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This is a '''list of sovereign states in the 1890s''', giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1890 and 31 December 1899. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and [[Diplomatic recognition|recognition]] of their [[sovereignty]]. It includes widely recognized sovereign states, and entities which were ''[[de facto]]'' sovereign but which were not widely recognized by other states.
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==Sovereign states==

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===A===
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|{{noflag}}'''[[Suleja Emirate|Abuja]]''' &ndash; Abuja Emirate  {{capital|Suleja|Abuja}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|First Flag of Acre.png}} '''[[Republic of Acre|Acre]]''' &ndash; Republic of Acre<ref>{{Cite news |date=1900-11-25 |title=Acre and its Robber; Cause of the Establishment of the New Republic. The Conflicting Interests of Brazil and Bolivia -- Millions Involved -- Population Not Over 10,000. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1900/11/25/archives/acre-and-its-robber-cause-of-the-establishment-of-the-new-republic.html |access-date=2021-11-17 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> {{small|(from July 14, 1899)}}{{capital|Porto Acre|Cidade do Acre}}
{{extent}}''De facto'' independent state from July 14, 1899.
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|'''{{noflag}}[[Sultanate of Agadez|Agadez]]''' &ndash; Tenere Sultanate of Aïr<ref name=":1">{{cite book |author=James B. Minahan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pGClDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA418 |title=Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World, 2nd Edition |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-61069-954-9 |page=418}}</ref>{{capital|Agadez}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Andorra (end of the 19th century-c. 1930s).svg}} '''[[Andorra]]''' &ndash; Principality of Andorra<ref>{{Citation |title=Andorra |date=November 3, 2021 |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/andorra/ |work=The World Factbook |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |language=en |access-date=2021-11-17}}</ref>{{capital|Andorra la Vella}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. The [[President of France]] and [[Bishop of Urgell]] were ''[[ex officio]]'' [[Co-Princes of Andorra]]. The defense of Andorra was the responsibility of France and Spain.
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|'''{{noflag}}[[Angoche Sultanate|Angoche]]''' &ndash; Angoche Sultanate<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Syed |first1=Muzaffar Husain |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eACqCQAAQBAJ |title=Concise History of Islam |last2=Akhtar |first2=Syed Saud |last3=Usmani |first3=B. D. |date=14 September 2011 |publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd |year=2011 |isbn=978-93-82573-47-0 |publication-place=New Delhi, India |pages=162 |language=en |access-date=6 May 2023}}</ref>{{capital|Angoche}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Ankole.svg}} '''[[Ankole]]''' &ndash; Kingdom of Ankole<ref>{{cite book|last1=Briggs|first1=Philip|last2=Roberts|first2=Andrew|title=Uganda|date=5 November 2016|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=9781784770228|page=534|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=558yDQAAQBAJ&dq=capital+of+ankole&pg=PA534|access-date=29 December 2016|language=en}}</ref> {{capital|Mbarara}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Argentina|1861}}''' &ndash; Argentine Republic<ref>{{Citation|title=Argentina|date=2021-11-16|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/argentina/|work=The World Factbook|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|language=en|access-date=2021-11-19}}</ref> {{capital|Buenos Aires}}
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| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Omu Aro flag.jpg}} '''[[Aro Confederacy|Aro]]''' &ndash; Aro Confederacy {{capital|Arochukwu}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |'''{{Flagcountry|Ashanti Empire}}''' &ndash; Asante Union<ref>{{Cite web|title=Asante empire|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Asante-empire|access-date=December 1, 2021|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> {{capital|Kumasi}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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|valign=top|{{flagicon image|Red flag.svg}} '''[[Sultanate of Aussa|Aussa]]''' &ndash; Sultanate of Aussa {{capital|Asaita|Aussa}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Austria-Hungary}}''' &ndash; Austro-Hungarian Empire<ref name="1880 to the Diamond Jubilee">{{cite book | last = McCarthy| first = Justin| title=A History of Our Own Times, from 1880 to the Diamond Jubilee| publisher=Harper & Brothers, Publishers| year=1880| location=New York, United States of America | pages = 475–476| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kvYoAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Great+Powers%22&pg=PA480}}</ref> <br><small>Capital: ''[[Vienna]]'' ([[Cisleithania]]), ''[[Budapest]]'' ([[Transleithania]])</small>
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |{{noflag}} '''[[Kingdom of Baguirmi|Baguirmi]]''' &ndash; Kingdom of Baguirmi<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Bagirmi |volume= 3 | page= 201 }}</ref> {{small|(to September 20, 1897)}} <br><small>Capital: ''[[Massenya]]'' (to 1893), ''Chekna'' (from 1893 to 1897)</small>
{{extent}}[[Tributary state]] of the [[Bornu Empire]]. Annexed by [[French Chad|France]] on September 20, 1897.
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|valign="top"|'''{{Flagicon image|Old_Flag_of_Bali.svg}} [[Bali Kingdom|Bali]]''' &ndash; Kingdom of Bali<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=JlcL6HeY-uAC&pg=PA298 ''The rough guide to Bali & Lombok'' by Lesley Reader, Lucy Ridout p.298]</ref>{{capital|Klungkung}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state. [[Bali Kingdom|Bali]] was a series of kingdoms that ruled the island of [[Bali]].
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|{{noflag}} '''[[Baol]]''' &ndash; Kingdom of Baol<ref>[[Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire]], ''Bulletin: Sciences humaines, Volume 38'' (1976), pp. 452-458</ref> {{small|(to 1895)}} {{capital|Diourbel}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state. Annexed by France in 1895.
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| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Barotseland}}''' &ndash; Kingdom of Barotseland<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Barotse and Barotseland |volume= 3 | pages= 424 - 425}}</ref> {{small|(to 1899)}}{{capital|Mongu}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state. Annexed by the [[Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia|United Kingdom]] in 1899.
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| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Belgium|state}}''' &ndash; Kingdom of Belgium<ref>{{Citation|title=Belgium|date=2022-01-21|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/belgium/|work=The World Factbook|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|language=en|access-date=2022-02-06}}</ref> {{capital|Brussels}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |'''{{Flagcountry|Benin Empire}}''' &ndash; Kingdom of Benin<ref>{{Citation |last=Bradbury |first=R. E. |title=Continuities and Discontinuities in Pre-colonial and Colonial Benin Politics (1897–1951) |date=16 August 2018 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351031264-4 |work=Benin Studies |pages=76–128 |publisher=Routledge |doi=10.4324/9781351031264-4 |isbn=978-1-351-03126-4 |access-date=27 January 2023 |s2cid=159119713}}</ref> {{small|(to February 18, 1897)}} {{capital|Benin City|Edo}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state. Annexed by the [[Southern Nigeria Protectorate|United Kingdom]] on February 18, 1897.
