User:Pch172/List of Sovereign States in 1975

Name and capital city	Information on status and recognition of sovereignty
A
Afghanistan – Republic of Afghanistan Capital: Kabul	U.N. Member State
Albania – People's Republic of Albania Capital: Tirana	U.N. Member State
Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Capital: Algiers	U.N. Member State
Andorra – Principality of Andorra Capital: Andorra la Vella	Spain and France are responsible for defending Andorra
Angola – People's Republic of Angola (from November 11) Capital: Luanda
Argentina – Argentine Republic (also referred as Argentine Nation) Capital: Buenos Aires	U.N. Member State
Australia – Commonwealth of Australia Capital: Canberra	U.N. Member State Australia administered the following territories: Australian Antarctic Territory (Suspended under Antarctic Treaty) Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Coral Sea Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands Norfolk Island Australia administers the following United Nations Trust Territories: Papua and New Guinea (to September 16)
Austria – Republic of Austria Capital: Vienna	U.N. Member State
B
The Bahamas – Commonwealth of The Bahamas Capital: Nassau	U.N. Member State
Bahrain – State of Bahrain Capital: Manama	U.N. Member State
Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh Capital: Dhaka	U.N. Member State
Barbados Capital: Bridgetown	U.N. Member State
Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium Capital: Brussels	U.N. Member State
Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan Capital: Thimphu	U.N. Member State
Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia Capital: Sucre, La Paz (administrative)	U.N. Member State
Botswana – Republic of Botswana Capital: Gaborone	U.N. Member State
Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil Capital: Brasília	U.N. Member State
Bulgaria – People's Republic of Bulgaria Capital: Sofia	U.N. Member State
Burma – Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma Capital: Rangoon	U.N. Member State
Burundi – Republic of Burundi Capital: Bujumbura	U.N. Member State
C
Cabinda – Republic of Cabinda (from August 1 to November 11) Capital: Cabinda	Claimed by Portugal (to November 11)
Cameroon – United Republic of Cameroon Capital: Yaoundé	U.N. Member State
Canada – Dominion of Canada Capital: Ottawa	U.N. Member State
Cape Verde – Republic of Cape Verde Capital: Praia	U.N. Member State
Central African Republic Capital: Bangui	U.N. Member State
Chad – Republic of Chad Capital: N'Djamena	U.N. Member State
Chile – Republic of Chile Capital: Santiago	U.N. Member State Chile administers the following territories: Chilean Antarctic Territory
China – People's Republic of Chile Capital: Beijing	U.N. Member State Claimed by the Republic of China and not recognised by 17 countries.
China – Republic of China Capital: Taipei, Nanjing (claimed)	Partially recognised state (claimed by the People's Republic of China). Only recognised by 17 countries.
Colombia – Republic of Colombia Capital: Bogotá	U.N. Member State
Comoros – State of the Comoros (from July 6) Capital: Moroni	U.N. Member State (from December 12)
Congo – People's Republic of the Congo Capital: Brazzaville	U.N. Member State
Cook Islands Capital: Avarua	A state in free association with New Zealand
Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica Capital: San José	U.N. Member State
Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus Capital: Nicosia	U.N. Member State
Czechoslovakia – Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Capital: Prague	U.N. Member State Not recognised by Liechtenstein, due to a dispute of lands in World War 2
D
Dahomey – Republic of Dahomey (to November 30) Capital: Porto Novo	U.N. Member State
Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark Capital: Copenhagen	U.N. Member State Denmark administers the following constituent countries: Faroe Islands
Derg – Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia Capital: Addis Ababa	U.N. Member State
Dominican Republic Capital: Santo Domingo	U.N. Member State
E
East Timor – Democratic Republic of East Timor (from November 28 to December 7) Capital: Dili	Claimed by Portugal and Indonesia
Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador Capital: Quito	U.N. Member State
El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador Capital: San Salvador	U.N. Member State
Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea Capital: Malabo	U.N. Member State
F
Fiji – Dominion of Fiji Capital: Suva	U.N. Member State
Finland – Republic of Finland Capital: Helsinki	U.N. Member State Finland administers the following regions: Åland Islands
France – French Republic Capital: Paris	U.N. Member State France administers the following overseas territories: Comoros (to July 6) French Polynesia Clipperton Island (dependency) French Southern and Antarctic Lands French Territory of the Afars and the Issas New Caledonia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean Wallis and Futuna France administers the following overseas possessions: French Guiana Guadeloupe Martinique Réunion France co-administers the following condominiums: New Hebrides (joint with the United Kingdom)
G
Gabon – Gabonese Republic Capital: Libreville	U.N. Member State
The Gambia – Republic of the Gambia Capital: Banjul	U.N. Member State
Ghana – Republic of Ghana Capital: Accra	U.N. Member State
Greece – Hellenic Republic Capital: Athens	U.N. Member State
Grenada Capital: St. George's	U.N. Member State
Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala Capital: Guatemala City	U.N. Member State
Guinea – Republic of Guinea Capital: Conakry	U.N. Member State
Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea–Bissau Capital: Bissau	U.N. Member State
Guyana – Cooperative Republic of Guyana Capital: Georgetown	U.N. Member State
H
Haiti – Republic of Haiti Capital: Port-au-Prince	U.N. Member State
Honduras – Republic of Honduras Capital: Tegucigalpa	U.N. Member State
Hungary – People's Republic of Hungary Capital: Budapest	U.N. Member State
I
Iceland – Republic of Iceland Capital: Reykjavík	U.N. Member State
India – Republic of India Capital: New Delhi	U.N. Member State India administers the following protectorate: Sikkim (to May 16)
Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia Capital: Jakarta	U.N. Member State
Iran – Imperial State of Iran Capital: Tehran	U.N. Member State
Ireland – Republic of Ireland Capital: Dublin	U.N. Member State
Israel – State of Israel Capital: Jerusalem	U.N. Member State
Italy – Republic of Italy Capital: Rome	U.N. Member State
Ivory Coast – Republic of Ivory Coast Capital: Abidjan	U.N. Member State
J
Jamaica Capital: Kingston	U.N. Member State
Japan Capital: Tokyo	U.N. Member State
Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Capital: Amman	U.N. Member State
K
Kenya – Republic of Kenya Capital: Nairobi	U.N. Member State
Kuwait – State of Kuwait Capital: Kuwait City	U.N. Member State
L
Laos – Kingdom of Laos (to December 2) Capital: Vientiane (administrative), Luang Prabang (Royal)	U.N. Member State
Laos – Lao People's Democratic Republic (from December 2) Capital: Vientiane	U.N. Member State
Lebanon – Lebanese Republic Capital: Beirut	U.N. Member State Lebanon was occupied by Syria (from November 2)
Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho Capital: Maseru	U.N. Member State
Liberia – Republic of Liberia Capital: Monrovia	U.N. Member State
Libya – Libyan Arab Republic Capital: Tripoli	U.N. Member State
Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein Capital: Vaduz	Not recognised by Czechoslovakia, due to a dispute of lands in World War 2 Switzerland is responsible for defending Liechtenstein, as well as representing the country in foreign affairs, unless Liechtenstein sends its own ambassador.
Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Capital: Luxembourg	U.N. Member State
M
Malagasy Republic (to December 30) Capital: Tananarive	U.N. Member State
Madagascar – Democratic Republic of Madagascar (from December 30) Capital: Antananarivo	U.N. Member State
Malawi – Republic of Malawi Capital: Lilongwe	U.N. Member State
Malaysia Capital: Kuala Lumpur	U.N. Member State
Maldives – Republic of Maldives Capital: Malé	U.N. Member State