List of sovereign states in 1896

Sovereign states

A

• Aceh - Sultanate of Aceh
•  Andorra - Principality of Andorra
•  Ankole - Kingdom of Ankole (to June 30)
•  Argentina - Argentine Republic
• Aro Confederacy
•  Ashanti Empire
•  Austria-Hungary - Austro-Hungarian Empire

B

• Baguirmi - Kingdom of Baguirmi
•  Beihan - Emirate of Beihan
•  Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
•  Benin - Benin Empire
• Bhutan
•  Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
•  Brazil - Republic of the United States of Brazil

C

•  Canada - Dominion of Canada
• Central America - Greater Republic of Central America (from September 15)
•  Chile - Republic of Chile
•  China - Great Qing Empire
•  Colombia - Republic of Colombia
•  Congo - Congo Free State
•  Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
•  Cuba - Republic of Cuba

D

•  Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
•  Dominican Republic - Dominican Republic

E

•  Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
• El Salvador - El Salvador (to September 15)
•  Ethiopia - Ethiopian Empire

F

• France - French Republic
•  Futa Jallon – Imamate of Futa Jallon (to November)

G

•  Germany - German Empire
•  Greece - Kingdom of Greece
• Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala

H

• Ha'il - Emirate of Ha'il
•  Haiti - Republic of Haiti
• Hawaii - Republic of Hawaii
•  Honduras - Republic of Honduras (to September 15)

I

•  Italy - Kingdom of Italy

J

•  Japan - Empire of Japan
• Joseon - Kingdom of Great Joseon

K

• Kaffa - Kingdom of Kaffa
• Kano - Emirate of Kano
• Kénédougou - Kénédougou Kingdom
• Koya Temne - Kingdom of Koya (to August 31)
• Kuba - Kuba Kingdom

L

•  Liberia - Republic of Liberia
•  Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
•  Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M

• Maguindanao - Sultanate of Maguindanao
•  Mexico - United Mexican States
•  Monaco - Principality of Monaco
•  Montenegro - Principality of Montenegro
•  Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco

N

• Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
•  Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
• Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua (to September 15)
• Norway – Kingdom of Norway (in personal union with Sweden)

O

•  Orange Free State - Republic of Orange Free State
•  Ottoman Empire - Sublime Ottoman State
• Ouaddai - Ouaddai Empire

P

•  Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
• Persia - Persian Empire
•  Peru - Peruvian Republic
• Portugal - Kingdom of Portugal

R

•  Romania - Kingdom of Romania
•  Russia - Russian Empire

S

• Samoa - Kingdom of Samoa
•  San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
•  Serbia - Kingdom of Serbia
•  Siam - Kingdom of Siam
• Sokoto - Sokoto Caliphate
•  South African Republic
• Spain - Kingdom of Spain
•  Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden (in personal union with Norway)
•   Switzerland - Swiss Confederation

T

• Tagalog Republic - Sovereign Tagalog Nation (from August 29)
•  Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
• Toro - Kingdom of Toro
• Tui Manuʻa - Tui Manuʻa Empire

U

•  United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
•  United States - United States of America
• Upper Aulaqi Sultanate
• Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom
•  Upper Yafa - Sultanate of Upper Yafa
•  Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay

V

•  Venezuela - United States of Venezuela

W

•  Wahidi Balhaf - Wahidi Sultanate of Balhaf
•  Wahidi Haban - Wahidi Sultanate of Haban
• Wassoulou - Wassoulou Empire