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Sovereign states[edit]

Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Albania
Albania
Andorra
Andorra
Argentina
Argentina
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
Australia
Australia
Austria
Austria
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Belgium
Belgium
Bhutan
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bolivia
Brazil
Brazil
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Burma
Burma
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Cambodia
Cambodia
Canada
Canada
Ceylon
Ceylon
Chile
Chile
People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
Republic of China
Republic of China
Colombia
Colombia
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Cuba
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Ecuador
Egypt
Egypt
El Salvador
El Salvador
Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Eritrea
Finland
Finland
France
France
East Germany
East Germany
West Germany
West Germany
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
Greece
Greece
Guatemala
Guatemala
Haiti
Haiti
Honduras
Honduras
Hungary
Hungary
Iceland
Iceland
India
India
Indonesia
Indonesia
Iran
Iran
Iraq
Iraq
Ireland
Ireland
Israel
Israel
Italy
Italy
Japan
Japan
Jordan
Jordan
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
North Korea
North Korea
South Korea
South Korea
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Laos
Laos
Lebanon
Lebanon
Liberia
Liberia
Libya
Libya
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Mexico
Mexico
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
Monaco
Monaco
Mongolia
Mongolia
Nepal
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands
New Zealand
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Norway
Norway
Pakistan
Pakistan
Panama
Panama
Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay
Peru
Peru
Philippines
Philippines
Poland
Poland
Portugal
Portugal
Romania
Romania
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
San Marino
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
South Africa
South Maluku
South Maluku
Soviet Union (until 19 August)
Soviet Union (until 19 August)
Soviet Union (from 19 August)
Soviet Union (from 19 August)
Spain
Spain
Sweden
Sweden
Switzerland
Switzerland
Syria
Syria
Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
Thailand
Thailand
Turkey
Turkey
Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United States
United States
Uruguay
Uruguay
Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Vatican City
Vatican City
Venezuela
Venezuela
North Vietnam (until 30 November)
North Vietnam (until 30 November)
North Vietnam (from 30 November)
North Vietnam (from 30 November)
South Vietnam
South Vietnam
Yemen
Yemen
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia

Colonies, concessions, possessions, protectorates, mandates and territories[edit]

