List of countries in the 1910s
This is a list of countries 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 widely recognized sovereign states, and entities which were de facto sovereign but which were not widely recognized by other states.
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Sovereign states
Name and capital city | Information on status and recognition of sovereignty | |
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Afghanistan – Emirate of Afghanistan Capital: Kabul |
Widely recognized independent state from August 8, 1919.[1] | |
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→ Albania (from November 28, 1912)
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Limited sovereignty for occupatio bellica by the Balkan League states. Recognized independent state de facto from July 29, 1913.[2][3] | |
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Andorra – Principality of Andorra Capital: Andorra La Vella |
Widely recognized independent state.[4] | |
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Argentina – Argentine Republic Capital: Buenos Aires |
Widely recognized independent state | |
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Armenia – Republic of Armenia (from May 28, 1918) Capital: Yerevan |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Asir – Idrisid Emirate of Asir (from August 3, 1917) Capital: Sabya |
Widely recognized independent state | |
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Australia – Commonwealth of Australia Capital: Canberra |
Widely recognized independent state. Australia is autonomous but still dependent from the United Kingdom. Australia had two external territories:
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Austria (from November 12, 1918) Capital: Vienna
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Widely recognized independent state. | |
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Austria-Hungary – Austro-Hungarian Empire (to October 31, 1918)[5] Capital: Vienna and Budapest |
Widely recognized independent state. Austria-Hungary had one concession:
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Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (from May 28, 1918)[6] Capital: Ganja and Baku |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium Capital: Brussels |
Widely recognized state. Belgium had one colony and one concession:
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Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan (to January 8, 1910) Capital: Thimphu |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia Capital: Sucre |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Brazil – Republic of the United States of Brazil Capital: Rio de Janeiro |
Widely recognized state. Brazil was a federation of 20 states, one territory, and one federal district.[a] | |
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Bulgaria – Kingdom of Bulgaria Capital: Sofia |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Canada – Dominion of Canada Capital: Ottawa |
Widely recognized state. Canada is autonomous but still dependent from the United Kingdom. | |
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Chile – Republic of Chile Capital: Santiago |
Widely recognized state. | |
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→ → → China Capital: Peking
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Widely recognized state. | |
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Colombia – Republic of Colombia Capital: Bogotá |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Costa Rica– First Republic of Costa Rica Capital: San José |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Template:Country data Cretan State – Cretan State (de jure to December 1, 1913) Capital: Chania |
Autonomous state of the Ottoman Empire; de jure until December 1, 1913. | |
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Template:Country data Republic of Cuba (1902–1959) – Republic of Cuba Capital: Havana |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Czechoslovakia – Czechoslovak Republic (from October 28, 1918) Capital: Prague |
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Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark Capital: Copenhagen |
Widely recognized state. Denmark had two colonies and one dependency:
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Dominican Republic – Dominican Republic Capital: Santo Domingo |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador Capital: Quito |
Widely recognized state. | |
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→ El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador Capital: San Salvador |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Estonia
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Widely recognized state. | |
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Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire Capital: Addis Ababa |
Widely recognized state. | |
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→ & Finland Capital: Helsinki
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France – French Republic Capital: Paris |
Widely recognized state. The following are colonies, concessions and protectorates of France:
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Georgia – Democratic Republic of Georgia (from May 26, 1918) Capital: Tiflis |
Widely recognized state. Immediately recognized by Germany and the Ottoman Empire. | |
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→ Template:Flags Germany – German Realm Capital: Berlin
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Widely recognized state. The following are colonies, concessions and protectorates of Germany:
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Greece – Kingdom of Greece Capital: Athens |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala Capital: Guatemala City |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Ha'il – Emirate of Jabal Shammar Capital: Ha'il |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Haiti – Republic of Haiti Capital: Port-au-Prince |
Widely recognized state. | |
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→ Hejaz – Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz (from June 10, 1916) Capital: Mecca |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Honduras – Republic of Honduras Capital: Tegucicalpa |
Widely recognized state. | |
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→ → → Hungary Capital: Budapest
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Unrecognized state from August 1 to 8, 1919. | |
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Iceland – Kingdom of Iceland (from December 1, 1918) Capital: Reykjavík |
Widely recognized independent state. Still dependent from Denmark. | |
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Italy – Kingdom of Italy Capital: Rome |
Widely recognized state. Italy had four colonies and one concession:
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Japan – Empire of Japan Capital: Tokyo City |
Widely recognized state. Japan had three dependencies and two concessions:
Japan administered one League of Nations mandate:
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→ Korea (to August 29, 1910, from April 11, 1919) Capital: Hanseong
