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===H=== ===H===
*'''{{flag|Haiti|1964}}''' - Republic of Haiti <sup></sup> *'''{{flagicon image|Flag_of_Haiti_(1964-1986).svg}} {{flag|Haiti}}''' - Republic of Haiti <sup></sup>
*'''{{flag|Honduras}}''' - Republic of Honduras <sup></sup> *'''{{flag|Honduras}}''' - Republic of Honduras <sup></sup>
*'''{{flag|Hungary}}''' - People's Republic of Hungary <sup></sup> *'''{{flag|Hungary}}''' - People's Republic of Hungary <sup></sup>
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===K=== ===K===
*''']''' <small>(Disputed between two governments)</small> *''']''' <small>(Disputed between two governments)</small> <ref>Although the ] was in control of the country, it was largely unrecognised internationally. United Nations membership was retained by the ] in exile.</ref>
**{{flagicon|Cambodia|1979}} ] **{{flagicon|Cambodia|1979}} ]
**{{flagicon|Cambodia|1975}} ] <small>(until 22 June 1982)</small> <sup></sup> **{{flagicon|Cambodia|1975}} ] <small>(until 22 June 1982)</small> <sup></sup>
**{{flagicon|Cambodia|1975}} ] <small>(from 22 June 1982)</small> <sup></sup> **{{flagicon|Cambodia|1975}} ] <small>(from 22 June 1982)</small> <sup></sup>
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*'''{{flag|Lesotho|1966}}''' - Kingdom of Lesotho <sup></sup> *'''{{flag|Lesotho|1966}}''' - Kingdom of Lesotho <sup></sup>
*'''{{flag|Liberia}}''' - Republic of Liberia <sup></sup> *'''{{flag|Liberia}}''' - Republic of Liberia <sup></sup>
*'''{{flag|Libya}}''' - Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya <sup></sup> *'''{{flag|Libya}}''' <sup></sup>
**Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya <small>(to April 1986)</small>
**Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya <small>(from April 1986)</small>
*'''{{flag|Liechtenstein}}''' - Principality of Liechtenstein *'''{{flag|Liechtenstein}}''' - Principality of Liechtenstein
*'''{{flag|Luxembourg}}''' - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg <sup></sup> *'''{{flag|Luxembourg}}''' - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg <sup></sup>
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*'''{{flag|Mali}}''' - Republic of Mali <sup></sup> *'''{{flag|Mali}}''' - Republic of Mali <sup></sup>
*'''{{flag|Malta}}''' - Republic of Malta <sup></sup> *'''{{flag|Malta}}''' - Republic of Malta <sup></sup>
*'''{{flag|Marshall Islands}}''' - Republic of the Marshall Islands <small>(from 21 October 1986)</small>
*'''{{flag|Mauritania}}''' - Islamic Republic of Mauritania <sup></sup> *'''{{flag|Mauritania}}''' - Islamic Republic of Mauritania <sup></sup>
*'''{{flag|Mauritius}}''' <sup></sup> *'''{{flag|Mauritius}}''' <sup></sup>
*'''{{flag|Mexico}}''' - United Mexican States <sup></sup> *'''{{flag|Mexico}}''' - United Mexican States <sup></sup>
*'''{{flag|Federated States of Micronesia}}''' <small>(from 3 November 1986)</small>
*'''{{flag|Monaco}}''' - Principality of Monaco *'''{{flag|Monaco}}''' - Principality of Monaco
*'''{{flag|Mongolia|1949}}''' - People's Republic of Mongolia <sup></sup> *'''{{flag|Mongolia|1949}}''' - People's Republic of Mongolia <sup></sup>
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**Peruvian Republic <small>(to 28 July 1980)</small> **Peruvian Republic <small>(to 28 July 1980)</small>
**Republic of Peru <small>(from 28 July 1980)</small> **Republic of Peru <small>(from 28 July 1980)</small>
*'''{{flag icon|Philippines|1919}} {{flag|Philippines|1981}}''' - Republic of the Philippines <sup></sup> *'''{{flag icon|Philippines|1919}} {{flag|Philippines|1981}} {{flag|Philippines|1919}}''' - Republic of the Philippines <sup></sup>
*'''{{flag|Poland}}''' - People's Republic of Poland <sup></sup> *'''{{flag|Poland}}''' - People's Republic of Poland <sup></sup>
*'''{{flag|Portugal}}''' - Portuguese Republic <sup></sup> *'''{{flag|Portugal}}''' - Portuguese Republic <sup></sup>
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===Denmark=== ===Denmark===
*'''{{flag|Faroe Islands}}''' <small>(Autonomous province)</small> *'''{{flag|Faroe Islands}}''' <small>(Constituent country)</small>
*'''{{flagicon|Denmark}} {{flag|Greenland}}''' <small>(Autonomous province)</small> *'''{{flagicon|Denmark}} {{flag|Greenland}}''' <small>(Constituent country)</small>


