List of sovereign states in the 1880s

Sovereign states by year
List of sovereign states in 1879	Events of 1880	List of sovereign states in 1881

Sovereign states[]

A[]

Afghanistan – Emirate of Afghanistan
Agadez – Tenere Sultanate of Aïr
Andorra – Principality of Andorra
Ankole – Kingdom of Ankole
Argentina – Argentine Republic
Aro – Aro Confederacy
Ashanti – Asante Union
Aussa – Sultanate of Aussa
Austria-Hungary – Austro-Hungarian Empire

B[]

Baguirmi – Kingdom of Baguirmi
Bali – Kingdom of Bali
Baol – Kingdom of Baol
Barotseland – Kingdom of Barotseland
Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
Benin – Benin Empire
Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia
Bora Bora – Kingdom of Bora Bora
Bornu – Bornu Empire
→ → Brazil
- Empire of Brazil (to November 15, 1889)
- Republic of the United States of Brazil (from November 15, 1889)
Brunei – Sultanate of Brunei
Buganda – Kingdom of Buganda
Bulgaria – Principality of Bulgaria
Bulungan (to 1880)
Bunyoro – Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara
Burma – Kingdom of Burma (to 1885)
Burundi – Kingdom of Burundi (to November 8, 1884)

C[]

Canada – Dominion of Canada
Champasak – Kingdom of Champasak
Chile – Republic of Chile
→ China – Great Qing
Chokwe – Chokwe Kingdom
Chukchi
Colombia
- United States of Colombia (to 1886)
- Republic of Colombia (from 1886)
Congo
- International Association of the Congo (to July 1, 1885)
- Congo Free State (from July 1, 1885)

Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica

D[]

Dagbon – Kindom of Dagbon
Dahomey – Kingdom of Dahomey
Dai Nam – Dai Nam Realm (to August 25, 1883)
Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
Dhala
Dominican Republic

E[]

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

F[]

Fadhli – Fadhli Sultanate (to 1888)
France – French Republic
Futa Jallon – Imamate of Futa Jallon

G[]

Garo – Kingdom of Garo (to 1883)
Gaza – Gaza Empire
Geledi – Geledi Sultanate
Gera – Kingdom of Gera (to 1887)
Germany – German Empire
Gomma – Kingdom of Gomma (to 1886)
Gowa
Greece – Kingdom of Greece
Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
Gumma – Kingdom of Gumma (to 1885)
Gyaaman – State of Gyaaman

H[]

Ha'il – Emirate of Ha'il
Haiti – Republic of Haiti
Harar – Emirate of Harar (to 1887)
Hawaii – Kingdom of Hawaii
Honduras – Republic of Honduras
Huahine – Kingdom of Huahine
Hunza – State of Hunza

I[]

Isaaq – Isaaq Sultanate (to 1884)
Italy – Kingdom of Italy

J[]

Janjero – Kingdom of Janjero
Japan – Empire of Japan
Jimma – Kingdom of Jimma (to 1884)
Johor – Sultanate of Johor (to December 11, 1885)
Jolof – Jolof Kingdom (to 1889)

K[]

Kaffa – Kingdom of Kaffa
Kakongo – Kingdom of Kakongo (to 1885)
Kano – Emirate of Kano
Kathiri
Kénédougou – Kénédougou Kingdom
Khasso – Kingdom of Khasso (to 1880)
Kong – Kong Empire
Kongo – Kingdom of Kongo
→ → → → → → Korea – Kingdom of Great Joseon
Koya Temne – Kingdom of Koya
Kuba – Kingdom of Kuba (to 1884)

L[]

Liberia – Republic of Liberia
Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
Limmu-Ennarea – Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea
Loango – Kingdom of Loango (to 1883)
Lower Yafa – Sultanate of Lower Yafa
Luba – Luba Empire (to 1889)
Lunda – Lunda Empire (to 1887)
Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M[]

Mahra
Maldives – Sultanate of Maldives (to 1887)
Manipur – Kingdom of Manipur
Maravi – Kingdom of Maravi
Matabeleland – Matabele Kingdom
Mbunda – Mbunda Kingdom
Merina – Kingdom of Imerina
Mexico – United Mexican States
Monaco – Principality of Monaco
Montenegro – Principality of Montenegro
Moresnet – Neutral Moresnet
Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco
Mthwakazi – Kingdom of Mthwakazi
Muscat and Oman – Sultanate of Muscat and Oman

N[]

Negeri Sembilan – Negeri Sembilan
Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal
Netherlands – Kingdom of The Netherlands
→ Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
Norway – Kingdom of Norway (in personal union with Sweden)

O[]

Orange Free State
Ottoman Empire – Sublime Ottoman State
Oyo – Oyo Empire

P[]

Pahang – Sultanate of Pahang (to 1888)
Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
Persia – Sublime State of Persia
Peru – Peruvian Republic
Portugal – Kingdom of Portugal

Q[]

Qu'aiti – Qu'aiti Sultanate of Shihr and Mukalla (to 1888)

R[]

→ Raiatea – Kingdom of Raiatea (to 19 March 1888)
Rapa Nui – Kingdom of Rapa Nui (to September 9, 1888)
Rarotonga – Kingdom of Rarotonga (to 1888)
Red Nation
Romania
- United Principalities of Romania (to March 15, 1881)
- Kingdom of Romania (from March 15, 1881)
→ Russia – Russian Empire
Rwanda – Kingdom of Rwanda (to 1885)

S[]

Samoa – Kingdom of Samoa
San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Sarawak – Kingdom of Sarawak
Selangor – Sultanate of Selangor
→ Serbia
- Principality of Serbia (to March 6, 1882)
- Kingdom of Serbia (from March 6, 1882)
Siam – Kingdom of Siam
Sokoto – Sokoto Caliphate
Spain – Kingdom of Spain
Sulu – Sultanate of Sulu
Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden (in personal union with Norway)
Switzerland – Swiss Confederation

T[]

Tahiti – Kingdom of Tahiti (to June 29, 1880)
Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga
Toucouleur – Toucouleur Empire
Trarza – Emirate of Trarza
Tunis – Beylik of Tunis

U[]

United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United States – United States of America
Upper Yafa – State of Upper Yafa
Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay

V[]

Venezuela – United States of Venezuela

W[]

Wadai – Wadai Empire
Wahidi Balhaf
Wahidi Haban
Wajoq
Wassoulou – Wassoulou Empire
Welayta – Kingdom of Welayta

Y[]

Yeke – Yeke Kingdom

Z[]

Zabarma – Zabarma Emirate
Zanzibar – Sultanate of Zanzibar (to February 17, 1885)
Zululand – Kingdom of Zulu (to 1887)

States claiming sovereignty[]

Aceh – Sultanate of Aceh
→ Counani – Republic of Independent Guiana
Cuba – Republic of Cuba
Franceville – Independent Commune of Franceville (from August 9, 1889)
Goshen – State of Goshen (from October 24, 1882 to August 6, 1883)
Goust – Republic of Goust
Mindanao – Sultanate of Maguindanao
→ Stellaland – Republic of Stellaland (from July 26, 1882 to September 30, 1885)
Transvaal – South African Republic (from August 3, 1881)
Upingtonia – Republic of Upingtonia (from October 20, 1885 to June 1887)