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Information on status and recognition of sovereignty |
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Abkhazia – Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia (from March 31, 1921 to December 16, 1921) Capital: Sukhumi |
Recognized independent state. It was subordinate to the Georgian SSR from December 16, 1921.[a] |
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→ → → → Afghanistan Capital: Kabul
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Reign of Amanullah Khan, Inayatullah Khan, and Mohammed Nadir Shah: Widely-recognized independent state Reign of Habibullāh Kalakāni,[4] Ali Ahmad Khan and Abd-al Karim: Not recognized by any state. |
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→ → → Albania Capital: Tirana
- Principality of Albania (to January 31, 1925)
- Albanian Republic (from January 31, 1925 to September 1, 1928)
- Albanian Kingdom (from September 1, 1928)
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 17, 1920. |
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Andorra – Principality of Andorra Capital: Andorra La Vella |
Widely-recognized independent state. |
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Argentina – Argentine Republic Capital: Buenos Aires |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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→ Armenia (to March 12, 1922) Capital: Yerevan
- Republic of Armenia (to November 29, 1920)
- Armenian Socialist Soviet Republic (from November 29, 1920 to March 12, 1922)
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Widely-recognized independent state. Became part of the Transcaucasian SFSR from March 12, 1922. |
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Asir – Idrisid Emirate of Asir (to October 21, 1926) Capital: Sabya |
Widely-recognized independent state. Vassal state of Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd from October 21, 1926. |
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Asir, Upper – Sheikdom of Upper Asir (to August 30, 1920) Capital: Abha |
Widely-recognized independent state. Partitioned between Sultanate of Nejd and Idrisid Emirate of Asir from August 30, 1920. |
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Australia – Commonwealth of Australia Capital: Canberra |
Widely-recognized independent state after November 15, 1926. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. Australia had two external territories:
Australia administered two League of Nations mandates:
Nauru (Administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom from December 17, 1920)
New Guinea (Administered from December 17, 1920)
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Austria – Republic of Austria Capital: Vienna |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 15, 1920. |
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→ → Azerbaijan (to March 12, 1922) Capital: Baku
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Widely-recognized independent state. Became part of the Transcaucasian SFSR from March 12, 1922.
Nakhichevan ASSR (Protectorate from March 16, 1921)[5]
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Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium Capital: Brussels |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. Belgium had sovereignty over one colony and one concession:
Belgium administered one League of Nations mandate:
Ruanda-Urundi (LON mandate from July 20, 1922. Administrative union with the Belgian Congo from March 1, 1926)
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Bolivia Capital: Sucre
- Republic of Bolivia (to 12 July 1920)
- Republic of Bolivia (from 12 July 1920)
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Brazil – Republic of the United States of Brazil Capital: Rio de Janeiro |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920; withdrew in June 14, 1926. Brazil was a federation of 20 states, one territory, and one federal district.[b] |
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Bulgaria – Kingdom of Bulgaria Capital: Sofia |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 16, 1920. |
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Canada – Dominion of Canada Capital: Ottawa |
Widely-recognized independent state after November 15, 1926. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Chile – Republic of Chile Capital: Santiago
- Parliamentary Era (to 18 September 1925)
- Republic of Chile (from 18 September 1925)
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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→ China – Republic of China
Capital: Nanking, Peking, Chungking |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Colombia – Republic of Colombia Capital: Bogotá |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica Capital: San José |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 16, 1920; withdrew in January 22, 1925. |
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Cuba – Republic of Cuba Capital: Havana |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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→ Czechoslovakia Capital: Prague
- Czecho-Slovak Republic (to 1920)
- Czechoslovak Republic (from 1920)
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Danzig – Free City of Danzig (from November 15, 1920) Capital: Danzig |
Widely-recognized independent. Under League of Nations protection. |
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Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark Capital: Copenhagen |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Dominican Republic Capital: Santo Domingo |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 28, 1924. |
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Ecuador Capital: Quito
- Republic of Ecuador (to 9 July 1925)
- Republic of Ecuador (from 9 July 1925)
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Widely-recognized independent state. |
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Egypt – Kingdom of Egypt (from February 28, 1922) Capital: Cairo |
Widely-recognized independent state. |
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El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador Capital: San Salvador |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Estonia – Republic of Estonia Capital: Tallinn |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 22, 1921. |
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Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire Capital: Addis Ababa |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 28, 1923. |
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Finland – Republic of Finland Capital: Helsinki |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 16, 1920. |
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Fiume – Free State of Fiume (from November 12, 1920 to February 22, 1924) Capital: Fiume |
Widely-recognized independent. Annexed by Italy from February 22, 1924. |
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France – French Republic Capital: Paris |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. France administered the foreign affairs of the following protectorates:
France administered the following League of Nations mandates:
Alawite[c] (LON mandate from September 2, 1920. Administered by France from September 29, 1923.)
