List of countries in 1939

Lists of Countries by Year: List of countries in 1938 – Events of 1939 – List of countries in 1940----This is a list of countries in 1939. It lists all of the sovereign states, dependent territories, puppet regimes, and unrecognized states that existed during that year, and gives a short description of their level of sovereignty.

overeign States

A

*flag|Afghanistan|1931 - The Kingdom of Afghanistan was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flagicon|Albania|1928 Albania - The Albanian Kingdom was an independent member of the League of Nations. On April 9, the country was invaded by Italy, at which point it ceased to be an independent country and left the League of Nations. The Italian government set up a protectorate in Albania, which is listed under Axis puppet states.
*flag|Andorra - The Principality of Andorra was an independent state.
*flag|Argentina - The Argentine Republic [Sometimes styled as the Argentine Nation] was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|Australia - The Commonwealth of Australia was an independent dominion of the British Empire and member of the League of Nations.

B

*flag|Belgium - The Kingdom of Belgium was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|Bolivia - The Republic of Bolivia was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|Brazil|1889 - The Republic of the United States of Brazil was an independent state
*flagicon|Bulgaria|1878 Bulgaria - The Kingdom of Bulgaria was an independent member of the League of Nations.

C

*flag|Canada|1921 - The Dominion of Canada was an independent dominion of the British Empire and member of the League of Nations.
*flag|Chile - The Republic of Chile was an independent state
*flag|Republic of China|name=China - The Republic of China was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|Colombia - The Republic of Colombia was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|Costa Rica - The Republic of Costa Rica was an independent state
*flag|Cuba - The Republic of Cuba was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|Czechoslovakia - The Czecho-Slovak Republic was an independent member of the League of Nations. It was conquered by Germany on March 15, and its territory was divided between Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Bohemia and Moravia, and Carpatho-Ukraine.

D

*flag|Denmark - The Kingdom of Denmark was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|Dominican Republic - The Dominican Republic was an independent member of the League of Nations.

E

*flag|Ecuador - The Republic of Ecuador was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flagicon|Egypt|1922 Egypt - The Kingdom of Egypt was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|El Salvador [Sometimes known simply as Salvador, the name under which it joined the League of Nations.] - The Republic of El Salvador was an independent state.
*flag|Estonia - The Republic of Estonia was an independent member of the League of Nations.

F

*flag|Finland - The Republic of Finland was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|France - The French Republic was an independent member of the League of Nations.

G

*flag|Nazi Germany|name=Germany - The German Reich was an independent state.
*flagicon|Greece|old Greece - The Kingdom of Greece was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|Guatemala - The Republic of Guatemala was an independent state.

H

*flag|Haiti|civil - The Republic of Haiti was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flagicon image|Flag of the Republic of Hatay.svg Hatay - The Republic of Hatay was an independent state. On June 29 it was united with Turkey.
*flag|Honduras - The Republic of Honduras was an independent state.
*flagicon|Hungary|1920 Hungary - The Kingdom of Hungary was an independent member of the League of Nations. It withdrew from the league on April 14.

I

*flagicon image|Light Blue Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland - The Kingdom of Iceland was an independent state in personal union with Denmark, which handled its foreign affairs and defence.
*flag|Iran|1964 - Empire of Iran was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flagicon|Iraq|1924 Iraq - The Kingdom of Iraq was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|Ireland - Ireland [Sometimes known by its official description of the Republic of Ireland] was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flagicon|Italy|1861 Italy - The Kingdom of Italy was an independent state.

J

*flagicon|Japan Japan - The Empire of Japan was an independent state.

L

*flag|Latvia - The Republic of Latvia was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|Liberia - The Republic of Liberia was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|Liechtenstein - The Principality of Liechtenstein was an independent state.
*flag|Lithuania|1918 - The Republic of Lithuania was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|Luxembourg - The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was an independent member of the League of Nations.

