List of sovereign states in 1937

Sovereign states by year
List of sovereign states in 1936	Events of 1937	List of sovereign states in 1938

Sovereign states

Political map of the world in 1937

A

Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan
Albania - Albanian Kingdom
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Argentina - Argentine Republic
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia (Dominion of the British Empire)
Austria - Federal State of Austria

B

Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Brazil - Republic of the United States of Brazil
Bulgaria - Kingdom of Bulgaria

C

Canada - Dominion of Canada
Chile - Republic of Chile
China - Republic of China
Colombia - Republic of Colombia
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
Cuba - Republic of Cuba
Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Republic

D

Danzig - Free City of Danzig
Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Dominican Republic

E

Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
Egypt - Kingdom of Egypt
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Republic of Estonia

F

Finland - Republic of Finland
France - French Republic

G

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

H

Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Honduras - Republic of Honduras
Hungary - Kingdom of Hungary

I

Iceland - Kingdom of Iceland
Iran - Imperial State of Iran
Iraq - Kingdom of Iraq
Ireland
- Irish Free State (to December 29)
- Ireland (from December 29)
Italy - Kingdom of Italy

J

Japan - Empire of Japan

L

Latvia - Republic of Latvia
Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M

Mexico - United Mexican States
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Mongolia - Mongolian People's Republic

N

Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand (Dominion of the British Empire)
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
Norway - Kingdom of Norway

P

Panama - Republic of Panama
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Peru - Peruvian Republic
Poland - Republic of Poland
Portugal - Portuguese Republic

R

Romania - Kingdom of Romania

S

San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Siam - Kingdom of Siam
South Africa - Union of South Africa
Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Spain (Disputed between two governments)
- Spanish Republic
- Spanish State
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation

T

Turkey - Republic of Turkey

U

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

V

Vatican City - Vatican City State
Venezuela - United States of Venezuela

Y

Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Yugoslavia - Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Other states

China, Provisional Government of - Provisional Government of the Republic of China (from December 14)
East Hebei - East Hebei Autonomous Council
Manchukuo - Great Empire of Manchuria
Mengjiang
- Mongol Military Government (to November 22)
- Mongol United Autonomous Government (from November 22)
Shanghai - Dadao Municipal Government of Shanghai (from December 5)
Tibet
Tuva - Tuvan People's Republic

Non-Sovereign Territories

Australia

Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)
Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)
Papua - Territory of Papua (External territory)

Belgium

Belgian Congo (Colony)

Condominiums

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium)

Denmark

Greenland (Possession)

France

Adélie Land (Uninhabited possession)
Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
French Equatorial Africa (Colony)
French Guiana (Colony)
French India - French Establishments in India (Colony)
French Indochina (Federation of protectorates)
French Oceania - French Establishments in Oceania (Colony)
French Somaliland (Colony)
French West Africa (Colony)
Guadeloupe (Colony)
Inini (Colony)
Madagascar (Colony)
Martinique (Colony)
Morocco - Sultanate of Morocco (de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)^[1]^[2]
New Caledonia - New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony)
Réunion (Colony)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Colony)
Shanghai (Concession)
Tientsin (Concession)
Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)

International

Shanghai - Shanghai International Settlement (International concession)
Tangier - City of Tangier (de jure Moroccan city under International administration)

Italy

Italian East Africa (Colony)
Italian Libya (Colony)
Tientsin (Concession)

Japan

Chōsen (Dependency)
Karafuto - Karafuto Prefecture (Dependency)
Kwantung - Kwantung Leased Territory (Concession)
Taiwan (Dependency)
Tientsin (Concession)

League of Nations Mandates

British Cameroons (administered by the United Kingdom)
British Togoland (Administered by the United Kingdom)
French Cameroons (administered by France)
French Togoland (Administered by France)
Nauru (Administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom)
New Guinea - Territory of New Guinea (Administered by Australia)
Palestine (Administered by the United Kingdom)
- Transjordan - Emirate of Transjordan (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Ruanda-Urundi (Administered by Belgium)
South Pacific Mandate (Administered by Japan)
South-West Africa (Administered by South Africa)
Syria and Lebanon (Administered by France)
- Lebanon - Lebanese Republic (Administered by France)
- Syria - Syrian Republic (Administered by France)
Tanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Western Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)