===France=== ===France===
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**Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies <small>(Overseas territory, to 23 November 1984)</small> **Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies <small>(Overseas territory, to 23 November 1984)</small>
**Overseas Collectivity of New Caledonia <small>(Overseas collectivity, from 23 November 1984)</small> **Overseas Collectivity of New Caledonia <small>(Overseas collectivity, from 23 November 1984)</small>
*'''{{flag|Saint Pierre and Miquelon|local}}''' - Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon <small>(territorial collectivity, from 11 June 1985)</small> *'''{{flag|Saint Pierre and Miquelon|local}}''' - Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon <small>(Territorial collectivity, from 11 June 1985)</small>
*'''{{flagicon|France}} ]''' <small>(Uninhabited possession)</small> *'''{{flagicon|France}} ]''' <small>(Uninhabited possession)</small>
*'''{{flagicon image|Wallis flag.png}} {{flag|Wallis and Futuna|local}}''' - Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands <small>(Overseas territory)</small> *'''{{flagicon image|Wallis flag.png}} {{flag|Wallis and Futuna|local}}''' - Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands <small>(Overseas territory)</small>
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===Netherlands=== ===Netherlands===
*'''{{flag|Aruba}}''' <small>(Overseas country, from 1 January 1986)</small>
*'''{{flag|Netherlands Antilles|1959}}''' <small>(Overseas country)</small> *'''{{flag|Netherlands Antilles|1959}}''' <small>(Overseas country)</small>


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*'''{{flagicon image|Flag of St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.svg}} ]''' <small>(Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom, to 19 December 1980)</small> *'''{{flagicon image|Flag of St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.svg}} ]''' <small>(Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom, to 19 December 1980)</small>
**''<small>For subsequent dependencies, see ] and ].</small>'' **''<small>For subsequent dependencies, see ] and ].</small>''
*'''{{flagicon image|Flag of Saint Helena (1874-1984).svg}} {{flag|Saint Helena}}''' <small>(Crown colony, to 1 January 1983; Dependent territory, from 1 January 1983)</small> *'''{{flagicon image|Flag of Saint Helena (1874-1984).svg}} {{flag|Saint Helena}}''' <small>(Crown colony, to 1 January 1983; Dependent territory, from 1 January 1983; includes two dependencies)</small>
**<small>{{flagicon|UK}} ]
**{{flagicon|Saint Helena}} ]</small>
*'''{{flagicon|UK}} ]''' <small>(Dependent territory, from 3 October 1985)</small> *'''{{flagicon|UK}} ]''' <small>(Dependent territory, from 3 October 1985)</small>
*'''{{flagicon image|Old Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg}} ]''' <small>(Crown colony, to 1 January 1983; Dependent territory, from 1 January 1983)</small> *'''{{flagicon image|Old Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg}} ]''' <small>(Crown colony, to 1 January 1983; Dependent territory, from 1 January 1983)</small>
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===United Nations Trust Territories=== ===United Nations Trust Territories===
*'''{{flag|Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands}}''' <small>(Administered by the United States as four distinct territories)</small> *'''{{flag|Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands}}''' <small>(Administered by the United States as four distinct territories)</small>
**{{flag|Marshall Islands}} - Republic of the Marshall Islands **{{flag|Marshall Islands}} - Republic of the Marshall Islands <small>(to 21 October 1986)</small>
**{{flag|Federated States of Micronesia}} **{{flag|Federated States of Micronesia}} <small>(to 3 November 1986)</small>
**{{flagicon image|Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands (1976-1989).svg}} ] - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands **{{flagicon image|Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands (1976-1989).svg}} ] - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands <small>(to 4 November 1986)</small>
**{{flag|Palau}} - Republic of Palau <small>(from 1 January 1981)</small> **{{flag|Palau}} - Republic of Palau <small>(from 1 January 1981)</small>


