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Countries of the World in 1945 with a Map

Try to name the 74 sovereign countries of the world that existed in the aftermath of World War II.
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Sovereign states as of 2 September, 1945
Thanks to user Dekkie for fact-checking
Quiz by Vicky
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Last updated: February 20, 2021
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First submittedMay 7, 2019
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toowise
+32
Level 75
May 7, 2019
Nice, got the grey cells working
Nestormakhno
+23
Level 68
Jul 26, 2019
I can’t believe I forgot Yemen
Khalifas
+2
Level 66
Nov 12, 2021
I like your username lol
NeilV
+37
Level 51
Sep 14, 2019
got all of them on my first try
Majax
+8
Level 50
Mar 2, 2020
me too
cockybra
+46
Level 48
Mar 6, 2020
If you know Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia, than its pretty much like a modern day quiz except guessing France or the UK covers half the world
JackQuizzer
+1
Level 65
Oct 23, 2020
Me too
smoceany
+11
Level 52
Apr 27, 2021
@cockybra what about east turkestan
Nathaniel
+6
Level 67
Jul 9, 2021
Easy, with Xinjiang being a type-in and it being in the news all the time, everyone should get it.
NightMoves
+6
Level 36
Oct 8, 2021
Yeah I tried Sinkiang due to the spelling being that way in Hearts of Iron 4, but it didn't accept that :(
Briannn
+4
Level 36
Oct 18, 2021
Just missed East Turkestan, should've known but I just couldn't figure it out.
SeaNomad
+2
Level 74
Jun 30, 2022
Hadn't even heard about that before :)
Nepsu
+1
Level 25
Feb 15, 2023
if Xinjiang works, is there a historical reason the Uyghur doesn't work?
Nepsu
+1
Level 25
Feb 15, 2023
I know its the name of the culture but it is also sometimes used to refer to the area
AntiMatter8192
+4
Level 68
Apr 1, 2020
Same, although completed at literally the last second. Hungary was bothering me.
USALOVER111
+1
Level 35
Nov 10, 2022
did you spell it hungry?
AyBrains
+1
Level 37
Apr 21, 2020
Yep
bentshaggyoil
+1
Level 58
Sep 14, 2022
me too
KoljiVriVoda
+8
Level 75
Dec 23, 2019
Great :)
MapMaster
+18
Level 45
Dec 29, 2019
Amazing quiz, wish we had more like this on Jetpunk.
Transvaal
+4
Level 71
Jan 10, 2020
Good quiz. Could you accept North Yemen for Yemen?
dug28
+44
Level 81
Jan 15, 2020
History+maps=great quiz.
Devvik2
+4
Level 68
Jan 19, 2020
Wow record for most amount of nominations for sure! Good quiz!
cpgatbyu
+5
Level 83
Jan 20, 2020
When I type "USA", I get credit for the American Occupation Zone. Was that really part of the USA? If so, I think we should have kept it.
Chrome
+17
Level 64
Jan 21, 2020
Why? It had no use for the USA and it would look bad if the USA still had it. It probably wouldn't even be properly funded, look at Puerto Rico.
kapulani3
+11
Level 73
Jan 29, 2020
What about Puerto Rico? Receiving millions in aid that the corrupt Puerto Rican government steals? Or how about the warehouses full of aid that was sent after the hurricane but never distributed (video of that just went viral last week). The corrupt mayor claiming they didn't get any help from USA while standing in front of pallets of it. Yes, it's so horrible getting free stuff from the USA without being subject to the same laws or scrutiny. Maybe if Puerto Rico actually became a state their government wouldn't have been able to leave the people without the aid and money that was sent to help. Maybe people should put the blame where it belongs and try to cure themselves of TDS. Why should the USA contribute any more than we did for a territory that doesn't want to be a state?
QRU
+28
Level 74
Mar 2, 2020
I'm pretty sure Puerto Rico voted several times to be a state, there is even a bill introduced in the senate towards it. Washington politicans (mostly R) blocking it, not Puerto Ricans.

