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This is a '''list of sovereign states in the 1950s''', giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1950 and 31 December 1959. It contains 106 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and [[Diplomatic recognition|recognition]] of their [[sovereignty]]. It includes 100 widely recognized sovereign states, 5 entities which were ''[[de facto]]'' sovereign but which were not widely recognized by other states, and 1 state which was initially unrecognized but then gained full recognition later in the decade.

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==Sovereign states==
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|valign=top|'''{{flagdeco|Afghanistan|1930}} [[Kingdom of Afghanistan|Afghanistan]]''' – Kingdom of Afghanistan {{capital|Kabul}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.
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|valign=top|'''{{flagdeco|Albania|1946}} [[Kingdom of Albania|Albania]]''' – Kingdom of Albania {{capital|Tirana}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.
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|valign=top|'''[[File:Andorra vlag 1939 2.svg|20px]] [[Andorra]]''' – Principality of Andorra {{capital|Andorra la Vella}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. The [[King of France]] and [[Bishop of Urgell]] are ''[[ex officio]]'' [[Co-Princes of Andorra]]. The defence of Andorra is the responsibility of France and Spain.
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Arab Federation}}''' –  Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan <small>(from 14 February 1958 to 14 July 1958)</small><ref name=IQJ>[[Jordan]] and [[Iraq]] united to form the [[Arab Federation]] on 14 February 1958. It was dissolved on July 14 following the [[14 July Revolution|overthrow of the Hashemite monarchy in Iraq]]. [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Iraq.htm]</ref> {{capital|Baghdad}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. The Arab Federation occupied [[West Bank]] but these areas were not generally recognized as being part of the Arab Federation.<ref>Only the United Kingdom recognized the West Bank, including East Jerusalem as being part of the Arab Federation.</ref>
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Argentina}}''' – Argentine Republic<ref>The name "Argentine Nation" was also used for the purposes of legislation.</ref> {{capital|Buenos Aires}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. Argentina was a [[federation]] of [[Provinces of Argentina|23 provinces and 10 federal territories]].<ref>23 Provinces: [[Buenos Aires Province|Buenos Aires]], [[Catamarca Province|Catamarca]], [[Chubut Province|Chubut]] (from 15 June 1955), [[Córdoba Province (Argentina)|Córdoba]], [[Corrientes Province|Corrientes]], [[Entre Ríos Province|Entre Ríos]], [[Formosa Province|Formosa]] (from 15 June 1955), [[Jujuy Province|Jujuy]], [[La Pampa Province|La Pampa]] (renamed [[La Pampa Province|Eva Perón]] from 29 January 1952 to 27 April 1956), [[La Rioja Province (Argentina)|La Rioja]], [[Mendoza Province|Mendoza]], [[Misiones Province|Misiones]] (from 1953), [[Neuquén Province|Neuquén]] (from 15 June 1955), [[Chaco Province|Presidente Juan Perón]] (from 10 August 1951, renamed [[Chaco Province|Chaco]] on 27 April 1956), [[Río Negro Province|Río Negro]] (from 15 June 1955), [[Salta Province|Salta]], [[San Juan Province (Argentina)|San Juan]], [[San Luis Province|San Luis]], [[Santa Cruz Province (Argentina)|Santa Cruz]] (from 1957), [[Santa Fe Province|Santa Fe]], [[Santiago del Estero Province|Santiago del Estero]], [[Tucumán Province|Tucumán]]. 10 Territories: [[Buenos Aires]], [[Chaco Province|Chaco]] (to 10 August 1951, renamed [[Chaco Province|Presidente Juan Perón]] on 1950), [[Chubut Province|Chubut]] (to 15 June 1955), [[Formosa Province|Formosa]] (to 15 June 1955), [[Misiones Province|Misiones]] (to 1953), [[Neuquén Province|Neuquén]] (to 15 June 1955), [[Río Negro Province|Río Negro]] (to 15 June 1955), [[Santa Cruz Province (Argentina)|Santa Cruz]] (to 1957), [[Tierra del Fuego Province (Argentina)|Tierra del Fuego]].</ref> It had a claim over [[Argentine Antarctica]]. It also claimed the [[Falkland Islands]] and [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]], both of which were [[British overseas territories]].
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Australia}}''' – Commonwealth of Australia {{capital|Canberra}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. [[Commonwealth realm]]. Australia was a [[federation]] of [[States and territories of Australia|six states and three territories]].<ref>6 States: [[New South Wales]], [[Queensland]], [[South Australia]], [[Tasmania]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Western Australia]]. 3 Territories: [[Australian Capital Territory]], [[Jervis Bay Territory]], [[Northern Territory]].</ref> It had sovereignty over the following external territories:
* [[Australian Antarctic Territory]]
* [[Christmas Island]] (from 1 October 1958)
* [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]] (from 23 November 1955)
* [[Heard Island and McDonald Islands]]
* [[Norfolk Island]]
Australia administered two [[United Nations Trust Territories]]:
* [[Nauru]] (with New Zealand and the United Kingdom)
* [[Territory of Papua and New Guinea|Papua and New Guinea]]
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Austria}}''' – Sovereign Archduchy of Austria {{capital|Vienna}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. Austria is a [[federation]] of [[States of Austria|nine states]].<ref>9 States: [[Burgenland]], [[Carinthia (state)|Carinthia]], [[Lower Austria]], [[Salzburg]], [[Styria]], [[Tyrol (state)|Tyrol]], [[Upper Austria]], [[Vorarlberg]], [[Vienna]].</ref>
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Belgium|state}}''' – Kingdom of Belgium {{capital|Brussels}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. [[European Economic Community|EEC]] member (from 25 March 1957). Belgium had sovereignty over one colony:
* {{flag|Belgian Congo}}
Belgium administered one [[United Nations trust territory]]:
* [[Ruanda-Urundi]]
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Bhutan|1949}} → {{flag|Bhutan|1956}}''' – Kingdom of Bhutan <br><small>Capital: ''[[Punakha]]'' (to 1955), ''[[Thimphu]]'' (from 1955)</small>
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. Bhutan was officially guided by India in its foreign affairs.
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Bolivia}}''' – Republic of Bolivia <br><small>Capital: ''[[Sucre]]'' (official), ''[[La Paz, Bolivia|La Paz]]'' (administrative)</small>
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} [[Second Brazilian Republic|Brazil]]''' – United States of Brazil {{capital|Rio de Janeiro}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.  Brazil was a [[federation]] of [[States of Brazil|20 states, five territories, and one federal district]].<ref>20 States: [[Alagoas]], [[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]], [[Bahia]], [[Ceará]], [[Espírito Santo]], [[Goiás]], [[Maranhão]], [[Mato Grosso]], [[Minas Gerais]], [[Pará]], [[Paraíba]], [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]], [[Pernambuco]], [[Piauí]], [[Rio Grande do Norte]], [[Rio Grande do Sul]], [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]], [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], [[Sergipe]]. 5 Territories: [[Acre (state)|Acre]], [[Amapá]], [[Fernando de Noronha]], [[Rondônia|Guaporé]] (renamed [[Rondônia]] on 17 February 1956), [[Roraima|Rio Branco]]. 1 Federal District: [[Brazilian Federal District]].</ref>
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Bulgaria|1946}} [[People's Republic of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]]''' – People's Republic of Bulgaria {{capital|Sofia}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 14 December 1955).
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Burma|1948}} [[Post-independence Burma, 1948–62|Burma]]''' – Union of Burma {{capital|Rangoon}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. 
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon image|Flag of the Byelorussian SSR (1937).svg}} → {{flagicon|Byelorussian SSR}} [[Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic|Byelorussia]]''' – Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic {{capital|Minsk}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. Constituent republic within the Soviet Union.
