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Sovereign states

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Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Albania (until 10 January)
Albania (until 10 January)
Albania (from 10 January)
Albania (from 10 January)
Andorra
Andorra
Argentina
Argentina
Australia
Australia
Austria
Austria
Belgium
Belgium
Bolivia
Bolivia
Brazil
Brazil
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Canada
Canada
Chile
Chile
China
China
Colombia
Colombia
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Cuba
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Ecuador
Egypt
Egypt
El Salvador
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Finland
Finland
France
France
Germany
Germany
Greece
Greece
Guatemala
Guatemala
Haiti
Haiti
Honduras
Honduras
Hungary (until 1 February)
Hungary (until 1 February)
Hungary (from 1 February)
Hungary (from 1 February)
Iceland
Iceland
Indonesia
Indonesia
Iran
Iran
Iraq
Iraq
Ireland
Ireland
Italy (until 2 June)
Italy (until 2 June)
Italy (from 2 June)
Italy (from 2 June)
Japan
Japan
Korea (until 8 February)
Korea (until 8 February)
Lebanon
Lebanon
Liberia
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Mexico
Mexico
Monaco
Monaco
Mongolia
Mongolia
Nepal
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands
Newfoundland
Newfoundland
New Zealand
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Norway
Norway
Panama
Panama
Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay
Peru
Peru
Philippines (from 22 October)
Philippines (from 22 October)
Poland
Poland
Portugal
Portugal
Romania
Romania
San Marino
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Sikkim
Sikkim
South Africa
South Africa
South Vietnam
South Vietnam
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Spain
Spain
Sweden
Sweden
Switzerland
Switzerland
Syria
Syria
Siam
Siam
Tibet
Tibet
Transjordan (from 25 May)
Transjordan (from 25 May)
Trieste (from 25 May)
Trieste (from 25 May)
Tripura
Tripura
Turkey
Turkey
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United States
United States
Uruguay
Uruguay
Vatican City
Vatican City
Venezuela
Venezuela
Yemen
Yemen
Yugoslavia (until 31 January)
Yugoslavia (until 31 January)
Yugoslavia (from 31 January)
Yugoslavia (from 31 January)

