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This is a list of countries 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.


Contents: Top – 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Sovereign states

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Name and capital city Information on status and recognition of sovereignty

A

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→ Afghanistan – Kingdom of Afghanistan
Capital: Kabul 		Widely recognized independent state. LON member state from September 27, 1934.
Albania – Albanian Kingdom (to 12 April 1939)
Capital: Tirana 		Widely recognized LON member state. Under occupation by Italy from 12 April 1939.
→ Andorra – Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella 		Widely recognized independent state.
 Argentina – Argentine Republic
Capital: Buenos Aires 		Widely recognized LON member state. Argentina was a federation of 23 provinces and 10 federal territories.[a] 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
Capital: Canberra 		Widely recognized LON member state; Commonwealth realm. Australia was a federation of six states and three territories.[b] It had sovereignty over the following external territories:

Australia administered two League of Nations mandates:

  • Nauru (Administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom)
  • New Guinea
→ Austria (to 12 March 1938)
Capital: Vienna 		Widely recognized LON member state. Taken over by Nazi Germany from 12 March 1938.

B

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 Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
Capital: Brussels 		Widely recognized LON member state. Belgium had sovereignty over one colony and one concession:

Belgium administered one League of Nations mandate:

 Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia

Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative)

Widely recognized independent state.
Brazil
Capital: Rio de Janeiro
  • First Brazilian Republic (to 3 November 1930)
  • Republic of the United States of Brazil (to 10 November 1937)
  • United States of Brazil (from 10 November 1937)[1]
 Widely recognized independent state. Brazil was a federation of 20 states, one territory, and one federal district.[c]
Bulgaria Bulgaria – Kingdom of Bulgaria
Capital: Sofia 		Widely recognized LON member state.

C

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 Canada – Dominion of Canada
Capital: Ottawa 		Widely recognized LON member state; Commonwealth realm.
 Carpatho-Ukraine (from 15 to 18 March 1939)
Capital: Khust 		Unrecognized state. Taken over by Hungary from 18 March 1939.
 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 LON member state; withdrew in May 14, 1938.
 China – Republic of China
Capital: Nanking 		Widely recognized LON member state.
 Colombia – Republic of Colombia
Capital: Bogotá 		Widely recognized LON member state.
 Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica
Capital: San José 		Widely recognized independent state.
 Cuba – Republic of Cuba
Capital: Havana 		Widely recognized LON member state.
 Czechoslovakia (to 14 March 1939)
Capital: Prague 		Widely recognized LON member state. Under occupation by Nazi Germany from 15 May 1939. A government in exile was regarded as the legitimate government by the Allies.

D

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 Danzig – Free City of Danzig (to 12 September 1939)
Capital: Danzig 		Widely recognized independent state. Taken over by Nazi Germany from 12 September 1939.
 Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
Capital: Copenhagen 		Widely recognized LON member state. Denmark had sovereignty over one possession:
 Dominican Republic
Capital: Santo Domingo 		Widely recognized LON member state.

E

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Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
Capital: Quito 		Widely recognized independent state. LON member state from September 28, 1934.
 Kingdom of Egypt – Kingdom of Egypt
Capital: Cairo 		Widely recognized independent state. LON member state from May 26, 1937.
 El Salvador
Capital: San Salvador 		Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew in August 11, 1937.
 Estonia – Republic of Estonia
Capital: Tallinn 		Widely recognized LON member state.
 Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire (to 9 May 1936)
Capital: Addis Ababa 		Widely recognized LON member state. Under occupation by Italy from May 9, 1936 and taken over by Italian East Africa from June 1, 1936.

F

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 Finland – Republic of Finland
Capital: Helsinki 		Widely recognized LON member state.
France – French Republic
Capital: Paris 		Widely recognized LON member state. France administered the foreign affairs of the following colonies and protectorates:

France administered the following League of Nations mandates:

G

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→ → Germany
Capital: Berlin 		Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew in October 19, 1933.
→ Greece
Capital: Athens 		Widely recognized LON member state.
 Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala City 		Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew in May 26, 1936.

H

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Haiti Haiti – Republic of Haiti
Capital: Port-au-Prince 		Widely recognized LON member state.
 Hatay – Hatay State (from 7 September 1938 to 7 July 1939)
Capital: Antakya 		Widely recognized independent state. Taken over by Turkey from 7 July 1939.
 Honduras – Republic of Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa 		Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew in July 10, 1936.
 Hungary – Kingdom of Hungary
Capital: Budapest 		Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew in April 11, 1939.

I

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 Iceland – Kingdom of Iceland
Capital: Reykjavik 		Widely recognized independent state.
Persia / Iran
Capital: Tehran
  • Imperial State of Persia (to 21 March 1935)
  • Imperial State of Iran (from 21 March 1935)
 Widely recognized LON member state.
Iraq – Kingdom of Iraq (from 3 October 1932)
Capital: Baghdad 		Widely recognized independent state. LON member state from October 3, 1932.
 Ireland
Capital: Dublin
  • Irish Free State (to December 29, 1937)
  • Republic of Ireland (from December 29, 1937)
 Widely recognized LON member state; Commonwealth realm.
 Italy – Kingdom of Italy
Capital: Rome 		Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew in December 11, 1937. Italy had sovereignty over two colonies (four colonies until January 1934 and three colonies until June 1936) and one concession:

J

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 Japan – Empire of Japan
Capital: Tokyo 		Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew in March 27, 1933. Japan had sovereignty over three colonies and two concessions:

Japan administered one League of Nations mandate:

L

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 Latvia – Republic of Latvia
Capital: Riga 		Widely recognized LON member state.
 Liberia – Republic of Liberia
Capital: Monrovia 		Widely recognized LON member state.
→ Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz 		Widely recognized independent state.
 Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania
Capital: Vilnius 		Widely recognized LON member state.
 Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Capital: Luxembourg City 		Widely recognized LON member state.