Also: The debate about help for Puerto Rico after the Hurricane was about scale and sufficiency. If you start looking in the actual complaints and problems, you will see, that the aid dispatched was way to low and the US Government then misled about it, to avoid further tranches.

And also, in case you are not aware of it: The phrase "I saw a viral video" does not increase credibility. In fact, it might just do the opposite.

qcumber
+4
Level 46
May 14, 2020
From what ive heard, its the puerto rican government blocking it, not washington.
Crabsarespooky
+2
Level 65
Mar 4, 2021
Well, what "you heard" is wrong.
TheForsakenFurby
+3
Level 68
Apr 13, 2021
QRU I appreciate what you're saying and I agree with most of it but viral videos aren't necessarily propaganda. They've been immensely important in drawing light to police brutality here in the US and to show the atrocities of oppressive regimes around the globe.

I agree that it's not *good* proof by any means, but all "viral video" means is that a video got popular (it might also insinuate that "the media" isn't reporting on the specific thing, but that's not a necessity). I just don't think it should be seen as a reason to discredit.

Sorry for being so pedantic :p

joeythelemur
+3
Level 86
Jan 20, 2020
A real eye opener, nice quiz!!
sillie
+13
Level 78
Jan 20, 2020
There's so few of them! We've almost three times the countries these days.
ander217
+12
Level 76
Feb 1, 2020
Yes, geography was much easier when I was young.
Eli3eli3
+2
Level 16
Feb 21, 2021
How old are you tho if it was more easy
MiecraftMan
+2
Level 59
Aug 5, 2021
Rude
IsleAuHaulte
+9
Level 87
Jan 20, 2020
78% of people got all the answers. There's hope for geography and history knowledge after all.
Arii78
+2
Level 45
Mar 6, 2020
Only 59.6% now.
wiifly
+3
Level 56
Apr 20, 2020
Still pretty good. A lot of people don't even know what stuff like the Vatican City, Monaco, or San Marino are. And definitely not that Newfoundland was a country. Thanks HOI4 for that!

Edit* I now realize Newfoundland was on the other history map quiz.

AntiMatter8192
+1
Level 68
Oct 8, 2021
Now it's crashed to 19.3%.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 87
Feb 22, 2021
Back to 78%. I'm shocked 1/4 of products got East Turkestan on their first run, the only one that counts for statistics.
danishclarinets
+6
Level 73
Feb 24, 2021
Xinjiang works as a type-in, and given the recent news coming out of China I'm not surprised that a good percentage of people can at least name that region.
TheForsakenFurby
+1
Level 68
Apr 13, 2021
Yeah I got it just because of Xinjiang. I would have never guessed East Turkestan. I can't have heard that phrase more than three times in my life.
brainchild
+2
Level 70
Jan 20, 2020
100%! Great quiz! Got stumped a few times but I got there!!
CalRodgers
+2
Level 64
Jan 21, 2020
First rate. Great quiz!
Nilles
+3
Level 50
Jan 22, 2020
Where did Newfoundland go?
Vicky
+5
Level 55
Jan 22, 2020
Newfoundland lost dominium status in 1934.
JackintheBox
+3
Level 77
Mar 2, 2020
dominion* :)
IsleAuHaulte
+6
Level 87
Feb 22, 2021
It had domino status after that.
Dimby
+2
Level 73
Feb 24, 2021
Technically Newfoundland kept dominion status. It didn't have a functioning "responsible" government, though, so it was controlled by Britain from 1934-1949. For instance, Newfoundland didn't declare war during WWII--that automatically happened when Britain declared war (interestingly, the same is true for Canada in WWI, yet Canada's "independence" is usually considered to have started in 1867).
NKH
+5
Level 65
Jan 22, 2020
Tibet?
CookieTrapster
+2
Level 14
Jan 23, 2020
It was in fact independent but a lot of countries said it still belongs to Republic of China
WillemLAif
+2
Level 76
Jan 25, 2020
By which you must mean that, really, NO ONE acknowledged the existence of such a 'country' ;)

Long gone are the glory days of Kingdom of Tibet. If the British would have gone ahead with their ambitions of annexing the place like it was the Crimean peninsula, things might have been different. In which way? So many theories to throw around.

