List of sovereign states in the 1920s
This is a list of sovereign states in the 1920s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1920 and 31 December 1929. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes Widely-recognized sovereign states, and entities which were de facto sovereign but which were not Widely-recognized by other states.
Sovereign states
Name and capital city | Information on status and recognition of sovereignty | |
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Capital: Sukhumi |
Widely-recognized independent state | |
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Capital: Kabul
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Reign of Amanullah Khan, Inayatullah Khan, and Mohammed Nadir Shah: Widely-recognized independent state Reign of Habibullāh Kalakāni[4], Ali Ahmad Khan and Abd-al Karim: Not recognized by any state. | |
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Capital: Tirana
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Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Andorra La Vella |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Buenos Aires |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920 | |
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Capital: Yerevan
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Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Sabya |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Abha |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Canberra |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. Australia administers 2 League of Nations Mandates:
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Capital: Vienna |
Widely-recognized independent state; LON member state from December 15, 1920 | |
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Capital: Baku
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Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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B | ||
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Capital: Brussels |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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Capital: Sucre |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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Capital: Brasília |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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Capital: Sofia |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 16, 1920. | |
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C | ||
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Capital: Ottawa |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Guatemala City |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Santiago |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Widely-recognized independent state. | ||
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Capital: Bogotá |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: San José, Costa Rica |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Havana |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Prague
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Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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D | ||
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Capital: Danzig |
Widely-recognized independent state from November 15, 1920. | |
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Capital: Copenhagen |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Santo Domingo |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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E | ||
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Capital: Quito |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Cairo |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: San Salvador |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Tallinn |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Addis Ababa |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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F | ||
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Capital: Helsinki |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Fiume |
Widely-recognized independent state from November 12, 1920. | |
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Capital: Paris |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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G | ||
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Capital: Tbilisi |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Berlin |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Athens
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Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Guatemala City |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Ha'il |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Port-au-Prince |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Mecca |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Tegucigalpa |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Budapest |
Widely-recognized independent state from March 1, 1920. | |
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Capital: Reykjavik |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Dublin |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Rome |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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J | ||
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Capital: Tokyo |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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L | ||
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Capital: Riga
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Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Monrovia |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Vaduz |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Vilnius |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Luxembourg City |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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M | ||
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Capital: Mexico City |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Monaco City |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Ulaanbaatar
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Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Riyadh
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Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Widely-recognized independent state. | ||
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Capital: Kathmandu |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Amsterdam |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: St. John's |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Wellington |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Managua |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Oslo |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Groznyy |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
O | ||
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Capital: Constantinople
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Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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P | ||
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Capital: Panama City |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Asunción |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Tehran
