List of sovereign states in 1917

Sovereign states by year
List of sovereign states in 1916	Events of 1917	List of sovereign states in 1918

Sovereign states

Political map of the world in 1917.

A

• Andorra - Principality of Andorra
• Argentina - Argentine Republic
• Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
• Asir - Emirate of Asir
• Asir, Upper - Emirate of Upper Asir
• Austria-Hungary - Austro-Hungarian Empire

B

• Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
• Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
• Brazil - Republic of the United States of Brazil
• Bulgaria - Kingdom of Bulgaria

C

• Canada - Dominion of Canada
• Chile - Republic of Chile
• China
  • Republic of China (to July 1)
  • Empire of the Great Qing (from July 1 to July 12)
  • Republic of China (from July 12)
• Colombia - Republic of Colombia
• Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
• Cuba - Republic of Cuba

D

• Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
• Dominican Republic

E

• Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
• El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
• Ethiopia - Ethiopian Empire

F

• France - French Republic

G

• Germany - German Empire
• Greece - Kingdom of Greece
• Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala

H

• Ha'il - Emirate of Ha'il
• Haiti - Republic of Haiti
• Hejaz - Kingdom of Hejaz
• Honduras - Republic of Honduras

I

• Italy - Kingdom of Italy

J

• Japan - Empire of Japan

L

• Liberia - Republic of Liberia
• Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein

M

• Mexico - United Mexican States
• Monaco - Principality of Monaco

N

• Nejd - Emirate of Nejd
• Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
• Newfoundland - Dominion of Newfoundland
• New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand
• Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
• Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
• Norway - Kingdom of Norway

P

• Panama - Republic of Panama
• Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
• Persia - Persian Empire
• Peru - Peruvian Republic
• Portugal - Portuguese Republic

R

• Romania - Kingdom of Romania
• Russia
  • Russian Empire (to March 15)
  • Russia (from March 15 to September 14)
  • Russian Republic (from September 14 to November 7)
  • Russian Soviet Republic (from November 7)

S

• San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
• Siam - Kingdom of Siam
• South Africa - Union of South Africa
• Spain - Kingdom of Spain
• Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
• Switzerland - Swiss Confederation

T

• Turkey - Sublime Ottoman State Reoublic

U

• United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
• United States - United States of America
• Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay

V

• Venezuela - United States of Venezuela

Limited sovereignty for occupatio bellica

• Albania - Principality of Albania
• Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
• Montenegro - Kingdom of Montenegro
• Serbia - Kingdom of Serbia

Other states

Autonomous but still dependent from Britain

• Australia - Commonwealth of Australia - Canberra
• Canada - Dominion of Canada - Ottawa
• New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand - Wellington
• Newfoundland - Dominion of Newfoundland - St. John's
• South Africa - Union of South Africa - Pretoria

Autonomous but still dependent from China

• Mongolia - Niislel Khüree
• Tibet - Lhasa

Insurgent against Russia

• Alash - Alash Autonomy (from December 13)
• Crimea - Crimean People's Republic (from December 13)
• Finland - Kingdom of Finland (from December 6)
• Idel-Ural - Idel-Ural State (from May 5)
• Khiva - Khanate of Khiva (from February 13)
• Moldavia - Moldavian Democratic Republic (from January 24)
• Northern Caucasus - Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus (from March)
• Poland - Kingdom of Poland
• Ukraine - Ukrainian People's Republic (from March 11)
• Ukraine, Soviet - Soviet Republic of Ukraine (from December 25)

De jure sovereign state under European protectorate

• Morocco - Sultanate of Morocco (de jure sovereign state under French and Spanish protectorate)