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Internationally recognized sovereign states

A

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  Afghanistan – Kingdom of Afghanistan, UN member State
  Capital: Kabul
  


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  Albania – People's Republic of Albania
  Capital: Tirana
  


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   Andorra – Principality of Andorra
  Capital: Andorra la Vella
  


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   Argentina – Argentine Republic, UN member State^[1]
  Capital: Buenos Aires
  


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   Australia – Commonwealth of Australia, UN member State
  Capital: Canberra
  

B

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   Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium, UN member State
  Capital: Brussels
  


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   Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
  Capital: Thimphu
  


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   Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia, UN member State
  Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative)
  


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   Brazil – Republic of the United States of Brazil, UN member State
  Capital: Rio de Janeiro
  


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  Bulgaria – People's Republic of Bulgaria
  Capital: Sofia
  


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   Burma – Union of Burma, UN member State
  Capital: Rangoon
  

C

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   Canada – Dominion of Canada, UN member State
  Capital: Ottawa
  


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  Ceylon – Dominion of Ceylon
  Capital: Colombo
  


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   Chile – Republic of Chile, UN member State
  Capital: Santiago
  


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   People's Republic of China
  Capital: Beijing
  


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   Republic of China, UN member state as "China"
  Capital: Taipei
  


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   Colombia – Republic of Colombia, UN member State
  Capital: Bogotá
  


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   Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica, UN member State
  Capital: San José
  


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   Cuba – Republic of Cuba, UN member State
  Capital: Havana
  


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   Czechoslovakia – Czechoslovak Republic, UN member State
  Capital: Prague
  

D

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   Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark, UN member State
  Capital: Copenhagen
  


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   Dominican Republic, UN member State
  Capital: Santo Domingo
  

E

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   Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador, UN member State
  Capital: Quito
  


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   Egypt – Kingdom of Egypt, UN member State
  Capital: Cairo
  


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   El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador, UN member State
  Capital: San Salvador
  


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   Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire, UN member State
  Capital: Addis Ababa
  

F

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   Finland – Republic of Finland, Permanent observer at the UN (from 1952)
  Capital: Helsinki
  


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  France – French Republic, UN member State
  Capital: Paris
  

G

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   Germany, East – German Democratic Republic
  Capital: East Berlin (disputed)
  


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   Germany, West – Federal Republic of Germany
  Capital: Bonn
  


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   Greece – Kingdom of Greece, UN member State
  Capital: Athens
  


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   Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala, UN member State
  Capital: Guatemala City
  

H

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   Haiti – Republic of Haiti, UN member State
  Capital: Port-au-Prince
  


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   Honduras – Republic of Honduras, UN member State
  Capital: Tegucigalpa
  


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  Hungary - People's Republic of Hungary
  Capital: Budapest
  

I

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   Iceland – Republic of Iceland, UN member State
  Capital: Reykjavík
  


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  India – Republic of India
  Capital: New Delhi
  


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  Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia
  Capital: Djakarta
  


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  Iran – Imperial State of Iran, UN member State
  Capital: Tehran
  


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   Iraq – Kingdom of Iraq, UN member State
  Capital: Baghdad
  


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   Ireland – Republic of Ireland^[2]
  Capital: Dublin
  


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   Israel – State of Israel, UN member State
  Capital: Jerusalem
  


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   Italy – Italian Republic
  Capital: Rome
  

J

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  Japan - State under United States occupation until 28 April
  Capital: Tokyo
  


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  Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  Capital: Amman
  

K

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


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   Korea, South – Republic of Korea, Permanent observer at UN
  Capital: Seoul
  

L

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   Lebanon – Lebanese Republic, UN member State
  Capital: Beirut
  


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   Liberia – Republic of Liberia, UN member State
  Capital: Monrovia
  


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  Libya – United Kingdom of Libya
  Capital: Tripoli
  


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   Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
  Capital: Vaduz
  


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   Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, UN member State
  Capital: Luxembourg
  

M

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   Mexico – United Mexican States, UN member State
  Capital: Mexico City
  


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   Monaco – Principality of Monaco
  Capital: Monaco
  


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   Mongolia – Mongolian People's Republic
  Capital: Ulaanbaatar
  


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  Muscat and Oman – Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
  Capital: Muscat, Oman
  

N

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  Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal
  Capital: Kathmandu
  


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   Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands, UN member State
  Capital: Amsterdam (official), The Hague (seat of government)
  


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  New Zealand – Dominion of New Zealand, UN member State
  Capital: Wellington
  


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   Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua, UN member State
  Capital: Managua
  


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   Norway – Kingdom of Norway, UN member State
  Capital: Oslo
  

P

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  Pakistan – Dominion of Pakistan, UN member State
  Capital: Karachi
  