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| valign="top" |{{noflag}}'''[[Bhutan]]''' &ndash; Kingdom of Bhutan {{capital|Punakha}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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|'''{{noflag}}[[Biu Emirate|Biu]]''' &ndash; Biu Kingdom {{capital|Biu, Nigeria|Biu}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |'''{{Flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Bolivia]]''' <br>{{small|Capital: ''[[Sucre]]'' (official), ''[[La Paz]]'' (administrative)}}
* [[History of Bolivia (1809–1920)#Reconstruction under the rule of the Conservatives, 1880-1899|Republic of Bolivia]] {{small|(to April 12, 1899)}}
* [[History of Bolivia (1809–1920)#The Liberal Party and the rise of tin, 1899–1920|Republic of Bolivia]] {{small|(from October 25, 1899)}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Bora Bora.svg}} '''[[Kingdom of Bora Bora|Bora Bora]]''' &ndash; Kingdom of Bora Bora<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bora-Bora |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Bora-Bora |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=[[Britannica]] |language=en}}</ref> {{small|(to September 21, 1895)}} <br>{{small|Capital: ''Nunue'', ''[[Vaitape]]''}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state to September 21, 1895. Annexed by [[French Polynesia|France]] on September 21, 1895.
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| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of the Bornu Empire.svg|size=23px}} '''[[Bornu Empire|Bornu]]''' &ndash; Bornu Empire<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Bornu|volume=4|page=265}}</ref> {{Small|(to 1893)}}{{capital|Ngazargamu}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state to 1893. Annexed by [[French Chad|France]] in 1893.
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| valign="top" |'''{{noflag}}[[Brakna Region|Brakna]]''' &ndash; Brakna Emirate {{capital|Aleg}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |{{Flagdeco|Brazil|1889}} '''[[First Brazilian Republic|Brazil]]''' &ndash; Republic of the United States of Brazil<ref name="locbrazil">Hudson, Rex A. ''Brazil: A Country Study''. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1997, pg.22</ref>{{capital|Rio de Janeiro}}
{{extent}}Brazil was a [[federation]] of [[States of Brazil|20 states, one territory, and one federal district]].{{efn|20 States: [[Alagoas]], [[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]], [[Bahia]], [[Ceará]], [[Espírito Santo]], [[Goiás]], [[Maranhão]], [[Mato Grosso]], [[Minas Gerais]], [[Pará]], [[Paraíba]], [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]], [[Pernambuco]], [[Piauí]], [[Rio Grande do Norte]], [[Rio Grande do Sul]], [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]], [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], [[Sergipe]]. 1 Territory: [[Acre (state)|Acre]] (from April 30, 1904). 1 Federal District: [[Federal District of Brazil (1891–1960)|Federal District]].}}
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| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Buganda (1892).svg}} '''[[Buganda]]''' &ndash; Kingdom of Buganda {{Small|(to 1894)}}{{capital|Mengo, Uganda}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state to 1894. Annexed by the United Kingdom in 1894.
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| valign="top" |{{Flagdeco|Bulgaria}} '''[[Principality of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]]''' &ndash; Principality of Bulgaria<ref>{{cite book |last=Pearson |first=Raymond |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vmSgBAAAQBAJ&q=bulgaria+principality+independent+nominally&pg=PA90 |title=The Longman Companion to European Nationalism 1789–1920 |date=25 September 2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781317897774 |access-date=15 October 2017 |via=Google Books}}</ref>{{capital|Sofia}}
{{extent}}''De facto'' independent, and ''de jure'' vassal state under the [[suzerainty]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]].
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|{{Flagicon image|Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom Flag.png|size=23px}} '''[[Bunyoro]]''' &ndash; Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom {{Small|(to 1899)}}{{capital|Hoima}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state to 1899. Annexed by the United Kingdom in 1899.
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| valign="top" |{{No flag}}'''[[Kingdom of Burundi|Burundi]]''' &ndash; Kingdom of Burundi<ref name="EB">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Kingdom of Burundi |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Kingdom-of-Burundi |access-date=15 October 2016 |edition=Online}}</ref> {{Small|(to July 1, 1890)}}<br>{{small|Capital: ''[[Gitega]]'', ''[[Bujumbura]]''}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state to July 1, 1890. Annexed by [[German East Africa|Germany]] on July 1, 1890.
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| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Busoga (royal standard).png}} '''[[Busoga]]''' &ndash; Kingdom of Busoga {{capital|Bugembe}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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===C===
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| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Canada|1868}}''' &ndash; Dominion of Canada{{capital|Ottawa}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state. [[Commonwealth realm]].
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| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Nicaragua_(1896-1908).svg}} → {{Flagicon image|Zentralamerikanische Großrepublik 1898.svg}} '''[[Greater Republic of Central America|Central America]]''' {{small|(from September 15, 1896)}}{{capital|Amapala}} 
*Greater Republic of Central America {{Small|(from September 15, 1896 to November 1, 1898)}}
*United States of Central America {{Small|(from November 1 to November 21, 1898)}}
{{extent}}A [[Political union]] between [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], and [[Nicaragua]] until November 21, 1898.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Slade|first1=William F.|title=The Federation of Central America|journal=The Journal of Race Development|year=1917|volume=8|issue=2|pages=210–215|doi=10.2307/29738239|jstor=29738239|hdl=2027/inu.30000056731338|hdl-access=free}}</ref>
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| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of the Kingdom of Champasak (1713-1947).svg}} '''[[Kingdom of Champasak|Champasak]]''' &ndash; Kingdom of Champasak {{Small|(from 1899)}}{{capital|Champasak (town)|Champasak}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state. Vassal state of Siam.
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| valign="top" |'''{{Flagicon image|Flag of Chile.svg}} Chile'''{{capital|Santiago}}
* [[Liberal Republic|Liberal Republic of Chile]] {{Small|(to September 18, 1891)}}
* [[History of Chile during the Parliamentary Era (1891–1925)|Parliamentary Era in Chile]] {{Small|(from September 18, 1891)}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |'''{{flagcountry|Qing dynasty}}''' &ndash; Great Qing Empire{{capital|Beijing}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |'''{{noflag}}[[Chokwe people|Chokwe]]''' &ndash; Chokwe Kingdom <br>{{small|Capital: ''Not specified''}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Colombia}}''' &ndash; Republic of Colombia {{capital|Bogota}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Congo Free State|name=Congo}}''' &ndash; Congo Free State {{capital|Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo|Boma}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state. State in personal union with the Kingdom of Belgium.
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| valign="top" |'''{{Flagicon|Costa Rica|1848}} [[First Costa Rican Republic|Costa Rica]]''' &ndash; Republic of Costa Rica {{capital|San Jose, Costa Rica|San Jose}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Cretan State.svg}} '''[[Cretan State|Crete]]''' &ndash; Cretan State<ref>Kitromilides M. Paschalis (ed) ''Eleftherios Venizelos: The Trials of Statesmanship'', Edinburgh University Press, 2008 p. 68.</ref> {{small|(from December 9, 1898)}} {{capital|Chania}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state. [[Autonomous state]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]].
