List of sovereign states in 1848

Sovereign states by year · List of sovereign states in 1847 · Events of 1848 · List of sovereign states in 1849

Contents:	Sovereign States: A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W Z States Claiming Sovereignty

Sovereign states

A

Afghanistan – Emirate of Afghanistan
Andorra – Principality of Andorra
Anhalt-Bernburg – Duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg
Anhalt-Dessau – Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau
Ankole – Kingdom of Ankole
Annam – Empire of Annam
Anziku – Anziku Kingdom
Argentina – Argentine Confederation
Aro – Aro Confederacy
Ashanti – Asante Union
Austria – Austrian Empire

B

Baden – Grand Duchy of Baden
Baguirmi – Kingdom of Baguirmi
Bambara – Bambara Empire
Baol – Kingdom of Baol
Basutoland – Kingdom of Basutoland
Bavaria – Kingdom of Bavaria
Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
Benin – Benin Empire
Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
Bolivia – Bolivian Republic
Bornu – Bornu Empire
Bora Bora – Kingdom of Bora Bora
Brazil – Empire of Brazil
Bremen – Free City of Bremen
Brunei – Sultanate of Brunei
Brunswick – Duchy of Brunswick
Buganda – Kingdom of Buganda
Bukhara – Emirate of Bukhara
Bunyoro – Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara
Burma – Kingdom of Burma
Burundi – Kingdom of Burundi

C

Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia
Cayor – Kingdom of Cayor
Chile – Republic of Chile
China – Great Qing Empire
Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica

D

Dahomey – Kingdom of Dahomey
Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
Dominican Republic – Dominican Republic

E

Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
El Salvador – El Salvador
Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire

F

Fiji – Tui Viti
Fouta Djallon – Kingdom of Fouta Djallon
Fouta Tooro – Kingdom of Fouta Tooro
France
- Kingdom of the French (to February 26)
- French Second Republic (from February 26)
Frankfurt – Free City of Frankfurt

G

Garo – Kingdom of Garo
Gera – Kingdom of Gera
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
Hamburg – Free city of Hamburg
Hanover – Kingdom of Hanover
Hawaii – Kingdom of Hawaii
Hesse-Darmstadt – Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine
Hesse-Homburg – Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg
Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) – Electorate of Hesse
Hohenzollern-Hechingen – Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen – Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Holstein – Duchy of Holstein
Honduras – Republic of Honduras
Huahine – Kingdom of Huahine

J

Janjero – Kingdom of Janjero
Japan – Tokugawa shogunate
Johor – Johor Sultanate
Jolof – Jolof Empire

K

Kaabu – Kingdom of Kaabu
Kaffa – Kingdom of Kaffa
Kénédougou – Kénédougou Kingdom
Khasso – Kingdom of Khasso
Khiva – Khanate of Khiva
Kokand – Khanate of Kokand
Kong – Kong Empire
Kongo – Kingdom of Kongo
Korea – Kingdom of Joseon
Koya Temne – Kingdom of Koya

L

Liberia – Republic of Liberia
Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
Limburg – Duchy of Limburg
Limmu-Ennarea – Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea
Lippe – Principality of Lippe-Detmoldt
Loango – Kingdom of Loango
Luba – Luba Empire
Lubeck – Free City of Lubeck
Lunda – Lunda Empire
Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M

Maldives – Sultanate of Maldives
Manipur – Kingdom of Manipur
Massina – Massina Empire
Matabeleland – Matabele Kingdom
Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Menton and Roquebrune – Free Cities of Menton and Roquebrune (from March 21)
Mexico – Republic of Mexico
Mindanao – Sultanate of Maguindanao
Modena – Duchies of Modena and Reggio
Monaco – Principality of Monaco
Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco

N

Nassau – Duchy of Nassau
Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands
New Granada – Republic of New Granada
Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua

O

Oldenburg – Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Ottoman Empire – Sublime Ottoman State
Ouaddai – Ouaddai Empire
Oyo – Oyo Empire

P

Pahang – Sultanate of Pahang
Papal States – States of the Church
Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
Parma – Duchy of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla
Perak – Sultanate of Perak
Persia – Persian Empire
Peru – Peruvian Republic
Portugal – Kingdom of Portugal
Prussia – Kingdom of Prussia

R

Raiatea – Kingdom of Raiatea
Rapa Nui – Kingdom of Rapa Nui
Reuss Elder Line – Principality of Reuss Elder Line
Reuss Junior Line – Principality of Reuss Junior Line
Russia – Russian Empire
Rwanda – Kingdom of Rwanda
Ryūkyū Kingdom – Kingdom of Ryūkyū

S

Samoa – Kingdom of Samoa
San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Sarawak – Kingdom of Sarawak
Sardinia – Kingdom of Sardinia
Saxe-Altenburg – Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha – Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Saxe-Meiningen – Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Saxony – Kingdom of Saxony
Schaumburg-Lippe – Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
Schleswig – Duchy of Schleswig
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt – Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Selangor – Sultanate of Selangor
Siam – Kingdom of Siam
Sikkim – Chogyalate of Sikkim
Sokoto – Sokoto Caliphate
Spain – Kingdom of Spain
Sulu – Sultanate of Sulu
Sweden-Norway – United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Switzerland – Swiss Confederation

T

Tahiti – Kingdom of Tahiti
Tonga – Tu'i Tonga
Toro – Toro Kingdom
Toucouleur – Toucouleur Empire
Tuscany – Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Two Sicilies – Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

U

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

V

Venezuela – Republic of Venezuela

W

Waldeck-Pyrmont – Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Welayta – Kingdom of Welayta
Württemberg – Kingdom of Württemberg

Z

Zululand – Kingdom of the Zulus

States claiming sovereignty

Aceh – Sultanate of Aceh
Goust – Republic of Goust
Tavolara – Kingdom of Tavolara
Yucátan – Republic of Yucatán (to July 14)

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