User:Adinar0012/List of sovereign states in 1980
Appearance
Internationally recognized sovereign states
[edit]A
[edit]Afghanistan - Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Albania - Socialist People's Republic of Albania
Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Angola - People's Republic of Angola
Argentina - Argentine Republic
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
Austria - Republic of Austria
B
[edit]The Bahamas - Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Bahrain - State of Bahrain
Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
Benin - People's Republic of Benin
Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Botswana - Republic of Botswana
Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil
Bulgaria - People's Republic of Bulgaria
Burma - Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
Burundi - Republic of Burundi
C
[edit]Cameroon - United Republic of Cameroon
Canada - Dominion of Canada
Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad - Republic of Chad
Chile - Republic of Chile
China - People's Republic of China
Colombia - Republic of Colombia
Comoros - Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros
Congo - People's Republic of Congo
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
Cuba - Republic of Cuba
Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
D
[edit]Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti
Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominican Republic
E
[edit]Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia - Socialist Ethiopia
F
[edit]G
[edit]Gabon - Gabonese Republic
The Gambia - Republic of the Gambia
Germany, East - German Democratic Republic
Germany, West - Federal Republic of Germany
Ghana - Republic of Ghana
Greece - Hellenic Republic
Grenada
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Guinea - Republic of Guinea
Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana
H
[edit]I
[edit]Iceland - Republic of Iceland
India - Republic of India
Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq - Republic of Iraq
Ireland - Republic of Ireland
Israel - State of Israel
Italy - Italian Republic
Ivory Coast - Republic of Ivory Coast
J
[edit]K
[edit]- Kampuchea (Disputed between two governments)
Kenya - Republic of Kenya
Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati
Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korea, South - Republic of Korea
Kuwait - State of Kuwait
L
[edit]Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Libya - Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
M
[edit]Madagascar - Democratic Republic of Madagascar
Malawi - Republic of Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives - Republic of Maldives
Mali - Republic of Mali
Malta - Republic of Malta
Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico - United Mexican States
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Mongolia - People's Republic of Mongolia
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco
Mozambique - People's Republic of Mozambique
N
[edit]Nauru - Republic of Nauru
Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
Niger - Republic of Niger
Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria
Norway - Kingdom of Norway
O
[edit]Oman - Sultanate of Oman
P
[edit]Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Panama - Republic of Panama
Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Peru
- Peruvian Republic (to July 28)
- Republic of Peru (from July 28)
Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
Poland - People's Republic of Poland
Portugal - Portuguese Republic
Q
[edit]Qatar - State of Qatar
R
[edit]S
[edit]Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Senegal - Republic of Senegal
Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles
Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone
Singapore - Republic of Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia - Somali Democratic Republic
South Africa - Republic of South Africa
Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Spain - Kingdom of Spain
Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sudan - Democratic Republic of the Sudan
Suriname - Republic of Suriname
Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
Syria - Syrian Arab Republic
T
[edit]Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania
Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
Togo - Togolese Republic
Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia - Republic of Tunisia
Turkey - Republic of Turkey
Tuvalu
U
[edit]Uganda - Republic of Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States - United States of America
Upper Volta - Republic of Upper Volta
Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay
V
[edit]Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu (from July 30)
Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam
W
[edit]Western Samoa - Independent State of Western Samoa
Y
[edit]Yemen, North - Yemen Arab Republic
Yemen, South - People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Yugoslavia - Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Z
[edit]Zaire - Republic of Zaire
Zambia - Republic of Zambia
Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe (from 18 April)
Occupied states
[edit]Other states
[edit]Bophuthatswana - Republic of Bophuthatswana
- South African bantustan. Nominally independent but only recognized by South Africa.
Rwenzururu - Kingdom of Rwenzururu
- De facto independent state. Claimed by Uganda. Not recognized as sovereign by any other state.
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- De facto independent state recognized by several UN member states. The territories under its control, the so-called Free Zone, were claimed in whole by Morocco as part of its Southern Provinces. In turn, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claimed the part of the Western Sahara to the west of the Moroccan Wall controlled by Morocco. Its government resided in exile in Algeria.
Tafea - Tafea Nation (January 1 to May 26)
- De facto independent state declared from the centre of Tanna island. Claimed by the United Kingdom and France as part of the New Hebrides condominium. Not recognized as sovereign by any other state.
Taiwan - Republic of China[1]
- De facto independent state; de jure the Republic of China, a polity regarded by the People's Republic of China to be its defunct (and no longer legitimate) predecessor state. In addition to Taiwan, the Republic of China also governed part of the Spratly Islands and had not renounced claims over mainland China and Mongolia. The territory of the Republic of China was claimed by the People's Republic of China.
Transkei - Republic of Transkei
- South African bantustan. Nominally independent but only recognized by South Africa.
Vemerana - Republic of Vemerana (from May to August)
- De-facto independent state declared by the Nagriamel movement on the island of Espiritu Santo. Claimed by the United Kingdom and France as part of the New Hebrides condominium until July 30, and claimed by Vanuatu thereafter. Not recognized as sovereign by any other state.
Venda - Republic of Venda
- South African bantustan. Nominally independent but only recognized by South Africa.
Non-Sovereign Territories
[edit]Australia
[edit]Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Uninhabited external territory)
Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)[2]
Christmas Island - Territory of Christmas Island (External territory)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (External territory)
Coral Sea Islands - Coral Sea Islands 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)
Condominiums
[edit]New Hebrides (to July 30, Anglo-French condominium)
Denmark
[edit]Faroe Islands (Autonomous province)
Greenland (Autonomous province)
France
[edit]Bassas da India (Uninhabited possession)
Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
Europa Island (Uninhabited possession)
French Polynesia - Territory of French Polynesia (Overseas territory)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Uninhabited overseas territory)[2]
Glorioso Islands (Uninhabited possession)
Juan de Nova Island (Uninhabited possession)
Mayotte - Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte (Territorial collectivity)
New Caledonia - Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (Overseas territory)
Tromelin Island (Uninhabited possession)
Wallis and Futuna - Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (Overseas territory)
International
[edit]West Berlin (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]Netherlands Antilles (Overseas country)
New Zealand
[edit]Cook Islands (Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
Niue (Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)[2]
Tokelau (Dependent territory)
Norway
[edit]Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession)[2]
Queen Maud Land (Uninhabited possession)[2]
Portugal
[edit]Macau (Chinese territory under Portuguese administration)
United Kingdom
[edit]Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign base areas administrated as a single colony)
Anguilla (from December 19, Colony)
Antigua and Barbuda (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)
Belize (Self-governing crown colony)
Bermuda (Self-governing crown colony)
British Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited colony)[2]
British Indian Ocean Territory (Uninhabited colony)
British Virgin Islands (Crown colony)
Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam (Protectorate)
Cayman Islands (Crown colony)
Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Gibraltar (Crown colony)
Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
Hong Kong (Crown colony)
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
Montserrat (Crown colony)
Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands (Crown colony)
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (to December 19, Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom), Saint Christopher and Nevis (from December 19, Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)
Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Turks and Caicos Islands (Crown colony)
United Nations Trust Territories
[edit]Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (administered by the United States)
Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands
Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia
United States
[edit]American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
Bajo Nuevo Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
Guam - Territory of Guam (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 (Uninhabited territory)
Puerto Rico - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Territory)
Quita Sueño Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Roncador Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Serrana Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Serranilla Bank (Uninhabited territory)
United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)