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List of sovereign states in 1990

Sovereign states by year: List of sovereign states in 1989 – Events of 1990 – List of sovereign states in 1991

Map showing 1990 borders

Contents:	Sovereign States: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z States Claiming Sovereignty

Sovereign States

A

Afghanistan – 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 – Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina – Argentine Republic
Australia – Commonwealth of Australia
Austria – Republic of Austria

B

Bahamas – Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Bahrain – State of Bahrain
Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh
Barbados – Barbados
Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
Belize – Belize
Benin – People's Republic of Benin (to March 1)
- Republic of Benin (from March 1)
Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia
Botswana – Republic of Botswana
Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil
Brunei – Negara Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria – People's Republic of Bulgaria (to November 15)
- Republic of Bulgaria (from November 15)
Burkina Faso – Burkina Faso
Burundi – Republic of Burundi

C

Cambodia (Disputed between two governments)
- State of Cambodia
- Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea (to February 3)
- National Government of Cambodia (from February 3)
Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon
Canada – Canada
Cape Verde – Republic of Cape Verde
Central African Republic – Central African Republic
Chad – Republic of Chad
Chile – Republic of Chile
People's Republic of China
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 (to March 29)
- Czechoslovak Federal Republic (March 29 to April 20)
- Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (from April 20)

D

Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti
Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominican Republic – Dominican Republic

E

Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt
El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia – People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

F

Fiji – Republic of Fiji (to July 25)
- Sovereign Democratic Republic of Fiji (from July 25)
Finland – Republic of Finland
France – French Republic

G

Gabon – Gabonese Republic
Gambia – Republic of the Gambia
Germany – Federal Republic of Germany (from October 3)
East Germany – German Democratic Republic (to October 3)
West Germany – Federal Republic of Germany (to October 3)
Ghana – Republic of Ghana
Greece – Hellenic Republic
Grenada – Grenada
Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
Guinea – Republic of Guinea
Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana

H

Haiti – Republic of Haiti
Honduras – Republic of Honduras
Hungary – Republic of Hungary

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

J

Jamaica – Jamaica
Japan – Japan
Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

K

Kenya – Republic of Kenya
Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati
North Korea – Democratic People's Republic of Korea
South Korea – Republic of Korea
Kuwait – State of Kuwait (to August 8)

L

Laos – Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lebanon – Lebanese Republic
Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho
Liberia – Republic of Liberia
Libya – Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M

Madagascar – Democratic Republic of Madagascar
Malawi – Republic of Malawi
Malaysia – Malaysia
Maldives – Republic of Maldives
Mali – Republic of Mali
Malta – Republic of Malta
Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands
Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritius – Mauritius
Mexico – United Mexican States
Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia
Monaco – Principality of Monaco
Mongolia – People's Republic of Mongolia
Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco
Mozambique – People's Republic of Mozambique (to December 1)
- Republic of Mozambique (from December 1)
Myanmar – Union of Myanmar

N

Namibia – Republic of Namibia (from March 21)
Nauru – Republic of Nauru
Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal
Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands
New Zealand – New Zealand
Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
Niger – Republic of Niger
Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria
Norway – Kingdom of Norway

O

Oman – Sultanate of Oman

P

Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Panama – Republic of Panama
Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
Peru – Peruvian Republic
Philippines – Republic of the Philippines
Poland – Republic of Poland
Portugal – Portuguese Republic

Q

Qatar – State of Qatar

R

Romania – Romania
Rwanda – Rwandan Republic

S

Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia – Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – 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 – 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 Sudan
Suriname – Republic of Suriname
Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland
Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
Syria – Syrian Arab Republic

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 – Tunisian Republic
Turkey – Republic of Turkey
Tuvalu – Tuvalau

U

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

V

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

W

Western Samoa – Independent State of Western Samoa

Y

Yemen – Republic of Yemen (from May 22)
North Yemen – Yemen Arab Republic (to May 22)
South Yemen – People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (to May 22)
Yugoslavia – Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Z

Zaire – Republic of Zaire
Zambia – Republic of Zambia
Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe

States Claiming Sovereignty

Bophuthatswana – Republic of Bophuthatswana
Bougainville – Republic of Bougainville (from May 17)
Ciskei – Republic of Ciskei
Chechen-Ingush ASSR – Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (from November 27)
Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania (from March 11)
Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Palestine – Palestine
Russian SFSR - Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (from June 12)
Tatar SSR – Tatar Soviet Socialist Republic (from August 30)
Transkei – Republic of Transkei
Venda – Republic of Venda
Western Sahara – Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic