List of sovereign states in 1971
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| Contents: | Internationally recognized sovereign states: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z Occupied states Other states League of Nations Mandates United Nations Trust Territories Notes |
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[edit] Internationally recognized sovereign states
[edit] A
Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan
Albania - People's Republic of Albania
Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Argentina - Argentine Republic
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
Austria - Republic of Austria
[edit] B
Bahrain - State of Bahrain (from August 16)
Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh (from March 26)[1]
Barbados
Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Botswana - Republic of Botswana
Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil
Bulgaria - People's Republic of Bulgaria
Burma - Union of Burma
Burundi - Republic of Burundi
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[edit] C
Cameroon - Federal Republic of Cameroon
Canada - Dominion of Canada
Central African Republic
Ceylon - Dominion of Ceylon
Chad - Republic of Chad
Chile - Republic of Chile
China - People's Republic of China (from October 25)
China - Republic of China (to October 25)
Colombia - Republic of Colombia
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (to October 27), Zaire (from October 27)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (to October 27)
- Republic of Zaire (from October 27)
Congo, People's Republic of (to October 27), Congo (from October 27) - People's Republic of Congo
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
Cuba - Republic of Cuba
Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
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[edit] D
Dahomey - Republic of Dahomey
Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Dominican Republic
[edit] E
Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador- For Egypt, see United Arab Republic
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia - Empire of Ethiopia
[edit] F
[edit] G
Gabon - Gabonese Republic
The Gambia - Republic of the Gambia
Germany, East - German Democratic Republic
Germany, West - Federal Republic of Germany
Ghana - Republic of Ghana
Greece - Kingdom of Greece
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Guinea - Republic of Guinea
Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana
[edit] H
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[edit] I
Iceland - Republic of Iceland
India - Republic of India
Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
Iran - Imperial State of Iran
Iraq - Republic of Iraq
Ireland - Republic of Ireland
Israel - State of Israel
Italy - Italian Republic
Ivory Coast - Republic of Ivory Coast
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[edit] J
[edit] K
Kenya - Republic of Kenya
Khmer Republic
Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korea, South - Republic of Korea
Kuwait - State of Kuwait
[edit] L
Laos - Kingdom of Laos
Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Libya - Libyan Arab Republic
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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[edit] M
Malagasy Republic
Malawi - Republic of Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives - Republic of Maldives
Mali - Republic of Mali
Malta - State of Malta
Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico - United Mexican States
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Mongolia - People's Republic of Mongolia
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco
[edit] N
Nauru - Republic of Nauru
Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
Niger - Republic of Niger
Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria
Norway - Kingdom of Norway
[edit] O
Oman - Sultanate of Oman (from December 2)
[edit] P
Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Panama - Republic of Panama
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Peru - Peruvian Republic
Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
Poland - People's Republic of Poland
Portugal - Portuguese Republic
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[edit] Q
Qatar - State of Qatar (from September 3)
[edit] R
Ras al-Khaimah - Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah (from December 2)
Romania - Socialist Republic of Romania
Rwanda - Rwandan Republic
[edit] S
San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Senegal - Republic of Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore - Republic of Singapore
Somalia - Somali Democratic Republic
South Africa - Republic of South Africa
Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Spain - Spanish State
Sudan - Democratic Republic of the Sudan
Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation- Syria - Syrian Arab Republic
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[edit] T
Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania
Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
Togo - Togolese Republic
Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia - Republic of Tunisia
Turkey - Republic of Turkey
[edit] U
Uganda - Republic of Uganda
United Arab Emirates (from December 2)
United Arab Republic (to September 11), Egypt (from September 11)
- United Arab Republic (to September 11)
- Arab Republic of Egypt (from September 11)
United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States - United States of America
Upper Volta - Republic of Upper Volta
Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay
[edit] V
Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
Vietnam, North - Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam, South - Republic of Vietnam
[edit] W
Western Samoa - Independent State of Western Samoa
[edit] Y
Yemen, North - Yemen Arab Republic
