List of sovereign states in the 1960s
This is a list of sovereign states in the 1960s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1969. It contains 165 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes 143 widely-recognized sovereign states, 2 constituent republics of another sovereign state that were UN members on their own right, 7 associated states, and 11 entities which were de facto sovereign (and 1 nominally independent puppet state) but which were not widely-recognized by other states.
Sovereign states
[edit]Name and capital city | Information on status and recognition of sovereignty | |
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![]() Capital: Kabul | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Tirana | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Algiers | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 8 October 1962). | |
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![]() Capital: Andorra la Vella | Widely-recognized independent state. The President of France and Bishop of Urgell were ex officio Co-Princes of Andorra. The defense of Andorra was the responsibility of France and Spain. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: The Valley | De facto independent state. Not recognized by any other state. Claimed by the United Kingdom as part of the associated state of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla. | |
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![]() Capital: St. John's | Associated state of the United Kingdom. Antigua had a dependency, Redonda. | |
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![]() Capital: Buenos Aires | Widely-recognized UN member state. Argentina was a federation of 22 provinces and two federal territories.[4] It had a claim over Argentine Antarctica, which was suspended under the Antarctic Treaty. It also claimed the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, both of which were British overseas territories. | |
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![]() Capital: Canberra | Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm. Australia was a federation of six states and three territories.[5] It had sovereignty over the following external territories:
Australia administered two United Nations Trust Territories:
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![]() Capital: Vienna | Widely-recognized UN member state. Austria was a federation of nine states.[6] | |
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![]() Capital: Bridgetown | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 9 December 1966). Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: Brussels | Widely-recognized UN member state. EEC member. Belgium had sovereignty over one colony:
Belgium administered one United Nations trust territory:
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![]() Capital: Benin City | Nominally independent puppet state of Biafra. Claimed by Nigeria. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Thimphu | Widely-recognized independent state. Permanent observer at the UN (from 1968). Bhutan was officially guided by India in its foreign affairs. | |
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![]() Capital: Enugu | Partially recognized de facto independent state.[10] Claimed by Nigeria. | |
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![]() Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative)
| Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Gaborone | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 17 October 1966). | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() Capital: Rio de Janeiro (to 21 April 1960), Brasília (from 21 April 1960)
| Widely-recognized UN member state. Brazil was a federation of 22 states, four territories, and one federal district.[a] | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Sofia | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Rangoon | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Capital: Bujumbura
| Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 18 September 1962). | |
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![]() Capital: Phnom Penh | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Yaoundé | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 20 September 1960). After 1 October 1961, Cameroon was a federation of two regions.[15] | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Ottawa | Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm. Canada was a federation of ten provinces and two territories.[16] | |
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![]() Capital: Bangui | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 20 September 1960). | |
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![]() Capital: Colombo | Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: N'Djamena | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 20 September 1960). | |
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![]() Capital: Santiago | Widely-recognized UN member state. It had a claim over Chilean Antarctic Territory, which is suspended under the Antarctic Treaty. | |
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![]() Capital: Beijing | Partially recognized de facto independent state.[19] The People's Republic of China had five autonomous regions: Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Tibet (from 9 September 1965). The People's Republic of China claimed Taiwan, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands, Pratas Island and the Vereker Banks, and Itu Aba, all of which were governed by the Republic of China. It also claimed the Paracel Islands (disputed by the Republic of China and Vietnam), the Spratly Islands (disputed by the Republic of China, South Vietnam, and the Philippines), and South Tibet (controlled by India's North-East Frontier Agency). The People's Republic of China administered Aksai Chin (from 21 November 1962) and the Trans-Karakoram Tract (from 3 March 1963), which were within the disputed region of Kashmir. | |
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![]() Capital: Taipei (seat of government), Nanjing (claimed) | Widely-recognized UN member state under the name "China".[19] The Republic of China claimed to be the sole legitimate government of China, but only administered Taiwan, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands, Pratas Island and Itu Aba. The Republic of China had territorial claims over Mongolia; the Tuvan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic; the Sixty-Four Villages East of the River (administered by the Soviet Union); The majority of Gorno-Badakhshan (administered by the Soviet Union); The eastern tip of the Wakhan Corridor (administered by Afghanistan); a small portion of Gilgit-Baltistan (administered by Pakistan and part of the disputed Kashmir region); Aksai Chin (administered by the People's Republic of China and part of the disputed Kashmir region); eastern Bhutan; South Tibet (controlled by India's North-East Frontier Agency); and Kachin State (administered by Burma). | |
