User:Adinar0012/List of sovereign states in the 1940s
Sovereign states
[edit]A
[edit]- Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan
- Andorra - Principality of Andorra
- Argentina - Argentine Republic
- Australia - Commonwealth of Australia (Dominion of the British Empire)
B
[edit]- Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium (Metropole to May 17)
- Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
- Brazil - Republic of the United States of Brazil
- Bulgaria - Kingdom of Bulgaria
C
[edit]- Canada - Dominion of Canada
- Chile - Republic of Chile
- China - Republic of China
- Colombia - Republic of Colombia
- Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
- Cuba - Republic of Cuba
D
[edit]- Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark (to April 9)
- Dominican Republic
E
[edit]- Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
- Egypt - Kingdom of Egypt
- El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
- Estonia - Republic of Estonia (to June 17)
F
[edit]- Finland - Republic of Finland
- France
- French Republic (to June 22)
- French State (from June 22)
G
[edit]H
[edit]I
[edit]J
[edit]- Japan - Empire of Japan
L
[edit]- Latvia - Republic of Latvia (to June 17)
- Liberia - Republic of Liberia
- Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
- Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania (to June 15)
- Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (to May 10)
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 (Metropole to May 14)
- New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand (Dominion of the British Empire)
- Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
- Norway - Kingdom of Norway (Metropole to June 7)
P
[edit]- Panama - Republic of Panama
- Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
- Peru - Peruvian Republic
- Portugal - Portuguese Republic
R
[edit]- Romania - Kingdom of Romania
S
[edit]- San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
- Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- South Africa - Union of South Africa
- Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Spain - Spanish State
- Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
- Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
T
[edit]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 - Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Occupied states
[edit]- Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark (from April 9)
- Estonia - Republic of Estonia (from June 17)
- Latvia - Republic of Latvia (from June 17)
- Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania (from June 15)
Other states
[edit]- Considered Japanese puppets by international community
- China, Provisional Government of - Provisional Government of the Republic of China (to March 30)
- China, Reformed Government of - Reformed Government of the Republic of China (to March 30)
- Nanjing - Republic of China (from March 30)
- Manchukuo - Great Empire of Manchuria (recognized by several neutral States)
- Considered German puppet by international community
- Slovakia - Slovak Republic (from March 14) (recognized by several neutral States)
- Considered Soviet puppets by international community
- Tannu Tuva - Tuvan People's Republic
- Democratic Finland - Finnish Democratic Republic (to March 12)
- Considered Chinese territory by international community
Non-Sovereign Territories
[edit]Australia
[edit]- Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)
- Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)
- Papua - Territory of Papua (External territory)
Belgium
[edit]- Belgian Congo (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile from May 17)
Condominiums
[edit]- Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
- Canton and Enderbury Islands (Anglo-American condominium)
- New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium, loyal to the Free French Forces from June 22)
Denmark
[edit]- Greenland (Possession, effectively self-governing from April 9)
- Iceland - Kingdom of Iceland (Under Allied occupation from June 1940)
France
[edit]- Adélie Land (Uninhabited possession)
- Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
- French Antilles and Guiana (Colony)
- French Equatorial Africa (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces from November 12)
- French India - French Establishments in India (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces from September 9)
- French Indochina (Federation of protectorates)
- French Oceania - French Establishments in Oceania (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces from September 2)
- French Somaliland (Colony)
- French West Africa (Colony)
- Kwangchowan (from June, Concession, loyal to the Free French Forces)
- Madagascar (Colony)
- Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (Protectorate)
- New Caledonia - New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces from September 24)
- Réunion (Colony)
- Shanghai (Concession)
- Tientsin (Concession)
- Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)
Germany
[edit]- Belgium and North France - Military Administration in Belgium and North France (from May 17, Military administration)
- Bohemia and Moravia - Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (Autonomous protectorate)
- Channel Islands (from June 30, occupied territory)
- General Government
- General Government for the Occupied Polish Territories (to July 31, Autonomous territory)
- General Government (from July 31, Autonomous territory)
- Netherlands - Netherlands Reich Commission (from May 14, Civil administration)
- Norway - Norway Reich Commission (from June 7, Civil administration)
International
[edit]- Shanghai - Shanghai International Settlement (International concession)
- Tangier - City of Tangier (to November 4, International zone)
Italy
[edit]- Albania - Albanian Kingdom (Protectorate)
- Italian East Africa (Colony)
- Italian Libya (Colony)
- Tientsin (Concession)
Japan
[edit]- Chōsen (Dependency)
- Karafuto - Karafuto Prefecture (Dependency)
- Kwantung - Kwantung Leased Territory (Concession)
- Taiwan (Dependency)
- Tientsin (Concession)
League of Nations Mandates
[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)
- Palestine - British Mandate of Palestine (administered by the United Kingdom)
- Transjordan - Emirate of Transjordan (administered by the United Kingdom)
- Ruanda-Urundi (administered by Belgium)
- South Pacific Mandate (administered by Japan)
- South-West Africa (administered by South Africa)
- Syria - Mandate of Syria (administered by Vichy France)
- Tanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (administered by the United Kingdom)
- Western Samoa (administered by New Zealand)
Netherlands
[edit]- Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile from May 14)
- Netherlands East Indies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile from May 14)
- Netherlands Guiana (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile from May 14)
New Zealand
[edit]- Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
- Niue Island (Dependent territory)
- Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)
- Union Islands (Dependent territory)
Norway
[edit]- Bouvet Island (to June 7, Uninhabited possession)
- Peter I Island (to June 7, Uninhabited possession)
- Queen Maud Land (to June 7, 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]- Ifni (Colony)
- Spanish Guinea (Colony)
- Spanish Morocco (Protectorate)
- Spanish Sahara (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)
- Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (Protectorate)
- British Guiana (Crown colony)
- British Honduras (Crown colony)
- British Leeward Islands - Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands (Crown colony)
- British Somaliland - British Somaliland Protectorate (to August 19, Protectorate)
- British Western Pacific Territories (Crown colony)
- British Windward Islands - Federal Colony of the Windward Islands (Crown colony)
- Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam (Protectorate)
- Burma (Crown colony)
- Ceylon (Crown colony)
- File:Cyprus Blue Ensign 1922.PNG Cyprus (Crown colony)
- Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
- Faroe Islands (from April 12, Occupied territory)
- Federated Malay States (Protectorate)
- Gambia - Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
- Gibraltar (Crown colony)
- Gold Coast (Crown colony)
- Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (to June 30, Crown dependency)
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited possession)
- Hong Kong (Crown colony)
- India - Indian Empire (Crown colony)
- Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
- Jamaica (Crown colony)
- Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (to July 1, Crown dependency)
- Johor - State of Johor Darul Ta'zim (Protectorate)
- Kedah - State of Kedah Darul Aman (Protectorate)
- Kelantan - State of Kelantan Darul Naim (Protectorate)
- Kenya - Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
- Kuwait - Sheikdom of Kuwait (Protectorate)
- 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)
- Perlis - State of Perlis Indera Kayangan (Protectorate)
- Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar (Protectorate)
- Saint Helena (Crown colony)
- Sarawak - Kingdom of Sarawak (Protectorate)
- Seychelles (Crown colony)
- Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
- Southern Rhodesia - Colony of Southern Rhodesia (Crown colony)
- Straits Settlements (Crown colony)
- Suez Canal Zone (Crown colony)
- Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
- Terengganu - State of Terengganu Darul Iman (Protectorate)
- Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
- Trucial States (Protectorate)
- Uganda (Crown colony)
- Zanzibar - Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)
United States
[edit]- Alaska - Alaska Territory (Territory)
- American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
- Bajo Nuevo Bank (Uninhabited territory)
- Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
- Guam - Territory of Guam (Territory)
- Hawaii - Territory of Hawaii (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)
- Panama Canal Zone (Territory)
- Philippine Commonwealth - Commonwealth of the Philippines (Semi-independent self-governing commonwealth)
- Puerto Rico (Territory)
- 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)
- Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)
Sovereign states
[edit]League of Nations member states are indicated by [LoN]
A
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Dominican Republic [LoN]
Capital: Santo Domingo
E
[edit]- 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
[edit]G
[edit]- Germany - German Reich
Capital: Berlin - Greece - Kingdom of Greece (to April 6)
Capital: Athens - Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala City
H
[edit]- Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Capital: Port-au-Prince - Honduras - Republic of Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa - Hungary - Kingdom of Hungary
Capital: Budapest
I
[edit]- 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
[edit]L
[edit]- Liberia - Republic of Liberia [LoN]
Capital: Monrovia - Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz
M
[edit]- Mexico - United Mexican States
Capital: Mexico City - Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Capital: Monaco-Ville - Mongolia - Mongolian People's Republic
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
N
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]S
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand [LoN]
Capital: Bangkok - Turkey - Republic of Turkey [LoN]
Capital: Ankara
U
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Capital: Vatican City - Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
Capital: Caracas
Y
[edit]- Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Capital: Sanaa - Yugoslavia - Kingdom of Yugoslavia (to April 17)
Capital: Belgrade
Occupied states
[edit]- 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
[edit]In 1941, there were six states which were not recognized as sovereign by a majority of countries.