M

*flag|Mexico|1934 - The United Mexican States was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|Monaco - The Principality of Monaco was an independent state.
*flagicon image|Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1924-1940).svg Mongolia - The People's Republic of Mongolia was an independent state.

N

*flagicon image|Pre 1962 Flag of Nepal.png|border= Nepal - The Kingdom of Nepal was an independent state.
*flag|Netherlands - The Kingdom of The Netherlands was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|New Zealand - The Dominion of New Zealand was an independent dominion of the British Empire and member of the League of Nations.
*flag|Nicaragua - The Republic of Nicaragua was an independent state.
*flag|Norway - The Kingdom of Norway was an independent member of the League of Nations.

P

*flag|Panama - The Republic of Panama was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flagicon image|Flag of Paraguay 1842.png Paraguay - The Republic of Paraguay was an independent state.
*flag|Peru|1825 - The Peruvian Republic was an independent member of the League of Nations. It withdrew from the League on April 8.
*flagicon|Poland Poland - The Polish Republic was an independent member of the League of Nations. It was invaded by Germany on September 1 and was fully conquered by October 6. Occupied Poland was formally dissolved as a legal entity on October 26, and its territory became a part of the General Government. It continued on as the Polish government in exile "(listed under governments in exile)" and the Polish Underground State "(listed under unrecognized states)".
*flag|Portugal - The Portuguese Republic was an independent member of the League of Nations.

R

*flagicon|Romania Rumania [At the time, this was the standard spelling in English. The form Roumania was also used, particularly in the context of Rumania's membership in the League of Nations.] - The Kingdom of Rumania was an independent member of the League of Nations.

*flag|San Marino - The Most Serene Republic of San Marino was an independent
*flag|Saudi Arabia - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was an independent
*flag|Thailand|name=Siam - The Kingdom of Siam was an independent member of the League of Nations. It was renamed the Republic of Thailand (Thailand) on June 23.
*flagicon|South Africa|1910 South Africa - The Union of South Africa was an independent dominion of the British Empire and member of the League of Nations.
*flag|Soviet Union|1923 - The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was an independent member of the League of Nations. It was expelled from the league on December 14.
*flagicon|Spain|1931 flagicon image|Flag of Spain under Franco 1938 1945.svg Spain - The Republic of Spain was an independent member of the League of Nations. On April 1, it was formally dissolved and replaced by the Spanish State. It withdrew from the League in May.
*flag|Sweden - The Kingdom of Sweden was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|Switzerland - The Swiss Confederation was an independent member of the League of Nations.

T

*"For Thailand, see Siam"
*flag|Turkey - The Republic of Turkey was an independent member of the League of Nations.

U

*flag|United Kingdom - The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was an independent member of the League of Nations.
*flag|United States|1912 - The United States of America was an independent state
*flag|Uruguay - The Oriental Republic of Uruguay was an independent member of the League of Nations.

V

*flag|Vatican City - The State of the Vatican City was an independent state.
*flag|Venezuela|1930 - The United States of Venezuela was an independent state.

Y

*flagicon|Yemen|1927 Yemen - The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen was an independent state.
*flag|Kingdom of Yugoslavia|name=Yugoslavia - The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was an independent member of the League of Nations.

Governments in Exile

*flagicon|Poland Poland - The Government of the Polish Republic in Exile was the government in exile in Poland after it was occupied by Germany. It was established on September 17 and became the legal successor to the Polish Republic once the country was conquered on October 6 and annexed on October 26. It retained League of Nations membership.
*flagicon|Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia - The Provisional Government of Czechoslovakia was established in October, following the German invasion of Czechoslovakia. It gained a small degree of international recognition as the legal successor to Czechoslovakia.

tates With Limited Recognition

*flagicon image|Flag of Spain under Franco 1938 1945.svg Spain, Nationalist - The Spanish State was a belligerent in the Spanish Civil War. As the war progressed, it gained diplomatic recognition from several countries. It finally defeated the Republic of Spain on April 1, and became the legitimate government of Spain.

