List of sovereign states in 1970
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Internationally recognized sovereign states
A
Afghanistan – Kingdom of Afghanistan, UN member State Albania – People's Republic of Albania, UN member State Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, UN member State Andorra – Principality of Andorra Antigua (Associated state of the United Kingdom) Argentina – Argentine Republic, UN member State Australia – Commonwealth of Australia, UN member State Austria – Republic of Austria, UN member State
B
Barbados – UN member State Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium, UN member State - Benin
Dahomey Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan, Permanent observer at the UN Biafra – Republic of Biafra (De facto independent state to 12 January) Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia, UN member State Botswana – Republic of Botswana, UN member State Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil, UN member State Bulgaria – People's Republic of Bulgaria, UN member State Burma – Union of Burma, UN member State Burundi – Republic of Burundi, UN member State Byelorussia – Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, UN member State (Republic within the Soviet Union)
C
Cambodia/ Khmer Republic - Kingdom of Cambodia (to 9 October), UN member State
- Khmer Republic (from 9 October), UN member State
Cameroon – Federal Republic of Cameroon, UN member State Canada – Dominion of Canada, UN member State Central African Republic, UN member State Ceylon – Dominion of Ceylon, UN member State Chad – Republic of Chad, UN member State Chile – Republic of Chile, UN member State People's Republic of China (Partially recognized de facto independent state) Republic of China – UN member State Colombia – Republic of Colombia, UN member State Democratic Republic of the Congo – UN member State Republic of the Congo - Republic of the Congo (to 3 January), UN member State
- People's Republic of Congo (from 3 January), UN member State
Cook Islands (A state in free association with New Zealand) Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica, UN member State - Côte d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast Cuba – Republic of Cuba, UN member State Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus, UN member State Czechoslovakia – Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, UN member State
D
Dahomey – Republic of Dahomey, UN member State Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark, UN member State Dominica (Associated state of the United Kingdom) Dominican Republic – UN member State
E
Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador, UN member State - Egypt
United Arab Republic El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador, UN member State Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea, UN member State Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire, UN member State
F
G
Gabon – Gabonese Republic, UN member State The Gambia - The Gambia (to 24 April), UN member State
- Republic of the Gambia (from 24 April), UN member State
East Germany – German Democratic Republic, UN member State West Germany – Federal Republic of Germany, Permanent observer at the UN Ghana – Republic of Ghana, UN member State Greece – Kingdom of Greece, UN member State Grenada (Associated state of the United Kingdom) Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala, UN member State Guinea – Republic of Guinea, UN member State Guyana - Guyana (to 23 February), UN member State
- Co-operative Republic of Guyana (from 23 February), UN member State
H
Haiti – Republic of Haiti, UN member State - Holy See
Vatican City Honduras – Republic of Honduras, UN member State Hungary – Hungarian People's Republic, UN member State
I
Iceland – Republic of Iceland, UN member State India – Republic of India, UN member State Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia, UN member State Iran – Imperial State of Iran, UN member state Iraq – Iraqi Republic, UN member state Ireland – Republic of Ireland, UN member State Israel – State of Israel, UN member State (wasn't recognized by 21 UN member States) Italy – Italian Republic, UN member State Ivory Coast – Republic of Ivory Coast, UN member State
J
K
- Kampuchea, Democratic
Cambodia Kenya – Republic of Kenya, UN member State - Khmer Republic
Cambodia North Korea – Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Permanent observer at UN (wasn't recognized by 4 UN member States) South Korea – Republic of Korea, Permanent observer at UN (wasn't recognized by 3 UN member States at greatest extent) Kuwait – State of Kuwait, UN member State
L
Laos – Kingdom of Laos, UN member State Lebanon – Lebanese Republic, UN member State Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho, UN member State Liberia – Republic of Liberia, UN member State Libya – Libyan Arab Republic, UN member State Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein, UN member State from 18 September Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, UN member State
M
Malagasy Republic – UN member State Malawi – Republic of Malawi, UN member state Malaysia – UN member State Maldives – Republic of Maldives, UN member State Mali – Republic of Mali, UN member State Malta – State of Malta, UN member State Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania, UN member State Mauritius – UN member State Mexico – United Mexican States, UN member State Monaco – Principality of Monaco, Permanent observer at the UN Mongolia – Mongolian People's Republic, UN member State Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco, UN member State Muscat and Oman / Oman - Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (to 9 August)
- Sultanate of Oman (from 9 August)
N
