User:Adinar0012/List of sovereign states in 1961
Internationally recognized sovereign states
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Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan
Albania - People's Republic of Albania
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Argentina - Argentine Republic
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
Austria - Republic of Austria
B
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Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium- File:Second Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Brazil - Republic of the United States of Brazil
Bulgaria - People's Republic of Bulgaria
Burma - Union of Burma
C
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Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia
Cameroon - Federal Republic of Cameroon (from October 1)
Cameroun - Republic of Cameroun (to October 1)
Canada - Dominion of Canada
Central African Republic
Ceylon - Dominion of Ceylon
Chad - Republic of Chad
Chile - Republic of Chile
China - Republic of China
Colombia - Republic of Colombia
Congo, Republic of
Congo, Republic of the
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
Cuba - Republic of Cuba
Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
D
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Dahomey - Republic of Dahomey
Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Dominican Republic
E
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Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Ethiopia - Empire of Ethiopia
F
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G
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Gabon - Gabonese Republic
Germany, East - German Democratic Republic
Germany, West - Federal Republic of Germany
Ghana - Republic of Ghana
Greece - Kingdom of Greece
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Guinea - Republic of Guinea
H
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I
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Iceland - Republic of Iceland
India - Republic of India
Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
Iran - Imperial State of Iran
Iraq - Republic of Iraq
Ireland - Republic of Ireland
Israel - State of Israel
Italy - Italian Republic
Ivory Coast - Republic of Ivory Coast
J
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K
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Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korea, South - Republic of Korea
Kuwait - State of Kuwait (from June 19)
L
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Laos - Kingdom of Laos
Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Libya - United Kingdom of Libya
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
M
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Malagasy Republic
Malaya - Federation of Malaya
Mali - Republic of Mali
Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mexico - United Mexican States
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Mongolia - People's Republic of Mongolia
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco
N
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Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
Niger - Republic of Niger
Nigeria - Federation of Nigeria
Norway - Kingdom of Norway
P
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Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Panama - Republic of Panama
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Peru - Peruvian Republic
Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
Poland - People's Republic of Poland
Portugal - Portuguese Republic
R
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Rumania - Rumanian People's Republic
S
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San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Senegal - Republic of Senegal
Sierra Leone (from April 27)
Somalia - Somali Republic
South Africa
- Union of South Africa (to May 21)
- Republic of South Africa (from May 21)
Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Spain - Spanish State
Sudan - Republic of the Sudan
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
Syria - Syrian Arab Republic (from September 28)
T
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Tanganyika (from December 9)
Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
Togo - Togolese Republic
Tunisia - Republic of Tunisia
Turkey - Republic of Turkey
U
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United Arab Republic
United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States - United States of America
Upper Volta - Republic of Upper Volta
Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay
V
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Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
Vietnam, North - Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam, South - Republic of Vietnam
Y
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Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Yugoslavia - Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia
Occupied states
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Other states
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China, People's Republic of
Katanga - State of Katanga
South Kasai - Mining State of South Kasai (to December 30)
Suvadive Islands - United Suvadive Republic
Non-Sovereign Territories
[edit]Australia
[edit]- Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)[1]
- Christmas Island - Territory of Christmas Island (External territory)
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (External territory)
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands - Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited external territory)
- Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)
Condominiums
[edit]- Canton and Enderbury Islands (Anglo-American condominium)
New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium)
Denmark
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Faroe Islands (Autonomous province)
France
