List of sovereign states in 1940

Sovereign states by year
List of sovereign states in 1939	Events of 1940	List of sovereign states in 1941

Sovereign states

A

Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Argentina - Argentine Republic
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia (Dominion of the British Empire)

B

Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium (Metropole to May 17)
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

D

Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark (to April 9)
Dominican Republic

E

Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
Egypt - Kingdom of Egypt
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Estonia - Republic of Estonia (to June 17)

F

Finland - Republic of Finland
France
- French Republic (to June 22)
- French State (from June 22)

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
Italy - Kingdom of Italy

J

Japan - Empire of Japan

L

Latvia - Republic of Latvia (to June 17)
Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania (to June 15)
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (to May 10)

M

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

N

National Legionary State - Kingdom of Romania (from 6 September)
Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands (Metropole to May 14)
New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand (Dominion of the British Empire)
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
Norway - Kingdom of Norway (Metropole to June 7)

P

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

R

Romania - Kingdom of Romania

S

San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
South Africa - Union of South Africa
Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Spain - Spanish State
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation

T

Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
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

Occupied states

Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark (from April 9)
Estonia - Republic of Estonia (from June 17)
Latvia - Republic of Latvia (from June 17)
Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania (from June 15)

Other states

Considered Japanese puppets by international community
- China, Provisional Government of - Provisional Government of the Republic of China (to March 30)
- China, Reformed Government of - Reformed Government of the Republic of China (to March 30)
- Nanjing - Republic of China (from March 30)
- Manchukuo - Great Empire of Manchuria (recognized by several neutral States)
Considered German puppet by international community
- Slovakia - Slovak Republic (recognized by several neutral States)
Considered Soviet puppets by international community
- Tannu Tuva - Tuvan People's Republic
- Democratic Finland - Finnish Democratic Republic (to March 12)
Considered Chinese territory by international community
- Tibet

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, loyal to the government-in-exile, from May 17)

Condominiums

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
Canton and Enderbury Islands (Anglo-American condominium)
New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium, loyal to the Free French Forces, from June 22)

Denmark

Greenland (Possession, effectively self-governing, from April 9)

France

Adélie Land (Uninhabited possession)
Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
French Antilles and Guiana (Colony)
French Equatorial Africa (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces, from November 12)
French India - French Establishments in India (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces, from September 9)
French Indochina (Federation of protectorates)
French Oceania - French Establishments in Oceania (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces, from September 2)
French Somaliland (Colony)
French West Africa (Colony)
Kwangchowan (Concession, loyal to the Free French Forces, from June)
Madagascar (Colony)
Morocco - Sultanate of Morocco (de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)^[1]^[2]
New Caledonia - New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces, from September 24)
Réunion (Colony)
Shanghai (Concession)
Tientsin (Concession)
Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)

Germany

Belgium and North France - Military Administration in Belgium and North France (Military administration, from May 17)
Bohemia and Moravia - Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (Autonomous protectorate)
Channel Islands (Occupied territory, from June 30)
General Government
- General Government for the Occupied Polish Territories (Autonomous territory, to July 31)
- General Government (from July 31, Autonomous territory)
Netherlands - Netherlands Reich Commission (Civil administration, from May 14)
Norway - Norway Reich Commission (Civil administration, from June 7)

International

Shanghai - Shanghai International Settlement (International concession)
Tangier - City of Tangier (de jure Moroccan city under International administration, to November 4)

Italy

Albania - Albanian Kingdom (Protectorate)
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 Vichy France)
- Lebanon - Lebanese Republic (Administered by Vichy France)
- Syria - Syrian Republic (Administered by Vichy France)
Tanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Western Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)

Netherlands

Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile, from May 14)
Dutch East Indies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile, from May 14)
Surinam (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile, from May 14)

New Zealand

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

Norway

Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession, to June 7)
Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession, to June 7)
Queen Maud Land (Uninhabited possession, to June 7)

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)
Spanish Guinea (Colony)
Spanish Morocco (Sultanate of Morocco, de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)^[1]^[2]
Spanish Sahara (Colony)

United Kingdom

Aden - Aden Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
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, to August 19)
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)
Ceylon (Crown colony)
Cyprus (Crown colony)
Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Faroe Islands (Occupied territory, from April 12)
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, to June 30)
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, to July 1)
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)
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)
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