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Cambodia}} [[Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970)|Cambodia]]''' – Kingdom of Cambodia <small>(from 9 November 1953)</small><ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cb.html Cambodia gained independence from France on 9 November 1953]</ref> {{capital|Phnom Penh}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 14 December 1955).
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Canada|1921}} → {{flag|Canada|1957}}''' – Dominion of Canada {{capital|Ottawa}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state; [[Commonwealth realm]]. Canada was a [[federation]] of [[Provinces and territories of Canada|ten provinces and two territories]].<ref>10 Provinces: [[Alberta]], [[British Columbia]], [[Manitoba]], [[New Brunswick]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], [[Nova Scotia]], [[Ontario]], [[Prince Edward Island]], [[Quebec]], [[Saskatchewan]]. 2 Territories: [[Northwest Territories]], [[Yukon]].</ref>
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Ceylon}} → {{flag|Ceylon|1951}}''' – Dominion of Ceylon {{capital|Colombo}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 14 December 1955). [[Commonwealth realm]].
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Chile}}''' – Republic of Chile {{capitalname|Santiago, Chile|Santiago}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. It had a claim over [[Chilean Antarctic Territory]]. 
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|valign=top|'''{{flagdeco|China|1889}} [[Chinese Empire|China]]''' – Chinese Empire {{capital|Beijing}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. It comprises three [[Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China|special administrative regions]]:
*[[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]
*[[Macau]]
*[[State of Tibet|Tibet]]
It claims the [[Paracel Islands]] (disputed by [[Empire of Vietnam|Vietnam]]), the [[Spratly Islands]] (disputed by [[Empire of Vietnam|Vietnam]] and the [[Philippines]]), and [[South Tibet]] (controlled by [[British Raj|India]]).
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Colombia}}''' – Republic of Colombia {{capital|Bogotá}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. Colombia claimed [[Quita Sueño Bank]], [[Roncador Bank]], and [[Serrana Bank]] (disputed by the United States); [[Bajo Nuevo Bank]] (disputed by [[Jamaica]], [[Nicaragua]] and the United States); and [[Serranilla Bank]] (disputed by [[Nicaragua]] and the United States)
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Costa Rica}}''' – Republic of Costa Rica {{capitalname|San José, Costa Rica|San José}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.
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|valign=top|'''{{flagdeco|Cuba}} [[Republic of Cuba (1902–59)|Cuba]]''' – Republic of Cuba {{capital|Havana}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. The Cuban area of [[Guantánamo Bay]] was under the permanent control of the United States.
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Czechoslovak Socialist Republic}} [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic|Czechoslovakia]]''' – Czechoslovak Republic {{capital|Prague}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.<ref name=CZE_liechtenstein>Owing to a [[Foreign relations of Liechtenstein#International dispute with the Czech Republic and Slovakia|dispute]] over lands seized during World War II, Liechtenstein and Czechoslovakia did not recognize each other.</ref>
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|India}} [[Dadra DNH|Dadra]]''' / '''[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]]''' <br><small>Capital: ''[[Dadra DNH|Dadra]]'' (to 2 August 1954), ''[[Silvassa]]'' (from 2 August 1954)</small>
* Free Dadra <small>(from 22 July 1954 to 15 August 1954)</small><ref name=DNH>Dadra was liberated from Portuguese Rule on 22 July 1954. and Nagar Haveli was liberated 2 August 1954. On 15 August 1954 the territory was renamed "Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli", and became effectively independent under a local administration. It was entirely surrounded by and closely allied with India, which sent an official to help administer the state. [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#Dadra-Nagar]</ref>
* Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli <small>(from 15 August 1954)</small><ref name=DNH />
{{extent}}''De facto'' independent state.<ref>Dadra and Nagar Haveli was recognized only by India</ref> Claimed by Portugal.
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Denmark}}''' – Kingdom of Denmark {{capital|Copenhagen}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. The [[Danish Realm]] also includes two autonomous regions:
* {{flag|Faroe Islands}}
* {{flag|Greenland}}
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Dominican Republic}}''' {{capital|Santo Domingo}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.
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|valign=top|'''[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg|20px]] [[Ecuador]]''' – Republic of Ecuador {{capital|Quito}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Egypt|1922}} → {{flag|Egypt|1952}}''' {{capital|Cairo}}
* [[Kingdom of Egypt]] <small>(to 19 June 1953)</small><ref name=EGY>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5309.htm The Egyptian Republic was declared on 19 June 1953]</ref>
* Republic of Egypt <small>(from 19 June 1953 to 1 February 1958)</small><ref name=EGY /><ref name=UAR>Egypt and Syria united to form the United Arab Republic on 1 February 1958. [http://countrystudies.us/syria/14.htm]</ref>
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. Egypt administered one condominium:
* [[Anglo-Egyptian Sudan]] (to 31 December 1955, with the United Kingdom)
Egypt occupied the [[Gaza Strip]].
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|El Salvador}}''' – Republic of El Salvador {{capital|San Salvador}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Ethiopia|1897}} [[Ethiopian Empire|Ethiopia]]''' – Ethiopian Empire {{capital|Addis Ababa}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Finland}}''' – Republic of Finland {{capital|Helsinki}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[United Nations General Assembly observers|Permanent observer]] at the [[UN]] (from 1952 to 14 December 1955). [[UN]] member state (from 14 December 1955). Finland had a neutral and demilitarised region:
* {{flagicon image|Åland flag 1922.svg}} {{flag|Åland}}
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|France|1794}}''' – French Republic {{capital|Paris}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. [[European Economic Community|EEC]] member (from 25 March 1957). France included 21 [[overseas departments]]: [[French Guiana]], [[Guadeloupe]], [[Martinique]], [[Réunion]], and multiple departments in [[French Algeria]] (three departments to 1955, four departments from 1955 to 1957, fourteen departments from 1957 to 1958, and seventeen departments from 1958 on.) The [[French Union]] contained the following autonomous associated states:
* {{flagicon|Cambodia}} [[French protectorate of Cambodia|Cambodia]] (to 9 November 1953)
* {{flagicon|Laos|1952}} [[Kingdom of Laos|Laos]] (to 22 October 1953)
* {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} [[State of Vietnam|Vietnam]] (to 21 July 1954)
The [[French Community]] consisted of the following autonomous republics:
* {{flag|Central African Republic}} (from 1 December 1958)
* {{flag|Chad}} (from 28 November 1958)
* {{flag|Congo}} (from 28 November 1958)
* {{flag|Dahomey}} (from 4 December 1958)
* {{flag|Gabon|1959}} (from 28 November 1958)
* {{flag|Ivory Coast}} (from 4 December 1958)
* {{flag|Madagascar|name=Malagasy Republic}} (from 14 October 1958)
* {{flagicon|Mali|1959}} [[Mali Federation]] (from 4 April 1959)
* {{flag|Mauritania|1959}} (from 28 November 1958)
* {{flag|Niger}} (from 19 December 1958)
* {{flagicon image|Flag-senegal-1958.svg}} [[Senegal]] (from 25 November 1958 to 4 April 1959)
* {{flagicon|French Sudan}} [[Mali|Sudanese Republic]] (from 24 November 1958 to 4 April 1959)
* {{flag|Upper Volta}} (from 11 December 1958)
France administered the foreign affairs of the following protectorates:
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Morocco.svg}} [[French protectorate in Morocco|Morocco]]
* {{flagicon image|Pre-1999 Flag of Tunisia.svg}} [[French protectorate of Tunisia|Tunisia]]
* {{flag|Saar}} (to 1 January 1957)
France also had sovereignty over the following [[Overseas departments and territories of France|overseas territories]]:
* [[Adélie Land]] (to 6 August 1955)
* [[Comoros]]
* [[French Equatorial Africa]], consisting of four territories:
** [[Chad]] (to 28 November 1958)
** [[Gabon]] (to 28 November 1958)
** [[Middle Congo]] (to 28 November 1958)
** [[Ubangi-Shari]] (to 1 December 1958)
* [[French India]] (to 21 July 1954)
* [[French Oceania]] (renamed [[French Polynesia]] on 22 July 1957), with one dependency:
** [[Clipperton Island]]
* [[French Somaliland]]
* [[French Southern and Antarctic Lands]] (from 6 August 1955)
* [[French West Africa]], consisting of eight territories:
** [[French Dahomey|Dahomey]] (to 4 December 1958)
** [[French Guinea]] (to 1 October 1958)
** [[French Sudan]] (to 24 November 1958)
** [[Ivory Coast]] (to 4 December 1958)
** [[Mauritania]] (to 28 November 1958)
** [[Niger]] (to 19 December 1958)
** [[Senegal]] (to 25 November 1958)
** [[French Upper Volta|Upper Volta]] (to 11 December 1958)
* [[Madagascar]] (to 14 October 1958), with three dependencies
** [[Crozet Islands]] (to 6 August 1955)
** [[Kerguelen Islands]] (to 6 August 1955)
** [[Île Saint-Paul|Saint-Paul]] and [[Île Amsterdam|Amsterdam]] Islands (to 6 August 1955)
* [[New Caledonia]], with one dependency
** [[Wallis and Futuna]]
* [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]]
It also co-administered one [[Condominium (international law)|condominium]]:
* [[New Hebrides]] (with the United Kingdom)
France administered two [[United Nations Trust Territories]]:
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Cameroon (1957).svg}} [[French Cameroons]] (to 31 December 1959)
* {{flag|Togo|1958|name=French Togoland}} (renamed [[Togo]] on 22 February 1958)
France administered one occupied territory:
* [[Fezzan]] (to 23 December 1951, under [[UN]] supervision)
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|valign=top|'''{{flagdeco|Germany}} → {{flag|East Germany|name=Germany, East}}''' – German Democratic Republic <br><small>Capital: ''[[East Berlin]]'' (disputed)</small>
{{extent}}Widely recognized state under Soviet occupation. Independent state (from 26 March 1954).
