List of sovereign states in the 1910s

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This is a list of sovereign states in the 1910s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1910 and 31 December 1919. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes 94 widely recognized sovereign states, and entities which were de facto sovereign but which were not widely recognized by other states.

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Sovereign states

Name and capital cityInformation on status and recognition of sovereignty

A


Flag of Afghanistan (1901-1919).svgFlag of Afghanistan (1919-1921).svg  Afghanistan – Emirate of Afghanistan
Capital: Kabul
De facto independent state that was a de jure British protectorate (to 8 August 1919). Widely recognized independent state (from 8 August 1919). [1]

Flag of Albanian Provisional Government 1912-1914.svgFlag of Albania (1914-1920).svgAlbania(from 28 November 1912)
Capital: Durrës
Limited sovereignty for occupatio bellica by the Balkan League states. Recognized independent state de jure from 29 July 1913. [2] [3] De facto Italian protectorate from 23 June 1917.

Flag of Andorra (end of the 19th century-c. 1930s).svg Andorra – Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra La Vella
Widely recognized independent state. [4]

  Angoche – Angoche Sultanate (to 1910)
Capital: Angoche
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina – Argentine Republic
Capital: Buenos Aires
Widely recognized independent state

Flag of Armenia (1918-1922).svg Armenia – Republic of Armenia (from 28 May 1918)
Capital: Yerevan
Widely recognized state.

Flag of the Idrisid Emirate of Asir (1909-1927).svg Asir – Idrisid Emirate of Asir (from 3 August 1917)
Capital: Sabya
Widely recognized independent state

Red flag.svg Aussa Sultanate of Aussa
Capital: Aussa
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia – Commonwealth of Australia (Dominion of the British Empire)
Capital: Melbourne
Widely recognized independent state. Australia is autonomous but still dependent from the United Kingdom. Australia had two external territories:

Flag of Austria.svg Austria(from 12 November 1918)
Capital: Vienna
Widely recognized independent state.

Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary – Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (to 31 October 1918) [5]
Capital: Vienna and Budapest
Widely recognized independent state. Austria-Hungary had one concession:

Flag of Azerbaijan 1918.svg Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (from 28 May 1918) [6]
Capital: Ganja (to September, 1918), Baku (from September, 1918)
Widely recognized state.

B


Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
Capital: Brussels
Widely recognized state. Belgium had one colony and one concession:

  Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan (to January 8, 1910)
Capital: Thimphu
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia
Capital: Sucre
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil – Republic of the United States of Brazil
Capital: Rio de Janeiro
Widely recognized state. Brazil was a federation of 20 states, one territory, and one federal district. [a]

Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria – Tsardom of Bulgaria
Capital: Sofia
Widely recognized state.

C


Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada – Dominion of Canada (Dominion of the British Empire)
Capital: Ottawa
Widely recognized state. Canada is autonomous but still dependent from the United Kingdom.

Flag of Chile.svg Chile – Republic of Chile
Capital: Santiago
Widely recognized state.

Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912).svgFlag of China (1912-1928).svgYuanFlag1.svgFlag of China (1912-1928).svgChina
Capital: Peking
Widely recognized state to December 12, 1915, and from June 6, 1916.

Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia – Republic of Colombia
Capital: Bogotá
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica
Capital: San José
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Cretan State.svg  Crete – Cretan State (de jure to December 1, 1913)
Capital: Chania
De jure autonomous state of the Ottoman Empire to December 1, 1913. De facto unilaterally annexed by Greece.

Flag of Cuba (sky blue).svg  Cuba – Republic of Cuba
Capital: Havana
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Bohemia.svg Czechoslovakia – Czechoslovak Republic (from October 28, 1918)
Capital: Prague
Widely recognized state.

D


Dar al Kuti Sultanate of Dar Al Kuti (to 1911)
Capital: N'Délé
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Darfur.svg Darfur Sultanate of Darfur (to 1916)
Capital: El Fasher
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Kingdom of Denmark
Capital: Copenhagen
Widely recognized state. Denmark had one colony and one dependency:

Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic – Second Dominican Republic
Capital: Santo Domingo
Widely recognized state. Under United States military occupation from May 5, 1916.

