List of sovereign states in the 1830s
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This is a list of sovereign states in the 1830s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1830 and 31 December 1839. 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.
Sovereign states
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[edit]- Andorra – Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella - Anhalt-Bernburg – Duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg
Capital: Bernburg - Anhalt-Dessau – Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau
Capital: Dessau - Anhalt-Köthen – Duchy of Anhalt-Köthen
Capital: Köthen - Ankole – Kingdom of Ankole
- Annam – Empire of Annam
Capital: Huế - Anziku – Anziku Kingdom
Capital: Monsol - → Argentina
Capital: Buenos Aires- United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (to January 4, 1831)
- Argentine Confederation (from January 4, 1831)
- Aro – Aro Confederacy
Capital: Arochukwu - Ashanti – Asante Union
Capital: Kumasi - Austria – Austrian Empire
Capital: Vienna
B
[edit]- Baden – Grand Duchy of Baden
Capital: Karlsruhe - Baguirmi – Kingdom of Baguirmi
Capital: Massenya - Bambara – Bambara Empire
Capital: Ségou - Baol – Kingdom of Baol
Capital: Diourbel - Basutoland – Kingdom of Basutoland
Capital: Maseru - Bavaria – Kingdom of Bavaria
Capital: Munich - Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium (from October 4, 1830)
Capital: Brussels - Benin – Kingdom of Benin
Capital: Benin City - Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
Capital: Thimphu - Bolivia – Bolivian Republic (to October 28, 1836, from August 25, 1839)
Capital: Sucre - Bornu – Bornu Empire
Capital: Ngazargamu - Brazil – Empire of Brazil
Capital: Rio de Janeiro - Bremen – Free City of Bremen
- Brunei – Sultanate of Brunei
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunswick – Duchy of Brunswick
Capital: Braunschweig - Buganda – Kingdom of Buganda
Capital: Mengo - Bukhara – Emirate of Bukhara
Capital: Bukhara - Bunyoro – Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara
Capital: Hoima - Burma – Kingdom of Burma
Capital: Ava - Burundi – Kingdom of Burundi
Capital: Bujumbura
C
[edit]- Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia
Capital: Oudong - Cayor – Kingdom of Cayor
Capital: Mboul - Central America – Federal Republic of Central America (to May 31, 1838)
Capital: Guatemala City (to 1834), San Salvador (from 1834 to 1838) - Chile – Republic of Chile
Capital: Santiago - China – Great Qing
Capital: Beijing - Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica (from November 14, 1838)
Capital: San Jose
D
[edit]- Dahomey – Kingdom of Dahomey
Capital: Abomey - Dar al Kuti – Sultanate of Dar Al Kuti (from 1830)
Capital: N'Délé - Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
Capital: Copenhagen
E
[edit]- Ecuador
Capital: Quito- State of Ecuador (from May 13, 1830 to August 8, 1835)
- Republic of Ecuador (from August 8, 1835)
- El Salvador – El Salvador (from May 31, 1838)
Capital: San Salvador - Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire
Capital: Addis Ababa
F
[edit]- Fiji – Tui Viti
Capital: Suva - France
Capital: Paris- Kingdom of France (to 26 July 1830)
- France (from 7 August 1830)
- Frankfurt – Free City of Frankfurt
Capital: Frankfurt am Main - Futa Jallon – Imamate of Futa Jallon
Capital: Timbo - Futa Toro – Imamate of Futa Toro
Capital: Orefonde
G
[edit]- Garo – Kingdom of Garo
- Gomma – Kingdom of Gomma
Capital: Agaro - Gran Colombia – Republic of Colombia (to November 19, 1831)
Capital: Bogota - Greece – Kingdom of Greece (from February 6, 1832)
Capital: Athens - Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala (from 1839)
Capital: Guatemala City - Gumma – Kingdom of Gumma
H
[edit]- Haiti – Republic of Haiti
Capital: Port-au-Prince - Hamburg – Free city of Hamburg
- Hanover – Kingdom of Hanover
Capital: Hanover - Hawaii – Kingdom of Hawaii
Capital: Lāhainā - Hesse-Darmstadt – Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine