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Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Lima |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Warsaw |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Lisbon |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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R | ||
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Capital: Bucharest |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Moscow |
Widely-recognized independent state to December 30, 1922 | |
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S | ||
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Capital: City of San Marino |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Belgrade
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Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Bangkok |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Pietermaritzburg |
Widely-recognized independent state after November 15, 1926. | |
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Capital: Moscow |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Madrid |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Stockholm |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Bern |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Tiflis |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Ankara
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Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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U | ||
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Capital: London
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Widely-recognized independent state. The following were colonies, and territories of the United Kingdom:
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Capital: Washington, D.C. |
Widely-recognized independent state. The following were territories of the United States of America:
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Capital: Montevideo |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Capital: Caracas |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Y | ||
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Capital: Sana`a |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Other states
Alash – Alash Autonomy (to August 26, 1920) -
Ararat – Republic of Ararat (from October 28, 1927) Armenia, Mountainous (from April 26 to July 1921) Azadistan Baranya-Baja – Serb-Hungarian Baranya-Baja Republic (from August 14 to August 25, 1921) Bottleneck – Free State Bottleneck (to February 23, 1923) Bukharan (from October 8, 1920 to February 17, 1925) - Bukharan People's Soviet Republic (from October 8, 1920 to 1924)
- Bukharan Socialist Soviet Republic (from 1924)
Byelorussia – Byelorussian Socialist Soviet Republic (from August 1, 1920 to December 30, 1922) Carnaro – Italian Regency of Carnaro (from September 8 to December 30, 1920) Central Lithuania – Republic of Central Lithuania (from October 12, 1920) Don – Don Republic (to 1920) Far Eastern Republic (from April 6, 1920 to November 15, 1922) Galicia – Galician Socialist Soviet Republic (from July 8 to September 21, 1920) Georgia, Soviet – Socialist Soviet Republic of Georgia (from February 11, 1921 to March 12, 1922) Gilan – Persian Socialist Soviet Republic (from June 1920) Ireland – Irish Republic (to December 6, 1922) → Khiva (to April 30, 1920) Khorasan – Autonomous Government of Khorasan (from April 2, 1921 to October 6, 1921) Khorezm (from April 30, 1920 to February 17, 1925) - Khanate of Khiva (to April 30, 1920)
- Khorezm People's Soviet Republic (from April 30, 1920 to October 20, 1923)
- Khorezm Socialist Soviet Republic (from October 20, 1923 to February 17, 1925)
Kuban – Kuban People's Republic (to March 17, 1920) Kurdistan – Kingdom of Kurdistan (from February 1925 to April 14, 1925) - Labin – Labin Republic (from March 2 to April 8, 1921)
Lajtabánság – Banate of Leitha (from October 4 to November 5, 1921) Lemko-Rusyn – Lemko-Rusyn Republic (to March 1920) Mirdita – Republic of Mirdita (from July 17 to November 20, 1921) Mongolia (from February 21 to July 11, 1921) Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco (de jure sovereign state under french and Spanish protectorate)[5][6] North Caucasian Emirate (to 1923) North Ingria – Republic of North Ingria (to December 20, 1920) Mandatory Palestine – Mandatory Palestine (from April 25, 1920) Rhineland – Rhenish Republic (from October 21, 1923) Rif – Confederal Republic of the Tribes of the Rif (from September 18, 1921 to May 27) Siberia, Autonomous – Provisional Government of Autonomous Siberia (to February 7, 1920) Tannu Tuva (from August 14, 1921) - People's Republic of Tannu Tuva (to November 24, 1926)
- Tuvan People's Republic (from November 24, 1926)
Tibet Ukraine, Soviet – Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic (to December 30, 1922)
League of Nations Mandates
British Cameroons (administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: BueaBritish Togoland (administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: HoFrench Cameroons (administered by France)
Capital: YaoundéFrench Togoland (administered by France)
Capital: LoméNauru (administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom) New Guinea – Territory of New Guinea (administered by Australia)
Capital: RabaulPalestine (administered by the United Kingdom from September 29, 1923)
Capital: JerusalemTransjordan – Emirate of Transjordan (administered by the United Kingdom from September 29, 1923)
Capital: Amman
Ruanda-Urundi (administered by Belgium)
Capital: UsumburaSouth Pacific Mandate (administered by Japan)
Capital: Koror CitySouth-West Africa (administered by South Africa)
Capital: WindhoekSyria and Lebanon (administered by France from September 29, 1923) Alawite (administered by France from September 29, 1923)
Capital: Latakia- Alawite Territory (to January 1, 1925)
- Alawite State (from January 1, 1925)
Lebanon (administered by France from September 29, 1923) - State of Greater Lebanon (to September 1, 1926)
- Lebanese Republic (from September 1, 1926)
Syria (administered by France from September 29, 1923) → Souaida (Jabal ad-Druze) – State of Souaida (State of Jabal ad-Druze) (administered by France from September 29, 1923)
Tanganyika – Tanganyika Territory (administered by the United Kingdom) Western Samoa (administered by New Zealand)
Not enacted
Mesopotamia – Kingdom of Iraq (from August 23, 1921) (administered by the United Kingdom)
References
- Poullada, L. B. "AMĀNALLĀH". Encyclopædia Iranica (Online ed.). United States: Columbia University.
- Muḥammad, Fayz̤; Hazārah, Fayz̤ Muḥammad Kātib (1999). Kabul Under Siege: Fayz Muhammad's Account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. p. 275. ISBN 9781558761551.
The capture of the Arg on October 13, 1929 marked the end of the Tajik regime
- Muḥammad, Fayz̤; Hazārah, Fayz̤ Muḥammad Kātib (1999). Kabul Under Siege: Fayz Muhammad's Account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. p. 275. ISBN 9781558761551.
Nadir received word of the victory in Ali Khayl and immediately set out for the capital, arriving in the city on the 15th.
- Muḥammad, Fayz̤; McChesney, R. D. (1999). Kabul under siege: Fayz Muhammad's account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. p. 236. ISBN 9781558761544.
- International Law: Achievements and Prospects, p. 51, at Google Books
- Repertory of Decisions of the International Court of Justice (1947–1992), p. 453, at Google Books
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