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| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Royal banner of Béhanzin of Dahomey.svg}} '''[[Dahomey]]''' &ndash; Kingdom of Dahomey<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Newbury |first1=C. W. |year=1959 |title=A Note on the Abomey Protectorate |journal=Africa |volume=29 |issue=2 |pages=146–155 |doi=10.2307/1157517 |jstor=1157517 |s2cid=145105979}}</ref> {{small|(to January 20, 1894)}}{{capital|Abomey}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state to January 20, 1894. Annexed by France on January 20, 1894.
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|style="vertical-align:top"|'''{{noflag}}[[Dar al Kuti]]''' &ndash; Sultanate of Dar Al Kuti<ref name="Garbou">{{cite journal |last1=Garbou |first1=Henri |date=1912 |title=La région du Tchad et du Oudaï; études ethnographiques, dialecte Toubou |url=https://archive.org/stream/largiondutchadet02carb/largiondutchadet02carb_djvu.txt |journal=Bulletin de Correspondence Africaine |volume=XLVII1}}</ref>{{capital|N'Délé}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state. [[Vassal state]] of [[Dar Runga]] to 1890. [[Vassal state]] of [[Rabih az-Zubayr]] from 1890.
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| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Darfur.svg|size=23px}} '''[[Sultanate of Darfur|Darfur]]''' &ndash; Sultanate of Darfur {{small|(from 1898)}}{{capital|Al Fashir}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state from 1898.
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| valign="top" |'''{{noflag}}[[Dendi Kingdom|Dendi]]''' &ndash; Dendi Kingdom {{capital|Lulami}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Denmark|size=23px}}''' &ndash; [[Kingdom of Denmark]] {{capital|Copenhagen}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state. Denmark had sovereignty over the following overseas territories:
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Danish West Indies]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Greenland]] {{small|Territory)}}
* {{flagicon|Iceland|old}} [[History_of_Iceland#Iceland_under_Norwegian_and_Danish_kings_(1262–1944)|Iceland]] {{small|(Dependency)}}
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| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Dhala}}''' – Emirate of Dhala {{capital|Dhale}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |'''{{Flagicon image|Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg}} [[Second Republic (Dominican Republic)|Dominican Republic]]''' – Second Republic {{capital|Santo Domingo}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |'''{{flagicon|Ecuador|civil}} [[Ecuador]]''' – Republic of Ecuador{{capital|Quito}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_El_Salvador_(1875-1877).svg}} '''[[El Salvador]]''' – Republic of El Salvador {{Small|(to September 15, 1896; from November 21, 1898)}}{{capital|San Salvador}}
{{extent}} Widely recognized state to September 15, 1896, and from November 21, 1898.Part of the political union of [[Greater Republic of Central America|Central America]] from September 15, 1896 to November 21, 1898.
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| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Ethiopia (1897–1974).svg|size=23px}} → {{Flagicon image|Flag of Ethiopia (1897–1914).svg|size=23px}} '''[[Ethiopian Empire|Ethiopia]]''' – Ethiopian Empire{{capital|Addis Ababa}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
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| valign="top" |{{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[French Third Republic|'''France''']] – French Republic{{capital|Paris}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. France had sovereignty over the following overseas territories:
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[Comoros]]  {{small|(Protectorate)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[French Algeria]] {{small|(''de jure'' Department of Metropolitan France, ''de facto'' Colony)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[French Dahomey]] {{small|(Colony from 1894 to 1894)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[French Guiana]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[French Guinea]] {{small|(Colony from 1891 to October 27, 1895)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[French India]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[French Indochina]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[History of Ivory Coast#French colonial era|French Ivory Coast]] {{small|(Protectorate to March 10, 1893 and Colony from March 10, 1893)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[French Madagascar]] {{small|(Colony from February 28, 1897)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[French Polynesia|French Oceania]] - French Establishments in Oceania {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[French Somaliland]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[French West Africa]] {{small|(Federation of colonies from October 27, 1895)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Imamate of Futa Djallon (1896-1912).svg}} [[Imamate of Futa Jallon|Futa Jallon]] {{small|(Protectorate from November 18, 1896)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[Guadeloupe]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Colonial Annam.svg}} [[Guangzhouwan]] {{small|([[Leased territory]] of [[France]] from May 29, 1898)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[French concession of Hankou|Hankou]] {{small|(Concession from 1896)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Laos (1893–1952).svg}} [[French protectorate of Laos|Laos]] {{small|(Protectorate from October 3, 1893 to April 19, 1899)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Madagascar Protectorate (1885-1896).svg}} → {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[Malagasy Protectorate]] {{small|(Protectorate to February 28, 1897)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[Martinique]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[Mayotte]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[New Caledonia]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{flagdeco|France|1794}} [[Réunion]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[Saint Barthélemy]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[Collectivity of Saint Martin|Saint Martin]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{flagdeco|France|1794}} [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[Shanghai French Concession|Shanghai]] {{small|(Concession)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[Foreign concessions in Tianjin|Tientsin]] {{small|(Concession)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Tunisia with French canton.svg}} [[French protectorate of Tunisia|Tunisia]] - Tunisian Realm {{small|(Protectorate)}}
* {{Flagdeco|France|1794}} [[French Sudan|Upper River]] {{small|(Colony renamed to [[French Sudan]] in 1890 to October 27, 1895)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Wallis and Futuna (1887-1910).svg}} [[Wallis and Futuna]] {{small|(Protectorate)}}
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| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of the Imamate of Futa Djallon (pre-1896).svg}} → {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Imamate of Futa Djallon (1896-1912).svg}} [[Imamate of Futa Jallon|'''Futa Jallon''']] – Imamate of Futa Jallon {{Small|(to November 18, 1896)}} {{capital|Timbo, Guinea|Timbo}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state to November 18, 1896. Annexed by [[French Third Republic|France]] on November 18, 1896.
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|-
| colspan="3" |

===G===
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|-
|{{No flag}}'''[[Gaza Empire|Gaza]]''' – Gaza Empire {{Small|(to 1895)}} {{capital|Manjacaze}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state to 1895. Annexed by [[Kingdom of Portugal|Portugal]] in 1895.
