List of sovereign states in 1915

Sovereign states by year
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Sovereign states

Political map of the world in 1915.

A

Albania - Principality of Albania
Capital: Durrës
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella
Argentina - Argentine Republic
Capital: Buenos Aires
Austria-Hungary - Austro-Hungarian Empire
Capital: Vienna, Budapest

B

Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
Capital: Brussels
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Capital: Sucre
Brazil - Republic of the United States of Brazil
Capital: Rio de Janeiro
Bulgaria - Kingdom of Bulgaria
Capital: Sofia

C

Chile - Republic of Chile
Capital: Santiago
China
Capital: Peking
- Republic of China (to December 12)
- Empire of China (from December 12)
Colombia - Republic of Colombia
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
Cuba - Republic of Cuba

D

Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Dominican Republic

E

Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Ethiopia - Ethiopian Empire

F

France - French Republic

G

Germany - German Empire
Greece - Kingdom of Greece
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala

H

Ha'il - Emirate of Ha'il
Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Kingdom of Hejaz - Kingdom of Hejaz (from June 10)
Honduras - Republic of Honduras

I

Italy - Kingdom of Italy

J

Japan - Empire of Japan

L

Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein

M

Mexico - United Mexican States
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Montenegro - Kingdom of Montenegro

N

Nejd - Emirate of Nejd
Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Newfoundland - Dominion of Newfoundland
New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand
Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
Norway - Kingdom of Norway

O

Ottoman Empire - Sublime Ottoman State

P

Panama - Republic of Panama
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Persia - Persian Empire
Peru - Peruvian Republic
Portugal - Portuguese Republic

R

Romania - Kingdom of Romania
Russia - Russian Empire

S

San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Serbia - Kingdom of Serbia
Siam - Kingdom of Siam
South Africa - Union of South Africa
Spain - Kingdom of Spain
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation

U

United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United States - United States of America
Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay

V

Venezuela - United States of Venezuela

Limited sovereignty

Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, limited sovereignty for occupatio bellica
Morocco - Sultanate of Morocco, de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate^[1]^[2]
- French Morocco
- Spanish zone of influence in Morocco

Other states

Autonomous but still dependent from Britain

Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
Capital: Canberra
Canada - Dominion of Canada
Capital: Ottawa
New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand
Capital: Wellington
Newfoundland - Dominion of Newfoundland
Capital: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
South Africa - Union of South Africa
Capital: Pretoria

Autonomous but still dependent from China

Mongolia
Capital: Niislel Khüree
Tibet
Capital: Lhasa

Non-Sovereign Territories

Australia

Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)
Capital: Kingston
Papua - Territory of Papua (External territory)
Capital: Canberra

Austria-Hungary

Tientsin (Concession)

Belgium

Belgian Congo (Colony)
Capital: Léopoldville (Leopoldstad)
Tientsin (Concession)

Condominiums

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
Capital: Khartoum
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Austro-Hungarian condominium)
Capital: Sarajevo
New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium)
Capital: Port Vila

Denmark

Danish West Indies (Colony)
Capital: Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands
Greenland (Colony)
Capital: Godthåb
Iceland (Dependency)
Capital: Reykjavík

France

Comoros (to February 23)^[3] (Protectorate)
Capital: Moroni, Comoros
French Equatorial Africa (Federation of colonies)
Capital: Brazzaville
French Guiana (Colony)
Capital: Cayenne
French India - French Establishments in India (Colony)
Capital: Pondichéry
French Indochina (Federation of colonies)
Capital: Hanoi
French Oceania - Settlements in Oceania (Colony)
Capital: Papeete
French Somaliland (Colony)
Capital: Djibouti
French West Africa (Federation of colonies)
Capital: Dakar
Guadeloupe (Colony)
Capital: Basse-Terre
Madagascar (includes Comoros from February 23) (Colony)
Capital: Tananarive
Martinique (Colony)
Capital: Fort-de-France
New Caledonia (Colony)
Capital: Nouméa
Réunion (Colony)
Capital: Saint-Denis
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Colony)
Capital: Saint-Pierre
Shanghai (Concession)
Tientsin (Concession)
Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)
Capital: Tunis
Wallis and Futuna - Protectorate of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (Protectorate)
Capital: Mata-Utu

