List of sovereign states in 1951

Sovereign states by year
List of sovereign states in 1950	Events of 1951	List of sovereign states in 1952

Internationally recognized sovereign states

A

Afghanistan – Kingdom of Afghanistan, UN member State
Capital: Kabul
Albania – People's Republic of Albania
Capital: Tirana
Andorra – Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella
Argentina – Argentine Republic, UN member State
Capital: Buenos Aires
Australia – Commonwealth of Australia, UN member State
Capital: Canberra

B

Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium, UN member State
Capital: Brussels
Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
Capital: Thimphu
Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia, UN member State
Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative)
Brazil – Republic of the United States of Brazil, UN member State
Capital: Rio de Janeiro
Bulgaria – People's Republic of Bulgaria
Capital: Sofia
Burma – Union of Burma, UN member State
Capital: Rangoon

C

Canada – Dominion of Canada, UN member State
Capital: Ottawa
Ceylon – Dominion of Ceylon
Capital: Colombo
Chile – Republic of Chile, UN member State
Capital: Santiago
China, People's Republic of – People's Republic of China
Capital: Beijing
China, Republic of – Republic of China, UN member State
Capital: Taipei (seat of government), Nanjing (claimed)
Colombia – Republic of Colombia, UN member State
Capital: Bogotá
Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica, UN member State
Capital: San José
Cuba – Republic of Cuba, UN member State
Capital: Havana
Czechoslovakia – Czechoslovak Republic, UN member State
Capital: Prague

D

Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark, UN member State
Capital: Copenhagen
Dominican Republic, UN member State
Capital: Santo Domingo

E

Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador, UN member State
Capital: Quito
Egypt – Kingdom of Egypt, UN member State
Capital: Cairo
El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador, UN member State
Capital: San Salvador
Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire, UN member State
Capital: Addis Ababa

F

Finland – Republic of Finland
Capital: Helsinki
France – French Republic, UN member State
Capital: Paris

G

Germany, East – German Democratic Republic
Capital: East Berlin (disputed)
Germany, West – Federal Republic of Germany
Capital: Bonn
Greece – Kingdom of Greece, UN member State
Capital: Athens
Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala, UN member State
Capital: Guatemala City

H

Haiti – Republic of Haiti, UN member State
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Honduras – Republic of Honduras, UN member State
Capital: Tegucigalpa
Hungary - People's Republic of Hungary
Capital: Budapest

I

Iceland – Republic of Iceland, UN member State
Capital: Reykjavík
India – Republic of India
Capital: New Delhi
Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia
Capital: Djakarta
Iran – Imperial State of Iran, UN member State
Capital: Tehran
Iraq – Kingdom of Iraq, UN member State
Capital: Baghdad
Ireland – Republic of Ireland^[1]
Capital: Dublin
Israel – State of Israel, UN member State
Capital: Jerusalem
Italy – Italian Republic
Capital: Rome

J

Japan - State under United States occupation
Capital: Tokyo
Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Capital: Amman

K

Korea, North – Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Capital: Seoul (de jure, claimed), Pyongyang (de facto)
Korea, South – Republic of Korea, Permanent observer at UN
Capital: Seoul

L

Lebanon – Lebanese Republic, UN member State
Capital: Beirut
Liberia – Republic of Liberia, UN member State
Capital: Monrovia
Libya – United Kingdom of Libya (from 24 December 1951)^[2]
Capital: Tripoli
Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz
Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, UN member State
Capital: Luxembourg

M

Mexico – United Mexican States, UN member State
Capital: Mexico City
Monaco – Principality of Monaco
Capital: Monaco
Mongolia – Mongolian People's Republic
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
Muscat and Oman – Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
Capital: Muscat, Oman

N

Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu
Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands, UN member State
Capital: Amsterdam (official), The Hague (seat of government)
New Zealand – Dominion of New Zealand, UN member State
Capital: Wellington
Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua, UN member State
Capital: Managua
Norway – Kingdom of Norway, UN member State
Capital: Oslo

P

Pakistan – Dominion of Pakistan, UN member State
Capital: Karachi
Panama – Republic of Panama, UN member State
Capital: Panama City
Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay, UN member State
Capital: Asunción
Peru – Peruvian Republic, UN member State
Capital: Lima
Philippines – Republic of the Philippines, UN member State
Capital: Quezon City (official), Baguio (summer)
Poland – Republic of Poland, UN member State
Capital: Warsaw
Portugal – Portuguese Republic
Capital: Lisbon

R

Romania – Romanian People's Republic
Capital: Bucharest

S

San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Capital: San Marino
Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UN member State
Capital: Riyadh
South Africa – Union of South Africa, UN member State
Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
South Moluccas – Republic of the South Moluccas
Soviet Union – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, UN member State
Capital: Moscow
Spain – Spanish State
Capital: Madrid
Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden, UN member State
Capital: Stockholm
Switzerland – Swiss Confederation, Permanent observer at UN
Capital: Bern
Syria – Syrian Republic, UN member State
Capital: Damascus

T

Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand, UN member State
Capital: Bangkok
Tibet (to 23 May 1951)^[3]
Capital: Lhasa
Trieste – Free Territory of Trieste
Capital: Trieste
Turkey – Republic of Turkey, UN member State
Capital: Ankara

U

United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, UN member State
Capital: London
United States – United States of America, UN member State
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay, UN member State
Capital: Montevideo

V

Vatican City – Vatican City State
Capital: Vatican City
Venezuela – United States of Venezuela, UN member State
Capital: Caracas