Greater Lebanon[d] (LON mandate from September 1, 1920. Administered by France from September 29, 1923)
Syrian Federation[e] (LON mandate from June 28, 1922 to January 1, 1925. Administered by France from September 29, 1923)
State of Syria[f] (LON mandate from January 1, 1925)
→ Souaida[g] (LON mandate from July 25, 1920. Administered by France from September 29, 1923)
French Cameroons (LON mandate from July 20, 1922)
French Togoland (LON mandate from July 20, 1922)
Saar Basin (Administered by the United Kingdom and France from January 10, 1920)
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→ → Georgia (to March 12, 1922) Capital: Tiflis
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Widely-recognized independent state. Georgian SSR had one autonomous republic (from July 16, 1921): Adjarian ASSR. Became part of the Transcaucasian SFSR from March 12, 1922.
SSR Abkhazia (Associated state from December 16, 1921)[a]
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Germany – German Realm Capital: Berlin |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 8, 1926. |
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→ Greece Capital: Athens
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala Capital: Guatemala City |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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→ Ha'il / Jabal Shammar – Emirate of Ha'il (to November 2, 1921) Capital: Ha'il |
Widely-recognized independent state. It was completely conquered by Saudi forces from November 2, 1921 and subsequently incorporated into the Sultanate of Nejd. |
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Haiti – Republic of Haiti Capital: Port-au-Prince |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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→ Hejaz – Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz (to January 8, 1926) Capital: Mecca |
Widely-recognized independent state. Annexed by Sultanate of Nejd, creating the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd from January 8, 1926. |
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Honduras – Republic of Honduras Capital: Tegucigalpa |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Hungary – Kingdom of Hungary (from March 1, 1920) Capital: Budapest |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 18, 1922. |
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Iceland – Kingdom of Iceland Capital: Reykjavik |
Widely-recognized independent state. |
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Ireland – Irish Free State (from December 6, 1922) Capital: Dublin |
Widely-recognized independent state after November 15, 1926. LON member state from September 10, 1923. |
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Italy – Kingdom of Italy Capital: Rome |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. Italy had four colonies and one concession:
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Japan – Empire of Japan Capital: Tokyo |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. Japan administered one League of Nations mandate:
South Seas Mandate
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& Latvia (disputed between two governments to January 13, 1920) Capital: Riga
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 22, 1921. |
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Liberia – Republic of Liberia Capital: Monrovia |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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→ Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein Capital: Vaduz |
Widely-recognized independent state. |
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Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania Capital: Vilnius |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 22, 1921. |
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Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Capital: Luxembourg City |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 16, 1920. |
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Mexico – United Mexican States Capital: Mexico City |
Widely-recognized independent state. |
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Monaco – Principality of Monaco Capital: Monaco City |
Widely-recognized independent state. |
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Mongolia (from July 11, 1921) Capital: Ulaanbaatar
- Mongolian People's Government (to November 26, 1924)
- Mongolian People's Republic (from November 26, 1924)
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Widely-recognized independent state. |
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Mountain Republic - Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus (to January 20, 1921) Capital: Temir-Khan-Shura |
Widely-recognized independent state. Incorporated into the Russian SFSR as the Mountain ASSR from January 20, 1921. |
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→ Nejd (to January 8, 1926) Capital: Riyadh
- Emirate of Nejd and Hasa (to August 22, 1921)
- Sultanate of Nejd (from August 22, 1921 to January 8, 1926)
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Widely-recognized independent state. Nejd annexed Hejaz, creating the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd from January 8, 1926. |