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![]() Capital: Bogotá | Widely-recognized UN member state. Colombia claimed Quita Sueño Bank, Roncador Bank, and Serrana Bank (disputed by the United States); Bajo Nuevo Bank (disputed by Jamaica, Nicaragua and the United States); and Serranilla Bank (disputed by Nicaragua and the United States) | |
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![]() Capital: Brazzaville
| Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 20 September 1960). | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() (from 30 June 1960) Capital: Léopoldville (renamed Kinshasa in 1966) | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 20 September 1960). Congo (Léopoldville) contained one self-declared state which, although it did not claim independence, was de facto self-governing:
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![]() Capital: Stanleyville | Rival state set up during the Congo Crisis. Recognized by 21 states. Claimed by Congo (Léopoldville). | |
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![]() Capital: Avarua | A state in free association with New Zealand. It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship. | |
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![]() Capital: San José | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Havana | Widely-recognized UN member state. The Cuban area of Guantánamo Bay was under the permanent control of the United States. | |
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![]() Capital: Nicosia | Widely-recognized independent state.[23] UN member state (from 20 September 1960). | |
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![]() Capital: Prague | Widely-recognized UN member state.[25] After 1 January 1969, Czechoslovakia was a federation of two republics.[26] | |
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![]() Capital: Silvassa | De facto independent state.[28] Claimed by Portugal. | |
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![]() Capital: Porto-Novo (official), Cotonou (seat of government) | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 20 September 1960). | |
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![]() Capital: Copenhagen | Widely-recognized UN member state. The Danish Realm also included one autonomous area: | |
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![]() Capital: Roseau | Associated state of the United Kingdom. | |
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![]() Capital: Santo Domingo
| Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Quito
| Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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Egypt → United Arab Republic | ||
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![]() Capital: San Salvador | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Malabo | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 12 November 1968). | |
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![]() Capital: Addis Ababa | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Helsinki | Widely-recognized UN member state. Finland had a neutral and demilitarised region: | |
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![]() Capital: Paris | Widely-recognized UN member state. EEC member. France included 21 overseas departments: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion, and seventeen departments in French Algeria (to 3 July 1962). The French Community consisted of the following autonomous republics:
France also had sovereignty over the following overseas territories:
It also co-administered one condominium:
France administered one United Nations Trust Territory:
France also claimed Banc du Geyser (disputed by the Malagasy Republic). | |
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![]() Capital: Libreville
| Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 20 September 1960). | |
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![]() Capital: Banjul | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 21 September 1965). Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: East Berlin (disputed) | Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Bonn | Widely-recognized independent state; permanent observer at the UN. EEC member. West Germany was a federation of ten states.[33] | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() Capital: Accra
| Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm (to 1 July 1960). | |
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![]() Capital: Athens | Widely-recognized UN member state. Greece had sovereignty over Mount Athos, an autonomous monastic state that was jointly governed by the multi-national "Holy Community" on the mountain and the Civil Governor appointed by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and spiritually came under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. | |
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![]() Capital: St. George's | Associated state of the United Kingdom. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Guatemala City | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Conakry | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Georgetown | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 20 September 1966); Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Port-au-Prince | Widely-recognized UN member state. Haiti claimed the uninhabited United States possession of Navassa Island. | |
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Holy See → Vatican City | ||
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![]() Capital: Tegucigalpa | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Budapest | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Reykjavík | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: New Delhi | Widely-recognized UN member state. India was a federation of seventeen states and eleven union territories.[36] India had sovereignty over one protectorate:
Indian sovereignty over South Tibet, administered as part of its North-East Frontier Agency, was disputed by the People's Republic of China. India administered part of the disputed region of Kashmir as the state of Jammu and Kashmir. | |
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![]() Capital: Djakarta | Widely-recognized UN member state. Indonesia withdrew from the UN from 20 January 1965 to 28 September 1966. Indonesia had three special provinces: Aceh, Jakarta (from 1966), and Yogyakarta. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Tehran | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Baghdad
| Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Dublin | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Jerusalem | Widely-recognized UN member state.[38] Israel occupied the Gaza Strip (from 6 June 1967) the Golan Heights (from 10 June 1967), the Sinai Peninsula (from 8 June 1967), and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (from 6 June 1967). These areas were not recognized as being part of Israel. | |
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![]() Capital: Rome | Widely-recognized UN member state. EEC member. Italy had 5 autonomous regions: Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily, and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. Italy administered one United Nations Trust Territory:
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![]() Capital: Abidjan | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 20 September 1960). | |
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![]() Capital: Kingston | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 18 September 1962); Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: Tokyo | Widely-recognized UN member state. Japan had residual sovereignty over the Ryukyu Islands, which were occupied and administered by the United States. | |
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![]() Capital: Amman | Widely-recognized UN member state. Jordan occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, until 6 June 1967, but these areas were not generally recognized as being part of Jordan.[41] Jordan continued to claim the territories after they were occupied by Israel in 1967. | |
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![]() Capital: Élisabethville | De facto independent state. Not recognized by any other state. Claimed by Congo (Léopoldville). | |
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![]() Capital: Nairobi | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 16 December 1963). Commonwealth realm (to 12 December 1964). | |
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![]() Capital: Seoul (de jure, claimed), Pyongyang (de facto) | Widely-recognized independent state.[44] Claimed to be the sole legitimate government of Korea. | |
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![]() Capital: Seoul
| Widely-recognized independent state.[45] Permanent observer at the UN. Claimed to be the sole legitimate government of Korea. | |
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![]() Capital: Kuwait City | Widely-recognized independent state. Permanent observer at the UN (from 1962 to 14 May 1963). UN member state (from 14 May 1963). | |
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![]() Capital: Vientiane | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Beirut | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Maseru | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 17 October 1966). | |
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![]() Capital: Monrovia | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Tripoli
| Widely-recognized UN member state. Until 7 October 1963, Libya was a federation of three provinces.[50] | |
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![]() Capital: Vaduz | Widely-recognized independent state.[25] The defense of Liechtenstein was the responsibility of Switzerland. | |
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![]() Capital: Luxembourg | Widely-recognized UN member state. EEC member. | |
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![]() Capital: Antananarivo | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 20 September 1960). The Malagasy Republic claimed the French possessions of Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands and Juan de Nova Island. It also claimed Banc du Geyser (disputed by France) | |
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![]() Capital: Lilongwe | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 1 December 1964). Commonwealth realm (to 6 July 1966). | |
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![]() Capital: Kuala Lumpur | Widely-recognized UN member state. Malaya was a federation of eleven states.[55] | |
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![]() Capital: Kuala Lumpur | Widely-recognized UN member state. Malaysia was a federation of fourteen states.[56] | |
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![]() Capital: Malé | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 21 September 1965). | |
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Mali → Sudanese Republic | ||
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![]() Capital: Dakar | Widely-recognized independent state. The Mali Federation was a federation of two states.[59] | |
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![]() Capital: Valletta | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 1 December 1964). Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: Nouakchott | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 27 October 1961). | |
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![]() Capital: Port Louis | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 24 April 1968). Commonwealth realm. Mauritius had three dependencies: Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos and Rodrigues. It claimed the British Indian Ocean Territory and the French territory of Tromelin Island. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Mexico City | Widely-recognized UN member state. Mexico was a federation of 31 states, two territories, and one federal district.[63] | |
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![]() Capital: Monaco | Widely-recognized independent state. Permanent observer at the UN. The defense of Monaco was the responsibility of France. | |
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![]() Capital: Ulaanbaatar | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 27 October 1961). | |
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![]() Capital: Rabat | Widely-recognized UN member state. Morocco disputed the Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta, Isla de Alborán, Isla Perejil, Islas Chafarinas, Melilla, and Peñón de Alhucemas. | |
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![]() Capital: Muscat, Oman | Widely-recognized independent state under the informal protection of the United Kingdom. | |
