User:Adinar0012/List of sovereign states in 1945
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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: KabulAlbania - Democratic Government of Albania
Capital: TiranaAndorra - Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la VellaArgentina - Argentine Republic [LoN to December 27], [UN from December 27]
Capital: Buenos AiresAustralia - 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: BrusselsBolivia - 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 JaneiroBulgaria - Kingdom of Bulgaria [LoN]
Capital: Sofia
C
[edit]Canada - Dominion of Canada [LoN to November 9], [UN from November 9]
Capital: OttawaChile - Republic of Chile [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: SantiagoChina - 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: BogotáCosta Rica - Republic of Costa Rica [LoN to November 2], [UN from November 2]
Capital: San JoséCuba - Republic of Cuba [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: HavannaCzechoslovakia - 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: CopenhagenDominican 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: QuitoEgypt - Kingdom of Egypt [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: CairoEl Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Capital: San SalvadorEthiopia - Ethiopian Empire [LoN to November 13], [UN from November 13]
Capital: Addis Ababa
F
[edit]Finland - Republic of Finland [LoN]
Capital: HelsinkiFrance - 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: BerlinGreece - Kingdom of Greece [LoN to October 25], [UN from October 25]
Capital: AthensGuatemala - Republic of Guatemala [UN from November 21]
Capital: Guatemala City
H
[edit]Haiti - Republic of Haiti [UN from October 24]
Capital: Port-au-PrinceHonduras - Republic of Honduras [UN from December 17]
Capital: TegucigalpaHungary - Kingdom of Hungary
Capital: Budapest
I
[edit]Iceland - Republic of Iceland
Capital: ReykjavíkIran - Imperial State of Iran [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: TehranIraq - Kingdom of Iraq [LoN to December 21], [UN from December 21]
Capital: BaghdadIreland [LoN]
Capital: DublinItaly - Kingdom of Italy
Capital: Rome
J
[edit]L
[edit]Lebanon - Lebanese Republic [UN from October 24]
Capital: BeirutLiberia - Republic of Liberia [LoN to November 2], [UN from November 2]
Capital: MonroviaLiechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: VaduzLuxembourg - 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 CityMonaco - Principality of Monaco
Capital: Monaco-VilleMongolia - Mongolian People's Republic
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
N
[edit]Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Capital: KathmanduNetherlands - 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: WellingtonNicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua [UN from October 24]
Capital: ManaguaNorway - 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 CityParaguay - Republic of Paraguay [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: AsunciónPeru - Peruvian Republic [UN from October 31]
Capital: LimaPoland - Republic of Poland [LoN to October 24], [UN from October 24]
Capital: WarsawPortugal - Portuguese Republic [LoN]
Capital: Lisbon
R
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[edit]San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Capital: City of San MarinoSaudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [UN from October 24]
Capital: RiyadhSouth 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: MoscowByelorussia - Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic [UN from October 24]
Capital: MinskUkraine - Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic [UN from October 24]
Capital: Kiev
Spain - Spanish State
Capital: MadridSweden - Kingdom of Sweden [LoN]
Capital: StockholmSwitzerland - Swiss Confederation [LoN]
Capital: BernSyria - Syrian Republic [UN from October 24]
Capital: Damascus
T
[edit]Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand [LoN]
Capital: BangkokTurkey - 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: LondonUnited 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 CityVenezuela - United States of Venezuela
Capital: Caracas
Y
[edit]Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Capital: SanaaYugoslavia - Democratic Federal Yugoslavia [UN from October 24]
Capital: Belgrade
Occupied states
[edit]Austria - Republic of Austria (from April 27)
Capital: ViennaGermany (from May 8)
Capital: BerlinJapan - 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[1][2]- 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: KingstonPapua (External territory)
Capital: Canberra