Unrecognized States

*flagicon image|Carpatho-ukraine 1939 flag.png Carpatho-Ukraine - The Republic of Carpatho-Ukraine was an unrecognized state which declared independence from Czechsolovakia on March 14 in the wake of the German invasion. The state was occupied by Hungarian troops shortly thereafter, and was formally annexed to Hungary on March 16.
*flagicon image|Flaga_PPP.svg Polish Underground State - The Polish Underground State was a resistance movement against the German occupation of Poland. It was established on October 6 as a continuation of the formerly independent Polish Republic. It was loyal to the Polish government in exile.
*flag|Tibet - The Kingdom of Tibet was a state that was "de facto" independent of China.

Axis Puppet States

Over the course of World War II the Axis Powers established several puppet governments in the territories which they conquered.
*flagicon|Republic of China|1912 China, Provisional Government of - The Provisional Government of the Republic of China was a Japanese puppet state in Northern China.
*flagicon|Republic of China|1912 China, Reformed Government of - The Reformed Government of the Republic of China was a Japanese puppet state in Southern China.
*flag|Manchukuo - The Empire of Manchuria was a Japanese puppet state in the Manchuria region of China. It was recognized as independent by handful of states.
*flagicon image|Menjiang_Flag (1936).svg flag|Mengjiang – The Mongol United Autonomous Government was Japanese puppet in the Inner Mongolia region of China. It was renamed the Mengjiang United Autonomous Government on September 1.
*flagicon|Slovakia|1938 Slovakia - The Slovak Republic was a German client state which declared independence from Czechoslovakia on March 15. It was officially designated an independent state under German protection.

oviet Puppet States

*flag|Tannu Tuva - The Tuvinian People's Republic was a puppet state of the Soviet Union. It was only recognized as independent by that country and Mongolia.
*flagicon|Finland Terijoki - The Finish Democratic Republic [Known as the Terijoki Government] was a Soviet-backed puppet regime. The Soviet Union recognized it as the sole legitimate government of Finland, but this was not accepted by the international community. It was established on December 1.

Dependent Territories

Australia

*flagicon|Australia Norfolk Island - Norfolk Island was an external territory of Australia.
*flagicon image|Missing Blue Ensign.svg Territory of Papua - Papua was an external territory of Australia.
* flagicon image|Missing Blue Ensign.svg Territory of New Guinea - Papua was an external territory of Australia.

Belgium

*flag|Belgian Congo - The Belgian Congo"' was a colony of Belgium.

Condominiums

*flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Governor-General_of_the_Anglo-Egyptian_Sudan.svg [This was the flag of the Governor General. The flags of Egypt and the United Kingdom were also used in the territory.] Anglo-Egyptian Sudan - The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was a condominium of the United Kingdom and Egypt.
*flagicon|New Hebrides|1906 [This was the flag used on the British section. The French flag was in use in the French section.] New Hebrides - The New Hebrides were an Anglo-French condominium.

Denmark

*flag|Faroe Islands - The Faroe Islands were a Danish possession.
*flagicon|Denmark Greenland - Greenland was a Danish possession.

France

*flagicon|France Algeria - French Algeria was a colonial possession of France. It was officially composed of several departments, all of which were integral parts of the French state.
*French Equatorial Africa - Gabon, Middle Congo, Oubangui-Chari, Chad.
*"'French Guiana
*"'French India
*French Indochina - Annam, Cambodia, Cochinchina, Laos, Tonkin
*"'French Morocco
*"'French Oceania
*"'French Somaliland
*French West Africa - Senegal, Mauritania, French Guinea, Ivory Coast, Dahomey, French Sudan, Niger.
*"'Guadeloupe
*"'Inini
*"'Kwang-Chou-Wan
*"'Madagascar
*"'Martinique
*"'New Caledonia
*"'Réunion
*"'Saint Pierre and Miquelon
*"'Tunisia

Germany

*flagicon image|Flag of Bohmen und Mahren.svg Bohemia and Moravia - The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was a protectorate of Germany established on March 15 after the conquest of Czechoslovakia.
*flagicon|Nazi Germany General Government - The General Government for the Occupied Polish Territories was the entity that governed those territories of the former Polish Republic which were under German occupation but which had not been annexed directly to Germany itself. It was officially established on October 26.

