List of sovereign states in 1941
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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
Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan [LoN]
Capital: KabulAndorra - Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la VellaArgentina - Argentine Republic [LoN]
Capital: Buenos AiresAustralia - Commonwealth of Australia (Dominion of the British Empire) [LoN]
Capital: Canberra
B
C
Canada - Dominion of Canada [LoN]
Capital: OttawaChile - Republic of Chile [LoN]
Capital: SantiagoChina - Republic of China [LoN]
Capital: ChongqingColombia - Republic of Colombia [LoN]
Capital: BogotáCosta Rica - Republic of Costa Rica [LoN]
Capital: San JoséCuba - Republic of Cuba [LoN]
Capital: Havana
D
Dominican Republic [LoN]
Capital: Santo Domingo
E
Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador [LoN]
Capital: QuitoEgypt - Kingdom of Egypt [LoN]
Capital: CairoEl Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Capital: San SalvadorEthiopia - Ethiopian Empire (from May 5) [LoN]
Capital: Addis Ababa
F
G
H
Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Capital: Port-au-PrinceHonduras - Republic of Honduras
Capital: TegucigalpaHungary - Kingdom of Hungary
Capital: Budapest
I
J
L
Liberia - Republic of Liberia [LoN]
Capital: MonroviaLiechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz
M
Mexico - United Mexican States
Capital: Mexico CityMonaco - Principality of Monaco
Capital: Monaco-VilleMongolia - Mongolian People's Republic
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
N
Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Capital: KathmanduNew Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand (Dominion of the British Empire) [LoN]
Capital: WellingtonNicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua [LoN]
Capital: Managua
P
R
S
San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Capital: City of San MarinoSaudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Capital: RiyadhSouth Africa - Union of South Africa [LoN]
Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Capital: MoscowSpain - Spanish State
Capital: MadridSweden - Kingdom of Sweden [LoN]
Capital: StockholmSwitzerland - Swiss Confederation [LoN]
Capital: Bern
T
U
United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [LoN]
Capital: LondonUnited States - United States of America
Capital: Washington, D.C.Uruguay - Oriental Republic of Uruguay [LoN]
Capital: Montevideo
V
Vatican City - Vatican City State
Capital: Vatican CityVenezuela - United States of Venezuela
Capital: Caracas
Y
Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Capital: Sana'aYugoslavia - Kingdom of Yugoslavia (to April 17)
Capital: Belgrade
Occupied states
Belgium - Metropolitan kingdom occupied by Germany, but country not annexed Estonia - Occupied and annexed by Soviet Union 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 - Slovak Republic
Capital: Bratislava- De facto independent state under German "protection". Recognized by 15 other states. Claimed by Czechoslovakia.
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
Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory) Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)
Capital: KingstonPapua - Territory of Papua (External territory)
Capital: Canberra
Belgium
Belgian Congo (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Léopoldville (Leopoldstad)
Condominiums
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
Capital: KhartoumCanton and Enderbury Islands (Anglo-American condominium) New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Port Vila
Denmark
France
Adélie Land (Uninhabited possession) Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession) French Antilles and Guiana (Colony) French Equatorial Africa (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: BrazzavilleFrench India - French Establishments in India (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: PondichéryFrench Indochina (Federation of protectorates)
Capital: HanoiFrench Oceania - French Establishments in Oceania (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: PapeeteFrench Somaliland (Colony)
Capital: Ville de DjiboutiFrench West Africa (Colony)
Capital: DakarKwangchowan (Concession, loyal to the Free French Forces) French Madagascar (Colony)
Capital: TananariveMorocco - Sultanate of Morocco (de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)[1][2]
Capital: RabatNew Caledonia - New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: NouméaRéunion (Colony)
