List of sovereign states in 1975
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This is a list of every sovereign state that existed in the year 1975 AD. It includes not only those states which had widespread international recognition, but also those states which were generally unrecognized. In addition, it includes all non-sovereign territories which were not integral parts of sovereign states.
| Contents: | Internationally recognized sovereign states: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z Occupied states Other states Non-Sovereign Territories: Australia - Condominiums - Denmark - France - India - League of Nations - Netherlands - New Zealand - Norway - Portugal - Spain - United Kingdom - United Nations - United States See also - Notes - External links |
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[edit] Internationally recognized sovereign states
United Nations member states are indicated by [UN]
[edit] A
Afghanistan - Republic of Afghanistan [UN]
Albania - People's Republic of Albania [UN]
Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria [UN]
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Angola - People's Republic of Angola (from November 11)
Argentina - Argentine Republic [UN]
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia [UN]
Austria - Republic of Austria [UN]
[edit] B
The Bahamas - Commonwealth of the Bahamas [UN]
Bahrain - State of Bahrain [UN]
Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh [UN]
Barbados [UN]
Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium [UN]- For Benin, see Dahomey
Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan [UN]
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia [UN]
Botswana - Republic of Botswana [UN]
Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil [UN]
Bulgaria - People's Republic of Bulgaria [UN]
Burma - Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma [UN]
Burundi - Republic of Burundi [UN]
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[edit] C
Cameroon - United Republic of Cameroon [UN]
Canada - Dominion of Canada [UN]
Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde (from July 5) [UN from September 16]
Central African Republic [UN]
Chad - Republic of Chad [UN]
Chile - Republic of Chile [UN]
China - People's Republic of China [UN]
Colombia - Republic of Colombia [UN]
Comoros - State of Comoros (from July 6) [UN from November 12]
Congo - People's Republic of Congo [UN]
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica [UN]
Cuba - Republic of Cuba [UN]
Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus [UN]
Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Socialist Republic [UN]
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[edit] D
Dahomey (to November 30), Benin (from November 30) [UN]
- Republic of Dahomey (to November 30)
- People's Republic of Benin (from November 30)
Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark [UN]
Dominican Republic [UN]
[edit] E
Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador [UN]
Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt [UN]
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador [UN]
Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea [UN]
Ethiopia - Socialist Ethiopia [UN]
[edit] F
[edit] G
Gabon - Gabonese Republic [UN]
The Gambia - Republic of the Gambia [UN]
Germany, East - German Democratic Republic [UN]
Germany, West - Federal Republic of Germany [UN]
Ghana - Republic of Ghana [UN]
Greece - Hellenic Republic [UN]
Grenada [UN]
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala [UN]
Guinea - Republic of Guinea [UN]
Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau [UN]
Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana [UN]
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[edit] H
Haiti - Republic of Haiti [UN]
Honduras - Republic of Honduras [UN]
Hungary - People's Republic of Hungary [UN]
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[edit] I
Iceland - Republic of Iceland [UN]
India - Republic of India [UN]
Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia [UN]
Iran - Imperial State of Iran [UN]
Iraq - Republic of Iraq [UN]
Ireland - Republic of Ireland [UN]
Israel - State of Israel [UN]
Italy - Italian Republic [UN]
Ivory Coast - Republic of Ivory Coast [UN]
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[edit] J
[edit] K
- For Kampuchea, see Khmer Republic
Kenya - Republic of Kenya [UN]
Khmer Republic (to April 17), Kampuchea (from April 17) [UN]
Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korea, South - Republic of Korea
Kuwait - State of Kuwait [UN]
[edit] L
Laos [UN]
- Kingdom of Laos (to December 2)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic (from December 2)
Lebanon - Lebanese Republic [UN]
Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho [UN]
Liberia - Republic of Liberia [UN]- Libya - Libyan Arab Republic [UN]
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg [UN]
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[edit] M
Malagasy Republic (to December 30), Madagascar (from December 30) [UN]
- Malagasy Republic (to December 30)
- Democratic Republic of Madagascar (from December 30)
Malawi - Republic of Malawi [UN]
Malaysia [UN]
Maldives - Republic of Maldives [UN]
Mali - Republic of Mali [UN]
Malta - Republic of Malta [UN]
Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania [UN]
Mauritius [UN]
Mexico - United Mexican States [UN]
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Mongolia - People's Republic of Mongolia [UN]
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco [UN]
Mozambique - People's Republic of Mozambique (from June 25) [UN from September 16]
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[edit] N
Nauru - Republic of Nauru
Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal [UN]
Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands [UN]
New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand [UN]
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua [UN]
Niger - Republic of Niger [UN]
Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria [UN]
Norway - Kingdom of Norway [UN]
[edit] O
Oman - Sultanate of Oman [UN]
[edit] P
Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan [UN]
Panama - Republic of Panama [UN]
Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea (from September 16) [UN from October 10]
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay [UN]
Peru - Peruvian Republic [UN]
Philippines - Republic of the Philippines [UN]
Poland - People's Republic of Poland [UN]
Portugal - Portuguese Republic [UN]
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[edit] Q
Qatar - State of Qatar [UN]
[edit] R
[edit] S
San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (from July 12) [UN from September 16]
Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [UN]
Senegal - Republic of Senegal [UN]
Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone [UN]
Singapore - Republic of Singapore [UN]
Somalia - Somali Democratic Republic [UN]
South Africa - Republic of South Africa [UN]
Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Including two non-sovereign UN members) [UN]
Byelorussia - Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic [UN]
Ukraine - Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic [UN]
Spain - Spanish State [UN]
Sri Lanka - Republic of Sri Lanka [UN]
Sudan - Democratic Republic of the Sudan [UN]
Suriname - Republic of Suriname (from November 25) [UN from December 4]
Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland [UN]
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden [UN]
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation- Syria - Syrian Arab Republic [UN]
[edit] T
Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania [UN]
Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand [UN]
Togo - Togolese Republic [UN]
Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago [UN]
Tunisia - Republic of Tunisia [UN]
Turkey - Republic of Turkey [UN]
[edit] U
Uganda - Republic of Uganda [UN]
United Arab Emirates [UN]
United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [UN]
United States - United States of America [UN]
Upper Volta - Republic of Upper Volta [UN]
Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay [UN]
[edit] V
Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Venezuela - United States of Venezuela [UN]
Vietnam, North - Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam, South
[edit] W
Western Samoa - Independent State of Western Samoa
[edit] Y
Yemen, North - Yemen Arab Republic [UN]
Yemen, South - People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [UN]
Yugoslavia - Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia [UN]
[edit] Z
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[edit] Occupied states
[edit] Other states
In 1975, there were six states which were not recognized as sovereign by a majority of countries.