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![]() Capital: Yaren (unofficial) | Widely-recognized independent state. The defense of Nauru was the responsibility of Australia. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Kathmandu | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Amsterdam (official), The Hague (seat of government) | Widely-recognized UN member state. The Kingdom of the Netherlands consisted of three autonomous countries: The Kingdom of the Netherlands as a whole was a member of the EEC. The Kingdom of the Netherlands had sovereignty over one external territory:
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![]() Capital: Wellington | Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm. New Zealand had responsibilities for one free associated state:
It also had sovereignty over four dependent territories:
The government of Tokelau Islands claimed Swains Island, part of American Samoa (a U.S. dependence). New Zealand administered two United Nations Trust Territories:
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![]() Capital: Managua | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Niamey | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 20 September 1960). | |
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![]() Capital: Lagos
| Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 7 October 1960). Commonwealth realm (to 1 October 1963). Nigeria was a federation of three regions (to 27 May 1967) and twelve states (from 27 May 1967).[68]
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![]() Capital: Oslo | Widely-recognized UN member state. Norway had two integral overseas areas: Jan Mayen and Svalbard. The latter of area had a special status due to the Svalbard Treaty. Norway had sovereignty over the following dependencies:
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![]() Capital: Karachi (to 1 August 1960), Rawalpindi (from 1 August 1960 to 14 August 1967), Islamabad (from 14 August 1967) | Widely-recognized UN member state. Pakistan was a federation of two provinces. It administered part of the disputed region of Kashmir.[69] | |
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![]() Capital: Panama City | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Asunción | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Lima
| Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Quezon City (official), Baguio (summer)
| Widely-recognized UN member state. The Philippines administered Scarborough Shoal, which was disputed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China. It also claimed sovereignty over the Spratly Islands (disputed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, and South Vietnam) and the Malaysian territory of Sabah. | |
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![]() Capital: Warsaw | Widely-recognized UN member state. Poland's government was still in exile. | |
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![]() Capital: Lisbon | Widely-recognized UN member state. Portugal had sovereignty over the following overseas provinces:
It also had sovereignty over one possession:
Portugal continued to claim Portuguese India after its annexation by India on 14 January 1961. It also claimed the Spanish municipalities of Olivenza and Táliga. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Salisbury | De facto independent state. Not recognized by any other state. Claimed by the United Kingdom. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Bucharest | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Kigali | Widely-recognized independent state; UN member state (from 18 September 1962). | |
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![]() Capital: Kasese | De facto independent state. Not recognized by any other state. Claimed by Uganda. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Basseterre | Associated state of the United Kingdom. | |
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![]() Capital: Castries | Associated state of the United Kingdom. | |
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![]() Capital: Kingstown | Associated state of the United Kingdom. | |
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![]() Capital: San Marino | Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Riyadh | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Dakar | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 28 September 1960). | |
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![]() Capital: Freetown | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 27 September 1961). Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: Singapore | Transitional independent state (1963). Widely-recognized (from 9 August 1965). UN member state (from 21 September 1965). | |
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![]() Capital: Mogadishu
| Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 20 September 1960). | |
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![]() Capital: Hargeisa | Transitional independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
| Widely-recognized UN member state. Commonwealth realm (to 31 May 1961). South Africa had one autonomous bantustan: Transkei (from 30 May 1963). South Africa administered one League of Nations mandate: | |
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![]() Capital: Moscow | Widely-recognized UN member state. The Soviet Union was a federation of 15 republics, two of which (Byelorussia and Ukraine) were UN members in their own right.[85] | |
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![]() Capital: Madrid | Widely-recognized UN member state. Spain had sovereignty over the following overseas provinces:
Its sovereignty over Ceuta, Isla de Alborán, Isla Perejil, Islas Chafarinas, Melilla and Peñón de Alhucemas was disputed by Morocco. Its sovereignty over Olivenza and Táliga was disputed by Portugal. It claimed the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. | |
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![]() Capital: Khartoum
| Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Bamako
| Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 28 September 1960). | |
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![]() Capital: Hithadhoo | De facto independent state. Not recognized by any other state. Claimed by the United Kingdom. | |
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![]() Capital: Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (royal and legislative) | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 24 September 1968). | |
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![]() Capital: Stockholm | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Bern | Widely-recognized independent state. Permanent observer at the UN. Switzerland was a federation of 25 cantons.[90] | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Damascus
| Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (13 October 1961). Syria included the Golan Heights, which were occupied by Israel (from 10 June 1967). It disputed the Turkish sovereignty over Hatay Province. | |
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![]() Capital: Dar es Salaam | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 14 December 1961). Commonwealth realm (to 9 December 1962). | |
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![]() Capital: Dar es Salaam | Widely-recognized UN member state. Tanzania had one autonomous region: Zanzibar. | |
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![]() Capital: Bangkok | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Lomé
| Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 20 September 1960). | |
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![]() Capital: Port of Spain | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 18 September 1962). Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: Tunis | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Ankara | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Kampala
| Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 25 October 1962). Commonwealth realm (to 9 October 1963). | |
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![]() Capital: Cairo | Widely-recognized UN member state. United Arab States member (to 1961). The United Arab Republic consisted of two states: Syria (to 28 September 1961) and Egypt. It included the Sinai Peninsula, which was occupied by Israel from 8 June 1967. The United Arab Republic occupied the Gaza Strip until 6 June 1967, but this area was not generally recognized as being part of the UAR. It continued to claim these territories after their occupation by Israel in 1967. | |
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United Arab States (to 26 December 1961) | Widely-recognized UN member state. The United Arab States consisted of two states (later three): The United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria, later, just Egypt), North Yemen, and later Syria. | |
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![]() Capital: London | Widely-recognized UN member state. The United Kingdom was composed of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom had responsibilities for the following self-governing free associated states:
The United Kingdom administered the foreign affairs of the following protected states:
The United Kingdom co-administered the following condominiums:
It also had sovereignty over the following crown colonies and protectorates:
In addition, the British Monarch had direct sovereignty over three self-governing Crown dependencies:
The United Kingdom administered three United Nations Trust Territories:
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![]() ![]() Capital: Washington, D.C. | Widely-recognized UN member state. The United States was a federation of 50 states, one federal district, and one incorporated territory.[98] It asserted sovereignty over the following inhabited unincorporated territories:
It also asserted sovereignty over fifteen uninhabited unincorporated territories:[99]
The United States co-administered the following condominium:
The United States administered two territories under the residual sovereignty of Japan:
In addition, the United States administered one United Nations Trust Territory: | |
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![]() Capital: Ouagadougou | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 20 September 1960). | |
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![]() Capital: Montevideo | Widely-recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Vatican City | Widely-recognized independent state. Vatican City was administered by the Holy See, a sovereign entity recognized by a large number of countries. Permanent observer at the UN (from 6 April 1964). The Holy See also administered a number of extraterritorial properties in Italy. The Pope was the ex officio head of state of Vatican City. | |
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![]() Capital: Caracas | Widely-recognized UN member state. Venezuela was a federation of 20 states, two territories, one federal dependency, and one federal district.[101] | |
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![]() Capital: Hanoi | Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Saigon | Widely-recognized independent state. Permanent observer at the UN. South Vietnam claimed sovereignty over the Paracel Islands (disputed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China) and Spratly Islands (disputed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, and the Philippines). | |
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![]() Capital: Apia | Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Ta'izz (to 26 September 1962), Sana'a (from 26 September 1962) | Widely-recognized UN member state; United Arab States constituent member (to 1961). | |
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![]() | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 14 December 1967). | |
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![]() Capital: Belgrade | Widely-recognized UN member state. Yugoslavia was a federation of six republics.[106] | |
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![]() Capital: Lusaka | Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 1 December 1964). | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() Capital: Zanzibar City
| Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 16 December 1963). | |
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Other entities
[edit]Excluded from the list above are the following noteworthy entities which either were not fully sovereign or did not claim to be independent:
- Antarctica as a whole had no government and no permanent population. Seven states claimed portions of Antarctica and five of these had reciprocally recognised one another's claims.[110] These claims, which were regulated by the Antarctic Treaty System (from 23 June 1961), were neither recognised nor disputed by any other signatory state.[111]
Estonia was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely-recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state.
Latvia was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely-recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state.
Lithuania was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely-recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state.
- The Saudi–Iraqi neutral zone was a strip of neutral territory between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
- The Saudi–Kuwaiti neutral zone was a strip of neutral territory between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia (to 18 December 1969).