Capital: Darmstadt - Hesse-Homburg – Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg
Capital: Bad Homburg - Hesse-Kassel – Electorate of Hesse
Capital: Kassel - Hohenzollern-Hechingen – Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
Capital: Hechingen - Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen – Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Capital: Sigmaringen - Honduras (from 1838)
- Holstein – Duchy of Holstein
Capital: Glückstadt
J
[edit]- Jabal Shammar – Emirate of Jabal Shammar (from 1836)
Capital: Ha'il - Janjero – Kingdom of Janjero
Capital: Fofa - Japan – Tokugawa shogunate
Capital: Edo - Jimma – Kingdom of Jimma
Capital: Jimma - Johor – Johor Sultanate
Capital: Tanjung Puteri - Jolof – Jolof Kingdom
Capital: Linguère - Juliana Republic – Juliana Republic (from July 24 to November 15, 1839)
Capital: Laguna, Santa Catarina
K
[edit]- Kaabu – Kingdom of Kaabu
Capital: Kansala - Kabul – Emirate of Kabul
Capital: Kabul - Kaffa – Kingdom of Kaffa
Capital: Anderaccha - Kénédougou – Kénédougou Kingdom
Capital: Sikasso - Khasso – Kingdom of Khasso
Capital: Medina - Khiva – Khanate of Khiva
Capital: Khiva - Kokand – Khanate of Kokand
Capital: Kokand - Kong – Kong Empire
Capital: Kong - Kongo – Kingdom of Kongo
Capital: São Salvador - Korea – Kingdom of Joseon
Capital: Hanseong - Koya Temne – Kingdom of Koya
Capital: Cape Mount
L
[edit]- Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz - Limburg – Duchy of Limburg (from April 19, 1839)
- Limmu-Ennarea – Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea
Capital: Saqqa - Lippe – Principality of Lippe-Detmoldt
Capital: Detmold - Loango – Kingdom of Loango
Capital: Buali - Luba – Luba Empire
- Lübeck – Free City of Lübeck
Capital: Lübeck - Lunda – Lunda Empire
- Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Capital: Luxembourg City
M
[edit]- Maldives – Sultanate of Maldives
Capital: Male - Manipur – Kingdom of Manipur
Capital: Imphal - Massina – Massina Empire
Capital: Hamdullahi - Matabeleland – Matabele Kingdom (from 1837)
Capital: Bulawayo - Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Capital: Schwerin - Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Capital: Neustrelitz - → Mexico
Capital: Mexico City- Mexican Republic (to October 23, 1835)
- Centralist Republic (from October 23, 1835)
- Mindanao – Sultanate of Maguindanao
Capital: Cotabato City - Modena – Duchies of Modena and Reggio
Capital: Modena - Moldavia – Principality of Moldavia
Capital: Iași - Monaco – Principality of Monaco
Capital: Monaco City - Montenegro – Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
Capital: Cetinje - Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco
Capital: Fes
N
[edit]- Nassau – Duchy of Nassau
Capital: Wiesbaden - Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu - Netherlands
Capital: Amsterdam- United Kingdom of the Netherlands (to April 19, 1839)
- Kingdom of the Netherlands (from April 19, 1839)
- New Granada – Republic of New Granada (from October 20, 1831)
Capital: Santa Fé de Bogotá - Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua (from April 30, 1838)
Capital: Managua - Norway – Kingdom of Norway (in personal union with Sweden)
Capital: Oslo
O
[edit]- Oldenburg – Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Capital: Oldenburg - Ottoman Empire – Sublime Ottoman State
Capital: Constantinople - Ouaddai – Ouaddai Empire
Capital: Abeche - Oyo – Oyo Empire
Capital: Oyo Ile
P
[edit]- Pahang – Sultanate of Pahang
Capital: Kuantan - Papal States – States of the Church
Capital: Rome - Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
Capital: Asuncion - Parma – Duchy of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla
Capital: Parma - Perak – Sultanate of Perak
Capital: Ipoh - Persia – Persian Empire
Capital: Tehran - Peru – Peruvian Republic (to October 28, 1836, from August 25, 1839)
Capital: Lima - Peru, North – Republic of North Peru (from August 11 to October 28, 1836)
Capital: Lima - Peru, South – Republic of South Peru (from March 17 to October 28, 1836)
