List of sovereign states in the 1860s explained

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 cityInformation on status and recognition of sovereignty
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Abuja  - Abuja Emirate Widely recognized state.
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Afghanistan  - Emirate of Afghanistan Widely recognized independent state.
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Agadez  - Tenere Sultanate of Aïr[1] Widely recognized state.
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→ Andorra  - Principality of Andorra[2] 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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Anhalt  - Duchy of Anhalt Widely recognized independent state to 1 July 1867. Member of the German Confederation. State of the North German Confederation from 1 July 1867.
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Anhalt-Bernburg  - Duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg Widely recognized independent state to 1863. Member of the German Confederation. Merged into the re-unified Duchy of Anhalt in 1863.
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Anhalt-Dessau  - Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau Widely recognized independent state to 1863. Member of the German Confederation. Merged into the re-unified Duchy of Anhalt in 1863.
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Angoche  - Angoche Sultanate[3] Widely recognized independent state.
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Ankole  - Kingdom of Ankole[4] Widely recognized state.
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Annam  - Empire of Annam Widely recognized state. Internal imperial system within Chinese tributary.
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Anziku  - Anziku Kingdom Widely recognized state.
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Widely recognized state.

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Aro  - Aro Confederacy Widely recognized state.
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 - Asante Union[6] Widely recognized state.
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Aussa  - Sultanate of Aussa[7] Widely recognized state.
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→ Austria, Austria-Hungary
  • Austrian Empire
  • Austro-Hungarian Empire

Widely recognized state.

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Non-sovereign territories

United Kingdom

States claiming sovereignty

Notes and References

  1. Book: James B. Minahan . Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World, 2nd Edition . ABC-CLIO . 2016 . 978-1-61069-954-9 . 418.
  2. Web site: Andorra . November 3, 2021 . The World Factbook . Central Intelligence Agency . en . 2021-11-17.
  3. Book: Syed . Muzaffar Husain . Concise History of Islam . Akhtar . Syed Saud . Usmani . B. D. . 14 September 2011 . Vij Books India Pvt Ltd . 978-93-82573-47-0 . New Delhi, India . 162 . en . 6 May 2023.
  4. Book: Briggs. Philip. Roberts. Andrew. Uganda. 5 November 2016. Bradt Travel Guides. 9781784770228. 534. 29 December 2016. en.
  5. Web site: Argentina. 2021-11-16. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. en. 2021-11-19.
  6. Web site: Asante empire. December 1, 2021. Britannica. en.
  7. Thesiger . Wilfred . 1935 . The Awash River and the Aussa Sultanate . The Geographical Journal . 85 . 1 . 1–19 . 10.2307/1787031 . 1787031. 1935GeogJ..85....1T .
  8. Book: Mathews, George D.. Alliance of the Reformed Churches Holding the Presbyterian System: Minutes and Proceedings of the Third General Council : Belfast 1884. December 31, 1884. Assembly's office. Google Books. Republic of Orange Free State.
  9. Book: Kerr, Robert Pollok. The People's History of Presbyterianism in All Ages. December 31, 1888. Presbyterian Committee of Publication. Google Books.
  10. Book: Churches, World alliance of reformed. Report of proceedings [afterw.] Minutes and proceedings [afterw.] Proceedings of the first (-fifteenth) General Presbyterian council [afterw.] general council of the Presbyterian alliance [afterw.] Alliance of the reformed Churches holding the Presbyterian system]. December 31, 1884. Google Books. Republic of Orange Free State.
  11. Book: Royal Blue Book: Fashionable Directory and Parliamentary Guide. December 31, 1899. Google Books. Republic of Orange Free State.
  12. Book: The Gospel in All Lands. December 31, 1895. proprietor. Google Books. Republic of Orange Free State.
  13. Book: Smith, William Russell. The History and Debates of the Convention of the People of Alabama, Begun and Held in the City of Montgomery, on the Seventh Day of January 1861: In which is Preserved the Speeches of the Secret Sessions and Many Valuable State Papers. 1861. White, Pfister & Company. Google Books. Republic of Alabama.
  14. Book: Annual Reports of Officers, Boards and Institutions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1861. Google Books. Republic of Alabama . Virginia .
  15. Book: Journal of the House of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.... 1861. State Journal Company. Google Books. Republic of Alabama.
  16. Book: Congress, United States. The Congressional Globe. 1858. Blair & Rives. Google Books. Republic of Alabama.
  17. Book: Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events: Embracing Political, Military, and Ecclesiastical Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry. 1864. D. Appleton. Google Books. Republic of Louisiana.
  18. Book: Congress, United States. Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856. 1859. D. Appleton. Google Books. Republic of Louisiana.
  19. Book: Lossing, Benson John. Benson John Lossing

    . Origins of rebellion to the Battle of Bull's Run. Benson John Lossing. 1866. G. W. Childs. Google Books. Republic of Louisiana.

  20. Book: The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year. 1864. Google Books. Republic of Louisiana.
  21. Book: The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year. Republic of South Carolina. 1868. D. Appleton and Company. Google Books.
  22. Book: Appletons' Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events: Embracing Political, Military, and Ecclesiastical Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry. 1870. D. Appleton. Google Books. Republic of South Carolina.
  23. Book: Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events: Embracing Political, Military, and Ecclesiastical Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry. 1864. D. Appleton. Google Books. Republic of South Carolina.
  24. Book: The American Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events ...: Embracing Political, Civil, Military, and Social Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry. 1863. D. Appleton. Google Books. Republic of South Carolina.
  25. Book: The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events: Embracing Political, Civil, Military, and Social Affairs: Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry. 1870. D. Appleton & Company. Google Books. Republic of South Carolina.

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