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

sovereignty Sovereignty is the defining authority within individual consciousness, social construct, or territory. Sovereignty entails hierarchy within the state, as well as external autonomy for states. In any state, sovereignty is assigned to the perso ...

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

de facto ''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with ''de jure'' ("by la ...

'' 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,

Andorra , image_flag = Flag of Andorra.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Andorra.svg , symbol_type = Coat of arms , national_motto = la, Virtus Unita Fortior, label=none (Latin)"United virtue is stro ...

– 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, Asir – Idrisid Emirate of Asir Widely-recognized independent state. Vassal state of

Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd ( ar, مملكة الحجاز ونجد, '), initially the Kingdom of Hejaz and Sultanate of Nejd (, '), was a dual monarchy ruled by Abdulaziz following the victory of the Saudi Sultanate of Nejd over the Hashemite ...

from October 21, 1926. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Asir, Upper – Sheikdom of Upper Asir Widely-recognized independent state. Partitioned between

Sultanate of Nejd The Sultanate of Nejd ( ar, سلطنة نجد, ') was the third iteration of the Third Saudi State, from 1921 to 1926. It was a monarchy led by the House of Saud. This version of the Third Saudi State was created when Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, Emi ...

and Idrisid Emirate of Asir from August 30, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Commonwealth of Australia
Widely-recognized independent state after 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 *

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ...

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top,

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

– Republic of Austria Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 15, 1920. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → → Azerbaijan *

Azerbaijan Democratic Republic The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic), or simply as Azerbaijan in Paris Peace Conference, 1919–1920,''Bulletin d'Information de l'Azerbaidjan'', No. I, September 1, 1919, pp. 6–7''125 H.C.Debs.'', 58., February 24, 1920, p. 1467. Caucasian A ...

* 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: * *

Tientsin Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popul ...

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,

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

– 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 A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government ( federalism). In a federation, the self-govern ...

of 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 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:

Nanking Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

Peking } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

Chungking Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Coun ...

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, →

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

* 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 The League of Nations (french: link=no, Société des Nations ) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference that ...

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 Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

– 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

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

from February 22, 1924. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top,

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

– French Republic Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. France administered the foreign affairs of the following protectorates: * French Morocco France administered the following League of Nations mandates: * Alawite *

Greater Lebanon The State of Greater Lebanon ( ar, دولة لبنان الكبير, Dawlat Lubnān al-Kabīr; french: État du Grand Liban), informally known as French Lebanon, was a state declared on 1 September 1920, which became the Lebanese Republic ( ar, ...

Syrian Federation The Syrian Federation ( ar, الاتحاد السوري; french: Fédération syrienne), officially the Federation of the Autonomous States of Syria (french: Fédération des États autonomes de Syrie), was constituted on 28 June 1922 by High Comm ...

* State of Syria * → Souaida *

French Cameroons French Cameroon or French Cameroons (french: link=no, Cameroun) was a French colonial empire, French League of Nations Mandate, mandate territory in Central Africa. It now forms part of the independent country of Cameroon. History Beginnings ...

French Togoland French Togoland (French: '' Togo français'') was a French colonial empires, French colonial League of Nations mandate from 1916 to 1960 in French West Africa. In 1960 it became the independent Togolese Republic, and the present day nation of T ...

Saar Basin Saar or SAAR has several meanings: People Given name *Saar Boubacar (born 1951), Senegalese professional football player * Saar Ganor, Israeli archaeologist *Saar Klein (born 1967), American film editor Surname * Ain Saar (born 1968), Est ...

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

G

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → → Georgia *

Democratic Republic of Georgia The Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG; ka, საქართველოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა ') was the first modern establishment of a republic of Georgia, which existed from May 1918 to F ...

