This is a list of sovereign states in the 1920s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1920 and 31 December 1929. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and

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of their

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. It includes Widely-recognized sovereign states, and entities which were ''

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'' sovereign but which were not Widely-recognized by other states.

Sovereign states

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A

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Abkhazia – Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia Recognized independent state. It was subordinate to the

Georgian SSR The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (Georgian SSR; ka, საქართველოს საბჭოთა სოციალისტური რესპუბლიკა, tr; russian: Грузинская Советская Соц� ...

from December 16, 1921. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → → → → Afghanistan *

Emirate of Afghanistan The Emirate of Afghanistan also referred to as the Emirate of Kabul (until 1855) ) was an emirate between Central Asia and South Asia that is now today's Afghanistan and some parts of today's Pakistan (before 1893). The emirate emerged from t ...

Kingdom of Afghanistan The Kingdom of Afghanistan ( ps, , Dǝ Afġānistān wākmanān; prs, پادشاهی افغانستان, Pādešāhī-ye Afġānistān) was a constitutional monarchy in Central Asia established in 1926 as a successor state to the Emirate of A ...

Reign of

Amanullah Khan Ghazi Amanullah Khan ( Pashto and Dari: ; 1 June 1892 – 25 April 1960) was the sovereign of Afghanistan from 1919, first as Emir and after 1926 as King, until his abdication in 1929. After the end of the Third Anglo-Afghan War in August 1 ...

Inayatullah Khan Inayatullah Khan (Pashto/Dari: ), (20 October 1888 – 12 August 1946) was the King of Afghanistan for three days in January 1929. He was the son of former Afghan Emir, Habibullah Khan. Inayatullah's brief reign ended with his abdication. I ...

, and

Mohammed Nadir Shah Mohammed Nadir Shah ( Persian and ps, محمد نادر شاه – born Mohammed Nadir Khan; 9 April 1883 – 8 November 1933) was King of Afghanistan from 15 October 1929 until his assassination in November 1933. Previously, he served as Mini ...

: Widely-recognized independent state
Reign of

Habibullāh Kalakāni Habibullah Kalakani ( prs, , 19 January 1891 – 1 November 1929), also known by his nickname "Bacha-ye Saqao" (also romanized Bachai Sakao; literally ''son of the water carrier'') was the ruler of Afghanistan from 17 January to 13 October 192 ...

Ali Ahmad Khan Amir Ali Ahmad Khan, ''Shaghasi'' ( ps, ; prs, ; 1883–1929) was an Afghan king from the Shaghasi family of the Barakzai tribe who was declared king of Afghanistan twice in 1929. He was first declared amir of Afghanistan by and influential cle ...

and Abd-al Karim: Not recognized by any state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → → → Albania *

Principality of Albania The Principality of Albania ( al, Principata e Shqipërisë or ) refers to the short-lived monarchy in Albania, headed by Wilhelm, Prince of Albania, that lasted from the Treaty of London of 1913 which ended the First Balkan War, through ...

Albanian Republic Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture ** Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the countr ...

* Albanian Kingdom Widely-recognized independent state. ''De facto'' Italian protectorate to August 2, 1920. LON member state from December 17, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top,

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– Principality of Andorra Widely-recognized independent state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Argentine Republic Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → Armenia *

Republic of Armenia A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

Armenian Socialist Soviet Republic The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic,; russian: Армянская Советская Социалистическая Республика, translit=Armyanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) also commonly referred to as Soviet A ...

Widely-recognized independent state. Became part of the

Transcaucasian SFSR , conventional_long_name = Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic , common_name = Transcaucasian SFSR , p1 = Armenian Soviet Socialist RepublicArmenian SSR , flag_p1 = Flag of SSRA ...

from March 12, 1922. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Idrisid Emirate of Asir, Asir – Idrisid Emirate of Asir Widely-recognized independent state. Vassal state of Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd from October 21, 1926. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Sheikdom of Upper Asir, Asir, Upper – Sheikdom of Upper Asir Widely-recognized independent state. Partitioned between Sultanate of Nejd and Idrisid Emirate of Asir from August 30, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Commonwealth of Australia
Widely-recognized independent state after Balfour Declaration of 1926, 15 November, 1926. LON founding member state from 10 January, 1920. Australia had two external territories: * Norfolk Island * Australia administered two League of Nations mandates: * Nauru * Territory of New Guinea, New Guinea , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, First Austrian Republic, Austria – Republic of Austria Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 15, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → → Azerbaijan * Azerbaijan Democratic Republic * Azerbaijan Socialist Soviet Republic Widely-recognized independent state. Became part of the

from March 12, 1922. Azerbaijan had one protectorate: * Nakhichevan ASSR , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