Belgium
[edit]Belgian Congo (Colony)
Capital: Léopoldville (Leopoldstad)
Condominiums
[edit]Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
Capital: KhartoumCanton 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: SabhaFrench Equatorial Africa (Colony)
Capital: BrazzavilleFrench Guiana (Colony)
Capital: CayenneFrench India - French Establishments in India (Colony)
Capital: PondichéryFrench Indochina (from August 15, Federation of protectorates)
Capital: HanoiFrench Oceania - French Establishments in Oceania (Colony)
Capital: PapeeteFrench Somaliland (Colony)
Capital: Ville de DjiboutiFrench West Africa (Colony)
Capital: DakarGuadeloupe (Colony)
Capital: Basse-TerreInini (Colony)
Capital: Saint-ÉlieMadagascar (Colony)
Capital: TananariveMartinique (Colony)
Capital: Fort-de-FranceMorocco - Kingdom of Morocco (Protectorate)
Capital: RabatNew Caledonia - New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony)
Capital: NouméaRéunion (Colony)
Capital: Saint-DenisSaint Pierre and Miquelon (Colony)
Capital: Saint-PierreShanghai (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: PragChannel Islands (to March 20, occupied territory)
Capital: Saint HelierDenmark (to May 5, occupied territory)
Capital: CopenhagenDodecanese Islands (to May 7, occupied territory)
Capital: RhodesGeneral Government (to January 17, autonomous territory)
Capital: KrakauNetherlands - Netherlands Reich Commission (to May 5, civil administration)
Capital: AmsterdamNorway - 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 BlairBanaba Island (to October 10, occupied territory)
Capital: TabiangBoruneo Kita (to September 10 Occupied territory)
Capital: ElopuraChōsen (to August 15, dependency)
Capital: SeoulChristmas Island (to October, occupied territory)
Capital: Flying Fish CoveHong Kong - Hong Kong Occupied Territory (to August 16, occupied territory)
Capital: KowloonIndochina (to April 8)
Capital: HanoiIndonesia (to August 17, occupied territory)
Capital: BataviaKwantung - Kwantung Leased Territory (to August 22, concession)
Capital: DalianMalaya (to September 12, occupied territory)
Capital: Kuala LumpurNauru (to September 13, occupied territory)
Capital: YarenOtori Jima (to September 4, occupied territory)
Syonan-to (to September 12, occupied territory)
Capital: Syonan-toTaiwan (to October 25, dependency)
Capital: TaihokuTientsin (to September, concession)
Timor (to September 11, occupied territory)
Capital: Dili
League of Nations Mandates
[edit]British Togoland (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: HoCameroons - British Cameroons (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: BueaCameroun (Administered by France)
Capital: DoualaFrench Togoland (Administered by France)
Capital: LoméNauru (Administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom from September 15)
Capital: YarenNew Guinea - Territory of New Guinea (Administered by Australia)
Capital: CanberraPalestine - British Mandate of Palestine (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: JerusalemTransjordan - Emirate of Transjordan (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Amman
Ruanda-Urundi (Administered by Belgium)
Capital: UsumburaSouth Pacific Mandate (Administered by Japan)
Capital: KororSouth-West Africa (Administered by South Africa)
Capital: WindhoekTanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Dar es SalaamWestern Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)
Capital: Apia
Netherlands
[edit]Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile to May 5)
Capital: WillemstadNetherlands Guiana (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile to May 5)
Capital: ParamariboNetherlands New Guinea (from December 29, colony)
Capital: Hollandia
New Zealand
[edit]Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
Capital: AvaruaNiue Island (Dependent territory)
Capital: AlofiRoss 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: PraiaMacau (Colony)
Portuguese East Africa (Colony)
Capital: Lourenço MarquesPortuguese Guinea (Colony)
Capital: BissauPortuguese India - Portuguese State of India (Colony)
Capital: Nova GoaPortuguese Timor (from September 11, Colony)
Capital: DiliPortuguese West Africa (Colony)
Capital: LuandaSão 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: TabrizKorea - People's Republic of Korea (from August 15 to September 15)
Capital: SeoulManchuria (from August 15)
Capital: Hsinking
Spain
[edit]Ifni (Colony)
Capital: Sidi IfniSpanish Guinea (Colony)
Capital: Santa IsabelSpanish Morocco (Protectorate)
Capital: TétouanSpanish Sahara (Colony)
Capital: El Aaiún
United Kingdom
[edit]Aden - Aden Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: AdenBahama Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: NassauBahrain - Sheikdom of Bahrain (Protectorate)