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|valign=top|'''{{flagdeco|West Germany}} [[West Germany|Germany, West]]''' – Federal Republic of Germany {{capital|Bonn}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state under Allied occupation. Independent state (from 5 May 1955). [[United Nations General Assembly observers|Permanent observer]] at the [[UN]] (from 1952). [[European Economic Community|EEC]] member (from 25 March 1957). West Germany was a [[federation]] of [[States of Germany|thirteen states]].<ref>13 States: [[South Baden|Baden]] (to 25 April 1952), [[Baden-Württemberg]] (from 25 April 1952), [[Bavaria]], [[Bremen]], [[Hamburg]], [[Hesse]], [[Lower Saxony]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Saarland]] (from 1 January 1957), [[Schleswig-Holstein]], [[Württemberg-Baden]] (to 25 April 1952), [[Württemberg-Hohenzollern]] (to 25 April 1952).</ref>
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Dominion of Ghana|Ghana]]''' <small>(from 6 March 1957)</small><ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html Ghana gained independence from the United Kingdom on 6 March 1957]</ref> {{capital|Accra}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 8 March 1957). [[Commonwealth realm]].
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Greece|old}} [[Kingdom of Greece|Greece]]''' – Kingdom of Greece {{capital|Athens}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. Greece had sovereignty over [[Mount Athos]], an autonomous monastic state that was jointly governed by the multi-national "Holy Community" on the mountain and the Civil Governor appointed by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and spiritually came under the direct jurisdiction of the [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]].
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Guatemala}}''' – Republic of Guatemala {{capital|Guatemala City}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Guinea}}''' – Republic of Guinea <small>(from 2 October 1958)</small><ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gv.html Guinea gained independence from France on 2 October 1958]</ref> {{capital|Conakry}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 12 December 1958).
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Haiti}}''' – Republic of Haiti {{capital|Port-au-Prince}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. Haiti claimed the uninhabited United States possession of [[Navassa Island]].
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Honduras}}''' – Republic of Honduras {{capital|Tegucigalpa}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Hungary|1949}} → {{flagicon image|Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg}} → {{flagicon image|Flag of Hungary.svg}} [[People's Republic of Hungary|Hungary]]''' – People's Republic of Hungary {{capital|Budapest}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 14 December 1955).
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Iceland}}''' – Republic of Iceland {{capital|Reykjavík}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|India}}''' {{capital|New Delhi}}
* [[Dominion of India]] <small>(to 26 January 1950)</small><ref name=IND>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/26/newsid_3475000/3475569.stm India became a republic on 26 January 1950]</ref>
* Republic of India <small>(from 26 January 1950)</small><ref name=IND />
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. [[Commonwealth realm]] (to 26 January 1950). From 26 January 1950 to 1 November 1956, India was a [[federation]] of [[States and territories of India|ten Part A states, eight Part B states, nine Part C states, and four Part D Territories]].<ref>10 Part A States: [[Andhra State]] (from 1 November 1953), [[Assam]], [[Bihar]], [[Bombay State|Bombay]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Madras State|Madras]], [[Orissa, India|Orissa]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[West Bengal]]. 8 Part B States: [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]], [[Madhya Bharat]], [[Mysore State|Mysore]], [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]], [[Travancore-Cochin]], [[Vindhya Pradesh]]. 9 Part C States:  [[Ajmer-Merwara]], [[Bhopal State|Bhopal]], [[Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh|Bilaspur]] (to 1954), [[Coorg]], [[Delhi]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Kutch]], [[Manipur]], and [[Tripura]]. 4 Part D Territories: [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Chandernagore]] (from 2 May 1950 to 2 November 1954), [[Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Puducherry|Pondicherry]] (from 28 May 1956).</ref> After 1 November 1956, India was a [[federation]] of [[States and territories of India|fourteen states and seven union territories]].<ref>14 States: [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Assam]], [[Bihar]], [[Bombay State|Bombay]], [[Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Kerala]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Madras State|Madras]], [[Mysore State|Mysore]], [[Orissa, India|Orissa]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[West Bengal]]. 7 Union Territories: [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Lakshadweep|Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands]], [[Manipur]], [[Puducherry]], [[Tripura]].</ref> India had partial sovereignty over one protectorate:
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Sikkim (1914-1962).svg}} [[Sikkim]] (from 5 December 1950)
Indian sovereignty over [[South Tibet]], administered as part of its [[North-East Frontier Agency]], was disputed by the People's Republic of China. India administered part of the disputed region of [[Kashmir]] as the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir]].
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Indonesia}}''' {{capital|Djakarta}}
* [[Republic of the United States of Indonesia]] <small>(to 17 August 1950)</small><ref name=INO>[http://indonesia.embassy.uz/en/section.scm?contentId=2802&sectionId=2642 Indonesia adopted a unitary constitution on 17 August 1950] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011025351/http://indonesia.embassy.uz/en/section.scm?sectionId=2642&contentId=2802 |date=11 October 2010 }}</ref>
* Republic of Indonesia <small>(from 17 August 1950)</small><ref name=INO />
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 28 September 1950). Until 17 August 1950, Indonesia was a [[federation]] of fourteen states.<ref>14 States: [[Bangka, Belitung, and Riau]] (to 4 April 1950), [[Banjarmasin|Banjar]] (to 4 April 1950),  [[Central Java]] (to 9 March 1950), [[Dayak Besar]] (to 4 April 1950), [[East Borneo]] (to 24 April 1950), [[State of East Indonesia|East Indonesia]], [[East Java]] (to 9 March 1950), [[East Sumatra]], [[Madura]] (to 9 March 1950), [[Republic of Indonesia]], [[South Sumatra]] (to 24 March 1950), [[Southeast Kalimantan]] (to 4 April 1950), [[West Java]] (to 11 March 1950), [[West Kalimantan]].</ref> Indonesia had two special provinces: [[Aceh]] (from 26 May 1959) and [[Special Region of Yogyakarta|Yogyakarta]] (from 3 August 1950).
