List of sovereign states in the 1940s

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This is a list of sovereign states in the 1940s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1949. It contains 106 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes 99 widely recognized sovereign states, six entities which were de facto sovereign but which were not widely recognized by other states, and one state which was initially unrecognized but then gained full recognition later in the decade.

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Sovereign states

Name and capital city Information on status and recognition of sovereignty
Afghanistan Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan
Capital: Kabul		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 19 November 1946).
AlbaniaAlbania Albania (from 20 October 1944)
Capital: Tirana 		Widely recognized independent state.
 Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella		 Widely recognized independent state. The President of France and Bishop of Urgell were ex officio Co-Princes of Andorra. The defense of Andorra was the responsibility of France and Spain.
 Argentina - Argentine Republic
Capital: Buenos Aires		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 27 December 1945). Argentina was a federation of 23 provinces and 10 federal territories.[1] It had a claim over Argentine Antarctica (from 1942). It also claimed the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, both of which were British overseas territories.
 Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
Capital: Canberra		 Widely recognized independent state. Dominion of the British Empire (to 9 October 1942). LON member state (to 20 April 1946).UN member state (from 1 November 1945).Commonwealth realm. Australia was a federation of six states and three territories.[2] It had sovereignty over the following external territories:

Australia administered one League of Nations mandate/United Nations trust territory:

Australia administered two United Nations Trust Territories:

 Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium (to 17 May 1940, from 3 September 1944)
Capital: Brussels		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 27 December 1945). Belgium had sovereignty over one colony:

Belgium administered one League of Nations mandate/United Nations trust territory:

 Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (from 8 August 1949)
Capital: Punakha		 Widely recognized independent state. Bhutan was officially guided by India in its foreign affairs.
 Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative)		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 14 November 1945)
Brazil Brazil - Republic of the United States of Brazil
Capital: Rio de Janeiro		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 24 October 1945). Brazil was a federation of 20 states, five territories, and one federal district.[3]
Kingdom of BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria
Capital: Sofia 		Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to 20 April 1946).
Burma - Union of Burma (from 4 January 1948)
Capital: Rangoon		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 19 April 1948)
 Canada - Dominion of Canada
Capital: Ottawa		 Widely recognized independent state.LON member state (to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 9 November 1945). Commonwealth realm. Canada was a federation of ten provinces and two territories.[4]
 Ceylon - Dominion of Ceylon (from 4 February 1948)
Capital: Colombo		 Widely recognized independent state. Commonwealth realm.
 Chile - Republic of Chile
Capital: Santiago		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 24 October 1945)
 China, People's Republic of - People's Republic of China (from 1 October 1949)
Capital: Beijing		 Partially recognized de facto independent state. The Republic of China claimed to be the sole legitimate government of China (from 1 October 1949), but only administered the mainland. It also claimed the Paracel Islands (disputed by the Republic of China and South Vietnam), the Spratly Islands (disputed by the Republic of China, South Vietnam, and the Philippines), and South Tibet (controlled by India's North-East Frontier Agency).
 China, Republic of - Republic of China
Capital: Chunking (to 2 September 1945), Nanking (from 2 September 1945 to 7 December 1949), Taipei (from 7 Dec 1949)		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 24 October 1945). The Republic of China claimed to be the sole legitimate government of China (from 1 October 1949), but only administered Taiwan, Hainan, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands, the Pratas Islands, Itu Aba, and portions of Yunnan Province. The Republic of China had territorial claims over Mongolia; the Tuvan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic; the Sixty-Four Villages East of the River (administered by the Soviet Union); The majority of Gorno-Badakhshan (administered by the Soviet Union); The eastern tip of the Wakhan Corridor (administered by Afghanistan); part of the disputed Kashmir region; eastern Bhutan; South Tibet (controlled by India's North-East Frontier Agency); and Kachin State (administered by Burma).
 Colombia - Republic of Colombia
Capital: Bogotá		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state(to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 5 November 1945). Colombia claimed Quita Sueño Bank, Roncador Bank, and Serrana Bank (disputed by the United States); Bajo Nuevo Bank (disputed by Jamaica, Nicaragua and the United States); and Serranilla Bank (disputed by Nicaragua and the United States)
 Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
Capital: San José		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 2 November 1945)
 Cuba - Republic of Cuba
Capital: Havana		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state(to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 2 November 1945). The Cuban area of Guantánamo Bay was under the permanent control of the United States.
 Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Republic (from 3 April 1945)
Capital: Prague		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 24 October 1945).[5]
 Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark (to 9 April 1940, from 5 May 1945)
Capital: Copenhagen		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state(to 20 April 1940). UN member state (from 24 October 1945)
 Dominican Republic
Capital: Santo Domingo		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state(to 9 April 1946). UN member state (from 24 October 1945)
 Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
Capital: Quito		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state(to 9 April 1946). UN member state (from 21 December 1945)
Kingdom of Egypt Egypt - Kingdom of Egypt
Capital: Cairo		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state(to 9 April 1946). UN member state (from 24 October 1945)
 El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Capital: San Salvador		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 24 October 1945)
 Estonia - Republic of Estonia (to June 17, 1940)
Capital: Tallinn		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to June 17, 1940).
 Finland - Republic of Finland
Capital: Helsinki		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state(to 9 April 1946). UN member state (from 24 October 1945)
France France
Capital: Paris (dejure from 22 Jun 1940 to 20 Aug 1944), Vichy (defacto from 22 Jun 1940 to 20 Aug 1944) 		Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to 18 April 1941 and from 20 August 1944 to 9 April 1946). UN member state (from 24 October 1945)
 Germany
Capital: Berlin
  • German Reich (to 26 Jun 1943)
  • Greater German Reich (from 26 June 1943, to 8 May 1945)
 Widely recognized independent state.
 Greece - Kingdom of Greece (to 23 April 1941, From October 13, 1944)
Capital: Athens		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to April 1941, from Oct 13 1944 to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 25 October 1945)
 Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala City		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 21 November 1945)
 Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Capital: Port-au-Prince		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to April 1942). UN member state (from 24 October 1945)
Honduras - Republic of Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 17 December 1945)
Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46) Hungary
Capital: Budapest 		Widely recognized independent state.
Iceland
Capital: Reykjavík 		Widely recognized independent state. In personal union with Denmark to 17 June 1944. UN member state (from 19 November 1946)
Iran - Imperial State of Iran
Capital: Tehran		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 12 November 1945)
Iraq Iraq - Kingdom of Iraq
Capital: Baghdad		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 21 December 1945)
 Ireland
Capital: Dublin		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to 20 April 1946).
Italy
Capital: Rome (to September 1943, from February 1944), Brindisi (from September 1943, to February 1944) 		Widely recognized independent state.
 Japan - Empire of Japan
Capital: Tokyo		 Widely recognized independent state.
 Latvia - Republic of Latvia (to 17 August 1940)
Capital: Riga		 Widely recognized independent state.LON member state (to 5 August 1940) and in exile (to 20 April 1946). Conquered by a Soviet offensive but maintained a government in exile.
 Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Capital: Monrovia		 Widely recognized independent state.LON member state (to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 2 November 1945)
 Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz		 Widely recognized independent state.
 Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania (to 15 Jun 1940)
Capital: Vilnius		 Widely recognized independent state.LON member state (to 5 August 1940) and in exile (to 20 April 1946). Conquered by a Soviet offensive but maintained a government in exile.
 Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (to 10 May 1940, from 11 Sept 1944)
Capital: Luxembourg City		 Widely recognized independent state.LON member state (to 10 May 1940, from 11 Sept 1944 to 20 April 1946) and in exile (from 10 May 1940, to 11 Sept 1944). Conquered by a Nazi offensive but maintained a government in exile based in London. UN member state (from 24 October 1945)
 Mexico - United Mexican States
Capital: Mexico City		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 17 Nov 1945)
 Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Capital: Monaco		 Widely recognized independent state.
Mongolia Mongolia - Mongolian People's Republic
Capital: Ulan Bator		 Widely recognized independent state.
Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu		 Widely recognized independent state.
 Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
Capital: Amsterdam		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 10 Dec 1945). Under occupation by Germany from 10 May 1940 to 5 May 1945.
New Zealand New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand
Capital: Wellington		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 24 Oct 1945). Dominion of the British Empire until 25 Nov 1947.
 Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
Capital: Managua		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 24 Oct 1945).
 Norway - Kingdom of Norway
Capital: Oslo		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 24 Oct 1945).

Under occupation by Germany from 9 April 1940 to 8 May 1945.