Italy

*flagicon|Albania|1939 Albania - The Albanian Kingdom was a protectorate of Italy with Italian King Victor Emmanuel III as its sovereign. It was established on April 9, when the independent Albanian Kingdom was conquered.
*flagicon|Italy|1861 Aegean Islands
*flagicon|Italy|1861 Italian East Africa - Italian East Africa was an Italian colony.
*flagicon|Italy|1861 Libya - Italian Libya was an Italian colony.

Japan

*"'Korea
*"'Karafuto
*"'Kwantung
*"'Taiwan

Netherlands

*flagicon|Netherlands Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies was a Dutch colony.
*"'Dutch Guiana
*"'Netherlands East Indies

New Zealand

*"'Cook Islands

Portugal

*flagicon|Portugal Cape Verde - Cape Verde was a crown colony of Portugal.
*flagicon image| Macau - Macau was a Portuguese colony.
*flagicon|Portugal Portuguese East Africa - Portuguese East Africa was a crown colony of Portugal.
*flagicon|Portugal Portuguese Guinea - Portuguese Guinea was a colony of Portugal.
*flagicon|Portugal Portuguese India [Sometimes called Goa or Goa and Dependencies.] - The Portuguese State of India was a colony of Portugal.
*flagicon|Portugal Portuguese Timor - Portuguese Timor was a colony of Portugal.
*flagicon|Portugal Portuguese West Africa - Portuguese West Africa was a crown colony of Portugal.
*flagicon|Portugal São João Baptista de Ajudá - The Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá was a colony of Portugal.
*flagicon|Portugal São Tomé and Príncipe - São Tomé and Príncipe was a crown colony of Portugal.

pain

*flagicon|Spain|1931 flagicon image|Flag of Spain under Franco 1938 1945.svg Río de Oro - Río de Oro was a Spanish possession.
*"'Spanish Guinea
*"'Spanish Morocco
*"'Spanish North Africa
*"'Spanish Sahara
*flagicon|Spain|1931 flagicon image|Flag of Spain under Franco 1938 1945.svg Spanish West Africa - Spanish West Africa was a Spanish possession.

United Kingdom

A

*flagicon image|Flag of Abu Dhabi 1936.svg Abu Dhabi - The Sheikdom of Abu Dhabi was a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
*flag|Aden - The Aden Colony and Protectorate was a British colony.
*flag|Ajman - The Sheikdom of Ajman was a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
*flagicon|United Kingdom Ascension Island - Ascension Island was a British colony administered from Saint Helena.

B

*flagicon image|Flag of Bahrain (1932 to 1972).svg Bahrain - Bahrain was a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
*flagicon|United Kingdom Basutoland - Basutoland was a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
*flagicon|United Kingdom Bechuanaland - The Bechuanaland Protectorate was a protectorate of the United Kingdom. It was under the authority of the Governor of Cape Colony.
*flagicon image|Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg Bermuda - Bermuda was a British crown colony.
*flagicon image|First Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan - The Kingdom of Bhutan was a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
*flag|British Guiana - British Guiana was a British colony.
*flag|British Honduras - British Honduras was a British crown colony.
*flagicon image| British Leeward Islands - The Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands was a British colony, consisting of Antigua, the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Montserrat, and Saint Christopher.
*flagicon image|Missing Blue Ensign.svg British Solomon Islands - The British Solomon Islands were a British protectorate.
*flagicon image|British Somaliland 1.gif British Somaliland - British Somaliland was a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
*flagicon image| British Windward Islands - The Federal Colony of the Windward Islands was a British colony, consisting of Grenada, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent.
*flagicon image|Flag of Brunei 1906.svg Brunei - The State of Brunei, Abode of Peace was a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
*flag|Burma|1937 - Burma was a British colony.