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Iran|1925}} [[Pahlavi dynasty|Iran]]''' – Imperial State of Iran {{capital|Tehran}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.
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|valign=top|'''{{flagdeco|Iraq|1924}} → {{flagicon image|Flag of Iraq (1959-1963).svg}} [[Iraqi Republic (1958–68)|Iraq]]''' {{capital|Baghdad}}
* [[Kingdom of Iraq]] <small>(to 14 February 1958)</small><ref name=IQJ />
* Iraqi Republic <small>(from 14 July 1958)</small><ref name=IQJ />
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Ireland}}'''<ref>Ireland also had the legal description of "Republic of Ireland", although this was not its constitutional name.</ref> {{capital|Dublin}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 14 December 1955).
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Israel}}''' – State of Israel {{capital|Jerusalem}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.<ref>Israel was not recognized by [[Afghanistan]], [[Egypt]], [[Indonesia]], [[Iraq]], [[Jordan]], [[Lebanon]], [[Libya]], [[North Korea]], Pakistan, [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Sudan]], [[Syria]], or [[Yemen]].</ref>
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Italy|1946}}''' – Italian Republic {{capital|Rome}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 14 December 1955). Italy had 5 autonomous regions: [[Aosta Valley]], [[Friuli-Venezia Giulia]], [[Sardinia]], [[Sicily]], and [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]. [[European Economic Community|EEC]] member (from 25 March 1957). Italy administered one [[United Nations Trust Territory]]:
* {{flagicon|Somalia}} [[Trust Territory of Somalia|Somalia]] (from 1 April 1950)
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Japan|1870}}''' {{capital|Tokyo}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state under [[Occupation of Japan|United States occupation]] until 28 April 1952. Full sovereignty restored on 28 April 1952. [[United Nations General Assembly observers|Permanent observer]] at the [[UN]] (from 1952 to 18 December 1956). [[UN]] member state (from 18 December 1956). Japan had residual sovereignty over the [[Ryukyu Islands]] and the [[Nanpō Islands|Bonin-Volcano Islands]], which were occupied and administered by the United States.
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Jordan}}''' – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan <small>(to 14 February 1958, from 14 July 1958)</small><ref name=IQJ /> {{capital|Amman}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 14 December 1955). Jordan occupied [[West Bank]] but these areas were not generally recognized as being part of Jordan.<ref>Only the United Kingdom recognized the West Bank as being part of Jordan.</ref>
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Korea, North|1948}}''' – Democratic People's Republic of Korea <br><small>Capital: ''[[Seoul]]'' (de jure, claimed), ''[[Pyongyang]]'' (de facto)</small>
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state.<ref>North Korea was not recognized by [[Estonia]], France, Japan, or [[First Republic of Korea|South Korea]].</ref> Claimed to be the sole legitimate government of [[Korean Peninsula|Korea]].
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|valign=top|'''{{flagcountry|First Republic of Korea}}''' – Republic of Korea {{capital|Seoul}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state.<ref>South Korea was not recognized by the Soviet Union, the [[China|People's Republic of China]], [[Socialist Republic of Romania|Romania]] or [[North Korea]].</ref> [[United Nations General Assembly observers|Permanent observer]] at the [[UN]]. Claimed to be the sole legitimate government of [[Korean Peninsula|Korea]].
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Laos|1952}} [[Kingdom of Laos|Laos]]''' – Kingdom of Laos <small>(from 22 October 1953)</small><ref>[http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-7734.html Laos gained full independence from France on 22 October 1953]</ref> {{capital|Vientiane}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 14 December 1955).
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Lebanon}}''' – Lebanese Republic {{capital|Beirut}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Liberia}}''' – Republic of Liberia {{capital|Monrovia}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. 
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Libya|1951}} [[Kingdom of Libya|Libya]]''' – United Kingdom of Libya <small>(from 24 December 1951)</small><ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ly.html Libya gained independence from a UN trusteship on 24 December 1951]</ref> {{capital|Tripoli}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 14 December 1955). Libya was a [[federation]] of [[Provinces of Libya|three provinces]].<ref>3 Provinces: [[Cyrenaica]], [[Tripolitania]], and [[Fezzan]].</ref>
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Liechtenstein}}''' – Principality of Liechtenstein {{capital|Vaduz}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state.<ref name=CZE_liechtenstein /> The defense of Liechtenstein was the responsibility of Switzerland.
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Luxembourg}}''' – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg {{capitalname|Luxembourg (city)|Luxembourg}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. [[European Economic Community|EEC]] member (from 25 March 1957).
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Malaya}}''' – Federation of Malaya <small>(from 31 August 1957)</small><ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/my.html Malaya gained independence from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1957]</ref> {{capital|Kuala Lumpur}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 17 September 1957). Malaya was a [[federation]] of [[States and federal territories of Malaysia|eleven states]].<ref>11 States: [[Johor]], [[Kedah]], [[Kelantan]], [[Malacca]], [[Negeri Sembilan]], [[Pahang]], [[Perak]], [[Perlis]], [[Penang]], [[Selangor]], [[Terengganu]].</ref>
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Mexico|1934}}''' – United Mexican States {{capital|Mexico City}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. Mexico was a [[federation]] of [[Political divisions of Mexico|29 states, three territories, and one federal district]].<ref>29 States: [[Aguascalientes]], [[Baja California]] (from 16 January 1952), [[Campeche]], [[Chiapas]], [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], [[Coahuila]], [[Colima]], [[Durango]], [[Guanajuato]], [[Guerrero]], [[Hidalgo (state)|Hidalgo]], [[Jalisco]], [[State of Mexico|México]], [[Michoacán]], [[Morelos]], [[Nayarit]], [[Nuevo León]], [[Oaxaca]], [[Puebla]], [[Querétaro]], [[San Luis Potosí]], [[Sinaloa]], [[Sonora]], [[Tabasco]], [[Tamaulipas]], [[Tlaxcala]], [[Veracruz]], [[Yucatán (state)|Yucatán]], [[Zacatecas]]. 2 Territories: [[Baja California]] (to 16 January 1952), [[Baja California Sur]], [[Quintana Roo]]. 1 Federal District: [[Mexico City|Federal District]]</ref>
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Monaco}}''' – Principality of Monaco {{capital|Monaco}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[United Nations General Assembly observers|Permanent observer]] at the [[UN]] (from 1956). The defense of Monaco was the responsibility of France.
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Mongolia|1945}} [[Mongolian People's Republic|Mongolia]]''' – Mongolian People's Republic {{capital|Ulaanbaatar}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state.
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Morocco}}'''  {{capital|Rabat}}
*Sherifian Empire <small>(to 1 August 1957)</small><ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications//the-world-factbook/geos/mo.html French Morocco gained independence on 2 March 1956]</ref><ref name=MRC>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Morocco.htm Morocco became a kingdom on 14 August 1957]</ref>
*Kingdom of Morocco <small>(from 14 August 1957)</small><ref name=MRC/>
{{extent}}To 1 March 1956, ''de jure'' sovereign state under [[French protectorate in Morocco|French]] [[protectorate]]<ref name="Mor1">https://books.google.com/books?id=jrTsNTzcY7EC&pg=PA51</ref><ref name="Mor2">https://books.google.com/books?id=esfISSxc13cC&pg=PA453</ref><br/>Moroccan rule restored over the [[Spanish Morocco|Spanish zone of Northern Morocco]] on 7 April 1956.<br/>Moroccan rule restored over the [[Tangier International Zone]] on 29 October 1956.<br/>Moroccan rule restored over [[Cape Juby]] on 2 April 1958.<br/>Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 12 November 1956). Morocco disputed the Spanish sovereignty over [[Ceuta]], [[Isla de Alborán]], [[Isla Perejil]], [[Islas Chafarinas]], [[Melilla]] and [[Peñón de Alhucemas]].