 Pakistan - Dominion of Pakistan (from 14 Aug 1947)
Capital: Karachi		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 30 September 1947).
 Panama - Republic of Panama
Capital: Panama City		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 13 Nov 1945).
 Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Capital: Asunción		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 24 Oct 1945).
 Peru - Peruvian Republic
Capital: Lima		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 31 Oct 1945).
 Philippine Commonwealth
Capital: Manila (from 14 Oct 1943 to 3 Mar 1945) 		Widely recognized independent state. Under Japanese Occupation from 3 Jan 1942 - 17 Aug 1945 during which a puppet government was established on 14 Oct 1943. Resistance by Philippine Guerrillas continued until the puppet regieme's fall on 17 Oct 1945. UN member state (from 24 October 1945).
 Second Philippine Republic (from 14 Oct 1943 to 17 Aug 1945)
Capital: Manila (from 14 Oct 1943 to 3 Mar 1945) Baguio(from 3 Mar 1945)		 de facto independent country, considered to be a puppet state of Japan.
 Poland - Poland (from 31 Dec 1944)
Capital: Warsaw		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to 20 April 1946). UN member state (from 24 October 1945).
 Portugal - Portuguese Republic
Capital: Lisbon		 Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (to 20 April 1946).
 Romania - Kingdom of Romania (to 30 Dec 1947)
Capital: Bucharest		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state
 Socialist Republic of Romania - Romanian People's Republic (from 30 Dec 1947)
Capital: Bucharest		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state
 San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Capital: City of San Marino		 Widely recognized independent state.
 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Capital: Riyadh		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 24 October 1945)
 Sikkim - Kingdom of Sikkim
Capital: Gangtok		 Widely recognized independent state.
 Union of South Africa - Union of South Africa
Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 17 November 1945)
 Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Including two non-sovereign UN members)
Capital: Moscow 		Widely recognized independent state. UN member state (from 24 October 1945)
 Spanish State - Spain
Capital: Madrid		 Widely recognized independent state. Spain had sovereignty over the following overseas provinces:
 Sweden - Sweden
Capital: Stockholm		 Widely recognized independent state. UN member state
  Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
Capital: Bern		 Widely recognized independent state.LON member state. Permanent observer at the UN.
 Syrian Republic - Syrian Republic (from Jan. 1, 1944)
Capital: Damascus		 Widely recognized independent state.
 Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
Capital: Bangkok		 Widely recognized independent state.LON member state.UN member state.
 Transjordan (to April 3, 1949),- Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan, Jordan (from April 3, 1949)
Capital: Amman
  • Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan (to April 3, 1949)
  • Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (from April 3, 1949)
 Widely recognized independent state.
 Trieste - Free Territory of Trieste (from May 25, 1946)
Capital: Amman		 Widely recognized independent state.
Hill Tipperah - Kingdom of Tripura (to September 9, 1949)
Capital: Agartala		 Widely recognized independent state.
 Turkey - Republic of Turkey
Capital: Ankara		 Widely recognized independent state.LON member state to October 4, 1945.UN member state from October 4, 1945.
 United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Capital: London		 Widely recognized independent state.LON member state to October 4, 1945.UN member state from October 4, 1945. The United Kingdom was composed of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom had sovereignty over :

Other entities

Excluded from the list above are the following noteworthy entities which either were not fully sovereign or did not claim to be independent:

Notes

  1. ↑ 23 Provinces: Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chubut (from 15 June 1955), Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa (from 15 June 1955), Jujuy, La Pampa (renamed Eva Perón from 29 January 1952 to 27 April 1956), La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones (from 1953), Neuquén (from 15 June 1955), Presidente Juan Perón (from 10 August 1951, renamed Chaco on 27 April 1956), Río Negro (from 15 June 1955), Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz (from 1957), Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán. 10 Territories: Buenos Aires, Chaco (to 10 August 1951, renamed Presidente Juan Perón in 1950), Chubut (to 15 June 1955), Formosa (to 15 June 1955), Misiones (to 1953), Neuquén (to 15 June 1955), Río Negro (to 15 June 1955), Santa Cruz (to 1957), Tierra del Fuego.
  2. ↑ 6 States: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. 3 Territories: Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory, Northern Territory.
  3. ↑ 20 States: Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe. 5 Territories: Acre, Amapá, Fernando de Noronha, Guaporé (renamed Rondônia on 17 February 1956), Rio Branco. 1 Federal District: Brazilian Federal District.
  4. ↑ 10 Provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan. 2 Territories: Northwest Territories, Yukon.
  5. ↑ Owing to a dispute over lands seized during World War II, Liechtenstein and Czechoslovakia did not recognize each other.
  6. ↑ Bilateral relations with countries, Retrieved 2009-12-22

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