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*'''{{flagicon|United States}} ]''' <small>(Uninhabited territory)</small> *'''{{flagicon|United States}} ]''' <small>(Uninhabited territory)</small>
*'''{{flagicon|United States}} ]''' <small>(Uninhabited territory)</small> *'''{{flagicon|United States}} ]''' <small>(Uninhabited territory)</small>
*'''{{flagicon image|Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands (1976-1989).svg}} ]''' - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands <small>(Territory, from 4 November 1986)</small>
*'''{{flagicon|United States}} ]''' <small>(Uninhabited territory)</small> *'''{{flagicon|United States}} ]''' <small>(Uninhabited territory)</small>
*'''{{flagicon|Puerto Rico|1952}} {{flag|Puerto Rico}}''' - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico <small>(Territory)</small> *'''{{flagicon|Puerto Rico|1952}} {{flag|Puerto Rico}}''' - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico <small>(Territory)</small>

Revision as of 23:44, 22 March 2010

1980

This is a list of every sovereign state that existed during the years 1980 and 1989 CE. It includes not only those states which had widespread international recognition, but also those states which were generally unrecognised. In addition, it includes all non-sovereign territories which were not integral parts of sovereign states.

Contents: Internationally recognized sovereign states: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z
Occupied states
Other states
Non-Sovereign Territories: Australia - Condominiums - Denmark - France - International - League of Nations - Netherlands - New Zealand - Norway - Portugal - United Kingdom - United Nations - United States
See also - Notes - External links
  • World maps
  • Sovereign states in 1985. Sovereign states in 1985.

Internationally recognised sovereign states

United Nations member states are indicated by .

A

B

C

D

E

F

  •  Fiji - Dominion of Fiji
  •  Finland - Republic of Finland
  •  France - French Republic

G

H

  •  Haiti - Republic of Haiti
  •  Honduras - Republic of Honduras
  •  Hungary - People's Republic of Hungary

I

J

K

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 (to April 1986)
    • Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (from April 1986)
  •  Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
  •  Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M

N

O

  • Oman - Sultanate of Oman

P

Q

  •  Qatar - State of Qatar

R

  •  Romania - Socialist Republic of Romania
  •  Rwanda - Rwandan Republic

S

T

U

V

  •  Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu (from 30 July 1980)
  •  Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
  •  Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
  •  Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam

W

Y

Z

  •  Zaire - Republic of Zaire
  • Zambia - Republic of Zambia
  •  Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe (from 18 April 1980)