Cabinda - Republic of Cabinda (August 1 to November 11)
- De facto independent state. Claimed by Portugal as part of the overseas province of Angola. Not recognized as sovereign by any other state.
East Timor - Democratic Republic of East Timor (November 28 to December 7)
- De facto independent state. Claimed by Portgual as the overseas province of Portuguese Timor. Not recognized as sovereign by any other state.
North Solomons - Republic of North Solomons (from September 1)
- De facto independent state. Claimed by Australia as part of the United Nations Trust Territory of Papua and New Guinea. Not recognized as sovereign by any other state.
Rhodesia - Republic of Rhodesia
- De facto independent state. Claimed by the United Kingdom as the colony of Southern Rhodesia. Not recognized as sovereign by any other state.
Rwenzururu - Kingdom of Rwenzururu
- De facto independent state. Claimed by Uganda. Not recognized as sovereign by any other state.
Taiwan - Republic of China[1]
- De facto independent state; de jure the Republic of China, a polity regarded by the People's Republic of China to be its defunct (and no longer legitimate) predecessor state. In addition to Taiwan, the Republic of China also governed part of the Spratly Islands and had not renounced claims over mainland China and Mongolia. The territory of the Republic of China was claimed by the People's Republic of China.
[edit] Non-Sovereign Territories
[edit] Australia
- Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)[2]
- Christmas Island - Territory of Christmas Island (External territory)
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (External territory)
- Coral Sea Islands - Coral Sea Islands Territory (Uninhabited 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)
[edit] Condominiums
New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium)
[edit] Denmark
Faroe Islands (Autonomous province)
[edit] France
Bassas da India (Uninhabited possession)- Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
- Comoros - State of Comoros (to July 6, autonomous overseas territory)
- Europa Island (Uninhabited possession)
- French Afars and Issas - French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (Overseas territory)
- French Polynesia - Territory of French Polynesia (Overseas territory)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Uninhabited overseas territory)[2]- Glorioso Islands (Uninhabited possession)
- Juan de Nova Island (Uninhabited possession)
Mayotte (from July 6, overseas territory)- 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 (Overseas territory)
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[edit] India
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- South-West Africa (Administered by South Africa)
[edit] Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles (Overseas country)
Suriname (to November 25, Overseas country)
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[edit] New Zealand
Cook Islands (Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)-
Niue (Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand) - Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)[2]
- Tokelau Islands (Dependent territory)
[edit] Norway
- Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
- Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession)[2]
- Queen Maud Land (Uninhabited possession)[2]
[edit] Portugal
- Angola (to November 11, Overseas province)
- Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde (to July 5, Overseas province)
- Macau (Overseas province)
Moçambique (to June 25, Overseas province)- Portuguese Timor (to November 28, Overseas province)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (to July 12, Overseas province)
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[edit] Spain
- Spanish Sahara (Overseas province)
[edit] United Kingdom
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign base areas administrated as a single colony)
Antigua and Barbuda (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)
Belize (Self-governing crown colony)
Bermuda (Self-governing crown colony)
British Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited colony)[2]- British Indian Ocean Territory (Uninhabited colony)
British Solomon Islands (Protectorate)
British Virgin Islands (Crown colony)
Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam (Protectorate)
Cayman Islands (Crown colony)
Dominica (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)
Ellice Islands (from October 1, crown colony)
Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Gibraltar (Crown colony)
Gilbert and Ellice Islands (to October 1, crown colony)- Gilbert Islands (from October 1, crown colony)
Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
Hong Kong (Crown colony)
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
Montserrat (Crown colony)- Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands (Crown colony)
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)- Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Saint Lucia (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)- Seychelles (Self-governing crown colony)
Turks and Caicos Islands (Crown colony)
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[edit] United Nations Trust Territories
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (administered by the United States)- Papua and New Guinea - Territory of Papua and New Guinea (to September 16, administered by Australia)
[edit] United States
American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)- Baker Island (Uninhabited 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)
- Serrana Bank (Uninhabited territory)
United States Virgin Islands (Territory)- Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)
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[edit] See also
- List of state leaders in 1975
- List of colonial governors in 1975
- List of sovereign states
- Dependent territory
- 1975
