List of sovereign states in 1991

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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 United Nations Trust Territories Notes

[edit] Internationally recognized sovereign states

[edit] A

Afghanistan - Republic of Afghanistan
Albania
- Socialist People's Republic of Albania (to April 30)
- Republic of Albania (from April 30)
Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Angola - People's Republic of Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina - Argentine Republic
Armenia - Republic of Armenia (from December 26)
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
Austria - Republic of Austria
Azerbaijan - Republic of Azerbaijan (from December 26)

[edit] B

The Bahamas - Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Bahrain - State of Bahrain
Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus - Republic of Belarus (from December 26)
Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
Belize
Benin - Republic of Benin
Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Botswana - Republic of Botswana
Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil
Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria - Republic of Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi - Republic of Burundi

[edit] C

Cambodia (Disputed between two governments)
- State of Cambodia
- National Government of Cambodia
Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad - Republic of Chad
Chile - Republic of Chile
China - People's Republic of China
Colombia - Republic of Colombia
Comoros - Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros
Congo - People's Republic of Congo
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire - Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba - Republic of Cuba
Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
Czechoslovakia - Czech and Slovak Federal Republic

[edit] D

Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti
Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominican Republic

[edit] E

Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Estonia - Republic of Estonia (from September 6)
Ethiopia
- People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (to May 27)
- Ethiopia (from May 27)

[edit] F

Fiji - Sovereign Democratic Republic of Fiji
Finland - Republic of Finland
France - French Republic

[edit] G

Gabon - Gabonese Republic
The Gambia - Republic of the Gambia
Georgia - Republic of Georgia (from December 26)
Germany - Federal Republic of Germany
Ghana - Republic of Ghana
Greece - Hellenic Republic
Grenada
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Guinea - Republic of Guinea
Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana

[edit] H

Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Honduras - Republic of Honduras
Hungary - Republic of Hungary

[edit] I

Iceland - Republic of Iceland
India - Republic of India
Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq - Republic of Iraq
Ireland - Republic of Ireland
Israel - State of Israel
Italy - Italian Republic

[edit] J

Jamaica
Japan
Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

[edit] K

Kazakhstan - Republic of Kazakhstan (from December 26)
Kenya - Republic of Kenya
Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati
Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korea, South - Republic of Korea
Kuwait - State of Kuwait (from February 27)
Kyrgyzstan - Republic of Kyrgyzstan (from December 26)

[edit] L

Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia - Republic of Latvia (from September 6)
Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Libya - Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania (from September 6)
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

[edit] M

Madagascar - Democratic Republic of Madagascar
Malawi - Republic of Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives - Republic of Maldives
Mali - Republic of Mali
Malta - Republic of Malta
Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands
Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico - United Mexican States
Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia
Moldova - Republic of Moldova (from December 26)
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Mongolia - People's Republic of Mongolia
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco
Mozambique - Republic of Mozambique
Myanmar - Union of Myanmar

[edit] N

Namibia - Republic of Namibia
Nauru - Republic of Nauru
Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
Niger - Republic of Niger
Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria
Norway - Kingdom of Norway

[edit] O

Oman - Sultanate of Oman

[edit] P

Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Panama - Republic of Panama
Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Peru - Republic of Peru
Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
Poland - Republic of Poland
Portugal - Portuguese Republic

[edit] Q

Qatar - State of Qatar

[edit] R

Romania
Russia - Russian Federation (from December 26)
Rwanda - Rwandan Republic

[edit] S

Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Senegal - Republic of Senegal
Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles
Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone
Singapore - Republic of Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
- Somali Democratic Republic (to January 26)
- Somalia (from January 26)
South Africa - Republic of South Africa
Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (to December 26)
Spain - Kingdom of Spain
Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sudan - Republic of the Sudan
Suriname - Republic of Suriname
Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
Syria - Syrian Arab Republic

[edit] T

Tajikistan - Republic of Tajikistan (from December 26)
Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania
Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
Togo - Togolese Republic
Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia - Republic of Tunisia
Turkey - Republic of Turkey
Turkmenistan (from December 26)
Tuvalu

[edit] U

Uganda - Republic of Uganda
Ukraine (from December 26)
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States - United States of America
Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Uzbekistan - Republic of Uzbekistan (from December 26)