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Bassas da India (Uninhabited possession)- Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
- Comoros
- Territory of the Comoros (to December 22, Overseas territory)
- State of Comoros (from December 22, Autonomous overseas territory)
- Europa Island (Uninhabited possession)
- French Polynesia - Territory of French Polynesia (Overseas territory)
- French Somaliland - Territory of French Somaliland (Overseas territory)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Uninhabited overseas territory)[1]- Glorioso Islands (Uninhabited possession)
- Juan de Nova Island (Uninhabited possession)
New Caledonia - Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (Overseas territory)- Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Overseas territory)
- Tromelin Island (Uninhabited possession)
Wallis and Futuna - Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (from July 29, Overseas territory)
India
[edit]- Sikkim - Kingdom of Sikkim (Protectorate)
International
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West Berlin (Occupied territory governed by France, the United Kingdom, and the United States)
League of Nations Mandates
[edit]- South-West Africa (administered by South Africa)
Netherlands
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Netherlands Antilles (Overseas country)-
Netherlands New Guinea, (to December 1, Colony) West Papua (from December 1, Colony) 
Suriname (Overseas country)
New Zealand
[edit]- Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
- Niue Island (Dependent territory)
- Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)[1]
- Tokelau Islands (Dependent territory)
Norway
[edit]- Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
- Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession)[1]
- Queen Maud Land (Uninhabited possession)[1]
Portugal
[edit]- Angola (Overseas province)
- Cape Verde Islands (Overseas province)
- Macau (Overseas province)
- Moçambique (Overseas province)
- Portuguese Guinea (Overseas province)
- Portuguese India - Portuguese State of India (to January 14, Overseas province)
- Portuguese Timor (Overseas province)
- São João Baptista de Ajudá - Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá (to August 1, Possession)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (Overseas province)
Spain
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Fernando Pó (Overseas province)- Ifni (Overseas province)
- Río Muni (Overseas province)
- Spanish Sahara (Overseas province)
United Kingdom
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Aden - Aden Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)- Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign base areas administrated as a single colony)
Bahama Islands (Crown colony)
Bahrain - Sheikdom of Bahrain (Protectorate)- Basutoland - Territory of Basutoland (Crown colony)
- Bechuanaland - Bechuanaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Bermuda (Crown colony)
British Guiana (Crown colony)
British Honduras (Crown colony)
British Virgin Islands (Crown colony)- British Western Pacific Territories (Crown colony)
Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam (Protectorate)
Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Fiji (Crown colony)
Gambia - Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Gibraltar (Crown colony)
Hong Kong (Crown colony)
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
Kenya - Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)- Kuwait - Sheikdom of Kuwait (to June 19, Protectorate)
Maldive Islands - Sultanate of the Maldive Islands (Protectorate)
Malta (Crown colony)
Mauritius (Crown colony)
Muscat and Oman - Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (Protectorate)
North Borneo (Crown colony)- Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands (Crown colony)
Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar (Protectorate)
Rhodesia and Nyasaland - Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Crown colony)
Saint Helena (Crown colony)- File:Colonial flag of Sarawak.png Sarawak (Crown colony)
- Seychelles (Crown colony)
- Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (from April 27, Crown colony and protectorate)
Singapore - State of Singapore (Self-governing crown colony)- Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga (Protectorate)
Trucial States (Protectorate)
West Indies Federation (Crown colony)
United Nations Trust Territories
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Cameroons - British Cameroons (administered by the United Kingdom to October 1)- Nauru (administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom)
- Papua and New Guinea - Territory of Papua and New Guinea (administered by Australia)
- Ruanda-Urundi (administered by Belgium)
- Tanganyika (administered by the United Kingdom to December 9)
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (administered by the United States)
Western Samoa (administered by New Zealand)
United States
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American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)- Bajo Nuevo Bank (Uninhabited territory)
- Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
- Bonin Islands (Occupied territory)
Guam - Territory of Guam (Territory)- Howland Island (Uninhabited territory)
- Jarvis Island (Uninhabited territory)
- Johnston Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
- Kingman Reef (Uninhabited territory)
- Midway Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
- Navassa Island (Uninhabited territory)
- Palmyra Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
Panama Canal Zone (Territory)
Puerto Rico - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Territory)- Quita Sueño Bank (Uninhabited territory)
- Roncador Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Ryukyu Islands - United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (Occupied territory)- Serrana Bank (Uninhabited territory)
- Serranilla Bank (Uninhabited territory)
- Swan Islands (Uninhabited territory)
United States Virgin Islands (Territory)- Volcano Islands (Occupied territory)
- Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)