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Nejd and Hejaz – Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz (Personal Union, from January 8, 1926)
Capital: Mecca (Hejaz), Riyadh (Nejd)
Nejd (from January 8, 1926)
- Sultanate of Nejd (to January 29, 1927)
- Kingdom of Nejd and its Dependencies (from January 29, 1927)
Hejaz – Kingdom of Hejaz (from January 8, 1926)
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Widely-recognized independent state. Nejd and Hejaz had one protectorate:
Asir (from October 21, 1926)
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Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal Capital: Kathmandu |
Widely-recognized independent state. |
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Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands Capital: Amsterdam |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Newfoundland – Dominion of Newfoundland Capital: St. John's |
Widely-recognized independent state after November 15, 1926. |
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New Zealand – Dominion of New Zealand Capital: Wellington |
Widely-recognized independent state after November 15, 1926. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. The following are territories of New Zealand:
Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
Niue Island (Dependent territory)
Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory from November 14, 1923)
Union Islands (Dependent territory from February 11, 1926)
New Zealand administered one League of Nations mandate:
Western Samoa (LON mandate from December 17, 1920)
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Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua Capital: Managua |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Norway – Kingdom of Norway Capital: Oslo |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Ottoman Empire – Sublime Ottoman State (to November 1, 1922) Capital: Constantinople |
Widely-recognized independent state. Ottoman Empire had one protectorate:
North Caucasian Emirate (to March 1920)
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Panama – Republic of Panama Capital: Panama City |
Widely-recognized independent state. |
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Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay Capital: Asunción |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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→ Persia Capital: Tehran
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Peru – Peruvian Republic Capital: Lima |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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→ Poland – Republic of Poland Capital: Warsaw |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Portugal Capital: Lisbon
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Romania – Kingdom of Romania Capital: Bucharest |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Russia – Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (to December 30, 1922) Capital: Moscow |
Widely-recognized independent state. Became part of the Soviet Union from December 30, 1922. Russia had two protectorates and one concession:
Bukhara (Protectorate to October 8,1920)
Khiva (Protectorate to February 2, 1920)
Tientsin (De facto concession to September 15, 1920)
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San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino Capital: City of San Marino |
Widely-recognized independent state. |
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Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Yugoslavia Capital: Belgrade
- Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (to January 6, 1929)
- Kingdom of Yugoslavia (from January 6, 1929)
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Siam – Kingdom of Siam Capital: Bangkok |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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→ South Africa – Union of South Africa
Capital: Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Pietermaritzburg |
Widely-recognized independent state after November 15, 1926. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. South Africa administered one League of Nations mandate:
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→ → Soviet Union – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (from December 30, 1922) Capital: Moscow |
Widely-recognized independent state. The Soviet Union was a federation of four (later seven) republics.[h] |
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Spain – Kingdom of Spain Capital: Madrid |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. Spain had sovereignty over two colonies and one protectorate:
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Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden Capital: Stockholm |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Switzerland – Swiss Confederation Capital: Bern |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Tibet Capital: Lhasa |
De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. |
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Transcaucasia – Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (from March 12 to December 30, 1922) Capital: Tiflis |