E


Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
Capital: Quito
Widely recognized state.

Flag of El Salvador (1875-1877).svgFlag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador
Capital: San Salvador
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Estonia (WFB 2004).gifFlag of the Commune of the Working People of Estonia.svgEstonia(from February 24, 1918)Widely recognized state.

Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1914).svgFlag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire
Capital: Addis Ababa
Widely recognized state.

F


Flag of Finland 1918 (state).svgFlag of Finland (1918-1920).svg & Socialist red flag.svg Finland (from December 6, 1917)
Capital: Helsinki
Widely recognized state.

Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France – French Republic
Capital: Paris
Widely recognized state. The following are colonies, concessions and protectorates of France:

G


Flag of Georgia (1918-1921).svg Georgia – Democratic Republic of Georgia (from May 26, 1918)
Capital: Tiflis
Widely recognized state. Immediately recognized by Germany and the Ottoman Empire.

Flag of the German Empire.svgFlag of Weimar Republic.svg Germany
Capital: Berlin
Widely recognized state. The following are colonies, concessions and protectorates of Germany:

Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece – Kingdom of Greece
Capital: Athens
Widely recognized state.

Flag of the Sultanate of Gowa.svg Gowa Sultanate of Gowa [8] (to 1911)
Capital: Jongaya
Widely recognized state to 1911. Annexed by the Netherlands in 1911.

Flag of Guatemala (1871-1968).svg Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala City
Widely recognized state.

H


Flag of the Emirate of Ha'il.svg Ha'il – Emirate of Jabal Shammar
Capital: Ha'il
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg Haiti – Republic of Haiti
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Widely recognized state. Under United States military occupation from July 28, 1915.

Red flag.svgFlag of Hejaz 1917.svg Hejaz – Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz (from June 10, 1916)
Capital: Mecca
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Honduras (1866-1898).svg  Honduras – Republic of Honduras
Capital: Tegucicalpa
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Hungary (1918-1919).svgSocialist red flag.svgFlag of Hungary (1918-1919).svgFlag of Hungary (1920-1946).svgHungary(from November 16, 1918)
Capital: Budapest
Unrecognized state from August 1 to 8, 1919.

I


Flag of Iceland (1918-1944).svg  Iceland – Kingdom of Iceland (from December 1, 1918)
Capital: Reykjavík
Widely recognized independent state under a personal union with Denmark. Still dependent from Denmark.

Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Italy – Kingdom of Italy
Capital: Rome
Widely recognized state. Italy had four colonies and three concessions:

J


Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan – Empire of Japan
Capital: Tokyo City
Widely recognized state. Japan had sovereignty over the following protectorates, dependencies and concessions:

Japan administered one League of Nations mandate:


L


Flag of Latvia.svg & Flag of Latvian SSR 1919.svgLatvia(disputed between two governments)(from November 18, 1918)


Capital: Riga , Dvinsk , and Rezhitsa

Widely recognized state.

Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia – Republic of Liberia
Capital: Monrovia
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg  Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Lithuania.svgFlag of the Lithuanian-Byelorussian SSR.svg & Flag of Lithuania.svgLithuania(from February 16, 1918)
Capital: Vilnius
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (to August 1914, from November 11, 1918)
Capital: Luxembourg City
Widely recognized state. Limited sovereignty for occupation.

M


Flag of the Mbunda Kingdom.svg Mbundaland – Mbunda Kingdom (to 1917)
Capital: Lumbala N'guimbo
Widely recognized state.

Bandera de Mexico (1880-1893).pngBandera de la Tercera Republica Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos.svg Mexico
Capital: Mexico City
  • Porfiriato (to May 25, 1911)
  • United Mexican States (from February 5, 1917)
Widely recognized state. Mexico had one territory:

Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco – Principality of Monaco
Capital: Monaco
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Mongolia (1911).svg Mongolia - Great Mongolian State [9] (from December 29, 1911 to June 17, 1915)
Capital: Niislel Khuree
Widely recognized state. Still dependent from China.