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   Panama – Republic of Panama, UN member State
  Capital: Panama City
  


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   Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay, UN member State
  Capital: Asunción
  


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   Peru – Peruvian Republic, UN member State
  Capital: Lima
  


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   Philippines – Republic of the Philippines, UN member State
  Capital: Quezon City (official), Baguio (summer)
  


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  Poland
  Capital: Warsaw
  
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    Republic of Poland (to 22 July 1952)^[3]
  
  
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    Polish People's Republic (from 22 July 1952)^[3]
  
  


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   Portugal – Portuguese Republic
  Capital: Lisbon
  

R

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  Romania – Romanian People's Republic
  Capital: Bucharest
  

S

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   San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
  Capital: San Marino
  


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   Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UN member State
  Capital: Riyadh
  


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   South Africa – Union of South Africa, UN member State
  Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
  


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  South Moluccas – Republic of the South Moluccas (to 17 October 1952)
  Capital: Ambon
  


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   Soviet Union – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, UN member State
  Capital: Moscow
  


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   Spain – Spanish State
  Capital: Madrid
  


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   Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden, UN member State
  Capital: Stockholm
  


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    Switzerland – Swiss Confederation, Permanent observer at UN
  Capital: Bern
  


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   Syria – Syrian Republic, UN member State
  Capital: Damascus
  

T

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   Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand, UN member State
  Capital: Bangkok
  


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   Trieste – Free Territory of Trieste
  Capital: Trieste
  


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   Turkey – Republic of Turkey, UN member State
  Capital: Ankara
  

U

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   United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, UN member State
  Capital: London
  


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   United States – United States of America, UN member State
  Capital: Washington, D.C.
  


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   Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay, UN member State
  Capital: Montevideo
  

V

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    Vatican City – Vatican City State
  Capital: Vatican City
  


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

Y

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  Yemen – Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, UN member State
  Capital: Ta'izz
  


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   Yugoslavia – Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, UN member State
  Capital: Belgrade
  

Occupied states

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  Austria – Republic of Austria Permanent observer at the UN (from 1952)
  


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  Estonia – Republic of Estonia
  


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  Latvia – Republic of Latvia
  


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  Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania
  

Other states

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   China, People's Republic of - People's Republic of China
  


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   Vietnam – Democratic Republic of Vietnam
  

Non-sovereign territories

Australia

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  Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)
  


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  Heard Island and McDonald Islands – Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited external territory)
  


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  Norfolk Island – Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)
  


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   Papua – Territory of Papua (External territory, to November 6)
  

Belgium

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   Belgian Congo (Colony)
  

Condominiums

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  Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
  


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   Canton and Enderbury Islands (Anglo-American condominium)
  


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   New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium)
  


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  Pheasant Island (Franco-Spanish condominium)
  

Denmark

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   Faroe Islands (Autonomous province)
  


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  Greenland (Possession)
  

France

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  Adélie Land (Overseas territory)
  


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  Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
  


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  Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia (Autonomous associated state, from November 8)
  


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  Comoros – Territory of the Comoros (Overseas territory)
  


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   French Equatorial Africa (Overseas territory)
  


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  French India – French Establishments in India (Overseas territory)
  


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  French Oceania – French Settlements in Oceania (Overseas territory)
  


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   French Somaliland – Territory of French Somaliland (Overseas territory)
  


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   French West Africa (Overseas territory)
  


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  Laos – Kingdom of Laos (Autonomous associated state)
  


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  Madagascar (Overseas territory)
  


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   Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco (de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)^[4][5]
  


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   New Caledonia – Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (Overseas territory)
  


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   Saar (Protectorate)
  


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   Saint Pierre and Miquelon – Territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Overseas territory)
  


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  Tunisia – Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)
  


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  Vietnam – State of Vietnam (Autonomous associated state)
  

International

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


• West Berlin

League of Nations mandates

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  South-West Africa (Administered by South Africa)
  

Netherlands

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  Netherlands Antilles (Colony)
  


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  Netherlands New Guinea (Colony)
  


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  Surinam (Colony)
  

New Zealand

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  Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
  


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  Niue Island (Dependent territory)
  


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  Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)
  


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  Tokelau Islands (Dependent territory)
  

Norway

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  Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
  


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  Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession)
  


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  Queen Maud Land (Uninhabited possession)
  

Portugal

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   Portuguese Cape Verde (Colony)
  


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  Macau (Colony)
  


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  Portuguese East Africa (Colony)
  


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   Portuguese Guinea (Colony)
  


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  Portuguese India – Portuguese State of India (Colony)
  


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   Portuguese Timor (Colony)
  


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  Portuguese West Africa (Colony)
  


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  São João Baptista de Ajudá – Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá (Possession)
  