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

Widely-recognized independent state. Georgian SSR had one autonomous republic (from July 16, 1921): Adjarian ASSR. Became part of the

from March 12, 1922. * SSR Abkhazia , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top,

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

– German Realm Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 8, 1926. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, → Greece *

Kingdom of Greece The Kingdom of Greece ( grc, label= Greek, Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος ) was established in 1832 and was the successor state to the First Hellenic Republic. It was internationally recognised by the Treaty of Constantinople, wh ...

* 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, → Ha'il / Jabal Shammar – Emirate of Ha'il Widely-recognized independent state. It was completely conquered by Saudi forces from November 2, 1921 and subsequently incorporated into the

. , - , 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

, creating the

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 *

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...

Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 18, 1922. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

I

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top,

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

– Kingdom of Iceland Widely-recognized independent state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Irish Free State Widely-recognized independent state after 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 Cyrenaica (; ) was an Italian colony, located in present-day eastern Libya, that existed from 1911 to 1934. It was part of the territory conquered from the Ottoman Empire during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911, alongside Italian Tripolitani ...

* Italian Eritrea *

Italian Somaliland Italian Somalia ( it, Somalia Italiana; ar, الصومال الإيطالي, Al-Sumal Al-Italiy; so, Dhulka Talyaaniga ee Soomaalida), was a protectorate and later colony of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day Somalia. Ruled in the 19th centu ...

Italian Tripolitania Italian Tripolitania was an Italian colony, located in present-day western Libya, that existed from 1911 to 1934. It was part of the territory conquered from the Ottoman Empire after the Italo-Turkish War in 1911. Italian Tripolitania included t ...

, - , 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: * Japanese Korea (Chōsen) *

Karafuto Karafuto Prefecture ( ja, 樺太庁, ''Karafuto-chō''; russian: Префектура Карафуто, Prefektura Karafuto), commonly known as South Sakhalin, was a prefecture of Japan located in Sakhalin from 1907 to 1949. Karafuto became ter ...

Kwantung The Kwantung Leased Territory ( ja, 關東州, ''Kantō-shū''; ) was a leased territory of the Empire of Japan in the Liaodong Peninsula from 1905 to 1945. Japan first acquired Kwantung from the Qing Empire in perpetuity in 1895 in the Trea ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

Japan administered one League of Nations mandate: * South Seas Mandate , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , colspan=3,

L

, - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, & Latvia *

Republic of Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

* 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,

Mountain Republic The Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus (MRNC; also known as the United Republics of the North Caucasus, Mountain Republic or the Republic of the Mountaineers) was a country in the North Caucasus formed by the unification of Circassians ...

- Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus Widely-recognized independent state. Incorporated into the

Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

as the

Mountain ASSR The Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic or Mountain ASSR ( rus, Го́рская АССР, r=Gorskaya ASSR; ce, Лаьмнийн Автономин Советийн Социалистийн Республика) was a short-lived autono ...

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 *

Widely-recognized independent state. Nejd annexed Hejaz, creating the

from January 8, 1926. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Nejd and Hejaz – Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz Capital:

Mecca Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow ...

(Hejaz),

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of th ...

(Nejd) *

Nejd Najd ( ar, نَجْدٌ, ), or the Nejd, forms the geographic center of Saudi Arabia, accounting for about a third of the country's modern population and, since the Emirate of Diriyah, acting as the base for all unification campaigns by the H ...

** Sultanate of Nejd ** Kingdom of Nejd and its Dependencies * Hejaz – Kingdom of Hejaz Widely-recognized independent state. Nejd and Hejaz had one protectorate: * Asir , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top,

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

– 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 The Colony of Curaçao and Dependencies ( nl, Kolonie Curaçao en onderhorigheden; pap, Kolonia di Kòrsou i dependensianan) was a Dutch colony in the Caribbean Sea from 1815 until 1828 and from 1845 until 1954. Between 1936 and 1948, the area wa ...

* Dutch East Indies * Surinam , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Dominion of Newfoundland Widely-recognized independent state after November 15, 1926. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top,

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

– Dominion of New Zealand Widely-recognized independent state after November 15, 1926. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. The following are territories of New Zealand: *

Cook Islands ) , image_map = Cook Islands on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , capital = Avarua , coordinates = , largest_city = Avarua , official_languages = , lan ...

