List of sovereign states in the 1910s explained

This is a list of sovereign states in the 1910s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1910 and 31 December 1919. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes 94 widely recognized sovereign states, and entities which were de facto sovereign but which were not widely recognized by other states.

Sovereign states

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→ – Emirate of AfghanistanDe facto independent state that was a de jure British protectorate (to 8 August 1919). Widely recognized independent state (from 8 August 1919).^[1]
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→ Albania Limited sovereignty for occupatio bellica by the Balkan League states. Recognized independent state de jure from 29 July 1913.^[2] ^[3] De facto Italian protectorate from 23 June 1917.
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Andorra – Principality of AndorraWidely recognized independent state.
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Angoche – Angoche Sultanate Widely recognized state.
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– Argentine Republic Widely recognized independent state
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Armenia – Republic of Armenia Widely recognized state.
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Asir – Idrisid Emirate of Asir Widely recognized independent state
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Aussa - Sultanate of Aussa Widely recognized state.
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– Commonwealth of Australia (Dominion of the British Empire) Widely recognized independent state. Australia is autonomous but still dependent from the United Kingdom. Australia had two external territories:
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Austria Widely recognized independent state.
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– Austro-Hungarian Monarchy ^[4] Widely recognized independent state. Austria-Hungary had one concession:
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Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan Democratic Republic ^[5] Widely recognized state.
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– Kingdom of Belgium Widely recognized state. Belgium had one colony and one concession:
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Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan Widely recognized state.
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Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia Widely recognized state.
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Brazil – Republic of the United States of Brazil Widely recognized state. Brazil was a federation of 20 states, one territory, and one federal district.
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Bulgaria – Tsardom of Bulgaria Widely recognized state.
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– Dominion of Canada (Dominion of the British Empire) Widely recognized state. Canada is autonomous but still dependent from the United Kingdom.
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Chile – Republic of Chile Widely recognized state.
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→ → → China Widely recognized state to December 12, 1915, and from June 6, 1916.
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– Republic of Colombia Widely recognized state.
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Costa Rica– Republic of Costa Rica Widely recognized state.
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– Cretan State De jure autonomous state of the Ottoman Empire to December 1, 1913. De facto unilaterally annexed by Greece.
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– Republic of Cuba Widely recognized state.
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Czechoslovakia – Czechoslovak Republic Widely recognized state.
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Dar al Kuti - Sultanate of Dar Al Kuti Widely recognized state.
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Darfur - Sultanate of Darfur Widely recognized state.
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– Kingdom of Denmark Widely recognized state. Denmark had one colony and one dependency:
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Dominican Republic – Second Dominican Republic Widely recognized state. Under United States military occupation from May 5, 1916.
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Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador Widely recognized state.
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→ El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador Widely recognized state.
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Estonia Republic of Estonia ^[6] Widely recognized state.
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– Ethiopian Empire Widely recognized state.
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→ & Finland Widely recognized state.
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France – French Republic Widely recognized state. The following are colonies, concessions and protectorates of France:
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Georgia – Democratic Republic of Georgia Widely recognized state. Immediately recognized by Germany and the Ottoman Empire.
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→ Germany Widely recognized state. The following are colonies, concessions and protectorates of Germany:
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– Kingdom of Greece Widely recognized state.
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Gowa - Sultanate of Gowa^[7] Widely recognized state to 1911. Annexed by the Netherlands in 1911.
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Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala Widely recognized state.
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Ha'il – Emirate of Jabal Shammar Widely recognized state.
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Haiti – Republic of Haiti Widely recognized state. Under United States military occupation from July 28, 1915.
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→ Hejaz – Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz Widely recognized state.
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– Republic of Honduras Widely recognized state.
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→ → → Hungary Hungarian People's Republic Hungarian Soviet Republic Hungarian People's Republic Unrecognized state from August 1 to 8, 1919.
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– Kingdom of Iceland Widely recognized independent state under a personal union with Denmark. Still dependent from Denmark.
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– Kingdom of Italy Widely recognized state. Italy had four colonies and three concessions:
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– Empire of Japan Widely recognized state. Japan had sovereignty over the following protectorates, dependencies and concessions: Japan administered one League of Nations mandate:
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& Latvia Widely recognized state.
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– Republic of Liberia Widely recognized state.