- Considered Japanese puppets by international community
- 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
- Croatia - Independent State of Croatia (from April 10)
- Considered Soviet puppets by international community
- Tannu Tuva - Tuvan People's Republic
Capital: Kyzyl
- Tannu Tuva - Tuvan People's Republic
- Considered Chinese territory by international community
Non-Sovereign Territories
[edit]Australia
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Belgian Congo (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Léopoldville (Leopoldstad)
Condominiums
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
- Transjordan - Emirate of Transjordan (Administered by the United Kingdom)
- 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)
- Tanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Dar es Salaam - Western Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)
Capital: Apia
Netherlands
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
Capital: Avarua - Niue Island (Dependent territory)
Capital: Alofi - Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)
- Union Islands (Dependent territory)
Portugal
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Ifni (Colony)
Capital: Sidi Ifni - Spanish Guinea (Colony)
Capital: Santa Isabel - Spanish Morocco (Protectorate)
Capital: Tétouan - Spanish Sahara (Colony)
Capital: El Aaiún
United Kingdom
[edit]- 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 - File:Cyprus Blue Ensign 1922.PNG 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
[edit]- 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)
Sovereign states
[edit]League of Nations member states are indicated by [LoN]
A
[edit]- 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 to October 9) [LoN]
Capital: Canberra
B
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Dominican Republic [LoN]
Capital: Santo Domingo
E
[edit]- 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 [LoN]
Capital: Addis Ababa
F
[edit]G
[edit]- Germany - German Reich
Capital: Berlin - Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala City
H
[edit]- Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Capital: Port-au-Prince - Honduras - Republic of Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa - Hungary - Kingdom of Hungary
Capital: Budapest
I
[edit]- 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
[edit]L
[edit]- Liberia - Republic of Liberia [LoN]
Capital: Monrovia - Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz
M
[edit]- Mexico - United Mexican States
Capital: Mexico City - Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Capital: Monaco-Ville - Mongolia - Mongolian People's Republic
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
N
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]S
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand [LoN]
Capital: Bangkok - Turkey - Republic of Turkey [LoN]
Capital: Ankara
U
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Capital: Vatican City - Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
Capital: Caracas
Y
[edit]Occupied states
[edit]- Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium (metropolitan territory)
Capital: Bruxelles - Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Capital: Copenhagen
Other states
[edit]In 1942, there were six states which were not recognized as sovereign by a majority of countries.
- Croatia - Independent State of Croatia
Capital: Zagreb- De facto independent state. Recognized by the members of the Anti-Comintern Pact and Argentina. Claimed by Yugoslavia.
- Manchukuo - Great Empire of Manchuria
Capital: Hsinking- De facto independent state. Recognized by 23 of members of the League of Nations. Claimed by the Republic of China.
- Nanjing - Republic of China
Capital: Nanking- De facto independent state. Recognized by the members of the Anti-Comintern Pact. Claimed by the Republic of China.
- Slovakia - Slovak Republic
Capital: Bratislava- De facto independent state under German "protection". Recognized by 15 other states. Claimed by Czechoslovakia.
- Tannu Tuva - Tuvan People's Republic
Capital: Kyzyl- De facto independent state. Recognized by the Soviet Union and Mongolia.
- Tibet
Capital: Lhasa- De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. Not recognized by any other state.
Non-Sovereign Territories
[edit]Australia
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Belgian Congo (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Léopoldville (Leopoldstad)
Condominiums
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Greenland (Self-governing possession under United States protection)
Capital: Godthåb - Iceland - Kingdom of Iceland (Self-governing kingdom under United States protection)
Capital: Reykjavík
France
[edit]- 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, loyal to the Free French Forces from December 28)
Capital: Ville de Djibouti - French West Africa (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces from November)
Capital: Dakar - Kwangchowan (Concession, loyal to the Free French Forces)
- Madagascar (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces from December 14)
Capital: Tananarive - Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (Protectorate, loyal to the Free French Forces from November 8)
Capital: Rabat - New Caledonia - New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Nouméa - Réunion (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces from November 28)
Capital: Saint-Denis - Shanghai (Concession)
- Tientsin (Concession)
- Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)
Capital: Tunis
Germany
[edit]- 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 - Greece - Hellenic State (Civil administration)
Capital: Athens - Netherlands - Netherlands Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Amsterdam - Norway - Norway Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Oslo - Ostland - Ostland Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Riga - Serbia - Military Administration in Serbia (Military administration)
Capital: Belgrade - Ukraine - Ukraine Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Rowno
Italy
[edit]- Albania - Albanian Kingdom (Protectorate)
Capital: Tirana - Italian Libya (Colony)
Capital: Tunis - Montenegro - Kingdom of Montenegro (Protectorate)
Capital: Cetinje - Pindus and Macedonia - Principality of Pindus and Voivodship of Macedonia (Protectorate)
Capital: Aminciu - Tientsin (Concession)
Japan
[edit]- Andaman and Nicobar Islands (from March 23, occupied territory)
Capital: Port Blair - Banaba Island (from August 26, occupied territory)
Capital: Tabiang - Boruneo Kita (from January 18, occupied territory)
Capital: Elopura - Burma (from August 1, occupied territory)
Capital: Rangoon - Chōsen (Dependency)
Capital: Seoul - Christmas Island (from March 31, occupied territory)
Capital: Flying Fish Cove - Hong Kong - Hong Kong Occupied Territory (Occupied territory)
Capital: Kowloon - Indonesia (from March 8, occupied territory)
Capital: Batavia - Karafuto - Karafuto Prefecture (to November 1, dependency)
Capital: Ōtomari - Kwantung - Kwantung Leased Territory (Concession)
Capital: Dalian - Malaya (from January 31, occupied territory)
Capital: Kuala Lumpur - Nauru (from August 26, occupied territory)
Capital: Yaren - Omiya Jima (Occupied territory)
Capital: Agana - Otori Jima (Occupied territory)
- Philippines (from January 2, occupied territory)
Capital: Manila - Syonan-to (from February 15, occupied territory)
Capital: Syonan-to - Taiwan (Dependency)
Capital: Taihoku - Tientsin (Concession)
- Timor (from February 20, occupied territory)
Capital: Dili
League of Nations Mandates
[edit]- 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 (to August 26, 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
- Transjordan - Emirate of Transjordan (Administered by the United Kingdom)
- 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 of Syria (Administered by France, occupied by Britain)
- Tanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Dar es Salaam - Western Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)
Capital: Apia
Netherlands
[edit]- Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Willemstad - Netherlands East Indies (to March 8, colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Batavia - Netherlands Guiana (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
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)
Portugal
[edit]- 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 (to February 20, 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
[edit]- Ifni (Colony)
Capital: Sidi Ifni - Spanish Guinea (Colony)
Capital: Santa Isabel - Spanish Morocco (Protectorate)
Capital: Tétouan - Spanish Sahara (Colony)
Capital: El Aaiún
United Kingdom
[edit]- 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 (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 (to January 6, protectorate)
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan - Burma (to August 1, crown colony)
Capital: Rangoon - Ceylon (Crown colony)
Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte - File:Cyprus Blue Ensign 1922.PNG Cyprus (Crown colony)
