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Sovereign States

A

•  Afghanistan – Emirate of Afghanistan
• Andorra – Principality of Andorra
• Anhalt-Bernburg – Duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg
• Anhalt-Dessau – Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau
• Ankole – Kingdom of Ankole
• Annam – Empire of Annam
•  Anziku – Anziku Kingdom
•  Argentina – Argentine Republic
• Aro – Aro Confederacy
• Ashanti – Asante Union
•  Austria – Austrian Empire

B

• Baden – Grand Duchy of Baden
•  Baguirmi – Kingdom of Baguirmi
•  Bambara – Bambara Empire (to March 10)
•  Baol – Kingdom of Baol
•  Basutoland – Kingdom of Basutoland
• Bavaria – Kingdom of Bavaria
•  Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
• Benin – Benin Empire
• Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
•  Bolivia – Bolivian Republic
•  Bornu – Bornu Empire
• Brazil – Empire of Brazil
•  Brunei - Sultanate of Brunei
• Brunswick – Duchy of Brunswick
• Buganda – Kingdom of Buganda
• Bukhara – Emirate of Bukhara
• Bunyoro – Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara
• Burma – Kingdom of Burma
•  Burundi – Kingdom of Burundi

C

•  Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia
•  Cayor – Kingdom of Cayor
•  Chile – Republic of Chile
•  China – Great Qing Empire
•  Colombia – United States of Colombia (from September 20)
• Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica

D

• Dahomey – Kingdom of Dahomey
•  Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
•  Dominican Republic – Dominican Republic

E

• Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
•  El Salvador – El Salvador
• Ethiopia – Empire of Ethiopia

F

•  Fouta Djallon – Kingdom of Fouta Djallon
•  Fouta Tooro – Kingdom of Fouta Tooro
• France – French Empire

G

•  Garo – Kingdom of Garo
•  Gera – Kingdom of Gera
•  Gomma – Kingdom of Gomma
• Granadine Confederation – Granadine Confederation (renamed New Granada on July 18)
• Greece – Kingdom of Greece
• Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
•  Gumma – Kingdom of Gumma

H

• Ha'il – Emirate of Ha'il
•  Haiti – Republic of Haiti
• Hanover – Kingdom of Hanover
• Hawaii – Kingdom of Hawaii
• Hesse-Darmstadt – Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine
• Hesse-Homburg – Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg
• Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) – Electorate of Hesse
• Holstein – Duchy of Holstein
•  Honduras – Republic of Honduras

I

• Italy - Kingdom of Italy (from March 17)

J

•  Janjero – Kingdom of Janjero
• Japan – Tokugawa shogunate
•  Jimma – Kingdom of Jimma
• Johor – Sultanate of Johor
•  Jolof – Jolof Kingdom
• Joseon – Kingdom of Joseon

K

•  Kaabu – Kingdom of Kaabu
•  Kaffa – Kingdom of Kaffa
•  Kénédougou – Kénédougou Kingdom
•  Khasso – Kingdom of Khasso
• Khiva – Khanate of Khiva
•  Kokand – Khanate of Kokand
•  Kong – Kong Empire
• Kongo – Kingdom of Kongo
•  Koya Temne – Kingdom of Koya

L

•  Liberia – Republic of Liberia
• Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
•  Limmu-Ennarea – Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea
• Lippe – Principality of Lippe
•  Loango – Kingdom of Loango
•  Luba – Luba Empire
•  Lunda – Lunda Empire
•  Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M

•  Maldives - Sultanate of Maldives
•  Manipur - Kingdom of Manipur
•  Massina – Massina Empire
•  Matabeleland – Matabele Kingdom
• Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
• Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
• Menton and Roquebrune - Free Cities of Menton and Roquebrune (annexed to France in 1861)
•  Mexico – United Mexican States
• Monaco – Principality of Monaco
•  Montenegro – Principality of Montenegro
• Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco
• Muscat and Oman – Sultanate of Muscat and Oman

N

• Nassau – Duchy of Nassau
• Negeri Sembilan – Negeri Sembilan
•  Netherlands – Kingdom of The Netherlands
• New Granada – United States of New Granada (July 18 to September 20)
• Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua

O

• Oldenburg – Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
•  Orange Free State – Republic of Orange Free State
•  Ottoman Empire – Sublime Ottoman State
•  Ouaddai – Ouaddai Empire
•  Oyo – Oyo Empire

P

• Pahang – Sultanate of Pahang
• Papal States – States of the Church
• Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
• Perak – Sultanate of Perak
• Persia – Persian Empire
•  Peru – Peruvian Republic
• Portugal – Kingdom of Portugal
• Prussia – Kingdom of Prussia

R

•  Rapa Nui - Kingdom of Rapa Nui
• Rarotonga – Kingdom of Rarotonga
• Reuss Elder Line – Principality of Reuss Elder Line
• Reuss Junior Line – Principality of Reuss Junior Line
•  Russia – Russian Empire
•  Rwanda – Kingdom of Rwanda
• Ryūkyū – Kingdom of Ryūkyū

S

•  Samoa - Kingdom of Samoa
• San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
• Sarawak – Kingdom of Sarawak
• Sardinia – Kingdom of Sardinia (to March 17)
• Saxe-Altenburg – Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
• Saxe-Coburg-Gotha – Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
• Saxe-Meiningen – Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
• Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
• Saxony – Kingdom of Saxony
• Schaumburg-Lippe – Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
• Schleswig – Duchy of Schleswig
• Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt – Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
• Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
• Selangor – Sultanate of Selangor
•  Siam – Kingdom of Siam
•  Sikkim - Chogyalate of Sikkim
• Sokoto – Sokoto Caliphate
•  South Africa – South African Republic
•  Spain – Kingdom of Spain
• Sulu – Sultanate of Sulu
• Sweden-Norway – United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
•  Switzerland – Swiss Confederation

T

•  Tonga - Tu'i Tonga
•  Toro – Toro Kingdom
•  Toucouleur – Toucouleur Empire
• Two Sicilies – Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (to February 12)

U

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

V

• Venezuela – Republic of Venezuela

W

• Waldeck-Pyrmont – Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
•  Welayta – Kingdom of Welayta
• Württemberg – Kingdom of Württemberg

Y

•  Yeke – Yeke Kingdom

Z

•  Zanzibar – Sultanate of Zanzibar (from April 6)
•  Zululand – Kingdom of the Zulus

States Claiming Sovereignty

• Aceh – Sultanate of Aceh
• Araucania and Patagonia – Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia
•  Arkansas – Arkansas (from May 6 to May 18)
• Alabama – Alabama (from January 11 to February 4)
•  Confederate States of America – Confederate States of America (from February 4)
• Florida – Florida (from January 10 to February 4)
• Georgia – Georgia (from January 19 to February 4)
•  Goust – Republic of Goust
• Louisiana – Louisiana (from January 26 to February 4)
•  Mindanao - Sultanate of Maguindanao
• Mississippi – Republic of Mississippi (from January 9 to February 4)
• North Carolina – North Carolina (from May 20 to May 21)
• South Carolina – Republic of South Carolina (to February 4)
• Tavolara – Kingdom of Tavolara
•  Tennessee – Tennessee (from June 8 to July 2)
•  Texas – Texas (from February 1 to March 2)
•  Virginia – Virginia (from April 17 to May 7)