Nauru – Republic of Nauru, UN member State Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal, UN member State Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands, UN member State New Zealand – Dominion of New Zealand, UN member State Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua, UN member State Niger – Republic of Niger, UN member State Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria, UN member State Norway – Kingdom of Norway, UN member State
O
Oman
P
Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan, UN member state Panama – Republic of Panama, UN member State – Republic of Paraguay, UN member State Peru - Peruvian Republic, UN member State Philippines – Republic of the Philippines, UN member State Poland – Polish People's Republic, UN member State Portugal – Portuguese Republic, UN member State
R
- Rhodesia (de facto independent state to 2 March)
- Republic of Rhodesia (De facto independent state from 2 March)
Romania – Socialist Republic of Romania, UN member State Rwanda – Rwandese Republic, UN member state Rwenzururu – Kingdom of Rwenzururu (De facto independent state)
S
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (Associated state of the United Kingdom) Saint Lucia (Associated state of the United Kingdom) Saint Vincent (Associated state of the United Kingdom) San Marino – Republic of San Marino Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UN member State Senegal – Republic of Senegal, UN member State Sierra Leone – UN member State Singapore – Republic of Singapore, UN member State Somalia – Somali Democratic Republic, UN member State South Africa – Republic of South Africa, UN member State Soviet Union – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, UN member State Spain – Spanish State, UN member State
Sri Lanka
Sudan – Democratic Republic of the Sudan, UN member State Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland, UN member State Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden, UN member State Switzerland – Swiss Confederation, Permanent observer at UN Syria – Syrian Arab Republic, UN member State
T
Taiwan
Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania, UN member State Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand, UN member State Togo – Togolese Republic, UN member State Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga (from 4 June) Trinidad and Tobago – UN member State Tunisia – Tunisian Republic, UN member State Turkey – Republic of Turkey, UN member State
U
Uganda – Republic of Uganda, UN member State Ukraine – Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, UN member State (Republic within the Soviet Union) United Arab Republic - UN member State United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, UN member State United States – United States of America, UN member State Upper Volta – Republic of Upper Volta, UN member State Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay, UN member State
V
Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu (from 30 July) Vatican City – Vatican City State, Permanent observer at UN Vemerana – Republic of Vemerana (De facto independent state from 27 May to 24 July) Venda – Republic of Venda (nominally independent South African bantustan) Venezuela – Republic of Venezuela, UN member State North Vietnam – Democratic Republic of Vietnam South Vietnam – Republic of Vietnam, Permanent observer at the UN
W
Western Samoa – Independent State of Western Samoa
Y
North Yemen – Yemen Arab Republic, UN member State
- People's Republic of South Yemen (to 1 December), UN member State
- People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (from 1 December), UN member State
Yugoslavia – Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, UN member State
Z
Zaire
Zambia – Republic of Zambia, UN member State
Zimbabwe-Rhodesia
Non-sovereign territories
Antigua
Australia
Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory) Christmas Island – Territory of Christmas Island (External territory) Cocos (Keeling) Islands – Territory of the Cocos Islands (External territory) Coral Sea Islands – Coral Sea Islands 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 and New Guinea - Territory of Papua and New Guinea (United Nations Trust Territory)
Denmark
Faroe Islands (Constituent country)
Finland
Åland (Neutral and demilitarised region)
France
Comoros (Overseas territory) - French Afars and Issas (Overseas territory)
French Polynesia (Overseas territory), with one dependency: French Southern and Antarctic Lands – Territory of French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Overseas territory) - New Caledonia (Overseas territory)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Overseas territory)
New Hebrides (Protected jointly with the United Kingdom to 29 July) - Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean (Overseas territory), consisting of five uninhabited possessions:
- Bassas da India (Disputed by Madagascar)
- Europa Island (Disputed by Madagascar)
- Glorioso Islands (Disputed by Madagascar, Comoros and the Seychelles)
- Juan de Nova Island (Disputed by Madagascar)
- Tromelin Island (Disputed by Mauritius and the Seychelles)
Wallis and Futuna – Territory of the Wallis and Futuna (Overseas territory)
Greece
Mount Athos (Autonomous monastic state)
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles (Autonomous country) Suriname (Autonomous country)
New Zealand
- Niue
- Ross Dependency (Suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
Tokelau
Norway
- Bouvet Island
- Peter I Island (Suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
- Queen Maud Land (Suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
Portugal
- Angola (Overseas province)
- Cape Verde Islands (Overseas province)
Mozambique (Overseas province) - Portuguese Guinea (Overseas province)
- Portuguese Timor (Overseas province)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (Overseas province)
- Macau (Overseas province)
United Kingdom
Bahrain (Protected state) Brunei (Protected state) Qatar (Protected state) Tonga (Protected state to 3 June) Trucial States, consisting of seven protected states: - Canton and Enderbury Islands (Protected jointly with United States)
