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List of sovereign states in the 1950s

List of sovereign states in the 1950s

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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 108 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes 102 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.

Sovereign states

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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:

  • Estonia Estonia 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.
  • Latvia Latvia 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.
  • Lithuania Lithuania 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.
  • 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 extraterritorial areas within Rome.[55] 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. It was reintegrated into Morocco on 29 October 1956.
  • → 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

Notes

  1. 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. 5 territories: Acre, Amapá, Fernando de Noronha, Guaporé (renamed Rondônia from 17 February 1956), Rio Branco. 1 federal district: Federal District.
  2. North Korea was not recognized by Estonia, France, Japan, or South Korea. Was claimed by Japan until 28 April 1952 and by South Korea.
  3. South Korea was not recognized by the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, Romania or North Korea. Was claimed by Japan until 28 April 1952 and by North Korea.

References

  1. [1]
    Jordan and Iraq united to form the Arab Federation on 14 February 1958. It was dissolved on July 14 following the overthrow of the Hashemite monarchy in Iraq.
  2. [2]
    Only the United Kingdom recognized the West Bank, including East Jerusalem as being part of the Arab Federation.
  3. [3]
    The name "Argentine Nation" was also used for the purposes of legislation.
  4. [4]
    23 Provinces: Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chubut (from 15 June 1955), Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa (from 15 June 1955), Jujuy, La Pampa (renamed Eva Perón from 29 January 1952 to 27 April 1956), La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones (from 1953), Neuquén (from 15 June 1955), Presidente Juan Perón (from 10 August 1951, renamed Chaco on 27 April 1956), Río Negro (from 15 June 1955), Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz (from 1957), Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán. 10 Territories: Buenos Aires, Chaco (to 10 August 1951, renamed Presidente Juan Perón on 1950), Chubut (to 15 June 1955), Formosa (to 15 June 1955), Misiones (to 1953), Neuquén (to 15 June 1955), Río Negro (to 15 June 1955), Santa Cruz (to 1957), Tierra del Fuego.
  5. [5]
    6 States: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. 3 Territories: Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory, Northern Territory.
  6. [6]
    9 States: Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Upper Austria, Vorarlberg, Vienna.
  7. [7]
    Cambodia gained independence from France on 9 November 1953
  8. [8]
    10 Provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan. 2 Territories: Northwest Territories, Yukon.
  9. [9]
    The People's Republic of China and the Republic of China did not recognize each other, as both states claimed to be the sole legitimate government of China. The following states recognized the PRC instead of the ROC: Afghanistan (from 20 January 1955), Albania, Algeria (from 20 December 1958), Bulgaria, Burma (from 8 June 1950), Cambodia (from 19 July 1958), Ceylon (from 7 February 1957), Czechoslovakia, Denmark (from 11 May 1950), Egypt (from 30 May 1956), Finland (from 28 October 1950), East Germany, Guinea (from 4 October 1959), Hungary, India (from 1 April 1950), Indonesia (from 13 April 1930), Iraq (from 25 August 1958), North Korea, Liechtenstein (from 14 September 1950), Mongolia, Morocco (from 1 November 1958), Nepal (from 1 August 1955), Norway (from 5 October 1954), Pakistan (from 21 May 1951), Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union, Sudan (from 4 February 1959), Sweden (from 9 May 1950), Switzerland (from 14 September 1950), Syria (from 1 August 1956), North Vietnam (from 18 January 1950), North Yemen (from 24 September 1956), Yugoslavia (from 2 January 1955). The United Kingdom recognized the PRC on 6 January 1950, but this recognition was not initially accepted.
  10. [10]
    Owing to a dispute over lands seized during World War II, Liechtenstein and Czechoslovakia did not recognize each other.
  11. [11]
    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.
  12. [12]
    Dadra and Nagar Haveli was recognized only by India
  13. [13]
    The Egyptian Republic was declared on 19 June 1953
  14. [14]
    Egypt and Syria united to form the United Arab Republic on 1 February 1958.
  15. [15]
    13 States: 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).
  16. [16]
    Ghana gained independence from the United Kingdom on 6 March 1957
  17. [17]
    Guinea gained independence from France on 2 October 1958
  18. [18]
    India became a republic on 26 January 1950
  19. [19]
    10 Part A States: Andhra State (from 1 November 1953), Assam, Bihar, Bombay, Madhya Pradesh, Madras, Orissa, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. 8 Part B States: Hyderabad, Madhya Bharat, Mysore, Patiala and East Punjab States Union, Rajasthan, Saurashtra, Travancore-Cochin, Vindhya Pradesh. 9 Part C States: Ajmer-Merwara, Bhopal, 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, Pondicherry (from 28 May 1956).
  20. [20]