Niue Island Niue (, ; niu, Niuē) is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. Niue's land area is about and its population, predominantly Polynesian, was about 1,600 in 2016. Niue is located in a triangle between Tonga ...

Ross Dependency The Ross Dependency is a region of Antarctica defined by a circular sector, sector originating at the South Pole, passing along longitudes 160th meridian east, 160° east to 150th meridian west, 150° west, and terminating at latitude 60th para ...

* Union Islands New Zealand administered one League of Nations mandate: *

Western Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands ( Manono and Apolima); ...

, - , 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 Bouvet Island ( ; or ''Bouvetøyen'') is an island claimed by Norway, and declared an uninhabited protected nature reserve. It is a subantarctic volcanic island, situated in the South Atlantic Ocean at the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic R ...

* Sverdrup Islands , - , colspan=3, ----

O

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

North Caucasian Emirate The North Caucasian Emirate (russian: Северо-Кавказский эмират ''Severo-Kavkazskiy emirat'') was a mainly Avar and Chechen Islamic state that existed in the territory of Chechnya and western Dagestan during the Russian Ci ...

, - , 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 * Persian Empire *

Imperial State of Persia The Imperial State of Iran ( fa, کشور شاهنشاهی ایران, ), also known as the Imperial State of Persia, was the official name of the Iranian state under the rule of the Pahlavi dynasty. It was formed in 1925 and lasted until 197 ...

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, →

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

– 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 Macau (officially the Province of Macau until 1976, and then the Autonomous Region of Macau from 1976 to 1999) was a Portuguese colony that existed from the first official Portuguese settlement in 1557 to the end of colonial ru ...

Portuguese East Africa Portuguese Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique) or Portuguese East Africa (''África Oriental Portuguesa'') were the common terms by which Mozambique was designated during the period in which it was a Portuguese colony. Portuguese Mozambique originally ...

* * Portuguese India * *

Portuguese West Africa Portuguese Angola refers to Angola during the historic period when it was a territory under Portuguese rule in southwestern Africa. In the same context, it was known until 1951 as Portuguese West Africa (officially the State of West Africa). I ...

* Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá *

Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe islands were a colony of the Portuguese Empire from its discovery in 1470 until 1975, when independence was granted by Portugal. History The Portuguese explorers João de Santarém and Pêro Escobar discovered the is ...

, - , 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 The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

from December 30, 1922. Russia had three protectorates and one concession: * Bukhara * Khiva * Uryankhay *

, - , 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 /

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

* 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,

Siam Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

– 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 Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...

Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foot ...

Bloemfontein Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legislative capital Cape To ...

, and Pietermaritzburg Widely-recognized independent state after November 15, 1926. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. South Africa administered one League of Nations mandate: * →

South West Africa South West Africa ( af, Suidwes-Afrika; german: Südwestafrika; nl, Zuidwest-Afrika) was a territory under South African administration from 1915 to 1990, after which it became modern-day Namibia. It bordered Angola (Portuguese colony before 1 ...

, - , 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 , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

– 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 * Fernando Poo *

Río Muni Río Muni (called ''Mbini'' in Fang) is the Continental Region (called ''Región Continental'' in Spanish) of Equatorial Guinea, and comprises the mainland geographical region, covering . The name is derived from the Muni River, along whic ...

* *

Spanish North Africa Spanish North Africa may refer to: *Contemporary Spanish North Africa: **Spain's two autonomous cities: Ceuta and Melilla, plus other minor territories ('' plazas de soberanía'') ** Canary Islands *Historical Spanish North Africa (1913–1975); f ...

* * 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 Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Taman ...