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Widely recognized state. Annexed by Japan from August 29, 1910 to April 11, 1919. | |
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& Template:Country data Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic Latvia (disputed between two governments)
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Widely recognized state. | |
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Liberia – Republic of Liberia Capital: Monrovia |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein Capital: Vaduz |
Widely recognized state. | |
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→ & Lithuania Capital: Vilnius
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Widely recognized state. | |
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Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Capital: Luxembourg City |
Widely recognized state. Limited sovereignty for occupatio bellica. | |
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Mexico – United Mexican States Capital: Mexico City
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Widely recognized state. Mexico had one territory:
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Monaco – Principality of Monaco Capital: Monaco |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Mongolia - Great Mongolian State[8] (from December 29, 1911) Capital: Niislel Khuree |
Widely recognized state. Still dependent from China. | |
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→ Montenegro Capital: Cetinje
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Widely recognized state. Limited sovereignty for occupatio bellica to December 1, 1918. | |
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Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco (to March 30, 1912) Capital: Fes |
De jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate from 1912.[9][10] | |
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Mountain Republic - Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus (from March 6, 1917) Capital: Temir-Khan-Shura |
Widely recognized state. | |
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→ Riyadh / Nejd Capital: Riyadh
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Widely recognized state. | |
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Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal Capital: Katmandu |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands Capital: Amsterdam |
Widely recognized state. The Netherlands had two colonies and one possession:
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Newfoundland – Dominion of Newfoundland Capital: St. John's |
Widely recognized state. Newfoundland is autonomous but still dependent from the United Kingdom. | |
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New Zealand – Dominion of New Zealand Capital: Wellington |
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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Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua Capital: Managua |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Norway – Kingdom of Norway Capital: Oslo |
Widely recognized state. Norway had three possessions:
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Ottoman Empire – Sublime Ottoman State Capital: Constantinople |
Widely recognized state. Ottoman Empire had one protectorate:
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Wadai – Sultanate of Wadai (to 1912) Capital: Abeche |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Panama – Republic of Panama Capital: Panama City |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay Capital: Asuncion |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Persia – Persian Empire Capital: Tehran |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Peru – Peruvian Republic Capital: Lima |
Widely recognized independent state. | |
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Poland Capital: Warsaw
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Client / Puppet state of Germany until November 11, 1918. Widely recognized independent state from November 11, 1918. | |
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→ Portugal Capital: Lisbon
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Widely recognized independent state. The following are colonies, vassals and possessions of Portugal:
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Romania – Kingdom of Romania Capital: Bucharest |
Widely recognized state. | |
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→ → → Template:Country data Soviet Russia Russia Capital: Saint-Petersburg
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Widely recognized state. Russia had two protectorates, one concession and one autonomous grand duchy: | |
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San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino Capital: San Marino |
Widely recognized state. | |
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→ Serbia / Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Capital: Belgrade
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Widely recognized state. Limited sovereignty for occupatio bellica to December 1, 1918. | |
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→ → Siam – Kingdom of Siam (to December 1, 1918) Capital: Bangkok |
Widely recognized state. | |
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→ South Africa – Union of South Africa (from May 31, 1910) Capital: Pretoria |
Widely recognized independent state. South Africa is autonomous but still dependent from the United Kingdom. | |
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Spain – Kingdom of Spain Capital: Madrid |
Widely recognized state. Spain had three possessions and three colonies:
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Sulu – Sultanate of Sulu (to 1915) Capital: Jolo |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden Capital: Stockholm |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Switzerland – Swiss Confederation Capital: Bern |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Tibet (from 1912) Capital: Lhasa |
De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. | |
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Transcaucasia – Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic (from February 22 to May 28, 1918) Capital: Tiflis |
Widely recognized independent state. | |
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United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Capital: London |
Widely recognized state. The following are colonies, territories, dependencies and protectorates of the United Kingdom:
(Protectorate)
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→ United States – United States of America Capital: Washington, D.C. |
Widely recognized state. The following are territories of the United States of America:
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Upper Asir - Sheikdom of Upper Asir (from August 1916) Capital: Abha |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay Capital: Montevideo |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Venezuela – United States of Venezuela Capital: Caracas |
Widely recognized state. | |