Colonies, concessions, possessions, protectorates, mandates and territories

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Australian Antarctic Territory (Australia)
Australian Antarctic Territory (Australia)
Nauru (Australia)
Nauru (Australia)
New Guinea (Australia)
New Guinea (Australia)
Norfolk Island (Australia)
Norfolk Island (Australia)
Papua (Australia)
Papua (Australia)
Belgian Congo (Belgium)
Belgian Congo (Belgium)
Ruanda-Urundi (Belgium)
Ruanda-Urundi (Belgium)
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Greenland (Denmark)
Greenland (Denmark)
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Egypt and United Kingdom)
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Egypt and United Kingdom)
Clipperton Island (France)
Clipperton Island (France)
French Cameroon (France)
French Cameroon (France)
French Comoros (from 27 October; France)
French Comoros (from 27 October; France)
French Equatorial Africa (France)
French Equatorial Africa (France)
Fezzan-Ghadames (France)
Fezzan-Ghadames (France)
French Guiana (until 19 March; France)
French Guiana (until 19 March; France)
French India (France)
French India (France)
French Indochina (France)
French Indochina (France)
French Madagascar (France)
French Madagascar (France)
French Morocco (France)
French Morocco (France)
French Oceania (France)
French Oceania (France)
French Somaliland (France)
French Somaliland (France)
French Tunisia (France)
French Tunisia (France)
French West Africa (France)
French West Africa (France)
Guadeloupe (until 19 March; France)
Guadeloupe (until 19 March; France)
Inini (until 19 March; France)
Inini (until 19 March; France)
Martinique (until 19 March; France)
Martinique (until 19 March; France)
New Caledonia (France)
New Caledonia (France)
New Hebrides (France)
New Hebrides (France)
Réunion (until 19 March; France)
Réunion (until 19 March; France)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
Karafuto (Japan)
Karafuto (Japan)
South Seas Mandate (Japan)
South Seas Mandate (Japan)
Curaçao and Dependencies (Netherlands)
Curaçao and Dependencies (Netherlands)
Surinam (Netherlands)
Surinam (Netherlands)
Cook Islands (New Zealand)
Cook Islands (New Zealand)
Niue (New Zealand)
Niue (New Zealand)
Ross Dependency (New Zealand)
Ross Dependency (New Zealand)
Union Islands (until 29 October; New Zealand)/Tokelau Islands (from 29 October; New Zealand)
Union Islands (until 29 October; New Zealand)/Tokelau Islands (from 29 October; New Zealand)
Western Samoa (New Zealand)
Western Samoa (New Zealand)
Bouvet Island (Norway)
Bouvet Island (Norway)
Peter I Island (Norway)
Peter I Island (Norway)
Queen Maud Land (Norway)
Queen Maud Land (Norway)
Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá (Portugal)
Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá (Portugal)
Portuguese Cape Verde (Portugal)
Portuguese Cape Verde (Portugal)
Portuguese Macau (Portugal)
Portuguese Macau (Portugal)
Portuguese East Africa (Portugal)
Portuguese East Africa (Portugal)
Portuguese Guinea (Portugal)
Portuguese Guinea (Portugal)
Portuguese India (Portugal)
Portuguese India (Portugal)
Portuguese Timor (Portugal)
Portuguese Timor (Portugal)
Portuguese West Africa (Portugal)
Portuguese West Africa (Portugal)
Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe (Portugal)
Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe (Portugal)
South West Africa (South Africa)
South West Africa (South Africa)
North Korea (Soviet Union)
North Korea (Soviet Union)
North Korea (from 8 February; Soviet Union)
North Korea (from 8 February; Soviet Union)
Ifni (until 20 July; Spain)
Ifni (until 20 July; Spain)
Spanish Guinea (Spain)
Spanish Guinea (Spain)
Spanish Morocco (until 20 July; Spain)
Spanish Morocco (until 20 July; Spain)
Spanish Sahara (until 20 July; Spain)
Spanish Sahara (until 20 July; Spain)
Spanish West Africa (from 20 July; Spain)
Spanish West Africa (from 20 July; Spain)
Aden (United Kingdom)
Aden (United Kingdom)
Bahamas (United Kingdom)
Bahamas (United Kingdom)
Bahrain (United Kingdom)
Bahrain (United Kingdom)
Barbados (United Kingdom)
Barbados (United Kingdom)
Basutoland (United Kingdom)
Basutoland (United Kingdom)
Bechuanaland (United Kingdom)
Bechuanaland (United Kingdom)
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
Bhutan (United Kingdom)
Bhutan (United Kingdom)
British Cameroons (United Kingdom)
British Cameroons (United Kingdom)
British Guiana (United Kingdom)
British Guiana (United Kingdom)
British Honduras (United Kingdom)
British Honduras (United Kingdom)
British Leeward Islands (United Kingdom)
British Leeward Islands (United Kingdom)
British Somaliland (United Kingdom)
British Somaliland (United Kingdom)
British Togoland (United Kingdom)
British Togoland (United Kingdom)
British Western Pacific Territories (United Kingdom)
British Western Pacific Territories (United Kingdom)
British Windward Islands (United Kingdom)
British Windward Islands (United Kingdom)
Brunei (United Kingdom)
Brunei (United Kingdom)
Burma (United Kingdom)
Burma (United Kingdom)
Ceylon (United Kingdom)
Ceylon (United Kingdom)
Cyprus (United Kingdom)
Cyprus (United Kingdom)
Cyrenaica (from 13 May; United Kingdom)
