This is a list of countries in the 1930s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1930 and 31 December 1939. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes widely recognized sovereign states, entities which were de facto sovereign but which were not widely recognized by other states, and 1 state which was initially unrecognized but then gained full recognition later in the decade.
Sovereign states
Other entities
Excluded from the list above are the following noteworthy entities which either were not fully sovereign or did not claim to be independent:
Ararat – Republic of Ararat
Catalonia – Catalan Republic
China, Provisional Government of – Provisional Government of the Republic of China China, Reformed Government of – Reformed Government of the Republic of China Democratic Finland – Finnish Democratic Republic Capital: Helsinki (official), Terijoki (de facto) East Hebei – East Hebei Autonomous Council East Turkestan – Turkish Islamic Republic of East Turkestan Jiangxi – Chinese Soviet Republic Capital: Ruijin (1931–1936), Bao'an (1936–1937), Yan'an (1937) – State of Manchuria State of Manchuria Great Empire of Manchuria – Mongol Military Government Shanghai – Dadao Municipal Government of Shanghai Slovakia – Slovak Republic (a client state of Nazi Germany recognized by several neutral states) → → Tuva – Tuvan People's Republic