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|-
| valign="top" |{{No flag}}[[Sultanate of the Geledi|'''Geledi''']] – Sultanate of the Geledi {{capital|Afgooye}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|-
| valign="top" |'''{{flagcountry|German Empire}}''' – German Empire{{capital|Berlin}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. Germany had sovereignty over the following overseas territories:
* {{Flagicon image|Reichskolonialflagge.svg}} [[German East Africa]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Reichskolonialflagge.svg}} [[German New Guinea]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Germany (1867–1918).svg}} [[German South West Africa]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Reichskolonialflagge.svg}} [[German West Africa]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Reichskolonialflagge.svg}} [[Hankou]] {{small|(Concession from 1895)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Reichskolonialflagge.svg}} [[Kamerun]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Germany (1867–1918).svg}} [[Kiautschou Bay Leased Territory|Kiautschou Bay]] {{small|(Concession from March 6, 1898)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Reichskolonialflagge.svg}} [[Foreign concessions in Tianjin|Tientsin]] {{small|(Concession from 1895)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flagge Witu 1890 laut Voeltzkow.svg}} [[Wituland]] {{small|(Protectorate to 1890)}}
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|-
| valign="top" |'''{{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece}}''' – Kingdom of Greece{{capital|Athens}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Guatemala (1924).svg}} '''[[Guatemala]]''' – Republic of Guatemala{{capital|Guatemala City}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|-
| valign="top" |{{No flag}}'''[[Gyaaman]]''' – State of Gyaaman {{small|(to 1895)}} <br>{{small|Capital: ''[[Sampa, Ghana|Sampa]]'', ''[[Drobo, Ghana|Drobo]]''}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|-
| colspan="3" |

===H===
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of the Emirate of Ha'il.svg}} [[Emirate of Haʾil|'''Ha'il''']] – Emirate of Jabal Shammar{{capital|Ha'il}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|-
| valign="top" |'''{{Flagicon|Haiti|1859}} [[Republic of Haiti (1859–1957)|Haiti]]''' – Republic of Haiti{{capital|Port-au-Prince}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Hawaii (1896).svg}} '''Hawaii'''{{capital|Honolulu}}
*[[Kingdom of Hawaii]] {{Small|(to January 17, 1893)}}
*[[Provisional Government of Hawaii]] {{Small|(from January 17, 1893 to July 4, 1894)}} 
*[[Republic of Hawaii]] {{Small|(from July 4, 1894 to August 12, 1898)}} 
{{extent}} Widely recognized state to August 12, 1898. Annexed by the United States on August 12, 1898.
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|-
| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Honduras|1866}}''' – Republic of Honduras {{Small|(to September 15, 1896 from November 21, 1898)}}{{capital|Tegucigalpa}}
{{extent}} Part of the political union of [[Greater Republic of Central America|Central America]] from September 15, 1896 to November 21, 1898.
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Huahine.svg}} [[Kingdom of Huahine|'''Huahine''']] – Kingdom of Huahine {{Small|(to September 15, 1895)}} {{capital|Huahine}}
{{extent}} Annexed by [[French Third Republic|France]] on September 15, 1895.
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Hunza.svg}} '''[[Hunza State|Hunza]]''' &ndash; State of Hunza {{Small|(to 1892)}} {{capital|Karimabad, Gilgit-Baltistan|Baltit}}
{{extent}} Widely recognized state to 1892. Annexed by the United Kingdom in 1892.
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|-
| colspan="3" |

===I===
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{noflag}}[[Igala Kingdom|Igala]]''' – Igala Kingdom {{capital|Idah}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{noflag}}[[Kingdom of Igara|Igara]]''' – Kingdom of Igara 
{{small|Capital: Not specified}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{noflag}}[[Ifẹ|Ilé-Ifẹ̀]]''' – Ilé-Ifẹ̀ Kingdom {{capital|Ifẹ|Ilé-Ifẹ̀}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |'''{{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}''' – Kingdom of Italy{{capital|Rome}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. Italy had sovereignty over the following overseas territories:
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg}} [[Italian Eritrea]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg}} [[Italian Somaliland]] {{small|(Colony)}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| colspan="3" |

===J===
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg}} '''[[Empire of Japan|Japan]]''' – Empire of Japan{{capital|Tokyo City}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. Japan had sovereignty over the following overseas territories:
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg}} [[Chongqing]] {{small|(Concession from 1897)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg}} [[Hangzhou]] {{small|(Concession from 1897)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg}} [[Hankou]] {{small|(Concession from 1898)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg}} [[Hokkaido]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg}} [[Kuril Islands]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg}} [[Minami-Tori-shima]] {{small|(Colony from 1898)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg}} [[Nanpō Islands]] {{small|(Colony from 1891)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg}} [[Ryukyu Islands]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg}} [[Shashi, Jingzhou|Shashi]] {{small|(Concession from 1898)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg}} [[Suzhou]] {{small|(Concession from 1897)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg}} [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|Taiwan]] {{small|(Colony from April 17, 1895)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg}} [[Foreign concessions in Tianjin|Tientsin]] {{small|(Concession from 1898)}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| colspan="3" |

===K===
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{noflag}}[[Kingdom of Kaffa|'''Kaffa''']] – Kingdom of Kaffa {{Small|(to September 11, 1897)}} <br><small>Capital: ''[[Bonga]]'', ''[[Anderaccha]]''</small>
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{noflag}}[[Kajara]]''' – Kajara Kingdom 
{{small|Capital: ''Not specified''}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Kano flag.svg}} [[Kano Emirate|'''Kano''']] – Emirate of Kano {{capital|Takai}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{noflag}}[[Kasanje Kingdom|Kasanje]]''' – Jaga Kingdom 
{{small|Capital: Not specified}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{noflag}}[[Kebbi Emirate|Kebbi]]''' – Kebbi Emirate {{capital|Argungu}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{noflag}}[[Kénédougou Kingdom|'''Kénédougou''']] – Kénédougou Kingdom {{Small|(to May 1, 1898)}}{{capital|Sikasso}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{noflag}}[[Kong Empire|'''Kong''']] – Kong Empire {{Small|(to 1895)}}{{capital|Kong, Ivory Coast|Kong}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of the Kingdom of Kongo according to Giovanni Cavazzi da Montecuccolo.svg}} [[Kingdom of Kongo|'''Kongo''']] – Kingdom of Kongo {{capital|Mbanza-Kongo}}
{{extent}}Vassal of the [[Kingdom of Portugal]].
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of the king of Joseon.svg|size=23px}} → {{Flagicon image|Flag of Korea (1899).svg}} '''Korea'''{{capital|Seoul|Hanseong}}
*[[Joseon|Kingdom of Great Joseon]] {{Small|(to October 12, 1897)}}
*[[Korean Empire]] {{Small|(from October 12, 1897)}}
{{extent}}Tributary state of the [[Qing dynasty]] to 1894. Widely recognized independent state from October 12, 1897.
