List of sovereign states in the 1930s
This is a list of sovereign states in the 1930s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1930 and 31 December 1939. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes widely recognized sovereign states, entities which were de facto sovereign but which were not widely recognized by other states, and 1 state which was initially unrecognized but then gained full recognition later in the decade.
Sovereign states
A
----Widely recognized independent state
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state. Argentina was a federation of 23 provinces and 10 federal territories. It had a claim over Argentine Antarctica. It also claimed the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, both of which were British overseas territories.
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Widely recognized independent state; Commonwealth realm. Australia was a federation of six states and three territories. It had sovereignty over the following external territories:
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Widely recognized independent state.
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B
----Widely recognized independent state. Belgium had sovereignty over one colony and one concession:
- Tientsin
Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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C
----Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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- Republic of Chile
- Socialist Republic of Chile
- Republic of Chile
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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- Czechoslovak Republic
- Second Czechoslovak Republic
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D
----Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state. Denmark had sovereignty over one Possession:
Widely recognized independent state.
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E
----Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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F
----Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state. France had sovereignty over 13 colonies:
- Adélie Land
- Clipperton Island
- French Equatorial Africa
- French Guiana
- French India – French Establishments in India
- French Indochina
- French Oceania – French Establishments in Oceania
- French Somaliland
- French West Africa
- Guadeloupe
- Inini
- French Madagascar
- Martinique
- French Cameroons
- French Togoland
- Morocco
- Tunisia
G
----Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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H
----Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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I
----Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state. Italy had sovereignty over 4 colonies and one concession:
- Eritrea
- Italian Cyrenaica
- Italian Somaliland
- Italian Tripolitania
- Tientsin
J
----Widely recognized independent state. Japan had sovereignty over 3 colonies and 2 concessions:
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L
----Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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M
----Widely recognized independent state. Mexico had sovereignty over one territory:
- Isla de la Pasión
Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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N
----- – Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz
- * Nejd – Kingdom of Nejd and its Dependencies
- * Hejaz – Kingdom of Hejaz
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Asir – Emirate of Asir
Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state. Netherlands had sovereignty over 3 colonies:
- Curaçao and Dependencies
- Dutch East Indies
- Surinam
Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state. New Zealand had sovereignty over 4 dependent territories:
- Cook Islands
- Niue Island
- Ross Dependency
- Union Islands
Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state. Norway had sovereignty over 3 uninhabited possessions:
- Bouvet Island
- Peter I Island
- Sverdrup Islands
P
----Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state. Portugal had sovereignty over 8 colonies and 1 possession:
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- Macau
- Portuguese East Africa
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- Portuguese India – Portuguese State of India
- Portuguese West Africa
- São João Baptista de Ajudá – Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá
- São Tomé and Príncipe
R
----Widely recognized independent state.
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S
----Widely recognized independent state.
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- Kingdom of Siam
- Kingdom of Thailand
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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- Kingdom of Spain
- Spanish Republic
- Ifni
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- ' – Sultanate of Morocco
Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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T
----Widely recognized independent state.
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U
----Widely recognized independent state. The United Kingdom had sovereignty over 61 colonies:
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- Bahrain – State of Bahrain
- Baker Island
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- Basutoland – Territory of Basutoland
- Bechuanaland – Bechuanaland Protectorate
- Bermuda
- Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
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- British Leeward Islands – Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands
- British Somaliland – British Somaliland Protectorate
- British Western Pacific Territories
- British Windward Islands – Federal Colony of the Windward Islands
- Brunei – State of Brunei
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- Cyprus
- Enderby Land
- Falkland Islands
- Federated Malay States
- Gambia – Gambia Colony and Protectorate
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- '
- Guernsey – Bailiwick of Guernsey
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Hong Kong
- ' – Indian Empire
- Isle of Man
- '
- Jarvis Island
- ' – Bailiwick of Jersey
- ' – State of Johor Darul Ta'zim
- ' – State of Kedah Darul Aman
- ' – State of Kelantan Darul Naim
- ' – Kenya Colony and Protectorate
- ' – State of Kuwait
- Maldive Islands – Sultanate of the Maldive Islands
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- Muscat and Oman – Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
- ' – Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
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- Northern Rhodesia – Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia
- ' – Nyasaland Protectorate
- ' – State of Perlis Indera Kayangan
- Qatar – State of Qatar
- Saint Helena
- Sarawak – Kingdom of Sarawak
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate
- ' – Colony of Southern Rhodesia
- '
- Swaziland – Swaziland Protectorate
- Terengganu – State of Terengganu Darul Iman
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- Tristan da Cunha
- Trucial States
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- Victoria Land
- Weihaiwei
- Zanzibar – Sultanate of Zanzibar
Widely recognized independent state. The United States had sovereignty over 21 territories:
- Alaska – Alaska Territory
- American Samoa – Territory of American Samoa
- Corn Islands
- Guam – Territory of Guam
- Hawaii – Territory of Hawaii
- Howland Island
- Johnston Atoll
- Kingman Reef
- Midway Atoll
- Navassa Island
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- Petrel Islands
- Philippine Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Quita Sueno Bank
- Roncador Bank
- Serrana Bank
- Serranilla Bank
- Swan Islands
- Wake Island
Widely recognized independent state.
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V
----Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Y
----Widely recognized independent state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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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:----
- Ararat – Republic of Ararat
- Catalonia – Catalan Republic
- China, Provisional Government of – Provisional Government of the Republic of China
- China, Reformed Government of – Reformed Government of the Republic of China
- Democratic Finland – Finnish Democratic Republic
- East Hebei – East Hebei Autonomous Council
- East Turkestan – Turkish Islamic Republic of East Turkestan
- Jiangxi – Chinese Soviet Republic
- ' – State of Manchuria
- * State of Manchuria
- * Great Empire of Manchuria
- ' – Mongol Military Government
- Shanghai – Dadao Municipal Government of Shanghai
- Slovakia – Slovak Republic '
- Tavolara – Kingdom of Tavolara
- Tuva''' – Tuvan People's Republic