List of sovereign states in 1961

tates With Wide Recognition

A

*flag|Afghanistan|1931 - Kingdom of Afghanistan
*flagicon|Albania|1946 Albania - People's Republic of Albania
*flag|Andorra - Principality of Andorra
*flag|Argentina - Argentine Republic
*flag|Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
*flag|Austria - Republic of Austria

B

*flag|Belgium|state - Kingdom of Belgium
*flagicon image|Second Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
*flag|Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
*flag|Brazil|1960 - Republic of the United States of Brazil
*flagicon|Bulgaria|1946 Bulgaria - People's Republic of Bulgaria
*flag|Burma|1948 - Union of Burma

C

*flagicon|Cambodia Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia
*flag|Cameroon|1961 - Federal Republic of Cameroon (from October 1)
*flagicon image|Flag of Cameroon (1957).svg Cameroun - Republic of Cameroun (to October 1)
*flag|Canada|1957 - Dominion of Canada
*flag|Central African Republic
*flag|Ceylon|1951 - Dominion of Ceylon
*flag|Chad - Republic of Chad
*flag|Chile - Republic of Chile
*China (disputed between two governments)
**flag|People's Republic of China
**flag|Republic of China
*flag|Colombia - Republic of Colombia
*flag|Congo|name=Congo, Republic of
*flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo|1960 Congo, Republic of the
*flag|Costa Rica|state - Republic of Costa Rica
*flag|Cuba - Republic of Cuba
*flag|Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
*flagicon|Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

D

*flag|Dahomey - Republic of Dahomey
*flag|Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
*"'flag|Dominican Republic

E

*flag|Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
*flag|El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
*flagicon|Ethiopia|1897 Ethiopia - Empire of Ethiopia

F

*flag|Finland - Republic of Finland
*flag|France - French Republic

G

*flag|Gabon - Gabonese Republic
*flag|East Germany|name=Germany, East - German Democratic Republic
*flag|West Germany|name=Germany, West - Federal Republic of Germany
*flag|Ghana - Republic of Ghana
*flagicon|Greece|royal Greece - Kingdom of Greece
*flag|Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
*flag|Guinea - Republic of Guinea

H

*flag|Haiti|civil - Republic of Haiti
*flag|Honduras - Republic of Honduras
*flagicon|Hungary Hungary - People's Republic of Hungary

I

*flag|Iceland - Republic of Iceland
*flag|India - Republic of India
*flag|Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
*flagicon|Iran|1925 Iran - Imperial State of Iran
*flag|Iraq|1959 - Republic of Iraq
*flag|Ireland - Republic of Ireland
*flag|Israel - State of Israel
*flag|Italy - Italian Republic
*flag|Ivory Coast - Republic of Ivory Coast

J

*"'flag|Japan|alt
*flag|Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

K

*flag|Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
*flag|Korea, South - Republic of Korea
*flagicon image|Flag of Kuwait 1915.png flag|Kuwait - State of Kuwait (from June 19)

L

*flagicon|Laos|1952 Laos - Kingdom of Laos
*flag|Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
*flag|Liberia - Republic of Liberia
*flagicon|Libya|1951 Libya - United Kingdom of Libya
*flag|Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
*flag|Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M

*flag|Madagascar|name=Malagasy Republic
*flag|Malaya - Federation of Malaya
*flagicon|Mali|1959 flag|Mali - Republic of Mali
*flag|Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
*flag|Mexico|1934 - United Mexican States
*flag|Monaco - Principality of Monaco
*flagicon|Mongolia|1949 Mongolia - People's Republic of Mongolia
*flag|Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco

N

*flagicon image|Pre 1962 Flag of Nepal.png|border= Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
*flag|Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
*flagicon|New Zealand New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand
*flag|Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
*flag|Niger - Republic of Niger
*flag|Nigeria - Federation of Nigeria
*flag|Norway - Kingdom of Norway

P

*flag|Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
*flag|Panama - Republic of Panama
*flagicon image|Flag of Paraguay 1954.png Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
*flag|Peru - Peruvian Republic
*flag|Philippines|1919 - Republic of the Philippines
*flagicon|Poland Poland - People's Republic of Poland
*flag|Portugal - Portuguese Republic

R

*flagicon|Romania|1952 Romania - Romanian People's Republic

*flag|San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
*flagicon image|Saudi Arabia Flag Variant (1938).svg Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
*flag|Senegal - Republic of Senegal
*flag|Sierra Leone (from April 27)
*flag|Somalia - Somali Republic
*flag|South Africa|1928
**Union of South Africa (to May 21)
**Republic of South Africa (from May 21)
*flag|Soviet Union|1955 - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
*flagicon|Spain|1939 Spain - Spanish State
*flag|Sudan|1956 - Republic of the Sudan
*flag|Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
*flag|Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
*flag|Syria|1932 - Syrian Arab Republic (from September 28)

T

*flag|Tanganyika (from December 9)
*flag|Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
*flag|Togo - Togolese Republic
*flag|Tunisia|old - Republic of Tunisia
*flag|Turkey - Republic of Turkey

U

*flag|United Arab Republic
*flag|United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
*flag|United States - United States of America
*flag|Upper Volta - Republic of Upper Volta
*flag|Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay

V

*flag|Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
*flag|Venezuela|1930 - United States of Venezuela
*flag|North Vietnam|name=Vietnam, North - Democratic Republic of Vietnam
*flag|South Vietnam|name=Vietnam, South - Republic of Vietnam

Y

*flagicon|Yemen|1927 Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
*flag|SFR Yugoslavia|name=Yugoslavia - Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia

tates Without Wide Recognition

*flag|Katanga - State of Katanga
*flagicon image|Flag of South Kasai.svg South Kasai - Mining State of South Kasai (to December 30)
*flag|United Suvadive Republic|name=Suvadive Islands - United Suvadive Republic

United Nations Trust Territories

*flagicon image|British Cameroons Flag.gif Cameroons - British Cameroons (administered by the United Kingdom to October 1)
*flagicon|Australia Nauru (administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom)
*flagicon|Australia Papua and New Guinea - Territory of Papua and New Guinea (administered by Australia)
*flagicon|Belgium|state Ruanda-Urundi (administered by Belgium)
*flagicon|Tanganyika|colonial flag|Tanganyika (administered by the United Kingdom to December 9)
*flagicon|United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (administered by the United States)
*flag|Western Samoa (administered by New Zealand)