B

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Kingdom of Belgium Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. Belgium had sovereignty over one colony and one concession: * * Belgian concession of Tianjin, Tientsin Belgium administered one League of Nations mandate: * Ruanda-Urundi , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Republic of Bolivia Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, First Brazilian Republic, Brazil – Republic of the United States of Brazil Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920; withdrew in June 14, 1926. Brazil was a federation of States of Brazil, 20 states, one territory, and one federal district. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Kingdom of Bulgaria Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 16, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

C

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Dominion of Canada Widely-recognized independent state after Balfour Declaration of 1926, November 15, 1926. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Republic of Chile Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → – Republic of China Capital: Nanjing, Nanking, Beijing, Peking, Chongqing, Chungking Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Republic of Colombia Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Republic of Costa Rica Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 16, 1920; withdrew in January 22, 1925. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Republic of Cuba Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → Czechoslovak Republic (1918–1938), Czechoslovakia * Czecho-Slovak Republic * Czechoslovak Republic Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

D

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Free City of Danzig Widely-recognized independent. Under League of Nations protection. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Kingdom of Denmark Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 28, 1924. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

E

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador Widely-recognized independent state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Kingdom of Egypt Widely-recognized independent state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Republic of El Salvador Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Republic of Estonia Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 22, 1921. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Ethiopian Empire Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 28, 1923. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

F

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Republic of Finland Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 16, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Free State of Fiume Widely-recognized independent. Annexed by Kingdom of Italy, Italy from February 22, 1924. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, French Third Republic, France – French Republic Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. France administered the foreign affairs of the following protectorates: * French protectorate in Morocco, French Morocco France administered the following League of Nations mandates: * Alawite State, Alawite * Greater Lebanon * Syrian Federation * State of Syria * → Jabal Druze State, Souaida * French Cameroons * French Togoland * Territory of the Saar Basin, Saar Basin , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

G

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → → Georgia * Democratic Republic of Georgia * Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Widely-recognized independent state. Georgian SSR had one autonomous republic (from July 16, 1921): Adjarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Adjarian ASSR. Became part of the

from March 12, 1922. * SSR Abkhazia , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Weimar Republic, Germany – German Realm Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 8, 1926. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → Greece * Kingdom of Greece * Second Hellenic Republic, Hellenic Republic Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Republic of Guatemala Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

H

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → Emirate of Haʾil, Ha'il / Jabal Shammar – Emirate of Ha'il Widely-recognized independent state. It was completely conquered by House of Saud, Saudi forces from November 2, 1921 and subsequently incorporated into the Sultanate of Nejd. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Republic of Haiti Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → – Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz Widely-recognized independent state. Annexed by Sultanate of Nejd, creating the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd from January 8, 1926. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Republic of Honduras Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → Hungary * Hungarian Republic (1919-20), Hungarian Republic * Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Kingdom of Hungary Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 18, 1922. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

I

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Kingdom of Iceland, Iceland – Kingdom of Iceland Widely-recognized independent state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Irish Free State Widely-recognized independent state after Balfour Declaration of 1926, November 15, 1926. LON member state from September 10, 1923. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Kingdom of Italy Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. Italy had four colonies and one concession: * Italian Cyrenaica * Italian Eritrea * Italian Somaliland * Italian Tripolitania * Italian concession of Tianjin, Tientsin , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

J

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Empire of Japan Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. Japan had sovereignty over the following dependencies and concessions: * Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese Korea (Chōsen) * Karafuto Prefecture, Karafuto * Kwantung Leased Territory, Kwantung * Taiwan under Japanese rule, Taiwan * Concessions in Tianjin#Japanese concession (1898–1945), Tientsin Japan administered one League of Nations mandate: * South Seas Mandate , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

L

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, & Latvia * Latvia, Republic of Latvia * Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 22, 1921. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Republic of Liberia Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → – Principality of Liechtenstein Widely-recognized independent state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Republic of Lithuania Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 22, 1921. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 16, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

M

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – United Mexican States Widely-recognized independent state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Principality of Monaco Widely-recognized independent state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus, Mountain Republic - Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus Widely-recognized independent state. Incorporated into the Russian SFSR as the Mountain ASSR from January 20, 1921. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Sultanate of Muscat and Oman ''De jure'' independent state. ''De facto'' a British protectorate. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