Capital: Saint-DenisShanghai (Concession) Tientsin (Concession) Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)
Capital: Tunis
Germany
Belgium and North France - Military Administration in Belgium and North France (Military administration)
Capital: Brussels (Belgium), Paris (North France)Bohemia and Moravia - Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (Autonomous protectorate)
Capital: PragChannel Islands (Occupied territory)
Capital: Saint HelierGeneral Government (Autonomous territory)
Capital: KrakauNetherlands - Netherlands Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: AmsterdamNorway - Norway Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: OsloOstland - Ostland Reich Commission (Civil administration, from July 17)
Capital: RigaSerbia - Military Administration in Serbia (Military administration, from April 30)
Capital: BelgradeUkraine - Ukraine Reich Commission (Civil administration, from July 17)
Capital: Rowno
Italy
Albania - Albanian Kingdom (Protectorate)
Capital: TiranaItalian East Africa (Colony, to November 28)
Capital: Addis AbabaItalian Libya (Colony)
Capital: TunisMontenegro - Kingdom of Montenegro (Protectorate, from July 12)
Capital: CetinjeTientsin (Concession)
Japan
Chōsen (Dependency)
Capital: SeoulHong Kong - Hong Kong Occupied Territory (Occupied territory, from December 25)
Capital: KowloonKarafuto - Karafuto Prefecture (Dependency)
Capital: ŌtomariKwantung - Kwantung Leased Territory (Concession)
Capital: DalianMalaya (Occupied territory, from December 8)
Capital: Kuala LumpurOmiya Jima (Occupied territory, from December 10)
Capital: AganaOtori Jima (Occupied territory, from December 23) Taiwan (Dependency)
Capital: TaihokuTientsin (Concession)
League of Nations Mandates
British Cameroons (administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: BueaBritish Togoland (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: HoFrench Cameroons (administered by France)
Capital: DoualaFrench Togoland (Administered by France)
Capital: LoméNauru (Administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom)
Capital: YarenNew Guinea - Territory of New Guinea (Administered by Australia)
Capital: CanberraPalestine (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: JerusalemTransjordan - Emirate of Transjordan (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Amman
Ruanda-Urundi (Administered by Belgium)
Capital: UsumburaSouth Pacific Mandate (Administered by Japan)
Capital: KororSouth-West Africa (Administered by South Africa)
Capital: WindhoekSyria and Lebanon (Administered by France) Tanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Dar es SalaamWestern Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)
Capital: Apia
Netherlands
Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: WillemstadDutch East Indies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Batavia, Dutch East IndiesSurinam (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Paramaribo
New Zealand
Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
Capital: AvaruaNiue Island (Dependent territory)
Capital: AlofiRoss Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory) Union Islands (Dependent territory)
Portugal
Portuguese Cape Verde (Colony)
Capital: PraiaMacau (Colony) Portuguese East Africa (Colony)
Capital: Lourenço MarquesPortuguese Guinea (Colony)
Capital: BissauPortuguese India - Portuguese State of India (Colony)
Capital: Nova GoaPortuguese Timor (Colony)
Capital: DiliPortuguese West Africa (Colony)
Capital: LuandaSão João Baptista de Ajudá - Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá (Possession) São Tomé and Príncipe (Colony)
Capital: São Tomé
Romania
Transnistria Governorate (Civil administration, from August 19)
Capital: Odessa
Spain
Ifni (Colony)
Capital: Sidi IfniSpanish Guinea (Colony)
Capital: Santa IsabelMorocco - Sultanate of Morocco (Spanish Protectorate in Morocco) (de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)[1][2]
Capital: TétouanSpanish Sahara (Colony)
Capital: El Aaiún
United Kingdom
Aden - Aden Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: AdenBahama Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: NassauBahrain - State of Bahrain (Protectorate)
Capital: ManamaBarbados (Crown colony)
Capital: BridgetownBasutoland - Territory of Basutoland (Crown colony)
Capital: MaseruBechuanaland - Bechuanaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: MafekingBermuda (Crown colony)
Capital: Hamilton- Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (Independent state under Treaty of Punakha)
