List of sovereign states in the 1780s

Sovereign states

A

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Aachen – Free Imperial City of Aachen
Capital: Aachen

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Andorra – Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella

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Anhalt-Bernburg – Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg
Capital: Bernburg

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Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym – Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Capital: Hoym

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Anhalt-Dessau – Principality of Anhalt-Dessau
Capital: Dessau

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Anhalt-Köthen – Principality of Anhalt-Köthen
Capital: Köthen

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Anhalt-Zerbst – Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst
Capital: Zerbst

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Anholt – County of Anholt
Capital: Anholt

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Augsburg – Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Capital: Dillingen an der Donau

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Austria – Archduchy of Austria
Capital: Vienna

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B

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 Baden – Margraviate of Baden

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Basel – Prince-Bishopric of Basel
Capital: Porrentruy

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Brixen – Prince-Bishopric of Brixen
Capital: Brixen

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C

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Cleves – Duchy of Cleves
Capital: Cleves

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 China – Great Qing

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Cologne – Electorate of Cologne
Capital: Bonn

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 Comancheria – Nʉmʉnʉʉ Sookobitʉ

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D

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Dutch Republic – Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
Capital: The Hague

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F

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 France – Kingdom of France
Capital: Versailles

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Frankfurt – Free Imperial City of Frankfurt
Capital: Frankfurt

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G

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Genoa – Republic of Genoa
Capital: Genoa

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 Great Britain
Capital: London

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I

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Ireland – Kingdom of Ireland

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K

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Korea – Kingdom of Great Joseon

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L

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Liège – Prince-Bishopric of Liège
Capital: Liège

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Lucca – Most Serene Republic of Lucca
Capital: Lucca

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Lübeck – Free Imperial City of Lübeck
Capital: Lübeck

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M

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Mainz – Electorate of Mainz
Capital: Mainz

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Massa and Carrara – Duchy of Massa and Carrara
Capital: Massa

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Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Capital: Schwerin

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Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Capital: Neustrelitz

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Memmingen – Free Imperial City of Memmingen
Capital: Memmingen

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Moldavia – Principality of Moldavia
Capital: Iași

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Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco
Capital: Fes

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Münster – Prince-Bishopric of Münster

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N

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Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal

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O

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Oldenburg – Duchy of Oldenburg
Capital: Oldenburg

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Osnabrück – Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück
Capital: Osnabrück

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P

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Paderborn – Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn
Capital: Paderborn

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Papal States – State of the Church
Capital: Rome

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Passau – Prince-Bishopric of Passau
Capital: Passau

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Persia
Capital: Shiraz

• Zand dynasty (to 1789)
• Sublime State of Persia (from 1789)

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Piombino – Principality of Piombino
Capital: Piombino

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Portugal – Kingdom of Portugal
Capital: Lisbon

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Prussia – Kingdom of Prussia
Capital: Berlin

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R

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Regensburg – Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg
Capital: Regensburg

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Russia – Russian Empire
Capital: Saint Petersburg

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S

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Salzburg – Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg
Capital: Salzburg

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San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Capital: San Marino

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Sardinia – Kingdom of Sardinia
Capital: Turin

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Saxony – Electorate of Saxony
Capital: Dresden

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Siak Sri Indrapura – Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura
Capital: Siak Sri Indrapura

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→ Spain – Kingdom of Spain
Capital: Madrid

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T

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Thonburi – Kingdom of Thonburi (until 1782)
Capital: Thonburi

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Trent – Prince-Bishopric of Trent
Capital: Trento

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Trier – Electorate of Trier
Capital: Trier

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U

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Ulm – Free Imperial City of Ulm
Capital: Ulm

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 United States

• United States (to March 1, 1781)^{[1][2][3][4][5]}
• The United States of America (from March 1, 1781 to March 4, 1789)^[6]
• United States of America (from March 4, 1789)

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V

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 Venice – Most Serene Republic of Venice

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W

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Württemberg – Duchy of Württemberg
Capital: Stuttgart

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Würzburg – Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Capital: Würzburg

Non-sovereign territories

Denmark

• Danish West Indies
  Capital: Christiansted

Dutch East India Company

• Dutch Cape Colony – Cape Colony
  Capital: Cape Town

Great Britain

• British America – British America and the British West Indies (until September 3, 1783)

Portugal

• Brazil – State of Brazil
  Capital: Rio de Janeiro

Spain

• New Spain – Viceroyalty of New Spain
  Capital: Mexico City
• New Granada – Viceroyalty of New Granada
  Capital: Santa Fe de Bogotá
• Peru – Viceroyalty of Peru
  Capital: Lima
• Río de la Plata – Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
  Capital: Buenos Aires