''De facto'' independent state. Claimed by the 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

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 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in the British Isles that existed between 1801 and 1922, when it included all of Ireland. It was established by the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the Kingdom of Grea ...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. The following were colonies, and territories of the United Kingdom: * *

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

– State of Bahrain *

Baker Island Baker Island, formerly known as New Nantucket, is an uninhabited atoll just north of the Equator in the central Pacific Ocean about southwest of Honolulu. The island lies almost halfway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbor is H ...

* * Basutoland – Territory of Basutoland * Bechuanaland – Bechuanaland Protectorate *

Bermuda ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = National song , song = "Hail to Bermuda" , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , mapsize2 = , map_caption2 = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = , es ...

Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainou ...

– Kingdom of Bhutan * * * *

British Leeward Islands The British Leeward Islands was a British colony from 1671 to 1958, consisting of the English (later British) overseas possessions in the Leeward Islands. It ceased to exist from 1816 to 1833, during which time it was split into two separate ...

– Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands * – British Somaliland Protectorate * British Western Pacific Territories *

British Windward Islands The British Windward Islands was an administrative grouping of British colonies in the Windward Islands of the West Indies, existing from 1833 until 31 December 1959 and consisting of the islands of Grenada, St Lucia, Saint Vincent, the Gren ...

– Federal Colony of the Windward Islands *

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by t ...

– State of Brunei * *

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouze ...

* Federated Malay States * Fiji * Gambia – Gambia Colony and Protectorate * * * Guernsey – Bailiwick of Guernsey *

Heard Island and McDonald Islands The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) is an Australian external territory comprising a volcanic group of mostly barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica. The group's overall size ...

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

* *

Isle of Man ) , anthem = "O Land of Our Birth" , image = Isle of Man by Sentinel-2.jpg , image_map = Europe-Isle_of_Man.svg , mapsize = , map_alt = Location of the Isle of Man in Europe , map_caption = Location of the Isle of Man (green) in Europe ...

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi ...

Jarvis Island Jarvis Island (; formerly known as Bunker Island or Bunker's Shoal) is an uninhabited coral island located in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and the Cook Islands. It is an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the Un ...

* – Bailiwick of Jersey * Flag of Kuwait 1921-1940

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

– Sheikhdom of Kuwait *

Maldive Islands Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...

– Sultanate of the Maldive Islands *

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It ...

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

– Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria * * Northern Rhodesia – Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia * – Nyasaland Protectorate *

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...

– State of Qatar * Saint Helena *

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ...

– Kingdom of Sarawak *

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...

– Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate * – Colony of Southern Rhodesia * * Swaziland – Swaziland Protectorate * Transjordan * *

Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately from Cape Town in South Africa, from Saint Helena a ...

Trucial States The Trucial States ( '), also known as the Trucial Coast ( '), the Trucial Sheikhdoms ( '), Trucial Arabia or Trucial Oman, was the name the British government gave to a group of tribal confederations in southeastern Arabia whose leaders had s ...

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...

Unfederated Malay States The term Unfederated Malay States () was the collective name given to five British protected states in the Malay peninsula in the first half of the twentieth century. These states were Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, and Terengganu. In contras ...

Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest. Johor shares maritime ...

Kedah Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman and historically as Queda, is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km2, and it consists of the mainland ...

** →

Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in th ...

** ** *

Victoria Land Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Antarctic Plateau. I ...

Weihaiwei Weihai (), formerly called Weihaiwei (), is a prefecture-level city and major seaport in easternmost Shandong province. It borders Yantai to the west and the Yellow Sea to the east, and is the closest Chinese city to South Korea. Weihai's popu ...

Zanzibar Zanzibar (; ; ) is an insular semi-autonomous province which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islan ...

United Kingdom administered the following League of Nations mandates: *

British Cameroons British Cameroon or the British Cameroons was a British mandate territory in British West Africa, formed of the Northern Cameroons and Southern Cameroons. Today, the Northern Cameroons forms parts of the Borno, Adamawa and Taraba states of ...

