List of sovereign states in 1941

Sovereign states by year
List of sovereign states in 1940 Events of 1941 List of sovereign states in 1942

This is a list of every sovereign state that existed in the year 1941 and their capitals. It includes not only those states which had widespread international recognition, but also those states which were generally unrecognized. In addition, it includes all non-sovereign territories which were not integral parts of sovereign states.

Sovereign states

League of Nations member states are indicated by [LoN]

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

L

M

N

P

R

S

T

U

V

Y

Occupied states

  •  Belgium - Metropolitan kingdom occupied by Germany, but country not annexed
  •  Estonia - Occupied and annexed by Soviet Union
  • Denmark Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark, occupied by Germany
  •  Latvia - Occupied and annexed by Soviet Union
  •  Lithuania - Occupied and annexed by Soviet Union
  • Netherlands - Metropole occupied by Germany, but country not annexed
  • Norway - Metropole occupied by Germany, but country not annexed

Other states

In 1941, there were seven states which were not recognized as sovereign by a majority of countries.

  •  Independent State of Croatia - Independent State of Croatia
    Capital: Zagreb
    • De facto independent state. Recognized by the members of the Anti-Comintern Pact and Argentina. Claimed by Yugoslavia.
  •  Manchukuo - Great Empire of Manchuria
    Capital: Hsinking
    • De facto independent state. Recognized by 23 of members of the League of Nations. Claimed by the Republic of China.
  • Nanjing - Republic of China
    Capital: Nanking
    • De facto independent state. Recognized by the members of the Anti-Comintern Pact. Claimed by the Republic of China.
  • Slovakia Slovakia - Slovak Republic
    Capital: Bratislava
    • De facto independent state under German "protection". Recognized by 15 other states. Claimed by Czechoslovakia.
  • Syria Syria - Syrian Republic
    Capital: Damascus
    • De facto independent state held under occupation by Free French forces. Not recognized by any sovereign state. Claimed by Free France.
  •  Tannu Tuva - Tuvan People's Republic
    Capital: Kyzyl
    • De facto independent state. Recognized by the Soviet Union and Mongolia.
  •  Tibet
    Capital: Lhasa
    • De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. Not recognized by any sovereign state.

Non-Sovereign Territories

Australia

Belgium

Condominiums

Denmark

  • Denmark Greenland (Self-governing possession, under United States protection, from April 9)
    Capital: Godthåb

France

Germany

Italy

Japan

League of Nations Mandates

Netherlands

New Zealand

Portugal

Romania

Spain

United Kingdom

United States

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Bedjaoui, M. (1991). International Law: Achievements and Prospects. Springer Netherlands. p. 51. ISBN 9789231027161. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  2. 1 2 Capaldo, G.Z.; Justice, I.C. (1995). Repertory of Decisions of the International Court of Justice (1947-1992). M. Nijhoff Publishers. p. 453. ISBN 9780792329930. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.