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta was an entity claiming sovereignty. The order had bi-lateral diplomatic relations with a large number of states, but had no territory other than extraterritorial areas within Rome.[112] The order's Constitution stated: "The Order is a subject of international law and exercises sovereign functions."[113] Although the order frequently asserted its sovereignty, it did not claim to be a sovereign state. It lacked a defined territory. Since all its members were citizens of other states, almost all of them lived in their native countries, and those who resided in the order's extraterritorial properties in Rome did so only in connection with their official duties, the order lacked the characteristic of having a permanent population.
West Berlin was a political enclave that was closely aligned with – but not actually a part of – West Germany. It consisted of three occupied sectors administered by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.
West New Guinea (West Irian) was a transitional non-independent territory governed by the United Nations. It was neither sovereign nor under the sovereignty of any other state. It was established on 1 October 1962 over the former Netherlands New Guinea colony and became a province of Indonesia on 1 May 1963.
See also
[edit]- List of sovereign states by year
- List of state leaders in 1960
- List of state leaders in 1961
- List of state leaders in 1962
- List of state leaders in 1963
- List of state leaders in 1964
- List of state leaders in 1965
- List of state leaders in 1966
- List of state leaders in 1967
- List of state leaders in 1968
- List of state leaders in 1969
Notes
[edit]- ^ 22 states: Acre (from 15 June 1960), Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Guanabara (from 21 April 1960), Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe. 4 territories: Acre (to 15 June 1960), Amapá, Fernando de Noronha, Rondônia, Rio Branco (renamed Roraima from 13 December 1962). 1 federal district: Federal District.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Algeria became independent from France on 5 July 1962 and declared itself to be a People's Democratic Republic on 25 September 1962. [1]
- ^ Anguilla declared independence from the United Kingdom on 12 July 1967. British rule was restored on 19 March 1969. [2]
- ^ The name "Argentine Nation" was also used for the purposes of legislation.
- ^ 23 Provinces: Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquén, Río Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán. 2 Territories: Buenos Aires, Tierra del Fuego.
- ^ 6 States: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. 3 Territories: Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory, Northern Territory.
- ^ 9 States: Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Upper Austria, Vorarlberg, Vienna.
- ^ Barbados gained independence from the United Kingdom on 30 November 1966. [3]
- ^ Benin declared independence from Nigeria on 19 September 1967 and was overrun the following day [4]
- ^ Biafra declared independence from Nigeria on 30 May 1967
- ^ Recognized by Gabon, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, and Zambia.
- ^ Botswana gained independence from the United Kingdom on 30 September 1966. [5]
- ^ a b Brazil was renamed the Federative Republic of Brazil on 15 March 1967
- ^ a b Burundi declared independence from Belgium on 1 July 1962 and became a republic on 28 November 1966. "Burundi Embassy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ a b Cameroun became independent from France on 1 January 1960. It united with British Cameroons on 1 October 1961. [6]
- ^ 2 Regions: East Cameroun, West Cameroun.
- ^ 10 Provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan. 2 Territories: Northwest Territories, Yukon.
- ^ The Central African Republic declared independence from France on 13 August 1960. [7]
- ^ Chad declared independence from France on 11 August 1960
- ^ a b The People's Republic of China and the Republic of China did not recognize each other, as both states claimed to be the sole legitimate government of China. The following states recognized the PRC instead of the ROC: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, Burma, Burundi (from 21 December 1963 to 29 January 1965), Cambodia, Central African Republic (from 29 September 1964), Democratic Republic of Congo (from 20 February 1961), Republic of Congo (from 22 February 1964), Cuba (from 28 September 1960), Czechoslovakia, Dahomey (from 12 November 1964 to April 1966), Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France (from 27 January 1964), East Germany, Ghana (from 5 July 1960), Guinea, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya (from 14 December 1963), North Korea, Laos (from 25 April 1961), Liechtenstein, Mali (from 25 October 1960), Mauritania (from 19 July 1965), Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Somalia (from 14 December 1960), the Soviet Union, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanganyika (from 9 December 1961 to 26 April 1964), Tanzania (from 26 April 1964), Tunisia (from 10 January 1964), Uganda (from 18 October 1962), North Vietnam, North Yemen, South Yemen (from 31 January 1968), Yugoslavia, Zambia (from 29 October 1964), Zanzibar (from 11 December 1963 to 26 April 1964).