AbhishekNS
+3
Level 55
Jul 1, 2020
Tibet was just as much independent as Nepal was. It's not fair to count Nepal and not Tibet.
Mees11
+1
Level 37
Aug 17, 2022
Yup, in the Chinese civil war 1912-1949 Tibet declareren Independence. It was annexed by China Some time later
Dimby
+5
Level 73
Jan 22, 2020
Lebanon probably should be on this list. It was independent for the most part when the French Mandate ended in 1943. That's when the international community and the country recognized Lebanese independence. While some soldiers were still present, the French really did not control national policy anymore or maintain control of the country.
markthoma
+2
Level 73
Jan 22, 2020
Great quiz! The number of countries to guess really shows how much things have changed.
lilipop
+3
Level 31
Jan 23, 2020
Great quiz, or as people of Britain of the time might say, 'Smashing!' :D
fuanacdc
+3
Level 81
Jan 23, 2020
Surprisingly easy. I thought there would have been a lot more obscure now defunct kingdoms and states.
wkrpnyc
+5
Level 77
Jan 24, 2020
Both DPRK and ROK still consider August 15, 1945 as independence day. Although the USSR and USA occupied Korea, the entirety of Korea was independent and sovereign, each portion with its own Korean leader (Rhee and Kim). Neither the US nor USSR would have called Korea a part of it as the British or French empires (for example) would have of their colonies.
Mees11
+1
Level 37
Aug 17, 2022
They war independent, that is true, but they Were formally part of the Sovjets and the americans. The point is that in that way Canada and many others Shouf be Colonies too
Caden
+1
Level 31
Mar 2, 2020
I will report that there was a bug on germany that i guessed it and didn't show up. Thanks.
KingWarfare846
+10
Level 48
Mar 2, 2020
There was no Germany as a whole in 1945. After WWII it was split into 4 parts, controlled by USSR, USA, UK and France. Hence you need to get these four countries in order each part to show up.
MiecraftMan
+2
Level 59
Aug 5, 2021
Look at the answers before making a complaint
CatcoolH
+2
Level 60
Mar 2, 2020
I'm surprised I got all of them. Fun quiz!
HTownBoyz
+5
Level 53
Mar 2, 2020
So much easier to get Africa completed this way lmao
FatSpartanJediLlama
+2
Level 61
Mar 2, 2020
Yup true
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 61
Mar 2, 2020
Got Liberia
FatSpartanJediLlama
+3
Level 61
Mar 2, 2020
Wow I never realized that Belgium had colonized that much.
mf3
+4
Level 86
Feb 21, 2021
Didn't work out great for either Belgium or the colonies, but the king really made out well.
LuigiDood227
+1
Level 63
Aug 17, 2021
waffle empire
Mees11
+1
Level 37
Aug 17, 2022
It did only het the Congo, It kust looks big cause there was so many rainforest.
Kazinator16
+4
Level 37
Mar 2, 2020
Tibet was not a part of China in 1945

