Sovereign states edit
A edit
- Andorra – Principality of Andorra
- Ankole – Kingdom of Ankole
- Annam – Empire of Annam
- Anziku – Anziku Kingdom (to 1875)
- Argentina – Argentine Republic
- Aro – Aro Confederacy
- Ashanti – Asante Union
- Austria-Hungary – Austro-Hungarian Empire
- Afghanistan – Emirate of Afghanistan
B edit
- Baden – Grand Duchy of Baden (to January 18, 1871)
- Baguirmi – Kingdom of Baguirmi
- Baol – Kingdom of Baol
- Bavaria – Kingdom of Bavaria (to January 18, 1871)
- Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
- Benin – Benin Empire
- Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
- Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia
- Bora Bora – Kingdom of Bora Bora
- Bornu – Bornu Empire
- Brazil – Empire of Brazil
- Brunei – Sultanate of Brunei
- Buganda – Kingdom of Buganda
- Bulgaria – Principality of Bulgaria (from 1878)
- Bukhara – Emirate of Bukhara (to 1873)
- Bunyoro – Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara
- Burma – Kingdom of Burma
- Burundi – Kingdom of Burundi
C edit
- Canada – Dominion of Canada
- Cayor – Kingdom of Cayor (to 1879)
- Chile – Republic of Chile
- China – Great Qing Empire
- Colombia – United States of Colombia
Cook Islands → Rarotonga
- Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica
D edit
- Dahomey – Kingdom of Dahomey
- Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
- Dominican Republic – Dominican Republic
E edit
- Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
- El Salvador – El Salvador
- Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire
F edit
- Fante – Fante Confederacy (to 1874)
- Fiji – Kingdom of Fiji (to October 10, 1874)
- France
- Empire of the French (to September 4, 1870)
- French Republic (from September 4, 1870)
- Futa Jallon – Imamate of Futa Jallon
- Futa Toro – Imamate of Futa Toro
G edit
- Garo – Kingdom of Garo
- Gera – Kingdom of Gera
- Germany – German Empire (from January 18, 1871)
- Gomma – Kingdom of Gomma
- Greece – Kingdom of Greece
- → Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
- Gumma – Kingdom of Gumma
H edit
- Ha'il – Emirate of Ha'il
- Haiti – Republic of Haiti
- Hawaii – Kingdom of Hawaii
- Hesse-Darmstadt – Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine (to January 18, 1871)
- Honduras – Republic of Honduras
- Huahine – Kingdom of Huahine
I edit
- Italy – Kingdom of Italy
J edit
- Janjero – Kingdom of Janjero
- Japan – Empire of Japan
- Jimma – Kingdom of Jimma
- Johor – Sultanate of Johor
- Jolof – Jolof Kingdom
K edit
- Kabulistan – Kingdom of Kabul (to October 12, 1879)
- Kaffa – Kingdom of Kaffa
- Kashgaria – Kingdom of Kashgaria (to December 28, 1877)
- Kénédougou – Kénédougou Kingdom
- Khasso – Kingdom of Khasso
- Khiva – Khanate of Khiva (to August 12, 1873)
- Kokand – Khanate of Kokand (to February 19, 1876)
- Kong – Kong Empire
- Kongo – Kingdom of Kongo
- Korea – Kingdom of Joseon
- Koya Temne – Kingdom of Koya
L edit
- Liberia – Republic of Liberia
- Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
- Limmu-Ennarea – Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea
- Loango – Kingdom of Loango
- Luba – Luba Empire
- Lunda – Lunda Empire
- Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
M edit
- Maldives – Sultanate of Maldives
- Manipur – Kingdom of Manipur
- Matabeleland – Matabele Kingdom
- Mexico – United Mexican States
- Monaco – Principality of Monaco
- Montenegro – Principality of Montenegro
- Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco
- Muscat and Oman – Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (to 1870 and from January 30, 1871)
N edit
- Negeri Sembilan – Negeri Sembilan
- Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal
- Netherlands – Kingdom of The Netherlands
- → Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
- North German Confederation – North German Confederation (to January 18, 1871)
- Norway – Kingdom of Norway (in personal union with Sweden)
O edit
- Oman – Imamate of Oman (from 1870 [renamed Muscat and Oman on January 30, 1871])
- Orange Free State
- Ottoman Empire – Sublime Ottoman State
- Ouaddai – Ouaddai Empire
- Oyo – Oyo Empire
P edit
- Pahang – Sultanate of Pahang
- Papal States – States of the Church (to September 20, 1870)
- Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
- Perak – Sultanate of Perak (to January 20, 1874)
- Persia – Persian Empire
- Peru – Peruvian Republic
- Portugal – Kingdom of Portugal
R edit
- Raiatea – Kingdom of Raiatea
- Rapa Nui – Kingdom of Rapa Nui
- Rarotonga – Kingdom of Rarotonga
- Romania – United Principalities of Romania (from 1878)
- Russia – Russian Empire
- Rwanda – Kingdom of Rwanda
- Ryūkyū Kingdom – Kingdom of Ryūkyū (to March 13, 1879)
S edit
- Samoa – Kingdom of Samoa
- San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
- → Sarawak – Kingdom of Sarawak
- Selangor – Sultanate of Selangor
- Serbia – Principality of Serbia (from 1878
- Siam – Kingdom of Siam
- Sikkim – Chogyalate of Sikkim
- Sokoto – Sokoto Caliphate
South African Republic → Transvaal
- → → Spain
- Kingdom of Spain (to February 11, 1873)
- Spanish Republic (from February 11, 1873, to December 29, 1874)
- Kingdom of Spain (from December 29, 1874)
- → Sulu – Sultanate of Sulu
- Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden (in personal union with Norway)
- Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
T edit
- Tahiti – Kingdom of Tahiti
- Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga
- Toro – Toro Kingdom (to 1876)
- Toucouleur – Toucouleur Empire
- → → Transvaal – South African Republic (to April 12, 1877)
- Tunis – Beylik of Tunis (from October 25, 1871)
U edit
- United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- → United States – United States of America
- Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
V edit
- Venezuela – United States of Venezuela
W edit
- Wassoulou – Wassoulou Empire (from 1878)
- Welayta – Kingdom of Welayta
- Württemberg – Kingdom of Württemberg (to January 18, 1871)
Y edit
- Yeke – Yeke Kingdom
Z edit
- Zanzibar – Sultanate of Zanzibar
- Zululand – Kingdom of the Zulus (to July 4, 1879)
Non-sovereign territories edit
United Kingdom edit
- → Cape Colony – Cape of Good Hope