List of sovereign states in 1981

Sovereign states by year
List of sovereign states in 1980	Events of 1981	List of sovereign states in 1982

Internationally recognized sovereign states

A

Afghanistan - Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, UN member State
Albania – People's Socialist Republic of Albania, UN member State
Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, UN member State
Andorra – Principality of Andorra
Angola – People's Republic of Angola, UN member State
Antigua / Antigua and Barbuda
- Antigua (Associated state of the United Kingdom to 31 October)
- Antigua and Barbuda (from 1 November), UN member State from 11 November
Argentina – Argentine Republic, UN member State
Australia – Commonwealth of Australia, UN member State
Austria – Republic of Austria, UN member State

B

The Bahamas – Commonwealth of the Bahamas, UN member State
Bahrain – State of Bahrain, UN member State
Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh, UN member State
Barbados – UN member State
Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium, UN member State
Belize (from 21 September), UN member State from 25 September
Benin - People's Republic of Benin, UN member State
Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan, UN member State
Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia, UN member State
Bophuthatswana – Republic of Bophuthatswana (nominally independent South African bantustan)
Botswana – Republic of Botswana, UN member State
Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil, UN member State
Bulgaria - People's Republic of Bulgaria, UN member State

Burkina Faso Upper Volta

Burma - Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma, UN member State
Burundi - Republic of Burundi, UN member State
Byelorussia – Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, UN member State (Republic within the Soviet Union)

C

State of Cambodia Kampuchea, People's Republic of

Cameroon – United Republic of Cameroon, UN member State
Canada – Dominion of Canada, UN member State
Cape Verde – Republic of Cape Verde, UN member state
Central African Republic, UN member State
Chad – Republic of Chad, UN member State
Chile – Republic of Chile, UN member State
People's Republic of China – UN member State
Republic of China (partially recognized de facto independent state)
Ciskei - Republic of Ciskei (nominally independent South African bantustan from 4 December)
Colombia – Republic of Colombia, UN member State
Comoros - Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros, UN member State
Congo - People's Republic of Congo, UN member State
Cook Islands (A state in free association with New Zealand)
Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica, UN member State

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast

Cuba – Republic of Cuba, UN member State
Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus, UN member State
Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, UN member State

D

Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark, UN member State
Derg - Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia, UN member State
Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti, UN member State
Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica, UN member State
Dominican Republic, UN member State

E

Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador, UN member State
Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt, UN member State
El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador, UN member State
Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea, UN member State

F

Fiji - Dominion of Fiji, UN member State
Finland – Republic of Finland, UN member State
France – French Republic, UN member State

G

Gabon – Gabonese Republic, UN member State
The Gambia – Republic of the Gambia, UN member State
East Germany – German Democratic Republic, UN member State
West Germany - Federal Republic of Germany, UN member State
Ghana – Republic of Ghana, UN member State
Greece – Hellenic Republic, UN member State
Grenada - UN member State
Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala, UN member State
Guinea – Republic of Guinea, UN member State
Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau, UN member State
Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana, UN member State

H

Haiti – Republic of Haiti, UN member State

Holy See Vatican City

Honduras – Republic of Honduras, UN member State
Hungary - Hungarian People's Republic, UN member State

I

Iceland – Republic of Iceland, UN member State
India – Republic of India, UN member State
Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia, UN member State
Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran, UN member State
Iraq – Republic of Iraq, UN member State
Ireland – Republic of Ireland, UN member State
Israel – State of Israel, UN member State (wasn't recognized by 21 UN member States)
Italy – Italian Republic, UN member State
Ivory Coast - Republic of Ivory Coast, UN member State

J

Jamaica - Commonwealth of Jamaica, UN member State
Japan - UN member State
Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, UN member State

K

Democratic Kampuchea - UN member State
People's Republic of Kampuchea (De facto independent state)
Kenya – Republic of Kenya, UN member State
Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati
North Korea – Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Permanent observer at UN (wasn't recognized by 4 UN member States)
South Korea – Republic of Korea, Permanent observer at UN (wasn't recognized by 3 UN member States at greatest extent)
Kuwait – State of Kuwait, UN member State