Capital: Nicosia - Cyrenaica (Occupied territory)
Capital: Benghazi - Eritrea (Occupied territory)
Capital: Benghazi - Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: Stanley - Faroe Islands (Occupied territory)
Capital: Tórshavn - Federated Malay States (to January 31, 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)
- India - Indian Empire (Crown colony)
Capital: New Dehli - Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Capital: Douglas - Italian Somaliland (Occupied territory)
Capital: Mogadiscio - Jamaica (Crown colony)
Capital: Kingston - Johor - State of Johor Darul Ta'zim (to January 31, protectorate)
Capital: Johor Bahru - 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)
Capital: Valletta - Mauritius (Crown colony)
Capital: Port Louis - 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 (to January 18, crown colony)
Capital: Sandakan - Northern Rhodesia - Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Protectorate)
Capital: Livingstone - Nyasaland - Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Zomba - Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar (Protectorate)
Capital: Doha - Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Capital: Jamestown - 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 (to March 31, crown colony)
Capital: Singapore - Suez Canal Zone (Crown colony)
- Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative) - Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
Capital: Port of Spain - Tripolitania (from October 23, occupied territory)
Capital: Tripoli - Trucial States (Protectorate)
Capital: Abu Dhabi - Uganda (Crown colony)
Capital: Kampala - 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 (Unincorporated territory)
- Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
- 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 (until January 2)
Capital: Manila[1][2] (In exile, semi-independent self-governing commonwealth of the United States) - 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
Sovereign states
[edit]League of Nations member states are indicated by [LoN]
A
[edit]- 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 [LoN]
Capital: Canberra
B
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Dominican Republic [LoN]
Capital: Santo Domingo
E
[edit]- 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 [LoN]
Capital: Addis Ababa
F
[edit]G
[edit]- Germany
Capital: Berlin- German Reich (to 1943)
- Greater German Reich (from 1943)
- Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala City
H
[edit]- Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Capital: Port-au-Prince - Honduras - Republic of Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa - Hungary - Kingdom of Hungary
Capital: Budapest
I
[edit]- 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
[edit]L
[edit]- Lebanon - Lebanese Republic (from November 22)
Capital: Beirut - Liberia - Republic of Liberia [LoN]
Capital: Monrovia - Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz
M
[edit]- Mexico - United Mexican States
Capital: Mexico City - Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Capital: Monaco-Ville - Mongolia - Mongolian People's Republic
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
N
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]S
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand [LoN]
Capital: Bangkok - Turkey - Republic of Turkey [LoN]
Capital: Ankara
U
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Capital: Vatican City - Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
Capital: Caracas
Y
[edit]Occupied states
[edit]- Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium (metropolitan territory)
Capital: Bruxelles - Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Capital: Copenhagen
Other states
[edit]In 1943, there were nine states which were not recognized as sovereign by a majority of countries.
- Burma - State of Burma (from August 1)
Capital: Rangoon- De facto independent state under Japanese occupation. Recognized by the Axis powers and Vatican City. Claimed by the United Kingdom as part of the Indian Empire.
- Croatia - Independent State of Croatia
Capital: Zagreb- De facto independent state. Recognized by the members of the Anti-Comintern Pact and Argentina. Claimed by Yugoslavia.
- Manchukuo - Great Empire of Manchuria
Capital: Hsinking- De facto independent state. Recognized by 23 of members of the League of Nations. Claimed by the Republic of China.
- Nanjing - Republic of China
Capital: Nanking- De facto independent state. Recognized by the members of the Anti-Comintern Pact. Claimed by the Republic of China.
- Philippines
- Philippines - Republic of the Philippines (from October 14)
Capital: Manila.- De facto independent state under Japanese occupation. Recognized by Japan and her puppet states. Claimed by the U.S. Commonwealth of the Philippines.
- Philippines - Republic of the Philippines (from October 14)
- Salò Italy (from September 23)
Capital: Salò (de facto)- National Republican State of Italy (from September 23 to December 1)
- Italian Social Republic (from December 1)
- Puppet state under German occupation. Recognized by Germany and her puppet states. Claimed by the Kingdom of Italy.
- Slovakia - Slovak Republic
Capital: Bratislava- De facto independent state under German "protection". Recognized by 15 other states. Claimed by Czechoslovakia.
- Tannu Tuva - Tuvan People's Republic
Capital: Kyzyl- De facto independent state. Recognized by the Soviet Union and Mongolia.
- Tibet
Capital: Lhasa- De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. Not recognized by any other state.
Non-Sovereign Territories
[edit]Australia
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Belgian Congo (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Léopoldville (Leopoldstad)
Condominiums
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Greenland (Self-governing possession under United States protection)
Capital: Godthåb - Iceland - Kingdom of Iceland (Self-governing kingdom under United States protection)
Capital: Reykjavík
France
[edit]- Adélie Land (Uninhabited possession)
- Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
- Fezzan (from January 13, occupied territory, under the Free French Forces)
Capital: Sabha - French Antilles and Guiana (Colony to September, loyal to the Free French Forces from July 14 to September)
- French Equatorial Africa (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Brazzaville - French Guiana (from September, Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Cayenne - 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, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Ville de Djibouti - French West Africa (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Dakar - Guadeloupe (from September, colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Basse-Terre - Inini (from September, colony)
Capital: Saint-Élie - Kwangchowan (to February, concession, loyal to the Free French Forces)
- Madagascar (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Tananarive - Martinique (from September, colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Fort-de-France - Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (Protectorate, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Rabat - New Caledonia - New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Nouméa - Réunion (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Saint-Denis - Saint Pierre and Miquelon (from September, Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Saint-Pierre - Shanghai (to July 30, concession)
- Tientsin (to July 30, concession)
- Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate, loyal to the Free French Forces from May 7)
Capital: Tunis
Germany
[edit]- Albania - Albanian Kingdom (from September 8, protectorate)
Capital: Tirana - 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 - Dodecanese Islands (from September 11, occupied territory)
Capital: Rhodes - General Government (Autonomous territory)
Capital: Krakau - Greece - Hellenic State (Civil administration)
Capital: Athens - Montenegro - Kingdom of Montenegro (from September 10, protectorate)
Capital: Cetinje - Netherlands - Netherlands Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Amsterdam - Norway - Norway Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Oslo - Ostland - Ostland Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Riga - Pindus and Macedonia - Principality of Pindus and Voivodship of Macedonia (from September 8, protectorate)
Capital: Aminciu - Serbia - Military Administration in Serbia (Military administration)
Capital: Belgrade - Ukraine - Ukraine Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Rowno
Italy
[edit]- Albania - Albanian Kingdom (to September 8, protectorate)
Capital: Tirana - Italian Libya (to January 13, colony)
Capital: Tunis - Montenegro - Kingdom of Montenegro (to September 10, protectorate)
Capital: Cetinje - Pindus and Macedonia - Principality of Pindus and Voivodship of Macedonia (to September 8, protectorate)
Capital: Aminciu - Tientsin (Concession)
Japan
[edit]- Andaman and Nicobar Islands (to October 23, occupied territory)
