List of countries in 1948

This is a List of countries in 1948

Entities Listed

For the purposes of this list, the following are defined as countries:
*Sovereign States
**Any independent member of the United Nations, when it is in existence.
**Any observer state of the United Nations, when it is in existence.
**Any other state which has control over most of its territory, has declared independence, and has diplomatic recgonition from two or more other Sovereign States
*Dependent Territories
**Any colony, vassal, protectorate, overseas territory, mandate, or trust tertitory that does not comprise an integral part of another sovereign state.
**Any area of special sovereignty or territory under international administration
**Any territory on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories, when it is in existence.
*"Unrecognized Territories"
**Any sovereign state which has declared independence and has control over its territory, but lacking recognition.
**Any puppet state.

List of Countries

A

*flagicon|Dubai Abu Dhabi - Emirate of Abu Dhabi "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Aden - Aden Colony and Protectorate "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Afghanistan|1931 - Kingdom of Afghanistan
*flag|Ajman - Emirate of Ajman "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
* - Åland Islands "(Autonomous province of Finland)"
*flag|Alaska - Territory of Alaska "(Territory of the United States)"
*flag|Albania|1946 - People's Republic of Albania
*flagicon|United States|1912 American Samoa - American Samoa "(Territory of the United States)"
*flag|Andorra - Principality of Andorra
* "(Condominium of the United Kingdom and Egypt)"
*flagicon|Portugal Angola - Angola "(Colony of Portugal)"
*flag|Argentina - Republic of Argentina
*flagicon|United Kingdom Ascension Island - Ascension Island "(Dependency of Saint Helena)"
*flag|Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
*flag|Austria - Republic of Austria "(under Allied administration)"

B

* Bahamas - The Bahama Islands "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Bahrain - Emirate of Bahrain "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Barbados|1885 - Barbados "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flagicon|United Kingdom Basutoland - Basutoland Protectorate "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
*flagicon|United Kingdom Bechuanaland - Bechuanaland Protectorate "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Belgian Congo - Belgian Congo "(Colony of Belgium)"
*flag|Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
*flag|Bermuda - The Bermuda Islands "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan "(Protectorate of India)"
*flag|Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
*flag|Brazil|1889 - Republic of the United States of Brazil
*flag|British Guiana - British Guiana "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|British Honduras - British Honduras "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
* British Leeward Islands - Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Solomon Islands|1956|name=British Solomon Islands - British Solomon Islands Protectorate "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
* British Somaliland - British Somaliland Protectorate "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
*flagicon|Gold Coast British Togoland - British Togoland "(UN Trust Territory under the United Kingdom)"
* British Windward Islands - Federal Colony of the Windward Islands "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Brunei - Sultanate of Brunei "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Bulgaria|1946 - People's Republic of Bulgaria
*flag|Burma|1937 - Burma "(Colony of the United Kingdom to January 4)"
**flag|Burma|1948 - Union of Burma "(from January 4)"

C

*flagicon|United Kingdom Cameroons - Cameroons "(UN Trust Territory under the United Kingdom)"
*flagicon|France Cameroun - Cameroun "(UN Trust Territory under France)"
*flag|Canada|1921 - Dominion of Canada
*flagicon|Portugal Cape Verde - Cape Verde Islands "(Colony of Portugal)"
*flag|Ceylon|colonial - Ceylon "(Colony of the United Kingdom to February 4)"
**flag|Ceylon - Ceylon "(from February 4)"
*flag|Chile - Republic of Chile
*flagicon|Taiwan China - Republic of China
*flagicon|United Kingdom Christmas Island - Christmas Island "(Dependency of Singapore)"
*flagicon|United Kingdom Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Cocos (Keeling) Islands "(Dependency of Singapore)"
*flag|Colombia - Republic of Colombia
*flagicon|France Comoros - Comoros "(Colony of France)"
*flagicon|New Zealand Cook Islands - Cook Islands "(Territory of New Zealand)"
*flag|Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
*flag|Cuba - Republic of Cuba
*flagicon|Netherlands Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies "(Overseas province of the Netherlands to September 20, renamed Netherlands Antilles)"
* - Cyprus "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flagicon|United Kingdom Cyrenaica - Cyrenaica "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Republic

D

*flag|Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
*flag|Dominican Republic - Dominican Republic
*flagicon|Greece|old Dodecanese - Dodecanese Islands "(Administered by Greece to March 7)"
*flag|Dubai - Emirate of Dubai "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
*flagicon|Netherlands Dutch Guiana - Dutch Guiana "(Colony of the Netherlands to September 20, renamed Surinam)"

