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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.
Name and capital city | Information on status and recognition of sovereignty |
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A | |
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)
| Widely recognized state. |
B | |
Baden – Grand Duchy of Baden [8] Capital: Karlsruhe | Widely recognized state. Member of the German Confederation. |
Baguirmi – Kingdom of Baguirmi [9] Capital: Massenya | Tributary state of the Bornu Empire. |
Bali – Kingdom of Bali Capital: Klungkung | Widely recognized state. Bali was a series of kingdoms that ruled the island of Bali. |
Bamana – Bamana Empire (to 1861) Capital: Ségou | Widely recognized state to 1861. Annexed by the Toucouleur Empire in 1861. |
Baol – Kingdom of Baol [10] Capital: Diourbel | Widely recognized state. |
Barotseland – Kingdom of Barotseland [11] [12] Capital: Mongu | Widely recognized state. |
Basutoland – Kingdom of Basutoland (to 1868) Capital: Maseru | Widely recognized state to 1868. Annexed by the United Kingdom in 1868. |
Bavaria – Kingdom of Bavaria Capital: Munich | Widely recognized state. Member of the German Confederation. |
Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium [13] Capital: Brussels | Widely recognized state. Belgium has sovereignty over 1 condominium:
|
Beni Abbas – Kingdom of Beni Abbas Capital: Kalâa of Ait Abbas | Widely recognized state. |
Benin – Kingdom of Benin [14] Capital: Edo | Widely recognized state. |
Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan Capital: Punakha | Widely recognized state. |
Biu – Biu Kingdom Capital: Biu | Widely recognized state. |
Bolivia – Bolivian Republic Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative) | Widely recognized state. |
Bora Bora – Kingdom of Bora Bora [15] Capital: Nunue, Vaitape | Widely recognized state. |
Bornu – Bornu Empire [16] Capital: Ngazargamu | Widely recognized state. |
Brakna – Brakna Emirate Capital: Aleg | Widely recognized state. |
Brazil – Empire of Brazil Capital: Rio de Janeiro | Brazil was a federation of 20 states and one federal district. [a] |
Bremen – Free Hanseatic City of Bremen Capital: Bremen | Widely recognized state to 1 July 1867. Member of the German Confederation. State of the North German Confederation from 1 July 1867. |
Brunei – Sultanate of Brunei Capital: Kampong Ayer | Widely recognized state. |
Brunswick – Duchy of Brunswick Capital: Brunswick | Widely recognized state to 1 July 1867. Member of the German Confederation. State of the North German Confederation from 1 July 1867. |
Buganda – Kingdom of Buganda Capital: Mengo | Widely recognized state. |
Bukhara – Emirate of Bukhara [17] Capital: Bukhara | Widely recognized state. |
Bulungan – Sultanate of Bulungan Capital: Tanjung Palas | Widely recognized state. Vassal state of Sulu. |
Bunyoro – Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom Capital: Hoima | Widely recognized state. |
Burma – Kingdom of Burma [18] Capital: Mandalay | Widely recognized state. |
Burundi – Kingdom of Burundi Capital: Gitega | Widely recognized state. |
Busoga – Kingdom of Busoga Capital: Bugembe | Widely recognized state. |
C | |
Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia (to 11 August 1863) Capital: Oudong | Widely recognized state to 11 August 1863. Annexed by France from 11 August 1863. |
→ Canada – Dominion of Canada (from 1 July 1867) Capital: Ottawa | Widely recognized state from 1 July 1867. Commonwealth realm. |
Cayor – Kingdom of Cayor Capital: Mboul | Widely recognized state. |
Central Italy – United Provinces of Central Italy (to 22 March 1860) Capital: Modena | Widely recognized state to 22 March 1860. Client state of the Kingdom of Sardinia to 22 March 1860. Annexed by the Kingdom of Sardinia on 22 March 1860. |
Champasak – Kingdom of Champasak [19] Capital: Champasak | Widely recognized state. Vassal state of Siam. |
Chile Capital: Santiago
| Widely recognized state. |
China – Great Qing Empire Capital: Beijing | Widely recognized state. China had sovereignty over the following territories:
|
Colombia – United States of Colombia (from 20 September 1861) Capital: Bogota | Widely recognized state from 20 September 1861. |
Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica Capital: San Jose | Widely recognized state. |
D | |
Dagbon – Kingdom of Dagbon Capital: Yendi | Widely recognized state. |
Dahomey – Kingdom of Dahomey [20] Capital: Abomey | Widely recognized state. |
Dai Nam – Dai Nam Realm Capital: Phú Xuân | Widely recognized state. Tributary state of China. |
Damagaram – Sultanate of Damagaram Capital: Zinder | Widely recognized state. |
Dar al Kuti – Sultanate of Dar Al Kuti [21] Capital: N'Délé | Widely recognized state. Vassal state of Dar Runga. |
Darfur – Sultanate of Darfur Capital: Al Fashir | Widely recognized state to 1874. |
Denmark Capital: Copenhagen
| Widely recognized state. Denmark had sovereignty over the following overseas territories:
|
Dhala – Emirate of Dhala Capital: Dhale | Widely recognized state. |
Dominican Republic – Second Republic (from 16 August 1865) Capital: Santo Domingo | Widely recognized state from 16 August 1865. |
Dosso – Dosso Kingdom Capital: Dosso | Widely recognized state. |
E | |
→ Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador Capital: Quito | Widely recognized state. |
→ → El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador Capital: San Salvador | Widely recognized state. |
Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire Capital: Addis Ababa | Widely recognized state. |
F | |
Fadhli – Fadhli Sultanate [22] Capital: Shuqrah | Widely recognized state. |
Fante – Fante Confederacy (from 1868) Capital: Not specified | Widely recognized state from 1868. |
France – Empire of the French Capital: Paris | Widely recognized independent state. France had sovereignty over the following overseas territories:
|
Futa Jallon – Imamate of Futa Jallon Capital: Timbo | Widely recognized state. |
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