Flag of Montenegro (1860-1905).svgFlag of Montenegro (1905-1918).svgMontenegro
Capital: Cetinje
Widely recognized state. Limited sovereignty for occupatio bellica to December 1, 1918.

Flag of Morocco (1666-1915).svg Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco (to March 30, 1912)
Capital: Fes
De jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate from March 30, 1912. [10] [11]

Flag of the Mountain Republic.svg Mountain Republic - Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus (from March 6, 1917)
Capital: Temir-Khan-Shura
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Muscat.svg  Muscat and Oman – Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
Capital: Muscat
De jure independent state. De facto a British protectorate.

N


Flag of the Emirate of Riyadh (1902-1913).svgFlag of the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa.svgRiyadh / Nejd
Capital: Riyadh
Widely recognized state.

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands
Capital: Amsterdam
Widely recognized independent state. The Netherlands had sovereignty over three colonies:

Flag of the Dominion of Newfoundland.svg  Newfoundland – Dominion of Newfoundland
Capital: St. John's
Widely recognized state. Newfoundland is autonomous but still dependent from the United Kingdom.

Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand – Dominion of New Zealand
Capital: Wellington
Widely recognized state. New Zealand is autonomous but still dependent from the United Kingdom. The following are territories of New Zealand:

Flag of Nicaragua (1908-1971).svg  Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
Capital: Managua
Widely recognized state. Under United States military occupation from 1912.

  Nri Kingdom of Nri (to 1911)
Capital: Igbo-Ukwu
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Norway.svg  Norway – Kingdom of Norway
Capital: Oslo
Widely recognized state. Norway had three uninhabited possessions:

O


Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire – Sublime Ottoman State
Capital: Constantinople
Widely recognized state. Ottoman Empire had one protectorate:

  Ouaddai – Sultanate of Ouaddai (to 1912)
Capital: Abeche
Widely recognized state.

P


Flag of Panama.svg  Panama – Republic of Panama
Capital: Panama City
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
Capital: Asuncion
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Persia (1910).svg Persia – Persian Empire
Capital: Tehran
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Peru (1825-1884).svg  Peru
Capital: Lima
Widely recognized independent state.

Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svgPoland(from January 14, 1917)
Capital: Warsaw
Client / Puppet state of Germany until November 11, 1918. Widely recognized independent state from November 11, 1918.

Flag Portugal (1830).svgFlag of Portugal.svg Portugal
Capital: Lisbon
Widely recognized independent state. The following are colonies, vassal state and possession of Portugal:

R


Flag of Romania.svg  Romania – Kingdom of Romania
Capital: Bucharest
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Russia.svgFlag of Russia.svgFlag RSFSR 1918.svgRussia
Capital: Saint Petersburg
Widely recognized state. Russia had three protectorates, one concession and one autonomous grand duchy:

S


Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Capital: San Marino
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Serbia (1882-1918).svgFlag of Yugoslavia (1918-1941).svgSerbia / Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Capital: Belgrade
Widely recognized state. Limited sovereignty for occupatio bellica to December 1, 1918.

Flag of Kedah (18th century - 1821).svg Setul Mambang Segara Kingdom of Setul Mambang Segara (to 1916)
Capital: Kota Mambang Segara
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Thailand 1855.svg Flag of Siam (1916).svg Flag of Thailand (TIS 982 draft standard).svg Siam – Kingdom of Siam
Capital: Bangkok
Widely recognized state.

South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svgRed Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa – Union of South Africa (Dominion of the British Empire) (from May 31, 1910)
Capital: Pretoria
Widely recognized independent state. South Africa is autonomous but still dependent from the United Kingdom. South Africa has one mandate:

Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Spain – Kingdom of Spain
Capital: Madrid
Widely recognized state. Spain had three colonies, one protectorate and two possessions:

Late 19th Century Flag of Sulu.svg Sulu – Sultanate of Sulu (to 1915)
Capital: Jolo
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
Capital: Stockholm
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
Capital: Bern
Widely recognized state.

T


Flag of Tibet.svg Tibet (from 1912)
Capital: Lhasa
De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China.

Flag of the Transcaucasian Federation.svg Transcaucasia – Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic (from February 22 to May 28, 1918)
Capital: Tiflis
Widely recognized independent state.