Capital: Port Blair - Banaba Island (Occupied territory)
Capital: Tabiang - Boruneo Kita (Occupied territory)
Capital: Elopura - Burma (to August 1, occupied territory)
Capital: Rangoon - Chōsen (Dependency)
Capital: Seoul - Christmas Island (Occupied territory)
Capital: Flying Fish Cove - Hong Kong - Hong Kong Occupied Territory (Occupied territory)
Capital: Kowloon - Indonesia (Occupied territory)
Capital: Batavia - Kwantung - Kwantung Leased Territory (Concession)
Capital: Dalian - Malaya (Occupied territory)
Capital: Kuala Lumpur - Nauru (Occupied territory)
Capital: Yaren - Omiya Jima (Occupied territory)
Capital: Agana - Otori Jima (Occupied territory)
- Philippines (to October 14, occupied territory)
Capital: Manila - Syonan-to (occupied territory)
Capital: Syonan-to - Taiwan (Dependency)
Capital: Taihoku - Tientsin (Concession)
- Timor (Occupied territory)
Capital: Dili
League of Nations Mandates
[edit]- 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 - 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
- Transjordan - Emirate of Transjordan (Administered by the United Kingdom)
- 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 (Administered by France, occupied by Britain)
- Tanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Dar es Salaam - Western Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)
Capital: Apia
Netherlands
[edit]- Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Willemstad - Netherlands Guiana (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
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)
Portugal
[edit]- 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 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
[edit]- Ifni (Colony)
Capital: Sidi Ifni - Spanish Guinea (Colony)
Capital: Santa Isabel - Spanish Morocco (Protectorate)
Capital: Tétouan - Spanish Sahara (Colony)
Capital: El Aaiún
United Kingdom
[edit]- 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 (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 - Ceylon (Crown colony)
Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte - File:Cyprus Blue Ensign 1922.PNG Cyprus (Crown colony)
Capital: Nicosia - Cyrenaica (Occupied territory)
Capital: Benghazi - Eritrea (Occupied territory)
Capital: Asmara - Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: Stanley - Faroe Islands (Occupied territory)
Capital: Tórshavn - 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)
- India - Indian Empire (Crown colony)
Capital: New Dehli - Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Capital: Douglas - Italian Somaliland (Occupied territory)
Capital: Mogadiscio - Jamaica (Crown colony)
Capital: Kingston - 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)
Capital: Valletta - Mauritius (Crown colony)
Capital: Port Louis - 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 - Northern Rhodesia - Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Protectorate)
Capital: Livingstone - Nyasaland - Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Zomba - Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar (Protectorate)
Capital: Doha - Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Capital: Jamestown - 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 - Suez Canal Zone (Crown colony)
- Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative) - Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
Capital: Port of Spain - Tripolitania (Occupied territory)
Capital: Tripoli - Trucial States (Protectorate)
Capital: Abu Dhabi - Uganda (Crown colony)
Capital: Kampala - 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 (Unincorporated territory)
- Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
- 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 - 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
Sovereign states
[edit]League of Nations member states are indicated by [LoN]
A
[edit]- Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan [LoN]
Capital: Kabul - Albania - Democratic Government of Albania (from October 20)
Capital: Tirana - Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella - Argentina - Argentine Republic [LoN]
Capital: Buenos Aires - Australia - Commonwealth of Australia [LoN]
Capital: Canberra
B
[edit]- Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium (from September 3) [LoN]
Capital: Brussels - 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Dominican Republic [LoN]
Capital: Santo Domingo
E
[edit]- 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 [LoN]
Capital: Addis Ababa
F
[edit]- Finland - Republic of Finland [LoN]
Capital: Helsinki - France [LoN from August 20]
Capital: Paris- French State (to August 20)
- Provisional Government of the French Republic (from August 20)
G
[edit]- Germany - Greater German Reich
Capital: Berlin - Greece - Kingdom of Greece (from October 13) [LoN]
Capital: Athens - Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala City
H
[edit]- Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Capital: Port-au-Prince - Honduras - Republic of Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa - Hungary - Kingdom of Hungary (to October 16)
Capital: Budapest
I
[edit]- Iceland - Republic of Iceland (from June 17)
Capital: Reykjavík - Iran - Imperial State of Iran [LoN]
Capital: Tehran - Iraq - Kingdom of Iraq [LoN]
Capital: Baghdad - Ireland [LoN]
Capital: Dublin - Italy - Kingdom of Italy
Capital: Rome
J
[edit]L
[edit]- Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
Capital: Beirut - Liberia - Republic of Liberia [LoN]
Capital: Monrovia - Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz - Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (from September 11)
Capital: Luxembourg City
M
[edit]- Mexico - United Mexican States [LoN]
Capital: Mexico City - Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Capital: Monaco-Ville - Mongolia - Mongolian People's Republic
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
N
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Panama - Republic of Panama [LoN]
Capital: Panama City - Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay [LoN]
Capital: Asunción - Peru - Peruvian Republic
Capital: Lima - Poland - Republic of Poland (from December 31) [LoN]
Capital: Lublin (provisory) - Portugal - Portuguese Republic [LoN]
Capital: Lisbon
R
[edit]S
[edit]- 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 - Syria - Syrian Republic
Capital: Damascus
T
[edit]- Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand [LoN]
Capital: Bangkok - Turkey - Republic of Turkey [LoN]
Capital: Ankara
U
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Capital: Vatican City - Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
Capital: Caracas
Y
[edit]- Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Capital: Sanaa - Yugoslavia - Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Capital: Belgrade
Occupied states
[edit]- Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Capital: Copenhagen - Estonia - Republic of Estonia (from September 22)
Capital: Tallinn - Latvia - Republic of Latvia (from July 13)
Capital: Riga - Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania (from October 13)
Capital: Vilnius
Other states
[edit]In 1944, there were eleven states which were not recognized as sovereign by a majority of countries.
- Burma - State of Burma
Capital: Rangoon- De facto independent state under Japanese occupation. Recognized by the Axis powers and Vatican City. Claimed by the United Kingdom as part of the Indian Empire.
- Croatia - Independent State of Croatia
Capital: Zagreb- De facto independent state. Recognized by the members of the Anti-Comintern Pact and Argentina. Claimed by Yugoslavia.
- East Turkestan - East Turkestan Republic (from November 12)
Capital: Ghulja- De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. Not recognized by any other state.
- Hungary - Hungarian State (from October 16)
Capital: Budapest- De facto independent state under German occupation. Recognized by Germany and her puppet states.
- Manchukuo - Great Empire of Manchuria
Capital: Hsinking- De facto independent state. Recognized by 23 of members of the League of Nations. Claimed by the Republic of China.
- Nanjing - Republic of China
Capital: Nanking- De facto independent state. Recognized by the members of the Anti-Comintern Pact. Claimed by the Republic of China.
- Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
Capital: Manila.- De facto independent state under Japanese occupation. Recognized by Japan and her puppet states. Claimed by the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
- Salò Italy - Italian Social Republic
Capital: Salò (de facto)- Puppet state under German occupation. Recognized by Germany and her puppet states. Claimed by the Kingdom of Italy.
- Slovakia - Slovak Republic
Capital: Bratislava- De facto independent state under German "protection". Recognized by 15 other states. Claimed by Czechoslovakia.
- Tannu Tuva - Tuvan People's Republic (to October 11)
Capital: Kyzyl- De facto independent state. Recognized by the Soviet Union and her satellite states.
- Tibet
Capital: Lhasa- De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. Not recognized by any other state.
