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Sovereign states[edit]

Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Albania
Albania
Algeria
Algeria
Andorra
Andorra
Angola
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Argentina
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 23 September)
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 23 September)
Armenia (from 23 September)
Armenia (from 23 September)
Australia
Australia
Austria
Austria
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (until 30 August)
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (until 30 August)
Azerbaijan (from 30 August)
Azerbaijan (from 30 August)
Bahamas
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Barbados
Barbados
Belarus (from 25 August)
Belarus (from 25 August)
Belgium
Belgium
Belize
Belize
Benin
Benin
Bhutan
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bolivia
Botswana
Botswana
Brazil
Brazil
Brunei
Brunei
Bulgaria (until 11 January)
Bulgaria (until 11 January)
Bulgaria (from 11 January)
Bulgaria (from 11 January)
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Burundi
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 25 August)
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 25 August)
Cambodia
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cameroon
Canada
Canada
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
Chad
Chad
Chile
Chile
People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
Colombia
Colombia
Comoros
Comoros
People's Republic of the Congo (until 10 June)
People's Republic of the Congo (until 10 June)
Republic of the Congo (from 10 June)
Republic of the Congo (from 10 June)
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Croatia (from 25 June)
Croatia (from 25 June)
Cuba
Cuba
Cyprus
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Denmark
Djibouti
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Ecuador
Egypt
Egypt
El Salvador
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 20 August)
Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 20 August)
Estonia (from 20 August)
Estonia (from 20 August)
Ethiopia (until 28 May)
Ethiopia (until 28 May)
Ethiopia (from 28 May)
Ethiopia (from 28 May)
Fiji
Fiji
Finland
Finland
France
France
Gabon
Gabon
Gambia
Gambia
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 9 April)
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 9 April)
Georgia (from 9 April)
Georgia (from 9 April)
Germany
Germany
Ghana
Ghana
Greece
Greece
Grenada
Grenada
Guatemala
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Guyana
Haiti
Haiti
Honduras
Honduras
Hungary
Hungary
Iceland
Iceland
India
India
Indonesia
Indonesia
Iran
Iran
Iraq (until 13 January)
Iraq (until 13 January)
Iraq (from 13 January)
Iraq (from 13 January)
Ireland
Ireland
Israel
Israel
Italy
Italy
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Jamaica
Japan
Japan
Jordan
Jordan
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (until 16 December)
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (until 16 December)
Kazakhstan (from 16 December)
Kazakhstan (from 16 December)
Kenya
Kenya
Kiribati
Kiribati
North Korea
North Korea
South Korea
South Korea
Kuwait (until 13 January)
Kuwait (until 13 January)
Kuwait (13 January to 28 February)
Kuwait (13 January to 28 February)
Kuwait (from 28 February)
Kuwait (from 28 February)
Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic (until 31 August)
Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic (until 31 August)
Kyrgyzstan (from 31 August)
Kyrgyzstan (from 31 August)
Laos
Laos
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 21 August)
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 21 August)
Latvia (from 21 August)
Latvia (from 21 August)
Lebanon
Lebanon
Lesotho
Lesotho
Liberia
Liberia
Libya
Libya
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Macedonia (from 8 September)
Macedonia (from 8 September)
Madagascar
Madagascar
Malawi
Malawi
Malaysia
Malaysia
Maldives
Maldives
Mali
Mali
Malta
Malta
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mauritius
Mexico
Mexico
Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 27 August)
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 27 August)
Moldova (from 27 August)
Moldova (from 27 August)
Monaco
Monaco
Mongolia
Mongolia
Morocco
Morocco
Mozambique
Mozambique
Myanmar
Myanmar
Namibia
Namibia
Nauru
Nauru
Nepal
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands
New Zealand
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Niger
Niger
Nigeria
Nigeria
Norway
Norway
Oman
Oman
Pakistan
Pakistan
Palestine
Palestine
Panama
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay
Peru
Peru
Philippines
Philippines
Poland
Poland
Portugal
Portugal
Qatar
Qatar
Romania
Romania
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (until 26 December)
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (until 26 December)
Russian Federation (from 26 December)
Russian Federation (from 26 December)
Rwanda
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
San Marino
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Senegal
Seychelles
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Singapore
Slovenia (from 25 June)
Slovenia (from 25 June)
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Somalia
South Africa
South Africa
Spain
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Sudan
Suriname
Suriname
Swaziland
Swaziland
Sweden
Sweden
Switzerland
Switzerland
Syria
Syria
Taiwan
Taiwan
Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic (until 9 September)
Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic (until 9 September)
Tajikistan (from 9 September)
Tajikistan (from 9 September)
Tanzania
Tanzania
Thailand
Thailand
Togo
Togo
Tonga
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkey
Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (until 27 October)
Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (until 27 October)
Turkmenistan (from 27 October)
Turkmenistan (from 27 October)
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Uganda
Uganda
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 18 September)
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 18 September)
Ukraine (from 18 September)
Ukraine (from 18 September)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (until 26 December)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (until 26 December)
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United States of America
United States of America
Uruguay
Uruguay
Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (until 31 August)
Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (until 31 August)
Uzbekistan (31 August to 18 November)
Uzbekistan (31 August to 18 November)
Uzbekistan (from 18 November)
Uzbekistan (from 18 November)
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Vatican City
Venezuela
Venezuela
Vietnam
Vietnam
Western Samoa
Western Samoa
Yemen
Yemen
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Zaire
Zaire
Zambia
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe

