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Participants in World War I

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Participants in World War I

This is a list of countries that participated in World War I, sorted by alphabetical order.

Contents

The Entente Powers

Note: The "Entente Powers" are also known as the Allies of World War I or the Allies

  •  Andorra (declared war on Germany but sent only 10 troops to the fighting)
  •  Armenia
  • Arab Rebels
  •  Belgium (Belgian colonial empire)
  •  Brazil
  •  China
  •  Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Czechoslovak Legions
  • Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
  • France (French colonial empire)
  •  Greece
  •  Guatemala
  •  Haiti
  •  Honduras
  •  Italy (Italian Empire)
  • Japan
  •  Liberia
  •  Montenegro
  •    Nepal
  • New Hebrides (British-French condominium)
  •  Nicaragua
  •  Panama
  • Portugal (Portuguese colonial empire)
  •  Romania
  •  Russia
  • Russian Republic
  • Russian SFSR until Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
  •  Serbia
  • Siam (now Thailand)
  •  United Kingdom (British Empire[1])
  •  Canada
  • India (now India, Bangladesh, Burma and Pakistan)
  •  Newfoundland
  •  Australia
  •  New Zealand
  • Malta
  •  South Africa
  • Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), administered by the British South Africa Company
  • British crown colonies
  • United States
  • Alaska
  • Hawaii
  • Philippine Islands
  •  Puerto Rico
  • Other unincorporated territories
  • Non Independent ethnic groups: Armenians, Assyrians, Poles, Pontic Greeks
  • The Central Powers

  •  Austria-Hungary
  • Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
  •  Bulgaria
  • Banat Republic
  • Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (satellite state)
  • Dervish State
  • Democratic Republic of Georgia
  •  Germany
  • German colonial empire
  • Jabal Shammar
  • Kingdom of Lithuania (satellite state)
  •  Ottoman Empire
  • South African Republic
  • Senussi
  • Kingdom of Poland (satellite state)
  • Sultanate of Darfur
  • Ukrainian State
  • Neutral countries

  • Afghanistan – received a German diplomatic mission trying to convince it to act against the British in India
  •  Principality of Albania – In political chaos since the beginning of the war, the country was occupied by both Central and Allied powers but never declared war on either side
  •  Argentina
  •  Bolivia
  •  Bhutan
  •  Chile
  •  Colombia
  •  Denmark
  •  Ecuador
  •  El Salvador
  •  Ethiopia – Supported Central Powers and was on the verge of entering the war before Iyasu V's dethronement
  • Iran – Civil dispute and Allied Campaign against Ottomans
  •  Liechtenstein – Had a customs and monetary union with Austria-Hungary
  • Luxembourg – Never declared war on the Central Powers despite being invaded and occupied by Germany
  • Bogd Khaanate of Mongolia
  • / Mexico – Declined an alliance with Germany (see Zimmermann Telegram)
  •  Monaco
  • The Netherlands (Dutch Empire) – An ally of the United Kingdom by treaty. Traded with both sides.
  •  Norway – Gave naval assistance to the United Kingdom.
  •  Paraguay
  •  Peru
  •  San Marino - 20 volunteers joined on the Italian (Allied) side and it is claimed that San Marino was at war with Austria–Hungary, but it never entered the war
  • Spain (Spanish Territories in Africa)
  • Spitsbergen – Danish-Norwegian co-dominium
  •  Sweden – Non-belligerent
  •   Switzerland – Switzerland did declare a "state of siege"
  •  Uruguay
  •  Venezuela – Supplied the Allies with oil
  • Declarations of war

    The following table shows the timeline of the several declarations of war among the belligerent powers. Entries on a yellow background show severed diplomatic relations only, not actual declarations of war.

    References

    Participants in World War I Wikipedia