[edit] V

Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu
Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam

[edit] W

Western Samoa - Independent State of Western Samoa

[edit] Y

Yemen - Republic of Yemen
Yugoslavia - Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

[edit] Z

Zaire - Republic of Zaire
Zambia - Republic of Zambia
Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe

[edit] Occupied states

Estonia - Republic of Estonia (to August 20)
Latvia - Republic of Latvia (to August 21)

[edit] Other states

Armenia - Republic of Armenia (September 21 to December 26)
Azerbaijan - Republic of Azerbaijan (August 30 to December 26)
Belarus - Republic of Belarus (August 25 to December 26)
Bophuthatswana - Republic of Bophuthatswana
Bougainville - Republic of Bougainville
Chechnya - Republic of Chechnya (from November 1)
Ciskei - Republic of Ciskei
Croatia - Republic of Croatia (from June 25)
Eritrea (from May 24)
Estonia - Republic of Estonia (August 20 to September 6)
Georgia - Republic of Georgia (April 9 to December 26)
Kazakhstan - Republic of Kazakhstan (December 16 to December 26)
Kyrgyzstan - Republic of Kyrgyzstan (August 31 to December 26)
Latvia - Republic of Latvia (August 21 to September 6)
Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania (to September 6)
Macedonia - Republic of Macedonia (from September 8)
Moldova - Republic of Moldova (August 27 to December 26)
Northern Cyprus - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Palestine
Russia
- Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (December 12 to December 25)
- Russian Ferederation (December 25 to December 26)
Sahrawi Republic - Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic^[1]
Serbian Krajina - Republic of Serbian Krajina (from December 19)
Slovenia - Republic of Slovenia (from June 25)
Somaliland - Republic of Somaliland (from May 18)
South Ossetia - Republic of South Ossetia (from November 28)
Taiwan - Republic of China^[2]
Tajikistan - Republic of Tajikistan (September 9 to December 26)
Turkmenistan (October 27 to December 26)
Transkei - Republic of Transkei
Transnistria
- Transnistrian Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic (August 25 to November 5)
- Transnistrian Moldovan Republic (from November 5)
Ukraine (August 24 to December 26)
Uzbekistan - Republic of Uzbekistan (August 31 to December 26)
Venda - Republic of Venda

[edit] Non-Sovereign Territories

[edit] Australia

Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Uninhabited external territory)
Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)^[3]
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] Denmark

Faroe Islands (Autonomous province)
Greenland (Autonomous province)

[edit] France

Bassas da India (Uninhabited possession)
Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
Europa Island (Uninhabited possession)
French Polynesia - Territory of French Polynesia (Overseas territory)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Uninhabited overseas territory)^[3]
Glorioso Islands (Uninhabited possession)
Juan de Nova Island (Uninhabited possession)
Mayotte - Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte (Territorial collectivity)
New Caledonia - Overseas Collectivity of New Caledonia (Overseas collectivity)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Territorial collectivity)
Tromelin Island (Uninhabited possession)
Wallis and Futuna - Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (Overseas territory)

[edit] Netherlands

Aruba (Overseas country)
Netherlands Antilles (Overseas country)

[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)^[3]
Tokelau (Dependent territory)

[edit] Norway

Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession)^[3]
Queen Maud Land (Uninhabited possession)^[3]

[edit] Portugal

Macau (Chinese territory under Portuguese administration)

[edit] United Kingdom

Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign base areas administrated as a single dependent territory)
Anguilla (Dependent territory)
Bermuda (Self-governing dependent territory)
British Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited dependent territory)^[3]
British Indian Ocean Territory (Uninhabited dependent territory)
British Virgin Islands (Dependent territory)
Cayman Islands (Dependent territory)
Falkland Islands (Dependent territory)
Gibraltar (Dependent territory)
Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
Hong Kong - Hong Kong (Dependent territory)
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
Montserrat (Dependent territory)
Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands (Dependent territory)
Saint Helena (Dependent territory with two dependencies)
- Ascension Island
- Tristan da Cunha
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Dependent territory)
Turks and Caicos Islands (Dependent territory)