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{noflag}}[[Kingdom of Koya|'''Koya Temne''']] – Kingdom of Koya {{Small|(to August 31, 1896)}}{{capital|Grand Cape Mount County|Grand Cape Mount}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| colspan="3" |

===L===
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{noflag}}[[Lafia|Lafia Beri-Beri]]''' – Lafia Beri-Beri Kingdom {{capital|Lafia}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Liberia}}''' – Republic of Liberia{{capital|Monrovia}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Liechtenstein (1852–1921).svg}} '''[[Liechtenstein]]''' – Principality of Liechtenstein {{capital|Vaduz}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{noflag}}'''[[Limmu-Ennarea]]''' – Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea {{Small|(to 1891)}} {{capital|Saqqa}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|Flag of Lower Yafa.svg}} '''[[Lower Yafa]]''' – Sultanate of Lower Yafa {{Small|(to 1895)}} {{capital|Jaʿār}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Luxembourg}}''' – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg{{capital|Luxembourg City}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| colspan="3" |

===M===
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Maguindanao.svg}} [[Sultanate of Maguindanao|'''Maguindanao''']] – Sultanate of Maguindanao {{Small|(to October 30, 1898)}} {{capital|Cotabato City|Kuta Watu}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{noflag}}'''[[Kingdom of Manipur|Manipur]]''' – Kingdom of Manipur {{Small|(to 1891)}} {{capital|Imphal}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|{{noflag}}'''[[Maravi]]''' – Kingdom of Maravi {{Small|(to 1891)}}{{capital|Manthimba}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{noflag}}'''[[Matabeleland]]''' – Matabele Kingdom {{capital|Bulawayo}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{noflag}}[[Mbunda Kingdom|Mbunda]]''' – Mbunda Kingdom 
{{small|Capital: Not specified}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Merina Kingdom flag.svg|size=23px}} [[Merina Kingdom|'''Merina''']]  – Kingdom of Imerina {{Small|(to 1897)}}{{capital|Antananarivo}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |'''{{Flagicon|Mexico|1823}} [[Porfiriato|Mexico]]''' – United Mexican States{{capital|Mexico City}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Monaco}}''' – Principality of Monaco{{capital|Monaco}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |'''{{flagcountry|Principality of Montenegro}}''' – Principality of Montenegro{{capital|Cetinje}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Morocco (1666–1915) variant.svg}}'''{{Flagicon|Morocco|1666}} [[Alawi Sultanate|Morocco]]''' – Sultanate of Morocco {{capital|Fes}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{noflag}}'''[[Mossi Kingdoms]]''' – Mossi Empire {{Small|(to 1896)}} <br>{{small|Capital: ''Multiple capitals''}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. The following are a number of different kingdoms that make up the Mossi Empire:
* {{noflag}} [[List of rulers of the Mossi state of Gurunsi|Gurunsi]] {{small|(to 1899)}}
* {{noflag}} [[Gwiriko]] {{small|(to 1897)}}
* {{noflag}} [[List of rulers of Liptako|Liptako]] {{small|(to 1897)}}
* {{noflag}} [[List of rulers of the Gurma Mossi state of Nungu|Nungu]] {{small|(to 1895)}}
* {{noflag}} [[List of rulers of Wogodogo|Wogodogo]] {{small|(to 1897)}}
* {{noflag}} [[List of rulers of the Mossi state of Yatenga|Yatenga]] {{small|(to 1895)}}
|
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| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{Flag|Muscat and Oman}}''' – Sultanate of Muscat and Oman {{capital|Muscat}}
{{extent}} ''De jure'' independent state. ''De facto'' a British protectorate.
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{noflag}}[[Mutayr]]''' – Emirate of Mutayr 
{{small|Capital: ''Not specified''}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized state.
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| colspan="3" |

===N===
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Negeri_Sembilan.svg}} '''[[Negeri Sembilan]]''' {{Small|(to 1895)}}{{capital|Seremban}}
{{extent}}Federated in to the [[Federated Malay States]] from 1895.
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Nepal (1856-c.1930).svg}} [[Kingdom of Nepal|'''Nepal''']] – Kingdom of Nepal{{capital|Kathmandu}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Netherlands}}''' – [[Kingdom of The Netherlands]] {{capital|Amsterdam}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Nicaragua_(1889-1893).svg}} → {{Flagicon image|Flag of Nicaragua (1858-1889 and 1893-1896).svg}} → {{Flagicon image|Flag of Nicaragua (1896–1908).svg}}'''[[Nicaragua]]''' – Republic of Nicaragua {{Small|(to September 15, 1896; from November 21, 1898)}}{{capital|Managua}}
{{extent}} Part of the political union of [[Greater Republic of Central America|Central America]] from September 15, 1896 to November 21, 1898.
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagdeco|Norway|1844}} '''[[Union between Sweden and Norway|Norway]]''' – Kingdom of Norway{{capital|Oslo{{!}}Christiania}}
{{extent}}In personal union between Sweden until December 15, 1899. Union badge removed on December 15, 1899
|
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| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| colspan="3" |

===O===
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Orange Free State}}'''{{capital|Bloemfontein}}
{{extent}}Independent [[Boer]] sovereign republic under the British [[suzerainty]] in South Africa.
|
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| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{noflag}}[[Kingdom of Orungu|Orungu]]''' – Kingdom of Orungu
{{small|Capital: ''Not specified''}}
{{extent}} Widely recognized state.
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Ottoman Empire}}''' – Sublime Ottoman State{{capital|Constantinople}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| colspan="3" |
===P===
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Paraguay|1842}}''' – Republic of Paraguay{{capital|Asunción, Paraguay|Asunción}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Amir Kabir Flag.svg|size=23px}} → {{Flagicon image|Early 20th Century Qajar Flag.svg|size=23px}} [[Qajar Iran|'''Persia''']] – Sublime State of Persia{{capital|Tehran}}
|
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| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|Peru|1825}}''' {{capital|Lima, Peru|Lima}}
*[[National Reconstruction (Peru)|National Reconstruction]] {{Small|(to 8 September 1895)}}
*[[Aristocratic Republic (Peru)|Aristocratic Republic]] {{Small|(from 8 September 1895)}} 
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|-
|valign=top|'''{{Flagicon image|Philippines_Aguinaldo_flag_(obverse).svg}} [[First Philippine Republic|Philippines]]''' &ndash; First Philippine Republic {{small|(from January 23, 1899)}} {{capital|First_Philippine_Republic#cite_note-capitals-2|Several temporary capitals}}
{{extent}}''De facto'' independent state.
