List of sovereign states in 1972

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1971 sovereign states - Events of 1972 - 1973 sovereign states - Sovereign states by year

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Contents:	Sovereign States: 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 Claiming Sovereignty

[edit] Sovereign States

[edit] A

•  Afghanistan – Kingdom of Afghanistan
•  Albania – People's Republic of Albania
•  Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
•  Andorra – Principality of Andorra
•  Argentina – Argentine Republic
•  Australia – Commonwealth of Australia
•  Austria – Republic of Austria

[edit] B

•  Bahrain – State of Bahrain
•  Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh
•  Barbados – Barbados
•  Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
•  Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
•  Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia
•  Botswana – Republic of Botswana
•  Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil
•  Bulgaria – People's Republic of Bulgaria
•  Burma – Union of Burma
•  Burundi – Republic of Burundi

[edit] C

•  Cambodia – Khmer Republic
•  Cameroon – Federal Republic of Cameroon (to June 2)
  • United Republic of Cameroon (from June 2)
•  Canada – Dominion of Canada
•  Central African Republic – Central African Republic
• Ceylon – Dominion of Ceylon (renamed to Sri Lanka on May 22)
•  Chad – Republic of Chad
•  Chile – Republic of Chile
•  People's Republic of China
•  Republic of China
•  Colombia – Republic of Colombia
•  Congo – People's Republic of Congo
•  Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica
•  Cuba – Republic of Cuba
•  Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus
•  Czechoslovakia – Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

[edit] D

•  Dahomey – Republic of Dahomey
•  Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
•  Dominican Republic – Dominican Republic

[edit] E

•  Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
•  Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt
•  El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador
•  Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea
•  Ethiopia – Empire of Ethiopia

[edit] F

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

[edit] G

•  Gabon – Gabonese Republic
•  Gambia – Republic of the Gambia
•  East Germany – German Democratic Republic
•  West Germany – Federal Republic of Germany
•  Ghana – Republic of Ghana
• Greece – Kingdom of Greece
•  Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
•  Guinea – Republic of Guinea
•  Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana

[edit] H

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

[edit] 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

[edit] J

•  Jamaica – Jamaica
•  Japan – Japan
•  Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

[edit] K

•  Kenya – Republic of Kenya
•  North Korea – Democratic People's Republic of Korea
•  South Korea – Republic of Korea
•  Kuwait – State of Kuwait

[edit] L

• Laos – Kingdom of Laos
•  Lebanon – Lebanese Republic
•  Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho
•  Liberia – Republic of Liberia
• Libya – Libyan Arab Republic
•  Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
•  Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

[edit] M

•  Malagasy Republic – Malagasy Republic
•  Malawi – Republic of Malawi
•  Malaysia – Malaysia
•  Maldives – Republic of Maldives
•  Mali – Republic of Mali
•  Malta – State of Malta
•  Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
•  Mauritius – Mauritius
•  Mexico – United Mexican States
•  Monaco – Principality of Monaco
•  Mongolia – People's Republic of Mongolia
•  Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco

[edit] 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

[edit] O

•  Oman – Sultanate of Oman

[edit] P

•  Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
•  Panama – Republic of Panama
•  Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
•  Peru – Peruvian Republic
•  Philippines – Republic of the Philippines
•  Poland – People's Republic of Poland
•  Portugal – Portuguese Republic

[edit] Q

•  Qatar – State of Qatar

[edit] R

•  Romania – Socialist Republic of Romania
•  Rwanda – Rwandan Republic

[edit] S

•  San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
•  Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
•  Senegal – Republic of Senegal
•  Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone
•  Sikkim – Kingdom of Sikkim
•  Singapore – Republic of Singapore
•  Somalia – Somali Democratic Republic
•  South Africa – Republic of South Africa
•  Soviet Union – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
•  Spain – Spanish State
•  Sri Lanka – Republic of Sri Lanka (from May 22)
•  Sudan – Democratic Republic of the Sudan
•  Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland
•  Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
•  Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
• Syria – Syrian Arab Republic

[edit] T

•  Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania
•  Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand
•  Togo – Togolese Republic
•  Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga
•  Tunisia – Tunisian Republic
•  Turkey – Republic of Turkey
•  Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago

[edit] U

•  Uganda – Republic of Uganda
•  United Arab Emirates – 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

[edit] V

•  Vatican City – State of the Vatican City
•  Venezuela – United States of Venezuela
•  North Vietnam – Democratic Republic of Vietnam
•  South Vietnam – Republic of Vietnam

[edit] W

•  Western Samoa – Independent State of Western Samoa

[edit] Y

•  North Yemen – Yemen Arab Republic
•  South Yemen – People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
•  Yugoslavia – Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

[edit] Z

•  Zaire – Republic of Zaire
•  Zambia – Republic of Zambia

[edit] States Claiming Sovereignty

•  Ras al-Khaimah – Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah (until February 11)
•  Rhodesia – Republic of Rhodesia
•  Rwenzururu – Kingdom of Rwenzururu