List of sovereign states in 1986

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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 Other states United Nations Trust Territories Notes

[edit] Internationally recognized sovereign states

[edit] A

Afghanistan - Democratic Republic of 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
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina - Argentine Republic
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
Austria - Republic of Austria

[edit] B

The Bahamas - Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Bahrain - State of Bahrain
Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
Belize
Benin - People's Republic of Benin
Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Botswana - Republic of Botswana
Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil
Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria - People's Republic of Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burma - Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
Burundi - Republic of Burundi

[edit] C

Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad - Republic of Chad
Chile - Republic of Chile
China - People's Republic of China
Colombia - Republic of Colombia
Comoros - Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros
Congo - People's Republic of Congo
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire - Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba - Republic of Cuba
Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

[edit] D

Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti
Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica
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 - Socialist Ethiopia

[edit] F

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

[edit] 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

[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 - Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq - Republic of Iraq
Ireland - Republic of Ireland
Israel - State of Israel
Italy - Italian Republic

[edit] J

Jamaica
Japan
Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

[edit] K

Kampuchea (Disputed between two governments)
- People's Republic of Kampuchea
- Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea
Kenya - Republic of Kenya
Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati
Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korea, South - Republic of Korea
Kuwait - State of Kuwait

[edit] 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)
- Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (from April)
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

[edit] M

Madagascar - Democratic Republic of Madagascar
Malawi - Republic of Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives - Republic of Maldives
Mali - Republic of Mali
Malta - Republic of Malta
Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands (from October 21)
Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico - United Mexican States
Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia (from November 3)
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Mongolia - People's Republic of Mongolia
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco
Mozambique - People's Republic of Mozambique

[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
Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Peru - Republic of Peru
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

Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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
Somalia - Somali Democratic Republic
South Africa - Republic of South Africa
Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Spain - Kingdom of Spain
Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sudan - Republic of the Sudan
Suriname - Republic of Suriname
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
Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia - Republic of Tunisia
Turkey - Republic of Turkey
Tuvalu

[edit] U

Uganda - Republic of Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States - United States of America
Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay

[edit] V

Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu
Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam

[edit] W

Western Samoa - Independent State of Western Samoa

[edit] Y

Yemen, North - Yemen Arab Republic
Yemen, South - People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Yugoslavia - Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

[edit] Z

Zaire - Republic of Zaire
Zambia - Republic of Zambia
Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe

[edit] Other states

Bophuthatswana - Republic of Bophuthatswana
China - Republic of China^[1]
Ciskei - Republic of Ciskei
Northern Cyprus - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Sahrawi Republic - Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic^[2]
Transkei - Republic of Transkei
Venda - Republic of Venda

[edit] United Nations Trust Territories

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (administered by the United States)
- Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands (to October 21)
- Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia (to November 3)
- Palau - Republic of Palau

[edit] Notes

^ See Political status of Taiwan and Legal status of Taiwan for details.
^ Claims to be the legitimate government of Western Sahara. See Legal status of Western Sahara.

[0] See Political status of Taiwan and Legal status of Taiwan for details.

[1] Claims to be the legitimate government of Western Sahara. See Legal status of Western Sahara.

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