List of sovereign states in 1944

Sovereign states by year
List of sovereign states in 1943 Events of 1944 List of sovereign states in 1945

This is a list of every sovereign state that existed in the year 1944 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

Other states

In 1944, there were eleven states which were not recognized as sovereign by a majority of countries.

  •  Burma - State of Burma
    Capital: Rangoon
    • De facto independent state under Japanese occupation. Recognized by the Axis powers and Vatican City. Claimed by the United Kingdom as part of the Indian Empire.
  •  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.
  • East Turkestan - East Turkestan Republic (from November 12)
    Capital: Ghulja
    • De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. Not recognized by any other state.
  • Hungary Hungary -Kingdom of Hungary (from October 16)
    Capital: Budapest
  •  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.
  • Taiwan 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.
  •  Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
    Capital: Manila.
    • De facto independent state under Japanese occupation. Recognized by Japan and her puppet states. Claimed by the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
  •  Salò Italy - Italian Social Republic
    Capital: Salò (de facto)
    • Puppet state under German occupation. Recognized by Germany and her puppet states. Claimed by the Kingdom of Italy.
  • Slovakia Slovakia - Slovak Republic
    Capital: Bratislava
    • De facto independent state under German "protection". Recognized by 15 other states. Claimed by Czechoslovakia.
  •  Tannu Tuva - Tuvan People's Republic (to October 11)
    Capital: Kyzyl
    • De facto independent state. Recognized by the Soviet Union and her satellite states.
  • Tibet
    Capital: Lhasa
    • De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. Recognized by no sovereign state.

Non-Sovereign Territories

Australia

Belgium

Condominiums

Denmark

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

France

Germany

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. UNESCO. p. 51. ISBN 9789231027161. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  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 2015-03-09.
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