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 Australia

B

*flag|Belgium|state - Kingdom of Belgium
*flagicon image|First Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (from August 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 Burma

C

*flag|Canada|1921 - Dominion of Canada
*flag|Ceylon - Dominion of Ceylon
*flag|Chile - Republic of Chile
*China (disputed between two governments after October 1)
**flag|Republic of China
**flag|People's Republic of China (from October 1)
*flag|Colombia - Republic of Colombia
*flag|Costa Rica|state - Republic of Costa Rica
*flag|Cuba - Republic of Cuba
*flag|Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Republic

D

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

E

*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 Ethiopia

F

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

G

*flagicon|Germany Germany, East - German Democratic Republic (from October 7)
*flag|West Germany|name=Germany, West - Federal Republic of Germany (from May 23)
*flagicon|Greece|royal Greece - Kingdom of Greece
*flag|Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala

H

*flag|Haiti|civil - Republic of Haiti
*flag|Honduras - Republic of Honduras
*flagicon|Hungary|1946 flag|Hungary|1949
**Republic of Hungary (to August 20)
**People's Republic of Hungary (from August 20)

I

*flag|Iceland - Republic of Iceland
*flagicon|India India - Dominion of India
*flagicon|Indonesia Indonesia - Republic of the United States of Indonesia (from December 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 Republic

J

*"For Jordan, see Transjordan."

K

*flag|Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
*flagicon|Korea Korea, South - Republic of Korea

L

*flag|Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
*flag|Liberia - Republic of Liberia
*flag|Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
*flag|Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M

*flag|Mexico|1934 - United Mexican States
*flag|Monaco - Principality of Monaco
*flagicon|Mongolia|1949 Mongolia - People's Republic of Mongolia

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|Norway - Kingdom of Norway

P

*flagicon|Pakistan Pakistan - Dominion of Pakistan
*flag|Panama - Republic of Panama
*flagicon image|Flag of Paraguay 1842.png Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
*flag|Peru|1825 - Peruvian Republic
*flag|Philippines|1919 - Republic of the Philippines
*flagicon|Poland Poland - Republic of Poland
*flag|Portugal - Portuguese Republic

R

*flagicon|Romania|1948 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|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 Republic

T

*flag|Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
*flag|Jordan|name=Transjordan (to April 3), Jordan (from April 3)
**Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan (to April 3)
**Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (from April 3)
*flag|Trieste - Free Territory of Trieste
*flag|Turkey - Republic of Turkey

U

*flag|United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
*flag|United States|1912 - United States of America
*flag|Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay

V

*flag|Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
*flag|Venezuela|1930 - United States of Venezuela

Y

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

Occupied States

*flagicon|Austria Austria - Republic of Austria
*flagicon|Germany|allied Germany (to October 7)
*flagicon|Japan Japan

tates 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 (to December 27)
*flag|Tibet
*flag|North Vietnam|1945|name=Vietnam - Democratic Republic of Vietnam

United Nations Trust Territories

*flagicon|Gold Coast British Togoland (administered by the United Kingdom)
*flagicon image|British Cameroons Flag.gif Cameroons - British Cameroons (administered by the United Kingdom)
*flagicon|United Kingdom Eritrea (administered by the United Kingdom from 1949)
*flagicon|France Cameroun (administered by France)
*flagicon|France French Togoland (administered by France)
*flagicon|United Nations Libya (administered by France and the United Kingdom from November 21)
**flagicon image|Flag of Cyrenaica.svg Cyrenaica (administered by the United Kingdom)
**flagicon|France Fezzan (administered by France)
**flagicon|United Kingdom Tripolitania (administered by the United Kingdom)
*flagicon|Australia Nauru (administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom)
*flagicon|Australia New Guinea - Territory of New Guinea (administered by Australia to November 6)
*flagicon|Australia Papua and New Guinea - Territory of Papua and New Guinea (administered by Australia from November 6)
*flagicon|Belgium|state Ruanda-Urundi (administered by Belgium)
*flagicon|Italy Somalia - Trust Territory of Somalia (administered by Italy from November)
*flag|Tanganyika|colonial (administered by the United Kingdom)
*flagicon|United Nations Trust 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)