U


Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Capital: London
Widely recognized state. The following are colonies, concessions, territories, dependencies and protectorates of the United Kingdom:

Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svgFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States – United States of America
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Widely recognized state. The following are territories of the United States of America:

Flag of Upper Asir.svg Upper Asir - Sheikdom of Upper Asir (from August 1916)
Capital: Abha
Widely recognized state.

Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Capital: Montevideo
Widely recognized state.

V


Flag of Venezuela (1905-1930).svg  Venezuela United States of Venezuela
Capital: Caracas
Widely recognized state.

Y


Flag of Yemen 1918.svg Yemen – Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (from October 30, 1918)
Capital: Sana`a
Widely recognized independent state. [12] [13]

States claiming sovereignty

Flag of the Alash Autonomy.svg Alash – Alash Autonomy (from December 13, 1917)
Capital: Alash-Qala
Unrecognized state. [14]

Flag of the Republic of Alsace-Lorraine.svg Alsace-Lorraine – Alsace-Lorraine Soviet Republic (from November 10 to 22, 1918)
Capital: Straßburg
Unrecognized socialist state created during the German Revolution after the World War I.

Flag of the Confederated Republic of Altai.svg Altai – Confederated Republic of Altai (from 1917)
Capital: Gorno-Altaysk
Unrecognized state.

Flag of the Republic of Aras.svg Aras – Republic of Aras (from December 1918 to June 1919)
Capital: Nakhchivan
Unrecognized state.

Socialist red flag.svg Banat Republic (from October 31, 1918 to February 20, 1919)
Capital: Timișoara
Unrecognized state. Client state of the Hungarian People's Republic to November 1918. Client state of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from November 1918.

Flag of Bavaria (striped).svgSocialist red flag.svg Bavaria
Capital: Munich
Unrecognized socialist state created during the German Revolution after the World War I.

Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svgSocialist red flag.svg Belarus
Capital: Minsk
Partially-recognized state from 1918 to 1919. Puppet/Buffer State of Soviet Russia from January 1, 1919.

Flag of Weimar Republic.svg Bottleneck – Free State Bottleneck (from January 10, 1919)
Capital: Lorch
Unoccupied territory within post-World War I Germany.

Socialist red flag.svg Bremen – Bremen Soviet Republic (from January 10 to February 4, 1919)
Capital: Bremen
Unrecognized socialist state created during the German Revolution after the World War I.

Essad Pasha's flag.svg Central Albania – Republic of Central Albania (from October 16, 1913 to March 7, 1914)
Capital: Durrës
Unrecognized state.

Flag of the Centrocaspian Dictatorship.svg Centrocaspian Dictatorship – Centro-Caspian Dictatorship (from August 1 to September 15, 1918)
Capital: Baku
Unrecognized state.

Flag of Courland (state).svg Courland and Semigallia – Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (from March 8 to September 22, 1918)
Capital: Riga
Client state of Germany.

Flag of Crimean People's Republic 1917.svgRed flag.svg Crimea
Capital: Bakhchysarai
Self-proclaimed autonomy of the Russian Democratic Federative Republic.

Flag of Don Cossacks.svg Don – Don Republic (from May 18, 1918)
Capital: Novocherkassk
Unrecognized state.

Red flag.svg Donbas and Kryvbas – Donets-Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic (from February 12 to March 20, 1918)
Capital: Kharkiv
Unrecognized, self-declared state.

Flag of Ukraine.svg Hutsul Republic (from January 8 to June 11, 1919)
Capital: Yasinia
Unrecognized state.

Flag of the Free State of Ikaria.svg Icaria – Free State of Icaria (from July 18 to November 1912)
Capital: Icaria
Unrecognized state.

Flag of Idel-Ural State.svg Idel-Ural – Idel-Ural State (from March 1, 1918 to April 1918)
Capital: Ufa
Semi-Independent state.

Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland – Irish Republic (from January 21, 1919)
Capital: Dublin
Revolutionary state.

Flag of the South West Caucasian Republic.svg Kars Republic – Provisional National Government of the Southwestern Caucasus (from December 1, 1918 to April 1919)
Capital: Kars
Nominally-independent provisional government.