They invaded after

Mees11
+1
Level 37
Aug 17, 2022
Thats right
Devvik2
+1
Level 68
Mar 2, 2020
I'm giving a five star rating!
Geopro
+1
Level 60
Mar 2, 2020
Lit quiz. 100% first try.<3
carlonian
+1
Level 66
Mar 3, 2020
Please accept CSSR for Czechoslovakia
carlonian
+5
Level 66
Mar 3, 2020
I should have googled first. CSSR was formed later in 1948.
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 67
Mar 4, 2020
I was typing in countries and then suddenly I had finished!
armood008
+2
Level 27
Mar 4, 2020
Thank you HOI4!
Iluvbread123
+3
Level 73
Apr 15, 2020
Tibet was an independent country at the time, it was only annexed in 1951
Randompersom2
+4
Level 19
Apr 20, 2020
This might sound dumb, but I thought Bhutan was independent but only as a protected state. Correct me if I’m wrong
Devadatta
+1
Level 65
Jun 23, 2022
Also Sikkim too?
Randompersom2
+1
Level 19
Apr 20, 2020
Wait never mind what I said to my other comment
ducklingpanda1245
+1
Level 48
Jun 10, 2020
Fun! :)
NeilV
+2
Level 51
Jun 24, 2020
May I use this map for a quiz?
markasol
+1
Level 75
Aug 9, 2020
Tibet still existed in 1945. Communist China invaded in the early 1950s after winning the Civil War in 1949.
ImDumb
+2
Level 34
Aug 14, 2020
have a good day the 3% that missed USSR!
JohnnyYeet
+2
Level 56
Sep 10, 2020
Persia for Iran? That is what it was called back then.
BobIsACoprophage
+3
Level 59
Feb 21, 2021
Persia became Iran in 1935.
thydog
+2
Level 43
Oct 23, 2020
Can't believe I forgot Monaco
harryp99
+1
Level 36
Jan 5, 2021
I type last one 2 secounds before ending!
EcceHomo
+2
Level 75
Jan 6, 2021
Pretty straightforward mix of history and geography - especially if you know all 196 sovereign countries in the world recognised by Jetpunk.
LuigiDood227
+1
Level 63
Jan 21, 2021
I thought Japan owned South Korea...
LuigiDood227
+1
Level 63
Feb 22, 2021
Eh im stupid occupied from WWII
Mees11
+1
Level 37
Aug 17, 2022
That was BEFORE ww2 (not offensive meent)
hwes
+5
Level 83
Feb 20, 2021
For that silver of territory between China and USSR, a few more type ins might help -- I tried various combinations of direction + ethnicity + stan but couldn't get it right.
Mees11
+1
Level 37
Aug 17, 2022
Its east turkestan, its not weird that you didnt Guess It. I did not too
hwes
+4
Level 83
Feb 20, 2021
Indonesia declared independence in 1945 but the Dutch and other western nations, including the US, didn't recognize it until 1949. The British took over from surrendered Japanese troops in 1945 and didn't leave until 1946 when the Dutch arrived to take over. Not sure if Indonesia should be seen as indepedent as the end of 1945 as it was occupied by Japanese, British and Australians and the Dutch took over in urban areas until 1949.
cpgatbyu
+1
Level 83
Feb 21, 2021
Interesting that Japan is considered sovereign. I would have thought that Douglas MacArthur, as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, controlled things.
blizzrd33
+7
Level 78
Feb 21, 2021
Glad to see I wasn't the only person to have never heard of East Turkestan before this quiz update.
SWATkun
+1
Level 60
Feb 21, 2021
Somehow Tripura, Hyderabad and Junagadh still doesn't exist according to this quiz

Kingdom of Tripura

State of Hyderabad

State of Junagadh

Mees11
+1
Level 37
Aug 17, 2022
Werent the british?
LuigiDood227
+3
Level 63
Feb 22, 2021
Im desperately typing "Tuva" for east turkestan.
Angbo
+1
Level 62
Mar 20, 2021
Me too!
ariane5
+1
Level 65
Feb 22, 2021
Vietnam was a French colony until 1954
Minkeslandian
+2
Level 58
May 13, 2021
Well, that is when French Indochina was officially dissolved, Vietnam had already asserted independence towards the very end of WW2
mightythor
+1
Level 66
Feb 26, 2021
Everything is green, but it says I have 5 left ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
Zaquking
+2
Level 67
Mar 1, 2021
microstates like the Vatican
plattitude
+2
Level 90
Mar 3, 2021
Click "Show Missing Countries" at the bottom of the map, it'll put a black dot where you're missing things.
plattitude
+2
Level 90
Mar 3, 2021
Consider accepting ETR for Turkestan?
mammix
+2
Level 58
Mar 5, 2021
Please accept Sinkiang and Sinciang for Xinjiang, I had to cheat off wikipedia cause I knew the answer, but didn't know this type of spelling.
Abby
+2
Level 47
Mar 5, 2021
I mean it's East Turkestan, Xinjiang is just a type-in. Also, found the HOI4 player.
Mees11
+1
Level 37
Aug 17, 2022
You van do tuva too
SeaNomad
+3
Level 74
Mar 16, 2021
Never heard about "East Turkestan" :D

Also I wonder some definitions: how come Japan is considered sovereign but not Germany? Also the sovereignity of Vietnam, Indonesia etc. that time is at least questionable.