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  São Tomé and Príncipe (Colony)
  

Spain

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   Spanish Guinea (Colony)
  


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  Spanish Morocco (Part of the Sultanate of Morocco, de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)^[4][5]
  


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  Spanish West Africa (Colony)
  


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  Canary Islands (Archipielago)
  

United Kingdom

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   Aden – Aden Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
  


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   Bahama Islands (Crown colony)
  


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  Bahrain – State of Bahrain (Protectorate)
  


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   Barbados (Crown colony)
  


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  Basutoland – Territory of Basutoland (Crown colony)
  


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  Bechuanaland – Bechuanaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
  


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   Bermuda (Crown colony)
  


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   British Guiana (Crown colony)
  


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   British Honduras (Crown colony)
  


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  British Leeward Islands – Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands (Crown colony)
  


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  British Somaliland – British Somaliland Protectorate (Protectorate)
  


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  British Western Pacific Territories (Crown colony)
  


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  British Windward Islands – Federal Colony of the Windward Islands (Crown colony)
  


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  Brunei – State of Brunei (Protectorate)
  


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  Cyprus (Crown colony)
  


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  Eritrea (Occupied territory)
  


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   Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
  


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  Gambia – Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
  


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   Gibraltar (Crown colony)
  


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   Gold Coast (Crown colony)
  


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   Guernsey – Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
  


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   Hong Kong (Crown colony)
  


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  Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
  


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   Jamaica (Crown colony)
  


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   Jersey – Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
  


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   Kenya – Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
  


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  – State of Kuwait (Protectorate)
  


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  Malaya – Federation of Malaya (Crown colony)
  


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  Maldive Islands – Sultanate of the Maldive Islands (Protectorate)
  


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  Malta (Crown colony)
  


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   Mauritius (Crown colony)
  


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  Muscat and Oman – Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (State under the informal protection)
  


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   Nigeria – Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (Crown colony and protectorate)
  


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  North Borneo (Crown colony)
  


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   Northern Rhodesia – Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Protectorate)
  


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   Nyasaland – Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
  


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  Qatar – State of Qatar (Protectorate)
  


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   Saint Helena (Crown colony)
  


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  Sarawak (Crown colony)
  


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  Seychelles (Crown colony)
  


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  Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
  


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  Singapore (Crown colony)
  


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   Southern Rhodesia – Colony of Southern Rhodesia (Crown colony)
  


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  Suez Canal Zone (Crown colony)
  


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  Swaziland – Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
  


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   Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
  


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  Trucial States (Protectorate)
  


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   Uganda (Crown colony)
  


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  Zanzibar – Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)
  

United Nations trust territories

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  British Cameroons (Administered by the United Kingdom)
  


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  British Togoland (Administered by the United Kingdom)
  


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  French Cameroons (Administered by France)
  


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  French Togoland (Administered by France)
  


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  Libya (Administered by France and the United Kingdom)
  
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    Cyrenaica (Administered by the United Kingdom)
    
  
  
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    Fezzan (Administered by France)
    
  
  
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    Tripolitania (Administered by the United Kingdom)
    
  
  


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  Nauru (Administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom)
  


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  Papua and New Guinea – Territory of Papua and New Guinea (Administered by Australia)
  


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  Ruanda-Urundi (Administered by Belgium)
  


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  Somalia – Trust Territory of Somalia (Administered by Italy, from November)
  


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   Tanganyika (Administered by the United Kingdom)
  


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  Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Administered by the United States)
  


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   Western Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)
  

United States

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  Alaska – Alaska Territory (Territory)
  


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  American Samoa – Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
  


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  Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
  


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  Bonin Islands (Occupied territory)
  


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  Corn Islands (Territory)
  


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  Guam – Territory of Guam (Unincorporated territory)
  


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  Hawaii – Territory of Hawaii (Unincorporated territory)
  


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  Howland Island (Uninhabited territory)
  


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  Jarvis Island (Uninhabited territory)
  


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  Johnston Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
  


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  Kingman Reef (Uninhabited territory)
  


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  Midway Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
  


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  Navassa Island (Uninhabited territory)
  


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  Palmyra Atoll (Unincorporated organized territory)
  


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   Panama Canal Zone (Territory)
  


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  Petrel Islands (Uninhabited territory)
  


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   Puerto Rico (Territory)
  


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  Quita Sueno Bank (Uninhabited territory)
  


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  Roncador Bank (Uninhabited territory)
  


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  Ryukyu Islands – United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (Occupied territory)
  


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  Serrana Bank (Uninhabited territory)
  


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  Serranilla Bank (Uninhabited territory)
  


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  Swan Islands (Uninhabited territory)
  


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   United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
  


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  Volcano Islands (Occupied territory)
  


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  Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)
  

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