This is a list of sovereign states in the 1950s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1950 and 31 December 1959. It contains 108 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and Diplomatic recognition, recognition of their sovereignty. It includes 102 widely recognized sovereign states, 5 entities which were ''de facto'' sovereign but which were not widely recognized by other states, and 1 state which was initially unrecognized but then gained full recognition later in the decade.

Sovereign states

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: * Estonian government-in-exile, Estonia was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services (1940–1991), Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the ''de jure'' state. * Latvian Diplomatic Service, Latvia was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services (1940–1991), Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the ''de jure'' state. * Lithuanian Diplomatic Service, Lithuania was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services (1940–1991), Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the ''de jure'' state. * The Saudi–Iraqi neutral zone was a strip of neutral territory between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. * The Saudi–Kuwaiti neutral zone was a strip of neutral territory between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. * The Sovereign Military Order of Malta was an entity claiming sovereignty. The order had bi-lateral diplomatic relations with a large number of states, but had no territory other than extraterritoriality, extraterritorial areas within Rome.Bilateral relations with countries
, Retrieved 2009-12-22 Although the order frequently asserted its sovereignty, it did not claim to be a sovereign state. It lacked a defined territory. Since all its members were citizens of other states, almost all of them lived in their native countries, and those who resided in the order's extraterritorial properties in Rome did so only in connection with their official duties, the order lacked the characteristic of having a permanent population. * Tangier was an international zone under the joint administration of France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal and Belgium. It was reintegrated into Morocco on 29 October 1956. * → West Berlin was a political enclave that was closely aligned with – but not actually a part of – West Germany. It consisted of three occupied sectors administered by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.

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Other entities

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