List of sovereign states in 1941
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This is a list of every sovereign state that existed in the year 1941 and their capitals. It includes not only those states which had widespread international recognition, but also those states which were generally unrecognized. In addition, it includes all non-sovereign territories which were not integral parts of sovereign states.
Sovereign states
League of Nations member states are indicated by [LoN]
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Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan [LoN]
Capital: Kabul -
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella -
Argentina - Argentine Republic [LoN]
Capital: Buenos Aires -
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia (Dominion of the British Empire) [LoN]
Capital: Canberra
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Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative) -
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Brazil - Republic of the United States of Brazil
Capital: Rio de Janeiro -
Bulgaria - Kingdom of Bulgaria [LoN]
Capital: Sofia
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Canada - Dominion of Canada [LoN]
Capital: Ottawa -
Chile - Republic of Chile [LoN]
Capital: Santiago -
China - Republic of China [LoN]
Capital: Chongqing -
Colombia - Republic of Colombia [LoN]
Capital: Bogotá -
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica [LoN]
Capital: San José -
Cuba - Republic of Cuba [LoN]
Capital: Havana
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Dominican Republic [LoN]
Capital: Santo Domingo
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Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador [LoN]
Capital: Quito -
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Egypt - Kingdom of Egypt [LoN]
Capital: Cairo -
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Capital: San Salvador -
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Ethiopia - Ethiopian Empire (from May 5) [LoN]
Capital: Addis Ababa
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Germany - German Reich
Capital: Berlin -
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Greece - Kingdom of Greece (to April 6)
Capital: Athens -
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala City
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Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Capital: Port-au-Prince -
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Honduras - Republic of Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa -
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Hungary - Kingdom of Hungary
Capital: Budapest
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Iceland - Kingdom of Iceland
Capital: Reykjavík -
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Iran - Imperial State of Iran
Capital: Tehran -
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Iraq - Kingdom of Iraq [LoN]
Capital: Baghdad -
Ireland [LoN]
Capital: Dublin -
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Italy - Kingdom of Italy
Capital: Rome
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Liberia - Republic of Liberia [LoN]
Capital: Monrovia -
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz
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Mexico - United Mexican States
Capital: Mexico City -
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Capital: Monaco-Ville -
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Mongolia - Mongolian People's Republic
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
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Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu -
New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand (Dominion of the British Empire) [LoN]
Capital: Wellington -
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua [LoN]
Capital: Abuja
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Panama - Republic of Panama [LoN]
Capital: Panama City -
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Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay [LoN]
Capital: Asunción -
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Peru - Peruvian Republic
Capital: Lima -
Portugal - Portuguese Republic [LoN]
Capital: Lisbon
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San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Capital: City of San Marino -
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Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Capital: Riyadh -
South Africa - Union of South Africa [LoN]
Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial) -
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Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Capital: Moscow -
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Spain - Spanish State
Capital: Madrid -
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden [LoN]
Capital: Stockholm -
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation [LoN]
Capital: Bern
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Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand [LoN]
Capital: Bangkok -
Turkey - Republic of Turkey [LoN]
Capital: Ankara
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United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [LoN]
Capital: London -
United States - United States of America
Capital: Washington, D.C. -
Uruguay - Oriental Republic of Uruguay [LoN]
Capital: Montevideo
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Vatican City - Vatican City State
Capital: Vatican City -
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Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
Capital: Caracas
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Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Capital: Sana'a -
Yugoslavia - Kingdom of Yugoslavia (to April 17)
Capital: Belgrade
Occupied states
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Belgium - Metropolitan kingdom occupied by Germany, but country not annexed -
Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark, occupied by Germany - Netherlands - Metropole occupied by Germany, but country not annexed
- Norway - Metropole occupied by Germany, but country not annexed
Other states
In 1941, there were seven states which were not recognized as sovereign by a majority of countries.
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NDH - Independent State of Croatia
Capital: Zagreb- De facto independent state. Recognized by the members of the Anti-Comintern Pact and Argentina. Claimed by Yugoslavia.
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Manchukuo - Great Empire of Manchuria
Capital: Hsinking- De facto independent state. Recognized by 23 of members of the League of Nations. Claimed by the Republic of China.
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Nanjing - Republic of China
Capital: Nanking- De facto independent state. Recognized by the members of the Anti-Comintern Pact. Claimed by the Republic of China.
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Slovakia - Slovak Republic
Capital: Bratislava- De facto independent state under German "protection". Recognized by 15 other states. Claimed by Czechoslovakia.
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Syria - Syrian Republic
Capital: Damascus- De facto independent state held under occupation by Free French forces. Not recognized by any sovereign state. Claimed by Free France.
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Tannu Tuva - Tuvan People's Republic
Capital: Kyzyl- De facto independent state. Recognized by the Soviet Union and Mongolia.
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Tibet
Capital: Lhasa- De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. Not recognized by any sovereign state.