Germany

German East Africa (Colony)
Capital: Dar es Salaam
German New Guinea (Protectorate)
Capital: Rabaul
German Samoa (Protectorate)
Capital: Apia
German South-West Africa (Colony)
Capital: Windhoek
Kamerun (Colony)
Capital: Buea
Tientsin (Concession)

International

Shanghai - Shanghai International Settlement (International concession)

Italy

Eritrea (Colony)
Capital: Asmara
Italian North Africa (Colony)
Italian Somaliland (Colony)
Capital: Mogadiscio
Tientsin (Concession)

Japan

Chōsen (Dependency)
Capital: Seoul
Karafuto - Karafuto Prefecture (Dependency)
Capital: Toyohara
Kwantung - Kwantung Leased Territory (Concession)
Capital: Dalian
Taiwan (Dependency)
Capital: Taihoku
Tientsin (Concession)

Mexico

Isla de la Pasión (Uninhabited territory)

Nejd

Asir - Emirate of Asir (Protectorate, from 1914)
Capital: Abha

Netherlands

Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies (Possession)
Capital: Willemstad
Netherlands East Indies (Colony)
Capital: Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Netherlands Guiana (Colony)
Capital: Paramaribo

New Zealand

Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
Capital: Avarua
Niue Island (Dependent territory)
Capital: Alofi
Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)
Union Islands (Dependent territory)

Norway

Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession)
Sverdrup Islands (Uninhabited possession)

Portugal

Cape Verde Islands (Colony)
Capital: Praia
Macau (Colony)
Portuguese East Africa (Colony)
Capital: Lourenço Marques
Portuguese Guinea (Colony)
Capital: Bissau
Portuguese India - Portuguese State of India (Colony)
Capital: Nova Goa
Portuguese Timor (Colony)
Capital: Dili
Portuguese West Africa (Colony)
Capital: Luanda
São João Baptista de Ajudá - Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá (Possession)
São Tomé and Príncipe (Colony)
Capital: São Tomé

Russia

Bukhara - Emirate of Bukhara (Protectorate)
Capital: Bukhara
Finland - Grand Duchy of Finland (Autonomous grand duchy)
Capital: Helsinki
Khiva - Khanate of Khiva (Protectorate)
Capital: Khiva
Poland - Kingdom of Poland (Vassal and puppet state)
Capital: Warsaw
Tientsin (Concession)

Spain

Annobón (Colony)
Capital: San Antonio de Palé
Fernando Pó (Colony)
Río Muni (Colony)
Capital: Bata, Equatorial Guinea
Spanish North Africa (Possession)
Spanish Sahara (Possession)
Capital: El Aaiún
Spanish West Africa (Possession)
Capital: Villa Cisneros