Yemen, South - People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Yugoslavia - Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
[edit] Z
- For Zaire, see Congo-Kinshasa
Zambia - Republic of Zambia
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[edit] Occupied states
[edit] Other states
- China, People's Republic of (to October 25)
Rhodesia - Republic of Rhodesia
Rwenzururu - Kingdom of Rwenzururu- Taiwan - Republic of China (from October 25)[2]
[edit] Non-Sovereign Territories
[edit] Australia
- Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)[3]
- Christmas Island - Territory of Christmas Island (External territory)
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Territory of Cocos (Keeling) 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)
[edit] Condominiums
New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium)
[edit] Denmark
Faroe Islands (Autonomous province)
[edit] France
Bassas da India (Uninhabited possession)- Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
Comoros - State of Comoros (Autonomous overseas territory)- Europa Island (Uninhabited possession)
- French Afars and Issas - French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (Overseas territory)
- French Polynesia - Territory of French Polynesia (Overseas territory)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Uninhabited overseas territory)[3]- Glorioso Islands (Uninhabited possession)
- Juan de Nova Island (Uninhabited possession)
- New Caledonia - Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (Overseas territory)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Overseas territory)
- Tromelin Island (Uninhabited possession)
Wallis and Futuna - Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (Overseas territory)
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[edit] India
Sikkim - Kingdom of Sikkim (Protectorate)
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- South-West Africa (administered by South Africa)
[edit] Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles (Overseas country)
Suriname (Overseas country)
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[edit] New Zealand
- Cook Islands (Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
- Niue Island (Dependent territory)
- Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)[3]
- Tokelau Islands (Dependent territory)
[edit] Norway
- Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
- Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession)[3]
- Queen Maud Land (Uninhabited possession)[3]
[edit] Portugal
- Angola (Overseas province)
- Cape Verde Islands (Overseas province)
- Macau (Overseas province)
- Moçambique (Overseas province)
- Portuguese Guinea (Overseas province)
- Portuguese Timor (Overseas province)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (Overseas province)
[edit] Spain
- Spanish Sahara (Overseas province)
[edit] United Kingdom
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign base areas administrated as a single colony)
Antigua and Barbuda (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)
Bahama Islands - Commonwealth of the Bahama Islands (Self-governing crown colony)- Bahrain - Sheikdom of Bahrain (to August 16, Protectorate)
Bermuda (Crown colony)- British Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited colony)[3]
British Honduras (Crown colony)- British Indian Ocean Territory (Uninhabited colony)
- British Solomon Islands (from July, Protectorate)
British Virgin Islands (Crown colony)- British Western Pacific Territories (to July, Crown colony)
Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam (Protectorate)
Cayman Islands (Crown colony)
Dominica (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)
Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Gibraltar (Crown colony)
Gilbert and Ellice Islands (from July, crown colony)
Grenada (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)
Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
Hong Kong (Crown colony)
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
Montserrat (Crown colony)- Oman - Sultanate of Oman (to December 2, Protectorate)
- Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands (Crown colony)
Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar (to September 3, Protectorate)
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)- Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Saint Lucia (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)- Seychelles (Self-governing crown colony)
Trucial States (to December 2, Protectorate)
Turks and Caicos Islands (Crown colony)
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[edit] United Nations Trust Territories
Papua and New Guinea - Territory of Papua and New Guinea (administered by Australia)
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (administered by the United States)
[edit] United States
American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)- Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
Guam - Territory of Guam (Territory)- Howland Island (Uninhabited territory)
- Jarvis Island (Uninhabited territory)
- Johnston Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
- Kingman Reef (Uninhabited territory)
- Midway Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
- Navassa Island (Uninhabited territory)
- Palmyra Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
Panama Canal Zone (Territory)
Puerto Rico - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Territory)- Quita Sueño Bank (Uninhabited territory)
- Roncador Bank (Uninhabited territory)
- Serrana Bank (Uninhabited territory)
United States Virgin Islands (Territory)- Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Independence was declared on March 26, but was not fully achieved until December 16)
- ^ See Political status of Taiwan and Legal status of Taiwan for details.
- ^ a b c d e f Including an Antarctic claim, neither recognized nor disputed under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty System.
