List of sovereign states in 1958

Sovereign states by year
List of sovereign states in 1957 Events of 1958 List of sovereign states in 1959

Internationally recognized sovereign states

A

B

  •  Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium, UN member State
    Capital: Brussels
  •  Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
    Capital: Punakha
  •  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 Bulgaria - People's Republic of Bulgaria, UN member State
    Capital: Sofia
  • Myanmar Burma - Union of Burma, UN member State
    Capital: Rangoon
  • Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Byelorussia - Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, UN member State (Constituent republic within the Soviet Union)
    Capital: Minsk

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

  •  Japan - UN member State
    Capital: Tokyo
  •  Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (to February 14, and then from July 14), UN member State[1][8]
    Capital: Amman

K

L

M

N

P

R

  • Romania Romania - Romanian People's Republic, UN member State[11] – Romanian People's Republic
    Capital: Bucharest

S

T

U

V

Y

  • Yemen Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (to 8 March 1958), UN member State
    Capital: Ta'izz
  •  Yugoslavia - Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, UN member State
    Capital: Belgrade

Occupied states

Non-Sovereign Territories

Australia

Belgium

Condominiums

Denmark

France

  • France Chad - Republic of Chad (Autonomous republic, from November 28)
  • France Clipperton Island - Uninhabited possession
  • France Comoros - Territory of the Comoros (Overseas territory)
  •  Congo - Republic of Congo (Autonomous republic, from November 28)
  • France  Dahomey
    • Dahomey (Overseas territory,from October 5 to December 11)
    • Republic of Dahomey (Autonomous republic,from December 11)
  • France French Equatorial Africa - Overseas territory, to November 28
  • France French Polynesia - Territory of French Polynesia (Overseas territory)
  • France French Somaliland - Territory of French Somaliland (Overseas territory)
  • French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Overseas territory)
  • France French Sudan (Overseas territory, from October 5 to November 25), Sudanese Republic (Autonomous republic, from November 25)
  • France French West Africa (Overseas territory,to October 5)
  • France Gabon - Gabonese Republic (Autonomous republic,from November 28)
  • France Ivory Coast
    • Ivory Coast (Overseas territory, from October 5 to December 4)
    • Republic of Ivory Coast (Autonomous republic, from December 4)
  • France  Madagascar (Overseas territory, to October 14), Malagasy Republic (Autonomous republic, from October 14)
  • France Mauritania
    • Mauritania (Overseas territory, from October 5 to November 28)
    • Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Autonomous republic, from November 28)
  •  New Caledonia - Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (Overseas territory)
  • France Niger
    • Niger (Overseas territory, from October 5 to December 19)
    • Republic of Niger (Autonomous republic, from December 19)
  • France Central African Republic Oubangi-Chari (Overseas territory, from November 28 to December 1), Central African Republic (Autonomous republic, from December 1)
  •  Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Overseas territory)
  • France Senegal - Republic of Senegal
    • Senegal (Overseas territory, from October 5 to November 25)
    • Republic of Senegal (Autonomous republic, from November 25)
  • France Upper Volta
    • Upper Volta (Overseas territory, from October 5 to December 11)
    • Republic of Upper Volta (Autonomous republic, from December 11)

India

International

  • Berlin West Berlin (Occupied territory governed by France, the United Kingdom, and the United States)

League of Nations Mandates

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Portugal

Spain

United Kingdom

United Nations Trust Territories

United States

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jordan and Iraq united to form the Arab Federation on 14 February 1958. It was dissolved on July 14 following the overthrow of the Hashemite monarchy in Iraq.
  2. ↑ The name "Argentine Nation" was also used for the purposes of legislation.
  3. 1 2 The People's Republic of China and the Republic of China did not recognize each other, as both states claimed to be the sole legitimate government of China. The following states recognized the PRC instead of the ROC: Afghanistan , Albania, Algeria (from 20 December 1958), Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia (from 19 July 1958), Ceylon, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, East Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq (from 25 August 1958), North Korea, Liechtenstein, Mongolia, Morocco (from 1 November 1958), Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, North Vietnam, North Yemen, Yugoslavia. The United Kingdom recognized the PRC on 6 January 1950, but this recognition was not initially accepted.
  4. ↑ Dadra and Nagar Haveli was recognized only by India
  5. ↑ Guinea gained independence from France on 2 October 1958
  6. ↑ Ireland also had the legal description of "Republic of Ireland", although this was not its constitutional name.
  7. ↑ Israel was not recognized by Afghanistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, or Yemen.
  8. ↑ Only the United Kingdom recognized the West Bank as being part of Jordan.
  9. ↑ North Korea was not recognized by Estonia, France, Japan, or South Korea.
  10. ↑ South Korea was not recognized by the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, or North Korea.
  11. ↑ English speakers often used the spellings "Rumania" and "Roumania" during this period.
  12. 1 2 Egypt and Syria united to form the United Arab Republic on 1 February 1958.
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