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.

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Sovereign states

Name and capital city	Information on status and recognition of sovereignty



Afghanistan – Kingdom of Afghanistan Capital: Kabul	Widely recognized independent state

Albania – Albanian Kingdom (to 12 April 1939) Capital: Tirana	Widely recognized independent state.

Andorra – Principality of Andorra Capital: Andorra la Vella	Widely recognized independent state.

Argentina – Argentine Republic Capital: Buenos Aires	Widely recognized independent state. Argentina was a federation of 23 provinces and 10 federal territories.^[1] 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.

Australia – Commonwealth of Australia (Dominion of the British Empire) Capital: Canberra	Widely recognized independent state. Commonwealth realm. Australia was a federation of six states and three territories.^[2] It had sovereignty over the following external territories: Australian Antarctic Territory Norfolk Island Papua

Austria – Federal State of Austria (to 12 March 1938) Capital: Vienna	Widely recognized independent state.



Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium Capital: Brussels	Widely recognized independent state. Belgium had sovereignty over one colony and one concession: Belgian Congo Tientsin (Concession, to January 15, 1931)

Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative)	Widely recognized independent state.

Brazil – United States of Brazil Capital: Rio de Janeiro	Widely recognized independent state.

Bulgaria – Kingdom of Bulgaria Capital: Sofia	Widely recognized independent state.



Canada – Dominion of Canada (Dominion of the British Empire to 11 December 1931) Capital: Ottawa	Widely recognized independent state.

Carpatho-Ukraine – Carpatho-Ukraine (from 15 March 1939 to 18 March 1939) Capital: Khust	Widely recognized independent state.

Chile – Republic of Chile Capital: Santiago Republic of Chile (to 4 June 1932) Socialist Republic of Chile (from 4 June 1932 to 13 September 1932) Republic of Chile (from 13 September 1932)	Widely recognized independent state.

China – Republic of China Capital: Nanking	Widely recognized independent state.

Colombia – Republic of Colombia Capital: Bogota	Widely recognized independent state.

Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica Capital: San José	Widely recognized independent state.

Cuba – Republic of Cuba Capital: Havana	Widely recognized independent state.

Czechoslovakia – Czechoslovak Republic Capital: Prague Czechoslovak Republic (to 30 September 1938) Second Czechoslovak Republic (from 30 September 1938 to 15 March 1939)	Widely recognized independent state.



Danzig – Free City of Danzig (to 12 September 1939) Capital: Danzig	Widely recognized independent state.

Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark Capital: Copenhagen	Widely recognized independent state. Denmark had sovereignty over one Possession: Greenland

Dominican Republic Capital: Santo Domingo	Widely recognized independent state.



Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador Capital: Quito	Widely recognized independent state.

Kingdom of Egypt – Kingdom of Egypt Capital: Cairo	Widely recognized independent state.

El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador Capital: San Salvador	Widely recognized independent state.

Estonia – Republic of Estonia Capital: Tallinn	Widely recognized independent state.

Ethiopian Empire – Ethiopian Empire (to 9 May 1936) Capital: Addis Ababa	Widely recognized independent state.



Finland – Republic of Finland Capital: Helsinki	Widely recognized independent state.

France – French Republic Capital: Paris	Widely recognized independent state. France had sovereignty over 13 colonies: 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) France administered the foreign affairs of the following protectorates: French Cameroons (administered by France) French Togoland (Administered by France)



Germany – German Reich (to 23 March 1933) Capital: Berlin	Widely recognized independent state.

Nazi Germany – German Reich (from 23 March 1933) Capital: Berlin	Widely recognized independent state.

Greece – Hellenic Republic Capital: Athens	Widely recognized independent state.

Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala Capital: Guatemala City	Widely recognized independent state.



Haiti – Republic of Haiti Capital: Port-au-Prince	Widely recognized independent state.

Hatay – Hatay State (from 7 September 1938 to 7 July 1939) Capital: Antakya	Widely recognized independent state.

Honduras – Republic of Honduras Capital: Tegucigalpa	Widely recognized independent state.

Hungary – Kingdom of Hungary Capital: Budapest	Widely recognized independent state.



Iceland – Kingdom of Iceland Capital: Reykjavik	Widely recognized independent state.

Iran – Persia (to March 21, 1935), Iran (from March 21, 1935) Capital: Tehran Imperial State of Persia (to March 21, 1935) Imperial State of Iran (from March 21, 1935)	Widely recognized independent state.

