List of sovereign states in 1935

Sovereign states

Political map of the world in 1935

Flag map of the world in 1935

A

• Afghanistan – Kingdom of Afghanistan
  Capital: Kabul
• Albania – Albanian Kingdom
  Capital: Tirana
•  Andorra – Principality of Andorra
  Capital: Andorra la Vella
•  Argentina – Argentine Republic
  Capital: Buenos Aires
•  Australia – Commonwealth of Australia (Dominion of the British Empire)
  Capital: Canberra
• Austria – Federal State of Austria
  Capital: Vienna

B

•  Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
  Capital: Brussels
•  Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia
  Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative)
• Brazil – Republic of the United States of Brazil
  Capital: Rio de Janeiro
•  Bulgaria – Kingdom of Bulgaria
  Capital: Sofia

C

•  Canada – Dominion of Canada
  Capital: Ottawa
•  Chile – Republic of Chile
  Capital: Santiago
•  China – Republic of China
  Capital: Nanking
•  Colombia – Republic of Colombia
  Capital: Bogotá
•  Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica
  Capital: San José
•  Cuba – Republic of Cuba
  Capital: Havana
• Czechoslovakia – Czechoslovak Republic
  Capital: Prague

D

•  Danzig – Free City of Danzig
  Capital: Danzig
•  Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
  Capital: Copenhagen
•  Dominican Republic
  Capital: Santo Domingo

E

•  Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
  Capital: Quito
•  Egypt – Kingdom of Egypt
  Capital: Cairo
•  El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador
  Capital: San Salvador
•  Estonia – Republic of Estonia
  Capital: Tallinn
•  Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire
  Capital: Addis Ababa

F

•  Finland – Republic of Finland
  Capital: Helsinki
• France – French Republic
  Capital: Paris

G

•  Germany – German Reich
  Capital: Berlin
•  Greece
  Capital: Athens
  • Hellenic Republic (to November 3)
  • Kingdom of Greece (from November 3)
•  Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
  Capital: Guatemala City

H

•  Haiti – Republic of Haiti
  Capital: Port-au-Prince
•  Honduras – Republic of Honduras
  Capital: Tegucigalpa
• Hungary – Kingdom of Hungary
  Capital: Budapest

I

• Iceland – Kingdom of Iceland
  Capital: Reykjavík
• For Iran, see Persia.
•  Iraq – Kingdom of Iraq
  Capital: Baghdad
•  Ireland – Irish Free State
  Capital: Dublin
•  Italy – Kingdom of Italy
  Capital: Rome

J

•  Japan – Empire of Japan
  Capital: Tokyo

L

•  Latvia – Republic of Latvia
  Capital: Riga
•  Liberia – Republic of Liberia
  Capital: Monrovia
•  Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
  Capital: Vaduz
•  Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania
  Capital: Vilnius (claimed), Kaunas (temporary)
•  Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  Capital: Luxembourg

M

•  Mexico – United Mexican States
  Capital: Mexico City
•  Monaco – Principality of Monaco
  Capital: Monaco
• Mongolia – Mongolian People's Republic
  Capital: Ulan Bator

N

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

P

•  Panama – Republic of Panama
  Capital: Panama City
•  Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
  Capital: Asunción
• Persia (to March 21), Iran (from March 21)
  Capital: Tehran
  • Imperial State of Persia (to March 21)
  • Imperial State of Iran (from March 21)
•  Peru – Peruvian Republic
  Capital: Lima
• Poland – Republic of Poland
  Capital: Warsaw
•  Portugal – Portuguese Republic
  Capital: Lisbon

R

•  Romania – Kingdom of Romania
  Capital: Bucharest

S

•  San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
  Capital: San Marino
• Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  Capital: Riyadh
•  Siam – Kingdom of Siam
  Capital: Bangkok
•  South Africa – Union of South Africa
  Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
•  Soviet Union – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
  Capital: Moscow
•  Spain – Spanish Republic
  Capital: Madrid
•  Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
  Capital: Stockholm
•   Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
  Capital: Bern

T

•  Turkey – Republic of Turkey
  Capital: Ankara

U

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

V

•   Vatican City – Vatican City State
  Capital: Vatican City
•  Venezuela – United States of Venezuela
  Capital: Caracas

Y

• Yemen – Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
  Capital: Sana'a
•  Yugoslavia – Kingdom of Yugoslavia
  Capital: Belgrade

Other states

• East Hebei – East Hebei Autonomous Council (from November 25)
  Capital: Tungchow
•  Manchukuo – Great Empire of Manchuria
  Capital: Hsinking
•  Tibet
  Capital: Lhasa
•  Tuva – Tuvan People's Republic
  Capital: Kyzyl

Non-sovereign territories

Australia

• Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)
• Norfolk Island – Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)
•  Papua – Territory of Papua (External territory)

Belgium

•  Belgian Congo (Colony)

Condominiums

• Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
•  New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium)

Denmark

• Greenland (Possession)

France

• Adélie Land (Uninhabited possession)
• Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
•  French Equatorial Africa (Colony)
• French Guiana (Colony)
• French India – French Establishments in India (Colony)
•  French Indochina (Federation of protectorates)
• French Oceania – French Establishments in Oceania (Colony)
•  French Somaliland (Colony)
•  French West Africa (Colony)
• Guadeloupe (Colony)
• Inini (Colony)
• Madagascar (Colony)
• Martinique (Colony)
•  Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco (de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)^[1][2]
•  New Caledonia – New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony)
• Réunion (Colony)
•  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Colony)
• Shanghai (Concession)
• Tientsin (Concession)
• Tunisia – Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)

International

• Saar – Territory of the Saar Basin (International territory under League of Nations supervision, to April 1)
• Shanghai – Shanghai International Settlement (International concession)
• Tangier – City of Tangier (de jure part of the Sultanate of Morocco, under International administration)

Italy

• Eritrea (Colony)
• Italian Libya (Colony)
• Italian Somaliland (Colony)
• Tientsin (Concession)

Japan

• Chōsen (Dependency)
• Karafuto – Karafuto Prefecture (Dependency)
• Kwantung – Kwantung Leased Territory (Concession)
• Taiwan (Dependency)
• Tientsin (Concession)

League of Nations mandates

• British Cameroons (administered by the United Kingdom)
  Capital: Buea
• British Togoland (Administered by the United Kingdom)
  Capital: Ho
• French Cameroons (administered by France)
  Capital: Yaoundé
• French Togoland (Administered by France)
  Capital: Lomé
• Nauru (Administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom)
  Capital: Yaren (unofficial)
• New Guinea – Territory of New Guinea (Administered by Australia)
  Capital: Rabaul
•  Palestine (Administered by the United Kingdom)
  Capital: Jerusalem
  • Transjordan – Emirate of Transjordan (Administered by the United Kingdom)
    Capital: Amman
• Ruanda-Urundi (Administered by Belgium)
  Capital: Usumbura
• South Pacific Mandate (Administered by Japan)
  Capital: Koror
• South-West Africa (Administered by South Africa)
  Capital: Windhoek
• Syria and Lebanon (Administered by France)
  Capital: Damascus
  • Jabal ad-Druze – Jabal ad-Druze State (Administered by France)
    Capital: As-Suwayda
  • Latakia – Independent Government of Latakia (Administered by France)
    Capital: Latakia
  • Lebanon – Lebanese Republic (Administered by France)
    Capital: Beirut
  • Syria – Syrian Republic (Administered by France)
    Capital: Damascus
• Tanganyika – Tanganyika Territory (Administered by the United Kingdom)
  Capital: Dar es Salaam
•  Western Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)
  Capital: Mulinu'u

Netherlands

• Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony)
• Dutch East Indies (Colony)
• Surinam (Colony)

New Zealand

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

Norway

• Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
• Peter I Island (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

• Ifni (Colony)
•  Spanish Guinea (Colony)
• Spanish Morocco (Part of the Sultanate of Morocco, de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)^[1][2]
•  Spanish Sahara (Colony)

United Kingdom

•  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)
•   Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan (Independent state under Treaty of Punakha)
•  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)
• British Windward Islands – Federal Colony of the Windward Islands (Crown colony)
• Brunei – State of Brunei (Protectorate)
•  Ceylon (Crown colony)
• Cyprus (Crown colony)
• Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
• Federated Malay States (Protectorate)
• Gambia – Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
•  Gibraltar (Crown colony)
•  Gold Coast (Crown colony)
• Guernsey – Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited possession)
• Hong Kong (Crown colony)
•  India – Indian Empire (Crown colony)
• Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
•  Jamaica (Crown colony)
• Jarvis Island (Uninhabited possession, to March 26)
•  Jersey – Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
•  Johor – State of Johor Darul Ta'zim (Protectorate)
•  Kedah – State of Kedah Darul Aman (Protectorate)
•  Kelantan – State of Kelantan Darul Naim (Protectorate)
•  Kenya – Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
•  Kuwait – State of Kuwait (Protectorate)
• 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)
• Newfoundland – Dominion of Newfoundland (Crown colony)
•  Nigeria – Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (Crown colony and protectorate)
•  North Borneo (Protectorate)
• Northern Rhodesia – Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Protectorate)
•  Nyasaland – Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
•  Perlis – State of Perlis Indera Kayangan (Protectorate)
• Qatar – State of Qatar (Protectorate)
• Saint Helena (Crown colony)
• Sarawak – Kingdom of Sarawak (Protectorate)
• Seychelles (Crown colony)
• Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
•  Southern Rhodesia – Colony of Southern Rhodesia (Crown colony)
•  Straits Settlements (Crown colony)
• Swaziland – Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
• Terengganu – State of Terengganu Darul Iman (Protectorate)
•  Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
• Tristan da Cunha (Crown colony)
• Trucial States (Protectorate)
•  Uganda (Crown colony)
• Zanzibar – Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)

United States

• Alaska – Alaska Territory (Territory)
• American Samoa – Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
• Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
• Guam – Territory of Guam (Territory)
• Hawaii – Territory of Hawaii (Territory)
• Howland Island (Uninhabited territory)
• Jarvis Island (Uninhabited territory, from March 26)
• Johnston Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
• Kingman Reef (Uninhabited territory)
• Midway Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
• Navassa Island (Uninhabited territory)
•  Panama Canal Zone (Territory)
•  Philippine Commonwealth
  • Philippine Islands (Territory, to November 15)
  • Commonwealth of the Philippines (Semi-independent self-governing commonwealth of the United States, from November 15)
    Capital: Manila
• Puerto Rico (Territory)
•  United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
• Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)

References

1. Bedjaoui, M. (1991). International Law: Achievements and Prospects. UNESCO. p. 51. ISBN 9789231027161. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
2. Capaldo, G.Z.; Justice, I.C. (1995). Repertory of Decisions of the International Court of Justice (1947-1992). M. Nijhoff Publishers. p. 453. ISBN 9780792329930. Retrieved 2015-03-10.