List of countries in the 1880s

## Sovereign states
### A
*  Andorra – Principality of Andorra
*  Ankole – Kingdom of Ankole
*  – Argentine Republic
* Aro – Aro Confederacy
*  – Asante Union
*  – Austro-Hungarian Empire
* Azande Empire
* Annam
* Afghanistan

### B
* Baguirmi – Kingdom of Baguirmi
*  – Kingdom of Belgium
*  – Benin Empire
* Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
*  – Republic of Bolivia
*  Bora Bora – Kingdom of Bora Bora
*  Bornu – Bornu Empire
*  →  → 
** Empire of Brazil (to November 15, 1889)
** Republic of the United States of Brazil (from November 15, 1889)
*  – Sultanate of Brunei
*  Buganda – Kingdom of Buganda
*  Bulgaria – Principality of Bulgaria
*  Bunyoro – Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara
*  Burma – Kingdom of Burma (to 1885)
* Burundi – Kingdom of Burundi (to November 8, 1884)
* Kingdom of Bali

### C
*  – Dominion of Canada
*  – Republic of Chile
*  →  – Great Qing
*  Colombia
** United States of Colombia (to 1886)
** Republic of Colombia (from 1886)
*  – Congo Free State (from July 1, 1885)
Cook Islands  Rarotonga
*  – Republic of Costa Rica
* State of Chitral
* [independent in all but name] Chukchi
* Kingdom of Champasak
* Chokwe Kingdom

### D
* Dahomey – Kingdom of Dahomey
*  Dai Nam – Dai Nam Realm (to August 25, 1883)
*  – Kingdom of Denmark
*  – Dominican Republic

### E
*  – Republic of Ecuador
*  El Salvador – El Salvador
*  – Ethiopian Empire
* Eastern Bolivian Guarani (Chiriguanos)Apiaguaiki Tumpa Battle of Kuruyuki.

### F
*  France – French Republic
*  Futa Jallon – Imamate of Futa Jallon
* Futa Toro – Imamate of Futa Toro

### G
* Garo – Kingdom of Garo (to 1883)
* Gera – Kingdom of Gera (to 1887)
*  – German Empire
* Gomma – Kingdom of Gomma (to 1886)
*  Goshen – State of Goshen (from October 24, 1882 to August 6, 1883)
*  Greece – Kingdom of Greece
*  Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
* Gumma – Kingdom of Gumma (to 1885)
* Gaza Empire
* Geledi Sultanate
* Gyaman

### H
*  Ha'il – Emirate of Ha'il
*  – Republic of Haiti
* –Emirate of Harar
*  Hawaii – Kingdom of Hawaii
*  – Republic of Honduras
*  Huahine – Kingdom of Huahine
* Hunza

### I
*  Italy – Kingdom of Italy

### J
* Janjero – Kingdom of Janjero
*  – Empire of Japan
* Jimma – Kingdom of Jimma (to 1884)
*  Johor – Sultanate of Johor (to December 11, 1885)
*  – Jolof Kingdom (to 1889)
* Jarawa tribe

### K
* Kaffa – Kingdom of Kaffa
* Kénédougou – Kénédougou Kingdom
* Khasso – Kingdom of Khasso (to 1880)
* Kong – Kong Empire
*  Kongo – Kingdom of Kongo
*  →  →  →  →  →  →  Korea – Kingdom of Great Joseon
* Koya Temne – Kingdom of Koya
* **Kakongo**

### L
*  – Republic of Liberia
*  – Principality of Liechtenstein
* Limmu-Ennarea – Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea
* Loango – Kingdom of Loango (to 1883)
* Luba – Luba Empire (to 1889)
* Lunda – Lunda Empire (to 1887)
*  – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

### M
*  Maldives – Sultanate of Maldives (to 1887)
* Manipur – Kingdom of Manipur
* Matabeleland – Matabele Kingdom
*  – United Mexican States
*  – Principality of Monaco
*  – Principality of Montenegro
*  – Sultanate of Morocco
*  Muscat and Oman – Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
* Mbunda Kingdom
* Neutral Moresnet

### N
*  Negeri Sembilan – Negeri Sembilan
*  Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal
*  – Kingdom of The Netherlands
*  →  Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
*  Norway – Kingdom of Norway (in personal union with Sweden)
* Nagar

### O
* 
*  – Sublime Ottoman State
* Ouaddai – Ouaddai Empire
* Oyo – Oyo Empire

### P
*  Pahang – Sultanate of Pahang (to 1888)
*  – Republic of Paraguay
*  Persia – Sublime State of Persia
*  – Peruvian Republic
*  Portugal – Kingdom of Portugal
* Pohnpei

### R
*  →  Raiatea – Kingdom of Raiatea (to 19 March 1888)
*  Rapa Nui – Kingdom of Rapa Nui (to September 9, 1888)
*  Rarotonga – Kingdom of Rarotonga (to 1888)
*  Romania
** United Principalities of Romania (to March 15, 1881)
** Kingdom of Romania (from March 15, 1881)
*  →  Russia – Russian Empire
* Rumbati kingdom of West Papua
* Red Nation
* Republic of Independent Guiana

### S
* Samoa – Kingdom of Samoa
*  – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
*  – Kingdom of Sarawak
*  Selangor – Sultanate of Selangor
*  →  Serbia
** Principality of Serbia (to March 6, 1882)
** Kingdom of Serbia (from March 6, 1882)
*  – Kingdom of Siam
* Sikkim – Chogyalate of Sikkim
*  Sokoto – Sokoto Caliphate
*  Spain – Kingdom of Spain
*  Sulu – Sultanate of Sulu
*  – Kingdom of Sweden (in personal union with Norway)
*  – Swiss Confederation
* Swat
* Saloum
* Senussi Order
*
*
*
*

### T
*  Tahiti – Kingdom of Tahiti (to June 29, 1880)
*  – Kingdom of Tonga
* Toucouleur – Toucouleur Empire
*  Tunis – Beylik of Tunis

### U
*  – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
*  – United States of America
*  – Eastern Republic of Uruguay

### V
*  – United States of Venezuela
* Prisoner in the Vatican

### W
*  Wassoulou – Wassoulou Empire
* Welayta – Kingdom of Welayta
* Wangkathaa peoples
* Sultanate of Wadai

### Y
* Yeke – Yeke Kingdom

### Z
*  – Sultanate of Zanzibar (to February 17, 1885)
*  – Kingdom of Zulu (to 1887)

## States claiming sovereignty
*  Aceh – Sultanate of Aceh
*  Cuba – Republic of Cuba
*  Franceville – Independent Commune of Franceville (from August 9, 1889)
* Goust – Republic of Goust
*  Mindanao – Sultanate of Maguindanao
*  →  Stellaland – Republic of Stellaland (from July 26, 1882 to September 30, 1885)
*  – South African Republic (from August 3, 1881)