
• Serbia - Military Administration in Serbia (from April 30, military administration)
  Capital: Belgrade
• Ukraine - Ukraine Reich Commission (from July 17, civil administration)
  Capital: Rowno

Italy

• Albania - Albanian Kingdom (Protectorate)
  Capital: Tirana
• Italian East Africa (to November 28, colony)
  Capital: Addis Ababa
• Italian Libya (Colony)
  Capital: Tunis
• Montenegro - Kingdom of Montenegro (from July 12, protectorate)
  Capital: Cetinje
• Pindus and Macedonia - Principality of Pindus and Voivodship of Macedonia (from Summer 1941)
  Capital: Aminciu
• Tientsin (Concession)

Japan

• Chōsen (Dependency)
  Capital: Seoul
• Hong Kong - Hong Kong Occupied Territory (from December 25, occupied territory)
  Capital: Kowloon
• Karafuto - Karafuto Prefecture (to November 1, dependency)
  Capital: Ōtomari
• Kwantung - Kwantung Leased Territory (Concession)
  Capital: Dalian
• Malaya (from December 8, occupied territory)
  Capital: Kuala Lumpur
• Omiya Jima (from December 10, occupied territory)
  Capital: Agana
• Otori Jima (from December 23, occupied territory)
• Taiwan (Dependency)
  Capital: Taihoku
• Tientsin (Concession)

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
• Nauru (Administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom)
  Capital: Yaren
• 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 - Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon (Administered by France)
  • Lebanon - State of Greater Lebanon (Administered by France)
    Capital: Beirut
  • Syria - Syrian Republic (Administered by France)
    Capital: Damascus
• Tanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (Administered by the United Kingdom)
  Capital: Dar es Salaam
• Western Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)
  Capital: Apia

Netherlands

• Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
  Capital: Willemstad
• Netherlands East Indies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
  Capital: Batavia
• Netherlands Guiana (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
  Capital: Paramaribo

New Zealand

• Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
  Capital: Avarua
• Niue Island (Dependent territory)
  Capital: Alofi
• Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)
• Union Islands (Dependent territory)

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 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

Spain

• Ifni (Colony)
  Capital: Sidi Ifni
• Spanish Guinea (Colony)
  Capital: Santa Isabel
• Spanish Morocco (Protectorate)
  Capital: Tétouan
• Spanish Sahara (Colony)
  Capital: El Aaiún

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 (from March 16, 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
• Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam (Protectorate)
  Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
• Burma (Crown colony)
  Capital: Rangoon
• Ceylon (Crown colony)
  Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte
• Cyprus (Crown colony)
  Capital: Nicosia
• Cyrenaica (from February, Occupied territory)
  Capital: Benghazi
• Eritrea (from May 19, Occupied territory)
  Capital: Benghazi
• Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
  Capital: Stanley
• Faroe Islands (Occupied territory)
  Capital: Tórshavn
• Federated Malay States (Protectorate)
  Capital: Kuala Lumpur
• 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)
• Hong Kong (to December 25, crown colony)
  Capital: Hong Kong
• India - Indian Empire (Crown colony)
  Capital: New Dehli
• Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
  Capital: Douglas
• Italian Somaliland (from February 26, occupied territory)
  Capital: Mogadiscio
• Jamaica (Crown colony)
  Capital: Kingston
• Johor - State of Johor Darul Ta'zim (Protectorate)
  Capital: Johor Bahru
• Kedah - State of Kedah Darul Aman (to December 14, protectorate)
  Capital: Alor Setar
• Kelantan - State of Kelantan Darul Naim (to December 22, protectorate)
  Capital: Kota Bharu
• 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)
• Mauritius (Crown colony)
  Capital: Valletta
• 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
• North Borneo (Crown colony)
  Capital: Jesselton
• Northern Rhodesia - Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Protectorate)
  Capital: Livingstone
• Nyasaland - Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
  Capital: Zomba
• Perlis - State of Perlis Indera Kayangan (to December 8, protectorate)
  Capital: Kangar (administrative), Arau (royal)
• Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar (Protectorate)
  Capital: Doha
• Saint Helena (Crown colony)
  Capital: Jamestown
• Sarawak - Kingdom of Sarawak (to December 24, protectorate)
  Capital: Kuching
• 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
• 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 (to December 11, protectorate)
  Capital: Kuala Terengganu
• Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
  Capital: Port of Spain
• Trucial States (Protectorate)
  Capital: Abu Dhabi
• Uganda (Crown colony)
  Capital: Kampala
• Zanzibar - Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)
  Capital: Zanzibar City

United States

• Alaska - Alaska Territory (Territory)
  Capital: Juneau
• American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
  Capital: Pago Pago
• Bajo Nuevo Bank (Uninhabited territory)
• Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
• Guam - Territory of Guam (to December 10, territory)
  Capital: Hagåtña
• 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
• Philippine Commonwealth - Commonwealth of the Philippines (In exile, semi-independent self-governing commonwealth of the United States)
  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)
• United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
  Capital: Charlotte Amalie
• Wake Island (to December 23, uninhabited territory)