C

*"'Ceylon
*"'Christmas Island
*"'Cocos Islands
*"'Cyprus

D

*"'Dubai

F

*"'Falkland Islands
*"'Federated Malay States
*"'Fiji
*Fujairah

G

*flagicon image|Gm_colonia.png Gambia, The - The Gambia Colony and Protectorate was a British Crown colony.
*"'Gibraltar
*"'Gilbert and Ellice Islands
*flag|Gold Coast - The Gold Coast was a British colony. It included the Gold Coast Northern Territories Protectorate and the Ashanti Protectorate.
*"'Guam
*"'Guernsey

H

*"'Hong Kong

I

*"'India
*"'Isle of Man

J

*"'Jamaica
*"'Jersey
*"'Johor

K

*"'Kedah
*"'Kelantan
*flag|Kenya|colonial - The Kenya Colony and Protectorate was a British Crown colony.
*"'Kuwait

M

*"'Maldive Islands
*"'Malta
*flagicon image|Flag_of_Mauritius_1923.svg Mauritius - Mauritius was a British colony.
*"'Muscat and Oman

N

*flagicon|United Kingdom Newfoundland - The Dominion of Newfoundland was a non-self-governing Dominion of the British Empire. It included the dependency of Labrador.
*flag|Nigeria|colonial - The Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was a British colony.
*"'North Borneo
*"'Northern Rhodesia
*flagicon image|Flag of Nyasaland.svg Nyasaland - The Nyasaland Protectorate was a British protectorate.

P

*"'Perlis

R

*"'Ras al-Khaimah

*"'Saint Helena
*"'Sarawak
*"'Seychelles
*"'Sharjah
*flagicon image|Missing Blue Ensign.svg Sierra Leone - The Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate was a British colony.
*"'Southern Rhodesia
*"'Straits Settlements
*"'Swaziland

T

*"'Terengganu
*"'Tonga
*"'Tristan da Cunha
*"'Trinidad and Tobago

U

*"'Uganda
*"'Umm al-Quwain

Z

*"'Zanzibar

United States

*"'Alaska
*flagicon|United States|1912 American Samoa - American Samoa was an unincorporated territory of the United States.
*"'Hawaii
*"'Panama Canal Zone
*"'Philippines
*"'Puerto Rico
*"'United States Virgin Islands

League of Nations Mandates

*"'British Togoland
*"'Cameroons
*"'Cameroun
*"'French Togoland
*"'Lebanon
*flagicon|Australia Nauru - Nauru was a United Nations trust territory under Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, with Australia in effective control.
*"'New Guinea
*"'Palestine
*"'Ruanda-Urundi
*"'South Pacific Mandate
*"'South-West Africa
*"'Syria
*"'Transjordan
*"'Tanganyika
*"'Western Samoa

Other Territories and Entities

*flagicon image|Åland flag 1922.svg Åland - The Åland Islands were a neutral and demilitarized autonomous province of Finland.
*flag|Danzig - The Free City of Danzig was an autonomous city state under League of Nations protection. It was annexed by Germany on September 2.
*flag|Svalbard - Svalbard was a demilitarized part of Norway.
*flagicon|Morocco Tangier - Tangier was an international zone under League of Nations protection.

ee also

*List of countries
*Countries by year
*List of sovereign states in 1939
*List of state leaders in 1939
*1939

External links

* [http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/league/le0276ae.pdf Table of Territory and Population ] from the 1939 [http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govinfo/collections/league/stat.html Statistical Yearbook of the League of Nations]

Notes