This is a list of sovereign states in the 1790s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1790 and 31 December 1799. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and 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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| Name and capital city | Information on status and recognition of sovereignty | |||
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A | ||||
 Anhalt-Bernburg – Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg Capital: Bernburg | State of the Holy Roman Empire. | |||
| Anhalt-Köthen – Principality of Anhalt-Köthen Capital: Köthen | State of the Holy Roman Empire. | |||
 Austria – Archduchy of Austria Capital: Vienna | State of the Holy Roman Empire. Crown land of the Habsburg monarchy. | |||
 Avar – Avar Khanate Capital: Khunzakh | Widely recognized state. | |||
B | ||||
 Beni Abbas – Kingdom of the Ait Abbas Capital: Kalâa of Ait Abbas | Widely recognized state. | |||
 Bohemia – Kingdom of Bohemia Capital: Prague | Crown land of the Bohemian Crown and of the Habsburg monarchy. Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire. | |||
 Boina – Kingdom of Boina Capital: Boina Bay | Widely recognized state. | |||
 Bouillon(to October 26, 1795)Capital: Bouillon
| Widely recognized state to October 26, 1795. Annexed by on October 26, 1795 | |||
 Brabant – Duchy of Brabant (to 1794)Capital: Brussels | State of the Holy Roman Empire | |||
C | ||||
| China – Great Qing Capital: Peking | Widely recognized state. | |||
 Cisalpine Republic (from June 29, 1797)Capital: Milan | Widely recognized state from June 29, 1797. Sister Republic of France. | |||
 Cispadane Republic (from May 10, 1796 to June 29, 1797)Capital: Milan | Widely recognized state. Client state of France until June 29, 1797. Annexed by the Cisalpine Republic on June 29, 1797. | |||
| Comancheria – Nʉmʉnʉʉ Sookobitʉ | ||||
 Cospaia – Republic of Cospaia Capital: Cospaia | Widely recognized state. | |||
 Couto Misto Capital: Santiago de Rubiás | A microstate between Portugal and Spain. | |||
D | ||||
 Darfur – Sultanate of Darfur Capital: Al Fasher | Widely recognized state. | |||
F | ||||
 →  →  FranceCapital: Paris
| Widely recognized state. | |||
G | ||||
 Georgia – Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti Capital: Tbilisi | Widely recognized state. | |||
 Great Britain – Kingdom of Great Britain Capital: London | Widely recognized state. | |||
H | ||||
 Herat – Herat Khanate [1] (from 1793)Capital: Herat | Widely recognized state from 1793. | |||
 Holy Roman Empire Capital: Vienna (seat of the Aulic Council), Frankfurt , Regensburg | Widely recognized state. | |||
I | ||||
 Ireland – Kingdom of Ireland Capital: Dublin | Widely recognized state. | |||
K | ||||
 Korea – Kingdom of Great Joseon Capital: Hanseong | Widely recognized state. Member of the Imperial Chinese tributary system | |||
L | ||||
 Lippe – Principality of Lippe Capital: Detmold | State of the Holy Roman Empire. | |||
 Lucca – Republic of Lucca Capital: Lucca | Widely recognized state until February 1799. De facto independent state from February 1799. | |||
M | ||||
| Maimana – Khanate of Maimana Capital: Maymana | Widely recognized state. | |||
 Montenegro – Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro Capital: Cetinje | Widely recognized state. | |||
 Moravia – Margraviate of Moravia Capital: Brno | Crown land of the Bohemian Crown and of the Habsburg monarchy. Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire. | |||
 Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco Capital: Fez | Widely recognized state. | |||
P | ||||
 Prussia – Kingdom of PrussiaCapital: Berlin | State of the Holy Roman Empire. | |||
 →  Persia – Sublime State of Persia Capital: Tehran | Widely recognized state. | |||
 Papal States – State of the Church Capital: Rome | Widely recognized state. | |||
R | ||||
 Russia – Russian Empire Capital: Saint Petersburg | Widely recognized state. | |||
S | ||||
 →  San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino Capital: San Marino | Widely recognized state. | |||
 Siam – Kingdom of Siam Capital: Bangkok | Widely recognized state. | |||
 Spain – Spanish Empire Capital: Madrid | Widely recognized state. | |||
U | ||||
 →  United States – United States of America Capital: Philadelphia (temporary capital; from 1790) | Widely recognized state. | |||
V | ||||
 Venice – Most Serene Republic of Venice (to October 18, 1797)Capital: Venice | Widely recognized state. Annexed by Austria and the Cisalpine Republic on October 18, 1797. | |||
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