List of countries in the 1870s

Sovereign states

A

B

  •  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

  •  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

D

E

F

  •  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

  •  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

  • 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

  • Italy – Kingdom of Italy

J

  •  Janjero – Kingdom of Janjero
  •  Japan – Empire of Japan
  •  Jimma – Kingdom of Jimma
  • Johor – Sultanate of Johor
  •  Jolof – Jolof Kingdom

K

  •  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

M

N

O

P

  • 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

S

  •  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

T

  • 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

V

W

  •  Wassoulou – Wassoulou Empire (from 1878)
  •  Welayta – Kingdom of Welayta
  •  Württemberg – Kingdom of Württemberg (to January 18, 1871)

Y

  •  Yeke – Yeke Kingdom

Z

Non-sovereign territories

United Kingdom

States claiming sovereignty

  • Aceh – Sultanate of Aceh
  • Cuba – Republic of Cuba
  •  Goust – Republic of Goust
  • Lado – Lado District
  • Mindanao – Sultanate of Maguindanao
  • Paris – Paris Commune (from March 18 to May 28, 1871)
  • Tavolara – Kingdom of Tavolara