- ^ Congo-Brazzaville gained independence from France on 15 August 1960
- ^ a b The Republic of the Congo gained independence from Belgium on 30 June 1960 and was renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo on 1 August 1964. [8] [9]
- ^ Cyprus gained independence from the United Kingdom on 16 August 1960
- ^ Cyprus was not recognized by Turkey.
- ^ a b Czechoslovakia adopted a new constitution on 11 July 1960 Archived 10 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Owing to a dispute over lands seized during World War II, Liechtenstein and Czechoslovakia did not recognize each other.
- ^ 2 Republics: Czech Socialist Republic, Slovak Socialist Republic.
- ^ Dadra and Nagar Haveli, a former Portuguese enclave, had been effectively independent under a local administration since 1954. It was entirely surrounded by and closely allied with India, which sent an official to help administer the state. It was formally annexed by India on 11 August 1961. "Dadra and Nagar Haveli Act 1961". Archived from the original on 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ Dadra and Nagar Haveli was recognized only by India
- ^ Dahomey declared independence from France on 1 August 1960
- ^ Equatorial Guinea gained independence from Spain on 12 October 1968
- ^ Gabon declared independence from France on 17 August 1960
- ^ Gambia gained independence from the United Kingdom on 18 February 1965
- ^ 10 States: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Schleswig-Holstein.
- ^ a b Ghana became a republic on 1 July 1960
- ^ Guyana gained independence from the United Kingdom on 26 May 1966
- ^ 17 States: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Bombay (to 1 May 1960), Gujarat (from 1 May 1960), Haryana (from 1 November 1966), Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Madras (renamed Tamil Nadu in August 1968), Maharashtra (from 1 May 1960), Mysore, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. 11 Union Territories: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh (from 1 November 1966), Dadra and Nagar Haveli (from 11 August 1961), National Capital Territory of Delhi, Goa, Daman and Diu (from 20 December 1961), Himachal Pradesh, Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands, Manipur, Nagaland (from 1 December 1963), Pondicherry, Tripura.
- ^ Ireland also had the legal description of "Republic of Ireland", although this was not its constitutional name.
- ^ Israel was not recognized by Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, North Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, North Yemen, or South Yemen.
- ^ The Ivory Coast declared independence from France on 7 August 1960
- ^ Jamaica gained independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962
- ^ Only the United Kingdom recognized the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as being part of Jordan.
- ^ Katanga declared independence on 11 July 1960 and surrendered to Congo (Léopoldville) on 15 January 1963. [10]
- ^ a b Kenya gained independence from the United Kingdom on 12 December 1963. It became a republic on 12 December 1964. [11]
- ^ North Korea was not recognized by Estonia, France, Japan, or South Korea.
- ^ South Korea was not recognized by the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, Romania or North Korea.
- ^ Kuwait became independent from the United Kingdom on 19 June 1961
- ^ Lesotho gained independence from the United Kingdom on 4 October 1966
- ^ a b Libya adopted a new constitution on 25 April 1963, abolishing the federal system. [12]
- ^ a b The Libyan Arab Republic was established on 1 September 1969
- ^ 3 Provinces: Cyrenaica, Tripolitania, and Fezzan.
- ^ The Malagasy Republic gained independence from France on 26 June 1960
- ^ Malawi gained independence from the United Kingdom on 6 July 1964
- ^ a b Malawi became a Republic on 6 July 1966
- ^ a b Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, and North Borneo united to form Malaysia on 16 September 1963. [13]
- ^ 11 States: Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor, Terengganu.
- ^ 14 States: Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Singapore (to 9 August 1965), Terengganu.
- ^ a b The Maldives gained independence from the United Kingdom on 26 July 1965 and became a republic on 11 November 1968. [14]
- ^ a b c The Mali Federation gained independence from France on 20 June 1960 and was dissolved when Senegal withdrew on 20 August 1960.
- ^ 2 States: Senegal, Soudan.