Capital: Thimphu British Guiana (Crown colony)
Capital: GeorgetownBritish Honduras (Crown colony)
Capital: Belize TownBritish Leeward Islands - Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: St. John'sBritish Somaliland - British Somaliland Protectorate (Protectorate, from March 16)
Capital: HargeisaBritish Western Pacific Territories (Crown colony)
Capital: SuvaBritish Windward Islands - Federal Colony of the Windward Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: St. George'sBrunei - State of Brunei (Protectorate)
Capital: Bandar Seri BegawanBurma (Crown colony)
Capital: RangoonCeylon (Crown colony)
Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura-KotteCyprus (Crown colony)
Capital: NicosiaCyrenaica (Occupied territory, from February)
Capital: BenghaziEritrea (Occupied territory, from May 19)
Capital: BenghaziFalkland Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: StanleyFaroe Islands (Occupied territory)
Capital: TórshavnFederated Malay States (Protectorate)
Capital: Kuala LumpurGambia - Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: BanjulGibraltar (Crown colony)
Capital: GibraltarGold Coast (Crown colony)
Capital: AccraHeard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited possession) Hong Kong (Crown colony, to December 25)
Capital: Hong KongIndia - Indian Empire (Crown colony)
Capital: New DehliIsle of Man (Crown dependency)
Capital: DouglasItalian Somaliland (Occupied territory, from February 26)
Capital: MogadiscioJamaica (Crown colony)
Capital: KingstonJohor - State of Johor Darul Ta'zim (Protectorate)
Capital: Johor BahruKedah - State of Kedah Darul Aman (Protectorate, to December 14)
Capital: Alor SetarKelantan - State of Kelantan Darul Naim (Protectorate, to December 22)
Capital: Kota BharuKenya - Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: NairobiKuwait - State of Kuwait (Protectorate)
Capital: Kuwait CityMaldive Islands - Sultanate of the Maldive Islands (Protectorate)
Capital: MaléMalta (Crown colony) Mauritius (Crown colony)
Capital: VallettaMuscat and Oman - Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (State under the informal protection)
Capital: MuscatNewfoundland - Dominion of Newfoundland (Crown colony)
Capital: St. John'sNigeria - Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: AbujaNorth Borneo (Protectorate)
Capital: JesseltonNorthern Rhodesia - Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Protectorate)
Capital: LusakaNyasaland - Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: ZombaPerlis - State of Perlis Indera Kayangan (Protectorate, to December 8)
Capital: Kangar (administrative), Arau (royal)Qatar - State of Qatar (Protectorate)
Capital: DohaSaint Helena (Crown colony)
Capital: JamestownSarawak - Kingdom of Sarawak (Protectorate, to December 24)
Capital: KuchingSeychelles (Crown colony)
Capital: VictoriaSierra Leone - Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: FreetownSouthern Rhodesia - Colony of Southern Rhodesia (Crown colony)
Capital: SalisburyStraits Settlements (Crown colony)
Capital: SingaporeSuez Canal Zone (Crown colony) Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative)Terengganu - State of Terengganu Darul Iman (Protectorate, to December 11)
Capital: Kuala TerengganuTrinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
Capital: Port of SpainTrucial States (Protectorate)
Capital: Abu DhabiUganda (Crown colony)
Capital: KampalaZanzibar - Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)
Capital: Zanzibar City
United States
Alaska - Alaska Territory (Territory)
Capital: JuneauAmerican Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
Capital: Pago PagoBaker Island (Uninhabited territory) Guam - Territory of Guam (Territory, to December 10)
Capital: HagåtñaHawaii - Territory of Hawaii (Territory)
Capital: HonoluluHowland 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)
Capital: BalboaPhilippine Commonwealth - Commonwealth of the Philippines (In exile, semi-independent self-governing commonwealth of the United States)
Capital: ManilaPuerto Rico (Territory)
Capital: San JuanUnited States Virgin Islands (Territory)
Capital: Charlotte AmalieWake Island (Uninhabited territory, to December 23)
See also
References
- 1 2 Bedjaoui, M. (1991). International Law: Achievements and Prospects. Springer Netherlands. p. 51. ISBN 9789231027161. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- 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.
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