Non-Sovereign Territories
Australia
- Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)
- Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)
Capital: Kingston -
Papua - Territory of Papua (External territory)
Capital: Canberra
Belgium
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Belgian Congo (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Léopoldville (Leopoldstad)
Condominiums
- Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
Capital: Khartoum - Canton and Enderbury Islands (Anglo-American condominium)
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New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Port Vila
Denmark
- Greenland (Self-governing possession, under United States protection, from April 9)
Capital: Godthåb
France
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Adélie Land (Uninhabited possession) - Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
- French Antilles and Guiana (Colony)
- French Equatorial Africa (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Brazzaville - French India - French Establishments in India (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Pondichéry - French Indochina (Federation of protectorates)
Capital: Hanoi - French Oceania - French Establishments in Oceania (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Papeete - French Somaliland (Colony)
Capital: Ville de Djibouti - French West Africa (Colony)
Capital: Dakar - Kwangchowan (Concession, loyal to the Free French Forces)
- French Madagascar (Colony)
Capital: Tananarive 
Morocco - Sultanate of Morocco (de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)[1][2]
Capital: Rabat- New Caledonia - New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces)
Capital: Nouméa - Réunion (Colony)
Capital: Saint-Denis - Shanghai (Concession)
- Tientsin (Concession)
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Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate)
Capital: Tunis
Germany
- Belgium and North France - Military Administration in Belgium and North France (Military administration)
Capital: Brussels (Belgium), Paris (North France) -
Bohemia and Moravia - Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (Autonomous protectorate)
Capital: Prag - Channel Islands (Occupied territory)
Capital: Saint Helier - General Government (Autonomous territory)
Capital: Krakau -
Netherlands - Netherlands Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Amsterdam -
Norway - Norway Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Oslo - Ostland - Ostland Reich Commission (Civil administration, from July 17)
Capital: Riga -
Serbia - Military Administration in Serbia (Military administration, from April 30)
Capital: Belgrade - Ukraine - Ukraine Reich Commission (Civil administration, from July 17)
Capital: Rowno
Italy
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Albania - Albanian Kingdom (Protectorate)
Capital: Tirana - Italian East Africa (Colony, to November 28)
Capital: Addis Ababa - Italian Libya (Colony)
Capital: Tunis -
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Montenegro - Kingdom of Montenegro (Protectorate, from July 12)
Capital: Cetinje -
Principality of Pindus - (from Summer 1941)
Capital: Aminciu - Tientsin (Concession)
Japan
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Chōsen (Dependency)
Capital: Seoul - Hong Kong - Hong Kong Occupied Territory (Occupied territory, from December 25)
Capital: Kowloon - Karafuto - Karafuto Prefecture (Dependency)
Capital: Ōtomari - Kwantung - Kwantung Leased Territory (Concession)
Capital: Dalian - Malaya (Occupied territory, from December 8)
Capital: Kuala Lumpur - Omiya Jima (Occupied territory, from December 10)
Capital: Agana - Otori Jima (Occupied territory, from December 23)
- Taiwan (Dependency)
Capital: Taihoku - Tientsin (Concession)
League of Nations Mandates
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British Cameroons (administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Buea -
British Togoland (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Ho - French Cameroons (administered by France)
Capital: Douala - French Togoland (Administered by France)
Capital: Lomé - Nauru (Administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom)
Capital: Yaren -
New Guinea - Territory of New Guinea (Administered by Australia)
Capital: Canberra -
Palestine (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Jerusalem-
Transjordan - Emirate of Transjordan (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Amman
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Ruanda-Urundi (Administered by Belgium)
Capital: Usumbura - South Pacific Mandate (Administered by Japan)
Capital: Koror - South-West Africa (Administered by South Africa)
Capital: Windhoek - Syria and Lebanon (Administered by France)
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Tanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Dar es Salaam -
Western Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)
Capital: Apia
Netherlands
- Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Willemstad - Dutch East Indies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Batavia, Dutch East Indies - Surinam (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Paramaribo
New Zealand
- Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
Capital: Avarua - Niue Island (Dependent territory)
Capital: Alofi - Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)
- Union Islands (Dependent territory)
Portugal
- Cape Verde Islands (Colony)
Capital: Praia - Macau (Colony)
- Portuguese East Africa (Colony)
Capital: Lourenço Marques - Portuguese Guinea (Colony)
Capital: Bissau - Portuguese India - Portuguese State of India (Colony)
Capital: Nova Goa - Portuguese Timor (Colony)
Capital: Dili - Portuguese West Africa (Colony)
Capital: Luanda - São João Baptista de Ajudá - Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá (Possession)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (Colony)
Capital: São Tomé
Spain
- Ifni (Colony)
Capital: Sidi Ifni - Spanish Guinea (Colony)
Capital: Santa Isabel - Morocco - Sultanate of Morocco (Spanish Protectorate in Morocco) (de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)[1][2]
Capital: Tétouan - Spanish Sahara (Colony)
Capital: El Aaiún
United Kingdom
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Aden - Aden Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: Aden -
