User:Adinar0012/List of sovereign states in 1948
Appearance
Internationally recognized sovereign states
[edit]A
[edit]- Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan
- Albania - People's Republic of Albania
- Andorra - Principality of Andorra
- Argentina - Argentine Republic
- Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
B
[edit]- Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
- Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
- Brazil - Republic of the United States of Brazil
- Bulgaria - People's Republic of Bulgaria
- Burma - Union of Burma (from January 4)
C
[edit]- Canada - Dominion of Canada
- Ceylon - Dominion of Ceylon (from February 4)
- 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
[edit]- Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
- Dominican Republic
E
[edit]- Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
- Egypt - Kingdom of Egypt
- El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
- Ethiopia - Empire of Ethiopia
F
[edit]G
[edit]H
[edit]I
[edit]- Iceland - Republic of Iceland
- India - Union of India
- Iran - Imperial State of Iran
- Iraq - Kingdom of Iraq
- Ireland
- Ireland (to April 18)
- Republic of Ireland (from April 18)
- Israel - State of Israel (from May 14)
- Italy - Italian Republic
K
[edit]- Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea (from September 9)
- Korea, South - Republic of Korea (from August 15)
L
[edit]- Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
- Liberia - Republic of Liberia
- Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
M
[edit]- Mexico - United Mexican States
- Monaco - Principality of Monaco
- Mongolia - Mongolian People's Republic
N
[edit]- Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
- Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
- New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand
- Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
- Norway - Kingdom of Norway
P
[edit]- Pakistan - Dominion of Pakistan
- Panama - Republic of Panama
- Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
- Peru - Peruvian Republic
- Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
- Poland - Republic of Poland
- Portugal - Portuguese Republic
R
[edit]- Rumania - Rumanian People's Republic
S
[edit]- San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
- Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Sikkim - Kingdom of Sikkim
- 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
[edit]- Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
- Transjordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan
- Trieste - Free Territory of Trieste
- Turkey - Republic of Turkey
U
[edit]- United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United States - United States of America
- Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay
V
[edit]- Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
- Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
Y
[edit]- Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
- Yugoslavia - Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia
Occupied states
[edit]- Austria - Republic of Austria
- Estonia - Republic of Estonia
- Germany
- Japan
- Latvia - Republic of Latvia
- Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania
Other states
[edit]- East Turkestan - East Turkestan Republic
- Hyderabad - State of Hyderabad (to September 12)
- Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
- Tibet
- Vietnam - Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Non-Sovereign Territories
[edit]Australia
[edit]- Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands - Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited external territory)
- Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)
- Papua - Territory of Papua (External territory)
Belgium
[edit]- Belgian Congo (Colony)
Condominiums
[edit]- Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
- Canton and Enderbury Islands (Anglo-American condominium)
- New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium)
Denmark
[edit]- Faroe Islands (from April 1, Autonomous province)
- Greenland (Possession)
France
[edit]- Adélie Land (Overseas territory)
- Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
- Comoros - Territory of the Comoros (Overseas territory)
- Fezzan (Occupied territory)
- French Equatorial Africa (Overseas territory)
- French India - French Establishments in India (Overseas territory)
- French Indochina (Federation of protectorates)
- French Oceania - French Settlements in Oceania (Overseas territory)
- French Somaliland - Territory of French Somaliland (Overseas territory)
- French West Africa (Overseas territory)
- Madagascar (Overseas territory)
- Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (Protectorate)
- New Caledonia - Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (Overseas territory)
- Saar (Protectorate)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Overseas territory)
- Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)
India
[edit]- File:First Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (Protectorate)
International
[edit]- Tangier - City of Tangier (International zone)
League of Nations Mandates