    14 States: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Bombay, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Madras, Mysore, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. 7 Union Territories: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, National Capital Territory of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands, Manipur, Puducherry, Tripura.
  21. [21]
    Indonesia adopted a unitary constitution on 17 August 1950 Archived 11 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  22. [22]
    14 States: Bangka, Belitung, and Riau (to 4 April 1950), Banjar (to 4 April 1950), Central Java (to 9 March 1950), Dayak Besar (to 4 April 1950), East Borneo (to 24 April 1950), 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.
  23. [23]
    Ireland also had the legal description of "Republic of Ireland", although this was not its constitutional name.
  24. [24]
    Israel was not recognized by Afghanistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, or Yemen.
  25. [25]
    Only the United Kingdom recognized the West Bank as being part of Jordan.
  26. [26]
    Laos gained full independence from France on 22 October 1953
  27. [27]
    Libya gained independence from a UN trusteship on 24 December 1951
  28. [28]
    3 Provinces: Cyrenaica, Tripolitania, and Fezzan.
  29. [29]
    Malaya gained independence from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1957
  30. [30]
    11 States: Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor, Terengganu.
  31. [31]
    29 States: Aguascalientes, Baja California (from 16 January 1952), Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatán, Zacatecas. 2 Territories: Baja California (to 16 January 1952), Baja California Sur, Quintana Roo. 1 Federal District: Federal District
  32. [32]
    French Morocco gained independence on 2 March 1956
  33. [33]
    Morocco became a kingdom on 14 August 1957
  34. [34]
    Bedjaoui, Mohammed (1991). International Law: Achievements and Prospects. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 9231027166.
  35. [35]
    Capaldo, Giuliana Ziccardi (1995). Repertory of Decisions of the International Court of Justice (1947-1992). Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 0792329937.
  36. [36]
    8 Provinces: Azad Kashmir (to 14 October 1955), Baluchistan (to 14 October 1955), East Bengal (renamed East Pakistan on 14 October 1955), Northern Areas (to 14 October 1955), North-West Frontier Province (to 14 October 1955), Sind (to 14 October 1955), West Pakistan (from 14 October 1955), West Punjab (to 14 October 1955). 13 Princely States: Amb (to 1950), Bahawalpur (to 14 October 1955), Baluchistan States Union (from 3 October 1952 to 14 October 1955), Chitral (to 14 October 1955), Dir (to 14 October 1955), Hunza (to 14 October 1955), Kalat (to 3 October 1952), Khayrpur (to 14 October 1955), Kharan (to 3 October 1952), Las Bela (to 3 October 1952), Makran (to 3 October 1952), Nagar (to 14 October 1955), Swat (to 14 October 1955). 1 Territory: Federal Capital Territory (to 14 October 1955).
  37. [37]
    Poland adopted a Communist constitution on 22 July 1952
  38. [38]
    English speakers often used the spellings "Rumania" and "Roumania" during this period.
  39. [39]
    "Sikkim signed a protectorate treaty with India on 5 December 1950". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  40. [40]
    The Republic of the South Moluccas declared independence from Indonesia on 25 April 1950. It was annexed by Indonesia on 17 October 1952.
  41. [41]
    15 Republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Byelorussia, Estonia, Georgia, Karelia (to 16 July 1956), Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldavia, Russian SFSR, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
  42. [42]
    The Sudan gained independence from an Anglo-Egyptian condominium on 1 January 1956.
  43. [43]
    The United Suvadive Republic declared independence from the United Kingdom on 3 January 1959.
  44. [44]
    25 Cantons: Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Glarus, Graubünden, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zürich
  45. [45]
    s:Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet
  46. [46]
    Tunisia gained independence from France on 20 March 1956
  47. [47]
    Tunisia became a republic on 25 July 1957.
  48. [48]
    Trieste was annexed by Yugoslavia and Italy on 26 October 1954
  49. [49]
    50 States: Alabama, Alaska (from 3 January 1959), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, 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, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. 1 Federal District: District of Columbia. 3 Incorporated Territories: Alaska (to 3 January 1959), Hawaii (to 21 August 1959), Palmyra Atoll (from 21 August 1959).
  50. [50]
    These islands were sometimes designated for statistical purposes as the United States Miscellaneous Caribbean Islands and the United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands.
  51. [51]
    Venezuela adopted a new constitution on 15 April 1953 Archived 14 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  52. [52]
    20 States: Anzoátegui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Falcón, Guárico, Lara, Mérida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Táchira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia. 2 Territories: Amazonas, Delta Amacuro. 1 Federal District: Federal District. 1 Federal Dependency: Federal Dependencies.
  53. [53]
    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.
  54. [54]
    6 Republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia.
  55. [55]
    Bilateral relations with countries Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 2009-12-22
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