Widely-recognized independent state. The Transcaucasian SFSR was a federation constituted by the Armenian SSR, the Azerbaijan SSR and the Georgian SSR. Became part of the Soviet Union from December 30, 1922. |
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Turkey (from November 1, 1922) Capital: Ankara
- Turkey (from July 24, 1923 to October 29, 1923)
- Republic of Turkey (from October 29, 1923)
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Widely-recognized independent state. |
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United Kingdom Capital: London
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. The following were colonies, and territories of the United Kingdom:
Aden - Aden Protectorate (Protectorate)
Amoy (Concession)
Bahama Islands (Crown colony)
Bahrain – State of Bahrain (Protectorate)
Baker Island (Uninhabited possession)
Barbados (Crown colony)
Basutoland – Territory of Basutoland (Crown colony)
Bechuanaland – Bechuanaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Bermuda (Crown colony)
- Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan (Independent state under Treaty of Punakha)
British East Africa (Protectorate to July 23, 1920)
British Guiana (Crown colony)
British Honduras (Crown colony)
British Leeward Islands – Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands (Crown colony)
British Somaliland – British Somaliland Protectorate (Protectorate)
British Western Pacific Territories (Crown colony)
British Windward Islands – Federal Colony of the Windward Islands (Crown colony)
Brunei – State of Brunei (Protectorate)
Ceylon (Crown colony)
Cyprus (Crown colony)
Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Federated Malay States (Protectorate)
Fiji (Crown colony)
Gambia – Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Gibraltar (Crown colony)
Gold Coast (Crown colony)
Guernsey – Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited possession)
Hong Kong (Crown colony)
British India (Crown colony. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920.)
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Jamaica (Crown colony)
Kenya (Crown colony from June 11, 1920 and protectorate from August 13, 1920)
Jarvis Island (Uninhabited possession)
Jersey – Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
Jiujiang (Concession until 1929)
Kuwait – Sheikhdom of Kuwait (Protectorate)
Maldive Islands – Sultanate of the Maldive Islands (Protectorate)
Malta (Crown colony)
Mauritius (Crown colony)
Muscat and Oman – Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (State under the informal protection)
Nigeria – Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (Crown colony and protectorate)
North Borneo (Protectorate)
Northern Rhodesia – Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Protectorate)
Nyasaland – Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Qatar – State of Qatar (Protectorate)
Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Sarawak – Kingdom of Sarawak (Protectorate)
Seychelles (Crown colony)
Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Southern Rhodesia – Colony of Southern Rhodesia (Crown colony)
Straits Settlements (Crown colony)
Swaziland – Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Transjordan (Protectorate from April 11, 1921 to September 29, 1923)
Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
Tristan da Cunha (Crown colony)
Trucial States (Protectorate)
Uganda (Protectorate)
- Unfederated Malay States
Johor – State of Johor Darul Ta'zim (Protectorate)
Kedah – State of Kedah Darul Aman (Protectorate)
Kelantan – State of Kelantan Darul Naim (Protectorate)
Perlis – State of Perlis Indera Kayangan (Protectorate)
Terengganu – State of Terengganu Darul Iman (Protectorate)
Victoria Land (Uninhabited possession)
Weihaiwei (Concession)
Zanzibar (Protectorate)
Zhenjiang (Concession until 1929)
United Kingdom administered the following League of Nations mandates:
British Cameroons (LON mandate from July 20, 1922)
British Togoland (LON mandate from July 20, 1922)
→ Iraq (LON mandate from August 23, 1921)
Palestine (LON mandate from April 25, 1920. Administered by the United Kingdom from September 29, 1923)
→ Transjordan (Administered under the Mandate for Palestine by the United Kingdom from September 29, 1923)
Saar Basin (Administered by the United Kingdom and France from January 10, 1920)
Tanganyika (LON mandate from July 20, 1922)
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United States – United States of America Capital: Washington, D.C. |
Widely-recognized independent state. The following were territories of the United States of America:
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Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay Capital: Montevideo |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Vatican City – Vatican City State (from February 1, 1929; effective from June 7, 1929) Capital: Vatican City |
Widely recognized independent state. Vatican City is administered by the Holy See. |
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Venezuela – United States of Venezuela Capital: Caracas |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. |
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Yemen – Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen Capital: Sana`a |
Widely-recognized independent state. |
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