[edit]- Palestine - British Mandate of Palestine (to May 14, administered by the United Kingdom)
- South-West Africa (administered by South Africa)
Netherlands
[edit]- Bangka - Bangka Council (to January 23, Autonomous state)
- Bangka Belitung and Riau - Bangka Belitung and Riau Federation (from January 23, Autonomous state)
- Banjar - Territory of Banjar (from January 14, Autonomous state)
- Belitung - Belitung Council (to January 23, Autonomous state)
- Curaçao (to September 20) Netherlands Antilles (from September 20)
- Curaçao and Dependencies (to September 20, Colony)
- Netherlands Antilles (from September 20, Colony)
- Dayak Besar (Autonomous state)
- East Indonesia (Autonomous state)
- East Java (from November 26, Autonomous state)
- East Sumatra - State of East Sumatra (Autonomous state)
- Madura - State of Madura (from January 23, Autonomous state)
- Netherlands Guiana (to September 20, Colony) Suriname (from September 20, Colony)
- Netherlands New Guinea (Colony)
- Riau - Riau Council (to January 23, Autonomous state)
- Siak Besar (to February 4), East Kalimantan (from February 4)
- Siak Besar Territory (to February 4, Autonomous state)
- Federation of East Kalimantan (from February 4, Autonomous state)
- Southeast Kalimantan - Federation of Southeast Kalimantan (Autonomous state)
- South Sumatra - State of South Sumatra (from August 30, Autonomous state)
- West Java
- State of West Java (from February 26 to April 24, Autonomous state)
- Sundanese State (from April 24, Autonomous state)
- West Kalimantan - Special Territory of West Kalimantan (Autonomous state)
New Zealand
[edit]- Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
- Niue Island (Dependent territory)
- Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)
- Tokelau Islands (Dependent territory)
Norway
[edit]- Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
- Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession)
- Queen Maud Land (Uninhabited possession)
Portugal
[edit]- 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)
Spain
[edit]- Spanish Guinea (Colony)
- Spanish Morocco (Protectorate)
- Spanish West Africa (Colony)
United Kingdom
[edit]- 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)
- 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 (to January 4, Crown colony)
- Ceylon (to February 4, Crown colony)
- File:Cyprus Blue Ensign 1922.PNG Cyprus (Crown colony)
- Cyrenaica (Occupied territory)
- Eritrea (Occupied territory)
- Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
- Gambia - Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
- Gibraltar (Crown colony)
- Gold Coast (Crown colony)
- Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
- Hong Kong (Crown colony)
- Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
- Italian Somaliland (Occupied territory)
- Jamaica (Crown colony)
- Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
- Kenya - Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
- Kuwait - Sheikdom of Kuwait (Protectorate)
- Malaya - Federation of Malaya (Crown colony)
- 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)
- Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar (Protectorate)
- Saint Helena (Crown colony)
- File:Colonial flag of Sarawak.png Sarawak (Crown colony)
- Seychelles (Crown colony)
- Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
- Singapore (Crown colony)
- Southern Rhodesia - Colony of Southern Rhodesia (Crown colony)
- Suez Canal Zone (Crown colony)
- Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
- Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
- Tripolitania (Occupied territory)
- Trucial States (Protectorate)
- Uganda (Crown colony)
- Zanzibar - Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)
United Nations Trust Territories
[edit]- British Togoland (administered by the United Kingdom)
- Cameroons - British Cameroons (administered by the United Kingdom)
- Cameroun (administered by France)
- French Togoland (administered by France)
- Nauru (administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom)
- New Guinea - Territory of New Guinea (administered by Australia)
- Ruanda-Urundi (administered by Belgium)
- Tanganyika (administered by the United Kingdom)
- Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (administered by the United States)
- Western Samoa (administered by New Zealand)
United States
[edit]- Alaska - Alaska Territory (Territory)
- American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
- Bajo Nuevo Bank (Unincorporated 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)
- Midway Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
- Navassa Island (Uninhabited territory)
- Palmyra Atoll (Unincorporated organized territory)
- Panama Canal Zone (Territory)
- Puerto Rico (Territory)
- Quita Sueño Bank (Unincorporated territory)
- Roncador Bank (Unincorporated territory)
- Ryukyu Islands - United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (Occupied territory)
- Serrana Bank (Unincorporated territory)
- Serranilla Bank (Uninhabited territory)
- Swan Islands (Uninhabited territory)
- United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
- Volcano Islands (Occupied territory)
- Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)