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 77 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.

Sovereign states Name and capital cityInformation on status and recognition of sovereignty A → Afghanistan – Kingdom of Afghanistan Widely recognized independent state. LON member state (from 27 September 1934). → Albania – Albanian Kingdom Widely recognized LON member state. Under occupation by Italy from April 12, 1939. → – Principality of Andorra Widely recognized independent state. – Argentine Republic Widely recognized LON member state. Argentina was a federation of 15 provinces and 9 federal territories. 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 Widely recognized state. Annexed into Italian East Africa. – Commonwealth of Australia Widely recognized LON member state; Commonwealth realm. Australia was a federation of six states and three territories. It had sovereignty over the following external territories: Australian Antarctic Territory Norfolk Island

Australia administered two League of Nations mandates: Nauru New Guinea → Austria Republic of Austria Federal State of Austria Widely recognized LON member state. Annexed by Nazi Germany on March 12, 1938. B – Kingdom of Belgium Widely recognized LON member state. Belgium had sovereignty over one colony and one concession:

Tientsin Belgium administered one League of Nations mandate: Ruanda-Urundi Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia

Widely recognized independent state. Brazil First Brazilian Republic Vargas Era Estado Novo Widely recognized independent state. Brazil was a federation of 20 states, one territory, and one federal district. Bulgaria – Tsardom of Bulgaria Widely recognized LON member state. C – Dominion of Canada Widely recognized LON member state; Commonwealth realm. Republic of Chile Socialist Republic of Chile Republic of Chile Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew on May 14, 1938. – Republic of China Widely recognized LON member state. – Republic of Colombia Widely recognized LON member state. Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica Widely recognized independent state. – Republic of Cuba Widely recognized LON member state. Czechoslovak Republic Czecho-Slovak Republic Widely recognized LON member state. Under occupation by Nazi Germany from 15 May 1939. A government in exile was regarded as the legitimate government by the Allies. D – Free City of Danzig Widely recognized independent state. Annexed by Germany from 12 September 1939. – Kingdom of Denmark Widely recognized LON member state. Denmark had sovereignty over one possession: Greenland Dominican Republic – Third Dominican Republic Widely recognized LON member state. E Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador Widely recognized independent state. LON member state from September 28, 1934. Egypt – Kingdom of Egypt Widely recognized independent state. LON member state from May 26, 1937. El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew on August 11, 1937. – Republic of Estonia Widely recognized LON member state. – Ethiopian Empire Widely recognized LON member state. Under occupation by Italy from May 9, 1936, and annexed into Italian East Africa from June 1, 1936. F – Republic of Finland Widely recognized LON member state. France – French Republic Widely recognized LON member state. France administered the foreign affairs of the following colonies and protectorates: French Algeria French Equatorial Africa French Guiana French India – French Establishments in India French Indochina French Madagascar French Morocco French Oceania – French Establishments in Oceania French Somaliland French Tunisia French West Africa Guadeloupe Inini Martinique

France administered the following League of Nations mandates: Alawite → Lebanese Republic State of Syria → Syrian Republic Jabal ad-Druze French Cameroons French Togoland Saar Basin G → → – German Reich

Weimar Republic Nazi Germany Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew on October 19, 1933. → Greece Hellenic Republic Kingdom of Greece Widely recognized LON member state.The Kingdom of Greece had a fascist regime called the 4th of August Regime established on August 4, 1936. – Republic of Guatemala Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew on May 26, 1936. H – Republic of Haiti Widely recognized LON member state under United States occupation to August 1, 1934. → – Republic of Honduras Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew on July 10, 1936. – Kingdom of Hungary Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew on April 11, 1939. I – Kingdom of Iceland Widely recognized independent state. Persia / Iran Imperial State of Persia Imperial State of Iran Widely recognized LON member state. Iraq – Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq Widely recognized independent state. LON member state from October 3, 1932. Ireland Irish Free State Ireland Widely recognized LON member state; Commonwealth realm. – Kingdom of Italy Widely recognized LON member state under fascism; withdrew on December 11, 1937. Italy had sovereignty over two colonies (four colonies until January 1934 and three colonies until June 1936) and three concessions: Amoy Italian Cyrenaica Italian Tripolitania Italian Libya Italian Eritrea Italian Somaliland Italian East Africa Shanghai Tientsin J – Empire of Japan Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew on March 27, 1933. Japan had sovereignty over the following dependencies and concessions: Chongqing Hangzhou Hankou Japanese Korea (Chōsen) Karafuto Kwantung Shashi Suzhou Taiwan Tientsin