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon image|Flag of Muscat.svg}} [[Muscat and Oman]]''' – Sultanate of Muscat and Oman {{capital|Muscat, Oman}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state under the informal protection of the United Kingdom. Muscat and Oman contained one self-governing territory, The [[Imamate of Oman]] (to 11 August 1957).
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon image|Flag_of_Nepal_(19th_century-1962).svg|border=}} [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]]''' – Kingdom of Nepal {{capital|Kathmandu}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 14 December 1955).
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Kingdom of the Netherlands|name=Netherlands}}''' – Kingdom of the Netherlands <br><small>Capital: ''[[Amsterdam]]'' (official), ''[[The Hague]]'' (seat of government)</small>
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. The Kingdom of the Netherlands consisted of three autonomous countries:
* {{flag|Netherlands}} (from 15 December 1954)
* {{flag|Netherlands Antilles|1959}} (from 15 December 1954)
* {{flagcountry|Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)}} (from 15 December 1954)
The Kingdom of the Netherlands as a whole was a member of the [[European Economic Community|EEC]] (from 25 March 1957), but Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles [[Special Member State territories and the European Union#Netherlands Antilles and Aruba|were not]]. The Kingdom of the Netherlands had sovereignty over the following colonies:
* [[Netherlands Antilles]] (to 15 December 1954)
* [[Netherlands New Guinea]]
* [[Suriname (Dutch colony)|Suriname]] (to 15 December 1954)
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|New Zealand}}''' – Dominion of New Zealand {{capital|Wellington}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. [[Commonwealth realm]]. New Zealand had sovereignty over four dependent territories:
* [[Cook Islands]]
* [[Niue]]
* [[Ross Dependency]]
* [[Tokelau Islands]]
The government of [[Tokelau Islands]] claimed [[Swains Island]], part of [[American Samoa]] (a U.S. dependence).

New Zealand administered two [[United Nations Trust Territories]]:
* {{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Australia.svg}} [[Nauru]] (with Australia and the United Kingdom)
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Samoa Trust Territory.svg}} [[Western Samoa Trust Territory]]
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Nicaragua}}''' – Republic of Nicaragua {{capital|Managua}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. 
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Norway}}''' – Kingdom of Norway {{capital|Oslo}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. Norway had two integral overseas areas: [[Jan Mayen]] and [[Svalbard]]. The latter area had a special status due to the [[Spitsbergen Treaty]]. Norway had sovereignty over the following dependencies:
* [[Bouvet Island]]
* [[Peter I Island]]
* [[Queen Maud Land]]
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Pakistan}}''' – Islamic Republic of Pakistan {{capital|Karachi}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. Pakistan was a [[federation]] of [[Provinces of Pakistan|eight provinces, thirteen princely states, and one territory]].<ref>8 Provinces: [[Azad Kashmir]] (to 14 October 1955), [[Baluchistan (Chief Commissioners Province)|Baluchistan]] (to 14 October 1955), [[East Bengal]] (renamed [[East Pakistan]] on 14 October 1955), [[Northern Areas]] (to 14 October 1955), [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)|North-West Frontier Province]] (to 14 October 1955), [[Sind Province (1936–1955)|Sind]] (to 14 October 1955), [[West Pakistan]] (from 14 October 1955), [[West Punjab]] (to 14 October 1955). 13 Princely States: [[Amb (princely state)|Amb]] (to 1950), [[State of Bahawalpur|Bahawalpur]] (to 14 October 1955), [[Baluchistan States Union]] (from 3 October 1952 to 14 October 1955), [[State of Chitral|Chitral]] (to 14 October 1955), [[State of Dir|Dir]] (to 14 October 1955), [[State of Hunza|Hunza]] (to 14 October 1955), [[Kalat (princely state)|Kalat]] (to 3 October 1952), [[State of Khayrpur|Khayrpur]] (to 14 October 1955), [[State of Kharan|Kharan]] (to 3 October 1952), [[State of Las Bela|Las Bela]] (to 3 October 1952), [[State of Makran|Makran]] (to 3 October 1952), [[State of Nagar|Nagar]] (to 14 October 1955), [[State of Swat|Swat]] (to 14 October 1955). 1 Territory: [[Federal Capital Territory (Pakistan)|Federal Capital Territory]] (to 14 October 1955).</ref> It administered part of the disputed region of [[Kashmir]].
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Panama}}''' – Republic of Panama {{capital|Panama City}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. 
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Paraguay|1842}} → {{flag|Paraguay|1954}}''' – Republic of Paraguay {{capital|Asunción}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. 
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Peru|1825}} → {{flag|Peru}}''' – Peruvian Republic {{capital|Lima}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. 
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Philippines|1936}}''' – Republic of the Philippines <br><small>Capital: ''[[Quezon City]]'' (official), ''[[Baguio]]'' (summer)</small>
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon image|Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg}} [[Polish People's Republic|Poland]]''' {{capital|Warsaw}}
* Republic of Poland <small>(to 22 July 1952)</small><ref name=POL>[http://worldatwar.net/timeline/poland/18-52.html Poland adopted a Communist constitution on 22 July 1952]</ref>
* Polish People's Republic <small>(from 22 July 1952)</small><ref name=POL />
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. 
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Estado Novo (Portugal)|Portugal]]''' – Portuguese Republic {{capital|Lisbon}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 14 December 1955). Portugal had sovereignty over the following colonies (overseas province from 11 June 1951):
* [[Cape Verde Islands]]
* [[Portuguese Macau|Macau]]
* [[Portuguese East Africa]] (renamed [[Mozambique (Portugal)|Mozambique]] on 11 June 1951)
* [[Portuguese Guinea]]
* [[Portuguese India]]
* [[Portuguese Timor]]
* [[Portuguese West Africa]] (renamed [[Angola (Portugal)|Angola]] on 11 June 1951)
* [[São Tomé and Príncipe]]
It also had sovereignty over one possession:
* [[São João Baptista de Ajudá]]
Portugal claimed the Spanish municipalities of [[Olivenza]] and [[Táliga]].
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Romania|1948}} → {{flagicon image|Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg}} [[Socialist Republic of Romania|Romania]]'''<ref>English speakers often used the spellings "Rumania" and "Roumania" during this period.</ref> – Romanian People's Republic {{capital|Bucharest}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 14 December 1955).
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|San Marino}}''' – Republic of San Marino {{capitalname|City of San Marino|San Marino}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state.
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{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. 
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon image|Flag of Sikkim (1914-1962).svg}} [[Kingdom of Sikkim|Sikkim]]''' – Kingdom of Sikkim <small>(to 5 December 1950)</small><ref>[http://www.sikkim-culture.gov.in/Archives/Archives%201.aspx Sikkim signed a protectorate treaty with India on 5 December 1950]</ref> {{capital|Gangtok}}
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]]''' – Union of South Africa <br><small>Capital: ''[[Pretoria]]'' (administrative), ''[[Cape Town]]'' (legislative), ''[[Bloemfontein]]'' (judicial)</small>
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. [[Commonwealth realm]]. South Africa administered one [[League of Nations mandate]]:
* [[South-West Africa]]
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|South Moluccas}} [[Republic of the South Moluccas|South Moluccas]]''' – Republic of the South Moluccas <small>(from 25 April 1950 to 17 October 1952)</small><ref>The Republic of the South Moluccas declared independence from Indonesia on 25 April 1950. [http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/moluccan-dream-%E2%80%93-still-alive-60] It was annexed by Indonesia on 17 October 1952. [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Indonesia.htm#South-Moluccas]</ref> {{capitalname|Ambon, Maluku|Ambon}}
{{extent}}''De facto'' independent state. Not recognized by any other state. Claimed by [[Indonesia]].