N

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → Nejd * Emirate of Nejd and Hasa * Sultanate of Nejd Widely-recognized independent state. Nejd annexed Kingdom of Hejaz, Hejaz, creating the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd from January 8, 1926. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz, Nejd and Hejaz – Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz Capital: Mecca (Hejaz), Riyadh (Nejd) * Sultanate of Nejd, Nejd ** Sultanate of Nejd ** Kingdom of Nejd and its Dependencies * Kingdom of Hejaz, Hejaz – Kingdom of Hejaz Widely-recognized independent state. Nejd and Hejaz had one protectorate: * Idrisid Emirate of Asir, Asir , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Kingdom of Nepal, Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal Widely-recognized independent state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Kingdom of the Netherlands Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. The Netherlands had sovereignty over three colonies: * Curaçao and Dependencies * Dutch East Indies * Surinam (Dutch colony), Surinam , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Dominion of Newfoundland Widely-recognized independent state after Balfour Declaration of 1926, November 15, 1926. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Dominion of New Zealand, New Zealand – Dominion of New Zealand Widely-recognized independent state after Balfour Declaration of 1926, November 15, 1926. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. The following are territories of New Zealand: * Cook Islands * Niue Island * Ross Dependency * Tokelau, Union Islands New Zealand administered one League of Nations mandate: * Western Samoa Trust Territory, Western Samoa , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Republic of Nicaragua Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Kingdom of Norway Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. Norway had sovereignty over two uninhabited possessions: * Bouvet Island * Sverdrup Islands , - , colspan=3, ----

O

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Sublime Ottoman State Widely-recognized independent state. Ottoman Empire had one protectorate: * North Caucasian Emirate , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

P

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Republic of Panama Widely-recognized independent state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Republic of Paraguay Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → Persia * Qajar dynasty, Persian Empire * Pahlavi dynasty, Imperial State of Persia Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Peruvian Republic Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → Second Polish Republic, Poland – Republic of Poland Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Portuguese Republic Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. The following are colonies and possession of Portugal: * * Portuguese Macau * Portuguese East Africa * * Portuguese India * * Portuguese West Africa * Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá * Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

R

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Kingdom of Romania Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic Widely-recognized independent state. Became part of the Soviet Union from December 30, 1922. Russia had three protectorates and one concession: * Emirate of Bukhara, Bukhara * Khanate of Khiva, Khiva * Uryankhay Krai, Uryankhay * Russian concession of Tianjin, Tientsin , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

S

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Most Serene Republic of San Marino Widely-recognized independent state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia * Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes * Kingdom of Yugoslavia Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), Siam – Kingdom of Siam Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → – Union of South Africa Capital: Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Pietermaritzburg Widely-recognized independent state after Balfour Declaration of 1926, November 15, 1926. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. South Africa administered one League of Nations mandate: * → South West Africa , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → → – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Widely-recognized independent state. The Soviet Union was a federation of four (later seven) republics. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Spain under the Restoration, Spain – Kingdom of Spain Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. Spain had sovereignty over the following colonies, possessions and protectorate: * Elobey, Annobón and Corisco * Bioko, Fernando Poo * Río Muni * * Plazas de soberanía, Spanish North Africa * * Spanish protectorate in Morocco, Spanish Morocco , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Kingdom of Sweden Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Swiss Confederation Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

T

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Tibet (1912–1951), Tibet ''De facto'' independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic Widely-recognized independent state. The Transcaucasian SFSR was a federation constituted by the Armenian SSR, the Azerbaijan SSR and the

. Became part of the Soviet Union from December 30, 1922. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, * Turkey * Republic of Turkey Widely-recognized independent state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

U

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, * United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland * United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. The following were colonies, and territories of the United Kingdom: * * Bahrain – State of Bahrain * Baker Island * * Basutoland – Territory of Basutoland * Bechuanaland – Bechuanaland Protectorate * Bermuda * Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan * * * * British Leeward Islands – Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands * – British Somaliland Protectorate * British Western Pacific Territories * British Windward Islands – Federal Colony of the Windward Islands * Brunei – State of Brunei * * Cyprus * Falkland Islands Dependencies, Falkland Islands * Federated Malay States * Colonial Fiji, Fiji * Gambia Colony and Protectorate, Gambia – Gambia Colony and Protectorate * * * Guernsey – Bailiwick of Guernsey * Heard Island and McDonald Islands * British Hong Kong, Hong Kong * * Isle of Man * Colony of Jamaica, Jamaica * Kenya Colony, Kenya * Jarvis Island * – Bailiwick of Jersey * Flag of Kuwait 1921-1940