Capital: ManamaBarbados (Crown colony)
Capital: BridgetownBasutoland - Territory of Basutoland (Crown colony)
Capital: MaseruBechuanaland - Bechuanaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: MafekingBermuda (Crown colony)
Capital: HamiltonBhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (Protectorate)
Capital: ThimphuBritish Guiana (Crown colony)
Capital: GeorgetownBritish Honduras (Crown colony)
Capital: Belize TownBritish Leeward Islands - Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: St. John'sBritish Somaliland - British Somaliland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: HargeisaBritish Western Pacific Territories (Crown colony)
Capital: SuvaBritish Windward Islands - Federal Colony of the Windward Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: St. George'sBrunei - State of Brunei, Abode of Peace (from June 14, protectorate)
Capital: Bandar Seri BegawanBurma (from March 27, crown colony)
Capital: RangoonCeylon (Crown colony)
Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte- File:Cyprus Blue Ensign 1922.PNG Cyprus (Crown colony)
Capital: Nicosia Cyrenaica (Occupied territory)
Capital: BenghaziEritrea (Occupied territory)
Capital: AsmaraFalkland Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: StanleyFaroe Islands (to September 16, occupied territory)
Capital: TórshavnFederated Malay States (from September 12, protectorate)
Capital: Kuala LampurGambia - Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: BanjulGibraltar (Crown colony)
Capital: GibraltarGold Coast (Crown colony)
Capital: AccraGuernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (from March 20, crown dependency)
Capital: Saint Peter PortHeard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited possession)
Hong Kong (from August 28, crown colony)
Capital: Hong KongIndia - Indian Empire (Crown colony) [UN from October 30]
Capital: New DehliIsle of Man (Crown dependency)
Capital: DouglasItalian Somaliland (Occupied territory)
Capital: MogadiscioJamaica (Crown colony)
Capital: KingstonJersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (from March 20, crown dependency)
Capital: Saint HelierJohor - 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 SetarKelantan - State of Kelantan Darul Naim (from September 8, protectorate)
Capital: Kota BharuKenya - Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: NairobiKuwait - Sheikdom of Kuwait (Protectorate)
Capital: Kuwait CityMaldive Islands - Sultanate of the Maldive Islands (Protectorate)
Capital: MaléMalta (Crown colony)
Capital: VallettaMauritius (Crown colony)
Capital: Port LouisMuscat and Oman - Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (Protectorate)
Capital: MuscatNewfoundland - Dominion of Newfoundland (Crown colony)
Capital: St. John'sNigeria - Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: AbujaNorth Borneo (from September 10, crown colony)
Capital: JesseltonNorthern Rhodesia - Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Protectorate)
Capital: LivingstoneNyasaland - Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: ZombaPerlis - State of Perlis Indera Kayangan (from September 8, protectorate)
Capital: Kangar (administrative), Arau (royal)Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar (Protectorate)
Capital: DohaSaint Helena (Crown colony)
Capital: JamestownSarawak - Kingdom of Sarawak (from September 10, protectorate)
Capital: KuchingSeychelles (Crown colony)
Capital: VictoriaSierra Leone - Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: FreetownSouthern Rhodesia - Colony of Southern Rhodesia (Crown colony)
Capital: SalisburyStraits Settlements (from September 12, crown colony)
Capital: SingaporeSuez 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 TerengganuTrinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
Capital: Port of SpainTripolitania (Occupied territory)
Capital: TripoliTrucial States (Protectorate)
Capital: Abu DhabiUganda (Crown colony)
Capital: KampalaZanzibar - Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)
Capital: Zanzibar City
United States
[edit]Alaska - Alaska Territory (Territory)
Capital: JuneauAmerican Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
Capital: Pago PagoBajo 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: AganaHawaii - Territory of Hawaii (Unincorporated territory)
Capital: HonoluluHowland 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: BalboaPuerto Rico (Territory)
Capital: San JuanRoncador 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 AmalieVolcano Islands (from September 3, occupied territory)
Wake Island (from September 4, uninhabited territory)