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– Principality of Liechtenstein Widely recognized state.
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→ & Lithuania Widely recognized state.
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– Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Widely recognized state. Limited sovereignty for occupatio bellica.
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Mbundaland – Mbunda Kingdom Widely recognized state.
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→ Mexico Porfiriato United Mexican States Widely recognized state. Mexico had one territory:
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– Principality of Monaco Widely recognized state.
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Mongolia - Great Mongolian State^[8] Widely recognized state. Still dependent from China.
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→ Montenegro Widely recognized state. Limited sovereignty for occupatio bellica to December 1, 1918.
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Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco De jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate from March 30, 1912.
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Mountain Republic - Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus Widely recognized state.
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– Sultanate of Muscat and Oman De jure independent state. De facto a British protectorate.
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→ Riyadh / Nejd Widely recognized state.
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Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands Widely recognized independent state. The Netherlands had sovereignty over three colonies: Curaçao and Dependencies Dutch East Indies Surinam
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– Dominion of Newfoundland Widely recognized state. Newfoundland is autonomous but still dependent from the United Kingdom.
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New Zealand – Dominion of New Zealand Widely recognized state. New Zealand is autonomous but still dependent from the United Kingdom. The following are territories of New Zealand:
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– Republic of Nicaragua Widely recognized state. Under United States military occupation from 1912.
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Nri - Kingdom of Nri Widely recognized state.
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– Kingdom of Norway Widely recognized state. Norway had three uninhabited possessions: Bouvet Island Peter I Island Sverdrup Islands
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– Sublime Ottoman State Widely recognized state. Ottoman Empire had one protectorate:
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Ouaddai – Sultanate of Ouaddai Widely recognized state.
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– Republic of Panama Widely recognized state.
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– Republic of Paraguay Widely recognized state.
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Persia – Persian Empire Widely recognized state.
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Widely recognized independent state.
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Poland Client / Puppet state of Germany until November 11, 1918. Widely recognized independent state from November 11, 1918.
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→ Portugal Widely recognized independent state. The following are colonies, vassal state and possession of Portugal:
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– Kingdom of Romania Widely recognized state.
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→ → Russia Widely recognized state. Russia had three protectorates, one concession and one autonomous grand duchy:
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– Most Serene Republic of San Marino Widely recognized state.
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→ Serbia / Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Widely recognized state. Limited sovereignty for occupatio bellica to December 1, 1918.
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Setul Mambang Segara - Kingdom of Setul Mambang Segara Widely recognized state.
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→ → Siam – Kingdom of Siam Widely recognized state.
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→ – Union of South Africa (Dominion of the British Empire) Widely recognized independent state. South Africa is autonomous but still dependent from the United Kingdom. South Africa has one mandate:
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Spain – Kingdom of Spain Widely recognized state. Spain had three colonies, one protectorate and two possessions:
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Sulu – Sultanate of Sulu Widely recognized state.
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– Kingdom of Sweden Widely recognized state.
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Switzerland – Swiss Confederation Widely recognized state.
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Tibet De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China.
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Transcaucasia – Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic Widely recognized independent state.
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– United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Widely recognized state. The following are colonies, concessions, territories, dependencies and protectorates of the United Kingdom: Aden Afghanistan Amoy Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Ascension Island Bahama Islands Bahrain Baker Island Barbados Barotziland–North-Western Rhodesia Basutoland Bechuanaland Bermuda Bhutan British Cyprus British East Africa → British Guiana → British Honduras British Hong Kong British Jamaica British Leeward Islands British Mauritius British Somaliland British Trinidad and Tobago British Western Pacific Territories British Windward Islands Brunei Colony of Natal Egypt Falkland Islands Federated Malay States Gambia Gibraltar Graham Land Guernsey Hankou Heard Island and McDonald Islands - Indian Empire Jarvis Island Jiujiang → Kuwait Maldive Islands Malta Nepal Nigeria Northern Nigeria North-Eastern Rhodesia Northern Rhodesia → Orange River Colony Qatar Rhodesia Saint Helena Seychelles → Sierra Leone → Sikkim South Orkney Islands South Shetland Islands Southern Nigeria Straits Settlements Suez Canal Zone Swaziland Tanganyika Territory Tientsin Tristan da Cunha Trucial States Unfederated Malay States
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→ – United States of America Widely recognized state. The following are territories of the United States of America: → Alaska → American Samoa Arizona → Bajo Nuevo Bank → Corn Islands → Guam Hawaii → Howland Island → Johnston Atoll → Kingman Reef → Middlebrook Island → Midway Atoll → Navassa Island New Mexico → Palmyra Atoll → →
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Upper Asir - Sheikdom of Upper Asir Widely recognized state.