Non-Sovereign Territories
[edit]Australia
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Belgian Congo (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile until September 8)
Capital: Léopoldville (Leopoldstad)
Condominiums
[edit]- 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 to August 20)
Capital: Port Vila
Denmark
[edit]- Greenland (Self-governing possession under United States protection)
Capital: Godthåb - Iceland - Kingdom of Iceland (Self-governing kingdom under United States protection to June 17)
Capital: Reykjavík
France
[edit]- Adélie Land (Uninhabited possession)
- Clipperton Island (to 1944, Uninhabited possession)
- Fezzan (Occupied territory, under the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Sabha - French Equatorial Africa (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Brazzaville - French Guiana (Colony)
Capital: Cayenne - French India - French Establishments in India (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Pondichéry - French Indochina (Federation of protectorates, annexed by Japan after D-Day)
Capital: Hanoi - French Oceania - French Establishments in Oceania (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Papeete - French Somaliland (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Ville de Djibouti - French West Africa (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Dakar - Guadeloupe (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Basse-Terre - Inini (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Saint-Élie - Madagascar (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Tananarive - Martinique (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Fort-de-France - Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (Protectorate, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Rabat - New Caledonia - New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Nouméa - Réunion (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Saint-Denis - Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Saint-Pierre - Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Tunis
Germany
[edit]- Albania - Albanian Kingdom (to October 20)
Capital: Tirana - Belgium and North France - Military Administration in Belgium and North France (to September 3, 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 - Denmark (Occupied territory)
Capital: Copenhagen - Dodecanese Islands (Occupied territory)
Capital: Rhodes - General Government (Autonomous territory)
Capital: Krakau - Greece - Hellenic State (to November 3)
Capital: Athens - Macedonia - Independent State of Macedonia (from September 8 to November 13)
Capital: Skopje - Montenegro - Kingdom of Montenegro (to December 15)
Capital: Cetinje - Netherlands - Netherlands Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Amsterdam - Norway - Norway Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Oslo - Ostland - Ostland Reich Commission (to October 13, civil administration)
Capital: Riga - Pindus and Macedonia - Principality of Pindus and Voivodship of Macedonia (to 1944)
Capital: Aminciu - Serbia - Military Administration in Serbia (to October 20, military administration)
Capital: Belgrade - Ukraine - Ukraine Reich Commission (to February 2, civil administration)
Capital: Rowno
Japan
[edit]- Banaba Island (Occupied territory)
Capital: Tabiang - Boruneo Kita (Occupied territory)
Capital: Elopura - Chōsen (Dependency)
Capital: Seoul - Christmas Island (Occupied territory)
Capital: Flying Fish Cove - Hong Kong - Hong Kong Occupied Territory (Occupied territory)
Capital: Kowloon - Indochina (Federation of states, occupied by Japan after D-Day)
Capital: Hanoi - Indonesia (Occupied territory)
Capital: Batavia - Kwantung - Kwantung Leased Territory (Concession)
Capital: Dalian - Malaya (Occupied territory)
Capital: Kuala Lumpur - Nauru (Occupied territory)
Capital: Yaren - Omiya Jima (to August 10, occupied territory)
Capital: Agana - Otori Jima (Occupied territory)
- Syonan-to (from February 15, occupied territory)
Capital: Syonan-to - Taiwan (Dependency)
Capital: Taihoku - Tientsin (Concession)
- Timor (Occupied territory)
Capital: Dili
League of Nations Mandates
[edit]- 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 - 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
- Transjordan - Emirate of Transjordan (Administered by the United Kingdom)
- Ruanda-Urundi (Administered by Belgium)
Capital: Usumbura - South Pacific Mandate (Administered by Japan)
Capital: Koror - South-West Africa (Administered by South Africa)
Capital: Windhoek - Tanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Dar es Salaam - Western Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)
Capital: Apia
Netherlands
[edit]- Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Willemstad - Netherlands Guiana (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
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)
Portugal
[edit]- 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 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
[edit]- Ifni (Colony)
Capital: Sidi Ifni - Spanish Guinea (Colony)
Capital: Santa Isabel - Spanish Morocco (Protectorate)
Capital: Tétouan - Spanish Sahara (Colony)
Capital: El Aaiún
United Kingdom
[edit]- 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 (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 - Ceylon (Crown colony)
Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte - File:Cyprus Blue Ensign 1922.PNG Cyprus (Crown colony)
Capital: Nicosia - Cyrenaica (Occupied territory)
Capital: Benghazi - Eritrea (Occupied territory)
Capital: Asmara - Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: Stanley - Faroe Islands (Occupied territory)
Capital: Tórshavn - 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)
- India - Indian Empire (Crown colony)
Capital: New Dehli - Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Capital: Douglas - Italian Somaliland (Occupied territory)
Capital: Mogadiscio - Jamaica (Crown colony)
Capital: Kingston - 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)
Capital: Valletta - Mauritius (Crown colony)
Capital: Port Louis - 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 - Northern Rhodesia - Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Protectorate)
Capital: Livingstone - Nyasaland - Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Zomba - Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar (Protectorate)
Capital: Doha - Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Capital: Jamestown - 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 - Suez Canal Zone (Crown colony)
- Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative) - Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
Capital: Port of Spain - Tripolitania (Occupied territory)
Capital: Tripoli - Trucial States (Protectorate)
Capital: Abu Dhabi - Uganda (Crown colony)
Capital: Kampala - 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 (Unincorporated territory)
- Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
- Clipperton Island (from 1944, uninhabited territory)
- 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 - 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
Sovereign states
[edit]League of Nations member states are indicated by [LoN]
United Nations member states are indicated by [UN]
A
[edit]- Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan [LoN]
Capital: Kabul - Albania - Democratic Government of Albania
Capital: Tirana - Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella - Argentina - Argentine Republic [LoN to December 27], [UN from December 27]
Capital: Buenos Aires - Australia - Commonwealth of Australia [LoN to November 1], [UN from November 1]
Capital: Canberra
B
[edit]- Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: Brussels - Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia [UN from November 13]
Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative) - Brazil - Republic of the United States of Brazil [UN from October 24]
Capital: Rio de Janeiro - Bulgaria - Kingdom of Bulgaria [LoN]
Capital: Sofia
C
[edit]- Canada - Dominion of Canada [LoN to November 9], [UN from November 9]
Capital: Ottawa - Chile - Republic of Chile [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: Santiago - China - Republic of China [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: Chongqing (to September 2), Nanking (from September 2) - Colombia - Republic of Colombia [LoN to November 5], [UN from November 5]
Capital: Bogotá - Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica [LoN to November 2], [UN from November 2]
Capital: San José - Cuba - Republic of Cuba [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: Havanna - Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Republic (from April 3) [UN from October 24]
Capital: Prague
D
[edit]- Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark (from May 5) [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: Copenhagen - Dominican Republic [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: Santo Domingo
E
[edit]- Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador [LoN to December 21], [UN from December 21]
Capital: Quito - Egypt - Kingdom of Egypt [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: Cairo - El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Capital: San Salvador - Ethiopia - Ethiopian Empire [LoN to November 13], [UN from November 13]
Capital: Addis Ababa
F
[edit]- Finland - Republic of Finland [LoN]
Capital: Helsinki - France - Provisional Government of the French Republic [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: Paris
G
[edit]- Germany - Greater German Reich (to May 8)
Capital: Berlin - Greece - Kingdom of Greece [LoN to October 25], [UN from October 25]
Capital: Athens - Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala [UN from November 21]
Capital: Guatemala City
H
[edit]- Haiti - Republic of Haiti [UN from October 24]
Capital: Port-au-Prince - Honduras - Republic of Honduras [UN from December 17]
Capital: Tegucigalpa - Hungary - Kingdom of Hungary
Capital: Budapest
I
[edit]- Iceland - Republic of Iceland
Capital: Reykjavík - Iran - Imperial State of Iran [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: Tehran - Iraq - Kingdom of Iraq [LoN to December 21], [UN from December 21]
Capital: Baghdad - Ireland [LoN]
Capital: Dublin - Italy - Kingdom of Italy
Capital: Rome
J
[edit]L
[edit]- Lebanon - Lebanese Republic [UN from October 24]
Capital: Beirut - Liberia - Republic of Liberia [LoN to November 2], [UN from November 2]
Capital: Monrovia - Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz - Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg [UN from October 24]
Capital: Luxembourg City
M
[edit]- Mexico - United Mexican States [LoN to November 7], [UN from November 7]
Capital: Mexico City - Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Capital: Monaco-Ville - Mongolia - Mongolian People's Republic
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
N
[edit]- Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu - Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands (from May 5) [LoN to December 10], [UN from December 10]
Capital: Amsterdam (official), The Hague (seat of government) - New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand (Dominion of the British Empire) [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: Wellington - Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua [UN from October 24]
Capital: Managua - Norway - Kingdom of Norway (from May 9) [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: Oslo
P
[edit]- Panama - Republic of Panama [LoN to November 14], [UN from November 14]
Capital: Panama City - Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: Asunción - Peru - Peruvian Republic [UN from October 31]
Capital: Lima - Poland - Republic of Poland [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: Warsaw - Portugal - Portuguese Republic [LoN]
Capital: Lisbon
R
[edit]S
[edit]- San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Capital: City of San Marino - Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [UN from October 24]
Capital: Riyadh - South Africa - Union of South Africa [LoN to November 7], [UN from November 7]
Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial) - Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Including two non-sovereign UN members) [UN from October 24]
Capital: Moscow- Byelorussia - Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic [UN from October 24]
Capital: Minsk - Ukraine - Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic [UN from October 24]
Capital: Kiev
- Byelorussia - Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic [UN from October 24]
- Spain - Spanish State
Capital: Madrid - Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden [LoN]
Capital: Stockholm - Switzerland - Swiss Confederation [LoN]
Capital: Bern - Syria - Syrian Republic [UN from October 24]
Capital: Damascus
T
[edit]- Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand [LoN]
Capital: Bangkok - Turkey - Republic of Turkey [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: Ankara
U
[edit]- United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: London - United States - United States of America [UN from October 24]
Capital: Washington, D.C. - Uruguay - Oriental Republic of Uruguay [LoN to December 18], [UN from December 18]
Capital: Montevideo
V
[edit]- Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Capital: Vatican City - Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
Capital: Caracas
Y
[edit]- Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Capital: Sanaa - Yugoslavia - Democratic Federal Yugoslavia [UN from October 24]
Capital: Belgrade
Occupied states
[edit]- Austria - Republic of Austria (from April 27)
Capital: Vienna - Germany (from May 8)
Capital: Berlin - Japan - Empire of Japan (from August 15)
Capital: Tokyo
Other states
[edit]In 1945, there were forteen states which were not recognized as sovereign by a majority of countries.