L

Laos – Lao People's Democratic Republic, UN member State
Lebanon – Lebanese Republic, UN member State
Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho, UN member State
Liberia – Republic of Liberia, UN member State
Libya – Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, UN member State
Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein, UN member State from 18 September
Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, UN member State

M

Madagascar - Democratic Republic of Madagascar, UN member State
Malawi – Republic of Malawi, UN member state
Malaysia - UN member State
Maldives – Republic of Maldives, UN member State
Mali – Republic of Mali, UN member State
Malta – Republic of Malta, UN member State
Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania, UN member State
Mauritius - UN member State
Mexico – United Mexican States, UN member State
Monaco – Principality of Monaco, Permanent observer at the UN
Mongolia – Mongolian People's Republic, UN member State
Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco, UN member State
Mozambique - People's Republic of Mozambique, UN member State

Myanmar Burma

N

Nauru – Republic of Nauru, UN member State
Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal, UN member State
Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands, UN member State
New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand, UN member State
Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua, UN member State
Niger – Republic of Niger, UN member State
Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria, UN member State
Niue (A state in free association with New Zealand)
Norway – Kingdom of Norway, UN member State

O

Oman – Sultanate of Oman, UN member State

P

Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan, UN member state
Panama – Republic of Panama, UN member State
Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea, UN member State
– Republic of Paraguay, UN member State
Peru
Peruvian Republic (to 28 July), UN member State
Republic of Peru (from 28 July), UN member State
Philippines – Republic of the Philippines, UN member State
Poland - Polish People's Republic, UN member State
Portugal – Portuguese Republic, UN member State

Q

Qatar – State of Qatar, UN member State

R

Romania - Socialist Republic of Romania, UN member State
Rwanda – Rwandese Republic, UN member state
Rwenzururu – Kingdom of Rwenzururu (De facto independent state)

S

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Partially recognized de facto independent state)
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (Associated state of the United Kingdom)
Saint Lucia, UN member State
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, UN member State
San Marino – Republic of San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, UN member State
Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UN member State
Senegal – Republic of Senegal, UN member State
Seychelles – Republic of Seychelles, UN member State
Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone, UN member State
Singapore – Republic of Singapore, UN member State
Solomon Islands - UN member State
Somalia - Somali Democratic Republic, UN member State
South Africa – Republic of South Africa, UN member State
Soviet Union – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, UN member State
Spain – Kingdom of Spain, UN member State
Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, UN member State
Sudan – Democratic Republic of the Sudan, UN member State
Suriname – Republic of Suriname, UN member State
Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland, UN member State
Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden, UN member State
Switzerland – Swiss Confederation, Permanent observer at UN
Syria – Syrian Arab Republic, UN member State

T

Taiwan China, Republic of

Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania, UN member State
Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand, UN member State
Togo – Togolese Republic, UN member State
Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga, UN member State
Transkei – Republic of Transkei (nominally independent South African bantustan)
Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, UN member State
Tunisia – Tunisian Republic, UN member State
Turkey – Republic of Turkey, UN member State
Tuvalu

U

Uganda – Republic of Uganda, UN member State
Ukraine – Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, UN member State (Republic within the Soviet Union)
United Arab Emirates - UN member State
United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, UN member State
United States – United States of America, UN member State
Upper Volta - Republic of Upper Volta, UN member State
Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay, UN member State

V

Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu, UN member state from 15 September
Vatican City – Vatican City State, Permanent observer at UN
Venda – Republic of Venda (nominally independent South African bantustan)
Venezuela – Republic of Venezuela, UN member State
Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam, UN member State

W

Western Samoa - Independent State of Western Samoa, UN member State

Y

North Yemen – Yemen Arab Republic, UN member State
South Yemen - People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, UN member State
Yugoslavia – Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, UN member State

Z

Zaire - Republic of Zaire, UN member State
Zambia - Republic of Zambia, UN member State
Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe, UN member State

Non-sovereign territories

Antigua

Barbuda (Depedency to 31 October)
Redonda (Depedency to 31 October)

Australia

Ashmore and Cartier Islands - The Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Uninhabited external territory)
Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)
Christmas Island - The Territory of Christmas Island (External territory)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands - The Territory of the Cocos Islands (External territory)
Coral Sea Islands - The 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)

Cyprus

Turkish Federated State of Cyprus (De facto self-governing state)