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– Eastern Republic of Uruguay Widely recognized state.
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– United States of Venezuela Widely recognized state.
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Yemen – Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen Widely recognized independent state.^[9]
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States claiming sovereignty
Alash – Alash Autonomy Unrecognized state.^[10]
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Alsace-Lorraine – Alsace-Lorraine Soviet Republic Unrecognized socialist state created during the German Revolution after the World War I.
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Altai – Confederated Republic of Altai Unrecognized state.
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Aras – Republic of Aras Unrecognized state.
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Banat Republic Unrecognized state. Client state of the Hungarian People's Republic to November 1918. Client state of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from November 1918.
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→ Bavaria Unrecognized socialist state created during the German Revolution after the World War I.
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→ Belarus Belarusian People's Republic – Partially-recognized state from 1918 to 1919. Puppet/Buffer State of Soviet Russia from January 1, 1919.
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Bottleneck – Free State Bottleneck Unoccupied territory within post-World War I Germany.
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Bremen – Bremen Soviet Republic Unrecognized socialist state created during the German Revolution after the World War I.
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Central Albania – Republic of Central Albania Unrecognized state.
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Centrocaspian Dictatorship – Centro-Caspian Dictatorship Unrecognized state.
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Courland and Semigallia – Duchy of Courland and Semigallia Client state of Germany.
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→ Crimea Crimean People's Republic Crimea – Crimean Socialist Soviet Republic Self-proclaimed autonomy of the Russian Democratic Federative Republic.
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Don – Don Republic Unrecognized state.
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Donbas and Kryvbas – Donets-Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic Unrecognized, self-declared state.
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Hutsul Republic Unrecognized state.
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Icaria – Free State of Icaria Unrecognized state.
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Idel-Ural – Idel-Ural State Semi-Independent state.
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Ireland – Irish Republic Revolutionary state.
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Kars Republic – Provisional National Government of the Southwestern Caucasus Nominally-independent provisional government.
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Kokand – Turkestan Autonomy Unrecognized state.
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Komancza – Komancza Republic Microstate.
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Korea, Provisional Government of – Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea Partially recognized Korean government-in-exile.
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– Kuban People's Republic Unrecognized state.
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Lemko Republic – Lemko-Rusyn People's Republic Unrecognized state from December 5, 1918.^[11]
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Lithuania-Byelorussia – Lithuanian-Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Soviet puppet state from February 17 to July 17, 1919.
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Moldova – Moldavian Democratic Republic Unrecognized state.
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Northern Epirus – Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus Unrecognized, self-declared independent state. Autonomy under nominal (unimplemented) Albanian sovereignty from May 17, 1914; de facto under Greek administration from October 27, 1914.
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North Ingria – Republic of North Ingria Unrecognized state.
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Oman, Imamate of – Imamate of Oman Unrecognized state.
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Odessa – Odessa Soviet Republic Puppet state of Soviet Russia.
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Perloja – Republic of Perloja Unrecognized state.
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Slovakia – Slovak Soviet Republic Puppet state of the Hungarian Soviet Republic.
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Slovenes, Croats and Serbs – State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs Unrecognized provisional government.
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Syria – Arab Kingdom of Syria De facto independent state not recognized by any other state.^[12]
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Tarnobrzeg – Republic of Tarnobrzeg Unrecognized state.
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Tripolitania – Tripolitanian Republic Unrecognized state.
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Uhtua – Republic of Uhtua Unrecognized state.
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Ukraine Ukrainian People's Republic of Soviets Ukrainian People's Republic Ukrainian State West Ukrainian People's Republic
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Uryankhay – Uryankhay Republic Self-declared independent state.
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Western Thrace – Independent Government of Western Thrace Unrecognized state.
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Würzburg – Würzburg Soviet Republic Unrecognized socialist state created during the German Revolution after the World War I.
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Zakopane – Republic of Zakopane Unrecognized state.
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