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

Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)
Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)
Australian Antarctic Territory (Australia)
Australian Antarctic Territory (Australia)
Christmas Island (Australia)
Christmas Island (Australia)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
Coral Sea Islands (Australia)
Coral Sea Islands (Australia)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)
Jervis Bay Territory (Australia)
Jervis Bay Territory (Australia)
Norfolk Island (Australia)
Norfolk Island (Australia)
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Greenland (Denmark)
Greenland (Denmark)
Åland Islands (Finland)
Åland Islands (Finland)
Clipperton Island (France)
Clipperton Island (France)
French Guiana (France)
French Guiana (France)
French Polynesia (France)
French Polynesia (France)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)
Gambier Islands (France)
Gambier Islands (France)
Guadeloupe (France)
Guadeloupe (France)
Marquesas Islands (France)
Marquesas Islands (France)
Martinique (France)
Martinique (France)
Mayotte (France)
Mayotte (France)
New Caledonia (France)
New Caledonia (France)
Réunion (France)
Réunion (France)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
Tuamotus (France)
Tuamotus (France)
Wallis and Futuna (France)
Wallis and Futuna (France)
Ogasawara Islands (Japan)
Ogasawara Islands (Japan)
Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands)
Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands)
Chuuk (Micronesia)
Chuuk (Micronesia)
Kosrae (Micronesia)
Kosrae (Micronesia)
Pohnpei (Micronesia)
Pohnpei (Micronesia)
Yap (Micronesia)
Yap (Micronesia)
Aruba (Netherlands)
Aruba (Netherlands)
Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands)
Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands)
Chatham Islands (New Zealand)
Chatham Islands (New Zealand)
Cook Islands (New Zealand)
Cook Islands (New Zealand)
Niue (New Zealand)
Niue (New Zealand)
Ross Dependency (New Zealand)
Ross Dependency (New Zealand)
Tokelau (New Zealand)
Tokelau (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)
Azores (Portugal)
Azores (Portugal)
Macau (Portugal)
Macau (Portugal)
Madeira (Portugal)
Madeira (Portugal)
Canary Islands (Spain)
Canary Islands (Spain)
Ceuta (Spain)
Ceuta (Spain)
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom)
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom)
Anguilla (United Kingdom)
Anguilla (United Kingdom)
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
British Antarctic Territory (United Kingdom)
British Antarctic Territory (United Kingdom)
British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)
British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)
Chagossian Islands (United Kingdom)
Chagossian Islands (United Kingdom)
Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
Guernsey (United Kingdom)
Guernsey (United Kingdom)
Herm (United Kingdom)
Herm (United Kingdom)
Hong Kong (United Kingdom)
Hong Kong (United Kingdom)
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
Jersey (United Kingdom)
Jersey (United Kingdom)
Montserrat (United Kingdom)
Montserrat (United Kingdom)
Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)
Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)
Saint Helena (United Kingdom)
Saint Helena (United Kingdom)
Sark (United Kingdom)
Sark (United Kingdom)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom)
Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)
Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)
American Samoa (United States)
American Samoa (United States)
Baker Island (United States)
Baker Island (United States)
Guam (United States)
Guam (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 (until 23 March; United States)
Midway Atoll (until 23 March; United States)
Midway Atoll (from 23 March; United States)
Midway Atoll (from 23 March; United States)
Navassa Island (United States)
Navassa Island (United States)
Northern Mariana Islands (United States)
Northern Mariana Islands (United States)
Palmyra Atoll (United States)
Palmyra Atoll (United States)
Petrel Islands (United States)
Petrel Islands (United States)
Puerto Rico (United States)
Puerto Rico (United States)
Serranilla Bank (United States)
Serranilla Bank (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]

