User:SpinnerLaserzthe2nd/Timeline of sovereign states/1979

Sovereign states

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  Afghanistan
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  Albania
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  Algeria
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  Andorra
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  Angola
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  Argentina
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  Australia
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  Austria
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  Bahamas
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  Bahrain
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  Bangladesh
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  Barbados
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  Belgium
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  Benin
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  Bhutan
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  Bolivia
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  Botswana
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  Brazil
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  Bulgaria
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  Burma
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  Burundi
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  Cameroon
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  Canada
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  Cape Verde
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  Central African Empire (until 20 September)/Central African Republic (from 20 September)
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  Chad
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  Chile
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  People's Republic of China
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  Colombia
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  Comoros
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  People's Republic of the Congo
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  Costa Rica
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  Côte d'Ivoire
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  Cuba
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  Cyprus
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  Czechoslovakia
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  Denmark
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  Djibouti
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  Dominica
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  Dominican Republic
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  Ecuador
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  Egypt
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  El Salvador
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  Equatorial Guinea (until 21 August)
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  Equatorial Guinea (from 21 August)
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  Ethiopia
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  Fiji
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  Finland
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  France
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  Gabon
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  Gambia
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  East Germany
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  West Germany
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  Ghana
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  Greece
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  Grenada
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  Guatemala
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  Guinea
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  Guinea-Bissau
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  Guyana
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  Haiti
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  Honduras
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  Hungary
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  Iceland
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  India
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  Indonesia
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  Iran (until 11 February)
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  Iran (11 February to 1 April)
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  Iran (from 1 April)
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  Iraq
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  Ireland
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  Israel
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  Italy
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  Jamaica
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  Japan
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  Jordan
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  Kampuchea (until 7 January)
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  Kampuchea (until 7 January)
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  Kenya
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  Kiribati (from 12 July)
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  North Korea
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  South Korea
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  Kuwait
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  Laos
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  Lebanon
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  Lesotho
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  Liberia
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  Libya
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  Liechtenstein
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  Luxembourg
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  Madagascar
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  Malawi
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  Malaysia
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  Maldives
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  Mali
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  Malta
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  Mauritania
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  Mauritius
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  Mexico
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  Monaco
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  Mongolia
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  Morocco
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  Mozambique
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  Nauru
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  Nepal
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  Netherlands
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  New Zealand
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  Nicaragua
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  Niger
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  Nigeria
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  Norway
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  Oman
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  Pakistan
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  Panama
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  Papua New Guinea
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  Paraguay
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  Paraguay
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  Peru
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  Philippines
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  Poland
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  Portugal
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  Qatar
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  Romania
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  Rwanda
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  Saint Lucia (from 22 February)
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  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (from 27 October)
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  San Marino
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  São Tomé and Príncipe
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  Saudi Arabia
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  Senegal
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  Seychelles
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  Sierra Leone
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  Solomon Islands
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  Somalia
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  South Africa
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  Soviet Union
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  Spain
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  Sri Lanka
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  Sudan
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  Suriname
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  Swaziland
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  Sweden
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  Switzerland
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  Syria
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  Tanzania
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  Thailand
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  Togo
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  Tonga
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  Trinidad and Tobago
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  Tunisia
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  Turkey
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  Tuvalu
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  Uganda
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  United Arab Emirates
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  United Kingdom
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  United States
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  Upper Volta
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  Uruguay
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  Vatican City
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  Venezuela
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  Vietnam
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  Western Samoa
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  North Yemen
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  South Yemen
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  Yugoslavia
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  Zaire
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  Zambia

Colonies, concessions, possessions, protectorates, mandates and territories

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  Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)
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  Australian Antarctic Territory (Australia)
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  Christmas Island (Australia)
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  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
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  Coral Sea Islands (Australia)
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  Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)
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  Norfolk Island (until 6 June; Australia)
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  Norfolk Island (from 6 June; Australia)
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  Greenland (from 1 May; Denmark)
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  Faroe Islands (Denmark)
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  Clipperton Island (France)
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  French Polynesia (France)
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  French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)
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  Mayotte (France)
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  New Caledonia (France)
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  New Hebrides (France)
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  Wallis and Futuna (France)
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  Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands)
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  Cook Islands (until 4 August; New Zealand)
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  Cook Islands (until 4 August; New Zealand)
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  Niue (New Zealand)
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  Ross Dependency (New Zealand)
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  Tokelau (New Zealand)
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  Bouvet Island (Norway)
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  Peter I Island (Norway)
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  Queen Maud Land (Norway)
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  Portuguese Macau (Portugal)
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  South West Africa (South Africa)
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  Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom)
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  Antigua (United Kingdom)
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  Belize (United Kingdom)
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  Bermuda (United Kingdom)
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  British Antarctic Territory (United Kingdom)
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  British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)
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  British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
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  Brunei (United Kingdom)
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  Canton and Enderbury Islands ​(until 12 July; United Kingdom and United States)
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  Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)
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  Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
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  Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
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  Gilbert Islands (until 11 July; United Kingdom)
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  Guernsey (United Kingdom)
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  Hong Kong (United Kingdom)
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  Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
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  Jersey (United Kingdom)
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  Montserrat (United Kingdom)
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  New Hebrides (United Kingdom)
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  Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)
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  Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (United Kingdom)
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  Saint Helena and Dependencies (United Kingdom)
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  Saint Lucia (until 21 February; United Kingdom)
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  Saint Vincent (until 26 October; United Kingdom)
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  Southern Rhodesia (from 12 December; United Kingdom)
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  Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)
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  American Samoa (United States)
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  Baker Island (United States)
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  Guam (United States)
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  Howland Island (United States)
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  Jarvis Island (United States)
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  Johnston Atoll (United States)
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  Kingman Reef (United States)
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  Midway Atoll (United States)
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  Navassa Island (United States)
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  Palmyra Atoll (United States)
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  Panama Canal Zone (until 30 September; United States)
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  Petrel Islands (United States)
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  Puerto Rico (United States)
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  Quita Sueno Bank (United States)
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  Roncador Bank (United States)
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  Serrana Bank (United States)
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  Serranilla Bank (United States)
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  Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (United States)
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  United States Virgin Islands (United States)
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  Wake Island (United States)

Non-UN members or observers

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  Northern Cyprus
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  Republic of China
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  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Other entities

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  Bophuthatswana
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  Rhodesia (until 1 June)
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  Rwenzururu
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  Transkei
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  Venda (from 13 September)
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  Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1 June to 12 December)