Occupied states

Other states

South African bantustan. Nominally independent but only recognised by South Africa.
  •  Ciskei - Republic of Ciskei (from 4 December 1981)
  •  Northern Cyprus - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (from 15 November 1983)
A de facto independent state. Recognised only by Turkey. Claimed by Cyprus.
  • Rwenzururu - Kingdom of Rwenzururu (to 15 August 1982)
A de facto independent state. Claimed by Uganda. Not recognised as sovereign by any other state.
A de facto independent state claiming sovereignty over Western Sahara, which is also claimed by Morocco as its Southern Provinces. It received recognition from a large number of UN member states. Its government resided in exile in Tindouf, Algeria.
  • Tafea - Tafea Nation (1 January 1980 to 26 May 1980)
A de facto independent state declared from the centre of Tanna island. Claimed by the United Kingdom and France as part of the New Hebrides condominium. Not recognised as sovereign by any other state.
A de facto independent state; regarded by the People's Republic of China to be its defunct (and no longer legitimate) predecessor state. Territory was claimed by the People's Republic as Taiwan Province. In addition to Taiwan, the Republic of China also controlled parts of Fujian Province and part of the Spratly Islands, and had not renounced claims over mainland China and Mongolia.
South African bantustan. Nominally independent but only recognised by South Africa.
  • Vemerana - Republic of Vemerana (from May 1980 to August 1980)
A de facto independent state declared by the Nagriamel movement on the island of Espiritu Santo. Claimed by the United Kingdom and France as part of the New Hebrides condominium until 30 July 1980, and claimed by Vanuatu thereafter. Not recognised as sovereign by any other state.
  •  Venda - Republic of Venda
South African bantustan. Nominally independent but only recognised by South Africa.

Non-Sovereign Territories

Australia

Condominiums

Denmark

France

International

  • Berlin West Berlin (Occupied territory governed by France, the United Kingdom, and the United States)

League of Nations Mandates

Netherlands

New Zealand

  •  Cook Islands (Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
  •  Niue (Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
  • New Zealand Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)
  • New Zealand Tokelau (Dependent territory)

Norway

Portugal

  • Portugal Macau (Chinese territory under Portuguese administration)

United Kingdom

  • United Kingdom Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign base areas administered as a single dependency)
  • United Kingdom Anguilla (Crown colony, to 1 January 1983; Dependent territory, from 1 January 1983)
  •  Antigua and Barbuda (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom, to 1 November 1981)
  • Belize (Self-governing crown colony, to 21 September 1981)
  • Bermuda (Self-governing crown colony, to 1 January 1983; Self-governing dependent territory, from 1 January 1983)
  • British Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited crown colony, to 1 January 1983; Uninhabited dependent territory, from 1 January 1983)
  • United Kingdom British Indian Ocean Territory (Uninhabited crown colony, to 1 January 1983; Uninhabited dependent territory, from 1 January 1983)
  •  British Virgin Islands (Crown colony, to 1 January 1983; Dependent territory, from 1 January 1983)
  •  Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam (Protectorate, until 1 January 1984)
  •  Cayman Islands (Crown colony, to 1 January 1983; Dependent territory, from 1 January 1983)
  •  Falkland Islands (Crown colony, to 1 January 1983; Dependent territory, from 1 January 1983)
  • Gibraltar  Gibraltar (Crown colony, to 1 January 1983; Dependent territory, from 1 January 1983)
  • Guernsey  Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
  •  Hong Kong (Crown colony, to 1 January 1983; Dependent territory, from 1 January 1983)
  •  Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
  • Jersey  Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
  • Montserrat (Crown colony, to 1 January 1983; Dependent territory, from 1 January 1983)
  • United Kingdom  Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands (Crown colony, to 1 January 1983; Dependent territory, from 1 January 1983)
  • Saint Christopher and Nevis (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom, from 19 December 1980 to 19 September 1983)
  • Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom, to 19 December 1980)
  •  Saint Helena (Crown colony, to 1 January 1983; Dependent territory, from 1 January 1983; includes two dependencies)
  • United Kingdom South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Dependent territory, from 3 October 1985)
  • Turks and Caicos Islands (Crown colony, to 1 January 1983; Dependent territory, from 1 January 1983)

United Nations Trust Territories

United States

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Including an Antarctic claim, neither recognised nor disputed under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty System.
  2. ^ Both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China claimed to be the sole legitimate government of China. See Legal status of Taiwan and Political status of Taiwan for more details.
  3. Although the People's Republic of Kampuchea was in control of the country, it was largely unrecognised internationally. United Nations membership was retained by the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea in exile.
  4. For two weeks after the state was renamed, the spelling "Bourkina-Fasso" was also used.
  5. ^ These territories were disputed between Colombia, Jamaica, Honduras, Nicaragua and the United States. They formed part of Colombia's San Andrés department.

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