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Yemen – Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (from October 30, 1918) Capital: Sana`a |
Widely recognized independent state.[11][12] | |
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Non-sovereign territoriesUnited Kingdom
Under provisional government
States claiming sovereignty | ||
Alash – Alash Autonomy (from December 13, 1917) Capital: Alash-Qala |
Unrecognized state from 1917.[13] | |
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Alsace-Lorraine – Alsace-Lorraine Soviet Republic (from November 10 to 22, 1918) Capital: Straßburg |
Unrecognized Soviet republic. | |
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Aras – Republic of Aras (from December 1918 to June 1919) Capital: Nakhchivan (city) |
Unrecognized state. | |
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Banat Republic – Banat Republic (from October 31, 1918 to February 20, 1919) Capital: Timișoara |
Unrecognized state. Client state of the Hungarian Republic to 1918. Client state of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 1918 to 1919. | |
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→ Bavaria Capital: Munich
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Unrecognized socialist state. | |
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→ Belarus
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Partially-recognized state from 1918 to 1919. Puppet/Buffer State of Soviet Russia from January 1, 1919. | |
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Template:Flags Bottleneck – Free State Bottleneck (from January 10, 1919) Capital: Lorch, Hesse |
Unoccupied territory within post-World War I Germany. | |
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Bremen – Bremen Soviet Republic (from January 10 to February 4, 1919) Capital: Bremen |
Unrecognized state. | |
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Central Albania – Republic of Central Albania (from October 16, 1913 to March 7, 1914) Capital: Durrës |
Former unrecognized state. | |
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Centrocaspian Dictatorship – Centro-Caspian Dictatorship (from August 1 to September 15, 1918) Capital: Baku |
Unrecognized state. | |
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Courland and Semigallia – Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (from March 8 to September 22, 1918) Capital: Riga |
Client state of Germany. | |
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→ Crimea Capital: Bakhchysarai
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Self-proclaimed autonomy of the Russian Democratic Federative Republic. | |
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Don – Don Republic (from May 18, 1918) Capital: Novocherkassk |
Unrecognized state. | |
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Donbas and Kryvbas – Donets-Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic (from February 12 to March 20, 1918) Capital: Kharkiv |
Unrecognized, self-declared state. | |
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Hutsul Republic (from January 8 to June 11, 1919) Capital: Yasinia |
Unrecognized state. | |
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Icaria – Free State of Icaria (from July 18 to November 1912) Capital: Icaria |
Unrecognized state. | |
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Idel-Ural – Idel-Ural State (from March 1, 1918 to April 1918) Capital: Ufa |
Semi-Independent state. | |
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Ireland – Irish Republic (from January 21, 1919) Capital: Dublin |
Revolutionary state. | |
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Kars Republic – Provisional National Government of the Southwestern Caucasus (from December 1, 1918 to April 1919) Capital: Kars |
Nominally-independent provisional government. | |
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Khiva – Khanate of Khiva Capital: Khiva |
Semi-independent state. Under Russian Protection. | |
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Komancza – Komancza Republic (from November 4, 1918 to January 24, 1919) Capital: Komańcza |
Microstate. | |
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Template:Country data Kuban – Kuban People's Republic (from January 28, 1918) Capital: Yekaterinodar |
Unrecognized state. | |
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Lemko Republic – Lemko-Rusyn People's Republic (from December 5, 1918) Capital: Florynka |
Unrecognized state from December 5, 1918.[14] | |
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Lithuania-Byelorussia – Lithuanian-Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (from February 17 to July 17, 1919) Capital: Vilnius, Minsk, and Smolensk |
Soviet puppet state from February 17 to July 17, 1919. | |
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North Ingria – Republic of North Ingria (from January 23, 1919) Capital: Kirjasalo |
Unrecognized state. | |
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Odessa – Odessa Soviet Republic (from January 17 to March 13, 1918) Capital: Odessa |
Puppet state of Soviet Russia. | |
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Perloja – Republic of Perloja (from November 1918) | Unrecognized state. | |
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Saxony – Soviet Republic of Saxony (from November 13, 1918 to March 14, 1919) Capital: Dresden |
Unrecognized state. | |
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Slovakia – Slovak Soviet Republic (from June 16 to July 7, 1919) Capital: Prešov |
Puppet state of the Hungarian Soviet Republic. | |
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Slovenes, Croats and Serbs – State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (from October 29 to December 1, 1918) Capital: Zagreb |
Unrecognized provisional government. | |
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Syria – Arab Kingdom of Syria (from November 26, 1919) Capital: Damascus |
De facto independent state not recognized by any other state.[15] | |
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Tarnobrzeg – Republic of Tarnobrzeg (from November 6, 1918, to spring 1919) Capital: Tarnobrzeg |
Unrecognized state. | |
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Template:Country data South African Republic Transvaal – South African Republic (from September 1914 to February 1915) | ||
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Tripolitania – Tripolitanian Republic (from November 16, 1918) Capital: ‘Aziziya |
Unrecognized state. | |
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Uhtua – Republic of Uhtua (from June 21, 1918) Capital: Uhtua |
Unrecognized state. | |
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Ukraine (separated into several governments)
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United Baltic Duchy (from September 22 to November 28, 1918) Capital: Riga | ||
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Western Thrace – Independent Government of Western Thrace (from August 31 to October 25, 1913) Capital: Komotini |
Unrecognized state. | |
Würzburg – Würzburg Soviet Republic (from April 7 to 9, 1919) | ||
Zakopane – Republic of Zakopane (from October 13 to November 16, 1918) Notes
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