M

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→  Mexico – United Mexican States
Capital: Mexico City 		Widely recognized independent state. LON member state from September 12, 1931; declared a member in September 12, 1931. Mexico had sovereignty over one territory:
 Monaco – Principality of Monaco
Capital: Monaco City 		Widely recognized independent state.
Mongolia – Mongolian People's Republic
Capital: Ulaanbataar 		Widely recognized independent state.

N

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→ Nejd and Hejaz – (personal union to 23 September 1932), Saudi Arabia (from September 23, 1932)
Capital: Riyadh 		Widely recognized independent state. Nejd and Hejaz had sovereignty over one protectorate:
  • Asir (to November 20, 1930)
Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu 		Widely recognized independent state.
 Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands
Capital: Amsterdam 		Widely recognized LON member state. Netherlands had sovereignty over 3 colonies:
 Newfoundland – Dominion of Newfoundland (de facto to February 16, 1934)
Capital: St. John's 		Widely recognized independent state; de facto Commonwealth realm to February 16, 1934.
New Zealand – Dominion of New Zealand
Capital: Wellington 		Widely recognized LON member state; Commonwealth realm. New Zealand had sovereignty over four dependent territories:

New Zealand administered one League of Nations mandate:

 Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
Capital: Managua 		Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew in June 27, 1936.
 Norway – Kingdom of Norway
Capital: Oslo 		Widely recognized LON member state. Norway had sovereignty over 3 uninhabited possessions:

P

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 Panama – Republic of Panama
Capital: Panama City 		Widely recognized LON member state.
 Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
Capital: Asunción 		Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew in February 23, 1935.
 Peru – Peruvian Republic
Capital: Lima 		Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew in April 8, 1939.
Poland – Republic of Poland (to 6 October 1939)
Capital: Warsaw 		Widely recognized LON member state. Under occupation by Nazi Germany from 6 October 1939. A government in exile was regarded as the legitimate government by the Allies.
Portugal
Capital: Lisbon 		Widely recognized LON member state. Portugal had sovereignty over eight colonies and one possession:

R

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 Romania – Kingdom of Romania
Capital: Bucharest 		Widely recognized LON member state.

S

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 San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Capital: San Marino 		Widely recognized independent state.
Siam / Thailand
Capital: Bangkok
  • Kingdom of Siam (to 23 June 1939)
  • Kingdom of Thailand (from 23 June 1939)
 Widely recognized LON member state.
 South Africa – Union of South Africa
Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Pietermaritzburg (archival), Bloemfontein (judicial) 		Widely recognized LON member state; Commonwealth realm. South Africa administered one League of Nations mandate:
 Soviet Union – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Capital: Moscow 		Widely recognized independent state. LON member state from September 18, 1934; expelled in December 14, 1939. The Soviet Union was a federation of seven (later 11) republics.[d]
→ → Francoist Spain Spain
Capital: Madrid (1930–1936), Valencia (1936–1937), Barcelona (1937–1939) 		Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew in May 1939. Spain had sovereignty over three colonies and one protectorate:
 Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
Capital: Stockholm 		Widely recognized LON member state.
  Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
Capital: Bern 		Widely recognized LON member state.

T

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Tibet
Capital: Lhasa 		De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China.
 Turkey – Republic of Turkey
Capital: Ankara 		Widely recognized independent state. LON member state from July 18, 1932.

U

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 United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Capital: London 		Widely recognized LON member state. The United Kingdom had sovereignty over 61 colonies:

United Kingdom administered the following League of Nations mandates:

 United States – United States of America
Capital: Washington, D.C. 		Widely recognized independent state. The United States had sovereignty over 21 territories:
 Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Capital: Montevideo 		Widely recognized LON member state.

V

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  Vatican City – Vatican City State
Capital: Vatican City 		Widely recognized independent state.
→ Venezuela – United States of Venezuela
Capital: Caracas 		Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew in July 12, 1938.

Y

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

Other entities

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Excluded from the list above are the following noteworthy entities which either were not fully sovereign or did not claim to be independent:

Notes

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  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 6 States: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. 3 Territories: Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory, Northern Territory.
  3. ↑ 20 States: Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe. 1 Territory: Acre. 1 federal district: Federal District.
  4. ↑ Byelorussian SSR, Russian SFSR, Transcaucasian SFSR (to December 5, 1936), Ukrainian SSR, Uzbek SSR, Turkmen SSR, Tajik SSR, Armenian SSR (from December 5, 1936), Azerbaijan SSR (from December 5, 1936), Georgian SSR (from December 5, 1936), Kazakh SSR (from December 5, 1936), Kirghiz SSR (from December 5, 1936).

References

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  1. ↑ "Constituição dos Estados Unidos do Brasil". planalto.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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