British Togoland British Togoland, officially the Mandate Territory of Togoland and later officially the Trust Territory of Togoland, was a territory in West Africa, under the administration of the United Kingdom, which subsequently entered into union with Ghan ...

* →

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

* Palestine ** → Transjordan *

* , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – United States of America Widely-recognized independent state. The following were territories of the United States of America: *

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...

American Samoa American Samoa ( sm, Amerika Sāmoa, ; also ' or ') is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island country of Samoa. Its location is centered on . It is east of the Internationa ...

Corn Islands The Corn Islands are two islands about east of the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, constituting one of 12 municipalities of the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region. The official name of the municipality is ''Corn Island'' (the English name is ...

Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...

Howland Island Howland Island () is an uninhabited coral island located just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean, about southwest of Honolulu. The island lies almost halfway between Hawaii and Australia and is an unorganized, unincorporated ter ...

* Johnston Atoll *

Kingman Reef Kingman Reef is a largely submerged, uninhabited, triangle-shaped reef, geologically an atoll, east-west and north-south, in the North Pacific Ocean, roughly halfway between the Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa. It has an area of 3 hectar ...

* Midway Atoll *

Navassa Island Navassa Island (; ht, Lanavaz; french: l'île de la Navasse, sometimes ) is a small uninhabited island in the Caribbean Sea. Located northeast of Jamaica, south of Cuba, and west of Jérémie on the Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti, it is subject ...

* * Petrel Islands *

Philippine Islands The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...

* Quita Sueno Bank *

Roncador Bank Roncador Bank is a mostly-submerged atoll with several sandy cays. It lies in the west Caribbean Sea off the coast of Central America. Geography It is about 15 by 6 kilometers in size, with an area of 65 km2 composed mostly of lago ...

Serrana Bank Serrana Bank is a Colombian-administered atoll in the western Caribbean Sea. It is a mostly underwater reef about 50 km long and 13 km wide and has six cays, or islets, the largest of which is Southwest Cay. Geography The cays fro ...

Serranilla Bank Serranilla Bank ( es, Isla Serranilla, Banco Serranilla and ''Placer de la Serranilla'') is a partially submerged reef, with small uninhabited islets, in the western Caribbean Sea. It is situated about northeast of Punta Gorda, Nicaragua, and ...

* 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 The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of R ...

. , - , 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,

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

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

States claiming sovereignty

, - , valign=top, Alash – Alash Autonomy Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Ararat – Republic of Ararat Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Armenia, Mountainous Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Azadistan Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Baranya–Baja – Serbian–Hungarian Baranya–Baja Republic Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top,

Bottleneck Bottleneck literally refers to the narrowed portion (neck) of a bottle near its opening, which limit the rate of outflow, and may describe any object of a similar shape. The literal neck of a bottle was originally used to play what is now known as ...

– Free State of Bottleneck Quasi-state. Unoccupied territory within post-World War I

. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Bukhara * Bukharan People's Soviet Republic * Bukharan Socialist Soviet Republic Soviet state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Byelorussia – Byelorussian Socialist Soviet Republic Soviet state. Became part of the

from December 30, 1922. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Carnaro – Italian Regency of Carnaro Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Central Lithuania – Republic of Central Lithuania

Puppet state A puppet state, puppet régime, puppet government or dummy government, is a state that is ''de jure'' independent but ''de facto'' completely dependent upon an outside power and subject to its orders.Compare: Puppet states have nominal sove ...

of the Second Polish Republic. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top,

Don Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a vill ...

– Don Republic Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top,

Buffer state A buffer state is a country geographically lying between two rival or potentially hostile great powers. Its existence can sometimes be thought to prevent conflict between them. A buffer state is sometimes a mutually agreed upon area lying between ...