- Burma - State of Burma (to March 27)
Capital: Rangoon- De facto independent state under Japanese occupation. Recognized by the Axis powers and Vatican City. Claimed by the United Kingdom as part of the Indian Empire.
- Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia (from March 18 to October 16)
Capital: Phnom Penh- De facto independent state under Japanese occupation. Recognized by Japan and her puppet states. Claimed by France as part of French Indochina.
- Croatia - Independent State of Croatia (to May 8)
Capital: Zagreb- De facto independent state. Recognized by the members of the Anti-Comintern Pact and Argentina. Claimed by Yugoslavia.
- East Turkestan - East Turkestan Republic
Capital: Ghulja- De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. Not recognized by any other state.
- Hungary - Hungarian State (to March 8)
Capital: Budapest- De facto independent state under German occupation. Recognized by Germany and her puppet states.
- Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia (from August 17)
Capital: Djakarta- De facto independent state. Not recognized by any other state. Claimed by the Netherlands as dependency.
- Laos - Kingdom of Laos (from April 8 to September 23)
Capital: Vientiane- De facto independent state under Japanese occupation. Recognized by Japan and her puppet states. Claimed by France as part of French Indochina.
- Manchukuo - Great Empire of Manchuria (to August 15)
Capital: Hsinking- De facto independent state. Recognized by 23 of members of the League of Nations. Claimed by the Republic of China.
- Nanjing - Republic of China (to September 9)
Capital: Nanking- De facto independent state. Recognized by the members of the Anti-Comintern Pact. Claimed by the Republic of China.
- Philippines
- Philippines - Republic of the Philippines (to August 17)
Capital: Manila, Baguio, Tokyo.- De facto independent state under Japanese occupation. Recognized by Japan and her puppet states. Claimed by the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
- Philippine Commonwealth - Commonwealth of the Philippines[UN from October 24]
Capital: Manila[3][4]- In exile until August 17, semi-independent self-governing commonwealth of the United States. Claimed by the Republic of the Philippines.
- Philippines - Republic of the Philippines (to August 17)
- Salò Italy - Italian Social Republic (to April 25)
Capital: Salò (de facto)- Puppet state under German occupation. Recognized by Germany and her puppet states. Claimed by the Kingdom of Italy.
- Slovakia - Slovak Republic (to April 4)
Capital: Bratislava- De facto independent state under German "protection". Recognized by 15 other states. Claimed by Czechoslovakia.
- Tibet
Capital: Lhasa- De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. Not recognized by any other state.
- Vietnam
- Empire of Vietnam (from March 11 to August 23)
Capital: Huế- De facto independent state under Japanese occupation. Recognized by Japan and her puppet states. Claimed by France as part of French Indochina.
- Democratic Republic of Vietnam (from September 2)
Capital: Hanoi- De facto independent state. Claimed by France as part of French Indochina. Not recognized by any other state.
- Empire of Vietnam (from March 11 to August 23)
Non-Sovereign Territories
[edit]Australia
[edit]- Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)
- Norfolk Island (External territory)
Capital: Kingston - Papua (External territory)
Capital: Canberra
Belgium
[edit]- Belgian Congo (Colony)
Capital: Léopoldville (Leopoldstad)
Condominiums
[edit]- Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
Capital: Khartoum - Canton and Enderbury Islands (Anglo-American condominium)
- New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium)
Capital: Port Vila
Denmark
[edit]- Greenland (Self-governing possession under United States protection to May 5, Possession from May 5)
Capital: Godthåb
France
[edit]- Adélie Land (Uninhabited possession)
- Clipperton Island (from 1945, uninhabited possession)
- Fezzan (Occupied territory)
Capital: Sabha - French Equatorial Africa (Colony)
Capital: Brazzaville - French Guiana (Colony)
Capital: Cayenne - French India - French Establishments in India (Colony)
Capital: Pondichéry - French Indochina (from August 15, Federation of protectorates)
Capital: Hanoi - French Oceania - French Establishments in Oceania (Colony)
Capital: Papeete - French Somaliland (Colony)
Capital: Ville de Djibouti - French West Africa (Colony)
Capital: Dakar - Guadeloupe (Colony)
Capital: Basse-Terre - Inini (Colony)
Capital: Saint-Élie - Madagascar (Colony)
Capital: Tananarive - Martinique (Colony)
Capital: Fort-de-France - Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (Protectorate)
Capital: Rabat - New Caledonia - New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony)
Capital: Nouméa - Réunion (Colony)
Capital: Saint-Denis - Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Colony)
Capital: Saint-Pierre - Shanghai (from September, concession)
- Tientsin (from September, concession)
- Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)
Capital: Tunis
Germany
[edit]- Bohemia and Moravia - Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (to May 13, autonomous protectorate)
Capital: Prag - Channel Islands (to March 20, occupied territory)
Capital: Saint Helier - Denmark (to May 5, occupied territory)
Capital: Copenhagen - Dodecanese Islands (to May 7, occupied territory)
Capital: Rhodes - General Government (to January 17, autonomous territory)
Capital: Krakau - Netherlands - Netherlands Reich Commission (to May 5, civil administration)
Capital: Amsterdam - Norway - Norway Reich Commission (from May 9, civil administration)
Capital: Oslo
Japan
[edit]- Andaman and Nicobar Islands (from August 18 to October 7, occupied territory)
Capital: Port Blair - Banaba Island (to October 10, occupied territory)
Capital: Tabiang - Boruneo Kita (to September 10 Occupied territory)
Capital: Elopura - Chōsen (to August 15, dependency)
Capital: Seoul - Christmas Island (to October, occupied territory)
Capital: Flying Fish Cove - Hong Kong - Hong Kong Occupied Territory (to August 16, occupied territory)
Capital: Kowloon - Indochina (to April 8)
Capital: Hanoi - Indonesia (to August 17, occupied territory)
Capital: Batavia - Kwantung - Kwantung Leased Territory (to August 22, concession)
Capital: Dalian - Malaya (to September 12, occupied territory)
Capital: Kuala Lumpur - Nauru (to September 13, occupied territory)
Capital: Yaren - Otori Jima (to September 4, occupied territory)
- Syonan-to (to September 12, occupied territory)
Capital: Syonan-to - Taiwan (to October 25, dependency)
Capital: Taihoku - Tientsin (to September, concession)
- Timor (to September 11, occupied territory)
Capital: Dili
League of Nations Mandates
[edit]- 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 from September 15)
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
- Transjordan - Emirate of Transjordan (Administered by the United Kingdom)
- Ruanda-Urundi (Administered by Belgium)
Capital: Usumbura - South Pacific Mandate (Administered by Japan)
Capital: Koror - South-West Africa (Administered by South Africa)
Capital: Windhoek - Tanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Dar es Salaam - Western Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)
Capital: Apia
Netherlands
[edit]- Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile to May 5)
Capital: Willemstad - Netherlands Guiana (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile to May 5)
Capital: Paramaribo - Netherlands New Guinea (from December 29, colony)
Capital: Hollandia
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 (from May 9, Uninhabited possession)
- Peter I Island (from May 9, Uninhabited possession)
- Queen Maud Land (from May 9, Uninhabited possession)
Portugal
[edit]- 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 (from September 11, 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
Soviet Union
[edit]- Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan People's Government (from December 12)
Capital: Tabriz - Korea - People's Republic of Korea (from August 15 to September 15)
Capital: Seoul - Manchuria (from August 15)
Capital: Hsinking
Spain
[edit]- Ifni (Colony)
Capital: Sidi Ifni - Spanish Guinea (Colony)
Capital: Santa Isabel - Spanish Morocco (Protectorate)
Capital: Tétouan - Spanish Sahara (Colony)
Capital: El Aaiún
United Kingdom
[edit]- 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 (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, Abode of Peace (from June 14, protectorate)
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan - Burma (from March 27, crown colony)
Capital: Rangoon - Ceylon (Crown colony)
Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte - File:Cyprus Blue Ensign 1922.PNG Cyprus (Crown colony)
Capital: Nicosia - Cyrenaica (Occupied territory)
Capital: Benghazi - Eritrea (Occupied territory)
Capital: Asmara - Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: Stanley - Faroe Islands (to September 16, occupied territory)
Capital: Tórshavn - Federated Malay States (from September 12, 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 - Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (from March 20, crown dependency)
Capital: Saint Peter Port - Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited possession)
- Hong Kong (from August 28, crown colony)
Capital: Hong Kong - India - Indian Empire (Crown colony) [UN from October 30]
Capital: New Dehli - Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Capital: Douglas - Italian Somaliland (Occupied territory)
Capital: Mogadiscio - Jamaica (Crown colony)