Flag of the Turkestan (Kokand) Autonomy.svg Kokand – Turkestan Autonomy (from November 27, 1917 to February 22, 1918)
Capital: Kokand
Unrecognized state.

Flag of Ukraine.svg Komancza – Komancza Republic (from November 4, 1918 to January 24, 1919)
Capital: Komańcza
Microstate.

Flag of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.svg Korea, Provisional Government of – Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (from April 11, 1919)
Capital-in-exile: Shanghai
Partially recognized Korean government-in-exile.

Flag of Kuban People's Republic.svg  Kuban – Kuban People's Republic (from January 28, 1918)
Capital: Yekaterinodar
Unrecognized state.

Prapor Lemko-Rusins'koyi Respubliki.svg Lemko Republic – Lemko-Rusyn People's Republic (from December 5, 1918)
Capital: Florynka
Unrecognized state from December 5, 1918. [15]

Flag of the Lithuanian-Byelorussian SSR.svg Lithuania-Byelorussia – Lithuanian-Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (from February 17 to July 17, 1919)
Capital: Vilnius , Minsk , and Smolensk
Soviet puppet state from February 17 to July 17, 1919.

National flag of the Moldavian Democratic Republic.svg Moldova – Moldavian Democratic Republic (from December 15, 1917 to December 10, 1918)
Capital: Argyrokastron
Unrecognized state.

Flag of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus.svg Northern Epirus – Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus (from February 28 to May 17, 1914)
Capital: Argyrokastron
Unrecognized, self-declared independent state. Autonomy under nominal (unimplemented) Albanian sovereignty from May 17, 1914; de facto under Greek administration from October 27, 1914.

Ingrian people.svg North Ingria – Republic of North Ingria (from January 23, 1919)
Capital: Kirjasalo
Unrecognized state.

Flag of The Imamate of Oman.svg Oman, Imamate of – Imamate of Oman (from 1913)
Capital: Nizwa
Unrecognized state.

Red flag.svg Odessa – Odessa Soviet Republic (from January 17 to March 13, 1918)
Capital: Odessa
Puppet state of Soviet Russia.

Flag of the Republic of Perloja.svg Perloja – Republic of Perloja (from November 1918)Unrecognized state.

Socialist red flag.svg Slovakia – Slovak Soviet Republic (from June 16 to July 7, 1919)
Capital: Prešov
Puppet state of the Hungarian Soviet Republic.

Flag of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs.svg Slovenes, Croats and Serbs – State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (from October 29 to December 1, 1918)
Capital: Zagreb
Unrecognized provisional government.

Flag of Kingdom of Syria (1920-03-08 to 1920-07-24).svg Syria – Arab Kingdom of Syria (from November 26, 1919)
Capital: Damascus
De facto independent state not recognized by any other state. [16]

POL Tarnobrzeg flag.svg Tarnobrzeg – Republic of Tarnobrzeg (from November 6, 1918, to spring 1919)
Capital: Tarnobrzeg
Unrecognized state.

Flag of the Tripolitanian Republic (Fictional).svg Tripolitania – Tripolitanian Republic (from November 16, 1918)
Capital: ‘Aziziya
Unrecognized state.

Karelian National Flag.svg Uhtua – Republic of Uhtua (from June 21, 1918)
Capital: Uhtua
Unrecognized state.

Flag of the Ukrainian State.svg Ukraine(separated into several governments)

Flag of Uriankhai (1918-1921).svg Uryankhay – Uryankhay Republic (from December 1, 1911 to April 17, 1914)
Capital: Belotsarsk
Self-declared independent state.

Flag of TRWT.svg Western Thrace – Independent Government of Western Thrace (from August 31 to October 25, 1913)
Capital: Komotini
Unrecognized state.

Socialist red flag.svg Würzburg – Würzburg Soviet Republic (from April 7 to 9, 1919)
Capital: Würzburg
Unrecognized socialist state created during the German Revolution after the World War I.

Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg Zakopane – Republic of Zakopane (from October 13 to November 16, 1918)
Capital: Zakopane
Unrecognized state.

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