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
Kenedougou - Kenedougou 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)
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