List of sovereign states in the 1860s

This is a list of sovereign states in the 1860s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1860 and 31 December 1869. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes widely recognized sovereign states, entities which were de facto sovereign but which were not widely recognized by other states.

Sovereign states

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Name and capital city Information on status and recognition of sovereignty


 Abuja – Abuja Emirate
Capital: Abuja
Widely recognized state.

  Afghanistan – Emirate of Afghanistan
Capital: Kabul
Widely recognized independent state.

 Agadez – Tenere Sultanate of Aïr[1]
Capital: Agadez
Widely recognized state.

   Andorra – Principality of Andorra[2]
Capital: Andorra la Vella
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.

  Anhalt – Duchy of Anhalt (from 1863 to 1 July 1867)
Capital: Dessau
Widely recognized independent state to 1 July 1867. Member of the German Confederation. State of the North German Confederation from 1 July 1867.

  Anhalt-Bernburg – Duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg (to 1863)
Capital: Bernburg
Widely recognized independent state to 1863. Member of the German Confederation. Merged into the re-unified Duchy of Anhalt in 1863.

  Anhalt-Dessau – Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau (to 1863)
Capital: Dessau
Widely recognized independent state to 1863. Member of the German Confederation. Merged into the re-unified Duchy of Anhalt in 1863.

 Angoche – Angoche Sultanate[3]
Capital: Angoche
Widely recognized independent state.

  Ankole – Kingdom of Ankole[4]
Capital: Mbarara
Widely recognized state.

 Annam – Empire of Annam
Capital: Phú Xuân
Widely recognized state. Internal imperial system within Chinese tributary.

 Anziku – Anziku Kingdom
Capital: Monsol
Widely recognized state.

   Argentina[5]
Capital: Paraná (to 12 December 1861), Buenos Aires (from 12 December 1861)
Widely recognized state.

  Aro – Aro Confederacy
Capital: Arochukwu
Widely recognized state.

  Ashanti – Asante Union[6]
Capital: Kumasi
Widely recognized state.

  Aussa – Sultanate of Aussa[7]
Capital: Aussa
Widely recognized state.

   Austria (to 29 May 1867), Austria-Hungary (from 29 May 1867)
Capital: Vienna (Cisleithania), Budapest (Transleithania)
  • Austrian Empire (to 29 May 1867)
  • Austro-Hungarian Empire (29 May 1867)
Widely recognized state.

  •   Baden – Grand Duchy of Baden
  •  Baguirmi – Kingdom of Baguirmi
  •  Bamana – Bamana Empire (to 1861)
  •  Baol – Kingdom of Baol
  •  Basutoland – Kingdom of Basutoland (to 1868)
  •   Bavaria – Kingdom of Bavaria
  •   Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
  •   Benin – Benin Empire
  •  Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
  •   Bolivia – Bolivian Republic
  •   Bora Bora – Kingdom of Bora Bora
  •  Bornu – Bornu Empire
  •   Brazil – Empire of Brazil
  •   Bremen – Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (to July 1, 1867)
  •   Brunei – Sultanate of Brunei
  •   Brunswick – Duchy of Brunswick (to July 1, 1867)
  •   Buganda – Kingdom of Buganda
  •   Bukhara – Emirate of Bukhara
  •   Bunyoro – Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara
  •   Burma – Kingdom of Burma
  •  Burundi – Kingdom of Burundi
  •  Fante – Fante Confederacy (from 1868)
  •  Fiji – Tui Viti
  •   France – Empire of the French
  •   Frankfurt – Free City of Frankfurt (to October 8, 1866)
  •  Futa Jallon – Imamate of Futa Jallon
  •  Futa Toro – Imamate of Futa Toro
  •   Ha'il – Emirate of Ha'il
  •   Haiti – Republic of Haiti
  •   Hamburg – Free City of Hamburg (to 1867)
  •   Hanover – Kingdom of Hanover (to September 20, 1866)
  •   Hawaii – Kingdom of Hawaii
  •   Hesse-Darmstadt – Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine
  •   Hesse-Homburg – Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg (to 1866)
  •   Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) – Electorate of Hesse (to 1866)
  •   Holstein – Duchy of Holstein (to 1866)
  •    Honduras – Republic of Honduras
  •   Huahine – Kingdom of Huahine
  •   Italy – Kingdom of Italy (from March 17, 1861)

