- List of sovereign states in 1949
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 AustraliaB
*flag|Belgium|state - Kingdom of Belgium
*flagicon image|First Flag of Bhutan.svgBhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (fromAugust 8 )
*flag|Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
*flag|Brazil|1889 - Republic of the United States of Brazil
*flagicon|Bulgaria|1946 Bulgaria - People's Republic of Bulgaria
*flag|Burma|1948 - Union of BurmaC
*flag|Canada|1921 - Dominion of Canada
*flag|Ceylon - Dominion of Ceylon
*flag|Chile - Republic of Chile
*China (disputed between two governments afterOctober 1 )
**flag|Republic of China
**flag|People's Republic of China (fromOctober 1 )
*flag|Colombia - Republic of Colombia
*flag|Costa Rica|state - Republic of Costa Rica
*flag|Cuba - Republic of Cuba
*flag|Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak RepublicD
*flag|Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
*"'flag|Dominican RepublicE
*flag|Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
*flagicon|Egypt|1922 Egypt - Kingdom of Egypt
*flag|El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
*flagicon|Ethiopia|1897 Ethiopia - Empire of EthiopiaF
*flag|Finland - Republic of Finland
*flagicon|France France - French RepublicG
*flagicon|Germany Germany, East - German Democratic Republic (from
October 7 )
*flag|West Germany|name=Germany, West - Federal Republic of Germany (fromMay 23 )
*flagicon|Greece|royal Greece - Kingdom of Greece
*flag|Guatemala - Republic of GuatemalaH
*flag|Haiti|civil - Republic of Haiti
*flag|Honduras - Republic of Honduras
*flagicon|Hungary|1946 flag|Hungary|1949
**Republic of Hungary (toAugust 20 )
**People's Republic of Hungary (fromAugust 20 )I
*flag|Iceland - Republic of Iceland
*flagicon|India India - Dominion of India
*flagicon|Indonesia Indonesia - Republic of the United States of Indonesia (fromDecember 27 )
*flagicon|Iran|1925 Iran - Imperial State of Iran
*flagicon|Iraq|1924 Iraq - Kingdom of Iraq
*flag|Ireland - Republic of Ireland
*flag|Israel - State of Israel
*flag|Italy - Italian RepublicJ
*"For Jordan, see Transjordan."
K
*flag|Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
*flagicon|KoreaKorea, South - Republic of KoreaL
*flag|Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
*flag|Liberia - Republic of Liberia
*flag|Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
*flag|Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of LuxembourgM
*flag|Mexico|1934 - United Mexican States
*flag|Monaco - Principality of Monaco
*flagicon|Mongolia|1949 Mongolia - People's Republic of MongoliaN
*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|Norway - Kingdom of NorwayP
*flagicon|Pakistan Pakistan - Dominion of Pakistan
*flag|Panama - Republic of Panama
*flagicon image|Flag of Paraguay 1842.pngParaguay - Republic of Paraguay
*flag|Peru|1825 - Peruvian Republic
*flag|Philippines|1919 - Republic of the Philippines
*flagicon|Poland Poland - Republic of Poland
*flag|Portugal - Portuguese RepublicR
*flagicon|Romania|1948 Romania - Romanian People's Republic
*flag|San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
*flagicon image|Saudi Arabia Flag Variant (1938).svgSaudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
*flag|Sikkim - Kingdom of Sikkim
*flagicon|South Africa|1928 South Africa - Union of South Africa
*flag|Soviet Union|1923 - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
*flagicon|Spain|1939 Spain - Spanish State
*flag|Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
*flag|Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
*flag|Syria|1932 - Syrian RepublicT
*flag|Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
*flag|Jordan|name=Transjordan (toApril 3 ),Jordan (fromApril 3 )
**Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan (toApril 3 )
**Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (fromApril 3 )
*flag|Trieste - Free Territory of Trieste
*flag|Turkey - Republic of TurkeyU
*flag|United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
*flag|United States|1912 - United States of America
*flag|Uruguay - Eastern Republic of UruguayV
*flag|Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
*flag|Venezuela|1930 - United States of VenezuelaY
*flagicon|Yemen|1927 Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
*flag|SFR Yugoslavia|name=Yugoslavia - Federal People's Republic of YugoslaviaOccupied States
*flagicon|Austria Austria - Republic of Austria
*flagicon|Germany|allied Germany (toOctober 7 )
*flagicon|Japan Japantates Claiming Sovereignty
*flagicon image|Flag of the Second East Turkestan Republic.svg East Turkestan - East Turkestan Republic (to
October 20 )
*flag|Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia (toDecember 27 )
*flag|Tibet
*flag|North Vietnam|1945|name=Vietnam - Democratic Republic of VietnamUnited Nations Trust Territories
*flagicon|Gold Coast
British Togoland (administered by the United Kingdom)
*flagicon image|British Cameroons Flag.gifCameroons - British Cameroons (administered by the United Kingdom)
*flagicon|United KingdomEritrea (administered by the United Kingdom from1949 )
*flagicon|FranceCameroun (administered by France)
*flagicon|FranceFrench Togoland (administered by France)
*flagicon|United NationsLibya (administered by France and the United Kingdom fromNovember 21 )
**flagicon image|Flag of Cyrenaica.svgCyrenaica (administered by the United Kingdom)
**flagicon|FranceFezzan (administered by France)
**flagicon|United KingdomTripolitania (administered by the United Kingdom)
*flagicon|AustraliaNauru (administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom)
*flagicon|Australia New Guinea - Territory of New Guinea (administered by Australia toNovember 6 )
*flagicon|Australia Papua and New Guinea - Territory of Papua and New Guinea (administered by Australia fromNovember 6 )
*flagicon|Belgium|stateRuanda-Urundi (administered by Belgium)
*flagicon|Italy Somalia - Trust Territory of Somalia (administered by Italy fromNovember )
*flag|Tanganyika|colonial (administered by the United Kingdom)
*flagicon|United NationsTrust Territory of the Pacific Islands (administered by the United States)
*flagicon image|Flag of Samoa (1948-1949).svg flag|Western Samoa (administered by New Zealand)
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