E

*"flag|East Turkestan" – East Turkestan Republic "(Unrecognized country in China)"
*flag|Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
*flag|Egypt|1922 - Kingdom of Egypt
*flag|El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
*flagicon|United Kingdom Eritrea - Eritrea "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Ethiopia|1897 - Ethiopian Empire

F

* - Falkland Islands "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Faroe Islands - Faroe Islands "(Self-governing country of Denmark from March 30)"
*flagicon|France Fezzan - Fezzan "(Colony of France)"
*flag|Fiji|colonial - The Fiji Islands "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Finland - Republic of Finland
*flag|France - French Republic
*flagicon|France French Equatorial Africa - French Equatorial Africa "(Colony of France)"
*flagicon|France French India - French Establishments in India "(Colony of France)"
* - Indochinese Union "(Colony of France)"
*flagicon|Morocco French Morocco - French Morocco "(Protectorate of France)"
*flagicon|France French Oceania - French Settlements in Oceania "(Colony of France)"
*flagicon|France French Somaliland - French Somaliland "(Colony of France)"
*flagicon|France French Togoland - French Togoland "(UN Trust Territory under France)"
*flagicon|France French West Africa - French West Africa "(Colony of France)"
* - Emirate of Fujairah "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"

G

* - Gambia Colony and Protectorate "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Germany|allied - Germany "(under Allied administration)"
*flag|Gold Coast - Gold Coast "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Gibraltar|ensign - Gibraltar "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
* - Gilbert and Ellice Islands "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flagicon|Portugal Goa - Goa and Dependencies "(Colony of Portugal)
*flag|Greece|old - Kingdom of Greece
*flagicon|Denmark Greenland - Greenland "(Colony of Denmark)"
*flag|Guam - Territory of Guam "(Unincorporated territory of the United States)"
*flag|Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
* - Bailiwick of Guernsey "(Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)"

H

*flag|Haiti - Republic of Haiti
*flag|Hawaii - Territory of Hawaii "(Territory of the United States)"
*flag|Hong Kong|1910 - Hong Kong "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Honduras - Republic of Honduras
*flag|Hungary|1946 - Republic of Hungary
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I

*flag|Iceland - Republic of Iceland
*flag|India - Dominion of India
*flag|Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
* - Empire of Iran
*flag|Iraq|1924 - Kingdom of Iraq
*flag|Ireland - Ireland "(to April 18)"
**flag|Ireland - Republic of Ireland "(from April 18)"
*flag|Isle of Man - Isle of Man "(Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Israel - State of Israel "(from May 14)"
*flag|Italy - Italian Republic

J

*flag|Jamaica|1906 - Jamaica "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Japan - Japan "(under Allied administration)"
*flag|Jersey|old - Bailiwick of Jersey "(Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)"

K

*flag|Kenya|colonial - Kenya Colony and Protectorate "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea "(from September 9)"
*flag|Korea, South - Republic of Korea "(from August 15)"
* - Emirate of Kuwait "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"

L

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

M

* Macau - Macau "(Colony of Portugal)"
*flagicon|France Madagascar - Madagascar "(Colony of France)"
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* Maldive Islands - Maldive Islands "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
* - Malta "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Mauritius|1923 - Mauritius "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Mexico|1934 - United Mexican States
*flagicon|Portugal Moçambique - Moçambique Colony "(Colony of Portugal)"
*flag|Monaco - Principality of Monaco
*flag|Mongolia|1949 - People's Republic of Mongolia
* - Sultanate of Muscat and Oman "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"

N

*flagicon|Australia Nauru - Nauru "(UN Trust Territory under Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
*flag|Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
*flagicon|Netherlands Netherlands Antilles - Netherlands Antilles "(Overseas province of the Netherlands from September 20, formerly Curaçao)
*flagicon|Netherlands Netherlands New Guinea - Netherlands New Guinea "(Colony of the Netherlands)"
*flag|New Caledonia - New Caledonia "(Colony of France)"
*flagicon|Australia New Guinea - Territory of New Guinea "(Mandate of Australia)"
*flag|New Hebrides|1906 - New Hebrides "(Condominium of the United Kingdom and France)"
*flag|New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand
*flagicon|United Kingdom Newfoundland - Dominion of Newfoundland "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
*flag|Nigeria|colonial - Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flagicon|New Zealand Niue - Niue "(Territory of New Zealand)"
*flagicon|Australia Norfolk Island - Norfolk Island "(Territory of Australia)"
*flag|North Borneo North Borneo - North Borneo "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Norway - Kingdom of Norway
* - Nyasaland Protectorate "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"