Cyrenaica (from 13 May; United Kingdom)
Eritrea (United Kingdom)
Eritrea (United Kingdom)
Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
Federated Malay States (until 31 March; United Kingdom)
Federated Malay States (until 31 March; United Kingdom)
Gambia (United Kingdom)
Gambia (United Kingdom)
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
Gold Coast (United Kingdom)
Gold Coast (United Kingdom)
Guernsey (United Kingdom)
Guernsey (United Kingdom)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (United Kingdom)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (United Kingdom)
Hong Kong (United Kingdom)
Hong Kong (United Kingdom)
India (United Kingdom)
India (United Kingdom)
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
Jamaica (United Kingdom)
Jamaica (United Kingdom)
Jersey (United Kingdom)
Jersey (United Kingdom)
Johor (until 1 April; United Kingdom)
Johor (until 1 April; United Kingdom)
Kedah (until 1 April; United Kingdom)
Kedah (until 1 April; United Kingdom)
Kelantan (until 1 April; United Kingdom)
Kelantan (until 1 April; United Kingdom)
Kenya (United Kingdom)
Kenya (United Kingdom)
Kuwait (United Kingdom)
Kuwait (United Kingdom)
Malacca (from 1 April; United Kingdom)
Malacca (from 1 April; United Kingdom)
Malayan Union (from 1 April; United Kingdom)
Malayan Union (from 1 April; United Kingdom)
Maldives (United Kingdom)
Maldives (United Kingdom)
Malta (United Kingdom)
Malta (United Kingdom)
Mauritius (United Kingdom)
Mauritius (United Kingdom)
Muscat and Oman (United Kingdom)
Muscat and Oman (United Kingdom)
Nigeria (United Kingdom)
Nigeria (United Kingdom)
North Borneo (United Kingdom)
North Borneo (United Kingdom)
Northern Rhodesia (United Kingdom)
Northern Rhodesia (United Kingdom)
Nyasaland (United Kingdom)
Nyasaland (United Kingdom)
Palestine (United Kingdom)
Palestine (United Kingdom)
Penang (from 1 April; United Kingdom)
Penang (from 1 April; United Kingdom)
Perlis (until 1 April; United Kingdom)
Perlis (until 1 April; United Kingdom)
Qatar (United Kingdom)
Qatar (United Kingdom)
Saint Helena and Dependencies (United Kingdom)
Saint Helena and Dependencies (United Kingdom)
Sarawak (from 1 July; United Kingdom)
Sarawak (from 1 July; United Kingdom)
Sarawak (to 1 July; United Kingdom)
Sarawak (to 1 July; United Kingdom)
Seychelles (United Kingdom)
Seychelles (United Kingdom)
Sierra Leone (United Kingdom)
Sierra Leone (United Kingdom)
Singapore ​(from 1 April; United Kingdom)
Singapore ​(from 1 April; United Kingdom)
Somalia (United Kingdom)
Somalia (United Kingdom)
Southern Rhodesia (United Kingdom)
Southern Rhodesia (United Kingdom)
Straits Settlements ​(from 1 April; United Kingdom)
Straits Settlements ​(from 1 April; United Kingdom)
Swaziland (United Kingdom)
Swaziland (United Kingdom)
Tanganyika (United Kingdom)
Tanganyika (United Kingdom)
Terengganu (until 1 April; United Kingdom)
Terengganu (until 1 April; United Kingdom)
Transjordan (until 25 May; United Kingdom)
Transjordan (until 25 May; United Kingdom)
Trinidad and Tobago (United Kingdom)
Trinidad and Tobago (United Kingdom)
Tripolitania (United Kingdom)
Tripolitania (United Kingdom)
Trucial States (United Kingdom)
Trucial States (United Kingdom)
Uganda (United Kingdom)
Uganda (United Kingdom)
Zanzibar (United Kingdom)
Zanzibar (United Kingdom)
Alaska (United States)
Alaska (United States)
American Samoa (United States)
American Samoa (United States)
Baker Island (United States)
Baker Island (United States)
Corn Islands (United States)
Corn Islands (United States)
Guam (United States)
Guam (United States)
Hawaii (United States)
Hawaii (United States)
Howland Island (United States)
Howland Island (United States)
Jarvis Island (United States)
Jarvis Island (United States)
Johnston Atoll (United States)
Johnston Atoll (United States)
Kingman Reef (United States)
Kingman Reef (United States)
South Korea (United States)
South Korea (United States)
South Korea (United States)
South Korea (United States)
Midway Atoll (United States)
Midway Atoll (United States)
Navassa Island (United States)
Navassa Island (United States)
Palmyra Atoll (United States)
Palmyra Atoll (United States)
Panama Canal Zone (United States)
Panama Canal Zone (United States)
Petrel Islands (United States)
Petrel Islands (United States)
Philippines (until 22 October; United States)
Philippines (until 22 October; United States)
Puerto Rico (United States)
Puerto Rico (United States)
Quita Sueno Bank (United States)
Quita Sueno Bank (United States)
Roncador Bank (United States)
Roncador Bank (United States)
Serrana Bank (United States)
Serrana Bank (United States)
Serranilla Bank (United States)
Serranilla Bank (United States)
Swan Islands (United States)
Swan Islands (United States)
United States Virgin Islands (United States)
United States Virgin Islands (United States)
Wake Island (United States)
Wake Island (United States)

Other entities

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Azerbaijan (until December 1946)
Azerbaijan (until December 1946)
East Turkestan
East Turkestan
Mahabad (22 January to 15 December)
Mahabad (22 January to 15 December)
Tangier
Tangier
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam