List of sovereign states in the 1940s

Sovereign states

A

• Democratic Government of Albania
• People's Republic of Albania

• Australian Antarctic Territory
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands
• Norfolk Island

• New Guinea

• Nauru
• Papua and New Guinea

B

• Ruanda-Urundi

• Kingdom of Bulgaria
• People's Republic of Bulgaria

C

D

E

F

• French Republic
• French State
• Provisional Government of the French Republic
• French Republic

G

• German Realm
• Greater German Realm

H

• Kingdom of Hungary
• Hungarian Republic
• Hungarian People's Republic

I

• Kingdom of Iceland
• Iceland

• Kingdom of Italy
• Italian Republic

J

• Empire of Japan
• Japan

K

L

M

N

P

• Commonwealth of the Philippines
• Republic of the Phillipnes

R

• Kingdom of Romania
• Romanian People's Republic

S

• Ifni
• Spanish Sahara
• Spanish Guinea
• Spanish West Africa
• Spanish Sahara

T

• Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan
• Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

U

• ' – Aden Colony and Protectorate
• '
• Bahrain – State of Bahrain
• '
• Basutoland – Territory of Basutoland
• Bechuanaland – Bechuanaland Protectorate
• '
• Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
• '
• '
• British Leeward Islands – Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands
• British Somaliland – British Somaliland Protectorate
• British Western Pacific Territories
• British Windward Islands – Federal Colony of the Windward Islands
• Brunei – State of Brunei
• Burma
• '
• Cyprus
• Cyrenaica
• Eritrea
• Falkland Islands
• Faroe Islands
• Federated Malay States
• Gambia – Gambia Colony and Protectorate
• '
• '
• ' – Bailiwick of Guernsey
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands
• '
• ' – Indian Empire
• '
• Italian Somaliland
• '
• ' – Bailiwick of Jersey
• ' – State of Johor Darul Ta'zim
• ' – State of Kedah Darul Aman
• ' – State of Kelantan Darul Naim
• ' – Kenya Colony and Protectorate
• ' – State of Kuwait
• Maldive Islands – Sultanate of the Maldive Islands
• Malta
• '
• Muscat and Oman – Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
• Newfoundland – Dominion of Newfoundland
• ' – Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
• '
• Northern Rhodesia – Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia
• ' – Nyasaland Protectorate
• ' – State of Perlis Indera Kayangan
• Qatar – State of Qatar
• Saint Helena
• Sarawak – Kingdom of Sarawak
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate
• ' – Colony of Southern Rhodesia
• '
• Suez Canal Zone
• Swaziland – Swaziland Protectorate
• Terengganu – State of Terengganu Darul Iman
• '
• Tripolitania
• Trucial States
• Uganda
• Zanzibar – Sultanate of Zanzibar

• Alaska – Alaska Territory
• American Samoa – Territory of American Samoa
• Baker Island
• Bonin Islands
• Clipperton Island
• Guam – Territory of Guam
• Hawaii – Territory of Hawaii
• Howland Island
• Jarvis Island
• Johnston Atoll
• Kingman Reef
• Southern Korea
• Midway Atoll
• Navassa Island
• Palmyra Atoll
• '
• '
• Ryukyu Islands – United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
• Volcano Islands
• Wake Island

V

Y

Other entities

• ' was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state.
• ' was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state.
• ' was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state.
• 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.
• 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 extraterritorial areas within Rome. 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.
• Tangier was an international zone under the joint administration of France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal and Belgium.
• ' was divided into four zones of occupation by France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union.
• 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.
• China, Provisional Government of – Provisional Government of the Republic of China was organized and recognized by Japan military authority during Second Sino-Japanese War.
• China, Reformed Government of – Reformed Government of the Republic of China was organized and recognized by Japan military authority during Second Sino-Japanese War.
• ' – Great Empire of Manchuria was organized and recognized by Japan military authority after Mukden Incident. Recognized by Axis powers member states.
• ' – Mongol Military Government was organized and recognized by Japan military authority during Second Sino-Japanese War. Recognized by Axis powers member states.
• Slovakia – Slovak Republic was organized and recognized by German military after Munich Agreement. Recognized by Axis powers member states. Recognized by Axis powers member states and several neutral States.
• National Government of the Republic of China – National Government of the Republic of China was organized and recognized by Japanese military, combined Reformed Government and Provisional Government together. Recognized by Axis powers member states.