Netherlands

Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony)
Dutch East Indies (Colony)
Surinam (Colony)

New Zealand

Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
Niue Island (Dependent territory)
Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)
Union Islands (Dependent territory)

Norway

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

Portugal

Portuguese Cape Verde (Colony)
Macau (Colony)
Portuguese East Africa (Colony)
Portuguese Guinea (Colony)
Portuguese India - Portuguese State of India (Colony)
Portuguese Timor (Colony)
Portuguese West Africa (Colony)
São João Baptista de Ajudá - Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá (Possession)
São Tomé and Príncipe (Colony)

Spain

Ifni (Colony, controlled by Nationalist forces)
Spanish Guinea (Colony, controlled by Nationalist forces)
Spanish Morocco (As part of the Sultanate of Morocco, de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorates,^[1]^[2] Spanish zone controlled by Spanish-Nationalist forces)
Spanish Sahara (Colony, controlled by Nationalist forces)

United Kingdom

Aden - Aden Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate, from April 1)
Bahama Islands (Crown colony)
Bahrain - State of Bahrain (Protectorate)
Barbados (Crown colony)
Basutoland - Territory of Basutoland (Crown colony)
Bechuanaland - Bechuanaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Bermuda (Crown colony)
Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (Independent state under Treaty of Punakha)
British Guiana (Crown colony)
British Honduras (Crown colony)
British Leeward Islands - Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands (Crown colony)
British Somaliland - British Somaliland Protectorate (Protectorate)
British Western Pacific Territories (Crown colony)
British Windward Islands - Federal Colony of the Windward Islands (Crown colony)
Brunei - State of Brunei (Protectorate)
Burma (Crown colony, from April 1)
Ceylon (Crown colony)
Cyprus (Crown colony)
Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Federated Malay States (Protectorate)
Gambia - Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Gibraltar (Crown colony)
Gold Coast (Crown colony)
Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited possession)
Hong Kong (Crown colony)
India - Indian Empire (Crown colony)
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Jamaica (Crown colony)
Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
Johor - State of Johor Darul Ta'zim (Protectorate)
Kedah - State of Kedah Darul Aman (Protectorate)
Kelantan - State of Kelantan Darul Naim (Protectorate)
Kenya - Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Kuwait - State of Kuwait (Protectorate)
Maldive Islands - Sultanate of the Maldive Islands (Protectorate)
Malta (Crown colony)
Mauritius (Crown colony)
Muscat and Oman - Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (State under the informal protection)
Newfoundland - Dominion of Newfoundland (Crown colony)
Nigeria - Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (Crown colony and protectorate)
North Borneo (Protectorate)
Northern Rhodesia - Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Protectorate)
Nyasaland - Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Perlis - State of Perlis Indera Kayangan (Protectorate)
Qatar - State of Qatar (Protectorate)
Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Sarawak - Kingdom of Sarawak (Protectorate)
Seychelles (Crown colony)
Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Southern Rhodesia - Colony of Southern Rhodesia (Crown colony)
Straits Settlements (Crown colony)
Suez Canal Zone (Crown colony)
Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Terengganu - State of Terengganu Darul Iman (Protectorate)
Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
Tristan da Cunha (Crown colony)
Trucial States (Protectorate)
Uganda (Crown colony)
Zanzibar - Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)

United States

Alaska - Alaska Territory (Territory)
American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
Guam - Territory of Guam (Territory)
Hawaii - Territory of Hawaii (Territory)
Howland Island (Uninhabited territory)
Jarvis Island (Uninhabited territory)
Johnston Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
Kingman Reef (Uninhabited territory)
Midway Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
Navassa Island (Uninhabited territory)
Panama Canal Zone (Territory)
Philippine Commonwealth - Commonwealth of the Philippines (Semi-independent self-governing commonwealth of the United States)
Puerto Rico (Territory)
United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)

References

1 2 International Law: Achievements and Prospects, p. 51, at Google Books
1 2 Repertory of Decisions of the International Court of Justice (1947–1992), p. 453, at Google Books

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[Mor1-1] 1 2 International Law: Achievements and Prospects, p. 51, at Google Books

[Mor2-2] 1 2 Repertory of Decisions of the International Court of Justice (1947–1992), p. 453, at Google Books