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

• Fouta Djallon - Kingdom of Fouta Djallon (to 1896)
• France - French Republic

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 - Kingdom of Morocco

N

• Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
• Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
• Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua (to September 15)

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-Norway (Personal union)
  • Norway - Kingdom of Norway
  • Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
• Switzerland - Swiss Confederation

T

• Tagalog Republic - Sovereign Tagalog Nation (from August 29)
• Tavolara - Kingdom of Tavolara
• 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