Iraq – Kingdom of Iraq (from 3 October 1932) Capital: Baghdad	Widely recognized independent state.

Ireland – Irish Free State (Dominion of the British Empire to December 11, 1931) Capital: Dublin	Widely recognized independent state.

Italy – Kingdom of Italy Capital: Rome	Widely recognized independent state. Italy had sovereignty over 4 colonies and one concession: Eritrea (Colony) Italian Cyrenaica (Colony) Italian Somaliland (Colony) Italian Tripolitania (Colony) Tientsin (Concession)



Japan – Empire of Japan Capital: Tokyo	Widely recognized independent state. Japan had sovereignty over 3 colonies and 2 concession: Chōsen (Dependency) Karafuto - Karafuto Prefecture (Dependency) Kwantung - Kwantung Leased Territory (Concession) Taiwan (Dependency) Tientsin (Concession)



Latvia – Republic of Latvia Capital: Riga	Widely recognized independent state.

Liberia – Republic of Liberia Capital: Monrovia	Widely recognized independent state.

Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein Capital: Vaduz	Widely recognized independent state.

Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania Capital: Vilnius	Widely recognized independent state.

Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Capital: Luxembourg City	Widely recognized independent state.



Mexico – United Mexican States Capital: Mexico City	Widely recognized independent state. Mexico had sovereignty over one territory: Isla de la Pasión (Uninhabited territory, to January 28, 1931)

Monaco – Principality of Monaco Capital: Monaco City	Widely recognized independent state.

Mongolia – Mongolian People's Republic Capital: Ulaanbataar	Widely recognized independent state.



Nejd and Hejaz – (Personal Union, to September 23, 1932), Saudi Arabia (from September 23, 1932) Capital: Riyadh - Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz Nejd - Kingdom of Nejd and its Dependencies (to September 23, 1932) Hejaz - Kingdom of Hejaz (to September 23, 1932) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (from September 23, 1932)	Widely recognized independent state. Nejd had sovereignty over one protectorate: Asir - Emirate of Asir (Protectorate, to November 20, 1930)

Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal Capital: Kathmandu	Widely recognized independent state.

Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands Capital: Amsterdam	Widely recognized independent state. Netherlands had sovereignty over 3 colonies: Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony) Dutch East Indies (Colony) Surinam (Colony)

Newfoundland – Dominion of Newfoundland (Dominion of the British Empire to February 16, 1934) Capital: City of St. John's	Widely recognized independent state.

New Zealand – Dominion of New Zealand (Dominion of the British Empire) Capital: Wellington	Widely recognized independent state. New Zealand had sovereignty over 4 dependent territories: Cook Islands (Dependent territory) Niue Island (Dependent territory) Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory) Union Islands (Dependent territory)

Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua Capital: Managua	Widely recognized independent state.

Norway – Kingdom of Norway Capital: Oslo	Widely recognized independent state. Norway had sovereignty over 3 uninhabited possessions: Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession) Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession) Sverdrup Islands (Uninhabited possession, to November 11, 1930)



Panama – Republic of Panama Capital: Panama City	Widely recognized independent state.

Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay Capital: Asunción	Widely recognized independent state.

Peru – Peruvian Republic Capital: Lima	Widely recognized independent state.

Poland – Republic of Poland Capital: Warsaw	Widely recognized independent state.

Portugal – Portuguese Republic Capital: Lisbon	Widely recognized independent state. Portugal had sovereignty over 8 colonies and 1 possession: 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)



Romania – Kingdom of Romania Capital: Bucharest	Widely recognized independent state.



San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino Capital: San Marino	Widely recognized independent state.

Siam – (to June 23, 1939), Thailand (from June 23, 1939) Capital: Bangkok Kingdom of Siam (to June 23, 1939) Kingdom of Thailand (from June 23, 1939)	Widely recognized independent state.

South Africa – Union of South Africa (Dominion of the British Empire) Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Pietermaritzburg (archival), Bloemfontein (judicial)	Widely recognized independent state.

Soviet Union – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Capital: Moscow	Widely recognized independent state.

Spain – Kingdom of Spain Capital: Madrid	Widely recognized independent state. Spain had sovereignty over 4 colonies: Ifni (Colony) Spanish Guinea (Colony) Morocco - Sultanate of Morocco (de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)^[3]^[4] Spanish Sahara (Colony)

Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden Capital: Stockholm	Widely recognized independent state.

