This is a list of sovereign states in the 1830s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1830 and 31 December 1839. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes widely recognized sovereign states, entities which were de facto sovereign but which were not widely recognized by other states.
Sovereign states
A – Principality of Andorra Anhalt-Bernburg – Duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg Anhalt-Dessau – Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau Anhalt-Köthen – Duchy of Anhalt-Köthen Ankole – Kingdom of Ankole Annam – Empire of Annam Anziku – Anziku Kingdom → Argentina United Provinces of the Río de la Plata Argentine Confederation Aro – Aro Confederacy – Asante Union – Austrian Empire
B Baden – Grand Duchy of Baden Baguirmi – Kingdom of Baguirmi Bambara – Bambara Empire Baol – Kingdom of Baol Basutoland – Kingdom of Basutoland – Kingdom of Bavaria – Kingdom of Belgium (from October 4, 1830) Benin – Kingdom of Benin – Kingdom of Bhutan Bolivia – Bolivian Republic Bornu – Bornu Empire – Empire of Brazil Bremen – Free City of Bremen Brunei – Sultanate of Brunei – 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 Central America – Federal Republic of Central America Capital: Guatemala City (to 1834), San Salvador (from 1834 to 1838) – Republic of Chile China – Great Qing – Republic of Colombia – Free State of Costa Rica
D Dahomey – Kingdom of Dahomey Dar al Kuti – Sultanate of Dar Al Kuti (from 1830) Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
E → State of Ecuador Republic of Ecuador – Ethiopian Empire
F Fiji – Tui Viti → – Kingdom of France Frankfurt – Free City of Frankfurt Futa Jallon – Imamate of Futa Jallon Futa Toro – Imamate of Futa Toro
G Garo – Kingdom of Garo Gomma – Kingdom of Gomma Greece – Kingdom of Greece Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala Gumma – Kingdom of Gumma
H – Republic of Haiti – 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 – Electorate of Hesse Hohenzollern-Hechingen – Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen – Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (from 1838) Holstein – Duchy of Holstein
J Jabal Shammar – Emirate of Jabal Shammar Janjero – Kingdom of Janjero Japan – Tokugawa shogunate Jimma – Kingdom of Jimma Johor – Johor Sultanate – Jolof Kingdom Juliana Republic – Juliana Republic
K Kaabu – Kingdom of Kaabu Kabul – Emirate of Kabul 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 – 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 Lübeck – Free City of Lübeck Lunda – Lunda Empire – 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 → Mexico Mexican Republic Centralist Republic Mindanao – Sultanate of Maguindanao Modena – Duchies of Modena and Reggio Moldavia – Principality of Moldavia – Principality of Monaco Montenegro – Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco
N Najd – Emirate of Najd Najran – Principality of Najran Nassau – Duchy of Nassau Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal
United Kingdom of the Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands → New Granada – Republic of New Granada Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua Norway – Kingdom of Norway (in personal union with Sweden)
O Oldenburg – Grand Duchy of Oldenburg – Sublime Ottoman State Ouaddai – Ouaddai Empire Oyo – Oyo Empire
P Pahang – Sultanate of Pahang – States of the Church – Republic of Paraguay – Duchy of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla Perak – Sultanate of Perak Persia – Persian Empire Peru – Peruvian Republic Peru, North – Republic of North Peru Peru, South – Republic of South Peru
Poland – Congress Poland during November Uprising Portugal – Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves – Kingdom of Prussia Punjab – Sikh Empire
R Rapa Nui – Kingdom of Rapa Nui Reuss Elder Line – Principality of Reuss Elder Line Reuss Junior Line – Principality of Reuss Junior Line Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf – Principality of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf Russia – Russian Empire Rwanda – Kingdom of Rwanda – Kingdom of Ryūkyū
S Samoa – Kingdom of Samoa – Most Serene Republic of San Marino Sardinia – Kingdom of Sardinia Saxe-Altenburg – Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg Saxe-Coburg-Gotha – Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Capital: Coburg, 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 Capital: Schleswig, Flensburg, Copenhagen Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt – Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Selangor – Sultanate of Selangor Serbia – Principality of Serbia Capital: Belgrade, Kragujevac (to 1838) Siam – Kingdom of Siam Sikkim – Chogyalate of Sikkim Sokoto – Sokoto Caliphate Spain – Kingdom of Spain Sulu – Sultanate of Sulu Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden (in personal union with Norway) Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
T – 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 of Great Britain and Ireland – United States of America United States of the Ionian Islands – United States of the Ionian Islands – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
V → – State of Venezuela
W → Waldeck-Pyrmont – Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont Welayta – Kingdom of Welayta Württemberg – Kingdom of Württemberg
Z Zululand – Kingdom of the Zulus Capital: kwaBulawayo, umGungundlovu, Ulundi
States claiming sovereignty Aceh – Sultanate of Aceh Goust – Republic of Goust Greece – Hellenic Republic Natalia – Natalia Republic Republic of Indian Stream – Republic of Indian Stream Muskogee – State of Muskogee Riograndense Republic Soran – Soran Emirate Tavolara – Kingdom of Tavolara – Republic of Texas, from March 2, 1836 (several capitals). Sovereignty disputed by Mexico.
See also List of Bronze Age states List of Iron Age states List of Classical Age states List of states during Late Antiquity List of states during the Middle Ages