Y

Yemen – Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, UN member State
Capital: Ta'izz
Yugoslavia – Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, UN member State
Capital: Belgrade

Occupied states

Austria – Republic of Austria
Estonia – Republic of Estonia
Latvia – Republic of Latvia
Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania

Other states

China, People's Republic of - People's Republic of China
Tibet - (to 23 May 1951)
Vietnam – Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Non-sovereign territories

Australia

Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands – Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited external territory)
Norfolk Island – Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)
Papua – Territory of Papua (External territory, to November 6)

Belgium

Belgian Congo (Colony)

Condominiums

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
Canton and Enderbury Islands (Anglo-American condominium)
New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium)
Pheasant Island (Franco-Spanish condominium)

Denmark

Faroe Islands (Autonomous province)
Greenland (Possession)

France

Adélie Land (Overseas territory)
Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia (Autonomous associated state, from November 8)
Comoros – Territory of the Comoros (Overseas territory)
French Equatorial Africa (Overseas territory)
French India – French Establishments in India (Overseas territory)
French Oceania – French Settlements in Oceania (Overseas territory)
French Somaliland – Territory of French Somaliland (Overseas territory)
French West Africa (Overseas territory)
Laos – Kingdom of Laos (Autonomous associated state)
Madagascar (Overseas territory)
Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco (de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)^[4]^[5]
New Caledonia – Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (Overseas territory)
Saar (Protectorate)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon – Territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Overseas territory)
Tunisia – Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)
Vietnam – State of Vietnam (Autonomous associated state)

International

Tangier – City of Tangier (City under international administration, de jure part of the Sultanate of Morocco)
West Berlin

League of Nations mandates

South-West Africa (Administered by South Africa)

Netherlands

Netherlands Antilles (Colony)
Netherlands New Guinea (Colony)
Surinam (Colony)

New Zealand

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

Norway

Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession)
Queen Maud Land (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

Spanish Guinea (Colony)
Spanish Morocco (Part of the Sultanate of Morocco, de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)^[4]^[5]
Spanish West Africa (Colony)
Canary Islands (Archipielago)

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)
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), consisting of five territories:
- British Solomon Islands
- Fiji (to 3 July 1952)
- Gilbert and Ellice Islands
- Pitcairn Islands (to 3 July 1952)
- Tonga (to 3 July 1952)
British Windward Islands – Federal Colony of the Windward Islands (Crown colony)
Brunei – State of Brunei (Protectorate)
Cyprus (Crown colony)
Eritrea (Occupied territory)
Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Gambia – Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Gibraltar (Crown colony)
Gold Coast (Crown colony)
Guernsey – Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
Hong Kong (Crown colony)
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Jamaica (Crown colony)
Jersey – Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
Kenya – Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Kuwait – State of Kuwait (Protectorate)
Malaya – Federation of Malaya (Crown colony)
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)
Nigeria – Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (Crown colony and protectorate)
North Borneo (Crown colony)
Northern Rhodesia – Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Protectorate)
Nyasaland – Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Qatar – State of Qatar (Protectorate)
Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Sarawak (Crown colony)
Seychelles (Crown colony)
Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Singapore (Crown colony)
Southern Rhodesia – Colony of Southern Rhodesia (Crown colony)
Suez Canal Zone (Crown colony)
Swaziland – Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
Trucial States (Protectorate), consisting of eight protected states:
- Abu Dhabi
- Ajman
- Dubai
- Fujairah
- Kalba
- Ras al-Khaimah
- Sharjah
- Umm al-Quwain
Uganda (Crown colony)
Zanzibar – Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)

United Nations trust territories

British Cameroons (Administered by the United Kingdom)
British Togoland (Administered by the United Kingdom)
French Cameroons (Administered by France)
French Togoland (Administered by France)
Libya (Administered by France and the United Kingdom)
- Cyrenaica (Administered by the United Kingdom to 23 December 1951, under UN supervision)
- Fezzan (Administered by France)
- Tripolitania (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Nauru (Administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom)
Papua and New Guinea – Territory of Papua and New Guinea (Administered by Australia)
Ruanda-Urundi (Administered by Belgium)
Somalia – Trust Territory of Somalia (Administered by Italy, from November)
Tanganyika (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Administered by the United States)
Western Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)

United States

Alaska – Alaska Territory (Territory)
American Samoa – Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
Bonin Islands (Occupied territory)
Corn Islands (Territory)
Guam – Territory of Guam (Unincorporated territory)
Hawaii – Territory of Hawaii (Unincorporated 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)
Palmyra Atoll (Unincorporated organized territory)
Panama Canal Zone (Territory)
Petrel Islands (Uninhabited territory)
Puerto Rico (Territory)
Quita Sueno Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Roncador Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Ryukyu Islands – United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (Occupied territory)
Serrana Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Serranilla Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Swan Islands (Uninhabited territory)
United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
Volcano Islands (Occupied territory)
Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)

References

↑ Ireland also had the legal description of "Republic of Ireland", although this was not its constitutional name.
↑ Libya gained independence from a UN trusteship on 24 December 1951
↑ s:Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet
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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[1] Ireland also had the legal description of "Republic of Ireland", although this was not its constitutional name.

[2] Libya gained independence from a UN trusteship on 24 December 1951

[3] s:Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet

[Mor1-4] 1 2 International Law: Achievements and Prospects, p. 51, at Google Books

[Mor2-5] 1 2 Repertory of Decisions of the International Court of Justice (1947–1992), p. 453, at Google Books