Capital: Kingston - Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (from March 20, crown dependency)
Capital: Saint Helier - Johor - State of Johor Darul Ta'zim (from September 12, protectorate)
Capital: Johor Bahru (administrative), Pasir Pelangi (royal) - Kedah - State of Kedah Darul Aman (from September 8, protectorate)
Capital: Alor Setar - Kelantan - State of Kelantan Darul Naim (from September 8, 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)
Capital: Valletta - Mauritius (Crown colony)
Capital: Port Louis - 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 (from September 10, 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 (from September 8, protectorate)
Capital: Kangar (administrative), Arau (royal) - Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar (Protectorate)
Capital: Doha - Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Capital: Jamestown - Sarawak - Kingdom of Sarawak (from September 10, 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 (from September 12, crown colony)
Capital: Singapore - Suez Canal Zone (Crown colony)
- Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative) - Terengganu - State of Terengganu Darul Iman (from September 8, protectorate)
Capital: Kuala Terengganu - Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
Capital: Port of Spain - Tripolitania (Occupied territory)
Capital: Tripoli - Trucial States (Protectorate)
Capital: Abu Dhabi - Uganda (Crown colony)
Capital: Kampala - 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 (Unincorporated territory)
- Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
- Bonin Islands (from September 3, occupied territory)
- Clipperton Island (to 1945, occupied territory)
- Guam - Territory of Guam (Unincorporated territory)
Capital: Agana - Hawaii - Territory of Hawaii (Unincorporated 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)
- Palmyra Atoll (Unincorporated organized territory)
- Panama Canal Zone (Territory)
Capital: Balboa - Puerto Rico (Territory)
Capital: San Juan - Roncador Bank (Unincorporated territory)
- Ryukyu Islands - United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (from April 3, occupied territory)
- Quita Sueño Bank (Unincorporated territory)
- Serrana Bank (Unincorporated territory)
- Serranilla Bank (Uninhabited territory)
- Swan Islands (Uninhabited territory)
- United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
Capital: Charlotte Amalie - Volcano Islands (from September 3, occupied territory)
- Wake Island (from September 4, uninhabited territory)
Internationally recognized sovereign states
[edit]A
[edit]- Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan
- Albania
- Democratic Government of Albania (to January 11)
- People's Republic of Albania (from January 11)
- 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
- Kingdom of Bulgaria (to September 15)
- People's Republic of Bulgaria (from September 15)
C
[edit]- Canada - Dominion of Canada
- 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]- Finland - Republic of Finland
- France
- Provisional Government of the French Republic (to October 14)
- French Republic (from October 14)
G
[edit]H
[edit]- Haiti - Republic of Haiti
- Honduras - Republic of Honduras
- Hungary
- Kingdom of Hungary (to February 2)
- Hungarian Republic (from February 2)
I
[edit]- Iceland - Republic of Iceland
- Iran - Imperial State of Iran
- Iraq - Kingdom of Iraq
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kingdom of Italy (to June 2)
- Italian Republic (from June 2)
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 (Dominion of the British Empire)
- Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
- Norway - Kingdom of Norway
P
[edit]- Panama - Republic of Panama
- Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
- Peru - Peruvian Republic
- Philippines - Republic of the Philippines (from July 4)
- Poland - Republic of Poland
- Portugal - Portuguese Republic
R
[edit]- Rumania - Kingdom of Rumania
S
[edit]- San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
- Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- 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 (from May 25)
- 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
- Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (to January 31)
- Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (from January 31)
Occupied states
[edit]Other states
[edit]- East Turkestan - East Turkestan Republic
- Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
- Tibet
- North Vietnam - Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Non-Sovereign Territories
[edit]Australia
[edit]- Australian Antarctic Territory (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]- Greenland (Possession)
France
[edit]- Adélie Land (Uninhabited possession to October 27, Overseas territory from October 27)
- Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
- Comoros - Territory of the Comoros (from October 27, Overseas territory)
- Fezzan (Occupied territory)
- French Equatorial Africa (Colony to October 27, Overseas territory from October 27)
- French Guiana (to March 19, Colony)
- 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 (to October 27, Colony)
- French Settlements in Oceania (from October 27, Overseas territory)
- French Somaliland
- French Somaliland (to October 27, Colony)
- Territory of French Somaliland (from October 27, Overseas territory)
- French West Africa (Colony to October 27, Overseas territory from October 27)
- Guadeloupe (to March 19, Colony)
- Inini (to March 19, Colony)
- Madagascar (Colony to October 27, Overseas territory from October 27)
- Martinique (to March 19, Colony)
- Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (Protectorate)
- New Caledonia
- New Caledonia and Dependencies (to October 27, Colony)
- Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (from October 27, Overseas territory)
- Réunion (to March 19, Colony)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon (to October 27, Colony)
- Territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (from October 27, Overseas territory)
- Shanghai (to February 28, Concession)
- Tientsin (to February 28, Concession)
- Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)
International
[edit]- Tangier - City of Tangier (International zone)
League of Nations Mandates
[edit]- British Togoland (to December 13, administered by the United Kingdom)
- Cameroons - British Cameroons (to December 16, administered by the United Kingdom)
- Cameroun (to December 16, administered by France)
- French Togoland (to December 13, administered by France)
- Nauru (administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom)
- New Guinea - Territory of New Guinea (to December 8, administered by Australia)
- Palestine - British Mandate of Palestine (administered by the United Kingdom)
- Transjordan - Emirate of Transjordan (to May 25, administered by the United Kingdom)
- Ruanda-Urundi (to December 13, administered by Belgium)
- South-West Africa (administered by South Africa)
- Tanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (to December 11, administered by the United Kingdom)
- Western Samoa (administered by New Zealand)
Netherlands
[edit]- Belitung - Belitung Council (from December 10, Autonomous state)
- Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony)
- Dayak Besar (from December 7, Autonomous state)
- East Indonesia
- State of Great East (from December 24 to December 27, Autonomous state)
- State of East Indonesia (from December 27, Autonomous state)
- Netherlands Guiana (Colony)
- Netherlands New Guinea (Colony)
- West Kalimantan - Federation of West Kalimantan (from October 22, Autonomous state)
New Zealand
[edit]- Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
- Niue Island (Dependent territory)
- Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)
- Union Islands (to 1946, Dependent territory), Tokelau Islands (from 1946, 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)
Soviet Union
[edit]- Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan People's Government (to November)
- Mahabad - Republic of Mahabad (from January 22 to December 15)
Spain
[edit]- Ifni (to July 26, Colony)
- Spanish Guinea (Colony)
- Spanish Morocco (Protectorate)
- Spanish Sahara (to July 26, Colony)
- Spanish West Africa (from July 26, 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)
- Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (Protectorate)
- 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 (Crown colony)
- Ceylon (Crown colony)
- File:Cyprus Blue Ensign 1922.PNG Cyprus (Crown colony)
- Cyrenaica (Occupied territory)
- Eritrea (Occupied territory)
- Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
- Federated Malay States (to April 1, Protectorate)
- 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)
- 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 (to April 1, Protectorate)
- Kedah - State of Kedah Darul Aman (to April 1, Protectorate)
- Kelantan - State of Kelantan Darul Naim (to April 1, Protectorate)
- Kenya - Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
- Kuwait - Sheikdom of Kuwait (Protectorate)
- Malaya - Federation of Malaya (from April 1, 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)
- Perlis - State of Perlis Indera Kayangan (to April 1, 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 (from April 1, Crown colony)
- Southern Rhodesia - Colony of Southern Rhodesia (Crown colony)
- Straits Settlements (to April 1, Crown colony)
- Suez Canal Zone (Crown colony)
- Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
- Terengganu - State of Terengganu Darul Iman (to April 1, 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 (from December 13, administered by the United Kingdom)
