User:Adinar0012/List of sovereign states in 1978

Internationally recognized sovereign states

A

• Afghanistan
  • Republic of Afghanistan (to April 30)
  • Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (from April 30)
• Albania - Socialist People's Republic of Albania
• Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
• Andorra - Principality of Andorra
• Angola - People's Republic of Angola
• Argentina - Argentine Republic
• Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
• Austria - Republic of Austria

B

• The Bahamas - Commonwealth of the Bahamas
• Bahrain - State of Bahrain
• Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
• Benin - People's Republic of Benin
• Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
• Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
• Botswana - Republic of Botswana
• Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil
• Bulgaria - People's Republic of Bulgaria
• Burma - Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
• Burundi - Republic of Burundi

C

• Cameroon - United Republic of Cameroon
• Canada - Dominion of Canada
• Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde
• Central African Empire - Central African Empire
• Chad - Republic of Chad
• Chile - Republic of Chile
• China - People's Republic of China
• Colombia - Republic of Colombia
• Comoros
  • State of Comoros (to May 24)
  • Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros (from May 24)
• Congo - People's Republic of Congo
• Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
• Cuba - Republic of Cuba
• Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
• Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

D

• Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
• Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti
• Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica (from November 3)
• Dominican Republic

E

• Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
• Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt
• El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
• Ethiopia - Socialist Ethiopia

F

• Fiji - Dominion of Fiji
• Finland - Republic of Finland
• France - French Republic

G

• Gabon - Gabonese Republic
• The Gambia - Republic of the Gambia
• Germany, East - German Democratic Republic
• Germany, West - 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

H

• Haiti - Republic of Haiti
• Honduras - Republic of Honduras
• Hungary - People's Republic of Hungary

I

• Iceland - Republic of Iceland
• India - Republic of India
• Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
• Iran - Kingdom of Iran
• Iraq - Republic of Iraq
• Ireland - Republic of Ireland
• Israel - State of Israel
• Italy - Italian Republic
• Ivory Coast - Republic of Ivory Coast

J

• Jamaica
• Japan
• Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

K

• Kampuchea - Democratic Kampuchea
• Kenya - Republic of Kenya
• Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
• Korea, South - Republic of Korea
• Kuwait - State of Kuwait

L

• Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic
• Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
• Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
• Liberia - Republic of Liberia
• Libya - Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
• Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
• Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M

• Madagascar - Democratic Republic of Madagascar
• Malawi - Republic of Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldives - Republic of Maldives
• Mali - Republic of Mali
• Malta - Republic of Malta
• Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mexico - United Mexican States
• Monaco - Principality of Monaco
• Mongolia - People's Republic of Mongolia
• Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco
• Mozambique - People's Republic of Mozambique

N

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

O

• Oman - Sultanate of Oman

P

• Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Panama - Republic of Panama
• Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
• Peru - Peruvian Republic
• Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
• Poland - People's Republic of Poland
• Portugal - Portuguese Republic

Q

• Qatar - State of Qatar

R

• Romania - Socialist Republic of Romania
• Rwanda - Rwandan Republic

S

• 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 (from July 7)
• Somalia - Somali Democratic Republic
• South Africa - Republic of South Africa
• Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• Spain
  • Spanish State (to December 29)
  • Kingdom of Spain (from December 29)
• Sri Lanka
  • Republic of Sri Lanka (to September 7)
  • Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (from September 7)
• Sudan - Democratic Republic of the Sudan
• Suriname - Republic of Suriname
• Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
• Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
• Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
• Syria - Syrian Arab Republic

T

• 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
• Tuvalu (from October 1)

U

• Uganda - Republic of Uganda
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• United States - United States of America
• Upper Volta - Republic of Upper Volta
• Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay

V

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

W

• Western Samoa - Independent State of Western Samoa

Y

• Yemen, North - Yemen Arab Republic
• Yemen, South - People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
• Yugoslavia - Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Z

• Zaire - Republic of Zaire
• Zambia - Republic of Zambia

Occupied states

• Estonia - Republic of Estonia
• Latvia - Republic of Latvia
• Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania

Other states

• Bophuthatswana - Republic of Bophuthatswana
  • South African bantustan. Nominally independent but only recognized by South Africa.
• 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.
• Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  • De facto independent state recognized by several UN member states. Claimed in part by Morocco as the Southern Provinces and by Mauritania as Tiris al-Gharbiyya. Its government resided in exile in Algeria.
• Taiwan - Republic of China
  • 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.
• Transkei - Republic of Transkei
  • South African bantustan. Nominally independent but only recognized by South Africa.

Non-Sovereign Territories

Australia

• Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (from July 1, Uninhabited external territory)
• Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)
• 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)

Condominiums

• Canton and Enderbury Islands (Anglo-American condominium)
• New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium)

Denmark

• Faroe Islands (Autonomous province)

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)
• Glorioso Islands (Uninhabited possession)
• Juan de Nova Island (Uninhabited possession)
• Mayotte - Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte (Territorial collectivity)
• New Caledonia - Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (Overseas territory)
• Tromelin Island (Uninhabited possession)
• Wallis and Futuna - Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (Overseas territory)

International

• West Berlin (Occupied territory governed by France, the United Kingdom, and the United States)

League of Nations Mandates

• South-West Africa (administered by South Africa)

Netherlands

• Netherlands Antilles (Overseas country)

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)
• Tokelau (Dependent territory)

Norway

• Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
• Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession)
• Queen Maud Land (Uninhabited possession)

Portugal

• Macau (Chinese territory under Portuguese administration)

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)
• British Indian Ocean Territory (Uninhabited colony)
• British Virgin Islands (Crown colony)
• Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam (Protectorate)
• Cayman Islands (Crown colony)
• Dominica (to November 3, Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)
• Ellice Islands (to October 1, crown colony)
• Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
• Gibraltar (Crown colony)
• Gilbert Islands (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)
• Solomon Islands (to July 7, Self-governing protectorate)
• Turks and Caicos Islands (Crown colony)

United Nations Trust Territories

• Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (administered by the United States)

United States

• American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
• Bajo Nuevo Bank (Uninhabited 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)
• Serranilla Bank (Uninhabited territory)
• United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
• Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)