JetPunker180
+1
Level 54
Mar 20, 2021
Jordan got indpendence on 11 april 1921 but in this map it is part of UK
Dekkie
+1
Level 55
Apr 18, 2021
It became independent in May 1946, a whole eight months after the given date for this map.
JetPunker180
+1
Level 54
May 31, 2021
oh
Mees11
+1
Level 37
Aug 17, 2022
Iraq did gaine Independence at that time, Jordan did in 1946
Findlay
+1
Level 83
Mar 28, 2021
This is great quiz. Decolonisation certainly upped the number of countries pretty drastically.
goatlord203
+3
Level 51
Apr 30, 2021
East Turkestan, as far as my knowledge, never functioned as a country and was more of a rebellion that was said to be independent though never truly was. It had a few attempts including during 1945. But I don't think it was enough to qualify a place on this quiz. It, in my mind, would be like putting Abkhazia as a country on the world map quiz. Sure they claim independence, but not many nations would actually recognize them.
SirPhilippines
+2
Level 55
May 19, 2021
East Turkestan... almost forgot, actually tried Tannu Tuva...
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 61
May 29, 2021
Forgot Albania and East Turkestan
NokiaQFikec
+1
Level 56
Jun 7, 2021
accept sinkiang?
Giorgos
+1
Level 31
Jun 16, 2021
19.8% also scored 100%. Disappointing!
Wolfboy12
+1
Level 49
Jul 9, 2021
Only missed East Turkestan on my first run.
LuigiDood227
+1
Level 63
Aug 17, 2021
Why does Britain have Eritrea? Didn't Ethiopia take control of it after WWII?
Mees11
+1
Level 37
Aug 17, 2022
It did Some time later, it was former Italian but the british occupied it Some time
Saftra
+1
Level 53
Sep 5, 2021
I almost forgot Liechenstein...
Codyhawk
+1
Level 47
Sep 10, 2021
argh I said east turkistan instead of east turkestan
AverageLondoner
+1
Level 35
Oct 25, 2021
when I was going through the answers that were correct I was super confused when I saw I got east turkestan. i have no clue what that is but I got it because I wrote the Chinese province of Xinjiang
AxolotlSucksGeo
+1
Level 38
Dec 9, 2021
Finish with 1 second remaining
Hadi123
+1
Level 19
Dec 10, 2021
Note that Syria got Independence in 1946.
Mees11
+1
Level 37
Aug 17, 2022
I thought they were already kind of independent
KURWA
+1
Level 59
Feb 1, 2022
Indonesia's day of independence is the 27th of april 1949, not 1945
AaronAlder
+1
Level 51
Feb 7, 2022
What happened to Bhutan or am I just dumb?
SamIsCool
+1
Level 56
Feb 17, 2022
Gotta love how there's just a big dip in answers for Xinjiang.
kawcio
+1
Level 22
Jul 17, 2022
that was fun
Smallboi
+1
Level 31
Sep 19, 2022
Great quiz, forgot East Turkestan :(
Eclipselord13
+1
Level 34
Oct 14, 2022
73/74 could not figure out how to spell Czechiaslovakia
Atzuul
+1
Level 35
Dec 6, 2022
got all except east turkestan
rastasquizes
+1
Level 27
Jan 4, 2023
interesting drop at East Turkestan
ItzAutumn
+1
Level 33
Feb 20, 2023
Pov: You forgot to write a country cuz u thought u wrote it. 🗺🗿
ItzAutumn
+1
Level 33
Feb 20, 2023
72/74 forgot to write vatican cuz i thought i wrote it and also didnt know east turkestan.
Pipquiz
+1
Level 36
Feb 25, 2023
I spelt East Turkestan as East Turkistan :( Otherwise I would've gotten everything
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