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Soviet Union|1936}} → {{flag|Soviet Union|1955}}''' – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics {{capital|Moscow}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. The Soviet Union was a federation of [[Republics of the Soviet Union|16 (later 15) republics]], two of which ([[Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic|Byelorussia]] and [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukraine]]) were [[UN]] members in their own right.<ref>15 Republics: [[Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic|Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic|Azerbaijan]], [[Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic|Byelorussia]], [[Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic|Estonia]], [[Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic|Georgia]], [[Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic|Karelia]] (to 16 July 1956), [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic|Kazakhstan]], [[Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic|Kirghizia]], [[Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic|Latvia]], [[Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic|Lithuania]], [[Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic|Moldavia]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic|Tajikistan]], [[Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic|Turkmenistan]], [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukraine]], [[Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic|Uzbekistan]].</ref>
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Francoist Spain|1945}} [[Francoist Spain|Spain]]''' – Spanish State {{capital|Madrid}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[United Nations General Assembly observers|Permanent observer]] at the [[UN]] (from 1955 to 14 December 1955). [[UN]] member state (from 14 December 1955). Spain had sovereignty over the following overseas provinces:
* [[Bioko|Fernando Pó]] (from 30 June 1959)
* [[Ifni]] (from 10 April 1958)
* [[Río Muni]] (from 30 June 1959)
* [[Spanish Sahara]] (from 10 April 1958)
* [[Spanish Guinea]] (to 30 June 1959)
* [[Spanish West Africa]] (to 10 April 1958)
Spain administered the foreign affairs of one protectorate:
* {{flagicon image|Merchant flag of Spanish Morocco.svg}} [[Spanish Morocco]], ''de jure'' the Spanish sphere of influence in Morocco (to 7 April 1956)
Its sovereignty over [[Ceuta]], [[Isla de Alborán]], [[Isla Perejil]], [[Islas Chafarinas]], [[Melilla]] and [[Peñón de Alhucemas]] was disputed by [[Morocco]]. Its sovereignty over [[Olivenza]] and [[Táliga]] was disputed by Portugal. It claimed the [[British overseas territory]] of [[Gibraltar]].
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Sudan|1956}} [[History of Sudan (1956–1969)|Sudan]]''' – Republic of the Sudan <small>(from 1 January 1956)</small><ref>The Sudan gained independence from an Anglo-Egyptian condominium on 1 January 1956.</ref> {{capital|Khartoum}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 12 November 1956).
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|United Suvadive Republic|name=Suvadive Islands}}''' – United Suvadive Republic <small>(from 3 January 1959)</small><ref>The United Suvadive Republic declared independence from the United Kingdom on 3 January 1959. [http://www.maldivesroyalfamily.com/maldives_suvadive.shtml]</ref> {{capitalname|Hithadhoo (Seenu Atoll)|Hithadhoo}}
{{extent}}''De facto'' independent state. Not recognized by any other state. Claimed by the United Kingdom.
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Sweden}}''' – Kingdom of Sweden {{capital|Stockholm}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Switzerland}}''' – Swiss Confederation {{capital|Bern}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[United Nations General Assembly observers|Permanent observer]] at the [[UN]]. Switzerland was a [[federation]] of [[Cantons of Switzerland|25 cantons]].<ref>25 Cantons: [[Aargau]], [[Appenzell Ausserrhoden]], [[Appenzell Innerrhoden]], [[Basel-Stadt]], [[Basel-Landschaft]], [[Canton of Bern|Bern]], [[Canton of Fribourg|Fribourg]], [[Canton of Geneva|Geneva]], [[Canton of Glarus|Glarus]], [[Graubünden]], [[Canton of Lucerne|Lucerne]], [[Canton of Neuchâtel|Neuchâtel]], [[Nidwalden]], [[Obwalden]], [[Canton of Schaffhausen|Schaffhausen]], [[Canton of Schwyz|Schwyz]], [[Canton of Solothurn|Solothurn]], [[Canton of St. Gallen|St. Gallen]], [[Thurgau]], [[Ticino]], [[Canton of Uri|Uri]], [[Valais]], [[Vaud]], [[Canton of Zug|Zug]], [[Canton of Zürich|Zürich]]</ref>
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Syria|1932}}''' – Syrian Republic <small>(to 1 February 1958)</small><ref name=UAR /> {{capital|Damascus}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state.
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Thailand|1917}}''' – Kingdom of Thailand {{capital|Bangkok}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. 
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Tibet}} [[Tibet (1912–1951)|Tibet]]''' <small>(to 23 May 1951)</small><ref>[[s:Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet]]</ref> {{capital|Lhasa}}
{{extent}}''De facto'' independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. Recognized by no other sovereign state.
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Tunisia|1959}}''' {{capital|Tunis}}
* [[Kingdom of Tunisia]] <small>(from 20 March 1956 to 25 July 1957)</small><ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ts.html Tunisia gained independence from France on 20 March 1956] {{webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/6BRmFRbow?url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ts.html |date=16 October 2012 }}</ref><ref name=TUN>Tunisia became a republic on 25 July 1957.</ref>
* Tunisian Republic <small>(from 25 July 1957)</small><ref name=TUN />
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[UN]] member state (from 12 November 1956).
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Trieste}}''' – Free Territory of Trieste <small>(to 26 October 1954)</small><ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Italy.htm#Trieste Trieste was annexed by Yugoslavia and Italy on 26 October 1954]</ref> {{capital|Trieste}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state under occupation of the United Kingdom, United States, and [[Yugoslavia]].
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Turkey}}''' – Republic of Turkey {{capital|Ankara}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. 
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon image|Flag of Ukrainian SSR (1937-1949).svg}} → {{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukraine]]''' – Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic {{capital|Kiev}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. Constituent republic within the Soviet Union.
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|United Arab Republic}}''' <small>(from 1 February 1958 to 8 March 1958)</small><ref name=UAR /> {{capital|Cairo}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. [[United Arab States]] member (from 1958). The United Arab Republic consisted of two states:  [[Syria]] and [[Egypt]]. The United Arab Republic occupied the [[Gaza Strip]], but this area was not generally recognized as being part of the UAR.
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|valign=top|'''[[United Arab States]]''' <small>(from 8 March 1958)</small>
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. The United Arab States consisted of two states (later three):  The [[United Arab Republic]] ([[Egypt]] and [[Syria]], later, just Egypt),  [[North Yemen]], and later [[Syria]].