Australian Antarctic Territory (Australia)
Australian Antarctic Territory (Australia)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (from 23 November; Australia)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (from 23 November; Australia)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)
Nauru (Australia)
Nauru (Australia)
Norfolk Island (Australia)
Norfolk Island (Australia)
Papua and New Guinea (Australia)
Papua and New Guinea (Australia)
Belgian Congo (Belgium)
Belgian Congo (Belgium)
Ruanda-Urundi (Belgium)
Ruanda-Urundi (Belgium)
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Egypt and United Kingdom)
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Egypt and United Kingdom)
Åland Islands (Finland)
Åland Islands (Finland)
Adélie Land (until 6 August; France)
Adélie Land (until 6 August; France)
Clipperton Island (France)
Clipperton Island (France)
French Algeria (France)
French Algeria (France)
French Cameroon (France)
French Cameroon (France)
French Chad (France)
French Chad (France)
French Comoros (France)
French Comoros (France)
French Equatorial Africa (France)
French Equatorial Africa (France)
French Guiana (France)
French Guiana (France)
French Madagascar (France)
French Madagascar (France)
French Morocco (France)
French Morocco (France)
French Oceania (France)
French Oceania (France)
French Somaliland (France)
French Somaliland (France)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (from 6 August; France)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (from 6 August; France)
French Togoland (France)
French Togoland (France)
French Tunisia (France)
French Tunisia (France)
French West Africa (France)
French West Africa (France)
Gambier Islands (France)
Gambier Islands (France)
Guadeloupe (France)
Guadeloupe (France)
Martinique (France)
Martinique (France)
New Caledonia (France)
New Caledonia (France)
New Hebrides (France)
New Hebrides (France)
Réunion (France)
Réunion (France)
Saar (France)
Saar (France)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
Wallis and Futuna (France)
Wallis and Futuna (France)
Sikkim (India)
Sikkim (India)
Somaliland (Italy)
Somaliland (Italy)
Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands)
Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands)
New Guinea (Netherlands)
New Guinea (Netherlands)
Suriname (Netherlands)
Suriname (Netherlands)
Cook Islands (New Zealand)
Cook Islands (New Zealand)
Niue (New Zealand)
Niue (New Zealand)
Ross Dependency (New Zealand)
Ross Dependency (New Zealand)
Tokelau Islands (New Zealand)
Tokelau Islands (New Zealand)
Western Samoa (New Zealand)
Western Samoa (New Zealand)
Bouvet Island (Norway)
Bouvet Island (Norway)
Jan Mayen (Norway)
Jan Mayen (Norway)
Peter I Island (Norway)
Peter I Island (Norway)
Queen Maud Land (Norway)
Queen Maud Land (Norway)
Svalbard (Norway)
Svalbard (Norway)
Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá (Portugal)
Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá (Portugal)
Portuguese Angola (Portugal)
Portuguese Angola (Portugal)
Portuguese Cape Verde (Portugal)
Portuguese Cape Verde (Portugal)
Portuguese Guinea (Portugal)
Portuguese Guinea (Portugal)
Portuguese India (Portugal)
Portuguese India (Portugal)
Portuguese Macau (Portugal)
Portuguese Macau (Portugal)
Portuguese Mozambique (Portugal)
Portuguese Mozambique (Portugal)
Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe (Portugal)
Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe (Portugal)
Portuguese Timor (Portugal)
Portuguese Timor (Portugal)
South West Africa (South Africa)
South West Africa (South Africa)
Ceuta (Spain)
Ceuta (Spain)
Spanish Guinea (Spain)
Spanish Guinea (Spain)
Spanish West Africa (Spain)
Spanish West Africa (Spain)
Aden (United Kingdom)
Aden (United Kingdom)
Bahamas (United Kingdom)
Bahamas (United Kingdom)
Bahrain (United Kingdom)
Bahrain (United Kingdom)
Barbados (United Kingdom)
Barbados (United Kingdom)
Basutoland (United Kingdom)
Basutoland (United Kingdom)
Bechuanaland (United Kingdom)
Bechuanaland (United Kingdom)
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
British Cameroons (United Kingdom)
British Cameroons (United Kingdom)
British Guiana (until mid-1955; United Kingdom)
British Guiana (until mid-1955; United Kingdom)
British Guiana (from mid-1955; United Kingdom)
British Guiana (from mid-1955; United Kingdom)
British Honduras (United Kingdom)
British Honduras (United Kingdom)
British Leeward Islands (United Kingdom)
British Leeward Islands (United Kingdom)
British Somaliland (United Kingdom)
British Somaliland (United Kingdom)
British Togoland (United Kingdom)
British Togoland (United Kingdom)
British Western Pacific Territories (United Kingdom)
British Western Pacific Territories (United Kingdom)
British Windward Islands (United Kingdom)
British Windward Islands (United Kingdom)
Brunei (United Kingdom)
Brunei (United Kingdom)
Cyprus (United Kingdom)
Cyprus (United Kingdom)
Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
Fiji (United Kingdom)
Fiji (United Kingdom)
Gambia (United Kingdom)
Gambia (United Kingdom)
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
Gold Coast (United Kingdom)
Gold Coast (United Kingdom)
Guernsey (United Kingdom)
Guernsey (United Kingdom)
Herm (United Kingdom)
Herm (United Kingdom)
Hong Kong (until mid-1955; United Kingdom)
Hong Kong (until mid-1955; United Kingdom)
Hong Kong (from mid-1955; United Kingdom)
Hong Kong (from mid-1955; United Kingdom)
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
Jamaica (United Kingdom)
Jamaica (United Kingdom)
Jersey (United Kingdom)
Jersey (United Kingdom)
Kenya (United Kingdom)
Kenya (United Kingdom)
Kuwait (United Kingdom)
Kuwait (United Kingdom)
Malaya (United Kingdom)
Malaya (United Kingdom)
Maldives (United Kingdom)
Maldives (United Kingdom)
Malta (United Kingdom)
Malta (United Kingdom)
Mauritius (United Kingdom)
Mauritius (United Kingdom)
Muscat and Oman (United Kingdom)
Muscat and Oman (United Kingdom)
Nigeria (United Kingdom)
Nigeria (United Kingdom)
North Borneo (United Kingdom)
North Borneo (United Kingdom)
Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)
Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)
Qatar (United Kingdom)
Qatar (United Kingdom)
Rhodesia and Nyasaland (United Kingdom)
Rhodesia and Nyasaland (United Kingdom)
Saint Helena (United Kingdom)
Saint Helena (United Kingdom)
Sarawak (United Kingdom)
Sarawak (United Kingdom)
Sark (United Kingdom)
Sark (United Kingdom)
Seychelles (United Kingdom)
Seychelles (United Kingdom)
Sierra Leone (United Kingdom)
Sierra Leone (United Kingdom)
Singapore ​(United Kingdom)
Singapore ​(United Kingdom)
South Orkney Islands (United Kingdom)
South Orkney Islands (United Kingdom)
Swaziland (United Kingdom)
Swaziland (United Kingdom)
South Shetland Islands (United Kingdom)
South Shetland Islands (United Kingdom)
Tanganyika (United Kingdom)
Tanganyika (United Kingdom)
Tonga (United Kingdom)
Tonga (United Kingdom)
Trinidad and Tobago (United Kingdom)
Trinidad and Tobago (United Kingdom)
Trucial States (United Kingdom)
Trucial States (United Kingdom)
Uganda (United Kingdom)
Uganda (United Kingdom)
Zanzibar (United Kingdom)
Zanzibar (United Kingdom)
Alaska (United States)
Alaska (United States)
American Samoa (United States)
American Samoa (United States)
Baker Island (United States)
Baker Island (United States)
Corn Islands (United States)
Corn Islands (United States)
Guam (United States)
Guam (United States)
Hawaii (United States)
Hawaii (United States)
Howland Island (United States)
Howland Island (United States)
Jarvis Island (United States)
Jarvis Island (United States)
Johnston Atoll (United States)
Johnston Atoll (United States)
Kingman Reef (United States)
Kingman Reef (United States)
Midway Atoll (United States)
Midway Atoll (United States)
Navassa Island (United States)
Navassa Island (United States)
Palmyra Atoll (United States)
Palmyra Atoll (United States)
Panama Canal Zone (United States)
Panama Canal Zone (United States)
Petrel Islands (United States)
Petrel Islands (United States)
Puerto Rico (United States)
Puerto Rico (United States)
Quita Sueno Bank (United States)
Quita Sueno Bank (United States)
Roncador Bank (United States)
Roncador Bank (United States)
Serrana Bank (United States)
Serrana Bank (United States)
Serranilla Bank (United States)
Serranilla Bank (United States)
Swan Islands (United States)
Swan Islands (United States)
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (United States)
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (United States)
United States Virgin Islands (United States)
United States Virgin Islands (United States)
Wake Island (United States)
Wake Island (United States)