United Kingdom

Aden - Aden Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Aden
Afghanistan - Emirate of Afghanistan (State under Treaty of Gandamak)
Capital: Kabul
Ascension Island (Possession)
Capital: Georgetown
Bahama Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: Nassau
Bahrain - State of Bahrain (Protectorate)
Capital: Manama
Baker Island (Uninhabited possession)
Barbados (Crown colony)
Capital: Bridgetown
Basutoland - Territory of Basutoland (Crown colony)
Capital: Maseru
Bechuanaland - Bechuanaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Mafeking
Bermuda (Crown colony)
Capital: Hamilton
Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (Independent state under Treaty of Punakha)
Capital: Thimphu
British East Africa - British East Africa Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Nairobi
British Guiana (Colony)
Capital: Georgetown
British Honduras (Crown colony)
Capital: Belize Town
British Leeward Islands - Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: St. John's
British Somaliland (Crown colony)
Capital: Hargeisa
British Western Pacific Territories (Crown colony)
Capital: Suva
British Windward Islands - Federal Colony of the Windward Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: St. George's
Brunei - State of Brunei (Protectorate)
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Ceylon (Crown colony)
Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte
Cyprus (Crown colony)
Capital: Nicosia
Egypt - Sultanate of Egypt (Protectorate)
Capital: Cairo
Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: Stanley
Federated Malay States (Protectorate)
Capital: Kuala Lampur
Gambia - Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: Banjul
Gibraltar (Crown colony)
Capital: Gibraltar
Gold Coast (Crown colony)
Capital: Accra
Graham Land (Uninhabited possession)
Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
Capital: Saint Peter Port
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited possession)
Hong Kong (Crown colony)
Capital: Hong Kong
India - Indian Empire (Crown colony)
Capital: New Delhi
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Capital: Douglas
Jamaica (Crown colony)
Capital: Kingston
Jarvis Island (Uninhabited possession)
Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
Capital: Saint Helier
Johor - State of Johor Darul Ta'zim (Protectorate, from 1914)
Capital: Johor Bahru (administrative), Pasir Pelangi (royal)
Kedah - State of Kedah Darul Aman (Protectorate)
Capital: Alor Setar
Kelantan - State of Kelantan Darul Naim (Protectorate)
Capital: Kota Bharu
Kuwait - State of Kuwait (Protectorate)
Capital: Kuwait City
Maldive Islands - Sultanate of the Maldive Islands (Protectorate)
Capital: Malé
Malta (Crown colony)
Capital: Valletta
Mauritius (Crown colony)
Capital: Port Louis
Muscat and Oman - Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (State under the informal protection)
Capital: Muscat
Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal (Protectorate)
Capital: Kathmandu
Nigeria - Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (Crown colony and protectorate, from 1 January)
Capital: Abuja
North Borneo (Protectorate)
Capital: Jesselton
Northern Rhodesia - Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Colony)
Capital: Lusaka
Nyasaland - Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Zomba, Malawi
Perlis - State of Perlis Indera Kayangan (Protectorate)
Capital: Kangar (administrative), Arau (royal)
Phoenix Islands (Colony)
Pitcairn Islands (Colony)
Capital: Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Capital: Jamestown
Sarawak - Kingdom of Sarawak (Protectorate)
Capital: Kuching
Seychelles (Crown colony)
Capital: Victoria
Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: Freetown
South Orkney Islands (Uninhabited possession)
South Shetland Islands (Uninhabited possession)
Southern Rhodesia - Colony of Southern Rhodesia (Colony)
Capital: Salisbury
Straits Settlements (Crown colony)
Capital: Singapore
Suez Canal Zone (Crown colony)
Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative)
Terengganu - State of Terengganu Darul Iman (Protectorate)
Capital: Kuala Terengganu
Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
Capital: Port of Spain
Tristan da Cunha (Crown colony)
Capital: Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
Trucial States (Protectorate)
Capital: Abu Dhabi
Uganda (Crown colony)
Capital: Kampala
Victoria Land (Uninhabited possession)
Weihaiwei (Concession)
Capital: Jinan
Zanzibar - Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)
Capital: Zanzibar City

United States

Alaska - Alaska Territory (Territory)
Capital: Juneau
American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
Capital: Pago Pago
Bajo Nuevo Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Cuba Protectorate
Guam - Territory of Guam (Territory)
Capital: Agana
Hawaii - Territory of Hawaii (Territory)
Capital: Honolulu
Howland Island (Uninhabited territory)
Johnston Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
Kingman Reef (Uninhabited territory)
Middlebrook Island (Uninhabited territory)
Midway Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
Nicaragua Occupied by U.S. Marines
Navassa Island (Uninhabited territory)
Panama Canal Zone (Territory)
Capital: Balboa, Panama
Philippine Islands (Territory)
Capital: Manila
Puerto Rico (Territory)
Capital: San Juan
Quita Sueño Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Roncador Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Serrana Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Serranilla Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Swan Islands (Uninhabited territory)
Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)

References

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[Mor1-1] International Law: Achievements and Prospects, p. 51, at Google Books

[Mor2-2] Repertory of Decisions of the International Court of Justice (1947–1992), p. 453, at Google Books

[3] ttp://www.worldstatesmen.org/Comoros.html