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|United Kingdom}}''' – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland {{capital|London}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. The United Kingdom was composed of [[Countries of the United Kingdom|four countries]]: England, [[Northern Ireland]], [[Scotland]], and [[Wales]]. The United Kingdom administered the foreign affairs of the following [[protected state]]s:
* {{flag|Bahrain|1932}}
* {{flag|Brunei}}
* [[File:Flag of Kuwait 1940-1961.png|23px]] [[Sheikhdom of Kuwait|Kuwait]]
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895 - 1946).svg}} → {{flag|Malaya}} (to 30 August 1957)
* {{flagicon image|Old State Flag of Maldives.svg}} → {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maldives 1953.png}} [[Maldives|Maldives Islands]]
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Qatar (1949–1971).svg}} [[Qatar]]
* {{flag|Tonga}} (from 3 July 1952)
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Trucial States.svg}} [[Trucial States]], consisting of eight protected states:
** {{flagicon image|Flag of Abu Dhabi 1936.svg}} → {{flag|Abu Dhabi}}
** {{flag|Ajman}}
** {{flag|Dubai}}
** {{flagicon image|Flag of Fujairah 1902-1975.PNG}} [[Fujairah]]
** {{flagicon|Sharjah}} [[Kalba]] (to 30 July 1952)
** {{flag|Ras al-Khaimah}}
** {{flag|Sharjah}}
** {{flagicon image|Flag of Abu Dhabi 1936.svg}} [[Umm al-Quwain]]
The United Kingdom co-administered the following [[Condominium (international law)|condominiums]]:
* [[Anglo-Egyptian Sudan]] (to 31 December 1955, with Egypt)
* [[Canton and Enderbury Islands]] (with the United States)
* {{flagicon|New Hebrides|1903}} → {{flag|New Hebrides|1953}} (with France)
It also had sovereignty over the following [[Crown colony|crown colonies and protectorates]]:
* {{flagicon|Aden}} [[Colony of Aden|Aden]], with one dependency:
** [[Kamaran]]
* {{flagicon|Bahamas|1923}} → {{flag|Bahamas|1953|name=Bahama Islands}}
* {{flag|Barbados|1885}} (to 3 January 1958)
* [[Basutoland]]
* [[Bechuanaland]]
* {{flag|Bermuda|1910}}
* {{flag|British Guiana}}
* {{flag|British Honduras}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Leeward Islands (1952–1958).svg}} [[British Leeward Islands]] (to 3 January 1958)
* {{flagicon image|Flag of British Somaliland (1903-1950).svg}} → {{flagicon image|Flag of British Somaliland (1950–1952).svg}} → {{flagicon image|Flag of British Somaliland (1952–1960).svg}} [[British Somaliland]]
* [[British Western Pacific Territories]], consisting of five territories
** {{flagicon image|Flag of the Solomon Islands (1947-1956).svg}} → {{flagicon image|Flag of the Solomon Islands (1956-1966).svg}} [[British Solomon Islands]]
** {{flagicon|Fiji|colonial}} [[Colonial Fiji|Fiji]] (to 3 July 1952)
** {{flag|Gilbert and Ellice Islands}}
** [[Pitcairn Islands]] (to 3 July 1952)
** {{flag|Tonga}} (to 3 July 1952)
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the British Windward Islands (1903-1953).svg}} [[British Windward Islands]] (to 3 January 1958)
* [[Christmas Island]] (from 1 January 1958 to 1 October 1958)
* {{flag|Cyprus|colonial}}
* {{flag|Falkland Islands|1948}} (disputed by [[Argentina]]), with one dependency
** [[Falkland Islands Dependencies]]
* {{flagicon|Fiji|colonial}} [[Colonial Fiji|Fiji]] (from 3 July 1952), with one dependency
** [[Rotuma]]
* {{flagicon image|Flag of The Gambia (1889–1965).svg}} [[Gambia]]
* {{flag|Gibraltar|ensign}}
* {{flag|Gold Coast}} (to 5 March 1957)
* {{flagicon|Hong Kong|1910}} → {{flagicon|Hong Kong|1959}} [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]
* {{flagicon|Jamaica|1906}} → {{flagicon|Jamaica|1957}} [[Colony of Jamaica|Jamaica]] (to 3 January 1958)
* {{flagicon|Kenya|colonial}} [[Kenya Colony|Kenya]]
* {{flag|Malta|1943}}
* {{flagicon|Mauritius|1923}} [[British Mauritius|Mauritius]]
* {{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} [[Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria|Nigeria]]
* {{flag|North Borneo}}
* {{flag|Northern Rhodesia}} (to 1 August 1953)
* {{flag|Nyasaland}} (to 1 August 1953)
* [[Pitcairn Islands]] (from 3 July 1952)
* {{flag|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} (from 1 August 1953)
* {{flag|Saint Helena}}, with two dependencies
** [[Ascension Island]]
** [[Tristan da Cunha]]
* {{flag|Sarawak|colonial}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Seychelles 1903-1961.gif}} [[Seychelles]]
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Sierra Leone (1916–1961).svg}} [[Sierra Leone]]
* {{flagicon|Singapore|colonial}} → {{flag|Singapore}}, with two dependencies
** [[Christmas Island]] (to 1 January 1958)
** [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]] (to 23 November 1955)
* {{flag|Southern Rhodesia}} (to 1 August 1953)
* [[Swaziland]]
* {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago|colonial}} (to 3 January 1958)
* {{flagicon|Uganda|colonial}} [[Uganda Protectorate|Uganda]]
* {{flag|West Indies Federation}} (from 3 January 1958)
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Zanzibar Under British Rule.svg}} [[Zanzibar]]
In addition, the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British Monarch]] had direct sovereignty over three self-governing [[Crown dependencies]]:
* {{flag|Guernsey|1936}}, with two dependencies:
** {{flag|Alderney}}
** {{flag|Sark}}
* {{flag|Isle of Man}}
* {{flag|Jersey|old}}
The United Kingdom administered four [[United Nations Trust Territories]]:
* {{flagicon|Gold Coast}} [[British Togoland]] (to 13 December 1956)
* {{flagicon image|British Cameroon Flag.svg}} [[British Cameroons]]
* [[Nauru]] (with Australia and New Zealand)
* {{flagicon|Tanganyika|colonial}} [[Tanganyika Territory|Tanganyika]]
The United Kingdom administered four occupied territories:
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Cyrenaica.svg}} [[Cyrenaica]] (to 23 December 1951, under [[UN]] supervision)
* [[Eritrea]] (to 15 September 1952, under [[UN]] supervision from 19 February 1951)
* [[Italian Somaliland]] (to 1 April 1950)
* [[Tripolitania]] (to 23 December 1951, under [[UN]] supervision)
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|United States|1912}} → {{flag|United States|1959}}''' – United States of America {{capital|Washington, D.C.}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. The United States was a [[federation]] of [[U.S. state|48 (later 50) states, one federal district, and two (later one) incorporated territories]].<ref>50 States: [[Alabama]], [[Alaska]] (from 3 January 1959), [[Arizona]], [[Arkansas]], [[California]], [[Colorado]], [[Connecticut]], [[Delaware]], [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Hawaii]] (from 21 August 1959), [[Idaho]], [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Iowa]], [[Kansas]], [[Kentucky]], [[Louisiana]], [[Maine]], [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Michigan]], [[Minnesota]], [[Mississippi]], [[Missouri]], [[Montana]], [[Nebraska]], [[Nevada]], [[New Hampshire]], [[New Jersey]], [[New Mexico]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[North Carolina]], [[North Dakota]], [[Ohio]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Oregon]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Rhode Island]], [[South Carolina]], [[South Dakota]], [[Tennessee]], [[Texas]], [[Utah]], [[Vermont]], [[Virginia]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[West Virginia]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Wyoming]]. 1 Federal District: [[District of Columbia]]. 3 Incorporated Territories: [[Territory of Alaska|Alaska]] (to 3 January 1959), [[Territory of Hawaii|Hawaii]] (to 21 August 1959), [[Palmyra Atoll]] (from 21 August 1959).</ref> It asserted sovereignty over the following inhabited [[unincorporated territories]]:
* {{flag|American Samoa}} (including [[Swains Island]], disputed by Tokelau)
* {{flagicon image|Old Flag of Guam.svg}} [[Guam]]
* {{flag|Panama Canal Zone}}
* {{flag|Puerto Rico|1952}}
* {{flag|United States Virgin Islands}}
It also asserted sovereignty over fifteen uninhabited unincorporated territories:<ref>These islands were sometimes designated for statistical purposes as the [[United States Miscellaneous Caribbean Islands]] and the [[United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands]].</ref>
* [[Bajo Nuevo Bank]] (claimed by [[Colombia]] and [[Nicaragua]])
* [[Baker Island]]
* [[Birnie Island]] (claimed by United Kingdom)
* [[Caroline Island]] (claimed by United Kingdom)
* [[Kiritimati|Christmas Island]] (claimed by United Kingdom)
* [[Corn Islands]]
* [[Howland Island]]
* [[Jarvis Island]]
* [[Johnston Atoll]]
* [[Kingman Reef]]
* [[Midway Atoll]]
* [[Navassa Island]] (claimed by [[Haiti]])
* [[Quita Sueño Bank]] (claimed by [[Colombia]])
* [[Roncador Bank]] (claimed by [[Colombia]])
* [[Serrana Bank]] (claimed by [[Colombia]])
* [[Serranilla Bank]] (claimed by [[Colombia]], [[Jamaica]], and [[Nicaragua]])
* [[Swan Islands, Honduras|Swan Islands]]
* [[Wake Island]]
The United States co-administered the following [[Condominium (international law)|condominium]]:
* [[Canton and Enderbury Islands]] (with the United Kingdom)
After 28 April 1952, the United States administered two territories under the residual sovereignty of Japan:
* [[Nanpō Islands|Bonin-Volcano Islands]]
* {{flagicon image|Flag of US Occupied Ryukyu Islands.svg|border=}} [[United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands|Ryukyu Islands]]
In addition, the United States administered one [[United Nations Trust Territory]]:
* {{flag|Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands}}
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Uruguay}}''' – Eastern Republic of Uruguay {{capital|Montevideo}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. 