Capital: Tacna - Peru-Bolivian Confederation (from October 28, 1836 to August 25, 1839)
Capital: Tacna - Poland – Congress Poland during November Uprising (from November 29, 1830 to October 5, 1831)
- Portugal – Kingdom of Portugal
Capital: Lisbon- Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves (to 1834)
- Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves (from 1834)
- Prussia – Kingdom of Prussia
Capital: Berlin - Punjab – Sikh Empire
Capital: Lahore
R
[edit]- Rapa Nui – Kingdom of Rapa Nui
- Reuss Elder Line – Principality of Reuss Elder Line
Capital: Greiz - Reuss Junior Line – Principality of Reuss Junior Line
Capital: Gera - Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf – Principality of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf
Capital: Ebersdorf - Russia – Russian Empire
Capital: St. Petersburg - Rwanda – Kingdom of Rwanda
Capital: Nyanza, Rwanda - Ryūkyū Kingdom – Kingdom of Ryūkyū
Capital: Shuri
S
[edit]- Samoa – Kingdom of Samoa
Capital: Apia - San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Capital: San Marino - Sardinia – Kingdom of Sardinia
Capital: Turin - Saxe-Altenburg – Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
Capital: Altenburg - Saxe-Coburg-Gotha – Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Capital: Coburg, Gotha - Saxe-Meiningen – Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
Capital: Meiningen - Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Capital: Weimar - Saxony – Kingdom of Saxony
Capital: Dresden - Schaumburg-Lippe – Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
Capital: Bückeburg - Schleswig – Duchy of Schleswig
Capital: Schleswig, Flensburg, Copenhagen - Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt – Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Capital: Rudolstadt - Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Capital: Sondershausen - Selangor – Sultanate of Selangor
Capital: Shah Alam - Serbia – Principality of Serbia
Capital: Belgrade, Kragujevac (to 1838) - Siam – Kingdom of Siam
Capital: Bangkok - Sikkim – Chogyalate of Sikkim
Capital: Gangtok - Sokoto – Sokoto Caliphate
Capital: Sokoto - Spain – Kingdom of Spain
Capital: Madrid - Sulu – Sultanate of Sulu
Capital: Astana Putih - Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden (in personal union with Norway)
Capital: Stockholm - Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
Capital: Bern
T
[edit]- Tahiti – Kingdom of Tahiti
Capital: Papeete - Tonga – Tu'i Tonga
Capital: Nuku'alofa - Toro – Toro Kingdom
- Toucouleur – Toucouleur Empire
Capital: Segou - Tuscany – Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Capital: Florence - Two Sicilies – Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Capital: Naples
U
[edit]- United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Capital: London - United States – United States of America
Capital: Washington D.C. - United States of the Ionian Islands – United States of the Ionian Islands
Capital: Corfu - Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Capital: Montevideo
V
[edit]- Venezuela – State of Venezuela (from January 13, 1830)
Capital: Caracas
W
[edit]- → Waldeck-Pyrmont – Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Capital: Arolsen - Welayta – Kingdom of Welayta
Capital: Sodo - Württemberg – Kingdom of Württemberg
Capital: Stuttgart
Z
[edit]- Zululand – Kingdom of the Zulus
Capital: kwaBulawayo, umGungundlovu, Ulundi
States claiming sovereignty
[edit]- Aceh – Sultanate of Aceh
- Goust – Republic of Goust
- Greece – Hellenic Republic (to June 18, 1832)
- Natalia – Natalia Republic (from October 12, 1839)
Capital: Pietermaritzburg - Republic of Indian Stream – Republic of Indian Stream (from July 9 to 1835)
- Muskogee – State of Muskogee (to 1832)
- Riograndense Republic (from September 11, 1836)
- Soran – Soran Emirate (to 1835)
- Tavolara – Kingdom of Tavolara (from 1836)
- Texas – Republic of Texas, from March 2, 1836 (several capitals). Sovereignty disputed by Mexico.