Denmark

Faroe Islands (Constituent country)
Greenland (Constituent country)

Finland

Åland (Neutral and demilitarised region)

France

French Polynesia (Overseas territory), with Clipperton Island
French Southern and Antarctic Lands - The Territory of French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Overseas territory)
Mayotte (Overseas territory)
New Caledonia (Overseas territory)
Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean (Overseas territory), consisting of five uninhabited possessions:
- Bassas da India (Disputed by Madagascar)
- Europa Island (Disputed by Madagascar)
- Glorioso Islands (Disputed by Madagascar, Comoros and the Seychelles)
- Juan de Nova Island (Disputed by Madagascar)
- Tromelin Island (Disputed by Mauritius and the Seychelles)
Wallis and Futuna - The Territory of the Wallis and Futuna (Overseas territory)

Greece

Mount Athos (Autonomous monastic state)

Netherlands

Netherlands Antilles (Autonomous country)

New Zealand

Ross Dependency (Suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
Tokelau

Norway

Bouvet Island
Peter I Island (Suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
Queen Maud Land (Suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)

Portugal

Macau (Chinese territory administered by Portugal)

United Kingdom

Brunei (Protected state)
Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Crown colony)
Anguilla (Crown colony)
British Honduras (Crown colony to 20 September)
Bermuda (Crown colony)
British Antarctic Territory (Crown colony suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
British Indian Ocean Territory (Crown colony disputed by Mauritius and the Seychelles)
British Virgin Islands (Crown colony)
Cayman Islands (Crown colony)
Falkland Islands (Crown colony disputed by Argentina)
Gibraltar (Crown colony)
Hong Kong (Crown colony)
Montserrat (Crown colony)
Pitcairn Islands (Crown colony)
Saint Helena (Crown colony), with two dependencies:
- Ascension Island
- Tristan da Cunha
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Crown colony disputed by Argentina)
Turks and Caicos Islands (Crown colony)
Guernsey - The Bailiwick of Guersney (Crown depedency), with three dependencies:
- Alderney
- Sark
- Herm
Isle of Man (Crown depedency)
Jersey - The Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown depedency)

United States

American Samoa (Insular area including Swains Island, disputed by Tokelau)
Guam (Insular area)
Puerto Rico - The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Insular area)
United States Virgin Islands - Virgin Islands of the United States (Insular area)
Baker Island (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
Howland Island (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
Jarvis Island (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
Johnston Atoll (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
Kingman Reef (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
Midway Atoll (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
Navassa Island (Uninhabited unincorporated territory claimed by Haiti)
Quita Sueño Bank (Uninhabited unincorporated territory to 17 September claimed by Colombia)
Roncador Bank (Uninhabited unincorporated territory to 17 September claimed by Colombia)
Serrana Bank (Uninhabited unincorporated territory to 17 September claimed by Colombia)
Serranilla Bank (Uninhabited unincorporated territory claimed by Colombia, Jamaica, and Nicaragua)
Wake Island (Uninhabited unincorporated territory claimed by the Marshall Islands)
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, consisting of four territories:
- Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Northern Mariana Islands - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau (from 1 January)

Other entities

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.^[1] These claims, which were regulated by the Antarctic Treaty System, were neither recognised nor disputed by any other signatory state.^[2]
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 (to 26 December).
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.^[3] The order's Constitution stated: "The Order is a subject of international law and exercises sovereign functions." ^[4] 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.

References

↑ Rogan-Finnemore, Michelle (2005), "What Bioprospecting Means for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean", in Von Tigerstrom, Barbara, International Law Issues in the South Pacific, Ashgate Publishing, p. 204, ISBN 0-7546-4419-7 "Australia, New Zealand, France, Norway and the United Kingdom reciprocally recognize the validity of each other's claims."
↑ CIA – the World Factbook – Antarctica – accessed 19 January 2008
↑ Bilateral relations with countries, Retrieved 22 December 2009
↑ Chapter General of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (12 January 1998). Constitutional Charter and Code of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta, promulgated 27 June 1961, revised by the Extraordinary Chapter General 28–30 April 1997, Article 3 "Sovereignty," Paragraph 1. (PDF). Rome: Tipografia Arte della Stampa. p. 11.

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