Aboriginal Australians
Aboriginal Australians
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Bumbunga
Bumbunga
New South Wales
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Northern Territory
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
Alaska
Alaska
Arizona
Arizona
Arkansas
Arkansas
California
California
Colorado
Colorado
Connecticut
Connecticut
Delaware
Delaware
Florida
Florida
Georgia
Georgia
Hawaii
Hawaii
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 (until 25 July)
Nevada (until 25 July)
Nevada (from 25 July)
Nevada (from 25 July)
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Mexico
New Mexico
New York
New York
North Carolina (until 24 June)
North Carolina (until 24 June)
North Carolina (from 24 June)
North Carolina (from 24 June)
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

Non-UN members or observers[edit]

Kosovo (from 22 September)
Kosovo (from 22 September)
Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Timor Timur
Timor Timur

Other entities[edit]

Abkhazia
Abkhazia
Antarctica
Antarctica
Artsakh (from 10 December)
Artsakh (from 10 December)
Bophuthatswana
Bophuthatswana
Bougainville
Bougainville
Chechnya (until 1 November)
Chechnya (until 1 November)
Chechnya (from 1 November)
Chechnya (from 1 November)
Ciskei
Ciskei
Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea
Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea
Gagauzia
Gagauzia
San Juan
San Juan
Somaliland (from 18 May)
Somaliland (from 18 May)
Sumatra
Sumatra
Tamil Eelam
Tamil Eelam
Tatarstan (from 6 November)
Tatarstan (from 6 November)
Tibet
Tibet
Transnistria (25 August to 2 September)
Transnistria (25 August to 2 September)
Transnistria (from 2 September)
Transnistria (from 2 September)
Transkei
Transkei
Venda
Venda

International organizations[edit]

Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
CARICOM
CARICOM
Comecon (until 26 December)
Comecon (until 26 December)
Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations
European Coal and Steel Community
European Coal and Steel Community
European Union
European Union
Federation of Vexillological Associations
Federation of Vexillological Associations
La Francophonie
La Francophonie
Latin American Parliament
Latin American Parliament
League of Arab States
League of Arab States
Nordic Council
Nordic Council
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Olympic Movement
Olympic Movement
Organization of African Unity
Organization of African Unity
Organization of American States
Organization of American States
Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Red Crescent
Red Crescent
Red Cross
Red Cross
Red Magen David
Red Magen David
Scout Movement
Scout Movement
South African Development Coordination Conference
South African Development Coordination Conference
United Nations
United Nations

Other culturals[edit]

Buddhism
Buddhism
Esperanto
Esperanto
Mohawk Warrior Society
Mohawk Warrior Society
Pan-African Flag
Pan-African Flag
Pride Flag
Pride Flag
Romani
Romani