|-
|colspan=2|
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|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagdeco|Portugal|1830}} [[History of Portugal (1834–1910)|'''Portugal''']] – [[Kingdom of Portugal]]{{capital|Lisbon}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| colspan="3" |

===R===
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |'''{{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}''' – Kingdom of Romania{{capital|Bucharest}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |'''{{Flagcountry|Russian Empire}}''' – Russian Empire{{capital|Saint Petersburg}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| colspan="3" |
===S===
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Samoa (1879).svg}} '''[[History of Samoa|Samoa]]''' – Kingdom of Samoa{{capital|Apia}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| valign="top" |'''{{Flag|San Marino|1862}}''' – Most Serene Republic of San Marino{{capital|City of San Marino|San Marino}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Serbia}}''' – Kingdom of Serbia {{capital|Belgrade}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{Flagicon image|Flag of Kedah (18th century - 1821).svg}}''' '''[[Kingdom of Setul Mambang Segara|Setul Mambang Segara]]''' – Kingdom of Setul Mambang Segara{{capital|Satun|Kota Mambang Segara}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{Flagicon|Thailand|1855}} [[Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)|Siam]]''' – Kingdom of Siam {{capital|Bangkok}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. The following are vassal states of Siam:
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Kingdom of Luang Phrabang (1707-1893).svg}} [[Kingdom of Luang Phrabang|Luang Phrabang]] {{small|(Vassal state, to 1893)}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|Flag of the Sokoto Caliphate.svg}} [[Sokoto Caliphate|'''Sokoto''']] – Sokoto Caliphate{{capital|Sokoto}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|{{Flagdeco|Spain|1785}} [[Spain under the Restoration|'''Spain''']] – Kingdom of Spain{{capital|Madrid}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|Late 19th Century Flag of Sulu.svg}} [[Sulu Sultanate|'''Sulu''']] – Sultanate of Sulu{{capital|Maimbung}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{Flagicon|Sweden|1844}} [[Union between Sweden and Norway|Sweden]]''' – Kingdom of Sweden{{capital|Stockholm}}
{{extent}}In personal union between Norway until December 15, 1899.
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{Flagicon|Switzerland}} [[History of Switzerland#World Wars (1914–1945)|Switzerland]]''' – Swiss Confederation{{capital|Bern}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| colspan="3" |

===T===
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{noflag}}[[Tagant Plateau|Tagant]]''' – Emirate of Tagant {{capital|Tidjikja}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{Flag|Tonga}}''' - Kingdom of Tonga{{capital|Nuku'alofa}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|{{noflag}}[[Toro Kingdom|'''Toro''']] – Toro Kingdom {{Small|(from August 14, 1891)}}{{capital|Fort Portal|Kabarole}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|{{noflag}}[[Toucouleur Empire|'''Toucouleur''']] – Toucouleur Empire {{Small|(to 1890)}}{{capital|Segou}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{flagcountry|South African Republic}}''' – South African Republic{{capital|Pretoria}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|'''{{noflag}}[[Emirate of Trarza|Trarza]]''' – Emirate of Trarza {{capital|Mederdra}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|{{noflag}}[[Tui Manua|'''Tui Manu{{okina}}a''']] – Tui Manu{{okina}}a Confederacy{{capital|Fitiuta, Manu'a, American Samoa|Fitiuta}}
|
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
| colspan="3" |

===U===
|-
| colspan="2" |
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|
|-
|valign=top|'''{{Flagcountry|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}}''' – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland{{capital|London}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. The following are colonies, territories, dependencies and protectorates of the United Kingdom:
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Aden Protectorate|Aden]] {{small|(Protectorate)}}
* {{flagicon image|Black flag.svg}} [[Emirate of Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] {{small|(Protectorate under [[Treaty of Gandamak]])}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Amoy]] {{small|(Concession)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Anglo-Egyptian Sudan]] {{small|(Condominium of the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Khedivate of Egypt]] from 19 June 1899)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Ascension Island]] {{small|(Possession)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Bahamas (1869–1904).svg}} [[The Bahamas|Bahama Islands]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Bahrain (1820-1932).png}} [[History of Bahrain (1783–1971)|Bahrain]] {{small|(Protectorate)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Baker Island]] {{small|(Uninhabited possession)}}
* {{flag|Barbados|1885}} {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Basutoland]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Barotseland.svg}} [[Barotseland]] {{small|(Protectorate to November 28, 1899)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Bechuanaland Protectorate|Bechuanaland]] {{small|(Protectorate)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Barotziland–North-Western Rhodesia]] {{small|(Protectorate from November 28, 1899)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Bermuda (1875–1910).svg}} [[Bermuda]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[British Bechuanaland]] {{small|(Crown colony to November 16, 1895)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of British Central Africa Protectorate.svg}} [[British Central Africa]] {{small|(Protectorate from 1893)}}
* {{flag|British Ceylon}} {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagicon|Cyprus|1881}} [[British Cyprus]] {{small|(Protectorate)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of British East Africa 1895.png}} [[British East Africa]] {{small|(Protectorate from July 1, 1895)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag_of_British_Guiana_(1875–1906).svg}} [[British Guiana]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{flag|British Honduras}} {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagicon|Hong Kong|1910}} [[British Hong Kong]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagdeco|Jamaica|1875}} [[British Jamaica]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Leeward Islands (1952–1958).svg}} [[British Leeward Islands]] {{small|(Federal colony)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Mauritius (1869–1906).svg}} [[British Mauritius]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[British Somaliland]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagdeco|Trinidad and Tobago|colonial}} [[British Trinidad and Tobago]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[British Western Pacific Territories]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the British Windward Islands (1903-1953).svg}} [[British Windward Islands]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagicon image|Old Flag of Brunei.svg}} → {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Brunei_1906-1959.svg}} [[History of Brunei#Modern period|Brunei]] {{small|(Protectorate)}}
* {{flag|Cape Colony}} {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Natal Colony (1875–1910).svg}} [[Colony of Natal]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Cook Islands Federation|Cook Islands]] {{small|(Protectorate to March 15, 1893)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Falkland Islands (1876–1925).svg}} [[Falkland Islands Dependencies|Falkland Islands]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895 - 1946).svg}} [[Federated Malay States]] {{small|(Protectorate from 1895)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Tonga|Friendly Islands]] {{small|(Tripartite protectorate)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of The Gambia (1889–1965).svg}} [[Gambia Colony and Protectorate|Gambia]] {{small|(Crown colony and protectorate)}}