- Cameroons - British Cameroons (from December 16, administered by the United Kingdom)
- Cameroun (from December 16, administered by France)
- French Togoland (from December 13, administered by France)
- New Guinea - Territory of New Guinea (from December 8, administered by Australia)
- Ruanda-Urundi (from December 13, administered by Belgium)
- Tanganyika (from December 11, administered by the United Kingdom)
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)
- Philippine Commonwealth - Commonwealth of the Philippines (to July 4, semi-independent self-governing commonwealth of the United States)
- 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)
- South Pacific Mandate (occupied Japanese territory)
- Swan Islands (Uninhabited territory)
- United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
- Volcano Islands (Occupied territory)
- Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)
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
C
[edit]- Canada - Dominion of Canada
- 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 (from August 15)
- Iran - Imperial State of Iran
- Iraq - Kingdom of Iraq
- Ireland
- Italy - Italian Republic
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 (Dominion of the British Empire to November 25)
- Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
- Norway - Kingdom of Norway
P
[edit]- Pakistan - Dominion of Pakistan (from August 14)
- 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
- Kingdom of Rumania (to December 30)
- Rumanian People's Republic (from December 30)
S
[edit]- San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
- Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Sikkim - Kingdom of Sikkim (from August 15)
- 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 (from September 15)
- 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 (from August 15)
- Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
- Jammu and Kashmir (from August 15 to October 27)
- 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 (from December 26, 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]- 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 (from December 15, 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 (from August 15, Protectorate)
International
[edit]- Tangier - City of Tangier (International zone)
Italy
[edit]- Tientsin (to February 10, Concession)
League of Nations Mandates
[edit]- Nauru (to November 1, administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom)
- Palestine - British Mandate of Palestine (administered by the United Kingdom)
- South Pacific Mandate (to July 18, administered by Japan)
- South-West Africa (administered by South Africa)
- Western Samoa (to January 25, administered by New Zealand)
Netherlands
[edit]- Bangka - Bangka Council (from July 12, Autonomous state)
- Belitung - Belitung Council (Autonomous state)
- Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony)
- Dayak Besar (Autonomous state)
- East Indonesia (Autonomous state)
- East Sumatra
- Special Territory of East Sumatra (from October 8 to December 25, Autonomous state)
- State of East Sumatra (from December 25, Autonomous state)
- Netherlands Guiana (Colony)
- Netherlands New Guinea (Colony)
- Riau - Riau Council (from July 12, Autonomous state)
- Siak Besar - Siak Besar Territory (from August 27, Autonomous state)
- Southeast Kalimantan - Federation of Southeast Kalimantan (from January 8, Autonomous state)
- West Kalimantan
- Federation of West Kalimantan (to May 12, Autonomous state)
- Special Territory of West Kalimantan (from May 12, 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)
- Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (to August 15, Protectorate)
- 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 (Crown colony)
- Ceylon (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)
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands (to December 26, Uninhabited possession)
- Hong Kong (Crown colony)
- India - Indian Empire (to August 15, 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 (from November 1, 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 (from July 18, administered by the United States)
- Western Samoa (from January 25, 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)
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)
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
- File:First Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (from August 8)
- Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
- Brazil - Republic of the United States of Brazil
- Bulgaria - People's Republic of Bulgaria
- Burma - Union of Burma
C
[edit]- Canada - Dominion of Canada
- Ceylon - Dominion of Ceylon
- 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]- Germany, East - German Democratic Republic (from October 7)
- Germany, West - Federal Republic of Germany (from May 23)
- Greece - Kingdom of Greece
- Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
H
[edit]- Haiti - Republic of Haiti
- Honduras - Republic of Honduras
- Hungary
- Republic of Hungary (to August 20)
- People's Republic of Hungary (from August 20)
I
[edit]- Iceland - Republic of Iceland
- India - Union of India
- Indonesia - Republic of the United States of Indonesia (from December 27)
- Iran - Imperial State of Iran
- Iraq - Kingdom of Iraq
- Ireland - Republic of Ireland
- Israel - State of Israel
- Italy - Italian Republic
J
[edit]- For Jordan, see Transjordan.
K
[edit]- Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Korea, South - Republic of Korea
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 (to April 3), Jordan (from April 3)
- Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan (to April 3)
- Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (from April 3)
- 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 (to October 7)
- Japan
- Latvia - Republic of Latvia
- Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania
Other states
[edit]- China, People's Republic of (from October 1)
- East Turkestan - East Turkestan Republic (to October 20)
- Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia (to December 27)
- 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 (to November 6, 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 (Autonomous province)
- Greenland (Possession)
France
[edit]- Adélie Land (Overseas territory)
- Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
- Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia (from November 8, Associated state)
- Comoros - Territory of the Comoros (Overseas territory)
- Fezzan (to November 21, Occupied territory)
- French Equatorial Africa (Overseas territory)
- French India - French Establishments in India (Overseas territory)
- French Indochina (to November 8, Federation of protectorates)
- French Oceania - French Settlements in Oceania (Overseas territory)
- French Somaliland - Territory of French Somaliland (Overseas territory)
- French West Africa (Overseas territory)
- Laos - Kingdom of Laos (from July 19, Associated state)
- 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)
- Vietnam - State of Vietnam (from June 14, Associated state)
India
[edit]- File:First Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (to August 8, Protectorate)
International
[edit]- Tangier - City of Tangier (International zone)
- West Berlin (from May 23, Occupied territory governed by France, the United Kingdom, and the United States)
League of Nations Mandates
[edit]- South-West Africa (administered by South Africa)
Netherlands
[edit]- Bangka Belitung and Riau - Bangka Belitung and Riau Federation (to December 27, Autonomous state)
- Banjar - Territory of Banjar (to December 27, Autonomous state)
- Central Java (from March 2 to December 27, Autonomous state)
- Dayak Besar (to December 27, Autonomous state)
- East Indonesia (to December 27, Autonomous state)
- East Java (to December 27, Autonomous state)
- East Kalimantan - Federation of East Kalimantan (to December 27, Autonomous state)
- East Sumatra - State of East Sumatra (to December 27, Autonomous state)
- Madura - State of Madura (to December 27, Autonomous state)
- Netherlands Antilles (Colony)
- Netherlands New Guinea (Colony)
- Southeast Kalimantan - Federation of Southeast Kalimantan (to December 27, Autonomous state)
- South Sumatra - State of South Sumatra (to December 27, Autonomous state)
- Suriname (Colony)
- West Java - Sundanese State (to December 27, Autonomous state)
- West Kalimantan - Special Territory of West Kalimantan (to December 27, 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)
- File:Cyprus Blue Ensign 1922.PNG Cyprus (Crown colony)
- Cyrenaica
- Cyrenaica (to March 1, Occupied territory)
- Emirate of Cyrenaica (from March 1 to November 21, Protectorate)
- 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 (to November, 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 (to April 1, 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 (to November 21, 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)
- Libya (administered by France and the United Kingdom from November 21)
- Cyrenaica (administered by the United Kingdom)
- Fezzan (administered by France)
- Tripolitania (administered by the United Kingdom)
- Nauru (administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom)
- New Guinea - Territory of New Guinea (administered by Australia to November 6)
- Papua and New Guinea - Territory of Papua and New Guinea (administered by Australia from November 6)
- Ruanda-Urundi (administered by Belgium)
- Somalia - Trust Territory of Somalia (administered by Italy from November)
- 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)