- ^ Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom on 21 September 1964
- ^ Mauritania gained independence from France on 28 November 1960
- ^ Mauritius gained independence from the United Kingdom on 12 March 1968
- ^ 29 States: Aguascalientes, Baja California, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatán, Zacatecas. 2 Territories: Baja California Sur, Quintana Roo. 1 Federal District: Federal District
- ^ The UN Trusteeship over Nauru (administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom) came to an end on 31 January 1968. "Archived copy". Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ Niger declared independence from France on 3 August 1960
- ^ Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960
- ^ a b Nigeria became a republic on
- ^ 3 Regions: Eastern (to 27 May 1967), Northern, Western. 12 States: Mid-Western, Benue-Plateau, South-Eastern, East Central, Kaduna, Kano, Kwara, Lagos, North-Eastern State, Rivers, Sokoto, Western.
- ^ 2 Provinces: East Pakistan, West Pakistan.
- ^ Rhodesia unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965. [15]
- ^ English speakers often used the spellings "Rumania" and "Roumania" during this period.
- ^ a b Romania adopted a new constitution on 21 August 1965. [16].
- ^ Rwanda's official French name was "République rwandaise". "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2006-08-27.
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- ^ Rwanda gained independence from Belgium on 1 July 1962
- ^ Rwenzururu declared independence from Uganda in November 1962
- ^ Sierra Leone gained independence from the United Kingdom on 27 April 1961. [20]
- ^ Singapore gained independence from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1963. "Democracy Web | Rule of Law: Singapore". Archived from the original on 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ Singapore gained independence from Malaysia on 9 August 1965
- ^ Constitution of the Republic of Singapore is adopted
- ^ Somalia gained independence from Italy on 1 July 1960
- ^ a b The Somali Democratic Republic was established on 21 October 1969
- ^ Somaliland gained independence from the United Kingdom on 2 June 1960. It joined Somalia when it became independent on 1 July 1960. [21]
- ^ a b South Africa became a republic on 31 May 1961
- ^ 15 Republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Byelorussia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldavia, Russian SFSR, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
- ^ a b Sudan became a Democratic Republic on 25 May 1969
- ^ a b The Sudanese Republic declared itself the Republic of Mali on 22 September 1960
- ^ The United Suvadive Republic gave up its self-declared independence on 23 September 1963. [22]
- ^ Swaziland gained independence from the United Kingdom on 6 September 1968. [23]
- ^ 25 Cantons: Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Glarus, Graubünden, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zürich
- ^ Syria seceded from the United Arab Republic on 28 September 1961
- ^ Tanganyika gained independence from the United Kingdom on 9 December 1961. [24]
- ^ a b Tanganyika became a republic on 9 December 1962
- ^ a b c d Tanganyika and Zanzibar united to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar on 26 April 1964. It was renamed the Republic of Tanzania on 29 October 1964. [25]
- ^ Togo gained independence from a French-administered UN Trusteeship on 27 April 1960. [26]
- ^ Trinidad and Tobago gained independence from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1962. [27]
- ^ a b Uganda gained independence from the United Kingdom on 9 October 1962 and became a republic on 8 September 1967. [28]
- ^ 50 States: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. 1 Federal District: District of Columbia. 1 Incorporated Territory: Palmyra Atoll.
- ^ These islands were sometimes designated for statistical purposes as the United States Miscellaneous Caribbean Islands and the United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands.
- ^ Burkina Faso declared independence from France on 5 August 1960
- ^ 20 States: Anzoátegui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Falcón, Guárico, Lara, Mérida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Táchira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia. 2 Territories: Amazonas, Delta Amacuro. 1 Federal District: Federal District. 1 Federal Dependency: Federal Dependencies.
- ^ Western Samoa gained independence from a New Zealand-administered UN Trusteeship on 1 January 1962. [29]
- ^ a b The Yemen Arab Republic was established on 27 September 1962
- ^ South Yemen gained independence from the United Kingdom on 30 November 1967. [30]
- ^ a b "Constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" (DOC). worldstatesmen.org. April 7, 1963. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ 6 Republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia.
- ^ Zambia became independent from the United Kingdom on 24 October 1964
- ^ Zanzibar gained independence from the United Kingdom on 10 December 1963. [31]
- ^ a b The Sultan of Zanzibar was overthrown on 12 January 1964. [32]
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