* {{flagicon image|Government Ensign of Gibraltar (1875–1921).svg}} [[Gibraltar]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Gilbert and Ellice Islands]] {{small|(Protectorate from 1892)}}
* {{flag|Gold Coast}} {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Graham Land]] {{small|(Uninhabited possession)}}
* {{flagicon image|Old Flag of Guernsey.svg}} [[Guernsey]] {{small|(Crown dependency)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Hankou]] {{small|(Concession)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Heard Island and McDonald Islands]] {{small|(Uninhabited possession)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Heligoland]] {{small|(Protectorate to 1890)}}
* {{flagcountry|British Raj}} - Indian Empire {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Isle of Man]] {{small|(Crown dependency)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jarvis Island]] {{small|(Uninhabited possession)}}
* {{flag|Jersey|old}} {{small|(Crown dependency)}}
* {{flagdeco|Kuwait|1914}} [[Sheikhdom of Kuwait|Kuwait]] {{small|(Protectorate from January 17, 1899)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Crown Colony of Labuan|Labuan]] {{small|(Protectorate to 1890)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Lagos Colony (1888–1906).svg}} [[Lagos Colony|Lagos]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maldives until 1903.svg}} [[Sultanate of Maldives|Maldive Islands]] {{small|(Protectorate)}}
* {{flagdeco|Malta|1898}} [[Crown Colony of Malta|Malta]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Manipur.svg}} [[Kingdom of Manipur|Manipur]] {{small|(Protectorate to 1891)}}
*{{Flagicon image|Flag of Muscat.svg}} [[Muscat and Oman]] {{Small|(Protectorate)}}
* {{flagdeco|Nepal|1856}} [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]] {{small|(Protectorate)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Newfoundland (1870–1904).svg}} [[Colony of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of New South Wales.svg}} [[Colony of New South Wales|New South Wales]] {{Small|(Colony)}}
*{{Flagicon image|Flag of New Zealand.svg}} [[Colony of New Zealand|New Zealand]] {{Small|(Colony)}}
*{{Flagicon image|Flag of the Niger Coast Protectorate (1893–1899).svg}} [[Niger Coast Protectorate|Niger Coast]] {{Small|(Protectorate from 12 May 1893 to 31 December 1899)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Administrative divisions of Niger|Niger Districts]] {{small|(Protectorate)}}
* {{flag|North Borneo}} {{small|(Protectorate)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Niger Coast Protectorate|Oil Rivers]] {{Small|(Protectorate until 12 May 1893)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Territory of Papua.svg}} [[Territory of Papua|British New Guinea]] {{small|(Colony)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Rarotonga 1888-1893.svg}} [[Kingdom of Rarotonga|Rarotonga]] {{small|(Protectorate to 1893)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of BSAC.svg}} [[Company rule in Rhodesia|Rhodesia]] {{Small|(Company Rule by [[British South Africa Company]])}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Queensland.svg}} [[History of Queensland#Separation from New South Wales|Queensland]] {{Small|(Colony)}}
*{{flagicon image|Flag of Saint Helena (1874-1984).svg}} [[Saint Helena]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Sarawak}} {{small|(Protectorate)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Sierra Leone (1889–1916).svg}} [[Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate|Sierra Leone]] {{small|(Crown colony and protectorate from August 31, 1896)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Sikkim (1877-1914; 1962-1967).svg}} [[Kingdom of Sikkim|Sikkim]] {{small|(Protectorate from 1890)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of South Australia (1876–1904).svg}} [[British colonisation of South Australia|South Australia]] {{Small|(Colony)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the British Straits Settlements (1874–1904).svg}} [[Straits Settlements]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Suez Canal|Suez Canal Zone]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Tasmania.svg}} [[Colony of Tasmania|Tasmania]] {{Small|(Colony)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[British concession of Tianjin|Tientsin]] {{small|(Concession)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Tokelau]] {{small|(Protectorate)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Tristan da Cunha]] {{small|(Crown colony)}}
* {{flagicon image|General Maritime Truce Flag.svg}} [[Trucial States]] {{small|(Protectorate)}}
* [[Unfederated Malay States]]
** {{flagdeco|Kedah|1821}} [[Kedah Sultanate|Kedah]] {{small|(Protectorate)}}
** [[Kelantan#Kelantan Sultanate|Kelantan]] {{small|(Protectorate)}}
** {{flag|Perlis}} {{small|(Protectorate)}}
** [[Terengganu]] {{small|(Protectorate)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Uganda Protectorate|Uganda]] {{small|(Protectorate from June 19, 1894)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Victoria (1877-1901).svg}} [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] {{Small|(Colony)}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Victoria Land]] {{small|(Uninhabited possession)}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of British Weihaiwei.png}} [[British Weihaiwei|Weihai]] {{small|(Concession from July 1, 1898)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Western Australia (1870–1953).svg}} [[History of Western Australia#Colonial era|Western Australia]] {{Small|(Colony)}}
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Witu Protectorate (1893-1920).svg}} [[Wituland]] {{small|(Protectorate from 1890 to 1895)}}
* {{flagicon|Zanzibar|Sultanate}} [[Sultanate of Zanzibar|Zanzibar]] {{small|(Protectorate from 1890)}}
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|valign=top|'''{{flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagicon|United States|1890}} → {{Flag|United States|1896}}''' – United States of America{{capital|Washington D.C.}}
{{extent}}Widely recognized independent state. The following are territories of the United States of America:
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[District of Alaska|Alaska]] {{small|(District)}}
* {{Flagicon|United States|1896}} [[American Samoa]] {{small|(Territory from December 2, 1899)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[Arizona Territory|Arizona]] {{small|(Territory)}} 
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[Bajo Nuevo Bank]] {{small|(Uninhabited territory)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[United States Military Government in Cuba|Cuba]] {{small|(Territory from April 20, 1898)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[Guam]] {{small|(Territory from December 2, 1898)}}
* {{flagicon|Hawaii}} [[Territory of Hawaii|Hawaii]] {{small|(Territory from August 12, 1898)}} 
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[Howland Island]] {{small|(Uninhabited territory)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} [[Idaho Territory|Idaho]] {{small|(Territory to July 3, 1890)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[Indian Territory]] {{small|(Territory)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} →  {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[Johnston Atoll]] {{small|(Uninhabited territory)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[Kingman Reef]] {{small|(Uninhabited territory)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[Midway Island|Middlebrook Island]] {{small|(Uninhabited territory)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[Midway Atoll]] {{small|(Uninhabited territory)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[Navassa Island]] {{small|(Uninhabited territory)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[New Mexico Territory|New Mexico]] {{small|(Territory)}} 
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[Oklahoma Territory|Oklahoma]] {{small|(Territory from May 2, 1890)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[United States Military Government of the Philippine Islands|Philippine Islands]] {{small|(Territory from August 14, 1898)}}