Soviet Russia The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Galicia – Galician Socialist Soviet Republic Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Gilan – Persian Socialist Soviet Republic Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top,

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

– Irish Republic Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Karelia *

Karelian United Government The Karelian United Government (Karjalan keskushallitus) was a short-lived state that existed from 1920 to 1923, as a merger of the Republic of Uhtua and the Olonets Government of Southern Karelia."Russian Civil War Polities" www.worldstatesmen.or ...

* Republic of Eastern Karelia Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Khorasan – Autonomous Government of Khorasan Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top,

Khorezm Khwarazm (; Old Persian: ''Hwârazmiya''; fa, خوارزم, ''Xwârazm'' or ''Xârazm'') or Chorasmia () is a large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia, bordered on the north by the (former) Aral Sea, on the ...

* Khorezm People's Soviet Republic * Khorezm Socialist Soviet Republic Soviet state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, 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,

Kurdistan Kurdistan ( ku, کوردستان ,Kurdistan ; lit. "land of the Kurds") or Greater Kurdistan is a roughly defined geo-cultural territory in Western Asia wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population and the Kurdish culture, languages ...

– Kingdom of Kurdistan Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, – Labin Republic Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top,

Leitha The Leitha (; or , formerly ; Czech and sk, Litava) is a river in Austria and Hungary, a right tributary of the Danube. It is long ( including its source river Schwarza). Its basin area is . Etymology The ''Lithaha'' River in the Carolingia ...

– Banate of Leitha Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Lemko Republic – Lemko-Rusyn People's Republic Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, 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 The Mongolian People's Republic ( mn, Бүгд Найрамдах Монгол Ард Улс, БНМАУ; , ''BNMAU''; ) was a socialist state which existed from 1924 to 1992, located in the historical region of Outer Mongolia in East Asia. It w ...

Partially recognized socialist republic. Under Soviet intervention from 1921 to 1924.

Satellite state A satellite state or dependent state is a country that is formally independent in the world, but under heavy political, economic, and military influence or control from another country. The term was coined by analogy to planetary objects orbitin ...

of the

from November 26, 1924. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top,

North Ingria The Republic of North Ingria ( fi, Pohjois-Inkerin tasavalta), Ingrian: ''Pohja-inkeriläin respublikka)'' or Republic of Kirjasalo ( fi, Kirjasalon tasavalta, Ingrian: ''Kirjsalon respublikka'') was a short-lived, small state for the Ingrian Fi ...

– Republic of North Ingria Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top,

Rhineland The Rhineland (german: Rheinland; french: Rhénanie; nl, Rijnland; ksh, Rhingland; Latinised name: ''Rhenania'') is a loosely defined area of Western Germany along the Rhine, chiefly its middle section. Term Historically, the Rhinelands ...

– Rhenish Republic Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top,

Rif The Rif or Riff (, ), also called Rif Mountains, is a geographic region in northern Morocco. This mountainous and fertile area is bordered by Cape Spartel and Tangier to the west, by Berkane and the Moulouya River to the east, by the Mediterrane ...

– Confederal Republic of the Tribes of the Rif Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Southern Karelia – Olonets Government of Southern Karelia Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Syria – Arab Kingdom of Syria ''De facto'' independent state not recognized by any other state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, →

Tannu Tuva The Tuvan People's Republic (TPR; tyv, Тыва Арат Республик, translit=Tywa Arat Respublik; Yanalif: ''Tьʙа Arat Respuʙlik'', ),) and abbreviated TAR. known as the Tannu Tuva People's Republic until 1926, was a partially rec ...

* People's Republic of Tannu Tuva * Tuvan People's Republic Partially recognized socialist republic.

of the

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Uhtua Kalevala (russian: Калевала; krl, Kalevala) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Kalevalsky District in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,52 ...

– Republic of Uhtua Unrecognized state. , - , colspan=2, ---- , - , valign=top, Ukraine, Soviet – Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic Soviet

proto-state A quasi-state (some times referred to as state-like entity or proto-state) is a political entity that does not represent a fully institutionalised or autonomous sovereign state. The precise definition of ''quasi-state'' in political literature f ...

. Became part of the

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