Sheikhdom of Kuwait, Kuwait – Sheikhdom of Kuwait * Maldive Islands – Sultanate of the Maldive Islands * Malta Colony, Malta * British Mauritius, Mauritius * Kingdom of Nepal, Nepal * Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, Nigeria – Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria * * Northern Rhodesia – Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia * – Nyasaland Protectorate * Qatar – State of Qatar * Saint Helena * Kingdom of Sarawak, Sarawak – Kingdom of Sarawak * Seychelles * Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate, Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate * – Colony of Southern Rhodesia * * Swaziland – Swaziland Protectorate * Emirate of Transjordan, Transjordan * * Tristan da Cunha * Trucial States * Uganda Protectorate, Uganda * Unfederated Malay States ** Johor Sultanate, Johor ** Kedah Sultanate, Kedah ** → Kelantan#Kelantan Sultanate, Kelantan ** ** * Victoria Land * Weihaiwei under British rule, Weihaiwei * Sultanate of Zanzibar, Zanzibar United Kingdom administered the following League of Nations mandates: * British Cameroons * British Togoland * → Mandatory Iraq, Iraq * Mandatory Palestine, Palestine ** → Emirate of Transjordan, Transjordan * Territory of the Saar Basin, Saar Basin * , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – United States of America Widely-recognized independent state. The following were territories of the United States of America: * Alaska Territory, Alaska * American Samoa * Corn Islands * Guam * Territory of Hawaii, Hawaii * Howland Island * Johnston Atoll * Kingman Reef * Midway Atoll * Navassa Island * * Petrel Islands * Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, Philippine Islands * Puerto Rico * Quita Sueno Bank * Roncador Bank * Serrana Bank * Serranilla Bank * Swan Islands, Honduras, Swan Islands * , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Eastern Republic of Uruguay Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

V

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Vatican City State Widely recognized independent state. Vatican City is administered by the Holy See. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – United States of Venezuela Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

Y

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, Yemen – Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen Widely-recognized independent state. , - , colspan=2, ----

States claiming sovereignty

, - , valign=top, Alash Autonomy, Alash – Alash Autonomy Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Republic of Ararat, Ararat – Republic of Ararat Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Republic of Mountainous Armenia, Armenia, Mountainous Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Azadistan Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Serbian–Hungarian Baranya–Baja Republic, Baranya–Baja – Serbian–Hungarian Baranya–Baja Republic Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Free State of Bottleneck, Bottleneck – Free State of Bottleneck Quasi-state. Unoccupied territory within post-World War I Weimar Republic, Germany. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Bukharan People's Soviet Republic, Bukhara * Bukharan People's Soviet Republic * Bukharan Socialist Soviet Republic Soviet state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussia – Byelorussian Socialist Soviet Republic Soviet state. Became part of the Soviet Union from December 30, 1922. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Italian Regency of Carnaro, Carnaro – Italian Regency of Carnaro Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Republic of Central Lithuania, Central Lithuania – Republic of Central Lithuania Puppet state of the Second Polish Republic. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Don Republic, Don – Don Republic Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top,
Puppet state/Buffer state of Soviet Russia. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Galician Soviet Socialist Republic, Galicia – Galician Socialist Soviet Republic Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Persian Socialist Soviet Republic, Gilan – Persian Socialist Soviet Republic Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Irish Republic, Ireland – Irish Republic Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Karelia * Karelian United Government * Republic of Eastern Karelia Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Autonomous Government of Khorasan, Khorasan – Autonomous Government of Khorasan Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Khorezm People's Soviet Republic, Khorezm * Khorezm People's Soviet Republic * Khorezm Socialist Soviet Republic Soviet state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, Korea, Provisional Government of – Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
Partially recognized Korean government-in-exile. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Kuban People's Republic Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Kingdom of Kurdistan, Kurdistan – Kingdom of Kurdistan Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Labin Republic Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Lajtabánság, Leitha – Banate of Leitha Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Lemko Republic – Lemko-Rusyn People's Republic Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Republic of Mirdita, Mirdita – Republic of Mirdita Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → → Mongolia
Capital: ''Niislel Khüree'' (renamed ''Ulaanbaatar'' in 1924) * Bogd Khanate of Mongolia * Mongolian People's Government * Mongolian People's Republic Partially recognized socialist republic. Under Soviet intervention in Mongolia, Soviet intervention from 1921 to 1924. Satellite state of the Soviet Union from November 26, 1924. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, North Ingria – Republic of North Ingria Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Rhenish Republic, Rhineland – Rhenish Republic Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Rif Republic, Rif – Confederal Republic of the Tribes of the Rif Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Olonets Government of Southern Karelia, Southern Karelia – Olonets Government of Southern Karelia Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Arab Kingdom of Syria, Syria – Arab Kingdom of Syria ''De facto'' independent state not recognized by any other state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → Tuvan People's Republic, Tannu Tuva * People's Republic of Tannu Tuva * Tuvan People's Republic Partially recognized socialist republic. Satellite state of the Soviet Union. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Republic of Uhtua, Uhtua – Republic of Uhtua Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukraine, Soviet – Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic Soviet proto-state. Became part of the Soviet Union from December 30, 1922. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sovereign states in the 1920s Lists of sovereign states in the 20th century, 1920-1929 1920s politics-related lists