New Hebrides (Protected jointly with France) - Akrotiri and Dhekelia – Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Crown colony)
Bahama Islands (Crown colony) Bermuda (Crown colony) British Antarctic Territory (Crown colony suspended under the Antarctic Treaty) British Honduras (Crown colony) British Indian Ocean Territory (Crown colony disputed by Mauritius and the Seychelles) British Virgin Islands (Crown colony) - British Western Pacific Territories (Crown colony), consisting of two territories
Cayman Islands (Crown colony) Falkland Islands (Crown colony disputed by Argentina), with one dependency Fiji (Crown colony to 9 October), with one dependency Gibraltar (Crown colony) Hong Kong (Crown colony) Montserrat (Crown colony) Pitcairn Islands (Crown colony) Saint Helena (Crown colony), with two dependencies: Seychelles (Crown colony) South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Crown colony disputed by Argentina) Turks and Caicos Islands (Crown colony) Guernsey – The Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency), with three dependencies: Isle of Man (Crown dependency) Jersey – The Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
United States
American Samoa (Insular area including Swains Island, disputed by Tokelau) Guam (Insular area) Panama Canal Zone (Unincorporated territory) Puerto Rico – The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Insular area) United States Virgin Islands – Virgin Islands of the United States (Insular area) - Bajo Nuevo Bank (Uninhabited unincorporated territory claimed by Colombia and Nicaragua)
- Baker Island (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
- Birnie Island (Uninhabited unincorporated territory, claimed by United Kingdom)
- Caroline Island (Uninhabited unincorporated territory, claimed by United Kingdom)
- Christmas Island – Kiritimati (Uninhabited unincorporated territory, claimed by United Kingdom)
- Corn Islands (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
- Howland Island (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
- Jarvis Island (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
- Johnston Atoll (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
- Kingman Reef (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
- Midway Atoll (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
- Navassa Island (Uninhabited unincorporated territory claimed by Haiti)
- Quita Sueño Bank (Uninhabited unincorporated territory claimed by Colombia)
- Roncador Bank (Uninhabited unincorporated territory claimed by Colombia)
- Serrana Bank (Uninhabited unincorporated territory claimed by Colombia)
- Serranilla Bank (Uninhabited unincorporated territory claimed by Colombia, Jamaica, and Nicaragua)
- Swan Islands (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
- Wake Island (Uninhabited unincorporated territory claimed by the Marshall Islands)
- Canton and Enderbury Islands (Condomium with the United Kingdom)
Ryukyu Islands - United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (Territory under the residual sovereignty of Japan)
Other entities
Excluded from the list above are the following noteworthy entities which either were not fully sovereign or did not claim to be independent:
- Antarctica as a whole had no government and no permanent population. Seven states claimed portions of Antarctica and five of these had reciprocally recognised one another's claims.[1] These claims, which were regulated by the Antarctic Treaty System, were neither recognised nor disputed by any other signatory state.[2]
Estonia was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state. Latvia was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state. Lithuania was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state. - The Saudi–Iraqi neutral zone was a strip of neutral territory between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta was an entity claiming sovereignty. The order had bi-lateral diplomatic relations with a large number of states, but had no territory other than extraterritorial areas within Rome.[3] The order's Constitution stated: "The Order is a subject of international law and exercises sovereign functions." [4] Although the order frequently asserted its sovereignty, it did not claim to be a sovereign state. It lacked a defined territory. Since all its members were citizens of other states, almost all of them lived in their native countries, and those who resided in the order's extraterritorial properties in Rome did so only in connection with their official duties, the order lacked the characteristic of having a permanent population. West Berlin was a political enclave that was closely aligned with – but not actually a part of – West Germany. It consisted of three occupied sectors administered by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.
References
- ↑ Rogan-Finnemore, Michelle (2005), "What Bioprospecting Means for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean", in Von Tigerstrom, Barbara, International Law Issues in the South Pacific, Ashgate Publishing, p. 204, ISBN 0-7546-4419-7 "Australia, New Zealand, France, Norway and the United Kingdom reciprocally recognize the validity of each other's claims."
- ↑ CIA – the World Factbook – Antarctica – accessed 19 January 2008
- ↑ Bilateral relations with countries Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine., Retrieved 2009-12-22
- ↑ Chapter General of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (1998-01-12). Constitutional Charter and Code of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta, promulgated 27 June 1961, revised by the Extraordinary Chapter General 28–30 April 1997, Article 3 "Sovereignty," Paragraph 1 (PDF). Rome: Tipografia Arte della Stampa. p. 11.
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