of Khiva

  •  Kokand – Khanate of Kokand
  •  Kong – Kong Empire
  •   Kongo – Kingdom of Kongo
  •   Korea – Kingdom of Great Joseon
  •  Koya Temne – Kingdom of Koya
  •   Liberia – Republic of Liberia
  •   Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
  •   Limburg – Duchy of Limburg (to 1866)
  •  Limmu-Ennarea – Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea
  •   Lippe – Principality of Lippe (to July 1, 1867)
  •  Loango – Kingdom of Loango
  •  Luba – Luba Empire
  •   Lübeck – Free City of Lübeck (Lubeck) (to 1867)
  •  Lunda – Lunda Empire
  •   Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  •   Raiatea – Kingdom of Raiatea
  •  Rapa Nui – Kingdom of Rapa Nui
  •   Rarotonga – Kingdom of Rarotonga
  •   Reuss Elder Line – Principality of Reuss Elder Line (to July 1, 1867)
  •   Reuss Junior Line – Principality of Reuss Junior Line (to July 1, 1867)
  •    Romania - United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia
  •   Russia – Russian Empire
  •  Rwanda – Kingdom of Rwanda
  •   Ryukyu – Kingdom of Ryūkyū
  •   Tahiti – Kingdom of Tahiti
  •  Tonga
    • Tu'i Tonga (to 1865)
    • Kingdom of Tonga (from 1865)
  •   Toro – Toro Kingdom
  •  Toucouleur – Toucouleur Empire
  •   Transvaal – South African Republic
  •    Two Sicilies – Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (to February 12, 1861)
  •   United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  •       United States – United States of America
  •   Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
  •  Yeke – Yeke Kingdom
  •  Yamma – Kingdom of Yamma

Non-sovereign territories

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United Kingdom

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States claiming sovereignty

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  •   Aceh – Sultanate of Aceh
  •   Alabama – Republic of Alabama (from January 11 to February 4, 1861)[14][15][16][17]
  •   Araucanía and Patagonia – Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia (from November 17, 1860 to January 5, 1862)
  •  Arkansas – Republic of Arkansas (from May 6 to May 18, 1861)
  •   Buenos Aires – State of Buenos Aires
  •        Confederate States – Confederate States of America (from February 4, 1861 to May 5, 1865)
  •   Couto Misto (to June 23, 1868)
  •   Cuba – Republic of Cuba (from October 10, 1868)
  •  Ezo – Republic of Ezo (from December 15, 1868 to June 27, 1869)
  •   Florida – Republic of Florida (from January 10 to February 4, 1861)
  •  Goust – Republic of Goust
  •   Ionian Islands – United States of the Ionian Islands
  •   Louisiana – Republic of Louisiana (from January 26 to February 4, 1861)[18][19][20][21]
  •  Manitobah – Republic of Manitobah (from June 1867 to 1868)
  •   Mississippi – Republic of Mississippi (from January 9 to February 1, 1861)
  •   North Carolina – Republic of North Carolina (from May 20 to May 21, 1861)
  •   Polish-Lithuanian-Ruthenian Commonwealth (from January 22, 1863 to June 18, 1864)
  •    South Carolina – Republic of South Carolina (from December 20, 1860 to February 8, 1861)[22][23][24][25][26]
  •  Taiping Heavenly Kingdom - Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace (to July 1864)
  •   Tennessee - Republic of Tennessee (from June 8 to July 2, 1861)
  •   Tavolara – Kingdom of Tavolara
  •   Texas – Republic of Texas (from February 1 to March 2, 1861)
  •   Virginia – Republic of Virginia (from April 17 to May 7, 1861)

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