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Sovereign states by year · List of sovereign states in 1977 · Events of 1978 · List of sovereign states in 1979
| Contents: | States With Wide Recognition: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z States Without Wide Recognition United Nations Trust Territories Notes |
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States With Wide Recognition
A
Afghanistan
Albania - Socialist People's Republic of Albania
Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Angola - People's Republic of Angola
Argentina - Argentine Republic
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
Austria - Republic of Austria
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B
The Bahamas - Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Bahrain - State of Bahrain
Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
Benin - People's Republic of Benin
Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Botswana - Republic of Botswana
Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil
Bulgaria - People's Republic of Bulgaria
Burma - Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
Burundi - Republic of Burundi
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C
Cameroon - United Republic of Cameroon
Canada - Dominion of Canada
Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde
Central African Empire - Central African Empire
Chad - Republic of Chad
Chile - Republic of Chile
China - People's Republic of China
Colombia - Republic of Colombia
Comoros
Congo - People's Republic of Congo
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
Cuba - Republic of Cuba
Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
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D
Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti
Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica (from November 3)
Dominican Republic
E
Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia - Socialist Ethiopia
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F
G
Gabon - Gabonese Republic
The Gambia - Republic of the Gambia
Germany, East - German Democratic Republic
Germany, West - Federal Republic of Germany
Ghana - Republic of Ghana
Greece - Hellenic Republic
Grenada
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Guinea - Republic of Guinea
Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana
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I
Iceland - Republic of Iceland
India - Republic of India
Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
Iran - Kingdom of Iran
Iraq - Republic of Iraq
Ireland - Republic of Ireland
Israel - State of Israel
Italy - Italian Republic
Ivory Coast - Republic of Ivory Coast
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J
K
Kampuchea - Democratic Kampuchea
Kenya - Republic of Kenya
Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati (from July 12)
Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korea, South - Republic of Korea
Kuwait - State of Kuwait
L
Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Libya - Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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M
Madagascar - Democratic Republic of Madagascar
Malawi - Republic of Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives - Republic of Maldives
Mali - Republic of Mali
Malta - Republic of Malta
Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico - United Mexican States
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Mongolia - People's Republic of Mongolia
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco
Mozambique - People's Republic of Mozambique
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N
Nauru - Republic of Nauru
Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
Niger - Republic of Niger
Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria
Norway - Kingdom of Norway
O
Oman - Sultanate of Oman
P
Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Panama - Republic of Panama
Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Peru - Peruvian Republic
Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
Poland - People's Republic of Poland
Portugal - Portuguese Republic
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Q
Qatar - State of Qatar
R
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S
San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Senegal - Republic of Senegal
Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles
Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone
Singapore - Republic of Singapore
Solomon Islands (from July 7)
Somalia - Somali Democratic Republic
South Africa - Republic of South Africa
Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Spain
- Spanish State (to December 29)
- Kingdom of Spain (from December 29)
Sri Lanka
- Republic of Sri Lanka (to September 7)
- Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (from September 7)
Sudan - Democratic Republic of the Sudan
Suriname - Republic of Suriname
Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation- Syria - Syrian Arab Republic
T
Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania
Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
Togo - Togolese Republic
Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia - Republic of Tunisia
Turkey - Republic of Turkey
Tuvalu (from October 1)
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U
Uganda - Republic of Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States - United States of America
Upper Volta - Republic of Upper Volta
Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay
V
Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam
W
Western Samoa - Independent State of Western Samoa
Y
Yemen, North - Yemen Arab Republic
Yemen, South - People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Yugoslavia - Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Z
States Without Wide Recognition
Bophuthatswana - Republic of Bophuthatswana
Rhodesia - Republic of Rhodesia
Rwenzururu - Kingdom of Rwenzururu
Sahrawi Republic - Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic1
Taiwan - Republic of China2
Transkei - Republic of Transkei
United Nations Trust Territories
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (administered by the United States)
Notes
- ^ Claims to be the legitimate government of Western Sahara. See Legal status of Western Sahara.
- ^ See Political status of Taiwan and Legal status of Taiwan for details.