List_of_sovereign_states_in_1939

List of sovereign states in the 1930s

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This is a list of sovereign states in the 1930s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1930 and 31 December 1939. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes widely recognized sovereign states, 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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[1] 15 Provinces: Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán. 9 Territories: Buenos Aires, Chaco, Chubut, Formosa, Misiones, Neuquén, Río Negro, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego.

[2] 6 States: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. 3 Territories: Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory, Northern Territory.

[3] 20 States: Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe. 1 Territory: Acre. 1 federal district: Federal District.

[4] Claimed by Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (partially recognized government-in-exile).

[5] Byelorussian SSR, Russian SFSR, Transcaucasian SFSR (to December 5, 1936), Ukrainian SSR, Uzbek SSR, Turkmen SSR, Tajik SSR, Armenian SSR (from December 5, 1936), Azerbaijan SSR (from December 5, 1936), Georgian SSR (from December 5, 1936), Kazakh SSR (from December 5, 1936), Kirghiz SSR (from December 5, 1936).

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List of sovereign states in the 1930s

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Name and capital city	Information on status and recognition of sovereignty

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→ Afghanistan – Kingdom of Afghanistan Capital: Kabul	Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (from 27 September 1934).

Albania – Albanian Kingdom (to April 12, 1939) Capital: Tirana	Widely recognized LON member state. Under occupation by Italy from April 12, 1939.

→ Andorra – Principality of Andorra Capital: Andorra la Vella	Widely recognized independent state.

Argentina – Argentine Republic Capital: Buenos Aires	Widely recognized LON member state. Argentina was a federation of 15 provinces and 9 federal territories.^{[lower-alpha 1]} 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 crown colonies.

Aussa – Sultanate of Aussa (to 1936) Capital: Aussa	Widely recognized state. Annexed into Italian East Africa.

Australia – Commonwealth of Australia Capital: Canberra	Widely recognized LON member state; Commonwealth realm. Australia was a federation of six states and three territories.^{[lower-alpha 2]} It had sovereignty over the following external territories: Australian Antarctic Territory (from 1933) Norfolk Island Papua Australia administered two League of Nations mandates: Nauru (Administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom) New Guinea

→ Austria (to March 12, 1938) Capital: Vienna Republic of Austria (to May 1, 1934) Federal State of Austria (from May 1, 1934 to March 12, 1938)	Widely recognized LON member state. Annexed by Nazi Germany on March 12, 1938.

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Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium Capital: Brussels	Widely recognized LON member state. Belgium had sovereignty over one colony and one concession: Belgian Congo (Colony) Tientsin (Concession, to January 15, 1931) Belgium administered one League of Nations mandate: Ruanda-Urundi (Administrative union with the Belgian Congo)

Bolivia Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative) Republic of Bolivia (to 17 May 1936) Republic of Bolivia (from 17 May 1936)	Widely recognized independent state.

Brazil Capital: Rio de Janeiro First Brazilian Republic (to 3 November 1930) Vargas Era (from 3 November 1930 to 10 November 1937) Estado Novo (from 10 November 1937)	Widely recognized independent state. Brazil was a federation of 20 states, one territory, and one federal district.^{[lower-alpha 3]}

Bulgaria – Kingdom of Bulgaria Capital: Sofia	Widely recognized LON member state.

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Canada – Dominion of Canada Capital: Ottawa	Widely recognized LON member state; Commonwealth realm.

Chile Capital: Santiago Republic of Chile (to June 4, 1932) Socialist Republic of Chile (from June 4 to September 13, 1932) Republic of Chile (from September 13, 1932)	Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew on May 14, 1938.

China – Republic of China Capital: Nanjing	Widely recognized LON member state.

Colombia – Republic of Colombia Capital: Bogotá	Widely recognized LON member state.

Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica Capital: San José	Widely recognized independent state.

Cuba – Republic of Cuba Capital: Havana	Widely recognized LON member state.