Japan administered one League of Nations mandate: South Seas Mandate L – Republic of Latvia Widely recognized LON member state. – Republic of Liberia Widely recognized LON member state. → Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein Widely recognized independent state. Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania Widely recognized LON member state. – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Widely recognized LON member state. M → – United Mexican States Widely recognized independent state. LON member state from September 12, 1931; declared a member on September 12, 1931. Mexico had sovereignty over one territory: Isla de la Pasión – Principality of Monaco Widely recognized independent state. – Sultanate of Muscat and Oman De jure independent state. De facto a British protectorate. N Najran – Principality of Najran Widely recognized independent state. → → → Nejd and Hejaz – , Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz → → Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Widely recognized independent state. Nejd and Hejaz had sovereignty over one protectorate: Asir → Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal Widely recognized independent state. Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands Widely recognized LON member state. The Netherlands had sovereignty over three colonies: Curaçao and Dependencies Dutch East Indies Surinam → Newfoundland – Dominion of Newfoundland Widely recognized independent state; de facto Commonwealth realm to February 16, 1934. New Zealand – Dominion of New Zealand Widely recognized LON member state; Commonwealth realm. New Zealand had sovereignty over four dependent territories: Cook Islands Niue-Fekai Union Islands Ross Dependency

New Zealand administered one League of Nations mandate: Western Samoa – Republic of Nicaragua Widely recognized LON member state under United States occupation to 1933; withdrew on June 27, 1936. – Kingdom of Norway Widely recognized LON member state. Norway had sovereignty over three uninhabited possessions: Bouvet Island Peter I Island Sverdrup Islands P – Republic of Panama Widely recognized LON member state. – Republic of Paraguay Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew on February 23, 1935. – Peruvian Republic Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew on April 8, 1939. – Republic of Poland Widely recognized LON member state. Under occupation by Nazi Germany from 6 October 1939. A government in exile was regarded as the legitimate government by the Allies. – Portuguese Republic Widely recognized LON member state. The following were colonies and possession of Portugal:

Portuguese Macau Portuguese East Africa

Portuguese India

Portuguese West Africa Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe R – Kingdom of Romania Widely recognized LON member state. S – Most Serene Republic of San Marino Widely recognized independent state. Siam / Thailand Kingdom of Siam Kingdom of Thailand Widely recognized LON member state. – Union of South Africa Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Pietermaritzburg (archival), Bloemfontein (judicial) Widely recognized LON member state; Commonwealth realm. South Africa administered one League of Nations mandate: South West Africa → Soviet Union – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Widely recognized independent state. LON member state from September 18, 1934; expelled on December 14, 1939. The Soviet Union was a federation of seven (later 11) republics. → → Spain Kingdom of Spain Spanish Republic Spanish State Widely recognized LON member state; withdrew on May 9, 1939.The Kingdom of Spain had a government in exile from 4 April 1939. Spain had sovereignty over the following colonies and protectorate: → Ifni → → Spanish Guinea → → Spanish Sahara Spanish Morocco – Kingdom of Sweden Widely recognized LON member state. Swiss Confederation Swiss Confederation Widely recognized LON member state. T Tibet De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. → Turkey – Republic of Turkey Widely recognized independent state. LON member state from July 18, 1932. U – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Widely recognized LON member state. The United Kingdom had sovereignty over 62 colonies: Aden – Aden Colony and Protectorate Amoy Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Ashanti

→ Bahrain – State of Bahrain Baker Island

Basutoland – Territory of Basutoland Bechuanaland – Bechuanaland Protectorate Bermuda Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan British Guiana British Honduras British Leeward Islands – Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands British Somaliland – British Somaliland Protectorate British Solomon Islands Protectorate British Windward Islands – Federal Colony of the Windward Islands Brunei – State of Brunei → Burma Canton and Enderbury Islands Ceylon Cyprus Enderby Land Falkland Islands Federated Malay States Gambia – Gambia Colony and Protectorate → Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony

→ Guernsey – Bailiwick of Guernsey Heard Island and McDonald Islands Hong Kong – Indian Empire → Isle of Man Jamaica Jarvis Island – Bailiwick of Jersey Johor – State of Johor Darul Ta'zim Kedah – State of Kedah Darul Aman – State of Kelantan Darul Naim Kenya – Kenya Colony and Protectorate Kuwait – Sheikhdom of Kuwait Maldive Islands – Sultanate of the Maldive Islands Malta Mauritius Muscat and Oman – Sultanate of Muscat and Oman Nigeria – Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria

Northern Rhodesia – Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia Northern Territories of the Gold Coast – Nyasaland Protectorate – State of Perlis Indera Kayangan Pitcairn Island → → Qatar – State of Qatar Redonda Saint Helena Sarawak – Kingdom of Sarawak Seychelles