Switzerland – Swiss Confederation Capital: Bern	Widely recognized independent state.



Turkey – Republic of Turkey Capital: Ankara	Widely recognized independent state.



United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Capital: London	Widely recognized independent state. United Kingdom had sovereignty over 61 colonies: Bahama Islands (Crown colony) Bahrain - State of Bahrain (Protectorate) Baker Island (Uninhabited possession) 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) Enderby Land (Uninhabited possession, from January 13) 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) 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) 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) Victoria Land (Uninhabited possession) Weihaiwei (Concession, to October 1) Zanzibar - Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)

United States – United States of America Capital: Washington D.C.	Widely recognized independent state. United Kingdom had sovereignty over 21 colonies: Alaska - Alaska Territory (Territory) American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory) Corn Islands (Territory) Guam - Territory of Guam (Territory) Hawaii - Territory of Hawaii (Territory) Howland Island (Uninhabited territory) Johnston Atoll (Uninhabited territory) Kingman Reef (Uninhabited territory) Midway Atoll (Uninhabited territory) Navassa Island (Uninhabited territory) Panama Canal Zone (Territory) Petrel Islands (Uninhabited territory) Philippine Islands (Territory) Puerto Rico (Territory) Quita Sueno Bank (Uninhabited territory) Roncador Bank (Uninhabited territory) Serrana Bank (Uninhabited territory) Serranilla Bank (Uninhabited territory) Swan Islands (Uninhabited territory) United States Virgin Islands (Territory) Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)

Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay Capital: Montevideo	Widely recognized independent state.



Vatican City – Vatican City State Capital: Vatican City	Widely recognized independent state.

Venezuela – United States of Venezuela Capital: Caracas	Widely recognized independent state.



Yemen – Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen Capital: Sana'a	Widely recognized independent state.

Yugoslavia – Kingdom of Yugoslavia Capital: Belgrade	Widely recognized independent state.

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 (to September 17, 1930)
Capital: Kurd Ava
Catalonia - Catalan Republic (from April 14 to April 28, 1931 and from October 6 to October 7, 1934)
Capital: Barcelona
China, Provisional Government of - Provisional Government of the Republic of China (from December 14, 1937)
Capital: Beiping
China, Reformed Government of - Reformed Government of the Republic of China (from March 28, 1938)
Capital: Nanjing
Democratic Finland - Finnish Democratic Republic (from December 1, 1939)
Capital: Helsinki (official), Terijoki (de facto)
East Hebei – East Hebei Autonomous Council (from November 25, 1935)
Capital: Tungchow
East Turkestan - Turkish Islamic Republic of East Turkestan (from November 12, 1933 to February 6, 1934)
Capital: Kashgar
Jiangxi - Chinese Soviet Republic (from November 7, 1931 to October 15, 1934)
Capital: Ruijin (1931-1936), Bao'an (1936-1937), Yan'an (1937)
Manchukuo - State of Manchuria (from February 18, 1932)
Capital: Hsinking
- State of Manchuria (to March 1, 1934)
- Great Empire of Manchuria (from March 1, 1934)
Mengjiang - Mongol Military Government (from May 12, 1936)
Capital: Kalgan
Shanghai - Dadao Municipal Government of Shanghai (from December 5, 1938)
Capital: Pudong
Slovakia - Slovak Republic (from March 14, 1939) (recognized by several neutral States)
Capital: Bratislava
Tavolara - Kingdom of Tavolara
Capital: La Punta del Canone
Tibet
Capital: Lhasa
Tuva - Tuvan People's Republic
Capital: Kyzyl

Notes

↑ 23 Provinces: Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chubut (from 15 June 1955), Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa (from 15 June 1955), Jujuy, La Pampa (renamed Eva Perón from 29 January 1952 to 27 April 1956), La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones (from 1953), Neuquén (from 15 June 1955), Presidente Juan Perón (from 10 August 1951, renamed Chaco on 27 April 1956), Río Negro (from 15 June 1955), Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz (from 1957), Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán. 10 Territories: Buenos Aires, Chaco (to 10 August 1951, renamed Presidente Juan Perón on 1950), Chubut (to 15 June 1955), Formosa (to 15 June 1955), Misiones (to 1953), Neuquén (to 15 June 1955), Río Negro (to 15 June 1955), Santa Cruz (to 1957), Tierra del Fuego.
↑ 6 States: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. 3 Territories: Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory, Northern Territory.
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