* {{flagdeco|Puerto Rico|1895}} [[United States Military Government of Porto Rico|Puerto Rico]] {{small|(Territory from April 11, 1899)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[Quita Sueño Bank]] {{small|(Uninhabited territory)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[Roncador Bank]] {{small|(Uninhabited territory)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[Serrana Bank]] {{small|(Uninhabited territory)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[Serranilla Bank]] {{small|(Uninhabited territory)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[Swan Islands, Honduras|Swan Islands]] {{small|(Uninhabited territory)}}
* {{flagicon|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[American concession of Tianjin|Tientsin]] {{small|(Concession)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1896}} [[Wake Island]] {{small|(Uninhabited territory from January 17, 1899)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} [[Wyoming Territory|Wyoming]] {{small|(Territory to July 10, 1890)}}
* {{Flagdeco|United States|1877}} → {{Flagdeco|United States|1890}} [[Utah Territory|Utah]] {{small|(Territory to January 4, 1896)}}
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|{{noflag}} '''[[Upper Aulaqi Sultanate]]''' {{capital|Nisab, Yemen|Nişāb}}
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|{{noflag}} '''[[Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom]]''' {{capital|Sa'id, Yemen|Sa'id}}
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|'''{{Flag|Upper Yafa}}''' – State of Upper Yafa {{capital|Mahjaba}}
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|'''{{Flag|Uruguay}}''' – Eastern Republic of Uruguay {{capital|Montevideo}}
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=== V ===
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|'''{{Flag|Venezuela|1863}}''' – [[United States of Venezuela]]{{capital|Caracas}}
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=== W ===
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|{{noflag}}'''[[Wadai Empire|Wadai]]''' – Wadai Empire {{capital|Abéché}}
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|'''{{Flag|Wahidi Haban}}''' – Wahidi Sultanate of Haban {{capital|Habban District{{!}}Habban}}
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|'''{{noflag}}[[Wajoq]]''' – Kingdom of Wajoq {{capital|Tosora}}
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|{{Flagicon image|Flag of the Wassoulou Empire.svg|size=23px}} [[Wassoulou Empire|'''Wassoulou''']] – Wassoulou Empire {{small|(to September 29, 1898)}}{{capital|Bissandugu}}
{{extent}}Annexed by [[French West Africa|France]] on September 29, 1898
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|{{noflag}}'''[[Kingdom of Wolaita|Wolaita]]''' – Kingdom of Wolaita {{small|(to November 1894)}}<br />{{small|Capital: ''[[Lasho]], [[Dalbo]], [[Sodo]]''}}
{{extent}}Annexed by the [[Ethiopian Empire]] in 1894
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|'''{{noflag}}[[Wukari Federation|Wukari]]''' – Wukari Federation {{capital|Wukari}}
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=== Y ===
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|{{noflag}}'''[[Kingdom of Yamma|Yamma]]''' – Kingdom of Yamma {{Small|(to 1894)}} {{capital|Fofa}}
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|{{noflag}}[[Yeke Kingdom|'''Yeke''']] – Yeke Kingdom {{small|(to 1891)}}<br>{{small|Capital: ''Bunkeya''}}
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=== Z ===
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|{{noflag}} '''[[Zabarma Emirate|Zabarma]]''' – Zabarma Emirate {{small|(to 1897)}}<br>{{small|Capital: ''Not specified''}}
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| valign="top" |'''{{Flagicon image|Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar.svg}} → {{Flagicon image|Flag of Zanzibar Under British Rule.svg}} [[Sultanate of Zanzibar|Zanzibar]]''' &ndash; Sultanate of Zanzibar {{small|(to 1 July 1890)}} {{capital|Stone Town}}
{{extent}} Widely recognized state to 1 July 1890. Annexed by the United Kingdom on 1 July 1890.
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==States claiming sovereignty==
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|valign=top|'''{{Flagicon image|Flag of the Sultanate of Aceh.svg}} [[Aceh Sultanate|Aceh]]''' &ndash; Sultanate of Aceh {{capital|Kutaraja}}
{{extent}}Protectorate of the Ottoman Empire.
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|valign=top|{{flagicon image|Flag of the Biak-na-Bato.svg}} '''[[Republic of Biak-na-Bato|Biak-na-Bato]]''' &ndash; Republic of Biak-na-Bato {{small|(from November 1 to December 15, 1897)}} {{capital|San Miguel, Bulacan|San Miguel}}
{{extent}}Unrecognized state.
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|valign=top|{{Flagicon image|Flag of the Republic of Independent Guyana (1887-1904).svg}} '''[[Republic of Independent Guiana|Counani]]''' &ndash; Republic of Independent Guiana {{small|(to 1891)}} {{capital|Counani}}
{{extent}}Unrecognized state.
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|valign=top|{{Flagicon image|Simplified Yellow Tiger Flag.svg|size=23px}} '''[[Republic of Formosa|Formosa]]''' &ndash; Republic of Formosa {{small|(from May 24 to October 23, 1895)}} {{capital|Taipei}}
{{extent}}Unrecognized state.
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|valign=top|{{Flagicon image|Flag of Franceville.svg}} '''[[Franceville, New Hebrides|Franceville]]''' &ndash; Independent Commune of Franceville {{small|(to 1890)}} <br>{{small|Capital: ''None''}}
{{extent}}Unrecognized state.
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|valign=top|{{Flagicon image|Flag of Lado.svg}} '''[[Lado District|Lado]]''' &ndash; Lado District {{small|(from 1894)}} {{capital|Lado, South Sudan|Lado}}
{{extent}}Unrecognized state.
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|valign=top|{{noflag}}'''[[Federal State of Loreto|Loreto]]''' &ndash; Federal State of Loreto {{small|(from 2 May to 10 July 1896)}} {{capital|Iquitos}}
{{extent}}Unrecognised self-proclaimed [[federated state]] within [[Peru]]
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| valign="top" |{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Mahdi_movement_in_Sudan.svg|size=23px}} '''[[Mahdist Sudan]]''' – Mahdist State {{Small|(to September 2, 1898)}} {{capital|Cotabato City|Omdurman}}
{{extent}}Unrecognized state. Annexed by Sudan on September 2, 1898
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|valign=top|{{Flagicon image|Bandeira Transatlantica.png}} '''Mato Grosso''' &ndash; Transatlantic Republic of Mato Grosso {{small|(to 1892)}} {{capital|Corumba}}
{{extent}}Unrecognized state.
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|valign=top|{{Flagicon image|Flag of Negros Republic.svg}} '''[[Republic of Negros|Negros]]''' &ndash; Republic of Negros {{small|(from November 27, 1898)}} {{capital|Bacólod}}
{{extent}}Unrecognized state. Constituent of the [[Federal State of the Visayas]] from 1898 to 1899.
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|valign=top|{{Flagicon image|Flag of Swaziland (1894–1902).svg}} '''[[Swaziland]]''' &ndash; Kingdom of Swaziland {{small|(from 1894)}} {{capital|Mbabane}}
{{extent}}Unrecognized state.
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|valign=top|{{Flagicon image|Battle Flag of Tagalog Republic.svg}} '''[[Tagalog Republic#Bonifacio|Tagalog Republic]]''' &ndash; Sovereign Tagalog Nation {{small|(from August 29, 1896, to March 22, 1897)}} {{capital|Morong, Rizal|Morong}}
{{extent}}Unrecognized state.
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|valign=top|{{Flagicon image|Flag of the Principality of Trinidad.svg}} '''[[Principality of Trinidad|Trinidad]]''' &ndash; Principality of Trinidad {{small|(from 1893 to 1895)}} <br>{{small|Capital: ''None''}}
{{extent}}Unrecognized state.
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|valign=top|{{noflag}} '''[[Republic of Zamboanga|Zamboanga]]''' &ndash; Republic of Zamboanga {{small|(from May 18 to November 16, 1898)}} {{capital|Zamboanga City}}
{{extent}}Unrecognized state.
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== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Lists of sovereign states by year |expanded=CE}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sovereign states in the 1890s}}
[[Category:1890s-related lists]]