This is a list of sovereign states in the 1880s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1880 and 31 December 1889. 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, and 1 state which was initially unrecognized but then gained full recognition later in the decade.
Name and capital city | Information on status and recognition of sovereignty | |
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A | ||
Abuja – Abuja Emirate Capital: Abuja | Widely recognized state. | |
Agadez – Tenere Sultanate of Aïr [1] Capital: Agadez | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() 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. | |
Angoche – Angoche Sultanate [3] Capital: Angoche | ||
![]() Capital: Mbarara | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Buenos Aires | ||
![]() Capital: Arochukwu | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Kumasi | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Aussa | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Vienna (Cisleithania), Budapest (Transleithania) | Widely recognized state. | |
B | ||
Baguirmi – Kingdom of Baguirmi Capital: Massenya | Tributary state of the Bornu Empire. | |
![]() Capital: Klungkung | Widely recognized state. Bali was a series of kingdoms that ruled the island of Bali. | |
Baol – Kingdom of Baol [8] Capital: Diourbel | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Mongu | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Brussels | Widely recognized state. Belgium has sovereignty over 1 corporatocracy and 1 condominium:
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![]() Capital: Edo | Widely recognized state. | |
Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan Capital: Punakha | Widely recognized state. | |
Biu – Biu Kingdom Capital: Biu | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative) | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Nunue, Vaitape | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Ngazargamu | Widely recognized state. | |
Brakna – Brakna Emirate Capital: Aleg | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Rio de Janeiro
| Brazil was a federation of 20 states and one federal district. [lower-alpha 1] | |
![]() Capital: Kampong Ayer | Widely recognized state to 1888. Annexed by the United Kingdom on 1888. | |
![]() Capital: Mengo | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Sofia | De facto independent, and de jure vassal state under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire. | |
![]() Capital: Tanjung Palas | Widely recognized state to 1880. Vassal state of Sulu to 1880. Annexed by the Netherlands on 1880. | |
![]() Capital: Hoima | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Mandalay | Widely recognized state to 1885. Annexed by the United Kingdom in 1885. | |
Burundi – Kingdom of Burundi Capital: Gitega | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Bugembe | Widely recognized state. | |
C | ||
![]() Capital: Ottawa | Widely recognized state. Commonwealth realm. | |
![]() Capital: Champasak | Widely recognized state. Vassal state of Siam. | |
![]() Capital: Santiago | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() ![]() Capital: Beijing | Widely recognized state. | |
Chokwe – Chokwe Kingdom Capital: Not specified | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Bogota
| Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Boma
| Sovereignty recognized on 8 November 1884. Widely recognized state from 1 July 1885. | |
![]() Capital: San Jose | Widely recognized state. | |
D | ||
Dagbon – Kingdom of Dagbon Capital: Yendi | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Abomey | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Phú Xuân | Widely recognized state to 25 August 1883. Tributary state of China to 25 August 1883. Annexed by France on 25 August 1883. | |
Dar al Kuti – Sultanate of Dar Al Kuti [20] Capital: N'Délé | Widely recognized state. Vassal state of Dar Runga. | |
![]() Capital: Copenhagen | Widely recognized state. Denmark had sovereignty over the following overseas territories:
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![]() Capital: Dhale | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Santo Domingo | Widely recognized state. | |
E | ||
![]() Capital: Quito | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: San Salvador | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Addis Ababa | Widely recognized state. | |
F | ||
![]() Capital: Shuqrah | Widely recognized state to 1888. | |
![]() Capital: Paris | Widely recognized independent state. France had sovereignty over the following overseas territories:
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![]() Capital: Timbo | Widely recognized state. | |
G | ||
Garo – Kingdom of Garo (to 1883) Capital: Not specified | Widely recognized state to 1883. Annexed by Jimma in 1883. | |
Gaza – Gaza Empire [22] Capital: Manjacaze | Widely recognized state. | |
Geledi – Sultanate of the Geledi Capital: Afgooye | Widely recognized state. | |
Gera – Kingdom of Gera (to 1887) Capital: Chala | Widely recognized state to 1887. Annexed by the Ethiopian Empire in 1887. | |
![]() Capital: Berlin | Widely recognized independent state. Germany had sovereignty over the following overseas territories:
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Gomma – Kingdom of Gomma (to 1886) Capital: Agaro | Widely recognized state to 1886. Annexed by the Ethiopian Empire in 1886. | |
![]() Capital: Jongaya | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Athens | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Guatemala City | Widely recognized state. | |
Gumma – Kingdom of Gumma (to 1885) Capital: Not specified | Widely recognized state to 1885. Annexed by the Ethiopian Empire in 1885. | |
Gyaaman – State of Gyaaman Capital: Sampa , Drobo | Widely recognized state. | |
H | ||
![]() Capital: Ha'il | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Port-au-Prince | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() ![]() Capital: Ge | Subject of the Khedivate of Egypt to 1884. Widely recognized state from 1884 to 1887. | |
![]() Capital: Honolulu | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Tegucigalpa | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Huahine | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Baltit | Widely recognized state. | |
I | ||
Igala – Igala Kingdom Capital: Idah | Widely recognized state. | |
Igara – Kingdom of Igara Capital: Not specified | Widely recognized state. | |
Ilé-Ifẹ̀ – Ilé-Ifẹ̀ Kingdom Capital: Ilé-Ifẹ̀ | Widely recognized state. | |
![]() Capital: Hargeisa | Widely recognized state to 1884. Annexed by the United Kingdom in 1884 | |
![]() Capital: Rome | Widely recognized independent state. Italy had sovereignty over the following overseas territories:
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Norway → Sweden and Norway
Sweden → Sweden and Norway
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