Australian states[edit]

New South Wales
New South Wales
Queensland
Queensland
South Australia
South Australia
Tasmania
Tasmania
Victoria
Victoria
Western Australia
Western Australia

Canadian states[edit]

Alberta
Alberta
British Columbia
British Columbia
Manitoba
Manitoba
New Brunswick
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Yukon Territory
Yukon Territory

Sovereign U.S. states[edit]

Alabama
Alabama
Arizona
Arizona
Arkansas
Arkansas
California
California
Colorado
Colorado
Connecticut
Connecticut
Delaware
Delaware
Florida
Florida
Georgia
Georgia
Idaho
Idaho
Illinois
Illinois
Indiana
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa
Kansas
Kansas
Kentucky
Kentucky
Louisiana
Louisiana
Maine
Maine
Maryland
Maryland
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Michigan
Michigan
Minnesota
Minnesota
Mississippi
Mississippi
Missouri
Missouri
Montana
Montana
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nevada
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Mexico
New Mexico
New York
New York
North Carolina
North Carolina
North Dakota
North Dakota
Ohio
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oregon
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Carolina
South Dakota
South Dakota
Tennessee
Tennessee
Texas
Texas
Utah
Utah
Vermont
Vermont
Virginia
Virginia
Washington
Washington
West Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Wyoming

Other entities[edit]

Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli
San Juan
San Juan
Sumatra
Sumatra
Tangier
Tangier
Tibet
Tibet

International organizations[edit]

Comecon
Comecon
East African High Commission
East African High Commission
European Union (from 9 December)
European Union (from 9 December)
League of Arab States
League of Arab States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Red Crescent
Red Crescent
Red Cross
Red Cross
Red Lion and Sun
Red Lion and Sun
Red Magen David
Red Magen David
Scout Movement (from 20 April)
Scout Movement (from 20 April)
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
United Nations
United Nations

Other culturals[edit]

Buddhism
Buddhism
Esperanto
Esperanto
Pan-African Flag
Pan-African Flag
Romani
Romani