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Vatican City}}''' – Vatican City State {{capital|Vatican City}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. Vatican City was administered by the [[Holy See]], a sovereign entity recognized by a large number of countries. The Holy See also administered a number of [[Properties of the Holy See|extraterritorial properties]] in Italy. The [[Pope]] was the ''ex officio'' head of state of Vatican City.
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Venezuela|1930}} → {{flag|Venezuela|1954}}''' {{capital|Caracas}}
* United States of Venezuela <small>(to 15 April 1953)</small><ref name=VEN>[http://cartage.org.lb/en/themes/GeogHist/histories/history/hiscountries/V/venezuela.html.html Venezuela adopted a new constitution on 15 April 1953] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214222012/http://cartage.org.lb/en/themes/GeogHist/histories/history/hiscountries/V/venezuela.html.html |date=14 December 2010 }}</ref>
* Republic of Venezuela  <small>(from 15 April 1953)</small><ref name=VEN />
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. Venezuela was a [[federation]] of [[States of Venezuela|20 states, two territories, one federal dependency, and one federal district]].<ref>20 States: [[Anzoátegui]], [[Apure]], [[Aragua (state)|Aragua]], [[Barinas (state)|Barinas]], [[Bolívar (state)|Bolívar]], [[Carabobo]], [[Cojedes (state)|Cojedes]], [[Falcón]], [[Guárico]], [[Lara (state)|Lara]], [[Mérida (state)|Mérida]], [[Miranda (state)|Miranda]], [[Monagas]], [[Nueva Esparta]], [[Portuguesa (state)|Portuguesa]], [[Sucre (state)|Sucre]], [[Táchira (state)|Táchira]], [[Trujillo (state)|Trujillo]], [[Yaracuy]], [[Zulia]]. 2 Territories: [[Amazonas (Venezuelan state)|Amazonas]], [[Delta Amacuro]]. 1 Federal District: [[Venezuelan Capital District|Federal District]]. 1 Federal Dependency: [[Federal dependencies of Venezuela|Federal Dependencies]].</ref>
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|North Vietnam|1945}} → {{flag|North Vietnam|name=Vietnam, North}}''' – Democratic Republic of Vietnam {{capital|Hanoi}}
{{extent}}''De facto'' independent state. Claimed by France (to 21 July 1954). Widely recognized (from 21 July 1954).
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|South Vietnam|name=Vietnam, South}}''' {{capital|Saigon}}
* [[State of Vietnam]] <small>(from 21 July 1954 to 26 October 1955)</small><ref name=VIE>The Geneva Accords formalized the division of Vietnam into two independent states. The State of Vietnam in the south became known as the  Republic of Vietnam on 26 October 1955. [http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/index-1945.html]</ref>
* Republic of Vietnam <small>(from 26 October 1955)</small><ref name=VIE />
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. [[United Nations General Assembly observers|Permanent observer]] at the [[UN]] (from 1952). South Vietnam claimed sovereignty over the [[Paracel Islands]] (disputed by the [[People's Republic of China]] and the [[Republic of China]]) and [[Spratly Islands]] (disputed by the [[People's Republic of China]], the [[Republic of China]], and the [[Philippines]]).
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|valign=top|'''{{flagicon|Yemen|1927}} [[Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen|Yemen]]''' – Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen <small>(to 8 March 1958)</small>{{capital|Ta'izz}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. [[United Arab States]] member (from 1958).
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|valign=top|'''{{flag|Yugoslavia}}''' – Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia {{capital|Belgrade}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized [[UN]] member state. Yugoslavia was a [[federation]] of six republics.<ref>6 Republics: [[Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Socialist Republic of Croatia|Croatia]], [[Socialist Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]], [[Socialist Republic of Montenegro|Montenegro]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|Serbia]], [[Socialist Republic of Slovenia|Slovenia]].</ref>
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==Other entities==
Excluded from the list above are the following noteworthy entities which either were not fully sovereign or did not claim to be independent:
* '''{{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Estonian government-in-exile|Estonia]]''' was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The [[Baltic diplomatic services (1940–1991)|Baltic diplomatic services]] in the West continued to be recognised as representing the ''[[de jure]]'' state.
* '''{{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Latvian Diplomatic Service|Latvia]]''' was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The [[Baltic diplomatic services (1940–1991)|Baltic diplomatic services]] in the West continued to be recognised as representing the ''[[de jure]]'' state.
* '''{{flagicon|Lithuania|1918}} [[Lithuanian Diplomatic Service|Lithuania]]''' was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The [[Baltic diplomatic services (1940–1991)|Baltic diplomatic services]] in the West continued to be recognised as representing the ''[[de jure]]'' state.
* '''{{flagicon image|Flag of South Moluccas.svg}} [[Republic of South Maluku]]''' – proclaimed 1950, not recognized by Indonesia
* The '''[[Saudi–Iraqi neutral zone]]''' was a strip of neutral territory between [[Iraq]] and [[Saudi Arabia]].
* The '''[[Saudi–Kuwaiti neutral zone]]''' was a strip of neutral territory between [[Kuwait]] and [[Saudi Arabia]].
* {{flagicon|Sovereign Military Order of Malta}} The '''[[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]]''' was an entity claiming sovereignty. The order had bi-lateral diplomatic relations with a large number of states, but had no territory other than [[extraterritoriality|extraterritorial]] areas within Rome.<ref>[http://www.orderofmalta.org/attdiplomatica.asp?idlingua=5 Bilateral relations with countries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626003221/http://www.orderofmalta.org/attdiplomatica.asp?idlingua=5 |date=2008-06-26 }}, Retrieved 2009-12-22</ref> Although the order frequently asserted its sovereignty, it did not claim to be a sovereign state. It lacked a defined territory. Since all its members were citizens of other states, almost all of them lived in their native countries, and those who resided in the order's extraterritorial properties in Rome did so only in connection with their official duties, the order lacked the characteristic of having a permanent population.
* {{flagicon image|Flag of International Tangier.svg}} '''[[Tangier]]''' was an international zone under the joint administration of France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal and Belgium. It was reintegrated into [[Morocco]] on 29 October 1956.
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Berlin (1934-1954).svg}} → {{flagicon|Berlin}} '''[[West Berlin]]''' was a political enclave that was closely aligned with – but not actually a part of – [[West Germany]]. It consisted of three occupied sectors administered by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.

==See also==
*[[List of sovereign states by year]]
*[[List of state leaders in 1950]]
*[[List of sovereign states in the 1950s]]
*[[List of sovereign states]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

{{Lists of sovereign states by year |expanded=CE}}