P

*flag|Pakistan - Dominion of Pakistan
*flag|Palestine|Mandate - Mandate of Palestine "(Mandate of the United Kingdom to May 14)
**flag|Palestine - Occupied Palestinian Territories "(Occupied by Egypt and Transjordan from May 14)"
*flag|Panama - Republic of Panama
* Panama Canal - Panama Canal Zone "(Unincorporated territory of the United States)"
*flagicon|Australia Territory of Papua "(Territory of Australia)"
*flag|Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
*flag|Peru|1825 - Peruvian Republic
*flag|Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
*flagicon|United Kingdom Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Poland - Republic of Poland
*flag|Portugal - Portuguese Republic
*flagicon|Portugal Portuguese Timor - Portuguese East Timor "(Colony of Portugal)"
*flagicon|Portugal Portuguese Guinea - Portuguese Guinea "(Colony of Portugal)"
*flag|Puerto Rico|1912 - Puerto Rico "(Territory of the United States)"

Q

*flag|Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"

R

*flag|Ras al-Khaimah - Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Northern Rhodesia|name=Rhodesia, Northern - Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Southern Rhodesia|name=Rhodesia, Southern - Colony of Southern Rhodesia "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Romania|1948 - Romanian People's Republic
*flagicon|Belgium Ruanda-Urundi - Ruanda-Urundi "(UN Trust Territory under Belgium)"

*flag|Saint Helena - Saint Helena "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Saint Pierre and Miquelon
*flag|San Marino - Republic of San Marino
*flagicon|Portugal São João Baptista de Ajudá - Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá "(Colony of Portugal)"
*flagicon|Portugal São Tomé and Príncipe - São Tomé and Príncipe "(Colony of Portugal)"
* - Sarawak "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
*flag|Seychelles|colonial - Seychelles "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Sharjah - Emirate of Sharjah "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
* - Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
* - Singapore "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flagicon|Italy Somalia - Trust Territory of Somalia "(UN Trust Territory under Italy)"
*flag|South Africa|1928 - Union of South Africa
*flagicon|South Africa|1928 South-West Africa - South-West Africa "(Mandate of South Africa)"
*flag|Soviet Union|1923 - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
*flag|Spain|1939 - Spanish State
*flagicon|Spain|1939 Spanish Guinea - Spanish Guinea "(Colony of Spain)"
*flagicon|Morocco|1913 Spanish Morocco - Spanish Morocco "(Protectorate of Spain)"
*flagicon|Spain|1939 Spanish West Africa - Spanish West Africa "(Colony of Spain)"
*flagicon|Netherlands Surinam - Surinam "(Colony of the Netherlands from September 20, formerly Dutch Guiana)"
*flag|Svalbard - Svalbard "(Territory of Norway)"
*flagicon|United Kingdom Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
*flag|Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
*flag|Syria|1932 - Syrian Republic

T

*flag|Tanganyika|colonial - Tanganyika Territory "(UN Trust Territory under the United Kingdom)"
*flagicon|Morocco Tangier - Tangier International Zone "(Under international administration)"
*flag|Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
*"flag|Tibet" - Tibet "(Unrecognized country in China)"
*flagicon|United Kingdom Tokelau Islands - Tokelau Islands "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
*flag|Jordan|name=Transjordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan
*flag|Trinidad and Tobago|colonial - Trinidad and Tobago "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flagicon|United Kingdom Tristan da Cunha - Tristan da Cunha "(Dependency of the United Kingdom)"
*flagicon|United Kingdom Tripolitania - Tripolitania "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flagicon|United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands - Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands "(UN Trust Territory under the United States)"
*flagicon|France Tunisia - Tunisia "(Colony of France)"

U

*flag|Uganda|colonial - Uganda "(Colony of the United Kingdom)"
*flagicon|Dubai Umm al-Quwain - Emirate of Umm al-Quwain "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"
*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
*flag|U.S. Virgin Islands – United States Virgin Islands "(Territory of the United States)"

V

*flag|Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
*flag|Venezuela|1930 - United States of Venezuela
*flag|North Vietnam|1945|name=Vietnam – Democratic Republic of Vietnam

W

*flag|Wallis and Futuna|local - Colony of Wallis and Futuna "(Colony of France)"
*flag|Western Samoa|colonial - Western Saoma "(UN Trust Territory under New Zealand)"

Y

*flag|Yemen|1927 - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
*flag|Yugoslavia - Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia

Z

*flag|Zanzibar|Sultanate - Sultanate of Zanzibar "(Protectorate of the United Kingdom)"