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Bahama Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: Nassau -
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Bahrain - State of Bahrain (Protectorate)
Capital: Manama -
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Barbados (Crown colony)
Capital: Bridgetown - Basutoland - Territory of Basutoland (Crown colony)
Capital: Maseru - Bechuanaland - Bechuanaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Mafeking -
Bermuda (Crown colony)
Capital: Hamilton - Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (Independent state under Treaty of Punakha)
Capital: Thimphu -
British Guiana (Crown colony)
Capital: Georgetown -
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British Honduras (Crown colony)
Capital: Belize Town -
British Leeward Islands - Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: St. John's - British Somaliland - British Somaliland Protectorate (Protectorate, from March 16)
Capital: Hargeisa - British Western Pacific Territories (Crown colony)
Capital: Suva -
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British Windward Islands - Federal Colony of the Windward Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: St. George's -
Brunei - State of Brunei (Protectorate)
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan -
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Burma (Crown colony)
Capital: Rangoon -
Ceylon (Crown colony)
Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte -
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Cyprus (Crown colony)
Capital: Nicosia - Cyrenaica (Occupied territory, from February)
Capital: Benghazi - Eritrea (Occupied territory, from May 19)
Capital: Benghazi - Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: Stanley -
Faroe Islands (Occupied territory)
Capital: Tórshavn -
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Federated Malay States (Protectorate)
Capital: Kuala Lumpur -
Gambia - Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: Banjul -
Gibraltar (Crown colony)
Capital: Gibraltar - Gold Coast (Crown colony)
Capital: Accra - Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited possession)
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Hong Kong (Crown colony, to December 25)
Capital: Hong Kong -
India - Indian Empire (Crown colony)
Capital: New Dehli -
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Capital: Douglas - Italian Somaliland (Occupied territory, from February 26)
Capital: Mogadiscio -
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Jamaica (Crown colony)
Capital: Kingston -
Johor - State of Johor Darul Ta'zim (Protectorate)
Capital: Johor Bahru -
Kedah - State of Kedah Darul Aman (Protectorate, to December 14)
Capital: Alor Setar -
Kelantan - State of Kelantan Darul Naim (Protectorate, to December 22)
Capital: Kota Bharu -
Kenya - Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: Nairobi -
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Kuwait - State of Kuwait (Protectorate)
Capital: Kuwait City -
Maldive Islands - Sultanate of the Maldive Islands (Protectorate)
Capital: Malé -
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Malta (Crown colony) -
Mauritius (Crown colony)
Capital: Valletta -
Muscat and Oman - Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (State under the informal protection)
Capital: Muscat - Newfoundland - Dominion of Newfoundland (Crown colony)
Capital: St. John's -
Nigeria - Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: Abuja -
North Borneo (Protectorate)
Capital: Jesselton - Northern Rhodesia - Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Protectorate)
Capital: Lusaka -
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Nyasaland - Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Zomba -
Perlis - State of Perlis Indera Kayangan (Protectorate, to December 8)
Capital: Kangar (administrative), Arau (royal) -
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Qatar - State of Qatar (Protectorate)
Capital: Doha -
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Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Capital: Jamestown -
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Sarawak - Kingdom of Sarawak (Protectorate, to December 24)
Capital: Kuching - Seychelles (Crown colony)
Capital: Victoria - Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: Freetown -
Southern Rhodesia - Colony of Southern Rhodesia (Crown colony)
Capital: Salisbury -
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Straits Settlements (Crown colony)
Capital: Singapore - Suez Canal Zone (Crown colony)
- Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative) -
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Terengganu - State of Terengganu Darul Iman (Protectorate, to December 11)
Capital: Kuala Terengganu -
Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
Capital: Port of Spain -
Trucial States (Protectorate)
Capital: Abu Dhabi -
Uganda (Crown colony)
Capital: Kampala -
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Zanzibar - Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)
Capital: Zanzibar City
United States
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Alaska - Alaska Territory (Territory)
Capital: Juneau - American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
Capital: Pago Pago - Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
- Guam - Territory of Guam (Territory,to December 10)
Capital: Hagåtña -
Hawaii - Territory of Hawaii (Territory)
Capital: Honolulu - Howland Island (Uninhabited territory)
- Jarvis Island (Uninhabited territory)
- Johnston Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
- Kingman Reef (Uninhabited territory)
- Midway Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
- Navassa Island (Uninhabited territory)
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Panama Canal Zone (Territory)
Capital: Balboa -
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Philippine Commonwealth - Commonwealth of the Philippines (In exile, semi-independent self-governing commonwealth of the United States)
Capital: Manila - Puerto Rico (Territory)
Capital: San Juan -
United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
Capital: Charlotte Amalie - Wake Island (Uninhabited territory, to December 23)
See also
References
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